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38 centralight winter '10 38 Alumni News centralight spring '14 So glad for dads Former CMU running back Brian Pruitt, '96, has formed a nonprofi t organization to honor the important role that dads play in kids' lives and reduce fatherlessness in Michigan's tri-city region. The Power of Dad organization celebrates up to eight men each year from Michigan's Great Lakes Bay region who demonstrate eff ective and responsible fatherhood. This year fellow alumnus Eric Buschlen, M.A. '95 Ed.D. '09, a professor of educational leadership at CMU, was one of the honorees. • Z to A in the Great Lakes Bay Children in the greater Saginaw area can enjoy a beautifully illustrated book showcasing destinations around the Great Lakes Bay, thanks to a collaborative eff ort by the READ Association of Saginaw County. The nonprofi t organization, led by president and director Carol Lechel, '76, began in 1965 as a response to the high correlation between juvenile delinquency, poverty and illiteracy. Lechel's group launched a children's book, Z to A in the Great Lakes Bay, which sells for $12 and benefi ts literacy eff orts. Co-author Nancy Owens, '70 M.A. '80, and photographer Michelle McManaway Porra, '08, are fellow alumni who teamed up on the project. It's available at greatlakesbaymag. com/shop/books. • "Our CMU" gives you a glimpse of happenings on campus Want to stay connected to your Chippewa roots? Sign up to receive "Our CMU," a biweekly e-newsletter with the latest campus and community news. You'll read stories about the growth of the university, groundbreaking research by faculty members, student highlights, upcoming events and more. Sign up at cmich.edu/ourcmu. • "Our CMU" gives you a glimpse of happenings on campus Want to stay connected to your Chippewa roots? Sign up to receive "Our CMU," a biweekly e-newsletter with the latest campus and community news. You'll read stories about the growth of the university, groundbreaking research by faculty members, student highlights, upcoming events and more. Sign up at cmich.edu/ourcmu Young Alumni board President John Kaczynski, '03 M.P.A. '08 Ann Arbor, Mich. Vice president Ashleigh (Klipper) Laabs, '07 Royal Oak, Mich. Past president Nathan Tallman, '07 M.A. '09 Auburn Hills, Mich. Directors Robert Avers, '06 Smiths Creek, Mich. Derek Berger, '06 Muncie, Ind. Morgan (Curtis) Hales '06 M.A. '11 Big Rapids, Mich. Scott Hillman, '10 Chicago, Ill. Jaime R. Leyrer, '10, M.P.A. '12 Saginaw, Mich. Joseph G. Marchenia, '01 Royal Oak, Mich. Gregory Marx, '08 Troy, Mich. John Reineke, '09 Oxford, Ohio Joseph M. Winkler, '06 Lansing, Mich. Michael Zeig, '08 Lansing, Mich. Young Alumni Regional Fellows California San Francisco Bay Courtney Duvendack court.duvendack@gmail.com Michigan Detroit J.J. Lewis, '06 lewis1jj@gmail.com Grand Rapids Briana Hartline bhartline@sentinel.com Lansing Jeff Stoutenburg, '10 jeff stoutenburg@gmail.com Mid-Michigan Megan Lawless, '08 adelm1me@cmich.edu Traverse City Kayla Condon condon.kayla@gmail.com Washington, D.C. Jake VanWoerkom, '06 jvanwoerkom@gmail.com Jodi VanWoerkom, '06 mrsjvanwoerkom@gmail.com Chicago Spencer Long, '08 M.A. '10 spencer.long@gmail.com NYC/New Jersey/Philadelphia Micheal Waas, '05 M.A. '07 michael@terracycle.com Alumni board President Jan (Keegan) Hagland, '77 Berkley, Mich. queenella143@aol.com First vice president Ryan A. Fewins-Bliss, '02 M.A. '04 Bath, Mich. Second vice president Darlene Nowak-Baker, '87 Milford, Mich. dnowak-baker@fpfc.net Directors Rebeca Reyes Barrios, '00 M.B.A. '02 Canton, Mich. Jeff rey Benjamin, '86 Saginaw, Mich. Jean (Bennett) Brown, '88 Northville, Mich. Kevin Campbell, '74 M.A. '76 Midland, Mich. Lynn Garrett, '97 Detroit, Mich. Laura Gonzales, '79 M.A. '89 Mount Pleasant, Mich. Daniel Herzog, '91 Saginaw, Mich. Christopher Jablonski, '83 Brighton, Mich. Brian Jones, '90 M.B.A. '94 Midland, Mich. Adrian LaMar, '89 Wyoming, Mich. Linda (Scharich) Leahy, '82 Midland, Mich. Thomas C. Olver, '98 Mount Pleasant, Mich Darcy Orlik, '92 M.S.A. '95 Mount Pleasant, Mich. Karen L. Phillips, '99 DeWitt, Mich. Kevin Richman, '93 Milford, Mich. Charles Selinger, '94 M.S.A. '98 Ceresco, Mich. Darryl Shelton, '85 Grand Rapids, Mich. Nathan Tallman, '07, M.A. '09 Auburn Hills, Mich. Robert VanDeventer, '74 Saginaw, Mich. Thomas L. Worobec '93 Dearborn Heights, Mich.

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