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Five APP alumni award winners pose with President Eric W. Kaler
Five alumni recognized with top honors at Homecoming and Reunion Weekend
At the 2025 Alumni Association Awards Luncheon—a centerpiece event of Homecoming and Reunion Weekend—guests celebrated a quintet of Case Western Reserve alumni making a difference in Cleveland, on campus and beyond. President Eric W. Kaler presented this year's awards, which recognized graduates…
APP alumnus Kevin Russell speaks at a podium
Social entrepreneur Kevin Russell earns CWRU's Young Alumni Award
Kevin Russell’s path from Peace Corps volunteer in the Kingdom of Tonga to social entrepreneur shows what happens when purpose meets conviction and courage. The result has not only earned Russell APP Alumni Association's 2025 Young Alumni Award—it's also changed lives,…
APP alumni Nicholas Zalany and Judy Strauss-Schwartz pose with an award
CWRU Alumni Association honors Judy Strauss-Schwartz with Daniel T. Clancy Alumni Service Award
Sometimes, mothers truly do know best. Judy Strauss-Schwartz hadn’t considered Case Western Reserve until her mother urged her to visit while touring colleges in the Cleveland area. Upon seeing the campus and meeting current students, she was hooked. Four years later, with her American studies…
APP alumnus Jeffrey Verespej speaks at an alumni award luncheon
Jeffrey Verespej earns Alumni Association's Newton D. Baker Distinguished Service Award
After earning his second degree from CWRU, Cleveland native Jeffrey Verespej was surprised to find no local alumni chapter existed. Motivated by a passion for the city and a dedication to service, he helped launch the Cleveland Alumni Chapter in 2011. “There’s an essential link between the…
APP alumni William Chiego and Nicholas Zalany pose with an alumni award
William J. Chiego wins Alumni Association's Professional Achievement Award
While he was born in Newark and raised in Red Bank, N.J., Bill Chiego’s career path came to life in Cleveland. He arrived on the Case Western Reserve campus intending to study for a doctorate in Latin American history after receiving a bachelor’s in history at the University of Virginia, thinking a…
Terrence J. Sejnowski speaks at a APP alumni award event
Terrence J. Sejnowski (CIT ’68) earns 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award
Terrence Sejnowski’s remarkable journey—from a curious physics undergraduate at Case Institute of Technology to one of the world’s most influential neuroscientists and AI pioneers—serves as inspiration not only to Spartans everywhere but also to the broader scientific community. Now, the Case…
Judy Steiner and John Krajewski wedding photo
Law School Love Stories
Susan Stevens Jaros (LAW ’73) & Stanley Jaros (LAW ’73) Susan and Stanley met on the first day of school in 1970. Stanley saw her drive up in a red Firebird convertible with New York plates. She breezed in the doors wearing a tennis skirt, and he said to his friend, “I am going to marry…
Amy Richardson speaking at an event
Trailblazer tales: Alumna leads the way
“Legacy of leadership: Amy Richardson’s journey of loyalty and impact”
Spartie flexes for a photo.
Homecoming is here: Join the festivities and reconnect with friends!
Come back to campus Oct. 9–12 for a weekend of fall fun and festivities at CWRU’s annual Homecoming and Reunion, which this year, coincides with Parent and Family Weekend Celebration. Whether you graduated five or 50 years ago, all alumni are invited to return to campus along with parents and…
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Transformational gift leads the way
When the Weatherhead Foundation invested in the management school at APP more than 45 years ago, their gift fueled an institution that has become known for breakthrough management research, experience-based education and exceptional leadership development. Today, the…