Welcome to theSchoolcraftSCHOLARS

15th Anniversary Celebration & 2014 Graduation Banquet

an honors program, is designed to provide talented, academically-motivated students with an enhanced educational experience. In an environment that promotes scholarship and community, Scholars enjoy frequent interaction with peers and honors faculty. They are challenged to grow intellectually, increase their awareness of the society around them, question the status quo, think critically, work collaboratively, and become involved in the community through service-learning projects.

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Program5:30 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wine Glow

Main Street6:30 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graduation Banquet & Anniversary Dinner

DiPonio Room

We are grateful to all our sponsors:Wine Glow Co-sponsors

University of Michigan–Dearborn Wayne State University

Platinum SponsorsDr. Faye Schuett & Linda Burnett Tiandra Gunn-Bennett & Dale Bennett

Gold SponsorJohn Walsh

Silver SponsorsBarbara ReichardDeborah Taracuk

Counseling Center*

Distance Learning Center*Student Activities Office*

Bronze SponsorsStuart BakerJulie Button

Cedric HowieGerard Mellnick

Andrea NofzBizarre Marketing

Embroidery Solutions, Etc.Admissions & Welcome Center*

Career Services*English Department*Planning & Analytics*Registration Center*

* Campus partners

Celebrating 15 years and appreciating the

Scholars Honors’ positive impact within the

Schoolcraft community . . . and beyond. Congratulations and Best Wishes!

The Admissions and Welcome Center

Congratulations to all Schoolcraft Scholars, past and present! What a wonderful opportunity for you to have this experience as part of your education.

Gerard J. Mellnick, MBA, CPA, Assistant Professor of Business

Congratulationson 15 years of academic excellence: I am so grateful for the opportunity to work with such dedicated, caring and hardworking students, faculty and community partners.

Here’s to the next 15 years!

Deborah Taracuk Honors Program Coordinator

The Distance Learning Department is excited

to join the Scholars Honors Program in

celebrating its 15-year anniversary. Best wishes

for a wonderful event recognizing those who

have participated in and benefited from

this program.

Schoolcraft’s doors are always open to

our graduates as they journey through life. We hope to see you

in one of our Online or Open Entry/

Open Exit Classes.

For more information

contact us at dl@schoolcraft.edu

or call 734-462-4532.

Announcing the new

Registration Center

Schoolcraft College

18600 Haggerty Road Livonia, MI 48152-2696

www.schoolcraft.edu registration@schoolcraft.edu

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

The University of Michigan-Dearborn is proud to support Schoolcraft College’s Scholars Honors 15th Anniversary Celebration and their continuing efforts to help high achieving students enhance their college years.

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Wayne State is a proud partner with Schoolcraft College on the University Bound and Schoolcraft to U programs. Both help students complete Schoolcraft coursework and progress toward a bachelor’s degree at WSU in some of the market’s most rewarding fields including the health sciences, engineering and business. The Irvin D. Reid Honors College at Wayne State welcomes high-achieving Schoolcraft students with an outstanding academic program and Honors Transfer scholarships to support their studies. We look forward to continually strengthening our Schoolcraft ties, and introducing you to our campus. Learn more at wayne.edu.

Irvin D. Reid Honors College

Celebrating 15 years and appreciating the Scholars Honors’ positive impact within the Schoolcraft community and beyond.

Congratulations and Best Wishes!Julie Button

Admissions Representative

Maria (Cielito Robles)—It has been a pleasure serving as your mentor this past year. Congratulations on your success, including—but certainly not limited to—your Jack Kent Cooke scholarship. I wish you the very best in your future endeavors!

—Professor Andrea Nofz

The Student Activities Office

would like to congratulate the

Scholars Honors Program

on the celebration of their

15th Anniversary.

Congratulations Megwan Krajewski!

Congratulations to all the Honors Scholars.Best wishes for a successful future.

Stuart and Nora Baker

Congratulations Megan Krajewski!

The English Department applauds the Schoolcraft Scholars Honors Program on 15 years of academic excellence and

community service. We congratulate you and wish you the best!

Congratulations Honors Scholars!

