Malone University has officially announced our 2025 Alumni Award winners. The Alumni Awards are a longstanding tradition that honor Pioneers carrying Malone's legacy into their respective fields and who are committed to serving the Church, their communities, and our world. Congratulations to our distinguished recipients on their well-earned accomplishments! You can read about this year's award winners below. Join us in celebrating these Pioneers at our 2025 Alumni Awards Banquet--tickets can be purchased at malone.edu/homecoming. Dave Yakley '95: Alumnus of the Year Dave is a 1995 graduate of Malone with a degree in Communications Comprehensive (now Integrated Language Arts). Dave was heavily involved on campus during his time as a student, as he was a Course Assistant (CA), a member of Chorale and involved with the Aviso. Dave also earned his Master's Degree from the University of Baltimore in Publication Design in 1998. Dave has received numerous awards, including t...
Joey Foos '20 is living out his calling as a hall director at Taylor University. Foos is in his second year at Taylor, and serves a mentor for the students in Bergwall Hall, upholding the standards of Taylor and the Life Together Covenant (LTC). Foos has a great experience during his time at Malone, and was deeply impacted by his Resident Director (RD), and knew he wanted to do the same for others. Joey has a gift for meeting students where they are at, and he wants to build an intentional community at Bergwall Hall that does the same. The job for Foos does not come without difficulties however. Foos is trying to learn to set effective boundaries for himself, and wants to balance helping the students in Bergwall, with caring for himself. Foos finds great joy in helping those around him, and is using his gifts as a hall director to do just that. To read the full article on Joey, click here .