Alexander “Sandy” Moger ’94, Vernon, B.C., is the director of hockey operations of the Greater Vernon Minor Hockey Association. Bill Peterson ’91, Sheridan, Mont., is the new director of the Days of ’76 Museum in Deadwood, SD. The Days of ’76 Museum is unique, Peterson says, because it preserves an event -- the Days of ’76 Rodeo, which still takes place every summer -- not just a set of artifacts. This gives the museum more flexibility in its mission. Sgt. Greg Postma ’99, Sault Ste. Marie, was awarded a certificate of recognition by the Chippewa County Board of Commissioners for capturing an escaped convict who walked away from the Chippewa Correctional Facility. Sgt. Postma serves with the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Dept. Mark Savoie ’93, Sault Ste. Marie, and his wife Jessica are co-chairs of Sault Ste. Marie’s United Way of the Eastern U.P. campaign. James Schaefer Ph.D. ‘95, Sault Ste. Marie, had an article published in the August issue of Fire Chief magazine. The print version was titled, “The Leader has Two Faces.” You may read the online version, “Differences between Fire Ground, Firehouse Leadership” at firechief.com/leadership-fundamentals/ differences-between-fireground-firehouseleadership. Schaefer is a professor of fire science at LSSU and lives in Sault Ste. Marie with his wife, freelance writer Jill ‘95. portable defibrillator. The woman lived and is very grateful for their help. Young is a shift supervisor with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Cameron is a motor carrier officer with the Michigan State Police. Abigail (Tucker) Davis ’01, Fort Wayne, Ind., is a senior underwriter for Mideast Physician Team and large accounts of Medical Protective. Stephen Eles ‘03, Sault Ste. Marie, won the men’s half-marathon event at the Run the Great Lakes race in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., in June. The 32-year-old runner and LSSU staffer used the marathon and other races as training for the 2012 Subaru Ironman triathlon competition in Madison, Wisc., which was being held as this issue went to press. Eles received the LSSU Paul Ripley Award for Young Alumni in 2010. He and his wife, Sarah Veramay ‘11, also a runner, have two daughters, Autumn and Alaina. Karen (Goodburne) Ellsworth ’02, Columbia, Md., has joined the board of the United Seniors of Maryland Education Foundation. The foundation promotes the well-being of Maryland seniors through education, dissemination of information about state legislation, and demonstration projects. Dianna George-Heinzelman ‘00, Sault Ste. Marie is a dance director for Soo Theater Arts Resource Studios. Holly (Roy) Haapala ’01, Sault Ste. Marie and her husband Andy are United Way of the Eastern Upper Peninsula campaign chairs. Mark Morse ’08, Harbor Springs, is an engineer for Moeller Aerospace Technologies. Moeller does the fixture design to machine various aircraft and power generation parts. Don Munster ’03, Battle Creek, was named the new police chief for Concord, Mich. Munster has both police and fire experience. Anthony Pink ’04, Chesterfield, is a project manager for FANUC Robotics America in the Automotive Component and Industrial Paint Group. He works at FANUC headquarters in Rochester Hills. Craig Salvalaggio ’03, Orion, is the engineering group leader for the General Industries Group at Applied Manufacturing Technologies (AMT). His charter is to expand AMT’s engineering and consulting services into the company’s multiple non-automotive industries, including aerospace, alternative energy, chemicals, food, fabricated metals, and many more. Kristen (Press) Sawruk ’07, Alpena, recently completed her master’s degree in nursing with the University of Cincinnati. She has accepted a position as a family nurse practitioner and is employed at Health Wise Family Medical Center in Alpena. Megan LaMothe Schwab’09, Auburn Hills, works as a senior auditor for Rehmann. Her husband, Troy Schwab ’09, plays hockey for Crimmitschau Eispiraten in Germany. Steven Shoemaker ’03, Sault Ste/ Marie, was recently named to the board of governors at Algoma University. Steven is a practicing associate with Wishart Law Firm LLP, where he is focused on corporate and commercial advocacy, as well as insurance litigation. Ben Skupien ’04, Washington, DC, is a project manager for Teracore, which is an award-winning management consulting and IT services consulting firm. Ruthanne (Kersten) Smart ’04, Sault Ste/ Marie, was recognized by the Sault Area Public Schools as the Helpful Teacher of the Month. This is Ruthanne’s third year teaching special education language arts at Sault Are Middle School. Ruthanne brings enthusiasm 00s Bradley Becker ’06, graduated from the Infantry Basic Officer Leaders Course at Fort Benning, Ga. This is a 16-week course that teaches these young officers the skills they will need to lead a platoon of soldiers once they reach their duty station or are deployed to a war zone. Becker is a 2nd lieutenant in the U.S. Army. Brad ’00 and Jennifer ’04 (Hill) Blair, Sault Ste. Marie, just celebrated the opening of their new store, Thinking of U, in downtown Sault Ste. Marie. The Blairs own several businesses in Sault Ste. Marie and St. Ignace. In addition, Jennifer is the Native American advisor/ outreach worker at Sault Area High School. Jessica Cameron ’02 and Deborah Young ’94, Sault Ste. Marie, were recognized recently for saving the life of a woman who had stopped breathing while trying to cross the border into Canada. Young performed chest compressions while Cameron prepared the 14 Be a Part of Laker History Here’s your opportunity to etch your name into the history of Laker Athletics while supporting its future! The plaza approach to the new Atrium of the James Norris Physical Education Center will feature an opportunity for LSSU fans to become a permanent part of Laker Athletics. Now you can leave your legacy with a personalized plaza brick. Order online at www.lssu.edu/foundation/pavers.