Juanita Bocanegra
Juanita Bocanegra, '97, will be the first Latina and Person of Color elected Judge of the 58th District Court in Ottawa County, Michigan. Term starts in January 2021.
Published November 30, 2020
Kathleen Kanarski
After 34 years at Austin Public Library, Kathleen Kanarski, '75, retired as a Branch Manager on November 1, 2020. She graduated from Grand Valley when it was a cluster of colleges, with the word "university" nowhere to be found.
Published November 30, 2020
Matthew Deiss
Matthew Deiss, '03, and his wife Catherine welcomed their son Matthew John Deiss Jr. to this world on July 12, 2020.
Published November 17, 2020
Michael Baitinger
Michael P. Baitinger, '08, has been elected to serve as the Board of Directors President for The Urban Hockey Foundation. The Urban Hockey Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization seeking to grow the game of ice hockey at a grass roots level by p
Published November 5, 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
Joanne Galloway
In 2018, Joanne Galloway, '85, did something that she had not planned and never would have anticipated! She ran for Michigan State House District 107 challenging Speaker Chatfield. It was a lot of fun and she met a lot of people! Subsequently, along with
Published October 15, 2020
Josh Bach
Josh Bach, '08, has joined The Salvati Insurance Group as a Commercial Lines Producer and has completed Michigan's licencing process to write property, casualty, health, and life insurance policies. Bach's ideal clients are middle market firms in five pri
Published October 13, 2020
Jeff Winther
Jeff, '12, and Lisa Winther, '13, are proud to announce the birth of Aria Anne Winther on October 7, 2020.
Published October 12, 2020
Joshua Anderson
Joshua Anderson '18 and Kelsey Keipert '16, '17 were married on Sunday, September 20th, 2020. They enjoyed an intimate ceremony with family and friends in Holland, Michigan.
Published October 12, 2020
Ricardo Benavidez
Ricky Benavidez, '14, '19, is proud to announce that he has accepted a position as senior associate with Ktisis Capital, where he will advise progressive individuals, foundations, and donor collaboratives on strategy, charitable and political giving, stru
Published October 8, 2020
James Schmidt
James Schmidt, '09, joins Meyer Capel's litigation team where he will be concentrating on employment, commercial, and appellate litigation.
Published September 22, 2020
Rachel Gorman
Brennen, '13, and Rachel Gorman, '14, were married on May 4, 2020! The Gormans work and play in their favorite West Michigan Community, Muskegon.
Published September 22, 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
Paul Boynton
Paul Boynton, '06, is excited to announce that he has accepted an offer to run Enterprise Accounts for Paylocity in Michigan, serving businesses with more than 500 employees throughout our State. It has been an honor and a privilege to work in the busines
Published September 17, 2020
Kandice Moss
Kandice Moss, '08, is happy to announce that Moss Therapy and Wellness, PLLC is now open for psychotherapy sessions. Both physical and virtual sessions are available.
Published September 14, 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
Lerenza Howard
Lerenza Howard, '07, is proud to announce that she has accepted an Infection Preventionist position with Advocate Aurora Health.
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
Jocelyn Messer
After working as a volunteer and intern within the Gift of Life Club at GVSU, Jocelyn Messer, '20, joined the team at the Gift of Life headquarters as a Recruitment Specialist and Intern Mentor. She now supports and assists college students all over the U
Published September 10, 2020