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Andrea Bryant Gladin '02
Vice president of alumni engagement
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Alumni Fellows
Since 1983, the program has brought successful alumni back to campus to meet with
students and faculty and to share their expertise in the classroom and at informal
settings.
Fellows are chosen by each college to return as distinguished guests and as mentors,
friends and counselors. They are honored in recognition of the ultimate measure of
a university – not curricula, facilities or programs, but the quality of its alumni.
You are invited to attend the 2025 Alumni Fellows Banquet, and tickets are available
now! Thursday, April 24, 2025 – 6:30 p.m. reception, followed by dinner at 7 p.m.
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Meet our 2025 Fellows below:
College of Agriculture
Renée McReynolds Laird ’93
Renée McReynolds Laird ’93
Ag tech and commodities executive, financial and risk management leader, leadership
and wellness coach
Renée Laird Consulting
College of Arts and Sciences
Danielle Cornejo Calhoun ’08
Danielle Cornejo Calhoun ’08
Vice president, DEI
Weber Shandwick
College of Arts and Sciences
Eric Farmer ’97
Eric Farmer ’97
Principal staff mathematician
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
College of Business Administration
Charlie Morrison ’90
Charlie Morrison ’90
Retired chief executive officer
Wingstop, Inc.
Carl R. Ice College of Engineering
Beth Ward ’93
Beth Ward ’93
Former senior vice president supply chain
Hallmark Cards, Inc.
College of Technology and Aviation
Steve Reed ’88
Steve Reed ’88
Retired executive vice president of business development
Kasa Companies
College of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Ronald Marler ’71, ’73, ’78
Dr. Ronald Marler ’71, ’73, ’78
Professor emeritus
Mayo Clinic Arizona