Carol Hustoles Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel E-mail

Carol L. J. Hustoles serves as Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel for Western Michigan University. Ms. Hustoles graduated with a Juris Doctorate degree from The University of Michigan Law School in July, 1980, and was admitted to the State Bar of Michigan that same year. She is admitted to practice law in the United States Supreme Court and in the United States District Court Western and Eastern Districts. Ms. Hustoles earned her Bachelors of Science degree in urban planning with high honors from Michigan State University, has been inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, and worked as a professional urban planner before entering law school in 1978.

Ms. Hustoles joined Western Michigan University as in-house counsel in 1991. Prior to joining the University, she practiced law in both the public and private sectors. Ms. Hustoles has also taught classes as a member of the faculty for WMU’s Haworth College of Business. She has authored and co-authored various publications, including articles and conference presentation materials.

In 2001, Ms. Hustoles was honored by the German-American Fulbright Commission and received  a Fulbright Scholar award to participate in the Germany Seminar  for U.S. Administrators in International Education. In 2009, she was named one of Michigan’s 25 “Leaders in the Law” and among those recognized in an annual celebration of members of Michigan's legal community designed to "honor both legal success and the qualities of character that make only a few stand out."

In 2001, Ms. Hustoles was elected to serve as a Board member for the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), an organization with over 3,500 members representing nearly 1500 campuses (700 member institutions) of higher education. She has served, too, as president of the Kalamazoo County Bar Association and president of the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan--Southwest Region. She has given presentations at various conferences and workshops for national professional associations, including NACUA, the Construction SuperConferences and the Construction Owners Association of America.

Pursuant to gubernatorial and congressional appointments, she has served as vice-chair of the Western District Committee to assist Congress and the U.S. Presidential administration in reviewing qualified applicants and making recommendations for the positions of U.S. Attorney, U.S. Marshal, and most recently U.S. District Court Judge for the Western District of Michigan. Ms. Hustoles was appointed by the governor to serve on the Michigan State Board of Ethics from 2001-2003.

Ms. Hustoles currently serves in the additional role as Western Michigan University’s Freedom of Information Act Officer. Other professional and community service has included  membership on the Michigan Universities Self Insurance Corporation’s Legal Committee, various NACUA committees including Board Operations, the Journal of College University Law Editorial Board, Kalamazoo County United Way, the YWCA as a support volunteer to assist sexual assault victims, and as a Board member for the Portage Community Center.

Carrick Craig has been practicing law since 1986. He is a 1983 summa cum laude graduate of Adrian College and received his law degree from Wayne State University Law School in 1986. He also has a Master of Arts in English from the University of Toledo.

Mr. Craig joined the Office of the General Counsel in February 2000. He came to WMU from private practice in Ann Arbor where he was a partner in a private firm that specialized in higher education issues, including employment law and university research issues. Mr. Craig has extensive litigation experience in employment and higher education law. Mr. Craig has also been an adjunct faculty member at Henry Ford Community College and taught English composition at the University of Toledo during his graduate studies.

Mr. Craig works under the direction of the General Counsel to provide legal advice to WMU staff, faculty and administrators on a wide variety of issues.

Ms. Roberts graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Black Hills State University and her Associate of Science in Paralegal Studies from National College. Ms. Roberts joined the Office of the Vice President of Legal Affairs and General Counsel in February of 1999.  She has served on the Board of Directors of the Legal Assistants Association of Michigan as a Regional Director and is active in the National Association of Legal Assistants. Ms. Roberts has been an adjunct faculty member at Davenport University and served as a board member on the American Bar Association Advisory Committee. Some of her duties in the office include review of student affiliation agreements, releases, coordination of subpoena responses and document production requests, and monitoring of litigation expenses.

Ms. Roberts acts with the assistance of and under the direction of the attorneys in office in addressing the legal needs of Western.

Anita Ludwig graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Management and Organizational Development from Spring Arbor University. Ms. Ludwig joined the Office of the Vice President of Legal Affairs and General Counsel in November of 2007.  She came to WMU from the K-12 public school system where she worked as the middle/high school computer lab manager and served on the Michigan Education Association Governing Board for Region V.

Ms. Ludwig works under the direction of the Vice President and General Counsel to provide overall management and administration of departmental functions, including operations.