“I was surprised by the fact that so many of these girls faced adversity in their early lives. For example, one was born into slavery, many grew up in poverty, one had a severe learning disability, and a handful suffered the loss of a parent. Despite these struggles, they succeeded in a field that interested them—and they had fun doing it.”


Majher hopes that “Great Girls in Michigan History” will show young readers that they, too, can accomplish great things.


Penny A. Pasque (MS90) was named the Brian E. & Sandra O’Brien Presidential Professor at the University of Oklahoma for her research, teaching and service efforts on social justice and


equity in higher education. Pasque is a faculty member with the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, and the Center for Social Justice at OU. “In terms of my work around social justice, now is a difficult time for college campuses in terms of diversity, race, gender orientation, religion, class, and many identities,” she says. Pasque credits her experience at EMU with igniting her interest in issues of equity and access in education.


Michelle (Silverman) Salzman (BS90) is celebrating her 25th year as an elementary special education teacher. Michelle has taught in Florida and in Texas, the last 15 years for Plano ISD in Plano, Texas.


Patrick Warner (BS90, MS09), a sales executive for Nielsen Audio, has received the 2014 Membership Representative of the Year Award. Nielsen Audio is a division of Nielsen TV Ratings, headquartered in Columbia, Md.


Adam Fox (BS95) was promoted to sergeant with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office in West Palm Beach, Fla., where he is assigned to patrol operation.


Derek LaBell (BBA95) was recently promoted to director of internal audit for Arch Coal, one of the world’s leading producers of coal. The company is based in St. Louis, Mo.


Cheryl White (MA95) earned the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Wayne State University.


Rhonda Morin (MLS97) earned gold in the best-of-the- best competition for fundraising campaigns from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VIII. The


accolade recognizes excellence in marketing and communications among more than 130 advancement institutions in the Pacific Northwest. Morin won for collateral and other materials she produced for the Clark College Foundation in Vancouver, Wash. Materials included a timeline of the 5-year campaign that appeared in Partners Magazine, campaign brochures detailing projects to be funded, invitations, videos and a website.


Congratulations to Caryn (BS02) & Corey (BS03) Hojnicki, who welcomed their second child, Hadleigh Madison, on Feb. 14, 2015. She was born at 10:16 a.m., weighed 7 lb. 9 oz. and was


21.5” long. Hadleigh joins brother Brennan, 3. The family lives in Bloomington, Ind., where Corey is an assistant athletic trainer at Indiana University—working with volleyball and rowing—and Caryn is the sustainability coordinator for IU athletics.


Sara Cullin (BS03) has earned Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) from the Universal Accreditation Board and the Public Relations Society of America. The Accreditation program aims to improve the practice of public


Angela V. Cook (BS99) recently released her debut novel, a young adult paranormal romance titled “Into a Million Pieces” (Red Adept Publishing). In an interview with blogger Leandra Wallace, Cook was asked to describe her book in six words and responded with “dark, dangerous, sexy, thrilling, romantic, and feisty—mainly because I just really like the word feisty.” Learn more at www.angelavcook.com.


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relations by assessing competence in 60 areas of knowledge, skills and abilities associated with the profession. The Examination is designed for public relations professionals with five to seven years of job experience and/or a bachelor’s degree in a communications field. Candidates who successfully complete the rigorous process, including presenting a portfolio to a Readiness Review panel of three peers and sitting for a computer-based exam, are granted the APR.


Erin J. Henshaw (MS06, MS07, PHD09) was granted tenure at Denison University. Her research interests include mental health treatment utilization, treatment of depression in pregnancy, and mental health stigma.


Cory Anderson (BBA01, MA06) is now a senior relationship manager with the United Way of Central Maryland.


2010s ‘13 EMU Alumni Association Board of Directors


President: Patrick Barry, Jr. (BS71, MA73)


Past President: Gregory Sheldon (BBA96)


President Elect: Marques Thomey (BS00)


Parliamentarian: Ruth Halsey (BS01, MBA12)


Secretary: Matthew Mortier (BBA09, MA12)


Treasurer: Niklaus Schillack (BBA98)


Directors: Patricia Andrewes (BA66) Amanda Bennett (BS05, MA12) Tom Borg (BS79, MA09) Ryan Buck (BS02) Thomas Charboneau, Jr. (BBA76) Linda Edwards-Brown (MLS86, MSW95)


Sarah Fall (BS07, MA10) Randi Glaza (BS10, MA13) John Godre (BS67) Michael Gomez (BBA82) George Harrison (BS67, MA72) Jasmine Lee (BSW09) Jenita Moore (BS93)


Robert Murkowski (BS06) Chad Newton (BS96, MS11) Paul Nucci (BS94) Don Reichert (BS09) Mauricio Silva (MS03) Claudia Young (MBA02)


Emeritus Directors: William Malcolm (BS76) Vicki Reaume (BS91, MA96) W. Fred Roberts (BA56, MA68) H. F. (Bud) Schimmelpfenneg (BS68)


John Scigiel (BS11) is a design release engineer in the exterior trim group at General Motors.


“I think that the most important thing I learned from this year was that there is a lot more to the profession than the beautiful craſt of teaching. So


much of what we are asked to do and prepare for is behind the scenes work that you can’t really learn about in college, and collaboration is key. I have been so lucky to have the support of my colleagues and the families of my students this year. I had to learn to reach out, because you don’t have to figure everything out on your own!”


ELLEN WEAVER (BS13), A FIRST GRADE TEACHER AT DICKEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN ANN ARBOR, ON WHAT SHE LEARNED DURING HER FIRST YEAR AS A FULL- TIME TEACHER.


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