oratory skills while a member of the EMU Forensics team. She was inducted into EMU’s Forensics Hall of Fame in 2011 and continues to support the team in many ways. Other volunteer work includes serving the Children’s Shelter of San Antonio. “She is a champion for those who otherwise may not have a voice,” a nominator wrote.
Jim Streeter (BS73) Ypsilanti, Mich. Distinguished Alumni Award Jim Streeter is synonymous with Eastern Michigan University athletics. “Streets” spent 39 years as the school’s sports information director before retiring in October 2012. He is an E-Club Hall of Fame member and received
the “Best of the Best” honor from the Detroit Sports Broadcasters and Writers Association. Nominators call him “a class act” and say that he “personifi es everything that is good and positive about Eastern Michigan University.” One added, “it may be cliché, but if Jim Streeter gave blood, it would be green and white.”
Pat McInnis Commerce Township, Mich. Porter Service Award Pat McInnis is the CEO of Fathead LLC, a leading wall graphics company, and is a minority owner of the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers. Before moving to Fathead, he was president and COO of Quicken Loans. McInnis was a member of the EMU
football team from 1985-87, and one nominator noted his “unwavering dedication, support and loyalty to the EMU athletics program.” McInnis regularly contributes to area youth and athletic organizations in Southeast Michigan and was the inaugural recipient of the Patrick McInnis Community Hero Award from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Flint, an award created in his honor.
Tom Sidlik Ann Arbor, Mich. Porter Service Award Tom Sidlik served on the Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents from 2004-12, including two years as chairman. Sidlik was a champion of tuition restraint and is credited with proposing the “0-0-0” plan that
resulted in a tuition, room and board rate freeze in 2010-11. One nominator called him a “stabilizing force” and “a fi erce advocate for students.” Sidlik spearheaded an eff ort to re- engage emeritus regents and was a generous supporter of the University’s comprehensive fundraising campaign, “Invest. Inspire. T e Campaign for Eastern Michigan University,” which raised $56 million. 3
Come Join Us at the 52nd nnual
ALUMNI AWARDS May 11, 2013
Ypsilanti Marriott and Eagle Crest Conference Center
Cocktail Reception: 5 p.m. Dinner and Awards Ceremony: 6 p.m.
Tickets: 734.487.0250
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