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Three dental alumni award dinners pose in front of ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ School of Dental Medicine logos after receiving their honors.
School of Dental Medicine bestows 2025 alumni honors
Madge Potts-Williams, Kenneth B. Chance and Morgan S. Celistan were honored with awards
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Weatherhead School honors 2025 Alumni Award winners as part of Homecoming and Reunion Weekend festivities
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…
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School of Medicine bestows highest honors to alumni and faculty
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…
Five ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ alumni award winners pose with President Eric W. Kaler
Five alumni recognized with top honors at Homecoming and Reunion Weekend
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…
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ alumnus Kevin Russell speaks at a podium
Social entrepreneur Kevin Russell earns CWRU's Young Alumni Award
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,…
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ alumni Nicholas Zalany and Judy Strauss-Schwartz pose with an award
CWRU Alumni Association honors Judy Strauss-Schwartz with Daniel T. Clancy Alumni Service Award
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…
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ alumnus Jeffrey Verespej speaks at an alumni award luncheon
Jeffrey Verespej earns Alumni Association's Newton D. Baker Distinguished Service Award
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…
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ alumni William Chiego and Nicholas Zalany pose with an alumni award
William J. Chiego wins Alumni Association's Professional Achievement Award
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…
Terrence J. Sejnowski speaks at a ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ alumni award event
Terrence J. Sejnowski (CIT ’68) earns 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award
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…
EMBA alumni 2025
45 years strong: EMBA alumni return to celebrate success and growth
The CWRU Weatherhead School of Management recently hosted a landmark reunion for alumni of the Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) program, celebrating more than 45 years of academic excellence and professional growth. This event marked the first of its kind, bringing together…