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Excellence in Education Awards Program

TONIGHT’S SPEAKER

Eileen B. Wilson-OyelaranPresidentKalamazoo College

Todd MyersClimax-Scotts

ParentsRichard and Dawn Myers

CollegeMichigan State University

MajorEngineering

Significant EducatorDouglas Robinson

Justin BrayComstock

ParentsDouglas and Lisa Bray

CollegeUniversity of Kentucky

MajorEquine Science and Management

Significant EducatorWendy Miller

Emily VeenhuisComstock

ParentsDavid and Jodie Veenhuis

CollegeUndecided

MajorComputer Science

Significant EducatorMark Cardwell

Judy SmithGalesburg-Augusta

ParentsSteve and Rita Smith

CollegeHeidelberg University

MajorStatistics

Significant EducatorMatthew Musialczyk

Sarah ChangGull Lake

ParentsPeter and Esther Chang

CollegeUndecided

MajorBiomedical Science

Significant EducatorBrad Portis

Brian HallGull Lake

ParentsCurtis Hall and Susan Houseman

CollegeColby College

MajorBusiness; Chemistry

Significant EducatorBrad Portis

Riley MartellGull Lake

ParentsRobert and Jackie Martell

CollegeUndecided

MajorMathematics

Significant EducatorModhi Alshehri

Hannah McQueenGull Lake

ParentsDouglas and Lori McQueen

CollegeUndecided

MajorNeuroscience

Significant EducatorBrad Portis

Lucy SandellGull Lake

ParentsPatrick and Sarah Sandell

CollegeUniversity of Michigan

MajorNursing

Significant EducatorBrad Portis

Rebecca RadomskyHackett-Catholic Prep

ParentsAlan and Michelle Radomsky

CollegeUndecided

MajorChemistry

Significant EducatorKaty Briggs

Alexis SimpsonHeritage Christian

ParentsJohn and Melanie Simpson

CollegeCedarville University

MajorSocial Work

Significant EducatorStephanie Jevert

Armind ChahalKalamazoo Central

ParentsJagdish Chahal and Amarjit Kaur

CollegeUniversity of Michigan

MajorChemistry

Significant EducatorKari Luckett

Yu-Ting ChiangKalamazoo Central

ParentsJim and Grace Chiang

CollegeUniversity of Michigan

MajorBiomedical Engineering

Significant EducatorRex Hafer

Chloe GearyKalamazoo Central

ParentsDamon and Kelly Geary

CollegeMichigan State University

MajorPhysiology

Significant EducatorKari Luckett

Natasha GoenawanKalamazoo Central

ParentsSoegiharto Goenawan and Lina Hadi

CollegeMassachusetts Institute of Technology or Cal Tech

MajorBio-Engineering

Significant EducatorShannon Houtrouw

Otto KailingKalamazoo Central

ParentsTimothy Kailing and E. Binney Girdler

CollegeUniversity of Michigan or Oberlin College

MajorMusic

Significant EducatorChris Chopp

Emily SpilmanKalamazoo Central

ParentsCharles and Kathy Spilman

CollegeUniversity of Michigan

MajorEnvironmental Engineering

Significant EducatorJoshua Gottlieb

Ryan WunderlyKalamazoo Christian

ParentsDouglas and Jacqueline Wunderly

CollegeUniversity of Michigan

MajorBiomedical Engineering

Significant EducatorWilliam Hoffman

Samantha BrownLoy Norrix

ParentsKen and Alesia Brown

CollegeLoyola University Chicago

MajorBiology

Significant EducatorBrianna English

Brooks EisenbiseLoy Norrix

ParentsLee Krahenbuhl and Debra Eisenbise

CollegeUniversity of Michigan

MajorVisual Art

Significant EducatorBecky Cooper

Maya LannenLoy Norrix

ParentsJim Langeland and Rose Lannen

CollegeOberlin College

MajorUndecided

Significant EducatorBill Brieger

Zhi Nee WeeLoy Norrix

ParentsKine Wee and Siok Khen Teng

CollegeKalamazoo College; Michigan State University

MajorBiochemistry

Significant EducatorSveri Stromsta May

Joanna Marie YiuLoy Norrix

ParentsEdison and Michelle Yiu

CollegeMichigan State University

MajorVeterinary Medicine

