Alumni + Friends
October 24, 2025
Madge Potts-Williams, Kenneth B. Chance and Morgan S. Celistan were honored with awards
October 23, 2025
As members of the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ community celebrated Homecoming and Reunion Weekend 2025, the Weatherhead School of Management took time for a more intimate celebration honoring exceptional alumni. Nearly 90 guests attended the Weatherhead School Alumni Celebration, where organizers…
October 23, 2025
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ School of Medicine alumni were recognized at Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, Oct. 9–12. These outstanding alumni are being recognized for their invaluable contributions to the field of medicine as clinicians, researchers and educators. The Clifford J. Vogt, MD ’34…
October 16, 2025
At the 2025 Alumni Association Awards Luncheon—a centerpiece event of Homecoming and Reunion Weekend—guests celebrated a quintet of ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ alumni making a difference in Cleveland, on campus and beyond. President Eric W. Kaler presented this year's awards, which recognized graduates…
October 15, 2025
Kevin Russell’s path from Peace Corps volunteer in the Kingdom of Tonga to social entrepreneur shows what happens when purpose meets conviction and courage. The result has not only earned Russell ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ Alumni Association's 2025 Young Alumni Award—it's also changed lives,…
October 15, 2025
Sometimes, mothers truly do know best. Judy Strauss-Schwartz hadn’t considered ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ until her mother urged her to visit while touring colleges in the Cleveland area. Upon seeing the campus and meeting current students, she was hooked. Four years later, with her American studies…
October 15, 2025
After earning his second degree from CWRU, Cleveland native Jeffrey Verespej was surprised to find no local alumni chapter existed. Motivated by a passion for the city and a dedication to service, he helped launch the Cleveland Alumni Chapter in 2011. “There’s an essential link between the…
October 15, 2025
While he was born in Newark and raised in Red Bank, N.J., Bill Chiego’s career path came to life in Cleveland. He arrived on the ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ campus intending to study for a doctorate in Latin American history after receiving a bachelor’s in history at the University of Virginia, thinking a…
October 15, 2025
Terrence Sejnowski’s remarkable journey—from a curious physics undergraduate at Case Institute of Technology to one of the world’s most influential neuroscientists and AI pioneers—serves as inspiration not only to Spartans everywhere but also to the broader scientific community. Now, the Case…
September 30, 2025
When the Weatherhead Foundation invested in the management school at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ more than 45 years ago, their gift fueled an institution that has become known for breakthrough management research, experience-based education and exceptional leadership development. Today, the…