Business alumna breaks barriers

Progressive Insurance CEO Tricia Griffith

Tricia (Thomas) Griffith’s accomplishments as chief executive officer of The Progressive Corporation are so impressive that she is the first woman named Fortune Magazine’s Businessperson of the Year.

Be the change! Alum Jeffrey Waple’s story

Jeffrey Waple

Jeffrey Waple is the vice chancellor for student affairs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He has expanded the recreation center, built new turf fields for intramurals, and created the first-ever center for diversity and inclusion.