Alumni News
August 08, 2012
MyWMU Digest Vol. II
More great updates from more great Broncos! Promotions, Bronco Love, and Special Honors for Broncos who graduated from 54 all the way 2011David Bocek (BA '99, Public Administration) published a novel, The Shadow Faction, available at www.buybooksontheweb.com. The book is a political conspiracy thriller in regarding to current issues and...
August 08, 2012
BioHealth Innovations
Scott Dagenais (BBA '78, Accountancy), Senior Vice President and Regional President Baltimore for M&T Bank Corporation, has been named to the BioHealth Innovation, Inc. Board of Directors. BioHealth Innovation, Inc. is a regional, private-public partnership focusing on commercializing market-relevant biohealth innovations while increasing access to early stage funding in Central...
August 07, 2012
The Mallinson Legacy
This fall, the nation’s largest doctoral program for science education will reach its 10-year anniversary. The George G. Mallinson Institute for Science Education offers graduate and doctoral degrees at WMU. The Mallinsons established the science education graduate program in the 1960’s and played significant roles in sustaining and guiding science...
August 05, 2012
Remembering a Friend
In mid August, about 30 Western Michigan University Alumni will gather in South Haven for a bike ride on the Kal-Haven Trail. The purpose of this ride—the person they are riding for—will not be there. After falling ill, Mike Poindexter (BS '01, Speech Pathology & Audiology) committed suicide in the...
August 02, 2012
25 Years, 11 WMU Degrees
The team at LVM Capital has 12 employees—and 11 degrees from Western Michigan University. Headquartered in Portage (Michigan), LVM Capital is an independent wealth counsel and financial management firm. Founded in 1988 by Russ Leonard and Craig VanderMolen (MBA ’79), the firm has evolved from research-intensive investment management to managing...
July 30, 2012
Be An Ambassador
An ambassador is someone who represents or promotes a specific activity. As an Alum of Western Michigan University, you have the opportunity to do just that for your Alma Mater. Each year, thousands of students take an interest in matriculating at WMU. At the same time, hundreds of Alumni Admissions...