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Avid Alumna

July 5, 2017
“Wilmington University is the best place ever!” – Lauren Hale Lauren Hale, president of the Wilminton University Alumni association. Based on Lauren Hale’s enthusiasm, that sentence almost requires two exclamation points. Hale fell in love with the University at first sight — orientation, 2009 — and her experience as a student and alumna has only deepened that ardor. Much of her…
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Taking it to The Keys

July 5, 2017
Shallow water colony of the great star coral, Montastraea cavernosa, in 15 feet of water. Photo by John Reed courtesy of NOAA. Dr. Milton Muldrow to participate in Florida Keys study. The  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has asked Wilmington…
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Revved Up

July 5, 2017
Dr. Arthur Gilbert remembers exactly when his love affair with automobile advertising began. It was an ad for the Nash Ambassador in a January 1954 issue of “Time.” The teenage Gilbert saw the ad for the red four-door sedan, photographed against a scenic Arizona…
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Survivor

July 5, 2017
All my life,” says Dr. Lam, “I wanted to touch American soil.” After several months in a Singapore refugee camp, and through the auspices of the Norwegian and U.S. governments, he achieved that goal in January of 1980. Born in South Vietnam in 1957, Wilmington University Professor Dr. Than Lam survived the Vietnam War. Now he’s living in the land of opportunity. “That is what I…
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Winning Research

July 5, 2017
This team’s hard work culminated in a winning research focused on human trafficking in Delaware. Intrigued by the opportunity to do original research, Kimberly Colder, Laurie Guinard and Kaitlin Meinhaldt each responded to Dr. Johanna Bishop’s invitation to become…
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Legal Eagles

July 5, 2017
Pay close attention in the Legal Research class. Opt for an internship. Get involved in community service activities that the Legal Studies program offers. Take your coursework seriously.   That’s good advice for undergraduate students who dream of attending law school.
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Graduating with Her BFF/Mom

July 5, 2017
“I’ve been offered so many opportunities through WilmU. I feel much more prepared for my career than many of my peers who are going for the same degree.” – Erin Furman Best friends graduating together is always special. But it’s even more poignant when those best friends happen to be mother and daughter. That’s the case with Michelle and Erin Furman, who wore the green cap and gown…
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Flying High: Carol Timmons

June 29, 2017
Alumna Carol Timmons became Delaware’s first female Adjutant General this year. Wilmington University Alumna, Carol Timmons has been chosen to lead the Delaware National Guard. Timmons was a helicopter pilot for many years. Sure, it took Carol Timmons seven years…
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Dr. Raymond Nwaneri: Making Lives Better

June 29, 2017
A career change is no easy feat, but this alumnus believes determination makes all the difference. The day was January 29, 2017. That’s when Dr. Raymond Nwaneri fulfilled one of his lifelong goals of completing a doctoral program — more specifically, WilmU’s Doctor of…
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Cyber Warrior

June 29, 2017
Ten years and two Wilmington University degrees after arriving in the U.S., Roberto Rodriguez is leading efforts to protect network security at Capital One. Roberto Rodriguez at WilmU’s Pratt Center with his fiancé, Gretchen Wagner, and parents, Francisco and Flor de Maria Roberto Rodriguez When Roberto Rodriguez arrived in the United States at the age of 16, he couldn’t speak or write a…
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