More than 50 Walsh University alumni will return to the North Canton campus as a partof the annual Professor for a Day program, January 29 & 30. Each year, Walsh graduates return to theirformer classrooms as professionals to share their real-world experiences in their chosen field.
The successful Professor for a Day program was organized to provide students with a differentperspective on career options and open the doors to guest lecturers. The event has grown each year asmore Walsh professors are requesting alumni to present in their classrooms. Walsh alumni are pairedwith a course that directly corresponds with their career. As guest lecturers, they speak candidly tostudents about various topics including the responsibilities of their job, what they do on a day to daybasis and how their careers developed.
Graduates from education, nursing, accounting, business and English are among the participantsin the 2013 Professor for a Day event. This year’s alumni professors will include: MJ Albacete, ’71,Executive Director of the Canton Museum of Art; Don Caiazza,’67, DNV Investments, Raisin Rack ; BradGessner, ’82, Summit County Prosecutor, Chief Assistant; Rick McQueen, ’81, President & CEO, Akron-Canton Airport; and, Kip Matteson, ’87, Executive Vice President of Donald M. Graham & Associates. Acomplete list of participants is attached.