Andrew Westhof
Andrew Westhof opened HOMES Mortgage Lending in 2022 and is celebrating their 1 year anniversary! They are dedicated to providing great service, and great rates, and for every Laker alum that closes a loan with HOMES Mortgage Lending we will donate $25 to
Published September 7, 2023
Nicholus Kopacki
Nicholus Kopacki, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA has been recognized as one of the 2023 "Leaders of Northern Michigan" for his work as Site Director for the GVSU Physician Assistant Program located in Traverse City. More details here: https://record-eagle-cnhi.newsme
Published September 7, 2023
Laurie Rosenberg
Laurie Rosenberg (MEd. Biology 1999) has been serving as the chair of the Grounds and Landscape Committee for the newly formed non-profit Coldwater Community Center. Projects include creating a landscape plan for the building, creating a community kitche
Published September 7, 2023
David Crafts
David Crafts, two time GVSU graduate (1998 and 2000), has been appointed to the position of Dean of Enrollment Services & Special Programs at the College of San Mateo in Northern California. David has spent over 20 years in higher education and credits hi
Published August 21, 2023
Kirstyn Fritz
Kirstyn (Wildey) Fritz, an attorney at McDonald Hopkins LLC in Cleveland, Ohio, was selected for inclusion in "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch" for 2024 for her work in real estate law, public finance law, and banking and finance law. This is her third conse
Published August 21, 2023
Kendrick Traylor
Kendrick D. Traylor, Ed.D, BBA Marketing, Class of 1994, and a Life Member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc-Iota Epsilon Chapter was promoted to the Rank of Brigadier General on 24 May 2023 in the Alabama Army National Guard and will serve as the Militar
Published August 8, 2023
Rachel Gorman
Rachel Gorman has been named the new Chief Operating Officer at the Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce.
Published August 4, 2023
Ann Michael
Ann E. Michael (BPhil '79) won the 2022 Prairie State Poetry Prize, and Highland Park Poetry published her second full-length book, The Red Queen Hypothesis and Other Poems, in July 2023. Like her previous collection, Water-Rites, it is available on Amazo
Published August 4, 2023
Ricardo Benavidez
Ricardo has been named a W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Leadership Network fellow! This fellowship brings together 80 dynamic and diverse leaders from the foundation's priority places of Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, and New Orleans. Together, ove
Published August 4, 2023
Leo Pavletic
Leo Pavletic has been promoted to Manager at Deloitte Consulting where he focuses on implementing SAP at Fortune 500 companies. Leo is currently located in Chicago, however, he plans to move back to Grand Rapids in the near future.
Published July 20, 2023
Kyle Short
Kyle Short and his wife Alexis welcomed their future Laker into the world on June 17th, 2023. Anders was 7.3oz and 19 inches. They can't wait to bring him to football games this fall and track and field meets this upcoming winter/spring. GO LAKERS!
Published July 20, 2023
Daniel Zorn
In November 2022, Daniel Zorn joined as a leader of the GVSU Chicago Alumni Network chapter. He also accepted a position at Guaranteed Rate as a Marketing Account Manager. Chicago Network Page: gvsu.edu/alumni/chicago
Published July 20, 2023
Sara Grauf
Sara Grauf is happy to share that she has been working for a company in Wisconsin - remotely, managing an early talent internship program. She is now a Campus Talent Acquisition Manager who is able to help students achieve their career goals and support t
Published July 11, 2023
Becca Couturier
Mitchell and Becca Couturier met at Grand Valley in GV GrooVe a Capella in 2014, and they just got married in April 2023. They are grateful to GVSU for bringing them together through a love of music and community!
Published June 30, 2023
Heather Campbell
After 3.5 years together, Heather Campbell adopted her son, Tettey on June 1, 2023! Tettey is a natural leader, a friend to all, the kid that goes out of his way to make sure every child feels included and seen, he stands up for others, makes everyone lau
Published June 5, 2023
James Barnes
James Barnes and his daughters, Jazmine and Aniyah celebrate his son, James IV's middle school promotion.
Published June 5, 2023
William Van Lente, MBA, PsyD
Dr. Van Lente accepted the position as Operations and Program Director for Wisdom Ranch, a gap year residential vocational school on a working cattle ranch in SE Idaho. The position is part-time allowing Van Lente to continue independent consulting servic
Published June 5, 2023
Shannon Moir
Shannon Moir and her husband Devin welcomed their son Finnegan on March 18, 2023.
Published June 5, 2023
Gayle Greeley
Gayle Greeley and her husband Kurt are celebrating their 50th birthdays and their 30th wedding anniversary this year. They couldn't be happier!
Published June 2, 2023
Alan Kimber
Alan Kimber has joined the SiriusXM finance staff as the Finance Manager for Podcast Revenue. In this exciting new role, Alan is responsible for end-to-end revenue and cost of sales budgeting, forecasting, and analysis of actuals vs budget for the company
Published June 2, 2023