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Alumni in the News
Navy 2nd Lt. Tom Thornton '08 eagerly anticipates watching his brother take the court as MSU takes on North Carolina
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Tom Thornton '08 a newly commissioned 2nd Lt. in the United States Navy ran track at LSSU for 4 years. Now he is eagerly anticipating watching his younger brother Austin take the court as a senior at MSU. The game will be the first college basketball conference game played aboard an aircraft carrier. Read More! |
Steve Diekema '97, superintendent of Story Fish Hatchery helps revive golden trout population
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Steve Diekema '97, superintendent of Story Fish Hatchery in Wyoming's
Sheridan County,
gets to work with the only captive population of golden
trout in the world. See the video! |
Dallas Stars Name Paul Jerrard ‘87 Assistant Coach
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The Dallas Stars named Laker Alumn Paul Jerrard ‘87 as Assistant Coach.
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Future LSSU Alum Ryne Du Shane '14 and Dylan Smith try to best world dart record
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Future LSSU Alumn Ryne Du Shane '14 recently made an attempt to best world dart record.
Read more in the The Holland Sentinel. |
23 Michigan Conservation Officers all grads of LSSU gathered in Gaylord recently
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23 Michigan Conservation Officers, all LSSU alumni, gathered for 2010 fall
firearms training at Camp Grayling. Read more. |
Holly (Julian) Johnson '00, recently promoted to Associate Vice President for Development at UIU.
UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY recently announced the promotion of Holly Johnson, Director of Alumni and Development,
to Associate Vice President for Development. Read more. |
Kristin (Bullock) Dunbar '92 is inducted into the U.P. Sports Hall of Fame
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The 2011 Class of the 40th Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame was inducted
at Danforth Place in Escanaba Saturday. Read more. |
Col. Steven Charbonneau '84 Named to Academic Fellowship in Terrorism Studies
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The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD), a
non-partisan policy institute headquartered in
Washington, D.C., named U.S.
Air Force Col. Steven Charbonneau, a U.S. Naval War College military
professor, as an academic fellow for 2011-2012. Read more. |
Aaron Mize '02 has The Greatest Job in
the World!
| Fisheries and Wildlife Management Alumn Aaron Mize '02
finds joy in
The Greatest Job in the World. Read more (pg. 3). |
Marci (Iatarola)
Crozier
'83 'wins' despite being voted off NBC's Biggest Loser
Future Laker first baby born in the new Sault Area Hospital
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The new Sault Area Hospital was officially christened today
with the arrival
of the first newborn.
Landon Jace Zelonko, was born at 10:34 a.m., weighing in
at
eight pounds, 10 ounces and measuring 20 inches.
Proud parents are Kaya and LSSU Alumn Laramie Zelonko '09. Read more. |
Cynthia Williams '76 gets “Crime Fighter Award”
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Members of the board of directors for the statewide nonprofit organization Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Michigan convey the 2010 Crime Fighter Award to Cynthia Williams, LSSU alumna, '76. Read more. |
CADCA Recognizes LSSU Graduate
Laura Fitzpatrick
'92 for Advocacy Efforts
The Community Anti Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) recently recognized Laura Fitzpatrick,
Program Manager at the Muskegon Community Health Project for her advocacy efforts on behalf
of the Coalition for a Drug Free Muskegon County. Read more. |
Michigan Works! Association honors Mary Brown.
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Michigan Works! Association honors local alumna, Mary Brown. Read more. |
Audrey Hewitt '07 gives the gift of life to high school senior.
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Audrey Hewitt '07 shows an amazing generousity of spirit and offers a stranger a second chance at life. Read more. |
Kathy “K.P” Pelleran '78 received honors for 10 years of service
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Kathy “K.P” Pelleran accepted an award this month recognizing her 10 years of service as
State Director of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Michigan. The award recognized Pelleran for her
leadership of the statewide anti-crime organization supporting investments in children’s programs
proven through research to cut crime. Read more. |
Kendra (Harris) Faustin '01 living her coaching dreams.
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Off to a 1-9 start a season after winning the Metro Atlantic Atheletic Conference
coach of the year award LSSU Alumn
Kendra (Harris) Faustin '01 knows the highs
and lows of being a head coach in Division I women's
basketball. Read more.
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Laker teammates Steven Kaunisto '10, Troy Schwab '09 & John Scrymgeour '09 continue their on ice success.
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Wichita Thunder defenseman Steven Kaunisto '10 has been named the Oakley CHL Player of the Week.
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Troy Schwab '09 coninues his on ice success with the Wichita Thunder. Read More.
