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Judge of Character: Eric Tamashasky Works to Improve Justice System
Eric Tamashasky, ’96, the former prosecuting attorney and current magistrate judge for the St. Joseph County Superior Court in Indiana has found his legal career in law enforcement and the justice system far more enriching than his original plan.
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Cate Larsen Bryan, ’06, lets her “fingers do the walking.” Playing and teaching piano isn’t just an interest or a career for the Iowa native, but a way of life.
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College is where you start with a core of friends, and then expand into a very large contingent of folks by the time you graduate. Graduation comes, and you go your separate ways. The Alumni Office may be able to help our alumni find those “lost” classmates and friends with a new online directory coming in 2024.
Read More about Finally Finding Those “Lost” FriendsCharger Catalyst: Katie Kish Hall Helps Hillsdale Back to Championship Status
Katie Kish Hall, ’19, wasted little time making her mark on the Hillsdale College Softball program. Hall was one of the most decorated players in program history and helped guide the Chargers to a conference championship and NCAA Division II tournament berth.
Read More about Charger Catalyst: Katie Kish Hall Helps Hillsdale Back to Championship StatusA Winning Formula: Baseball, Accounting Brought Troy Salvior to Hillsdale College
Baseball and the accounting program were a winning recruiting formula for Troy Salvior, ’90. The pitcher, who was a former draft pick of the St. Louis Cardinals, said the opportunity to play collegiate baseball and study under an accounting faculty legend were the deciding factors in his decision to attend Hillsdale College.
Read More about A Winning Formula: Baseball, Accounting Brought Troy Salvior to Hillsdale CollegeCamaraderie and Competition: Kristen Farling Pigg Remembers Chargers Tennis, Good Times
Kristen “Kiki” Farling Pigg, ’90, looks back at her Hillsdale College years with fondness. A member of the team that finished second in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference during her senior year, Pigg said college tennis was more than the competition.
Read More about Camaraderie and Competition: Kristen Farling Pigg Remembers Chargers Tennis, Good TimesThe Unseen Battle: Micah Swafford Leydorf Debuts First Novel
Micah Swafford Leydorf, ’95, has spent the past seven years crafting, editing, revising, and publishing her first novel, The Unseen Battle: An Unexpected Love Story. Although a work of fiction, the book was written “to reveal the life-and-death struggle between good and evil.”
Read More about The Unseen Battle: Micah Swafford Leydorf Debuts First NovelThe 12 Months of Hillsdale Alumni
What a year it has been for the Alumni Office! They have completed a full schedule of events around the country, engaged alumni in new and exciting ways, and informed and educated as many of our 15,000-plus alumni as possible about happenings at Hillsdale College.
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John Wildern, ’99, eagerly awaits his letter from Hillsdale College each year. It’s not a letter inviting him to a College event or activity. It’s a handwritten note from a student recipient of the College’s Wildern Family Endowed Merit Scholarship, which his family established in 2008.
Read More about Scholarship Spotlight: Wildern Family Endowed Merit ScholarshipChanging Roles: Haylee Booms Smith Transitions from ICU Nurse to Full-Time Wife and Mother
Once serving as an ICU nurse at Hillsdale Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic, Haylee Booms Smith, ’17, is now a wife and mother of three young children as her husband completes divinity school in the Los Angeles area.
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Dan Cachia, ’90, doesn’t have all-conference or All-America honors to point to during his career on the Hillsdale College track and field team, but he learned what being part of a team meant.
Read More about Itch to Compete: Walk-on Dan Cachia Contributes to Chargers Track and FieldDriving Passion: Lincoln Hill Never Stops Learning as a Marketing Creative Director
There is not a typical day on the job for Lincoln Hill, ’91. As vice president of Creative Services for Campbell Marketing and Communications, he is involved in a variety of marketing projects with clients both large and small.
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