{"id":9238,"date":"2017-10-16T11:42:18","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T15:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=9238"},"modified":"2022-03-22T13:49:48","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T17:49:48","slug":"distinguished-alumni-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/distinguished-alumni-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"K Lauds Distinguished Alumni, Athletics Honorees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Acclaimed for his former role on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amc.com\/\">AMC\u2019s<\/a> \u201cThe Walking Dead,\u201d Steven S. Yeun \u201905 was among four honorees Friday, Oct. 20, as Kalamazoo College presented its 2017 Distinguished Alumni Awards. Athletic Hall of Fame inductions also were held in the ceremony at Dalton Theatre at <a href=\"https:\/\/myatlascms.com\/map\/?id=198&amp;mrkIid=184611\">Light Fine Arts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9249\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9249\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9249\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/10\/Distinguished-Alumni-Including-Steven-Yeun-Honored-at-Kalamazoo-College-300x450.jpg\" alt=\"Distinguished Alumni Including Steven Yeun Honored at Kalamazoo College\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/10\/Distinguished-Alumni-Including-Steven-Yeun-Honored-at-Kalamazoo-College-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/10\/Distinguished-Alumni-Including-Steven-Yeun-Honored-at-Kalamazoo-College-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/10\/Distinguished-Alumni-Including-Steven-Yeun-Honored-at-Kalamazoo-College.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/10\/Distinguished-Alumni-Including-Steven-Yeun-Honored-at-Kalamazoo-College-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Distinguished Alumni Awards honoree Steven Yeun &#8217;05 is acclaimed for his former role on AMC\u2019s \u201cThe Walking Dead.\u201d He was among four honorees Friday, Oct. 20.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The recipients and their awards were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/alumni\/awards-nominations\/distinguished-achievement-award\/\">William DeGrado \u201977<\/a>, Distinguished Achievement Award. DeGrado is a professor in the department of pharmaceutical chemistry and an investigator at the <a href=\"http:\/\/cvri.ucsf.edu\/\">Cardiovascular Research Institute<\/a> at the University of California San Francisco.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/alumni\/awards-nominations\/distinguished-service-award\/\">Phillip C. Carra \u201969<\/a>, Distinguished Service Award. Carra is a partner in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apjohngroup.com\/\">Apjohn Group<\/a>, a life science start-up consultancy in Kalamazoo; former corporate vice president for public relations at the Upjohn Co.; an emeritus trustee of the College; and a leader in numerous civic organizations. His award was presented in absentia.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/alumni\/awards-nominations\/young-alumni-award\/\">Yeun<\/a>, Young Alumni Award. A fan favorite as Glenn Rhee on \u201cThe Walking Dead,\u201d Yeun, whose award was presented in absentia, has since gone on to play roles in feature films including \u201cOkja\u201d and \u201cMayhem.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/alumni\/awards-nominations\/weimer-k-hicks-award\/\">Gail Griffin<\/a>, Weimer K. Hicks Award. An author, poet and essayist, Griffin was chair of three departments (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/programs\/english\/\">English<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/programs\/theatre\/\">Theatre<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/programs\/classics\/\">Classics<\/a>), founding director of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/programs\/women-gender-sexuality\/\">Women\u2019s Studies<\/a> and director of Teaching Development during her 1977-2013 tenure at K. This is the latest of her numerous K honors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/alumni\/awards-nominations\/athletic-hall-of-fame\/\">Athletic Hall of Fame<\/a> inductees were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Elizabeth Garlow \u201907, swimming and diving;<\/li>\n<li>Kim Hartman \u201903, soccer;<\/li>\n<li>Nick Lachapelle \u201900, football;<\/li>\n<li>Judsen Schneider, \u201903, swimming;<\/li>\n<li>the 1985 men\u2019s tennis team; and<\/li>\n<li>the 1995 women\u2019s volleyball team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The awards were presented in conjunction with the College\u2019s Oct. 20-22 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/homecoming\/\">Homecoming<\/a> celebration.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acclaimed for his former role on AMC\u2019s \u201cThe Walking Dead,\u201d Steven S. Yeun \u201905 was among four honorees Friday, Oct. 20, as Kalamazoo College presented its 2017 Distinguished Alumni Awards. Athletic Hall of Fame inductions also were held in the ceremony at Dalton Theatre at Light Fine Arts. 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Yeun \u201905 was among four honorees Friday, Oct. 20, as Kalamazoo College presented its 2017 Distinguished Alumni Awards. Athletic Hall of Fame inductions also were held in the ceremony at Dalton Theatre at <a href=\"https:\/\/myatlascms.com\/map\/?id=198&amp;mrkIid=184611\">Light Fine Arts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9249\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9249\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9249\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2017\/10\/Distinguished-Alumni-Including-Steven-Yeun-Honored-at-Kalamazoo-College-300x450.jpg\" alt=\"Distinguished Alumni Including Steven Yeun Honored at Kalamazoo College\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Distinguished Alumni Awards honoree Steven Yeun &#8217;05 is acclaimed for his former role on AMC\u2019s \u201cThe Walking Dead.\u201d He was among four honorees Friday, Oct. 20.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The recipients and their awards were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/alumni\/awards-nominations\/distinguished-achievement-award\/\">William DeGrado \u201977<\/a>, Distinguished Achievement Award. DeGrado is a professor in the department of pharmaceutical chemistry and an investigator at the <a href=\"http:\/\/cvri.ucsf.edu\/\">Cardiovascular Research Institute<\/a> at the University of California San Francisco.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/alumni\/awards-nominations\/distinguished-service-award\/\">Phillip C. Carra \u201969<\/a>, Distinguished Service Award. Carra is a partner in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apjohngroup.com\/\">Apjohn Group<\/a>, a life science start-up consultancy in Kalamazoo; former corporate vice president for public relations at the Upjohn Co.; an emeritus trustee of the College; and a leader in numerous civic organizations. His award was presented in absentia.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/alumni\/awards-nominations\/young-alumni-award\/\">Yeun<\/a>, Young Alumni Award. A fan favorite as Glenn Rhee on \u201cThe Walking Dead,\u201d Yeun, whose award was presented in absentia, has since gone on to play roles in feature films including \u201cOkja\u201d and \u201cMayhem.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/alumni\/awards-nominations\/weimer-k-hicks-award\/\">Gail Griffin<\/a>, Weimer K. Hicks Award. An author, poet and essayist, Griffin was chair of three departments (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/programs\/english\/\">English<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/programs\/theatre\/\">Theatre<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/programs\/classics\/\">Classics<\/a>), founding director of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/programs\/women-gender-sexuality\/\">Women\u2019s Studies<\/a> and director of Teaching Development during her 1977-2013 tenure at K. This is the latest of her numerous K honors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/alumni\/awards-nominations\/athletic-hall-of-fame\/\">Athletic Hall of Fame<\/a> inductees were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Elizabeth Garlow \u201907, swimming and diving;<\/li>\n<li>Kim Hartman \u201903, soccer;<\/li>\n<li>Nick Lachapelle \u201900, football;<\/li>\n<li>Judsen Schneider, \u201903, swimming;<\/li>\n<li>the 1985 men\u2019s tennis team; and<\/li>\n<li>the 1995 women\u2019s volleyball team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The awards were presented in conjunction with the College\u2019s Oct. 20-22 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/homecoming\/\">Homecoming<\/a> celebration.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","comment_info":"No Comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9238","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=9238"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18190,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9238\/revisions\/18190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9238"},{"taxonomy":"post_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_formats?post=9238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}