{"id":3916,"date":"2014-02-07T14:20:44","date_gmt":"2014-02-07T18:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=3916"},"modified":"2022-03-24T10:44:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T14:44:53","slug":"k-alumni-in-the-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/k-alumni-in-the-news\/","title":{"rendered":"K Alumni in the News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gerald E. Rosen \u201973<\/strong>, who has served for 24 years as a U.S. District Court judge in Detroit (five years as chief judge), delivered the 29th annual I. Goodman Cohen Lecture in Trial Advocacy at Wayne State University Law School in Detroit on Feb. 4. Rosen\u2019s lecture, \u201cTrial Practice as Viewed from the Perspective of the Trial Judge,\u201d took place in the Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium at the law school, 471 W. Palmer St.<\/p>\n

David Porada \u201902<\/strong> is now project manager in the Detroit office of Tri-Merit LLC, a national leader in providing research and development tax-credit services to CPA firms and individual clients. He holds a law degree from University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. He previously served as an account executive at Robert Half Legal where he dealt directly with executives at corporations and partners at law firms to assess their needs and address complex issues. David also spent time as a research specialist with Thomson Reuters Westlaw.<\/p>\n

Molly (Shelter) Parker, D.O. \u201905 <\/strong>has opened a family practice with a special interest in women\u2019s health at Three Meadows Medical Plaza in Hillsdale, Mich. The Ann Arbor native earned her doctor of osteopathy degree at Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Mo.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Molly (Shelter) Parker (center) with her new medical assistants at the Three Meadows Medical Plaza in Hillsdale, Mich.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Megan Bauer \u201912 <\/strong>will receive the 2014 Henry D. Messer Youth Activist Award, one of the annual Catalyst Awards from Equality Michigan, for emerging as a powerful force in Michigan\u2019s LGBT equality movement. As Community Engagement Coordinator the Kalamazoo Gay and Lesbian Resource Center since late 2012, Megan has had an impact not only in the Kalamazoo area, but across Michigan. During her K days, she worked with Habitat for Humanity as an AmeriCorps volunteer and with Queers for Economic Justice in New York. Megan will receive her award at Equality Michigan\u2019s annual dinner February 22 at Motor City Casino to honor the individuals, groups or organizations leading the fight to secure equality for LGBT and HIV-positive persons in Michigan.<\/p>\n

Sam Bertken \u201912<\/strong> wrote an entry for the real estate blog Movoto titled \u201c30 Things You Need To Know About Kalamazoo Before You Move There.\u201d It\u2019s fun and informative and yes, you need to know these things about Kalamazoo (and about K, which gets TWO entries in his blog post). At last count, Sam\u2019s entry had earned nearly 46,000 views.<\/p>\n

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Keeney Swearer \u201913<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Keeney Swearer \u201913<\/strong> is part of a group art show at the Kalamazoo Book Arts Center in the Park Trades Center, 326 W. Kalamazoo Ave, Suite 103A, Feb. 7-28. An opening reception takes place Friday Feb. 7 from 6-9 p.m. during the February Art Hop in downtown Kalamazoo. Read more about Keeney and see his artwork at www.keeneyswearer.com.<\/p>\n

Eric Glanz \u201913<\/strong> was the subject of a recent Detroit Jewish News<\/em> article. Eric is taking post-graduate classes in biological sciences at Wayne State University in Detroit and preparing for the Medical College Admission Test. The West Bloomfield, Mich.-native was a four-year starter on the Hornet baseball team (catcher!) and co-captain during his junior and senior seasons. He was also a member of K\u2019s Athletic Leadership Council, hosted potential student-athletes, and tutored Kalamazoo area middle school students in math. He\u2019s now a Class Agent for the K Class of 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Rosen \u201973<\/strong>, who has served for 24 years as a U.S. District Court judge in Detroit (five years as chief judge), delivered the 29th annual I. Goodman Cohen Lecture in Trial Advocacy at Wayne State University Law School in Detroit on Feb. 4. Rosen\u2019s lecture, \u201cTrial Practice as Viewed from the Perspective of the Trial Judge,\u201d took place in the Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium at the law school, 471 W. Palmer St.<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Porada \u201902<\/strong> is now project manager in the Detroit office of Tri-Merit LLC, a national leader in providing research and development tax-credit services to CPA firms and individual clients. He holds a law degree from University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. He previously served as an account executive at Robert Half Legal where he dealt directly with executives at corporations and partners at law firms to assess their needs and address complex issues. David also spent time as a research specialist with Thomson Reuters Westlaw.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Molly (Shelter) Parker, D.O. \u201905 <\/strong>has opened a family practice with a special interest in women\u2019s health at Three Meadows Medical Plaza in Hillsdale, Mich. The Ann Arbor native earned her doctor of osteopathy degree at Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Mo.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3924\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3924\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/02\/051.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3924 size-medium\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/02\/051-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"Molly (Shelter) Parker (center) with her new medical assistants at the Three Meadows Medical Plaza\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Molly (Shelter) Parker (center) with her new medical assistants at the Three Meadows Medical Plaza in Hillsdale, Mich.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Megan Bauer \u201912 <\/strong>will receive the 2014 Henry D. Messer Youth Activist Award, one of the annual Catalyst Awards from Equality Michigan, for emerging as a powerful force in Michigan\u2019s LGBT equality movement. As Community Engagement Coordinator the Kalamazoo Gay and Lesbian Resource Center since late 2012, Megan has had an impact not only in the Kalamazoo area, but across Michigan. During her K days, she worked with Habitat for Humanity as an AmeriCorps volunteer and with Queers for Economic Justice in New York. Megan will receive her award at Equality Michigan\u2019s annual dinner February 22 at Motor City Casino to honor the individuals, groups or organizations leading the fight to secure equality for LGBT and HIV-positive persons in Michigan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sam Bertken \u201912<\/strong> wrote an entry for the real estate blog Movoto titled \u201c30 Things You Need To Know About Kalamazoo Before You Move There.\u201d It\u2019s fun and informative and yes, you need to know these things about Kalamazoo (and about K, which gets TWO entries in his blog post). At last count, Sam\u2019s entry had earned nearly 46,000 views.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3921\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3921\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/02\/13-photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3921 size-medium\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2014\/02\/13-photo-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kalamazoo College alumnus Keeney Swearer\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keeney Swearer \u201913<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Keeney Swearer \u201913<\/strong> is part of a group art show at the Kalamazoo Book Arts Center in the Park Trades Center, 326 W. Kalamazoo Ave, Suite 103A, Feb. 7-28. An opening reception takes place Friday Feb. 7 from 6-9 p.m. during the February Art Hop in downtown Kalamazoo. Read more about Keeney and see his artwork at www.keeneyswearer.com.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eric Glanz \u201913<\/strong> was the subject of a recent <em>Detroit Jewish News<\/em> article. Eric is taking post-graduate classes in biological sciences at Wayne State University in Detroit and preparing for the Medical College Admission Test. The West Bloomfield, Mich.-native was a four-year starter on the Hornet baseball team (catcher!) and co-captain during his junior and senior seasons. He was also a member of K\u2019s Athletic Leadership Council, hosted potential student-athletes, and tutored Kalamazoo area middle school students in math. He\u2019s now a Class Agent for the K Class of 2013.<\/p>\n","comment_info":"No Comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/147"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3916"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15338,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3916\/revisions\/15338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3916"},{"taxonomy":"post_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_formats?post=3916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}