Our program alumni include many distinguished leaders who have contributed significantly to the development of the field of medical physics, but just as importantly, it includes a tremendous number of graduates who make a difference in patients’ lives every day. In celebration of the 50^th anniversary of our graduate program, we began this spotlight feature to highlight some of these alumni.  Some hold leadership roles within major academic institutions; some are early-career physicists at small community hospitals.  We intend to highlight a wide variety of alumni roles to give prospective students, and other visitors to our website, an appreciation of where our graduates go and what they do.