<![CDATA[Alpha Lambda Delta - ALD NEWS]]>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:14:42 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[October 2021 Member of Month: Lindsey Miller]]>Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:06:15 GMThttps://www.wmualphalambdadelta.org/ald-news/october-2021-member-of-month-lindsey-miller​Written by Lindsey Beck, Public Relations. Lindsey is a sophomore studying Theatre. Picture
  • The WMU ALD Executive Board selects one chapter member per month as the honorary member of the month. Members who are selected go above and beyond and are active within our organization. For the October 2021 Member of the Month, we selected member Lindsey Miller.

  • Lindsey is a biomedical sciences major with minors in chemistry and psychology. After getting her bachelor's degree, she will be going to medical school in hopes of becoming a pediatric hematologist and oncologist. Her favorite thing about ALD is how there are so many opportunities to help out our community while forming closer bonds with our peers. A fun fact about Lindsey is that she have been to 8 countries!
]]><![CDATA[October Member of the Month: Aqdas Khan]]>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 17:12:06 GMThttps://www.wmualphalambdadelta.org/ald-news/october-member-of-the-month-aqdas-khanWritten by Michael Sekich, a senior a Western Michigan studying Political Science. He also serves as our Secretary/Webmaster. Picture
Every month we choose an extraordinary ALD member who has displayed great dedication to our organization. This month we chose Aqdas Khan who participated in our national ALD conference

Aqdas is an exceptional second year student majoring in Psychology and minoring in Statistics. His favorite parts of being in ALD are the volunteer opportunities and free pizza at info meetings. We are proud to have members like Aqdas, and are looking forward to seeing the rest of his academic career.
]]><![CDATA[January & February Members of the Month: Jen Thomas and Logan Mulholland]]>Sat, 22 Feb 2020 21:25:42 GMThttps://www.wmualphalambdadelta.org/ald-news/january-february-members-of-the-month-jen-thomas-and-logan-mulhollandWritten by Brielle Babcock, a senior student studying Psychology: Behavioral Sciences & Gender and Women's Studies. She is also our chapter's Webmaster.
Jen is a second year student at WMU, but she has junior class standing. Jen is studying Psychology: Behavioral Sciences with a minor in French. She aspires to provided ABA therapy to children with developmental disabilities. Her favorite part of ALD is the community as well as the ability to learn from others within the organization.

Logan is a junior here at WMU, she is double majoring in Leadership and Business Strategy & Environmental / Sustainability Studies. She aspires to be a green consultant for businesses, helping to improve sustainability. Logan's favorite part of ALD is volunteering with her friends; "It's a good way to give back to the community, hang out with your friends, and not stress about school". 
]]><![CDATA[November Members of the Month: Max Wicklund & Lila Rode]]>Wed, 25 Dec 2019 23:47:08 GMThttps://www.wmualphalambdadelta.org/ald-news/november-members-of-the-monthWritten by Katie Davis, a second-year student studying Exercise Science. She is also our chapter's Public Relations Chairperson.
Max is a third year here at Western with an Advertising and Promotion major and also a minor in Communication. He backpacked 75 miles of the Appalachian Trail this past summer! Max says that ALD has provided him the opportunity to get involved in the community in so many unique ways. Volunteering also allows him to engage with other WMU students that he may have never interacted with otherwise.

Lila is a 2nd year student with a Civil Engineering major. One fun fact about her is that she has been to over 30 concerts/festivals. She says that ALD has given her many opportunities to go outside of her comfort zone and be a leader, as an active member.🗣🙌🏻
]]><![CDATA[January Members of the Month: Delaney Whynot & Sydney Hauck]]>Wed, 13 Feb 2019 04:11:48 GMThttps://www.wmualphalambdadelta.org/ald-news/january-members-of-the-month-delaney-whynot-sydney-hauckWritten by Taylor Towery-Phillips, a third-year student studying Biomedical Sciences. She is also our chapter's Public Relations Chairperson
Delaney's major is IHS with a Pre-PA major. She has Psychology and Biology minors. Hopes to specialize in neurology or neurosurgery. Her favorite event in ALD is the mentorship program. This is her favorite because she has met so many people and volunteers throughout the community. Her favorite food is popcorn or cheese. Her favorite movie is Beauty and the Beast. Something interesting about Delaney: she is a huge Disney and travel fan and one day she hopes to visit every single Disney park or resort in the world!
Sydney’s major is human resource management. She plans to head to grad school for human resources and industrial relations. Her favorite event in ALD is the mentorship program, she still talks to her mentee. Her favorite food is pickles. Something interesting about Sydney, she is the first in her family to graduate with a bachelors!
]]><![CDATA[October Member of the Month]]>Tue, 20 Nov 2018 16:20:19 GMThttps://www.wmualphalambdadelta.org/ald-news/october-member-of-the-monthWritten By Taylor Towery-Phillips, a third-year student studying Biomedical Sciences. She is also our chapter's Public Relations Chairperson. Picture

Congratulations Jonathan!

