Last week, Pope Francis named Fr. Robert J. Fisher ’83, an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Detroit. Archbishop Allen Vigneron called Fisher—and Fr. Gerard W. Battersby, who was also named an auxiliary bishop last week— “two well-loved and respected priests.” Fisher, 57, has been pastor and rector of Shrine …
Meredith Harper ’94, ’97 is on the Crain’s Detroit Business list “50 Names to Know in Information Technology.” Harper is the chief information privacy and security officer for Henry Ford Health System. Earlier this year she was given the University’s Spirit of Detroit Mercy: Alumni Achievement Award, which recognizes graduates whose …
The Detroit News named 10 Michiganians of the Year today and University of Detroit Mercy graduate Luther Keith ’72 was among them. Keith, 66, who is founder of ARISE Detroit! was honored for “his commitment to bringing people together to improve Detroit’s neighborhoods.” ARISE Detroit! connects people and more than 400 …
The Lansing State Journal has named Desmond Ferguson ’00 one of five Entrepreneurs to Watch in Lansing. Ferguson is a business grad who launched Moneyball Sportswear in 2002. The company specializes in custom-made basketball uniforms and other apparel for high school teams. The company’s retail arm sells T-shirts, yoga pants, hoodies …
Sabrina Rewald ’15 is a fellow at the National LGBTQ Task Force in Washington, D.C., and provides legal and policy research and taking part in advocacy to advance the equal rights and dignity of the LGBTQ community. She was profiled in this week’s Detroit Legal News. Rewald is a third-generation graduate of Detroit …
Darryn Horvath ’14 was instrumental in one woman’s last-place finish in the Detroit Free Press Marathon on Oct. 16. Read her praise for the volunteer and Detroit Mercy grad in this Free Press profile.
Live6 Alliance is a University of Detroit Mercy-led organization dedicated to re-energizing the neighborhoods around the McNichols Campus at Livernois and Six Mile. Alumna Lauren Hood ’03, ’12 is the director of the partnership with The Kresge Foundation and the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, and will open new headquarters in …
Zachary Klima ’12 was named one of Crain’s Detroit Business’ 40 Under 40 for 2016. He developed an app that lets fans at entertainment venues know how long the lines are at restrooms and concession stands. Click here to read how he came up with the concept and who is …
The Advanced Group, an industry-leading diversified professional staffing, consulting, and outsourcing organization, announced the recent appointment of Julie Bell, ’03 as Chief Human Resources Officer. Bell earned her masters in Industrial Organization Psychology from University of Detroit Mercy. Read the story. posted in Financial Buzz
By Sheila Pursglove – Detroit Legal News, August 30, 2016 Athena Portokalidis enjoys studying the law from the perspectives of two differing legal traditions simultaneously in the Canadian & American Dual J.D. Program at Detroit Mercy Law and the University of Windsor Faculty of Law. “I feel it gives me a …