Significant EducatorAnne Bowser

Megan ZabikLoy Norrix

ParentsScott and Linda Zabik

CollegeUniversity of Michigan

MajorPsychology

Significant EducatorBrianna English

Lorraine KuchParchment

ParentsJames and Deborah Kuch

CollegeWestern Michigan University

MajorEnglish; Music

Significant EducatorChristine Kiel

Samantha SearlesParchment

ParentsRobert and Amy Colwell

CollegeUndecided

MajorEnvironmental Science

Significant EducatorElizabeth Honeysett

Meredith AdamsPortage Central

ParentsMartin and Lissa Adams

CollegeLawrence Technological University

MajorBiomedical Engineering

Significant EducatorJon Taylor

Ashton ArmsteadPortage Central

ParentsCurt and Therese Armstead

CollegeUndecided

MajorComputer Science

Significant EducatorShannon Houtrouw

Grace BeveragePortage Central

ParentsAlbion and Joanne Beverage

CollegeUnited States Military Academy

MajorCivil or Mechanical Engineering

Significant EducatorModhi Alshehri

Nikita BhatiaPortage Central

ParentsInderdeep and Jasleen Bhatia

CollegeUndecided

MajorBiophysics

Significant EducatorChristopher Chopp

Jack EichmanPortage Central

ParentsJim and Kathy Eichman

CollegeUniversity of Michigan or Duke University

MajorBiochemistry; Pre-Med

Significant EducatorShannon Houtrouw

Shawna HuangPortage Central

ParentsRongmin Huang and Rubing Xia

CollegeMIT or the University of Michigan

MajorEngineering

Significant EducatorDale Freeland

Ziyan MoPortage Central

ParentsYirong Mo and Wen Qiu

CollegeUndecided

MajorComputer Science

Significant EducatorShannon Houtrouw

Sami AhmadPortage Northern

ParentsShaher Ahmad and Shabnam Ghazi

CollegeUndecided

MajorHistory and Philosophy of Science

Significant EducatorModhi Alshehri

Ben BeachPortage Northern

ParentsMatthew and Melissa Beach

CollegeUniversity of Chicago

MajorMathematics

Significant EducatorModhi Alshehri

Joseph FlanaganPortage Northern

ParentsDavid Flanagan and Valerie Vaillancourt

CollegeUniversity of Michigan

MajorEngineering

Significant EducatorJosh Bartz

Ericka LozonPortage Northern

ParentsRick and Kristina Lozon

CollegeUndecided

MajorEngineering

Significant EducatorMichael Sinclair

Julia NebioloPortage Northern

ParentsMark and Elizabeth Nebiolo

CollegeNotre Dame

MajorNeuroscience

Significant EducatorBryan Hill

Nolan SmithPortage Northern

ParentsWayne and Renee Smith

CollegeUniversity of Michigan

MajorBusiness

Significant EducatorJeanine Patterson

Rachel TorresPortage Northern

ParentsBenjamin Torres and Cathy Cheron

CollegeCarnegie Mellon

MajorMusic Theatre

Significant EducatorJoshua Bartz

Matthew RingSchoolcraft Community Schools

ParentsJohn and Allison Ring

CollegeMichigan State University

MajorEngineering

Significant EducatorMichael Sinclair

Isaac SmithSchoolcraft Community Schools

ParentsDale and Summer Smith

CollegeMichigan Technological University

MajorComputer Science; Computer Engineering

Significant EducatorDouglas Martin

Nathaniel ChiuVicksburg

ParentsGreg and Margit Chiu

CollegeNorthwestern University; University of Chicago

MajorMusic Performance; Chemistry; Mathematics

Significant EducatorKip Hickman

Austen GohlVicksburg

ParentsGregory and Gillian Gohl

CollegeKettering University

MajorEngineering

Significant EducatorJeremy Zonts

Clarissa MutchVicksburg

ParentsDale and Gretchen Mutch

CollegeMichigan State University

MajorPhysiology

Significant EducatorScott Wills

Victoria ThamannVicksburg

ParentsThomas and Pamela Thamann

CollegeUndecided

MajorBiology; Pre-Med

Significant EducatorJennifer Taylor