Alum profiles

Alum profiles

Karl Gschneider: Heavy metal

A distinguished Iowa professor, Karl A. Gschneider, will be speaking on the application of lanthanide metals in everyday life on April 24 at 5:15 p.m. in the chemistry lecture hall, room 114. He is not only a graduate of the university and the 2000 Alumni of the Year, […]

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Chirstopher Darga: The faces of Darga

Few people can name one decision that kick-started their career. Even fewer can tell you that they are truly happy with their job. But Christopher Darga, a professional actor and graduate of University of Detroit, might be able to tell you both. "I’ve never had a bad experience […]

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Jim Vellas: Ford Fund alum gives time, advice

What happens after a UDM student graduates? Do alumni leave Michigan for bigger and better places? Is everyone given a commemorative coffee mug and sent on their way? Are there passes given to take the secret elevator to the speak-easy at the top of the clock tower? Maybe, but for […]

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Tom Ryan: Basketball announcer still loves his job

Tom Ryan loves basketball. He's been the men's basketball public address announcer for nearly 30 years and remembers when he first fell in love with the game. "In 1955, I moved across the street from the University of Detroit, right on Fairfield," Ryan said. "It was the summer before my […]

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George Noory: Out of this world

On any given night, university alum George Noory – host of the nation’s most popular overnight radio show – may touch on time travel, aliens, UFOs, vampires, 9-11 conspiracies and near-death experiences. "A belief in a higher power and whether you tap into it is present in everything […]

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Emil Brolick: A cut above

When Emil Brolick enrolled at the University of Detroit in the late 1960s, he thought he wanted to go into law. A few early economics courses changed his mind, and by the time he graduated from Detroit with a master’s in economics in 1972, he knew he wanted to apply […]

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Thaddeus McCotter drops bid to become nation’s president

Congressman Thaddeus McCotter – an alumnus of the university – abandoned his two-month-old campaign to become U.S. president Thursday. An eight-year congressman from Livonia, McCotter was among the candidates seeking the Republican nomination to challenge President Barack Obama in 2012. McCotter, who earned bachelor and law degrees from the university, […]