贝洛伊特自豪
This highest honor originates with submitted nominations for alumni whose overall achievement, 职业生涯中的个人成长, 优秀的公民, 文化, and professional/business service reflect positively on 贝洛伊特.
Raj费尔南多93
The generous spirit of Raj费尔南多93 was apparent even at an early age. 他的妹妹, 坦尼娅费尔南多, recalls him giving away his favorite toy to a family friend’s newborn baby when he was just 4. That spirit has carried Raj through his life and manifested itself in his career. 作为一名学生, he interned at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, holding various positions there before founding Chopper Trading in 2002. 该公司, which trades in national and international markets, has employed several 贝洛伊特ers and hosted interns from the college. In 2015, he sold the company and launched Workstorm, a secure collaboration platform for businesses. He is involved with a number of organizations, 包括芝加哥交响乐团, 爪子芝加哥, and the Foreign Policy Leadership Committee at the Brookings Institution. He is also on the board of directors for the American Security Project and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
Marty Dyer Feltus, 68年
Martha “Marty” Dyer Feltus’68 was once described as the “superlative example of ‘being the change’ our society needs.“俄克拉荷马州的塔尔萨., native arrived at 贝洛伊特 in time to immerse herself in the 贝洛伊特 Plan. She studied abroad in Spain and became a Spanish major. She worked for 27 years at Weidmann Electrical Technology in St. Johnsbury, Vt., where she helped develop the company’s customer base in Mexico, before retiring in 2001. 她退休后, she was often attending 更多的 public meetings than elected officials, 所以她决定自己竞选公职. She’s now in her third term as a representative in the Vermont General Assembly, 他计划竞选下一个任期. Feltus在几个委员会任职, including the House Committee on Appropriations, 众议院性骚扰预防小组, and the Working Group on Water Quality Funding.
罗斯玛丽·威德曼·格鲁伯，68届
罗斯玛丽·威德曼·格鲁伯，68届 dedicated her career to the service of others, tackling perhaps the hardest piece of working in the public sphere—fundraising. She began in 1985 as the development associate for United Arts, where she was responsible for soliciting annual campaign gifts for arts organizations in St. 保罗,明尼苏达州. She later worked at the Children’s Hospitals and Clinics Foundation, securing the first $1 million gift for the foundation, before moving on to work for the University of Minnesota, where she raised 更多的 than $53 million for cancer research. Those who know her say she possesses an authentic integrity. 而且，她言行一致. 她和她的丈夫, 别格鲁伯66, 慷慨地支持他们的母校, 基督教青年会, 以及各种地方组织.
2018年青年校友奖
Luke Somers’08 received the Young 校友 Award posthumously in June during the 校友 Assembly of 贝洛伊特’s Reunion Weekend. Luke’s mother, Paula Somers, and his brother, Jordan Somers, accepted the honor. Luke Somers was an expatriate storyteller and a wanderer with an affinity for traveling and understanding his adopted communities. 创意写作专业, he spent two semesters studying abroad: one in Egypt, 另一个在摩洛哥, 在前往中东之前, eventually traveling to Yemen to work as an English teacher, 然后作为一个讲故事的人, using photography to document Yemen’s Arab Spring. His photos have been published in The Yemen Times, The BBC, and other international outlets. Somers never saw the full impact of his work. He was killed by militants in Yemen in 2014 after 更多的 than a year in captivity. 贝洛伊特 has established an international studies scholarship and an annual off-campus study photography contest in Luke’s name. Paula and Jordan Somers are pictured with Mark Wold’95, 左, 贝洛伊特’s former director of development and alumni engagement.
The Young 校友 Award goes to a member of the alumni community who is marking a 10th reunion year and whose overall achievements, 个人成长, 优秀的公民, 文化, and professional service reflects credit on 贝洛伊特. The recipients come from alumni nominations and are chosen by the 校友 Association board.
