Hillsdale Blog

Winning at a New Game: Stephanie Heid Benson Balances Business and Family Life

Stephanie Heid Benson, ’03, is taking what she learned from the game of basketball and applying it to the game of life. Stephanie became the program’s second all-time leading scorer and a four-time all-conference performer. Now, she and her husband are competing in the restaurant business.

Phi Sigs Share Campus Experience with New Gathering Place

Phi Sigma Epsilon closed its doors in the late 1980s. With only an empty lot as a reminder, that wasn’t the end of the story. In 2016, Phi Sig Alumni Chapter President Doug McPherson, ’76, came up with a pavilion idea, the Phi Sig Pavilion project, and concept for their property that they will donate to the College.

Tech Talk: The Ever-Growing World of Tech

Tanner Orion Wright, ’17, and Giannina Imperial Wright, ’18, reflect on the ever-growing world of tech careers and how Hillsdale shaped them to be successful in their field of work.

Museum Studies Class Displays Hillsdale’s Best

Hillsdale has a plethora of historical and natural displays. Not everyone knows that many of the beautiful displays are actually created by students. Students create these educational exhibits as part of the Museum Studies course, taught by Professor of History Dave Stewart.

Returning to a Traditional Philosophy Approach: A Series with Dr. Ian Church

“While the idea of oneness might seem initially foreign to many of us—perhaps especially those of us with individualistic Western psychological profiles—I think the idea of oneness can be surprisingly familiar.” – Dr. Ian Church. This is part two of the Returning to a Traditional Philosophy Approach Series with Hillsdale’s associate professor of philosophy, Dr. Church.

Serving with a Willing Heart: Pi Phi’s Champions are Readers

Pi Phi sisters served the Hillsdale community with a willing heart at Gier Elementary School as they participated in their resurrected program, CAR (Champions are Readers).

Anne “Annie Mac” MacIntyre: Success On and Off the Court

From serving up success on the court to running a wealth management company in Metro Detroit, Anne MacIntyre, ’90, was a four-year starter at setter for the Charger volleyball program, earning academic all-conference three times and honorable mention all-conference honors as a senior.

Still Going Strong: Former Charger Tennis Captain John Scott, ’72, Continues to Play the Game He Loves

John Scott, ’72, said he never had a chance to play a match of high school tennis because he wasn’t good enough to crack his team’s lineup. He still tried out for the Charger tennis team, and eventually became the number one singles and doubles player and had a chance to perform against some of the best college competition in Michigan.

Captain Comeback: Former Charger Softball Standout Julie Maloney Bianchi Now Leading in Education

A severe knee injury didn’t stop Julie Maloney Bianchi, ’91, from chasing her softball dreams. Julie, a first-team All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference performer in ’90 and ’91, became a key contributor on the powerhouse teams that were recently inducted into the Hillsdale Athletic Hall of Fame.

Kelly Brown Buckley: From Fledgling Swimmer to National Qualifier

Kelly Brown Buckley, ’92, certainly made a splash during her time at Hillsdale College. As a member of the first swimming team in the College’s history in 1989, Brown and a group of walk-ons went from a group trying to stay afloat to a program that qualified for the NAIA nationals.

Caleb Bowers, ’15, Returns to Campus to Discuss Careers in STEM

Alumnus Caleb Bowers, ’15, imparts wisdom learned from his experience in software engineering to hopeful STEM students.

Hometown Hillsdale: John Waldvogel, ’91

By pure happenstance, John Waldvogel, ’91, found an opportunity to pursue his desired goal of becoming a financial advisor in Hillsdale. He currently works just down the street from campus, where he operates his own practice.