Michele Clemen
Michele Clemen, '02, was recently awarded the 2021 Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce Four Under 40 award. This annual event recognizes four young professionals in the Naperville community who demonstrate excellence in the following: Leadership in Commun
Published July 21, 2021
Jennifer Jermalowicz-Jones
Jennifer Jermalowicz-Jones, '07, was awarded as a "Certified Lake Professional" by the North American Lake Management Society in April of 2021. There are only two CLP's in Michigan. This award is issued to highly trained and educated professionals in the
Published June 8, 2021
Sarah Lietzenmayer (Johnson)
Sarah Lietzenmayer (nee Johnson), '13, graduated from Rollins College with a Masters of Human Resource, Summa Cum Laude.
Published June 2, 2021
Tarra Davis
Tarra Davis, '93, and Cory Davis, the owners of Daddy Pete's BBQ, were selected to be one of the three members of the first class of Preserve the Pit Fellows! Preserve the Pit shines a light on the people and stories that have made barbecue what it is tod
Published May 14, 2021
Megan Stubbs
Megan Stubbs, '10, has published a book. "Playing Without a Partner" is the single's guide to sex, dating, and happiness. As a sexologist and relationship expert, Stubbs punctures the stereotypes of what it means to be single and provides advice on how to
Published May 4, 2021
Nastaciea Robert
To watch Nastaciea in her recent work, helping to lead efforts in standing up and operationalizing community vaccination clinics has been amazing! The leadership skills and talents Nastaciea brings to the table to help remove systemic barriers for many hi
Published April 20, 2021
Lindsay Karas
CFRE International has named Lindsay R Karas, '08, as a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) in March 2021. Lindsay is currently the Director of Community Relations at COTS.
Published March 8, 2021
Veronica Kirin
Veronica Kirin, '09, once recognized as a Forbes notable graduate from Grand Valley State University, is again recognized by Forbes in the first set of 250 members of the "Forbes Next 1,000". This honor highlights her work as a business scaling consultant
Published February 17, 2021
Danielle Torley
Danielle (Berggren) Torley, '04, was selected as a TED Talk speaker for the 2-day TED@PMI virtual event in September 2020 which saw 33,000 registrants from 182 countries. Her talk was selected by the TED editorial team to be featured on TED.com and can be
Published December 3, 2020
Keith Gray
After 8 years of service with his K9 partner TTirado for the Transportation Security Administration (DHS), TTirado retired in an epic way with a 200 tennis ball drop that went viral worldwide over the summer even being featured on The Today Show, Daily Ma
Published November 30, 2020
Gary Erwin
Gary J. Erwin, '90, had an excerpt from his novel-in-progress, "Grindstone Creek", appear in Adelaide Literary Magazine in August. The issue is available at: http://online.anyflip.com/fypa/cmya/mobile/index.html?fbclid=IwAR08vbC4GlyVUMvjPLEkhyRhnR8mZMElqX
Published October 15, 2020
Kolin Goncalves
Kolin Goncalves, '04, has published a second book. "I Need Hope" is about finding hope and meaning in life. When our efforts to find meaning through family, career, adventure, love, thrills and religion fail, there is a better answer. Available on Amazon.
Published September 17, 2020
Adam Russo
GVSU Alumni and former Adjunct Professor Recognized in GRBJ's 40 Under 40 Class of 2020. COM 616 founder Adam Russo, '10, has been selected as a member of Grand Rapids Business Journal's 40 Under 40 business leaders. This is the third time Adam has bee
Published September 11, 2020
Jeana Gondek
Jeana Gondek, '17, was the first-ever recipient of the Michigan Association of Broadcasters "Young Professional Award" for radio. This recognition is given to one radio professional 35 or younger who has made a significant impact on advancing broadcasting
Published September 10, 2020
Kevin Burgess
Kevin Burgess, '95, is an actor in an upcoming full feature film due out Spring/Summer 2021 playing himself as a Real Estate Broker with his company Values Driven Realty, Inc. See press release from this week in the Indianapolis Star. https://www.indy
Published September 8, 2020
Veronica Kirin
Veronica Kirin, '09, is proud to announce her book, Stories of Elders, which received the National Indie Excellence Award for the US History category, and was a finalist for the International Book Awards General History category. Learn more at https://st
Published August 24, 2020
Rachel LePoudre
Rachel LePoudre, '07, officially earned her Accreditation in Public Relations in February 2020. Granted by the Universal Accreditation Board, the Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) credential certifies skilled and experienced public relations profess
Published May 10, 2020
Ann Michael
Ann E. Michael, BPhil '79, MFA (Goddard College) has a new book in print, available from Prolific Press. This is her fifth chapbook of poetry. She also has a full-length collection (Water-Rites, Brick Road Poetry Press 2016) and work in numerous anthologi
Published April 16, 2020
Sarah Aman
In September 2019, Sarah Aman, '14, spoke at the TEDx Gateway Arch event in St. Louis, MO. Aman's talk, "Designing for Impact", used her perspective as a graphic and exhibit designer to discuss the importance of individual action in the face of overwhelmi
Published January 24, 2020
Kendrick Traylor
Kendrick D. Traylor, BBA Marketing, Class of 1994, graduated from the University of Alabama on December 14, 2019 with a Doctor of Education in Higher Education Administration.
Published January 10, 2020