DENNIS SHIELDS, JD, ’77 always wanted to be a college president at a historically black college or university (HBCU). When the opportunity came to him at Southern, it was the right time for it. Shields, who has been a Graceland...
Read More »TWILA HIDY RIDER ’71 found a way to combine her love for genealogy with her life's work of librarianship to preserve an important piece of Graceland's history. Just a few years after Rider graduated from Graceland University with a bachelor’s...
Read More »Coach DONAN CRUZ ’07 has an impressive resume of national championships, coach of the year awards, and national tournament appearances. He recently won the 2022 AVCA Men’s Division I/II National Coach of the Year and MIVA Coach of the Year...
Read More »A licensed clinical therapist, social worker, and motivational speaker with over 15 years of experience, KARA VOJCSIK ’04 is committed to confronting anxiety, depression, and mental health head on. With her "You Matter" workshops and lectures, Vojcsik's modern approach gets...
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