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Alumni You Should Know: Amanda Herriman-Reichel ’09, ’11 and ’13 – WWU legacy, educator and author, California, Missouri
To say Amanda Herriman-Reichel is passionate about life would be quite an understatement. The three-time graduate of William Woods (B.S. in Elementary Education/Art Education 2009; Master’s in Athletic/Activities Administration 2011, and Specialist Degree in School Superintendency 2013) has always been super involved, going back to her days at The Woods when she was active in […]
University releases official 2021 Alumni Magazine
Senior Art major leaving her artistic mark on William Woods
From December 6th through late February, William Woods’ Dulany Library will be more artistic than usual. That is due to the creative works of Rosie Lenz, a fifth-year senior Art major, who is having her senior year art show displayed for the next few months inside the library. Lenz’s multipart art show is called Living […]
Alumni You Should Know: Heidi Glaus ’96, talk radio show host, KTRS-AM, St. Louis, Missouri
Heidi Glaus ’96 hails from the southeast Missouri town of New Madrid, best known as the namesake for the famous fault and devastating earthquake of 1812. Turns out Glaus’ professional career since graduating from William Woods University has been pretty groundbreaking as well. The young woman who chose to attend The Woods for the chance […]
William Woods establishes directory to support alumni businesses
Alumni You Should Know: Amanda Wharton ‘06, Independent Interpreter, Roanoke, Virginia
When Amanda Wharton ’06 was growing up in Lexington, Missouri, her father had one requirement for both her and her sister: they were all expected to earn a college degree, becoming the first in the family to do so. At the same time, she had another sibling, a brother named David, who was Deaf. It […]
Alumni You Should Know: Joshua Potter ’06, Post-Production Coordinator, Warner Brothers Entertainment, Los Angeles California
If someone said that the story of Joshua Potter’s life could be a Hollywood production, they would pretty much be telling the truth. That would be because the 2006 graduate of William Woods, who grew up in the University’s backyard of Fulton, is these days living out his professional dream of working as a post-production […]
Alumni You Should Know: Ciara Tatum ’19, Physical Education teacher and Track and Field Head Sprint Coach, Columbia, Missouri
One of the areas where William Woods University has made its mark is in the University’s long-time appeal to so-called “non-traditional” students. That is, students that are anything other than traditional, living on-campus undergraduates. Ciara Tatum ’19, a physical education teacher at Lange Middle School and Track and Field Head Sprint Coach at Battle High […]
Alumni You Should Know: Mandi LaRue ’11, Director Organizational Effectiveness, MGM Resorts, Las Vegas Nevada
A little over six years ago, Mandi LaRue ’11 did what countless Americans do each year. She took a gamble in Las Vegas. But the chance LaRue took had nothing to do with slot machines or card games. Instead, the Fulton, Missouri native decided to take her burgeoning career in Hospitality to the city that […]
Alumni You Should Know: Tiffany Rhame ’17, International Business student, University College (Dublin) and former English abroad teacher, Chile
If you are looking for an alumnus that epitomizes the William Woods University goal of creating global citizens of the world, look no further than Tiffany Rhame ‘17. In the four years since graduating from The Woods with a degree in Business Administration with a Spanish minor, Rhame has already had the opportunity to travel […]