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Thanks to the support of an anonymous donor, Carl Brunenkant's UA tuition was paid. It marked the start of Brunenkant's career as an educator and led him to meet his wife, Mary, and the eventual occurrence that several other members of the Brunenkant family would earn UA degrees.
Michelle Lane, who graduated from the UA in 2000 and went on to perform with "Avenue Q," returned to campus this semester to train students in puppeteering. Lane said the return felt like a homecoming for her, combining her love for the UA and her passion for teaching.
Both parents of UA graduate student and sports enthusiast Zachary S. Brooks gave him a kidney, first in 1999 and then in 2007. Brooks, a doctoral student in the UA's Second Language Acquisition and Teaching program, took nine medals at this year's Transplant Games, a multi-sport event for living donors and those who have endured life-saving transplant surgeries.
