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Critical thinking key for 2025 Harter Scholar
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.

Alumni Spotlight: March 2025
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.

Nursing professor’s diverse career leads to distinguished appointment
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

Two inducted into Baker Faculty Hall of Fame
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.
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Baker University Announces Dr. Jody Fournier as its 31st President
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

In Memoriam: Fall 2025
Carolyn (Anderson) Adams, former student, 90, Sept. 25, 2024, Topeka, Kansas. Norbert A. Angell III, ’00 MSM, 73, Nov. 5, 2024, Shawnee, Kansas. Jennifer L. Anning, ’09 MSM, 62, Oct.

Alumni Spotlight: February 2025
Our featured alumni for February are Zack and Kelsey (Epperson) Rockey, who graduated in 2010. Kelsey runs her own PR firm, and Zack shifted from broadcasting to sales.

Baker alumnus nominated to lead Social Security Administration
Frank Bisignano, ’79, was nominated last week to lead the U.S. Social Security Administration. Bisignano is the chairman, president, and CEO of a leading global software company, Fiserv. Last May

Baker honored for support of international students and study abroad programs
Baker University has long understood the importance of a global perspective in a well-rounded liberal arts education, and that focus was recently honored. Open Doors has recognized the colleges and

Baker mourns loss of alumnus and former trustee, administrator, and faculty member
Baker University joins the Baldwin Wallace University community and countless others in mourning the loss of Dr. Neal Malicky, a beloved alumnus, former Board of Trustees member, interim president, esteemed