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The Schoolcraft Scholars Honors Program would not exist were it not for the vision, drive, and commitment of Dr. Faye Schuett, English Professor Emeritus, and Founding Director of the Honors Program. Dr. Schuett raised the bar yet higher for hundreds of high-achieving students and, as a result, they are better equipped, better educated, and better prepared to lead lives that will benefit and enhance the communities to which they belong. More people than can ever be counted are—and will be—grateful to Dr. Schuett . . . though they may never know it. However . . .

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I would like to extend hearty

Congratulations to all those involved with the

Schoolcraft SCHOLARS honors programon a job well done!

Here’s to many more years of encouraging and supporting academic excellence and civic involvement.

Speaker Pro Tempore John Walsh (R-Livonia)

Freya (Thodesen-Kasparian)—Ha sido un placer trabajar contigo este año en dos proyectos. Sé que tu futuro va a ser muy brillante. ¡Buena suerte en todo!

—Profesora Andrea Nofz

We appreciate all your hard work and dedication to Schoolcraft and the community.

Congratulations!—Career Services

Congratulations on 15 years of outstanding academics and service!

—Cedric Howie Professor, Economics

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”

—Eleanor Roosevelt

The Research and Analytics Office congratulates the Honors Program for

equipping students to achieve their dreams.

Happy Anniversary to the Honors Program!

It has been an Honor supporting your achievements for the past

15 years!

—Counseling & Academic Advising Services

Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement.”

—W. Clement StoneBarb and Bill Reichard

The Honors Program has helped to me grow in many aspects, from academics to community service, as both have played a crucial role in helping in my journey to self-discovery. I not only discovered what my interests are within the classroom, but also my role as a citizen to help the community. I have been blessed to be guided and supported by the Honors Program, its wonderful faculty and inspiring students, to continue to reach for my potential, while giving back to others. In addition, I am grateful to have had their assistance through the strenuous Jack Kent Cooke scholarship application. I would not be a

“Cookie” without the Schoolcraft Scholars!—Maria Cielito Robles

2014 Jack Kent Cooke Scholar Schoolcraft Scholars Graduate

Schoolcraft Scholars Honors Program has provided me with many enriching opportunities to become an outstanding person and taught me to give back to the community. I have come to recognize my potential and explore my character in different situations both personally and academically. Throughout my journey, I have shaped myself to excel in academics and service.

—Usha Kadiyala 2013 Jack Kent Cooke Scholar

and Honors Alumna

The Honors Program has been invaluable to me, not only through the relationships I have built, but also through the many doors that have been opened for me in both the community and academia. When I first joined, I knew I wanted to make a positive impact on society, but wasn’t sure how to go about doing it. The Honors Program provided me with ways to accomplish my goals and guided me through an important part of my life. The faculty also worked laboriously, yet enthusiastically, while helping me through the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship application process, and I cannot thank them enough for their instrumental role in my being awarded. Overall, the program has enriched my life in numerous ways and helped me utilize much of my previously untapped potential.

—Jonathan Kris 2014 Jack Kent Cooke Scholar Schoolcraft Scholars Graduate

ProgramWelcome & Introduction

Deborah Z. Taracuk, Honors Program Coordinator

Schoolcraft Scholars Administration 2014Cheryl Hawkins, Dean of Liberal Arts & Science

Dr. Deborah Daiek, Associate Dean of Learning Support ServicesDr. Dennis Genig, Director of Special Projects

Deborah Z. Taracuk, Program CoordinatorDr. Mark Huston, Advisory Committee Chair

Tiandra Gunn-Bennett, Program Clerk

Video Alumni RemarksDr. Faye Schuett

Tiandra Gunn-Bennett (2010) Leandra Edwards (2006)

Usha Kadiyala (2013)

Presidential WelcomeDr. Conway Jeffress

InvocationBack of the bread is the flour,

and back of the flour is the mill. Back of the mill is the wind and the rain

and the season’s will.

