ALUMNI PROFILES FEATURE STORY
Alumni Profiles Calvin seeks to equip students to think deeply, act justly, and live wholeheartedly as Christ’s agents of renewal in the world. These stories demonstrate how our alumni are living out that mission. Ariangela Davis-Kozikisisdoing doing Ariangela Davis-Kozik postdoctoral research on the microorganisms that live in human airways, hoping to better understand asthma in adults. She’s also co-led Black in Microbiology, a weeklong conference that attracted global attention. When he graduated from Calvin, Lt. Gen. Michael Michael Groen Groen joined joined the the U.S. U.S. Marine Corps. As the director of the
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Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), he works to incorporate artificial intelligence into the functions of the of Defense. functions of Department the Department of Defense. Allison Vermeer VanWyngarden has always lovedVanWyngarden horses. Now, she’s Allison Vermeer combining love of horses has always her loved horses. Now,with she’sa passion for her children in horses a new horse combining love of with a therapeutic riding program passion for children in a newthat horse helps children in Iowa. therapeutic riding program that helps children in Iowa. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, movie theaters closed. J.D. Loeks When the COVID-19 pandemic hit,is the president a chainJ.D. of Michigan movie theatersofclosed. Loeks is theaters, and he his of team have the president of aand chain Michigan found some to reach theaters, andcreative he and ways his team have audiences. found some creative ways to reach audiences.
