While Dan Pelzel ’18 and Mark Galetti ’18 found their niche and a sense of purpose at Valpo, they also encountered challenges along the way. But not long ago, they were faced with a much more arduous challenge — serving in the United States military. Dan was active duty U.S. Army from October 2009 to […]
A record eight Valparaiso University graduating seniors and recent alumnae have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for English Teaching Assistantships for the 2018–2019 academic year from the United States Department of State and the William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. “These young women are a credit to Valpo and to our faculty, and our success […]
On a sunny day in September 1964, two freshmen were studying in the cafeteria in Wehrenberg Hall. They casually struck up a conversation, and the chance meeting in their first few weeks at Valpo sparked a more than 50-year tradition that continues today. In September, Rick Filip ’68 and Bob O’Dell ’68 returned to campus […]
Andrew N. Nunemaker, the CEO for Dynamis Software Corporation, which provides optimization tools for insurance brokers, served as the speaker at Valparaiso University’s Dec. 9 ceremonies honoring graduates. Nunemaker received his Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Valparaiso University in 1991 and his Master of Science in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of […]
Micah Shields ’11 came to Valparaiso University with a desire to help others, inspiring his decision to study psychology as an undergraduate student. Valpo further cultivated that spirit in Shields, and he’s taken it out into the world. In March, Shields, of St. Louis, spent a week building a new home for a family in […]
Louise Williams ’67 shakes her head and laughs now when she thinks about it. She wasn’t even 30 years old but had been given the reins of a nonprofit organization after spending only about six months prior as part of the staff. And that organization happened to be the Lutheran Deaconess Association on the campus […]
The Rev. Joshua Burkholder ’02 and David Rojas Martinez’s paths first crossed because of a stained glass window, but it was a shared adoration of Lutheran liturgy that forged the friendship that would shape Martinez’s future. “I really love church art,” said Martinez. “I had seen this church with a really beautiful stained glass window, […]
E.J. Ramos ’04 still gets emotional when he thinks about the moment he realized how important music is to him. He was studying with Valparaiso University trumpet instructor, Charles Steck, when it happened. “I was in a trumpet lesson with Mr. Steck,” Ramos recalled. “We were playing through something, and I just put my horn […]
Valparaiso University graduate Cheryl Schrader ’84 E.E., Ph.D., has been recognized as an IEEE Fellow for her leadership and contributions in engineering education. Schrader is a past president of the IEEE Control Systems Society and the current chancellor of the Missouri University of Science and Technology. “It is a great honor to be included in […]
As director of project delivery in Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects, Jumah Al-Mazrooie ’02 solves some of the most complex engineering puzzles in the Middle East. He’s one of the leaders for Dubai’s airport expansion project, the largest of its kind currently in the world, which will prepare Dubai to be the leading airport traffic recipient […]