ALD Member of the month is Jonathan Worthy. Jonathan’s major is Industrial engineering. He plans on working as an engineer and eventually going back to school to pursue an MBA. His favorite event in ALD is Relay for Life.
His favorite movie is Interstellar. An interesting fact about Jonathan is that he loves longboarding.
]]><![CDATA[Member of the Month: Sydni Jackson]]>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:52:35 GMThttps://www.wmualphalambdadelta.org/ald-news/member-of-the-month-sydniPicture
Written by Kassidy Davis a second year student majoring in Exercise Science. She is also our chapter's Public Relations Chairperson.
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Congratulations to Sydni!
Sydni was selected due to her overall dedication to ALD and especially our mentorship program! She has been an amazing mentor and an absolute delight to work with. On top of all that she has held a ton of volunteer mentor hours and plans on continuing to do this.
Some fun things about her are… She is musical theatre major and plans on minoring in psychology. She hopes to one day develop a therapy program for actors. Her favorite part of ALD are the community service activities at the end of each meeting! She thinks these are awesome ideas and they even opened her mind up to thinking of her own creative service activities for the future. Her favorite movies are Forrest Gump and Sex and the City. She also loves carbs so her favorite type of food is pasta. One fun fact about her is that she was featured on the cover of Metro Parent Magazine when she was 5 years old.  Be like Sydni!

]]><![CDATA[Member of the Month: Katie Rourke]]>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 20:27:10 GMThttps://www.wmualphalambdadelta.org/ald-news/member-of-the-month-katie-rourke
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Written by Kassidy Davis a second year student majoring in Exercise Science. She is also our chapter's Public Relations Chairperson.
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Congratulations to Katie!
Katie was selected due to her recent dedication to ALD. She attended the Friendship Village event and was quick to sign up and attend. Not only did she bring a positive and hardworking attitude, but she also held awesome communication!!!
Some fun stuff about her is that she is a speech pathology major who dreams to work in a clinic. Her favorite event this year was actually the most recent one at Friendship village! She loves the movies Pitch Perfect and the Titanic. Her favorite food is any form of potato. And two fun facts about her are that she has been skydiving and she will officially be CHi Omega’s president this weekend! GO KATIE!

]]><![CDATA[Member of the Month: Hannah]]>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 16:04:12 GMThttps://www.wmualphalambdadelta.org/ald-news/member-of-the-month-hannah
Written by Kassidy Davis a second year student majoring in Exercise Science. She is also our chapter's Public Relations Chairperson.

Here is our December Member of the Month❄️ Hannah! CONGRATULATIONS. 
Hannah was chosen as Member of the Month because of her involvement at multiple events this semester including the holiday parade, turkey trot and the Gibbs House event. Not only did she attend the events, but she attended with a bubbly and positive attitude! 
Some awesome things about Hannah are she’s a nursing major who is a part of Gamer’s Guild. One of her favorite quotes is, “we all bleed the same color”. She loves this quote because  it says in a simple way that we are all human beings and in the end we truly are the same! Also, her favorite food is sushi and she is originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico! 

]]><![CDATA[Member of the Month: Dalton Craighead]]>Tue, 28 Nov 2017 22:36:50 GMThttps://www.wmualphalambdadelta.org/ald-news/member-of-the-month-dalton
Written by Kassidy Davis a second year student majoring in Exercise Science. She is also our chapter's Public Relations Chairperson.
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Meet our Member of the Month, Dalton!

Some fun things about Dalton are that he is a computer science major who enjoys sour patch kids, Guardian of the Galaxy, drawing and re-voicing films/videos!

His favorite quote is "It doesn't matter if you just don't give up", said by Stephen Hawking. He chose this quote because Stephen Hawking is an idol of his.
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