The College of Arts and Sciences at Western Michigan University is proud to announce the 2020 Alumni Achievement Award winners and to celebrate the outstanding contributions made by these 17 influential alumni. These individuals were recognized at our virtual Alumni Achievement Awards reception on Friday, Oct. 30.
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Departmental Awards
Dr. Denise Olson, BS '84, Obstetrics and gynecology doctor, Durham Women's Clinic
Department of Biological Sciences
James Salvador, BS '98, Staff researcher, General Motors
Department of Chemistry
Dr. William W. McCorkle Jr., MA '02, Senior Research Fellow, Laboratory of the Experimental Research of Religion
Department of Comparative Religion
Paul Carlson, BA '87, Senior Investment Specialist, Old National Bank
Department of Economics
Dr. Robert LoPiccolo, MA '72, Retired President, Peace River Group, LLC
Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
Sharon Ferraro, BA '92, Historic Preservation Coordinator, Downtown & Southtown Design Review Coordinator, City of Kalamazoo
Department of History
Timarshay Bracewell, BA '16, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Career Coordinator, North Carolina A&T State University
Institute for Intercultural and Anthropological Studies
Dr. James Price, Ph.D. '73, Retired Professor of Health Education and Public Health, University of Toledo
Mallinson Institute for Science Education
Dr. Monique Wonderly, MA '07, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of California, San Diego
Department of Philosophy
Dr. Ayman Said, MS '00, Ph.D. '04, Physicist, X-Ray Science Division Argonne National Laboratory
Department of Physics
Robert Trezise Jr., MPA '94, President and CEO, Lansing Economic Area Partnership
School of Public Affairs and Administration
Dr. Kristen DeVall, BA '98, MA '02, Ph.D. '08, Professor of Sociology and Criminology, University of North Carolina, Wilmington
Department of Sociology
Dr. Ruvie Lou Maria Martinez Martin, MS '03, Ph.D. '07, Associate Director Biostatistics, Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Department of Statistics
Dr. Rebecca Makas, BA '09, Assistant Teaching Professor, Augustine and Culture Seminar Program, Villanova University
Department of World Languages and Literatures
Pillar Awards
Daniel Hadley, BA '10, Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State
Global and International Studies
Dr. Dylan Schmorrow, BA '89, MA '90, Ph.D. '93, Chief Scientist and Executive Vice President, Soartech
Department of Psychology
Bonnie Moss, BA '01, MA '07, Spanish Teacher, Portage Public Schools
Department of Spanish