{"id":23848,"date":"2024-12-17T15:36:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T20:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=23848"},"modified":"2024-12-19T10:19:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T15:19:27","slug":"alumni-impress-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/alumni-impress-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Impress at Home, Around the World in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Kalamazoo College alumni continued to distinguish themselves locally, nationally and around the world through personal accomplishments, professional achievements and efforts that will make a difference in the educations of K students for years to come. Here are their top 10 stories of the year as determined by your clicks at our website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>10. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/teach-in-spain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Three New Grads to Teach in Spain<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ali Randel, Andre Walker Jr. and Maggie Zorn, all from the class of 2024, were selected for the North American Language and Culture Assistants Program (NALCAP) through the Education Office of the Embassy of Spain. They are working under the supervision of teachers in Spain to help Spanish students improve their English skills and understand American culture.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"756\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/09\/Ali-Randel-600x756.jpeg\" alt=\"Alumni Ali Randel\" class=\"wp-image-23046\" style=\"width:314px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/09\/Ali-Randel-600x756.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/09\/Ali-Randel-300x378.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/09\/Ali-Randel-119x150.jpeg 119w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/09\/Ali-Randel-1219x1536.jpeg 1219w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/09\/Ali-Randel-1625x2048.jpeg 1625w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/09\/Ali-Randel-scaled.jpeg 2032w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ali Randel &#8217;24<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>9. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wildlife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Heeding the Call of the Wildlife<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people think of household pets like cats and dogs when they think of veterinary medicine, yet it\u2019s a whole other animal for Maddie Chilcote \u201917. She is a wildlife and conservation medicine intern at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW), a nonprofit teaching hospital and visitor education center in Sanibel, Florida.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe title='video' class='embed-responsive-item' title=\"Mottled duck after treatment\" \"640\" \"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DrprjFiK7yA?feature=oembed\" \"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chilcote brought this mottled duck back to health after performing its surgery at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>8. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/director-of-admission-shannon-milan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Q-and-A with New Admission Director<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shannon Milan \u201916, previously an admission counselor and assistant admission director, returned to K in August after working for Portage Public Schools as a school psychologist. We sat down with Shannon to talk about her background and goals for admission.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"549\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/12\/c-Mumma-0009-Shannon-Milan-alt-copy-1-571x800-1.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Director of Admission Shannon Milan alumni\" class=\"wp-image-23853\" style=\"width:319px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/12\/c-Mumma-0009-Shannon-Milan-alt-copy-1-571x800-1.jpg 549w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/12\/c-Mumma-0009-Shannon-Milan-alt-copy-1-571x800-1-300x326.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/12\/c-Mumma-0009-Shannon-Milan-alt-copy-1-571x800-1-138x150.jpg 138w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Director of Admission Shannon Milan &#8217;16<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>7. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/trout-unlimited-convocation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Trout Unlimited Communication Director Speaks at Convocation<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicholas Gann \u201912 has recognized how his liberal arts education at K prepared him for his career through wide-ranging roles such as substitute teacher, laborer, political researcher, roofer, public relations and tourism manager.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/12\/20211015_Wyoming_NickGann_0440-003-600x900-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Nicholas Gann '12, alumni\" class=\"wp-image-23855\" style=\"width:365px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/12\/20211015_Wyoming_NickGann_0440-003-600x900-1.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/12\/20211015_Wyoming_NickGann_0440-003-600x900-1-300x303.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nicholas Gann &#8217;12 hikes in the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, near Centennial, Wyoming, in 2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>6. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/he-went-that-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>KP Cinemas Screens <\/strong><strong><em>He Went That Way<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kalamazoo\u2019s KP Cinemas was one of 25 theaters around the country to screen <em>He Went That Way<\/em>, a thriller co-produced by alumnus Hugh Broder \u201977 and based off a chapter in a book written by the late Kalamazoo College Professor Emeritus Conrad Hilberry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"445\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/05\/Hugh-Broder-with-Zachary-Quinto-and-Jacob-Elordi-1-600x445.jpeg\" alt=\"Alumni Hugh Broder with actors Zachary Quinto and Jacob Elordi await Tribeca Film Festival\" class=\"wp-image-19868\" style=\"width:530px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/05\/Hugh-Broder-with-Zachary-Quinto-and-Jacob-Elordi-1-600x445.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/05\/Hugh-Broder-with-Zachary-Quinto-and-Jacob-Elordi-1-300x223.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/05\/Hugh-Broder-with-Zachary-Quinto-and-Jacob-Elordi-1-150x111.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/05\/Hugh-Broder-with-Zachary-Quinto-and-Jacob-Elordi-1-1536x1140.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/05\/Hugh-Broder-with-Zachary-Quinto-and-Jacob-Elordi-1-2048x1520.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hugh Broder &#8217;77 (middle), is the co-producer of &#8220;He Went That Way.&#8221; Zachary Quinto (left) stars as Jim Goodwin and Jacob Elordi (right) stars as Bobby Falls in the film.