Topics: Alumni
Frost School alumna crowned Miss Virginia, prepares for 2025 Miss America competition
Carlehr Swanson, M.M. ’21, leverages her education, vocal talent, and platform to create community and make her grandmother proud.
Distinguished alumni to deliver commencement keynotes
Michael Irvin and Alina T. Hudak will address the more than 1,000 fall graduates of the Class of 2024 during commencement ceremonies at the Watsco Center on Dec. 12.
Home brewed success
Miami Herbert Business School alumni Paul Massard, Chris Nolte, and Vanessa Valera Nolte blended their talents to create Per’La Specialty Roasters, revolutionizing the speciality coffee industry.
2024 ’Cane Biz Holiday Gift Guide
Celebrate the spirit of entrepreneurship this holiday season by supporting alumni-owned businesses.
UCatholic's new student center becomes a hub for faith and fellowship
The newly opened center aims to foster spiritual growth, interfaith collaboration, and a sense of belonging for students across diverse backgrounds.
An immigrant’s life of service to the United States
Eva Strelka Jenkins, B.S. ’88, Ph.D. ’03, and her parents fled the Soviet invasion of their homeland, and ultimately found a home and opportunities in the U.S. Her gratitude to this country and a passionate desire to serve led to a career in the Air Force, from which she retired in 2017 with the rank of colonel.
Soldier, scientist, physician, filmmaker
José A. Stoute, M.D. ’85, M.F.A. ’23, has served on the frontlines of Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom, the AIDS epidemic in Miami, and the malaria crisis in Kenya. Today, he uses film shine a light on the underdogs of society.
A war hero’s bequest helps ROTC cadets remember those who served
The late Ash Rothlein, B.S.C.E. ’53, and his wife Liz made a planned gift to the University of Miami to honor those who served in the Battle of Normandy, establishing the ROTC Global Scholars Fund for cadets to travel to France.
‘I grew up fast in the Army’
John Gale—veteran, judge, and University of Miami alumnus—credits his Army experience with shaping his decades-long career as a reform-minded administrative law judge.
A gift to enhance disabled students’ campus mobility
A dedicated philanthropist and active member of the University of Miami’s Parents Council, Brigitte Nachtigall is supporting programs that enhance accessibility, including a gift to enable the Office of Disability Services to expand electric wheelchair access.
Counting down to the centennial
The University of Miami is set to kick off a yearlong centennial celebration in January 2025, marking 100 years since its founding.
Celebrating a family’s enduring impact
The Hecht and Havenick names will forever be associated with the University of Miami. Barbara Hecht Havenick is continuing the family’s legacy of service and philanthropy at the U with a gift to support new student housing that keeps alive the memory of her mother, Florence Hecht.
