Congratulations to our 2026 Alumni Award Recipients! These individuals stood out amongst other nominees for the ways they keep Christ's Kingdom First in serving their communities, the church, and the world. 2026 Alumni Award Recipients Young Alumna of the Year: Blake Stuckey '20 Young Alumnus of the Year: Brandon Bapst '17 Alumna of the Year: Julianna Smith '08 Alumnus of the Year: Joseph Hudak '72 Graduate Program Alumnus of the Year: Brian Hollingsworth '02 '14 Malone alumni continue to impact and improve the world through their work and lives each day, and we are excited to honor these distinguished alumni for their professional and personal accomplishments. Join us in celebrating these alumni at our Alumni Awards Banquet on September 18 during Homecoming & Family Weekend (tickets are available here ). Stay tuned for highlights on each recipient coming soon to both our blog and Instagram, @malonealumni .
Congratulations to Brian Shoop '80 on being selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Class of 2027! We are celebrating with Brian on a lifetime of accomplishment and impact within collegiate baseball. During his time at Malone, Brian was named All MOC and All NAIA District 22 in baseball. He was inducted in the Malone Athletics Hall of Fame in 1996. Here is his bio from the ABCA press announcement: "From NAIA national championships to NCAA Tournament appearances, Brian Shoop's coaching career reflected success at every level of the collegiate game. Over 31 seasons as a head coach, Shoop compiled a 1,061-694-1 (.605) record across stops at Birmingham-Southern and UAB. He spent 14 seasons at UAB, where he finished as the second-winningest coach in program history with more than 360 wins and guided the Blazers to a 2012 Conference USA Tournament title and the program’s second-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. His teams earned 37 victories over na...