Alumni News
March 25, 2018
Expert Patient
Becky Strong’s (B.S.’99, Nursing) career is working as a nurse, but she’s passionate about raising awareness about an issue very personal to her, and has even had an awareness campaign formed from her efforts. In 2010, after 17 months of symptoms and visits to six different doctors, Strong was diagnosed...
February 05, 2018
New Leadership at Greenleaf Hospitality
Two WMU alumni at Greenleaf Hospitality have received promotions; Tim Rayman (B.B.A.’03, Sales and Business Marketing) has been named the Chief Executive Officer and Brad Vandenberg (B.A.’74, Biology) will now serve as Vice President of Business Development and Managing Director of Stadium Management Corporation. Rayman (pictured) has been a part...
February 05, 2018
Simmons to Lead Service Year Alliance
On Monday, February 5, 2018, Dr. Robert Simmons III (B.S.’97, Elementary Education) joined Service Year Alliance as the organization’s new President. Simmons comes to Service Year Alliance from his previous role as Vice President of Strategy & Innovation for the Campaign for Black Male Achievement. As a nationally recognized scholar...
February 05, 2018
Educational Rockstar
Neal Cronkite (B.S.’06, Elementary Education) will do just about anything to cut through the mental clutter and connect with his fifth-grade math and science students at Michigan's Washington Woods Middle School. Whether it's adopting a scientist persona, employing a high-technology smart board in his class or even strumming tunes on...
January 17, 2018
Honoring a Bronco Legend: Manny Newsome #5
Known as one of WMU’s greatest basketball players and student athletes, Dr. Emanuel “Manny” Newsome (B.S.'64; M.S'64, PhysicalEducation) will be honored before the Saturday, January 27 WMU basketball game against Northern Illinois at an indoor tailgate on WMU’s campus. He will also be recognized during a special halftime ceremony in...
January 04, 2018
The Button Lady
As a student at WMU, Dawn Larkin (B.F.A.'88, Graphic Design) was known as the button lady because her backpack was covered in them. Today, she is the proud owner of a collection of some 2,500 buttons—many of which are tied to WMU memories and represent the University. “It was the...