Alumni News
July 10, 2013
New Year, New Board
It's a new fiscal year and that means the Alumni Association Board of Directors has made some changes. Meet the new faces representing all 225,000 Western Michigan University Alumni! Phil Chludzinski (BBA '80, Accountancy) stepped down from two years serving as President of the Board, and will now serve as...
July 09, 2013
What a Story!
Western Michigan University's very own Jim Thomas, Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations, took a trip to Iowa, said a few nice words—and got some cool recognition for it. While visiting Story City, Iowa to welcome Mark Jackson (BA '87, Public Administration; MA '91, Public Administration) as the new...
July 08, 2013
Alumna @ WMed
Elizabeth Douglas, MD (BS '01, Biomedical Sciences) joins Department of Pathology Founding Chair Joyce deJong, DO in developing and serving the pathology education needs of the medical students and participating in the development of a medical examiner program to serve southwest Michigan. She will become an assistant professor in Pathology...
July 03, 2013
Flying Mighty
Chris Foight (BS '09, Aviation Sciences) was thankful to his friends and mentors in the College of Aviation for all they did to help him succeed. Foight received the Naval Aviator Wings of Gold in late June, and was selected to fly the P-8 Poseidon. "I wouldn't be in this...
July 01, 2013
Share Your Story!
We want to share your story with other Broncos on WMUalumni.org. Follow the link below and tell us what you've been up to since leaving WMU. What have your done (or not done) with your degree? What are you most proud of? What advice would you give to current students...
July 01, 2013
Miles of Wishes
Dave Willson (MPA '97, Public Administration) likes to make wishes come true, and he does that by riding in the 300-mile Wish-A-Mile (WAM) Bicycle Tour. "Last year I was able to raise over $2,000 to help the Make-A-Wish Foundation grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions. WAM is...