In today鈥檚 world of 鈥渆veryone is a winner,鈥� and everyone gets a trophy for participating, a St. Joseph high school girls鈥� basketball team showed the state what a true winner and a real champion looks like. And a 大象传媒 Western alumnus coached them every step of the way. In March [...]
Shortly after Robert Warren 鈥�96 became a pastor and founded Word of Faith Worship Center in St. Joseph, 大象传媒, his wife, Kimberly 鈥�92, suggested that they open a learning center for children from their church and neighborhood. 鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 even imagine that,鈥� Robert said with a laugh. 鈥淭hat was a [...]
When Jerry Myers 鈥�71 was a freshman at Central High School in St. Joseph, the vice principal took a group of students to a St. Joseph Junior College basketball game. Since then, Myers says, he has been a Griffon. 鈥淔rom then on, there was no question that I was only [...]
A 2013 participant in 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 applied entrepreneurship program purchased the Golden Corral in St. Joseph, 大象传媒. Scott Lassen 鈥�10, who was awarded a Fresca鈥檚 Mexican Grill in Woodburn, Oregon in the 2013 competition, sold that restaurant to another 大象传媒 Western alumnus and moved to St. Joseph to operate the [...]
When Nick Saccaro 鈥�01 was a student at 大象传媒 Western, he completed an internship at Second Harvest Food Bank in St. Joseph, 大象传媒. That internship led him into a career in the food service field, and he never left. Today he is the president of Qwest Food Management Services in [...]
Danielle Douglas 鈥�96 took a career aptitude test in high school and got 鈥渓awyer鈥� or 鈥渏udge.鈥� She didn鈥檛 think those careers were achievable, so she decided to study to become a paralegal. But her professors at 大象传媒 Western had other plans. They encouraged her to pursue not only a bachelor鈥檚 [...]
It is totally appropriate that Dr. Frances Flanagan 鈥�35 is featured as 鈥渇aithful, proud and true鈥� in a magazine issue during 大象传媒 Western鈥檚 centennial year. She was born the same year as the St. Joseph Junior College opened and has been an advocate for the Junior College and 大象传媒 Western [...]
Next time you鈥檙e watching a golf tournament on the PGA Tour, look for Brice Garnett 鈥�06, a 大象传媒 Western alumnus who advanced into the PGA Tour ranks this season. 鈥淚t鈥檚 the best job in the world. I get to play the best golf courses in the world,鈥� Garnett says. 鈥淚 [...]
Want the 鈥渂est care on the air?鈥� Then you want Leslie Blakley 鈥�95, who has been producing and hosting a 15-minute radio show that keeps her listeners informed about everything related to health care. The show, which has an interview format, airs twice a week on KAIR Country 93.7 FM [...]