ReflectionWith courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate,

and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity.—Keshaven Nair

Author, A Higher Standard of Leadership: Lessons from the Life of Gandhi

Joy & Grace AwardsJoy Award: Todd Stowell

Presented by Ashi Arora and Ben GreskoGrace Award: Deborah Burke

Presented by Zachary D’Agostino and Anna Granch

Contribution Awards:Diane Flynn-Hahn

Elizabeth GraceKarla Frentzos

Scholars Certificate AwardsKaren Schaumann-Beltran

Professor, Sociology 290 Capstone Course

Concluding Remarks Deborah Taracuk

Vincent Allen Transfer School: Wayne State University Major: EngineeringMentor: Chris WoodFavorite Activity: Snowboarding, Wallyball, disk

golf, and any other outdoor activityService Involvement on Campus: PTK and

Scholars Honors ProgramService Involvement off Campus: Tutored

children at Cass Elementary in math & reading and presentation of Physics for Northville Middle School

Capstone Project: Engineering Minds for Our Future

Service Hours: 78.5

Ashi AroraTransfer School: Wayne State UniversityMajor: Health ScienceMentors: Donna Clack and JuJuan TaylorFavorite Activity: LearningService Involvement on Campus: Phi Theta

Kappa, Asian Student Association, Schoolcraft Connection and Pageturner’s Book Club

Service Involvement off Campus: Coins to Change Program, Red Wagon, English tutor

Capstone Project: Building a Bridge to DetroitService Hours: 191.8

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Erin BrewerTransfer School: University of MichiganMajor: Psychology Mentor: Elzbieta RybickaFavorite Activity: Helping Service Involvement on Campus: Scholars

Honors Program Service Involvement off Campus: Tutor,

volunteer at the YMCA, civility conference attendee; helped sort books at the local library, and helped sell merchandise to raise money for children in Uganda

Capstone Project: Fun to Volunteer at the YMCAService Hours: 77

Zachary D’AgostinoTransfer School: Eastern Michigan UniversityMajor: Nursing Mentors: Deborah Burke and Kristin FruthFavorite Activity: Helping Others Service Involvement on Campus: Pageturner’s

Book Club and Earth DayService Involvement off Campus: People for

Palmer ParkCapstone Project: The Veterans of WaltonwoodService Hours: 79

Student Profile

Student Profile

Rose DruryTransfer School: Eastern Michigan UniversityMajor: Nursing Mentor: Anna Maria Trojan Favorite Activity: Helping OthersService Involvement on Campus: Scholars

Honors ProgramService Involvement off Campus: Roofs for

Woofs, The Livonia Family YMCA, Child Watch, and Detroit Dog Rescue

Capstone Project: Health Care, One Person at a Time

Service Hours: 71

Anna GranchTransfer School: University of Michigan Major: PsychologyMentor: Mark HustonFavorite Activity: Learning Service Involvement on Campus: Phi Theta

Kappa, the Philosophy Club, Gay Straight Alliance, the Otaku Anime Club and the Fit Club

Service Involvement off Campus: Coins to Change, Cass Community, Wayne County Shelter, Thayer’s Park and St. Leo’s Soup Kitchen

Capstone Project: Visiting Vista MariaService Hours: 83

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Benjamin Joseph GreskoTransfer School: University of MichiganMajor: Chemical EngineeringMentor: Audrey MingelaFavorite Activity: LearningService Involvement on Campus: Schoolcraft

Connection Newspaper, Video Production Club, Schoolcraft Theatre

Service Involvement off Campus: Tutoring math & reading, fundraising for Cass Community, and Recycling in Howell

Capstone Project: News! Recycling and Aquaponics

Service Hours: 101.5

Megan KrajewskiTransfer School: University of Michigan, Michigan

State University, or DePaul University Major: Environmental scienceMentor: Diane O’ConnellFavorite Activity: Working with kidsService Involvement on Campus: Scholars

Honors ProgramService Involvement off Campus: Friends of

the Rouge, Hicks Elementary School, Red Wagon literacy program and Forgotten Harvest

Capstone Project: Frogs, Education and a Healthier Watershed

Service Hours: 76

Student Profile

Student Profile

Jonathan KrisTransfer School:

Major: PhilosophyMentor: Mark HustonFavorite Activity: Reading Service Involvement on Campus: Phi Theta

KappaService Involvement off Campus: The

MacGuffin, St. Leo’s Soup Kitchen and Thayer’s Nature

Capstone Project: PhilosophistryService Hours: 101.5

Loan NguyenTransfer School: University of Michigan Major: Nursing Mentor: Sandy Roney-Hays Favorite Activity: Shopping and Playing with my

little brotherService Involvement on Campus: Orientation

Group leader, University Bound Freshman Focus group and Phi Theta Kappa

Service Involvement off Campus: Cass Community Social Service

Capstone Project: Benefiting the Patients at Botsford Hospital

Service Hours: 127

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Blandelia “Lia” PayneTransfer School: University of MichiganMajor: Communication Mentor: Todd StowellFavorite Activity: Writing Service Involvement on Campus: Phi Theta

