On the Money When Mike Stamper graduated from Oakland University’s School of Health Sciences (SHS) in 1983, he didn’t have the money to attend commencement. Things have changed quite a bit since then. Last year he was a featured speaker at the event. Read More  |
Hospital rounds Constance Franko, SON ’83, vividly recalls a lengthy hospital stay when she was 5. She had a large tumor in her lungs; it was touch-and-go. But after enduring partial lung removal and three months in the hospital, she recovered. That experience, coupled with a high school pharmacy job, inspired Franko to pursue a career in health care. Read More |
Dancing with the stars At 58, Ann Parsley, CAS ’86, knows many people who are looking forward to retirement. She’s not one of them. That’s because her work is her passion – and has been since Parsley was 11, when she took her first dance lesson, impressing instructors with the grand jetés she taught herself before class. Read More |
Entrepreneurial excellence He’s gone from a teenager flipping burgers at the local McDonald’s to being featured in the 2006 Crain’s Detroit Business’ “40 Under 40” as an accomplished young entrepreneur owning six McDonald’s stores. Jon Campbell Sr., MBA ’02, is now a McDonald’s franchisee, but he didn’t just pull up to the drive-thru and order the Happy Meal of instant success. Read More |