Kalamazoo College alumni continued to distinguish themselves locally, nationally and around the world through personal accomplishments, professional achievements and efforts that will make a difference in the educations of K students for years to come. Here are their top 10 stories of the year as determined by your clicks at our website.
10. Three New Grads to Teach in Spain
Ali Randel, Andre Walker Jr. and Maggie Zorn, all from the class of 2024, were selected for the North American Language and Culture Assistants Program (NALCAP) through the Education Office of the Embassy of Spain. They are working under the supervision of teachers in Spain to help Spanish students improve their English skills and understand American culture.
9. Heeding the Call of the Wildlife
Many people think of household pets like cats and dogs when they think of veterinary medicine, yet it’s a whole other animal for Maddie Chilcote ’17. She is a wildlife and conservation medicine intern at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW), a nonprofit teaching hospital and visitor education center in Sanibel, Florida.
8. Q-and-A with New Admission Director
Shannon Milan ’16, previously an admission counselor and assistant admission director, returned to K in August after working for Portage Public Schools as a school psychologist. We sat down with Shannon to talk about her background and goals for admission.
7. Trout Unlimited Communication Director Speaks at Convocation
Nicholas Gann ’12 has recognized how his liberal arts education at K prepared him for his career through wide-ranging roles such as substitute teacher, laborer, political researcher, roofer, public relations and tourism manager.
6. KP Cinemas Screens He Went That Way
Kalamazoo’s KP Cinemas was one of 25 theaters around the country to screen He Went That Way, a thriller co-produced by alumnus Hugh Broder ’77 and based off a chapter in a book written by the late Kalamazoo College Professor Emeritus Conrad Hilberry.
5. Tamea Evans ’93 Delivers Commencement Address
Evans earned her medical degree from the University of Kentucky and completed her Internal Medicine residency there after an internship at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her commitment to improving health outcomes was recognized when she was named a physician champion for the Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support program by the Kentucky Department of Public Health.
4. K Honors Outstanding Alumni at Homecoming
Each year during Homecoming and Reunion Weekend in October, K recognizes several outstanding alumni who bring honor and distinction to the institution through their accomplishments, service and achievements.
3. Alumna Swings for the Fences, Scores Baseball Job
Kalamazoo College alumna Samantha Moss ’24 had a new job working for Major League Baseball in 2024. Moss, a timing operations administrator, was at MLB headquarters in New York, ready to assist on-the-field officials who needed help interpreting the league’s new rules, especially those related to pitch clocks.
2. Fulbright Selects Four Recent Alumni
Four members of Kalamazoo College’s class of 2024 were selected for prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants for the 2024-25 academic year. Julia Holt, of Owatonna, Minnesota; Teresa Lucas, of Mattawan, Michigan; Ally Noel, of Midland, Michigan; and Danielle Treyger, of West Bloomfield, Michigan; are among the students, artists and young professionals representing the U.S. in about 140 countries for one academic year.
1. Sherbin Fellow Widens Death Culture Studies
Sydney Salgado ’24—who was a triple major in religion, Spanish and international area studies in Latin America—was just the second K graduate to receive a Jerry Sherbin Fellowship, designed to send one graduating senior overseas to explore a topic of personal interest for one year. She now is pursuing ethnographic research around Latin American cultures and how they view death in unique ways.
