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While studying speech at �黨�ǿ�mv, Craig Stilwell landed his childhood dream job.��He wanted to be in radio since the third grade and in high school took a part-time gig at WDOW��in his hometown of Dowagiac. �黨�ǿ�mv speech instructor William Devereaux, who��worked with Craig on the campus closed-circuit radio station, suggested him to WSJM, which��wanted a student with experience for an on-air position. That job, Craig says, kicked off a 16-year broadcasting career.

He earned an associate in arts degree in speech from �黨�ǿ�mv in 1967 and added��a bachelor’s and master’s degree in broadcasting from Western Michigan University in 1969,��and Michigan State University in 1970. He worked at stations in Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Grand��Rapids, and Lansing.

As an account executive at WVIC, Craig filed lawsuits against non-paying advertisers, becoming��“the Perry Mason of small claims court.” Deciding to make it official, he earned his law degree��at Southwestern University in Los Angeles and set up his law practice in Hollywood in 1983. He��returned to Michigan in 1990, opening a law office in East Lansing, before taking a full-time faculty position teaching business law at Michigan��State University. At Michigan State, Craig taught as many as 400 upper-class students each semester for 16 years, wrote a textbook, and received��Excellence in Teaching Awards three times before retiring in 2014.

Craig credits the public speaking skills learned at �黨�ǿ�mv as the foundation for successful careers in radio, law, and academics.

Craig Stilwell received the Alumni Service Award in 2019.