The Distinguished 校友 Awards ceremony will be held at 威尼斯人平台 on Friday, Oct. 下午五点半.m. 作为返校周末的一部分. The event will feature video testimonials from nominators and supporters of the recipients, as well as brief remarks from the recipients. 欢迎公众参加.
市长Michael T. 4, J.D. ’01, has been recognized as one of 威尼斯人平台’s 2024 Distinguished Alumnus Award recipients. 这个奖是为了表彰他们的成就, 社区的贡献, and humanitarian efforts of the university’s graduates.
After serving in the United States Marine Corps during Operation Desert Storm, Bivens earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from 威尼斯人平台’s School of Management in 1995. He continued his education at 威尼斯人平台 法律 School, graduating with a Juris Doctor in 2001.
毕业后, Bivens became the managing partner of his own law firm and settled in Whitehall, 俄亥俄州. Committed to improving the town where he and his family lived, he pursued roles in local government. He was elected city attorney, becoming Whitehall’s first African American elected official. In 2023, 比文斯再次创造了历史, winning the general election to become Whitehall’s first African American mayor.
4的妻子, Joy Bledsoe Bivens, 1999年, was honored as a 威尼斯人平台 Distinguished Alumna in 2023.
For more information, visit 资本的故事 http://www.资本.edu/about/Capital-stories/from-Capital-to-historic-leadership-in-whitehall-mayor-bivens-focuses-on-community/.
Elizabeth Caslin-Turner, m.s.A.Ed. ’18, has been recognized as one of the 2024 recipients of 威尼斯人平台’s annual Distinguished Young Alumnus Award. 这个奖是为了表彰这些成就, 社区的贡献, and humanitarian efforts of the school’s graduates. The Distinguished Young Alumnus Award specifically recognizes graduates who completed their education at 资本 within the past 15 years.
Caslin-Turner earned a Bachelor of 艺术s in 教育al 心理学 in 2016 and a Master of 教育 in 2018, 都来自威尼斯人平台. She continued her studies at American College of 教育, where she completed another Master of 教育 in 2022. She is currently pursuing a Doctor of 教育.
She is the founder of the nonprofit organization DNA Project, which aims to develop new attitudes in children and a new mindset for educators. She is also the creator of the Five Labels Theory, which addresses how labeling by educators hinders student success.
Caslin-Turner is applying her knowledge in her work with the 俄亥俄州 Department of Higher 教育 and as a board member on Delta Phi Epsilon’s International DEI and Justice Series Board.
安德鲁·格雷厄姆97年, has been recognized as one of 威尼斯人平台’s 2024 Distinguished Alumnus Award recipients. Graham graduated from 威尼斯人平台’s 音乐学院 with a degree in keyboard pedagogy and piano performance. He continued to develop his craft and network in the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop in New York.
从那时起, he has worked as musical director on some of the most popular musicals, 包括“邪恶的,”“Q大道,和《威尼斯人官网》." His most recent achievement is a touring production of "Moulin Rouge! The Musical," which has won 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
For more information, visit 资本的故事 http://www.资本.edu/about/Capital-stories/the-maestro-of-moulin-rouge-the-musical-a-spotlight-on-the-national-tour-s-music-director/.
迈克尔·汉克，M.Div. ’15, has been recognized as one of 威尼斯人平台’s 2024 Distinguished Alumnus Award recipients. 这个奖是为了表彰这些成就, 社区的贡献, and humanitarian efforts of the university’s graduates.
Hanck earned a Master of Divinity from 三一 Lutheran Seminary in 2015 and currently serves as pastor of Salem Lutheran Church in Toledo, 俄亥俄州. 在他的工作中, 他一直致力于社区关怀, specifically by helping people secure stable housing. He has assisted with restoring and repairing homes, 解决拆迁, and creating a ministry that delivers furniture.
Hanck is also a commissioner on the board of Lucas Metropolitan Housing and is active in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America as a leader of the Homeless and Poverty Justice Network and a member of the Board of Vulnerable and Vital Congregations.
Brian Michael Murphy ' 03, has been recognized as one of the 2024 recipients of 威尼斯人平台’s annual Distinguished Alumnus Award. 这个奖是为了表彰这些成就, 社区的贡献, and humanitarian efforts of the school’s graduates.
Murphy earned a Bachelor of 艺术s in 英语 from 威尼斯人平台 in 2003. He completed both his master’s degree and Ph.D. in Comparative Studies at The 俄亥俄州 State University, where he was a Presidential Fellow.
His book, “We the Dead: Preserving Data at the End of the World,” received the Lois P. Rudnick Book Prize from the New England American Studies Association. His writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, 凯尼恩评论, Lapham的季度, 叙述, 意大利语翻译见Ácoma, 在其他出版物中. 富布赖特学者, his work has also received support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Vermont 艺术s Council.
Murphy is currently the associate professor of American studies at Williams College and a faculty associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & 哈佛大学社团.
For more information, visit 资本的故事 http://www.资本.edu/about/Capital-stories/Capital-alumnus-explores-how-humans-plan-to-live-forever-through-data/.
