Four new members, including threealumni, have joined 鶹ԭ’s Board of Trustees.
D. Randall Brown ’87 ofFort Wayne, Ind.,returns to Manchester’s Board of Trustees after 10 years off. He spent three years asBoardChair.
Brown earned his bachelor’s degreein political science and businessfrom Manchester in 1987, before completing his Juris Doctor at Indiana UniversitySchool of Law-Indianapolis.He is nowlitigationdepartment chair and Fort Wayne managing partner at Barnes & Thornburg.
Healsoserves on the boards of Greater Fort Wayne, Inc., Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership, and the Fort Wayne Museum of Art.
BradfordAquino’98 of Golden, Colo.,earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting from Manchesterand a master’s in business administration from the University of Notre Dame.
His career began in public accounting, and he has since held leadership positions in the medical device community at Zimmer Biomet, CONMED Corporation and RTI Surgical. He currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Metron in the water industry. He served on the board for Ancilla College and assisted in leading its merger into Marian University in 2021.
MeghanLinvill ’06McNabof Nashville, Tenn.,earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Manchester in 2006, before completing her Juris Doctor at Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis. Sheisnowpartnerat Krieg Devault where sherepresentshealthcareprovidersin areas including Medicare and Medicaid program reimbursement,licensure matters, and various regulatory issues.She is also a Certified Public Accountant.
McNabpreviously served on Manchester’s Alumni Boardof Directors as Vice President.
Donald R. AndersonofMiddlebury,Ind.,earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from Indiana University South Bend. Hespent47years in the insurance industry, including tenures as President of First National Insurance Agency, NBA Insurance, and USI Insurance.
Anderson retired in 2020 but continues to serve on many community and church boards.Heisactively involvedwith the Middlebury Community Schools as the School Boardsecretary. His involvement with the Church of the Brethren includesbeing a delegate atAnnualConference, district moderatorfor Northern Indiana, and board member for Camp Alexander Mack.
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鶹ԭ has been officially ratified for membership in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) following a vote on September 27, 2026. 鶹ԭ will complete the 2026-27 season in NCAA Division III and begin NAIA competition on July 1, 2027, with affiliation in the Crossroads League Conference. “This is an exciting moment for 鶹ԭ. Throughout this process, we were looking for partners who share our values and our belief that athletics should be an extension of an...
鶹ԭ invites high school students to visit campus this fall on one of many special visit days. High school seniors who visit 鶹ԭ through the Office of Admissions will earn a $500/year visit incentive scholarship, totaling $2,000 over four years. Join us on one of these scheduled visit days: Sept. 19:Toursand Tailgates Tourcampus,hear from admissions,meet currentstudentsandtailgate.Later,cheer on the Spartans as they take on The University of Olivetduring the second homefootballgame of the season.Before the game, there will bea...
鶹ԭwelcomedElizabeth Marsch as its executive director of online educationon Tuesday, Aug. 11. Marsch comes to Manchester from The Ohio State University, where she worked fornearly 25years. She most recently held the position of director of distance education for theirCollege of Arts andSciences.She hasparticipatedin curriculum development and educational technology innovation groups atThe Ohio State University, MiamiUniversityand Franklin University. Fornearly 20yearsshe has taught courses, mostly online,in literature, culture,powerand identity.These includeIntroduction to Humanities: Cross-Cultural Perspectives, Love and World Literature, andLiteratureand the Self....
