Generations of Rockets continue long tradition of education at UToledo By Laurie B. Davis Doug Ligibel grew up just steps away from The University of Toledo campus. His family — mom, Patricia; dad, Richard; and siblings, David and Deborah — lived in Old Orchard. “We would run the campus as kids. It was just two […] Read more »
John and Mary Hunter’s children First Generation: Christopher Hunter (Bus ’69) Elizabeth Hunter Dumas (Ed ’73) Martin Hunter (Bus ’78) John Hunter Jr. (Bus ’80) — deceased Annette Hunter Lee (A/S ’77, ’79) Dennis Lee (Law ’85) — Spouse of Annette Hunter Lee Thomas Hunter (UTCTC ’80, Univ Coll ’87) Kimberly Palicki Hunter (Bus ’80, […] Read more »
By Tyrel Linkhorn Dr. Krystalyn Weaver (Pharm ’10, Pharm Ph.D. ’12) was passionate about pharmacy, but it was the advocacy opportunities she gained in her student leadership roles at The University of Toledo that helped guide her to a career focused on how government policy affects practicing pharmacists. A self-described shy kid when she arrived […] Read more »
By Yixing Chen (MPH ’11) In 1989, my father, Zhong Chen, who was a professor in academia, was under pressure due to political turmoil in China. With the help of Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, he secured a student visa to The University of Toledo to escape the unstable fallout of his home country, where he left […] Read more »
Alumna Felecia Nave found leadership in academia the right choice for career by Laurie B. Davis Felecia Nave (Eng ’01, ’05), who became the 20th President of Alcorn State University in Mississippi in 2019, did not originally aspire to a career of teaching and administration in higher education. As an undergraduate at Alcorn State, a […] Read more »
Alumnus counsels clients, teaches students how to do the same across spectrum by Laurie B. Davis Dr. Jared Rose has made advocating for a minority population a major part of his life. His personal journey working on behalf of the LGBTQ community began early and served as the impetus for earning four degrees from The […] Read more »
Alumnus Mike Steel offers advice on carefully navigating the career ladder By Laurie B. Davis Before Mike Steel (Bus ’05) enrolled at The University of Toledo, he aspired to become a professional athlete. “I thought I was going to be a professional football player or basketball player,” says Steel, who came to UToledo from Cincinnati. […] Read more »
Young alumna focuses political experience on upcoming presidential campaign By Laurie B. Davis At the age of 23, Sydney Jones (A/L, ’19) already has worked at the local, state and federal levels of government politics and policy. Jones took every opportunity at The University of Toledo to learn about government service and immersed herself in […] Read more »
Toledo native stays close to his roots, gives back to a community that needs him By Paul Helgren There are lots of places that Tycen Anderson could have played college football, but there was only one he could call home. Anderson, a junior safety with the Toledo Rockets, has lived his entire life in Toledo. […] Read more »
