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President's Letter |
1940s Paul Bottecelli (P'43), Fenton, Mich., served as grand marshal for the Fenton Freedom Festival last July. 1960s Sarah (Sally Robe) Atkinson (AHS'62), Gettysburg, Penn., joined her husband, Albert Atkinson (AH'69,) in retirement this past April. She worked for PNC Bank for 26 years. Sarah volunteers for Red Cross blood drives and with Albert at the Eisenhower National Historic Site and for the "Friends of Gettysburg." They spend the winter months in Venice, Fla. Steve Grainger (T'65), Frankenmuth, Mich., is co-publisher along with his wife, Bonnie, of the Frankenmuth News, which celebrated 100 years of publication this past summer. The Graingers have owned the newspaper for the past 30 years, and the paper has been in the Grainger family for 75 of the past 100 years. 1970s Rosalie Marie Baran (P'71), Haslett, Mich., received the Lester E. Hosto Inspector Distinguished Service award during the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy's 102nd annual meeting in San Francisco, Calif. Baran is director of pharmacy at Felpausch Pharmacies and also is an adjunct faculty member for pharmacy law and ethics at Ferris' College of Pharmacy. Mari (Fisher) MacLean (AS'71), Walled Lake, Mich., retired this past April after 32 years with the State of Michigan's Department of Human Services. Roger Martin (K'71), Ludington, Mich., painted a mural to celebrate Pere Marquette Township's Sesquicentennial. The mural is located inside the Pere Marquette Township Hall. Jack Noirot (B'72), Gaylord, Mich., was inducted into the Greater Otsego County Sports Hall of Fame in October. Noirot helped the Gaylord High School Blue Devils to three conference championships in football and two in basketball. He was also a three-time state qualifier in track and field. Mark Tomlinson (T'72), Troy, Mich., was promoted to executive director and general manager of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers located in Dearborn. Max Peterson (EHS'75), Muskegon, Mich., received the Francis D. Scott Award for dedicated service by a probation or parole employee from the Muskegon County Bar Association. Garth Kriewall (AS'76), Port Huron, Mich., has been named communications supervisor for the St. Clair County Regional Educational Service Agency. Kriewall's responsibilities include grant writing, survey research and general communications. He and his wife, Diane Kriewall (AH'75, '81), have two sons. Barbara Bolton (B'77), Encinitas, Calif., recently retired from the Donning Company Publishers where she was a project manager. Kevin Chipman (EHS'78), Saugatuck, Mich., recently retired from teaching at Saugatuck High School, where he also coached girls basketball. The Indians went 20-0 during the 2004 regular season and won back-to-back conference and district titles. Keith Doering (T'78), Las Vegas, Nev., was recently promoted to project manager at the device assembly facility at the Nevada test site for Bechtel Nevada. Michael VanAckeren (B'79), Crystal Falls, Mich., has joined the staff of Wild Rivers Realty, working out its Crystal Falls office. 1980s Steven Calkins (B'80), St. Joseph, Mich., has joined Silverback Systems, Inc. as vice president of worldwide sales. Silverback is a leader in advanced Ethernet acceleration technologies through the design, development and marketing of iSNAP network acceleration processors and HBAs for the IP networking market. Michael L. Chaffee (B'80), Appleton, Wis., married Lee Ann Freriks, also of Appleton, on June 11 on Mackinaw Island. Chaffee is director of field services for the Bay-Lakes Council of Boy Scouts of America headquartered in Appleton. Tom McGee (T'81), South Elgin, Ill., addressed the graduating class of VC Tech, an automotive technology training school, this past June. Ted R. Bowman (T'82), Grovetown, Ga., retired as a United States Air Force master sergeant in 2004. In 2006 he earned a Georgia state teaching certificate and is currently teaching middle grades technology education in Augusta, Ga. Timothy Raymond (T'82), Minneapolis, Minn., has been promoted by Krones Inc. to senior vice president of sales and marketing for North America. The company is a world leader in the manufacture of fully integrated packaging and bottle line systems, as well as integrated brew house systems. Jim Beckman (B'83), Greenville, Mich., was appointed executive vice president of Greenville Community Bank this past July. James S. Couture (B'83), Saginaw, Mich., has been promoted to district manager by Chase Bank. Alan Thompson (P'87), Manistee, Mich., has joined the staff of West Shore Medical Center as a registered pharmacist. Ted Zotos (AS'87), Utica, Mich., became principal of Sequoyah Elementary in Macomb Township earlier this year. Sean Mikaelian (B'89), Metarie, La., has been appointed president of Newpark Mats and Integrated Services. Prior to joining Newpark, he managed the $225 million packing division of Flint Ink Corporation as vice president and general manager. NMIS is an entity of New Park Resources, Inc., a worldwide provider of drilling fluids, environmental waste treatment solutions, and temporary work sites and access roads for oilfield and other commercial markets. Robert Walser (T'89), Knoxville, Tenn., married Shelley Stokely Przewrocki on May 6. Walser earned his M.A. in business education from Tusculum College in Knoxville this past May and is an education and training manager with the U.S. Air Force. 