September 12, 2018
Ethelwyn McElroy, Trine University's oldest living alumna, has passed away at the
age of 108.
Born June 1, 1910, in Angola, Ethelwyn graduated from Tri-State College in 1930 from what was then called the School of Commerce with a degree in bookkeeping. She worked as a bookkeeper and accountant, the last 35 years at Angola Lumber Company.
She died peacefully Aug. 20 in Surprise, Arizona, where she had lived in recent years.
Read more at Dignity Memorial.
Jennifer Rubenstein, a Trine University alumna with more than 20 years of experience in communications and relationship management, has joined the university’s Office of University Advancement as director of development.
Grace Larson, a Trine University psychology major from Alto, Michigan, is studying in Stockholm, Sweden, this semester. She arrived in January and will be in the country until May.
High school students from the AMP Lab at Electric Works in Fort Wayne swept the top prizes at Trine University’s annual high school Storm Tank competition on Feb. 25.