The College of Arts and Sciences at Western Michigan University is proud to announce the 2016 Alumni Achievement Award winners and to celebrate the outstanding contributions made by these 19 influential alumni.
Dr. William Bowerman '85, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Science and Technology, University of Maryland
Department of Biological Sciences
Randy Curtis Hice, '76, Manager of Global Strategy, Abbott Laboratories
Department of Chemistry
Liza Keckler, '98, Content Creator, ChefSteps
School of Communication
David B. Stevens, '83, Senior Investment Strategist, Wells Fargo Bank
Department of Economics
Randi S. N. Yoder '73, Senior Vice President of Development, Minnesota Public Radio, American Public Media Group
Department of English
Stacy Noblet, '03, Senior Manager, ICF International
Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Dr. Jeroen Wagendorp '84, Faculty, Geography and Sustainable Planning Department, Grand Valley State University
Department of Geography
Dane Alexander '73, '83, Instructor, WMU Department of Geosciences
Department of Geosciences
Michael Riedel '94, Area Director Western Hemisphere, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agriculture Service
Global and International Studies
Anne Wend Lipsey '74, Executive Director, Retired, Kalamazoo Loaves and Fishes
Department of History
Dr. Rosario Cañizales Rodriguez '89, Network 8 Lead Teacher, Chicago Public Schools
Mallinson Institute or Science Education
Dr. Jonathan K. Hodge '00, '02, Chair, Department of Mathematics, Grand Valley State University
Department of Mathematics
Matt Bahleda '11, Associate, O’Melveny & Myers, LLP
Department of Philosophy
Joan de Vries Kelley '70, Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM
Department of Physics
Kevin Knutson '01, Director of Undergraduate Academic Advising, WMU College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Political Science
Adam Prus '00, '02, Professor and Department Head, Department of Psychology, Northern Michigan University
Department of Psychology
James P. Mallery '90, '00, Village Manager, Village of Vicksburg, Michigan
School of Public Affairs and Administration
Dr. Corey Shouse '92, Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies, St. John’s University
Department of Spanish
Rebekkah L. Zanotti '13, Cryptologic Technician Interpretive, U.S. Navy’s Fleet Information Operations Center
Department of World Languages and Literatures