1990s Mike Moorman (EHS'91), Ubly, Mich., has accepted a position as deputy superintendent of the Genesee Intermediate School district. Don Roe (B'91), Portland, Mich., is part of a group of investors who have purchased Willow Wood Golf Club (formerly Willow Wood Country Club) near Portland. For more information visit www.willowwoodgc.com. Paul Eichenberg (T'92), Novi, Mich., has joined Magna Powertrain USA, Inc. as vice president of corporate development. Scott Hebert (B'92), Gladstone, Mich., has been named head golf professional at Grand Traverse Resort & Spa in Traverse City. Hebert is a five-time Michigan Open Champion and has played on the Nationwide and NGA Tours. Barbara Horn (O'98) and husband Michael Weisgerber (O'92), Washington, Mich., own and operate ExpertEyes Family Eye Center & Optical in Romeo. Yasmeen Hardy (AS'96, B'96), Highland Park, Mich., has joined BBK, an international business advisory firm, as an analyst. Peter White Frazier (T'99), Marquette, Mich., and wife, Jennifer, announce the arrival of their daughter, Petra White, on Oct. 13, 2005. Thomas Gallagher (P'99), Davison, Mich., wed Danielle Beaver of Flint. The couple resides in Burton. Jacob Nevadomski (T'99), Swartz Creek, Mich., married Christina Davis of Fenton. The couple resides in Columbiaville. 2000s Denise Martin (AH'00), Mt. Pleasant, Mich., wed Tyrone Scott also of Mt. Pleasant. Michael Scott Petre (B'00), Holland, Mich., married Katie Joann Bradford, also of Holland. Trisha Hilterbran (AH'01), Stanwood, Mich., wed Stephen Henry (AH'99) of Midland. The couple resides in Cedar Springs. Todd Jorissen (T'01), Pentwater, Mich., married Kristin Mowbray (T'02), also of Pentwater. They reside in Holt. Andrea Irwin (AH'02), Dundee, Mich., wed Roy Hickey of Maybee. The couple resides in Dundee. Tianna Kirkland (AS'02), Mt. Morris, Mich., has been named assistant women's basketball coach at Eastern Michigan University. Kirkland helped lift the Bulldogs to their first NCAA Division II National Tournament appearance during her junior year. She was also an All-American in both shot put and discus in 2002. Eva Martinez (K'02), Jenison, Mich., displayed her art work at One Trick Pony in Grand Rapids this past June. Bradley VanDam (T'02), Zeeland, Mich., wed Emily Stimer of Holland. Andrew Brining (B'03), Bad Axe, Mich., wed Stephanie Baird also of Bad Axe. The couple resides in Crown Point, Ind. Amanda Opbroek (AS'03), Sanford, Mich., wed Adam Mishler, also of Sanford. The couple resides in Holland. Brielle Burt (AS'04), Newaygo, Mich., and Delbert Vance Jr., also of Newaygo, were married on Aug. 5, in an outdoor ceremony. Kelsey Dingman (T'04), Jackson, Mich., and Andrew Gilbert (T'04), also of Jackson, were married this past June in Battle Creek. Joseph Graftema (P'04), Ravenna, Mich., married Katherina Campbell of Whitehall. The couple resides in Muskegon. Ryan Klunzinger (T'04), DeWitt, Mich., married Rheanna Cooper, also of DeWitt. Crystal Mausolf (P'04), Port Hope, Mich., wed Bret Whitman (EHS'04) of Davison. They reside in Clio. Greg Mayer (EHS'04), Mecosta, Mich., and wife, Kami, announce the birth of their first child, Rebekah Elizabeth, on April 11. Andrew Perdok (T'04), Hamilton, Mich., wed Abby Loew also of Hamilton. Emily (Moser) Sautter (P'04), Decatur, Mich., has been selected as Divisional Pharmacist of the Year for Kmart Pharmacy. Sautter was selected for the central division, which consists of 313 stores employing more than 700 pharmacists. Sarah Cooper (EHS'05), Kingsley, Mich., was hired as a police officer by the City of Charlevoix this past May. She is the city's first full-time female patrol officer. Michelle McCamman (AS'05), Kalamazoo, Mich., wed Paul Mercer (EHS'05) of Newaygo. The couple resides in Kalamazoo. David Lange (T'06), Maybee, Mich., has joined BASF Engineering Plastics as process engineer, advanced process technology. Lange is now based in Budd Lake, N.J. Amber Sriver (EHS'06), Niles, Mich., was sworn in as a Berrien County sheriff's deputy last June. Katie Webb (B'06), Midland, Mich., has joined Bolger + Battle Inc. in Midland as a graphic designer. |
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