Alumni + Friends

How unwavering personal grit and a mentor who kept the door open helped John Damiano, DDS (DEN ’89) overcome extraordinary setbacks to earn his dental degree.

Gift will support scholarships, establish the Sue Nartker Endowment Fund and sustain leadership for the Doctor of Business Administration program at Weatherhead School of Management

1970sDavid Walbert (LAW ’72) authored the book Stealing Elections, American Style (Bloomsbury Academic), which provides explanations about voting rights issues.William Stewart (WRC ’75) teaches a night class through the Community Learning Program with Arlington Public Schools in Arlington,…

Alumni’s latest gift to CWRU will establish an endowed instructor position focused on teaching

Alum Ava Shamban reflects on her CWRU education and dermatology career as she prepares to speak at the 2026 White Coat Ceremony

Two hundred years of educational excellence was not built in a single moment—it was shaped by every student, every faculty member and every act of generosity. Every personal story is woven into that legacy, and when you use the right vehicle for your season of life, your chapter can become one of…

An ‘unsolvable’ problem launched Shailesh Mehta’s career—and now spurs a new professorship

A chance meeting led Farrokh Khatibi to CWRU—and later work developing technology for advanced cellular networks

Richman family expands support to CWRU by endowing professorship in Popular Music Studies

Swineheart family hopes to spark curiosity in future generations