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John Scrymgeour '09 scored winning shoot-out goal for Reading Royals. Read More. |
Doug Weight '91 shares the secret behind the no. 93
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Doug Weight '91 enlightens all to the meaning behind jersey number 93. Read More. |
Soo Eagles to honor Paul Theriault '72
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Legendary career coach Paul Theriault '72 will be honored by the Soo Eagles when they play host to
The
Soo Thunderbirds in a Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League game on Friday night at Pullar Stadium.
Read More in Sault Ste Marie This Week or The Osprey Blogs. |
Paul Theriault (far left) was on campus recently for the JV Hocky reunion. Read more. |
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Lake State Alumni break Guinness World Record
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Chantelle Gorham-Kurtis '97 & David Kurtis '86 completed the
World's Largest Slab of Fudge at their Levack, Ontario business,
Northwest Fudge Factory, on October 23, 2010.
Read More.
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Renee Jent '95 was elected to State Bar of Michigan
| Rene Jent ' 95 was recently elected as a council member of the State Bar of Michigan Legal Assistant Section. Read More |
Scott J. Bentley '93 named first superintendent of River Raisin National Battlefield Park
Scott J. Bentley, currently Superintendent at San Antonio
Missions National Historical Park NHP), Texas, has been named
the first
Superintendent
of River Raisin National Battlefield Park in Monroe, Mich.
Bentley, a 19-year National Park Service (NPS)
veteran, will report for
this new position on January 16, 2011. Read More. |
Tiffany Jastorff-Gillies named Assistant Professor- Pharmacy Practice
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Tiffany Jastorff-Gillies has been named Assistant Professor- Pharmacy Practice at South Dakota
State University.
Tiffany earned a BS in Psychology from Lake Superior State University
in 2004 and her Pharm.D. from SDSU in 2009.
Read More. |
Blazejewski Team a major
presence at 2nd Annual Women's Walk
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This group of LSSU alumni walked together along with Maria Blazejewski, a current student and Laker basketball athlete,
whose parents are Mark ‘78 & Kathleen ‘77 Blazejewski. Left to right are Sue (Ehr) Millon ‘90, Kathleen (Hein) Blazejewski, '77,
Maria Blazejewski, Kay Baetsen ’77, and Rita (Bourdeau) Chapman ’75. Read More. |
Kenneth Williams '80 wins the Rising Entrepreneur of the Year award
| The Shred Authority CEO Kenneth Williams '80 wins the Rising Entrepreneur of the Year award. Read More. |
Nancy Steinhaus '91 recently received honors from the Chippewa County Historical Society
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Nancy Steinhaus, Past President of the Chippewa County Historical Society, received
the Charles Follo Award for her outstanding contribution to the preservation and promotion
of U.P. history through her many years of work with the Chippewa County Historical Society. Read more. |
Peter M. Petainen '98 receives Michigan Department of Transportation’s top award
Peter M. Petainen (Professional, Supervisor) of the International Bridge Administration (IBA) Executive Bureau in Sault Ste. Marie was recently named winner
of the 2010 MDOT Director's Award – the department's highest honor for outstanding service. For more than 20 years, the annual award has recognized MDOT employees who exhibit leadership and exemplary public service. Read more.
Jeff Culhane '99 named Vice President of Perishable Marketing
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Tops Friendly Markets announced today that Jeff Culhane has joined Tops as vice president
of perishable marketing.
Tops is a leading full-service grocery retailer in upstate New York and
northern Pennsylvania. Read More in the Daily Review. |
Bryan Dort '89 earns project management Professional Credential
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Bryan Dort of Alpena, MI has earned the Project
Management Institute’s most recognized and respected global credential -- the Project Management
Professional or PMP. Read more. |
Steve Willobee '98, LEED AP Elected Vice Chair of
USGBC West Michigan Chapter
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The U.S. Green Building Council - West Michigan Chapter has announced its 2010 Board of Directors. Read more. |
Former English major Chris Zimmerman ‘87 has released his fourth novel, Forty Mile Point.
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Much like his previous three novels, Forty Mile Point has an outdoorsy flavor, a suspense-filled plot, and a delightful twist at the end.
Read more. |
Alumnus Zak Stelmaszek ‘00 release new CD
Alumnus Zak Stelmaszek ‘00 and his rock band Fifth Way released their new CD titled “No Boundaries” at the Magic Bag Theater in Ferndale on Saturday, January 30, 2010. Read More.
