Grand Valley: Success Stories

	Grand Valley: Success Stories
	Alum named Teacher of the Year Bolhuis is the 2013 American Association of Petroleum Geologists Science Teacher of the Year. Read More » Grad's company earns award A startup company created by an alumnus earned an award from the West Michigan Hispanic Chamber. Read More » Book will see new life on stage An author who created a degree program for herself and a book is turning her work into a play. Read More » Graduate featured in NatGeo show A well-traveled alumna was featured in a survival show for National Geographic. Read More » Student soaks up languages abroad Well-versed in French and Italian, a student's next trip will take him to Jordan to study Arabic. Read More » International students inspire others International students gave an impressive presentation at a national conference. Read More » Peace Corps blog highlights Laker An alum is the first Laker to be highlighted in a recruitment blog by the Peace Corps. Read More » Student gets Perrigo Fellowship Anthony Hage was awarded a Perrigo Fellowship at the Life Sciences Institute in Ann Arbor. Read More » Hard worker earns scholarship and first job Spencer Wheelock was chosen for a Michigan Association of Broadcasters Foundation scholarship. Read More » Classics grad recruited by unique school Beckwith's passion led him to a good job market, as there continues to be a national shortage of qualified Latin teachers. Read More » TRX fans give presentation at conference Two students led a presentation about the fitness craze TRX at a conference. Read More » Student Senate role leads to job Serving as a student senator gave a graduate the experience for her current job in law. Read More » Volunteering plants career seed Her work with the SAP led a graduate to discover her passion: teaching children about healthy, local foods. Read More » Facebooking at work An alumnus and international student now works at Facebook headquarters in California. Read More » Alumnus writes, publishes book A 2010 graduate saw a lifelong dream realized when a book he wrote about dragons was published. Read More » Witnessing the revolution first-hand An international student has published news articles about the Tunisian revolution. Read More » Alumna makes difference as Detroit teacher Natalie Cleary is making a difference in Detroit as a Teach for America teacher. Read More » Mitchell earns research award A faculty member earned an award for his work on African American fraternities and sororities. Read More » Classics student presents at national conference Andrew Lund''s portrayal of the first empress of Rome presented at national Classics convention Read More » Study abroad leads to research Grand Valley student paves the way for research experiences abroad. Read More »