Doug Goodnough Archives

Relationship Builder: Weston Relies on People in the Banking Business

Banking is often about numbers, but for Walter Weston, ’07, it’s about people. The senior vice president of Healthcare Sponsor Coverage and Group Leader at Comerica Bank said relationships are the key to success.

Live and Online: Chargers Boast Robust Streaming Production for Home Contests

Ted Matko, who has spent 43 years handling much of the College’s video production, has settled in for the past few as Hillsdale’s director of Sports Broadcasting. And with that singular focus, he remains the driving force behind Chargers Athletics’ online presence.

Fear Factor: Palazzo Uses Fear of Failure, Hard Work to Succeed in Business and Life

Fear of failure has always been a powerful motivating tool for Jon Palazzo, ’90. While a student at Hillsdale College, Palazzo used that fear to focus on his studies with the hope of creating his own company that could provide a good living for him, his wife, and his family and teach others how to do the same.

The Right Decision: Anstead, Accounting A Great Match at Hillsdale

Despite his “wrong” thinking, Glenn Anstead, ’81, calls his decision to attend Hillsdale College one of the best. Although the offensive lineman developed his football skills in high school, he learned how to become a student at Hillsdale, eventually foregoing his senior football season to focus on academics.

Help Us “Fill in the Blanks”

Did you know that the Hillsdale College baseball team had a record eight wins, eight losses, and one tie in 1913? Hillsdale College has huge gaps in its athletic records, depending on the year and the sport. And Doug Goodnough, ’90, is hoping to do something about it.

Single-Minded Focus: Brown Has Olympics as Her Target

Ida Brown, ’24, is used to focusing her attention on a target. Although her collegiate shooting career is over, she is still aiming for her ultimate goal: a spot on Team USA for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

Perfect Fit: Hillsdale “An Easy Place to Be” for Lucadam

More than 60 years later, his H Club sweater still fits him perfectly. Jim Lucadam, ’65, had the same feeling when he attended Hillsdale College as a football and baseball recruit in 1961.

Lifelong Lessons: Nordli Uses Golf as a Teaching Tool

For Scott Nordli, ’75, “Golf suits itself perfectly for the values of honesty, integrity, responsibility, and things like that.” Golf has always been part of Nordli’s life in some way, evolving over the years. In his earlier years, including the time he spent as a member of the Hillsdale College men’s golf team in the early 1970s, it was about playing competitive golf.

Fundraising and Family: Faley Thriving at Boys and Girls Club of Skagit County

Fundraising is not only Ian Faley’s job, but also his hobby. The 2010 Hillsdale College graduate has worked for the Boys and Girls Club of Skagit County, Washington, for more than a decade, currently serving as its executive vice president and chief development officer.

Always Home: Weidinger Credits Success to Her Hillsdale Experience

The Hillsdale College softball experience for Dana Weidinger, ’20, was thrown a couple of curveballs. Despite this, she completed her Hillsdale career at the top of the career record books, including third in wins (54), second in innings pitched (594), and fourth in career strikeouts (383).

Education Advocate: Beam Working to Spread Hillsdale’s K-12 Program

Tara Elkins Beam, ’10, ’16 M.A., of Los Alamos, New Mexico, is still wrangling for the cause of classical education, which started as a student at Hillsdale College.

I’ve Never Been Prouder of My Alma Mater

As Doug Goodnough, ’90, travels and highlights the outcomes of Hillsdale College alumni, he can’t think of any better example than what Juliane Malia Hillock, ’91, is doing at Hózhó Academy in Gallup, New Mexico.