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...
Jani Hershberger '11 has found success in Heritage Bread Co., a home business she started thanks to word-of-mouth. Jani relies on local, natural ingredients to make her signature sourdough bread. Jani started her journey by trying to make better bread for her family, using a sourdough starter provided by her sister (who is now her sous chef). Soon after, she began to sell her extra loaves to local farmer's markets, and thus, a loyal base of customers was created. Jani focuses on keeping her operations small, so customers receive the best product possible. Jani will even hand grind the grain she uses for her sourdough loaves and other products. She also utilizes several ancient grains to help make her bread as good as possible, but also making it quite unique too. COVID saw a boom for Heritage Bread Co. with convenient and easy porch pick-ups for Hershberger's goods. Jani now has a shed on her property known as the "bread shed" to help with the operations resulti...