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/2024-commencement-address\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Tamea Evans \u201993 Delivers Commencement Address<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Evans earned her medical degree from the University of Kentucky and completed her Internal Medicine residency there after an internship at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her commitment to improving health outcomes was recognized when she was named a physician champion for the Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support program by the Kentucky Department of Public Health.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/12\/Tamea-Evans-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Tamea Evans, alumni\" class=\"wp-image-23858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/12\/Tamea-Evans-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/12\/Tamea-Evans-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/12\/Tamea-Evans-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/12\/Tamea-Evans.jpg 1031w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tamea Evans &#8217;93<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/outstanding-alumni\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>K Honors Outstanding Alumni at Homecoming<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each year during Homecoming and Reunion Weekend in October, K recognizes several outstanding alumni who bring honor and distinction to the institution through their accomplishments, service and achievements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"661\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/12\/Kim-Aldrich-600x661.jpg\" alt=\"Kim Aldrich at Outstanding Alumni event\" class=\"wp-image-23860\" style=\"width:357px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/12\/Kim-Aldrich-600x661.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/12\/Kim-Aldrich-300x331.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/12\/Kim-Aldrich-136x150.jpg 136w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/12\/Kim-Aldrich.jpg 1367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kim Aldrich \u201980 received the Weimer K. Hicks Award during Homecoming and Reunion Weekend.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/baseball-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Alumna Swings for the Fences, Scores Baseball Job<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u202f<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kalamazoo College alumna Samantha Moss \u201924 had a new job working for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Major League Baseball<\/a> in 2024. Moss, a timing operations administrator, was at MLB headquarters in New York, ready to assist on-the-field officials who needed help interpreting the league\u2019s new rules, especially those related to pitch clocks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/12\/Samantha-Moss-at-MLB-store-edit-600x465.jpg\" alt=\"Samantha Moss in front of the Major League Baseball store in New York\" class=\"wp-image-23864\" style=\"width:517px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/12\/Samantha-Moss-at-MLB-store-edit-600x465.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/12\/Samantha-Moss-at-MLB-store-edit-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/12\/Samantha-Moss-at-MLB-store-edit-150x116.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/12\/Samantha-Moss-at-MLB-store-edit.jpg 903w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Samantha Moss \u201923 served Major League Baseball as a timing operations administrator during the 2024 season.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/fulbright-selects-four-recent-grads-for-u-s-student-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Fulbright Selects Four Recent Alumni<\/strong><\/a>\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four members of Kalamazoo College\u2019s class of 2024 were selected for prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants for the 2024-25 academic year. Julia Holt, of Owatonna, Minnesota; Teresa Lucas, of Mattawan, Michigan; Ally Noel, of Midland, Michigan; and Danielle Treyger, of West Bloomfield, Michigan; are among the students, artists and young professionals representing the U.S. in about 140 countries for one academic year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/Fulbright-recipient-Ally-Noel_news-600x338.png\" alt=\"Portrait of Fulbright recipient Ally Noel\" class=\"wp-image-22688\" style=\"width:359px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/Fulbright-recipient-Ally-Noel_news-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/Fulbright-recipient-Ally-Noel_news-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/Fulbright-recipient-Ally-Noel_news-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/Fulbright-recipient-Ally-Noel_news-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/Fulbright-recipient-Ally-Noel_news.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ally Noel &#8217;24<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-10 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/alumna-widens-death-culture-studies-with-sherbin-fellowship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sherbin Fellow Widens Death Culture Studies<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u202f<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sydney Salgado \u201924\u2014who was a triple major in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/academic\/programs\/religion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">religion<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/academic\/programs\/spanish-language-and-literature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spanish<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/academic\/programs\/international-and-area-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">international area studies<\/a> in Latin America\u2014was just the second K graduate to receive a Jerry Sherbin Fellowship, designed to send one graduating senior overseas to explore a topic of personal interest for one year. She now is pursuing ethnographic research around Latin American cultures and how they view death in unique ways.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"789\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/07\/6_Sherbin-Fellow-Sydney-Salgado-600x789.jpg\" alt=\"Sherbin Fellow Sydney Salgado shakes hands with President Jorge G. Gonzalez at Commencement\" class=\"wp-image-22899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/07\/6_Sherbin-Fellow-Sydney-Salgado-600x789.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/07\/6_Sherbin-Fellow-Sydney-Salgado-300x394.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/07\/6_Sherbin-Fellow-Sydney-Salgado-114x150.jpg 114w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/07\/6_Sherbin-Fellow-Sydney-Salgado-1168x1536.jpg 1168w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/07\/6_Sherbin-Fellow-Sydney-Salgado.jpg 1521w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sydney Salgado &#8217;24 shakes hands with President Jorge G. 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