Community College Presidents Scholarships awarded
Aug. 4, 2000
KALAMAZOO -- Twenty transfer students (listed below) were named recipients of the Community College President's Scholarship from Western Michigan University.
Each award totals $4,000 over two years. To be eligible, students must have earned at least a 3.5 grade point average a Michigan community college. Recipients are selected by the president of their institutions.
Listed below are the scholarship recipient's name, hometown, college from which he or she earned an associate's degree, and intended program of study at WMU.
Brenda Ahtila, Lawton, Bay de Noc Community College, elementary education
Janie Bloomfield, Indian River, North Central Community College, anthropology
Leslie Casperson, Kalamazoo, Northwestern Michigan College, health education
Erin Fraley, Alpena, Alpena Community College, occupational therapy
Robert Hart, West Bloomfield, Oakland Community College, business administration
Carin Irland, Lexintgon, St. Clair County Community College, business administration
Chad Johnson, Mattawan, Lansing Community College, business administration
Christina Kenney, Grayling, Kirtland Community College, psychology
Jennifer Laidlaw, Livonia, Schoolcraft College, computer engineering
Megan Letts, Clarklake, Jackson Community College, secondary education
Melissa Mason, Monroe, Monroe County Community College, liberal education
Charisse Obsum, Flint, Mott Community College, biomedical sciences
Teri Peters, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, elementary education
Shannon Scott, White Pigeon, Glen Oaks Community College, elementary education
Liana Skaggs, Niles, Southwestern Michigan College, secondary education
Gregory Smith, Battle Creek, Kellogg Community College, paper engineering
Mary Sullivan, Saginaw, Delta Community College, family studies
Lisa Walda, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College, photography
Heidi Westcomb, Muskegon, Muskegon Community College, nursing
Cheryl Wieck, Byron Center, Grand Rapids Community College, elementary education
Media contact: Jeanne Baron, 616 387-8400, jeanne.baron@wmich.edu