Giving Impact
March 05, 2024
Alumna Sets the Stage for the Future Through Planned Gift
The moment Shannon Rininger (B.S.′90, Music; M.P.A.′01) stepped into her first role in the Miller Auditorium Ticket Office, she knew she’d found her calling. “I remember my first day on the job. I walked into the building, stood on stage and knew I was home,” she said. “That was March...
February 21, 2024
The Gift of Opportunity: Scholarship Ignites Alumna’s Ambition
Isabela Stemple (B.S.‘23, Biological Sciences) first came to the United States as an international high school exchange student. Growing up in her home country of Brazil, her hope of pursuing higher education in America burned brightly, but the cost of doing so threatened to dampen her aspirations. “I knew that...
December 13, 2023
Bronco Legacy Unwrapped: Maurice S. Henderson’s Giving Story
When you’re a proud Bronco like Maurice S. Henderson (B.B.A.’91, Business Management), the best gifts are wrapped in brown and gold. Maurice decided to make a planned gift to WMU and reveal his contribution on Nov. 28, 2023, this year’s GivingTuesday. GivingTuesday is a global movement that strives to encourage...
November 01, 2023
Perseverance Pays Off for Alumna Elena Magdaleno
It may have taken this alumna 9,490 days (give or take), but “congratulations!” is definitely in order. While the journey that culminated in Western Michigan University awarding Elena Magdaleno her bachelor’s degree wasn’t free of speed bumps, she never gave up on her dream of becoming a college graduate. And...
July 10, 2023
The Show Goes on for Alumna Elizabeth Soglin
Elizabeth “Lizzy” Soglin is an alumna who deserves some mad props for her continued accomplishments in the field of theatre design and technical production. “Working in the production department at The Juilliard School and starting my NYC career in the Juilliard Prop Shop was a dream come true,” she said...
June 02, 2023
Anna Litvinova is More Than Off to a Flying Start
“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.” —Langston Hughes Alumna Anna Litvinova (B.S. ‘20, Aerospace Engineering) has never shied away from spreading her wings to pursue her dreams. She advises current Broncos to do the same, no matter their discipline or...