Niles native Andrea Goote, a senior Accounting major, received the Student Excellence Award from Ferris State University’s College of Business this spring.
To earn this award, a student must be an undergraduate senior with 90 or more semester credit hours and must be enrolled in the College of Business. The student must demonstrate evidence of intellectual growth and superior academic performance with an overall grade point average of at least 3.25 while showing active leadership service and involvement in extracurricular activities.
Goote, the daughter of Trecia and the late David Bowerman, completed a Bachelor of Science degree while attending Ferris through a partnership with Southwestern Michigan College in Dowagiac. During that time, Goote worked full time and participated in volunteer activities.