from the Human Resources Certification Institute.


Anathea Collar (MBA01) was named the 2011 HR Executive of the Year for small to midsize nonprofits by the American Society of Employers.


Jeffrey Hoover (BBA01, MBA04) has been promoted to shareholder and member of Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC in Royal Oak.


Eric Oakley (BS01) was named the head softball coach at the University of North Dakota after spending five years as the assistant softball coach at EMU.


David Schmittou (MA02, EDD11) is now the principal of Milan Middle School in the Milan Public School District.


Allison Wardlaw (BA02, BBA02) is the new program director of the Michigan Foreclosure Prevention Corps for the Community Economic Development Association of Michigan.


Kimberly Cairy (MA03) has received the 2012 Michigan Art Educator of the Year Award and the Middle Level Art Educator of the Year Award from the Michigan Art Education Association.


Kenneth Sirignano (MA04) has been selected by the National Association of Special Education Teachers as a 2011 Outstanding Special Education Teacher Award winner for his exceptional work as an educator in the Genesee Intermediate School District.


Benjamin Best (BS05) has graduated with distinction from Euro Nato Joint Jet Pilot Training at Sheppard Ari Force Base, Texas.


Tim Challender (MA05) is the new assistant principal of Corunna High School in the Corunna Public School District.


Kristen Kostielney (BS05) has ended her 21-year career as a program specialist at Canton Public Library to become a Head


Start Teacher at the Campagna Center in Alexandria, Va.


Martin Bodnar (MBA06) has been named as the senior vice president of Exchange Capital Management, Inc., located in Ann Arbor.


Lindsay Buhagiar (BS06) is a senior product analyst for JPMorgan Chase & Co.


Jessica Kruger (BS06, MA11) is a new instructor at Colorado Northwestern Community College’s Rangely Campus and recently won the first place award for her submission at the master’s level in the American Society of Criminology Division of International Criminology Student Paper Competition.


Marie Minnich (BS06, MS11) has co-authored “Bohemian Chic: Decorating with Vintage and Salvage” published through Smashwords, Inc.


Dustin Saalman (BS06) is the new curriculum director and assessment coordinator for Caseville Public Schools.


Andrew Hulbert (BS07) is the new director of Oxford Virtual Academy in the Oxford Community School District.


Greg Kemp (BBA07) is now the general manager of Devcon Security’s Detroit South branch.


Joseph Bommarito (BS08) is a Mackinac County Sheriff deputy.


Jeff Haas (BS08) is a new fifth grade teacher at Wallace Elementary School in the Parker Unified School District in Parker, Ariz.


Alicia Hunt (BS08) has been awarded the CalSWEC Mental Health Scholarship for 2010-2011 as a graduate student at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C.


Marde Doolan (BS09) has co-authored “Bohemian Chic: Decorating with Vintage and Salvage” published through Smashwords, Inc.


Don Lafreniere (BS09) has been awarded with the prestigious title of Vanier Canada Scholar by the Prime Minister of Canada.


Brandon Sinawi (BS09) is the new varsity boys’ basketball coach at Livonia Stevenson High School in the Livonia Public School District.


2010s


Molly Funk (SPA10) is now the principal of Doherty Elementary School in the West Bloomfield School District.


Joy Hopkins (MHA11) is the new manager of patient care and services at OSF St. Francis Hospital and Medical Group in Peoria, Ill.


Heather Landis (MS11) is the new manager of the Scottville Main Street program dedicated to the revitalization of downtown Scottville.


Jaclyn Reardon (BS11) is an account coordinator for Bianchi Public Relations Inc. based in Troy.


Chapter News: Aviation


HIGH HOPES EMU’s new aviation alumni chapter was cleared for take-off in the fall. And though they’re a new addition to our alumni family, they don’t let that stand in the way. The chapter is already getting active, with rumors of a pancake breakfast in the spring or early summer. In addition, an aviation scholarship is in the works for EMU’s next generation of pilots.


NOW BOARDING Most members of the chapter are employed at the Eagle Flight Center, various airlines or military branches. “Our (aviation) board consists of program graduates, but the chapter is open to all EMU alumni,” says assistant chief flight instructor Chris Sorenson (BS07). “The more, the merrier.”


REACH FOR THE SKY Students at EMU have had their heads in the clouds since the 1980s. The University first started graduating new pilots from the Aviation Flight Technology program during the “Porter Era” (1979-89) and has since sent thousands more to the sky and back again.


PILOTING THE FUTURE Eastern’s Aviation Flight Technology program is the largest the southeast Michigan and northern Ohio region. The Eagle Flight Center is located at Willow Run Airport, just a few miles from EMU. There, students learn flight training, safety, aerodynamics, aviation law and crew resource manage- ment.


—Leah Shutes For more information on this and other EMU alumni chapters, visit emich.edu/alumni A


ll Class Notes submissions should include your name, address, e-mail address, phone number, degree(s) and year of graduation.


Mail to: Eastern Michigan University Office for Alumni Relations, 1349 S.


Huron St., Suite 2, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, or use our online submission form at emich.edu/alumni.


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