{"id":2797,"date":"2026-07-17T13:36:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T17:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/alumni\/alumni-pride\/notable-alumni-2\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T08:21:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T12:21:24","slug":"panthers-who-serve","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/alumni\/alumni-pride\/panthers-who-serve\/","title":{"rendered":"Panthers Who Serve"},"content":{"rendered":"
From Korea and Vietnam to today’s active-duty deployments around the world, Adelphi alumni have answered the call to serve their country for generations. Some wore the uniform for a few years; others built lifelong military careers. Many continued their service as educators, healthcare professionals, law enforcement officers, nonprofit leaders and public servants after leaving active duty.<\/p>\n
A powerful thread connects their stories, regardless of whether someone served for four years or 30: almost all our <\/span>Panthers Who Serve<\/span><\/em> acknowledge that service continues after taking off the uniform.<\/span><\/p>\n One became a social worker. One, an educator of future healthcare professionals. Another advocates for veterans. Another leads a nonprofit. And another became a teacher. For these Adelphi alumni, service isn’t an episode in their lives; it is who they are. And, as Andrea Nordquist, a Blue Star Mother, admits, being an Air Force mom “warms your heart” but “doesn’t do much for your nerves.” <\/span><\/p>\n As you read these alumni profiles, you’ll journey through nearly 60 years of Adelphi history\u2014from Vietnam-era alumni and Cold War veterans to those who served during the Gulf War and post-9\/11 conflicts, and to today’s active-duty service members who continue that proud tradition. Their lives reflect courage, sacrifice, leadership and commitment and remind us that service takes many forms.<\/span><\/p>\n