Academy alumna, Dr. Bonnie Tiell, was recently promoted to associate professor of management at Tiffin University (Tiffin, OH).

In 1988, Tiell joined Tiffin University as an instructor in sports management, head coach for volleyball and softball, and intramural director.  As she progressed at Tiffin, Tiell served as the assistant director of athletics, senior women’s administrator, and coached two sports that qualified for nationals (softball in 1993 and tennis in 2005). Soon after completing her Doctorate in Sports Management at the Academy in 2004, she was promoted to a full-time assistant professor of management.

Academy Honorary Doctorate recipient, Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Razak recently became the new Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Najib began his political career at the age of 22 when he was elected to become the youngest Member of Parliament in Malaysia’s history after the untimely passing of this father, the late Tun Abd Razak (Malaysia's second Prime Minister). In 2004, Najib ascended to the position of Deputy Prime Minister, the second-highest office in the nation.