KappaService Involvement off Campus: Cass

Community Social ServicesCapstone Project: Stretching for StressService Hours: 200

Maria Cielito RoblesTransfer School: Wayne State University, University

of Michigan, Cornell University, or John HopkinsMajor: Pre-med and pre-lawMentor: Andrea NofzFavorite Activity: Caring for othersService Involvement on Campus: Radcliff

Center Food Pantry, University Bound Program and Schoolcraft Connection

Service Involvement off Campus: Tutoring for Early Literacy, Emergency Department of St. Mary Mercy Hospital, and Michigan Life Sciences and Innovation Center

Capstone Project: The Hunger Games, Radcliff Edition

Service Hours: 102

Student Profile

Student Profile

Freya Thodesen-Kasparian

Transfer School: Wayne State UniversityMajor: Public RelationsMentor: Deborah TaracukFavorite Activity: Socializing with othersService Involvement on Campus: University

Bound, Scholars Honors Program and PTKService Involvement off Campus: Cass

Community Social Services and Canton Historical Society

Capstone Project: Cracking the Code of Civility Service Hours: 128.5

Emily PodwoiskiTransfer School: Western Michigan UniversityMajor: Fine ArtsMentor: Elizabeth GraceFavorite Activity: Learning & exploring new

thingsService Involvement on Campus: The

Schoolcraft Connection and Scholars Honors Program

Service Involvement off Campus: Project Share Joy and Cass Community Social Service

Capstone Project: See Emily PlayService Hours: 56

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Kortnie BushTransfer School: Michigan State UniversityMajor: Hospitality managementMentor: Josselyn MooreFavorite Activity: HostingService Involvement on Campus: Multicultural

Fair and Volleyball ClubService Involvement off Campus: Operation

Good Cheer and Gleaners Food BankCapstone Project: International InvestigationsService Hours: 75

Lori Kelly-WheelerTransfer School: University of Michigan–DearbornMajor: BiochemistryMentors: Caroline McNutt and Jerome LavisFavorite Activity: Red Wagon Program, Delivering

Books to Children Service involvement on campus: Phi Theta

Kappa Vice, University Bound, Learning Assistance Center, Earth Day Board, Relay for Life, Coins to Change, Multicultural Fair, Campus Community Fair, Honors Orientation Leader

Service off campus: Michigan Campus Compact Conference, Red Wagon Leader, Reality Store,

Leo’s Soup Kitchen, Ronald McDonald House, Michigan Life Sciences and

Innovation CenterCapstone Project: Earth Day EdiblesService Hours: 334

Student Profile

Student Profile

2014 Commitment to Service Award Winner

Lucy Wildman Transfer School: Emerson CollegeMajor: Writing, Literature, and PublishingMentor: Stuart BakerFavorite Activity: Playing SoccerService Involvement on Campus: Student

Ambassador and Phi Theta KappaService Involvement off Campus: Red Wagon

and The Salvation ArmyCapstone Project: Under the Cover :

The MacGuffin Service Hours: 150

Erica WysockiTransfer school: Wayne State UniversityMajor: NursingMentor: Nancy PalmerFavorite Activity: Volunteering at the hospitalService involvement on campus: Scholars

Honors ProgramService off campus: St. Mary Mercy Hospital in

Livonia and Cass Community Social ServicesCapstone Project: Serving Saint Mary’sService Hours: 197

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Thank You

A big

to the Schoolcraft College Foundation

BoARD oF TRuSTeeS

Brian D. Broderick . . . . . . . Chair

Carol M. Strom . . . . . . Vice Chair

James G. Fausone . . . . . .Secretary

Joan A. Gebhardt . . . . . Treasurer

Gretchen Alaniz . . . . . . . . Trustee

Terry Gilligan . . . . . . . . . Trustee

eric Stempien . . . . . . . . . Trustee

Conway A. Jeffress, Ph.D., President