Fake Weather Delay: CMU will delay operations until 11 a.m. Dec. 10

CMU is delaying operations on its main campus and CMU North building in Mount Pleasant today, Wednesday, Dec. 10, due to weather. 
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Alumni Scholars

Central Michigan University McNair Scholar ​Ph.D. Recipients​

  • ​Dr. Tiffany Cobb (2001 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Speech Pathology at Wayne State University​ in 2017
  • Dr. Asher Pimpleton (2001 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Education Psychology at Southern Illinois University in 2011
  • Dr. Shawna Patterson-Stephens (2002 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Higher Education at Florida State University in 2015​
  • Dr. Ketwana Schoos (2002 Cohort) - Ed.D. in Higher Education Management at University of Pittsburgh in 2018
  • Dr. Theresa Walters (2003 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Wildlife Ecology & Conservation at the University of Florida in 2015
  • Dr. Stephanie Pierce (2003 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Molecular Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Iowa in 2010
  • Dr. Jon Brege (2004 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Chemistry at Rice University in 2009
  • Dr. Isabel Montemayor (2004 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Socio- Cultural/Medical Anthropology at Michigan State University in 2014
  • Dr. Autumn (Johnson) Blanchard (2005 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Communications at Wayne State University in 2020
  • Dr. Sarah Karl (2005 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Biostatistics at Boston University in 2014
  • Dr. Laura Daniels (2006 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Clinical Health Psychology at East Carolina University in 2014
  • Dr. Tiffany Jones (2006 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Urban Education at the University of Southern California in 2013
  • Dr. Benjamin Machar (2006 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Political Science at Howard University in 2016
  • Dr. Maureen Harke (2007 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology at Central Michigan University​ in 2016
  • Dr. Ryan Kostaneki (2007 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Political Science at Wayne State University in 2022
  • Dr. Rebecca Mercado-Thornton (2007 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Communications at Ohio University in 2012
  • Dr. Heather Minkel (2008 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Neuroscience at the University of Alabama in 2014
  • Dr. John Brooks (2009 Cohort) - Ph.D. in English at Indiana University in 2018
  • Dr. Caitlin Demsky (2009 Cohort) - Ph.D. in I/O Psychology at Portland State University in 2015
  • Dr. Kyle Eveleth (2009 Cohort) - Ph.D. in English at the University of Kentucky in 2019
  • Dr. Kerry Flegel (2009 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology at University of Michigan in 2016
  • Dr. Freddy Lee (2010 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Microbiology at Indiana University in 2016
  • Dr. Helena Lucente (2010 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Utah in 2018
  • Dr. Maame Adomako (2011 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 2022
  • Dr. Donnesha Blake (2011 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Women's Studies at the University of Maryland - College Park in 2018
  • Dr. Justin Cramb (2011 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Anthropology at the University of Georgia in 2020
  • Dr. Eric Denby (2011 Cohort) - Ph.D. in U.S. History at University of Illinois-Champagne Urbana in 2024
  • Dr. Jennifer (Messing) Garner (2011 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Community Nutrition at Cornell University in 2018
  • Dr. Melissa Hanell (2011 Cohort) - Ph.D. in School Psychology at Indiana University in 2018
  • Dr. Carissa Schmidt (2011 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Health Behavior & Health Education at the University of Michigan in 2018
  • Dr. Katelyn (Blair) Franke (2012 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Social Work at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee in 2018
  • Dr. Amanda Clark (2013 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Chemical Biology at Harvard University in 2021
  • Dr. Nicole Lynn-Bell (2013 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Microbiology at The University of Georgia in 2020
  • Dr. Jayson Smith (2013 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Genetics at Stony Brook University in 2021
  • Dr. Blair Baker (2014 Cohort) - Ph.D. in School Psychology at Indiana University in 2021
  • Dr. Allison Moore (2014 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Neuroscience at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis in 2024
  • Dr. Aaron Argall (2015 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences at The Ohio State University in 2024
  • Dr. Brady Hasse (2015 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Neuroscience at University of Arizona in 2022
  • Dr. Holly Sucharski-Argall (2015 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences at The Ohio State University in 2024
  • Dr. Donovan Watts (2015 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Political Science at Indiana University in 2023
  • Dr. Thomas White (2015 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Macromolecular Science and Engineering at University of Michigan in 2025
  • Dr. Tariq Brown (2017 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Neuroscience at Brown University in 2025
  • Dr. Alex Christmas (2017 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Dance Studies at The Ohio State University in 2023
  • Dr. Nicole Dennis (2017 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology at Texas Tech University in 2021
  • Dr. Sarah (Barker) Ladd (2018 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Child, Youth and Family Studies at University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2024
  • Dr. Marcel Jacobs (2018 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Educational Studies at The Ohio State University in 2025
  • Dr. Katie Howland (2020 Cohort) - Ph.D. in Earth and Ecosystem Science at Central Michigan University in 2025