The College of Arts and Sciences at Western Michigan University is proud to announce the 2017 Alumni Achievement Award winners and to celebrate the outstanding contributions made by these 20 influential alumni. They were recognized at our Alumni Achievement Awards reception on Friday, Oct. 13.
Dr. John W. Martel, MS '03, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Maine Medical Center
Department of Biological Sciences
Mary Kathryn (MK) Seipke, MA '77, Executive Producer and Creative Director, Marketing Executive, Chicago, Ill.
School of Communication
Rev. Stephen Shick, BA, BS '66, Minister Emeritus, Unitarion Church of Marlborough and Hudson
Department of Comparative Religion
David J. Donovan, BS '71, Consultant and Investor
Department of Economics
Jason Weeby, BA '03, Senior Fellow, Bellwether Education Partners
Department of English
Dr. Kathleen M. Baker, MA '98, Associate Professor of Geography and Graduate Advisor
Department of Geography
Ahmed Ali Murad, MS '00, PhD '04, Dean of the College of Science and Professor of Hydrogeology, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates
Department of Geosciences
Clifford Pulley III, BA '13, Project Manager, Whirlpool
Global and International Studies
Dr. Slyvia D. Hoffert, MA '68, Retired Professor of History, Texas A&M University
Department of History
John Altan Kusku, BA '07, MA '09, Teacher, Michigan Public Schools
Department of Mathematics
Steven D. Brewer, PhD, MS '96, Director of the Biology Computer Resource Center, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Mallinson Institute for Science Education
Dr. Jonah N. Schupbach, MA '06, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Utah
Department of Philosophy
Ali Sami Alnaser, PhD '02, Professor and Physics Department Head, American University of Sharjah
Department of Physics
Ashley Horvat, BA '10, Vice President of Public and Private Partnerships, Greenlots
Department of Political Science and the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Laura K. Murray, PhD '02, MA '99, Associate Scientist, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Department of Psychology
Mirtha Rosa Beadle, MPA '90, Acting Director, Office of Policy, Planning, and Innovation and Director, Office of Tribal Affairs and Policy, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
School of Public Affairs and Administration
Dr. Daniel J. Ebenhoeh, PA-C, MS '13, BA '10, Physician's Assistant, Santa Familia de Salud, Holy Family Healthcare
Department of Spanish
Toby Hall, BS '97, Vice President and Chief Actuary, Delta Dental of Michigan, Inc.
Department of Statistics
Jason Albaugh, BS, BA '03, World Language Teacher, East Grand Rapids High School
Department of World Languages and Literatures