PNW will honor five alumni with its expanded 2025 Alumni Hall of Fame awards that recognize accomplished graduates across different stages of their careers. The fourth annual PNW Alumni Hall of Fame class includes Nicole Kupchik, CEO of Nicole Kupchik Consulting, Inc., and Mitchell Macenski, vice president of Clinical and Regulatory Affairs at Miromatrix Medical Inc. In addition, the first recipient of the Pride of PNW Alumni Award is Rick Calinski, director of Public Affairs and Economic Development for Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO). Other honorees are Debbie Bachmann, administrator of Honors Student Leadership and Programming at PNW, and Ayana Clark, founder of A&J Branding and organizer for United Power for Action & Justice.
