
Alumni Spotlight: May 2025
Our featured alumni for May are the Buehler family. Drs. John and Susan Buehler, who taught music from 1984-2009, and their children, Gretchen (Buehler) Bixler, ’91, and TJ Buehler, ’93.
Our featured alumni for May are the Buehler family. Drs. John and Susan Buehler, who taught music from 1984-2009, and their children, Gretchen (Buehler) Bixler, ’91, and TJ Buehler, ’93.
Baker University is pleased to welcome the Rev. Blake Stanwood, ’12, as the next university minister. Stanwood becomes Baker’s fourth university minister and assumes the role on July 1, 2025.
Baker University’s annual Day of Giving, held on April 4, raised $162,656, surpassing the university’s $150,000 goal. Through the one-day, online event, the Baker community made gifts to support academics,
James Frank Ballinger, ’64, 83, January 3, 2025, Baldwin City, Kansas. Survivors include spouse, Linda (Ford) Ballinger, ’65, daughter Heather Ballinger, ’89, sister Susan (Ballinger) Kretzinger, ’66, and brother-in-law Robert
Our featured alumni for April are Denice (Pledger) Jackson, ’76, who has had a long career in nursing, and Harold Jackson, ’75, who won a Pulitzer Prize for reporting.
Baker University, a premier private university rooted in liberal arts education and academic excellence, is pleased to announce Dr. Jody Fournier as the new president, becoming the 31st leader of
Baker University has named Maddilyn Rhodes the 2025 Edward Lin Harter and Sylvia Lloyd Harter Scholar. Rhodes is a senior at Putnam City North High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Our featured alumni for March are Erik Bailey, ’91, and Kurt Cooper, ’89, Kappa Sigma fraternity brothers who have remained friends and travel together regularly.
Dr. Vicky McGrath, MBA, RN, is a health care professional who has always had her eyes trained on the big picture. Throughout her career, she has been on the search
Dr. Roger Boyd, ’69, (left) and Dr. George Wiley (right) are the latest additions to Baker University’s Faculty Hall of Fame. They were inducted at a faculty appreciation reception on February 14.