Kelly Bruning '94, a Boston Transplant to Northern Michigan Publishes Book
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Kelly Bruning has been a transplant from a Boston suburb to northern Lower Michigan for twenty-two years now. She has published
a book that will make the reader chuckle with her true stories of outdoor adventures that usually underscores some type of mischief.
Read more. |
Cassie Parker '98 inspires students
"For many people, illness can put a halt on life. But Casie Parker, of Petoskey, wasn't going to let a diagnosis get in the way of what she loves — her students and athletes." Read more from the Petoskey News - Review.
James Childs '79 heads OptiTemp as it is honored with Michigan 50 Companies to Watch Award
OptiTemp, Inc. has been named one of Michigan’s top companies to watch in 2009 as part of the Michigan Celebrates Small Business program. The “Michigan 50 Companies to Watch” Award honors 50 second-stage Michigan companies that have earned our attention in the years to come. Read more.
Nancy Barr '00 authors new mystery novel
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Nancy Barr, a 2000 LSSU graduate with a degree in business, has a new novel in stores. Published by Arbutus Press, Page One: Whiteout features Upper Peninsula newspaper reporter Robin Hamilton. Still grieving the murder of her fiancé,
Robin gets an unexpected visit from an old friend from Chicago who has uncovered an important clue. The pair take off on
an adventure that leads to Miami and
back to the woods of Upper Michigan to face down a killer during a blizzard.
Read the Page One: Whiteout press release. |
Jason Krebill ' 00 helps fight the sea lamprey in West Michigan
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2000 Fisheries and Wildlife graduate Jason Krebill, originally of Kentwood Michigan, is interviewed on Fox television.
The video available here shows LSSU Fisheries and Wildlife the alum helping to keep Michigan waters safe for fishing
as
he assists in the eradication of the invasive sea lamprey. Jason (as shown to the right) is the young man being interviewed
standing in the stream, and thoroughly enjoys his job with the U.S. Fisheries and Wildlife Service. |
NCAA PRO-file with Doug Weight ' 91 By
Bob Snow
Doug Weight's accomplishments are profiled on NHL.com including a recent endowment to Lake Superior State University. Read more from NHL.com
Hockey alum Bates Battaglia '97 graces Forbes magazine cover
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Bates Battaglia, who played on the Laker hockey team from 1994-1997 and
now
is a member of
the
Toronto Maple Leafs,
was caught on the
Nov. 26 cover of Forbes Magazine" |
Philip Ellison '04 shares opinon at Mackinac Policy Conference
Educators, government officials and business leaders at the Mackinac Policy Conference announced a possible solution to the mass exodus of Michigan's talent to other states: internships. Read more in the Crain's Detroit Business.
Kevin Borseth '76 named U of M Womens Basketball Coach
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Kevin Borseth a Laker Alumni from 1976 was recently named head coach of the Women's Basketball team at Michigan. Read more (photo courtesy of U of M website) |
Jennifer Sheppard '02 shares her vision for Boys and Girls Club
Jennifer Sheppard, the new director of The Boys and Girls Club of Sault Ste. Marie, shared her vision this week as the opening of the new youth club approaches on Monday, October 17. Read more
On Patrol with Conservation Officer Joe Molnar ‘02 & Conservation Officer Kelly Ross ‘91
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Conservation Officer Joe Molnar ‘02 poses with an elk he and CO Kelly Ross ‘91 were forced to kill after finding it injured and sick in the northern Lower Peninsula. Michigan Out-of-Doors noted the incident in its “On Patrol” column in the January issue. The two LSSU graduates were part of a group of four Laker alumni involved in the search for the elk once it had been reported by a group of hunters. Mike Budd ’04, a fisheries and wildlife management grad, and Marissa Kelso ’04, parks and recreation management, also assisted in the hunt for the injured animal. Kelso happened to be in the area to look at elk with Budd, who was working with the DNR on an elk telemetry project. (Photo by Mike Budd) |
Miller '84 Paddling Route Lewis & Clark
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Norman Miller '84 is celebrating the bicentennial of Lewis and Clark's exploratory expedition by paddling the same route solo by canoe, from St. Louis to the Pacific. Follow his journey. Norman will depart in Spring 2004 and send updates via digital camera and laptop computer throughout his journey. Read more |
Klaft '89 Sings the Blues
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Ken Klaft '89 sings the blues in Toledo with his cubicle colleagues at NFO WorldGroup. Check out their site and you'll see the Cube City Blues Band in action with music samples, bios, and more. The Cube City Blues Band has put all of their greatest IT blues hits together on this one CD to benefit the Mason Bailey Fund. Read more |
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