receive a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree rather than the Bachelor of Philosophy its graduates were awarded in the Western College Program. Critics say the program may provide diverse courses with faculty from different backgrounds but the student-faculty bond which was a strongly beneficial attribute of Western's previous incarnation may suffer. However, such concerns have turned out to be largely unfounded. The alleged plan to rid Western of permanent faculty never came to pass. After the transition, many Western College Program faculty remained as full-time faculty members for the Western Program. Notable alumni Leslie Greene Bowman, President of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Shelia Curran, author Ryan Donmoyer, congressional and White House correspondent for Bloomberg News Jeffrey Horst, Atlanta Lawyer Chris Jennings, senior health care adviser for President Bill Clinton Austin Kleon, author of Newspaper Blackout and How to Steal Like an Artist Barbara A. Knuth, Professor and Dean of the Graduate School, Cornell University Bill McMahon, managing director of Goldman Sachs Jan Montgomery, Assistant General Counsel for Homeland Security & Justice, US GAO Thomas Porter, PhD., Senior Advisor to the USPS CISO's Office Tim Race, Business Editor, The New York Times David Rankin, CEO Great Lakes Protection Fund Steve Ricchetti, White House Deputy Chief of Staff for President Bill Clinton Ken Weil, Deputy Chief of Staff for Colorado Governor Bill Ritter References External links Western Program website Western Round-Up Student Newspaper - Digital Collection Western College Memorial Archives Miami University 1974 establishments in Ohio