MACOMB, IL -- The outstanding accomplishments of two Western Illinois University graduates were recognized Saturday, May 11 at the Spring 2013 Commencement Exercises. The recipients of the 2013 WIU Distinguished Alumni Award are John Garvey, a managing director in the Disputes and Investigations practice at Navigant, Inc., and Karen Kolodzey, retired president and managing partner of Brigandi+Associates (b+a). Kolodzey will be recognized at the 9 a.m. ceremony, while Garvey will be honored at the 1 p.m. ceremony. The Distinguished Alumni Award, given since 1973, recognizes alumni who have reached the pinnacle of their careers and have brought credit to the University and themselves through their professional accomplishments or community service at local, state or national levels and have extended meritorious service for the advancement and continued excellence of WIU. Read more about Garvey and Kolodzey at http://www.wiu.edu/news/newsrelease.php?release_id=10768