Alumni News
June 17, 2012
Broncos on the Green
WMU junior and Bronco women’s golfer, Melissa Beurmann, is following in her father’s footsteps in more ways than one. Melissa’s father, Ron Beurmann (BBA ’82, Marketing), is a WMU alumnus and has an impressive 29-year career in the world of golf. The father/daughter team may not be able to see...
June 12, 2012
Jennings is "On Par"
The 5th Annual Greg Jennings Foundation Celebrity Golf Tournament took place Friday, June 8th at the Kalamazoo Country Club. The event brought together community members and a range of celebrities for a scramble style golf tournament. Ticket sales sold out around 100 golfers and Jennings was a bit surprised, though...
June 11, 2012
In The Spotlight
If you watched the Tony Awards Sunday night, you may have noticed Godspell star and WMU alumna, Hannah Elless (BFA '09, Musical Theatre Performance), in the spotlight for a moment. Elless is pictured above, fourth in from the left. In a special performance by the cast of Godspell, you can...
June 10, 2012
Hollywood Bronco
While attending WMU, Shannon Kane was a Gilmore Scholar for Dance, so we already know she's talented, but now she'll have the opportunity to show off her talent to a larger audience. Kane was cast in a new drama series on Nick at Nite called Hollywood Heights. The Kalamazoo native...
June 06, 2012
In the Land of Elephants
In Kandy, Sri Lanka there is a festival called the Esala Perahera that dates back at least 600 years—and a Bronco has captured it for the world to see. Michael Sarnacki (BA ’72, Sociology, MA ’74, Audio Visual Media) first traveled to Sri Lanka in 1995 and has since made...
June 05, 2012
BuildOn: A Movement
Marc Friedman (BBA ’82, Marketing) is Chief Operating Officer (COO) and co-founder of buildOn – an international nonprofit building schools in developing countries and helping at-risk youth in the U.S. connect with service opportunities. In the late 80's Marc met Jim Ziolkowski – when Jim spoke about a remote village...