Alumni Board
Our purpose is to advance the mission of Spring Arbor University through strengthening alumni connections with the university, current students and each other. We accomplish this through:
- Providing services to our alumni.
- Presenting annual awards to those who embody the qualities articulated in the Concept.
- Communicating alumni news and information.
- Encouraging participation in campus and area events for alumni and friends.
- Fostering alumni financial support.
- Coordinating homecoming activities as well as class, area, and affinity reunions.
- Partnering with alumni to foster referrals for future students to SAU.
- Helping build a network of alumni who assist our students with career development and experiential learning initiatives.
The SAU Alumni Board of Directors, currently made up of 13 alumni volunteers, has three-year terms with a two term limit and typically brings on three to six new members each year. Alumni board members volunteer their time, talent, expertise and resources to further the impact on students, alumni and Spring Arbor University itself – and work towards equipping all alumni to do the same. If interested in serving as an alumni board member or if you have any suggestions for the board, please contact the alumni office.
Alumni Board President
Rick Lofgren ’87
President at COTA (Children’s Organ Transplant Association)
B.A. in Business Administration – Main Campus
Greenwood, IN
Alumni Board Vice President
Amber Wright ’13, ’16, ’22 ( DNP, MSN-Ed, FNP-C, DipACLM)
Nurse Practitioner at TeamHealth
BSN – Jackson Site, MSN – Online, DNP – Online
Jackson, MI
Joe Crupper ’99
Chief Trust Officer & Investment Manager at The Free Methodist Foundation / GuideStream Financial
BA in Accounting – Main Campus
Parma, MI
Karen (Patterson) Ehman ’86
New York Times Best-selling Author, Proverbs 31 Ministries Speaker and Content Specialist
BA in Social Science – Main Campus
DeWitt, MI
Keith Jordan ’16, ’18
Co-Founder and Executive Director at JLJ Vision Outreach Inc. | Owner at The Onyx Café
BS in Organizational Management – Toledo Site, MBA – Online
Toledo, OH
Jason Archer ’94, ’12
Director, M.A. in Strategic Communication at Michigan State University
BA in Communications – Main Campus, MA in Communications – Online
Jackson, MI
Stephanie (Rodriguez) Schiro ’13
Special Projects Manager at Maverick Protection Group
BA in Social Work – Main Campus
Jackson, MI
Angela Heflin ’03
Associate Director at Michigan Venture Capital Association
BA in Early Childhood Education, Health & Exercise Science – Main Campus
Ypsilanti, MI
Kelly Crum ’92
Chief Diversity Officer & Director of Diversity, Equity & Belonging at Jackson College
BA in Sociology – Main Campus
Jackson, MI
Tracey Lowder ’92, ’99, ’05
Superintendent at Vandercook Lake Public Schools
BA in English – Main Campus, MA in Education – Online
Jackson, MI
Meghan Dobben 1994 – 1997
Township Clerk for Summit Township
Main Campus
Jackson, MI
Campus Graduating Class Representatives
Jubilee Jackson ’20
Event Coordinator at Chaldean Community Foundation
BA in Digital Media – Main Campus
Detroit, MI
Ridge Foco
Financial Planner at GuideStream Financial
BA in Finance/Financial Planning – Main Campus
Marshall, MI
Alumni Office Staff
Brian Knapp ’10 – Director of Alumni Relations
Hannah Gilliam ’20 – Assistant Director of Alumni Relations
If you are interested in serving on the alumni board or would like to recommend someone for consideration, please contact the alumni office.