1977 Recipients

Mr. Miller attended WMU in the 1930s. A merchant marine during World War II, he was a staff writer for Reader's Digest and wrote over 200 stories and thirteen books.

His biography of Dr. Charles Steinmetz was named "Book of the Year" by the National Education Association in 1962 and his book, "Ahdoolo" was named one of the distinguished biographies of the year in 1963.

The society of Professional Journalists honored him for distinguished service to journalism and the American people in 1974.

Mrs. Luna took extension courses at WMU. She then took courses from Blackstone College of Law and passed the bar examination for the State of Michigan.

After practicing law in Kalamazoo for 20 years, she was appointed District Court Judge in 1970. While on the bench, she secured the first grant to provide an alcoholism counselor for the court system.

She retired from the District Court in 1975 and served as acting circuit court judge in southwest Michigan for the next several years.

Mr. Watterson began his career in education, first as a teacher and later as school superintendent. He then worked for General Motors as an accountant and engineer for fourteen years.

He joined Angle Steel Corporation in 1950 and rose through the ranks from sale s manager to secretary/treasurer and, later, to president and general manager.

Mr. Watterson was a member of the original WMU Board of Trustees, in 1964, and served on the board for ten years.