Notes and News
Alma College is one of eight Michigan colleges and universities — and one of 270 out of 4,411 colleges and universities in the nation, or 6 percent — to hold membership in The Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honors organization.
Faculty Profile
Dr. Melvin Nyman
Departments: Mathematics
Melvin Nyman found his job at Alma simply by chance. A job posting led to a Good Friday interview in between family events.
Twenty-six years later, he is chair of the Math department and has been the mayor of the city of Alma since 2002.