Hillsdale Alumni Newsletter Archives

Road Warrior: George Yarberry Has Built a Career Helping High School Student-Athletes

When George Yarberry, ’95, visited Hillsdale’s campus, he was offered a full basketball scholarship. Now, Yarberry has spent much of his professional career helping high school student-athletes with their college recruiting experience. As founder of the Elite Football Network, he travels the country providing opportunities for prep student-athletes to earn college athletic scholarships.

The Policy Translator: Myers Mixes Business, Politics as Caterpillar Lobbyist

Christopher Myers, ’92, is a translator—but not of a foreign language. As the director of International and Federal Government Affairs, Global Government and Corporate Affairs for Caterpillar, Myers “translates” between business and politics in his role as a lobbyist in Washington, D.C.

There Will Never Be a Better Homecoming

When Doug Goodnough, ’90, learned his baseball teammate, Troy Salvior, ’90, was being inducted into the Hillsdale College Athletic Hall of Fame, a light bulb clicked: This was the opportunity to make a reunion happen. There will never be a better Homecoming.

Love at First Sight: Jennifer Link Lippus Continues Her Relationship with Hillsdale College

Jennifer Link Lippus, ’91, is encouraging others to get behind the Kirby Center and WHIP specifically, because she’s watching it grow. “To think about what a great experience I had and to have that open and available to a broader group of students—to me, that says it all.”

Hometown Hillsdale: On Air and in the Classroom with Andy Brown, ’97

If you’ve spent any time in Hillsdale County in the past 30 years, chances are you have heard the voice of Andy Brown calling the play-by-play at a local athletic event or on Radio Hillsdale WCSR 92.1 FM. Andy is devoted to making his community a better place through his roles as an educator and broadcaster.

A Higher Calling: Lisa Wojciechowski Schulz is Passionate About Teaching at Austin Catholic High School

Lisa Wojciechowski Schulz, ’87, watched the 1976 Olympics from her living room television and decided she wanted to compete in track and field. She spurned an offer from the Air Force out of high school and signed with Hillsdale College and its powerhouse women’s track and field program.

Kicks and Picks: Brian Anderson Remains in Hillsdale Teaching Martial Arts and Playing the Blues

Brian Anderson, ’79, went from Chargers Blue to playing the blues. The former Hillsdale College standout running back has had an interesting life since arriving on campus from Ypsilanti High School in 1975.

‘Stepping Up Our Game’ for Our Alumni

Whether it is an ambitious slate of Alumni National Tour events, on-campus events like Homecoming and White & Blue Weekend, to the recent re-establishment of regional chapters and occupational affinity groups, the Alumni Office and the Alumni Association Board are hustling to keep alumni informed and engaged.

Out of this World: Anika Ellingson Looks Up for Her Next Career Step

For the past two years, Anika Ellingson, ’19, has been working on extracting DNA from chimpanzees from Senegal at the University of Utah’s Molecular Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics Lab. The former Hillsdale College women’s swimmer, who is finishing up her master’s degree in physical and biological anthropology this fall.

Lindsey Mertz Philipp Still Assisting People After Hillsdale

The all-time Hillsdale College women’s volleyball career assist leader, Lindsey Mertz Philipp, ’21, spent her time on the court setting up her teammates for the kill. That happened 5,209 times. Although her collegiate setting career is over, she is still dishing out assists.

Sold on Hillsdale: Trip Banks Is Ready to Help Spread the Word About the College

For the past 44 years, Trip Banks, ’76, has been in the family business, Banks, Inc. As a new member of the Hillsdale College Alumni Association, Banks said he is now about selling Hillsdale College, starting with his fellow alumni.

Morgan Delp Goes the Extra Mile

Morgan Delp, ’15, has shown she is up for a challenge. She proved herself a mainstay of the Chargers women’s tennis program, and now she is beginning her second year as principal of Central Catholic High School nestled in the heart of downtown Toledo.