Baldwin Wallace Alumni

06/11/2026

A weekend to remember 🤎💛

From the Classes of the 1950s to our newest graduates, Yellow Jackets returned to campus for a weekend filled with reconnection, conversation, celebration, and BW pride.

Read more: https://www.bw.edu/news/2026/06/yellow-jackets-return-remember-reconnect-at-bw-alumni-weekend 🐝

06/10/2026

Celebrating excellence across the BW community! The 2026 Alumni Merit Awards honored outstanding graduates during Alumni Weekend. ⭐️

Read the full story to meet this year’s honorees and learn how they are making an impact: https://www.bw.edu/news/2026/06/2026-bw-alumni-awards 🐝

06/01/2026

Over 600 alumni, students, family, and friends joined us for BW Night at the Cleveland Guardians, showing off our Yellow Jacket pride at Progressive Field. Plus, we got to enjoy a Guardians win! 🐝⚾

05/29/2026

The inaugural Jacket Business Network event brought together more than 100 BW alumni & friends across the business community.

Thank you to Jacket Business organizers Ron Boynar '93 and David Allen '93 for making this event possible, and to Lt. Governor Jim Tressel '75 and Robert Klonk for their remarks.

Stay tuned for more Jacket Business Network events in the future! 🐝

05/21/2026

There's something for everyone at Alumni Weekend! Can't stay the whole weekend? No problem! Stop in for one of our seminars on June 6 to learn & reconnect:⁠
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📌The Road To College: Guidance for Alumni Families⁠
📌Be Wise with Your Wealth: Giving That Benefits You and BW⁠
📌BW Athletics Coaches Roundtable⁠
📌BW Timeline Trivia⁠

Seminars are free to attend, no registration necessary.
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Register for other events & learn more at https://www.bw.edu/events/alumni-weekend/ 🐝

05/20/2026

The world premiere of FREAK THE MIGHTY, composed by BWMT alum Ryan Fielding Garrett '12, opens at Cleveland Play House on May 22 and runs through June 21! ✨

Based on the beloved novel by Rodman Philbrick, this new musical follows an unlikely friendship that turns into a heroic duo, ready to take on the world!

Learn how BW shaped his journey and what inspired this new work.

Composer, music director and orchestrator Ryan Fielding Garrett '12 has credits on some of Broadway's biggest hits.

05/15/2026

So proud to welcome these 12 Yellow Jackets into the community and advancing to the NCAA Tournament! Let's go! 🐝 Baldwin Wallace Athletics

05/13/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 BW Alumni Merit Award & Outstanding Young Alumni Award recipients!

Alumni Merit Award Recipients:
Master Sergeant Joseph G DeLuccio, USMC (Ret.) '99
Margrete “Gretchen” Siebert Klein ’60
Blake H. “Chip” Lyons ’88 (posthumous)
Michael Rogers '93
J.R. Rudolph '16
Samantha Smith Schaedler '91

Outstanding Young Alumni:
Armand Rivers ’15, MBA ’15

The award is the highest honor conferred upon a graduate by the university, celebrating outstanding alumni for their achievements and service to their profession, community and alma mater.

These alumni will be honored at our Alumni Awards and All Class Dinner on Friday, June 5 as part of Alumni Weekend. Register now: https://www.bw.edu/events/alumni-weekend/ 🐝

05/13/2026

BW proudly celebrated its 176th Commencement, honoring the achievements of the Class of 2026. 🎓

The ceremony recognized years of dedication, academic excellence and personal growth as graduates prepare to begin their next chapters.

Read the full story to explore highlights from the day: https://www.bw.edu/news/2026/05/baldwin-wallace-celebrates-176th-commencement