Concord University Alumni Magazine - Fall 2025

M5 0e-my ebaerr cs l oa sf st hr ee uCnl ai os ns oa ft 1U9n7i v5ewr sei trye Pi novi ni tte. dA bf ae cwk mf oermt hbeeirrs o f tChhea cplealsas rfoouunndd tthhee israwmaeyt ii nmsei dSea tt ou ur dr ianygmt hoer nWi ni lgk de su rFianmg itlhy e amnenmuoalriKeesga&ndEsgwgsapevsetnortiaens.d seized the opportunity to share Jt oh si ne gp sh aObfonue tr tahnedf oMoitcphrai ne lt Ao kf eCrosnac gorrede’ sd mt haai tn acl at hmopuugsh amn da nt yh e wt haer sma mwee ltchoi ms He ot hmeeyc ao lmwianygs, rme ac eniyv eodt hi enrs itdhei nAgtshhe anvs er ec hmaani gneedd since their time spent daily at Concord. “It feels strange!” Akers said when first asked how it felt to be back. Wt h eh isl ea mt heectlwa sos ,wt he reey bdoi dt hn ’ bt uc rsoi ns es spsamt hasj oi nr st hweh‘o7 0gsr .aTd hu eayt ehdaidn se ev ve enr raol ot hmi ne gdswa int dh et hvee no tf hr ieern’ sd Ts ai nu cKoamp pmaoEnp, shiol ownesvpe or. nOs no er. Owfhneenr’hserojooimnemdaTteKfEo.r a brief time was Akers’ big brother Oe nf nt eerrt aa inndi nAgkcearps el ar su gt hheeyd aans dt ht he ye irrenmeiing ihsbcoe rdsagbootui tn t o i n s i d e thhaes reevsoi ldveendc oe vhearl ltsh ae tyCe oa nr sc.oBr ud t, at hn edrhe owwa smounceh tthhien gc at mh epyu s doubted has changed since 1975. “s Ia igdo. t“ aI wg oeondt iendt uo cbaut isoi nn e. Ws s ,haant edvIe rraInl eaatrhnaetdb, ui tswi noersks efdo ,r” 3O0f n e r years.” The business major also had a flare for creativity; so, he also taor ot . kTahne aurnt i cqlua es sc ionmj ebwi neal triyo nd esseirgvne da nhdi me nwd ee ldl , uaps hmei na onrdi nhgi si n wHiilflefoesrttahbrleisehdeedcaanddesr.an a successful jewelry store in Oak Akers still heads up his own accounting firm in Beckley. “I Ig’ mo t vaerreyapl lryoguodotdo ebdeuac agtri aodnu. aDtre. [oHf aCror ny c] oFri dn ,k” ehl emsaani dp. r“eI pt ha ri ne dk me for the CPA exam, and I passed it.” WRITTEN BY TAMMIE PRESLEY (From left) Michael Akers and Joseph Ofner, Class of 1975.

(From right) Amelia Muscari, representing Tri Sigma, and Zoey Shamblin, representing Alpha Psi Omega, were revealed as the winners of the 2025 Homecoming crowns, and their supporters stormed the field for hugs, high-fives and all sorts of congratulations.

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