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36 centralight winter '10 36 Alumni News centralight fall '14 From Global Campus alum to Airman of the Year Congratulations to Senior Airman Tyler Mohr, '13, who received the Air Force Reserve Command's Outstanding Airman of the Year award. Mohr earned his Master of Science in Administration degree from CMU's Global Campus. Mohr, 30, a 445th Airlift Wing command post airman at Wright-Patterson and son of a retired Air Force major, was selected for the honor after a little more than three years in uniform. "After I graduated, I wanted something more in life," Mohr, a civilian contract administrator in Cincinnati, told the Dayton Daily News. The Air Force Reserve awarded honors to the "best of the best" in the categories of fi rst sergeant, senior noncommissioned offi cer, noncommissioned offi cer and airman in an April ceremony in San Antonio, Texas. Mohr was chosen for the airman honor among the thousands who serve. The Air Force Reserve has more than 70,000 serving in uniform. • Congressman Dan Kildee wears maroon and gold in 2014 Congressional baseball game Democrats beat Republicans 15-6 in annual charity game Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI), '08, played in the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity in June in Washington, D.C., helping the Democrats best the Republicans for the sixth straight year. Kildee sported a uniform from his alma mater, Central Michigan University. This was Congressman Kildee's second year on the Democrats' roster, and he was the only member of Michigan's congressional delegation on either roster. The longtime tradition and partisan showdown marked its 53rd outing for charity. Nearly $400,000 was raised for the Washington Literacy Council and the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington. Watch a recap of the game (and look for Rep. Kildee in the winning shot at the end) at youtube.com/watch?v=PQ9yjgn9ex4 • See videos and more at our virtual magazine, alumni.cmich.edu/centralight 36 centralight fall '14 Alum named to national speaker hall of fame Christine Holton Cashen, '89, was inducted into the National Speakers Association Speaker Hall of Fame. Cashen, an author and dynamic motivational speaker based in Dallas, is the author of the award-winning book, "The Good Stuff ." Notable speakers such as Ronald Reagan, Zig Ziglar, Art Linkletter, Colin Powell and Norman Vincent Peale also have been named to the NSA Speaker Hall of Fame. She credits her experiences at CMU in the communication and broadcasting departments, theater, and her work in CMU's Admissions offi ce as the perfect start to her career. •

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