{"id":41172,"date":"2019-02-01T09:57:37","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T14:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=41172"},"modified":"2019-02-17T14:21:50","modified_gmt":"2019-02-17T19:21:50","slug":"celebrating-alumni-success-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2019\/celebrating-alumni-success-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Our alumni win accolades\u2014let us know of your success, too!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From Liberia to the Shenandoah Valley and beyond, EMU alumni are earning accolades for their work! <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/alumni\/update\">Please use our alumni update form to let us know if you have, too<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>EMU appeared in the Grateful Grads Index and rated a Forbes Best Return on Investment (ROI) University in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Your good news is our good news! Help us spread the word about the value of an EMU education.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Gwendolyn Myers GC \u201914\u00a0<\/strong>is one of TIME magazine\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/time.com\/collection\/davos-2019\/5502593\/making-change-young-leaders\/\">Top Eight Young Reformers Across the Globe Shaping the World<\/a>.\u201d The feature is part of the magazine&#8217;s coverage of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Myers is among the global experts in human rights nominated to provide input to the forum&#8217;s agenda. She\u00a0is founder and executive director of Messengers of Peace-Liberia (MOP), which became the first recipient of H. E. President George Manneh Weah National Peace Prize Award in 2018.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Caleb Stitely &#8217;04<\/strong>, of Bealeton, Virginia, was recognized among the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/nbaa.org\/professional-development\/yopro\/40-40\/\">Top 40 Under 40&#8243; Young Professionals in Business Aviation<\/a> by the National Business Aviation Association at their annual conference in Orlando, Florida. He is the marketing and client relations manager at Chantilly Air. \u00a0at their<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jay Monger \u201802<\/strong> was among HVACR News \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.achrnews.com\/articles\/139625-top-40-under-40-hvacr-professionals\">40 Under 40<\/a>,\u201d recognizing the contributions of young professionals in the heating, cooling and refrigeration industry. He is the president and co-owner of Excel Heating &amp; Cooling in Harrisonburg. Jay stood for election as a district representative in the Air Conditioning Contractors Association (ACCA), an organization which also recognized his professional achievements in 2016, when he was runner-up for the ACCA Contractor of the Year award.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Meghan Painter MBA \u201813<\/strong> has been named one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2019\/01\/mba-grad-working-at-sentara-rmh-among-valleys-top-10-under-40-rising-business-leaders\/\">community\u2019s top 10 rising business leaders under age 40<\/a> for 2018 by the <em>Shenandoah Valley Business Journal<\/em>. She is the business operations director at Sentara RMH Medical Group. She supports over 150 medical care providers with behind-the-scenes administrative oversight for the daily operations, insurance credentialing, data reporting and finance, while supervising six analyst specialists.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Judith Trumbo \u201882<\/strong>, president and CEO of Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community, has been named the <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2019\/01\/judith-trumbo-82-is-the-harrisonburg-rockingham-chamber-of-commerce-business-person-of-the-year\/\">Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year<\/a>. The recognition is given to leaders who have guided organizations through challenges or in new directions. A resident of Broadway and former member of the Eastern Mennonite University Board of Trustees, Trumbo holds an MBA from James Madison University.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2019\/02\/business-spotlight-four-alumni-team-up-with-shirleys-gourmet-popcorn-company\/\"><strong>Shirley\u2019s Gourmet Popcorn Company<\/strong><\/a> of Harrisonburg was awarded the Franchise of the Year distinction at the company\u2019s annual PopCon conference in 2018. The four co-owners are <strong>Wayne Witmer \u201888<\/strong> and his wife <strong>Luisa Showalter Witmer \u201989<\/strong>, <strong>Lisa Roeschley MA \u201901<\/strong> (education) and her husband <strong>Rob<\/strong>, a faculty member from 1993-2008. Among their 16 employees are several EMU students, including their son Eli, a first-year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Liberia to the Shenandoah Valley and beyond, EMU alumni are earning accolades for their work! 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