LANSING - The Michigan Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education, has selected 39 students from across the state to receive its Breaking Traditions Awards, Superintendent of Public Instruction Mike Flanagan announced today. The Breaking Traditions Awards were established to recognize students who have been successful in Career and Technical Education program areas that are nontraditional for their gender.
The students received the awards at a ceremony today at the Williams Building Auditorium in Lansing. Presenting the awards to the students were Patty Cantú, Director, Office of Career and Technical Education, Joanne Mahony, Supervisor, and Christine Reiff, Gender Equity/Civil Rights Coordinator, Office of Career and Technical Education. The featured speaker was Sergeant Cherie Ballor with the Lansing Police Department.
"These outstanding students are preparing themselves to enter a career that will benefit them individually and benefit Michigan by increasing diversity in our state's workforce." Flanagan said. "By their determination and dedication to pursuing careers in an area nontraditional for their gender, they are role models for peers who may be considering such a career path."
To qualify for consideration, a student had to meet these criteria:
- Be completing a Career and Technical Education program that is nontraditional for his/her gender.
- Be enrolled in a Michigan high school, career center, or community college occupational program during the 2009-2010 school year.
- Be nominated by a teacher, counselor, administrator, or other personnel employed by the student's school, center, or community college.
- Have satisfactory academic standing and acceptable citizenship and disciplinary history.
- Have made a contribution to awareness of nontraditional careers through successful participation in one or more of the following activities:
- Exemplary completion of a program considered nontraditional for the student 's gender.
- Successful competition in a program-related event or contest.
- Participation in a Career and Technical Student Organization.
- Active recruitment of other students into programs nontraditional for their gender.
- Mentoring other students in Career and Technical Education programs nontraditional for their gender.
- Significant contributions to the student's specific Career and Technical Education program.
In addition to being nominated, each applicant was required to provide two letters of support, write a brief narrative explaining his or her choice of career, obstacles faced, key accomplishments, and complete an essay about the significance of their nontraditional training program. The list of award recipients, in alphabetical order by county for each category, is as follows:
Michigan Breaking Traditions 2010 Recognition Awards:
Postsecondary:
Amanda B. Bennett, West Branch (Ogemaw)
Welding, Kirtland Community College
Nominator: Daniel Beltz, Instructor
Tonia Jean Flick, Frankenmuth (Saginaw)
Adult Education Recognition Award
Building Trades II, Bay-Arenac ISD Career Center and Delta College
Nominator: Andrew Neumann, Instructor
Secondary:
Andrea L. Micou, Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr. Aerospace Technical High School, Detroit (Wayne)
Flight Sciences
Nominator: Clifford Miller, Instructor
Darion L. Lopez, Bay City Central High School, Bay City (Bay)
Early Childhood Education, Bay-Arenac ISD Career Center
Nominator: Kathleen M. Dardas, Instructor
Michigan Breaking Traditions 2010 Merit Awards:
Bridgett Michele Bli, Bay City Central High School
Agriscience, Bay-Arenac ISD Career Center
Nominator: Cathy LaLonde, Instructor
Nina Day, Montabella High School
Construction Trades, Montcalm Area Career Center
Nominator: Dean Gage, Instructor
Jordan Decker, Caro High School
Child Care and Nursing, Tuscola Technology Center
Nominator: Keri Klein, Counselor
Sarah J. Demorest, Benzie Central High School
Public Safety/Protective Services, TBAISD Career-Tech Center
Nominator: Thomas Lennox
Brittany Marie Glumm, Bay City Central High School
Law Enforcement, Bay-Arenac ISD Career Center
Nominator: Brian Ducolon, Instructor
Holly Noel Lanway, Onsted High School
Hospitality and Culinary Arts, Lenawee ISD Tech Center
Nominator: Chef Corbett Day
Madeline LaGault-Stranaly, Cheboygan Area High School
Hospitality and Culinary Services, Cheboygan Area High School
Nominator: Peter Maybank, Instructor
Morgan A. Nelson, Cadillac Senior High School
Machine Trades and CAD/CAM, Wexford-Missaukee Career Technical Center
Nominator: David Langdon, Instructor
Brasia Nierenberger, Eaton Rapids High School
Automobile Technician, Eaton ISD Career Preparation Center
Nominator: Erik Schacterle, Instructor
Tiffany M. Richmond, Bellaire High School
Small Engine and Related Equipment Repair, Traverse Bay Area ISD Career-Tech Center
Nominator: Tom Tarr, Instructor
Hannah Schmitt, Hesperia High School
Culinary Arts, Newaygo County Career-Tech Center
Nominator: Teresa Herman, Instructor
Valerie M. Smith, Holly High School
Drafting and Design Technology, Holly High School
Nominator: Jonathon Andre, Instructor
Joselyne Villagomez, Oxford High School
Collision Repair Technology
Oakland Schools Technical Center Northeast
Nominator: Ralph Jones, Instructor
Erin Taylor Walker, Lapeer West High School
Automotive Mechanics, Lapeer County Educational and Technology Center
Nominator: John Howell, Instructor
Michigan Breaking Traditions 2010 Award Certificates
Laura Anderson - Fremont High School, Newaygo County Career-Tech Center
Olivia Michelle Archambo - Cheboygan Area High School
Nicole Lee Braley - John Glenn High School, Bay-Arenac ISD Career Center
Alexandra Cole - Traverse City Central HS, Traverse Bay Area ISD Career-Tech Center
Meagan Cole - Madison High School, Lenawee ISD Tech Center
Tony Dorey - Grant High School, Newaygo County Career-Tech Center
Carlisha L. Elam - Pontiac High School, Oakland Schools Technical Campus - Northeast
Corrinne E. Greer - Farmington High School
Shealynn Elizabeth Guthrie - Cheboygan Area High School
Allissa Marie Haney - White Cloud High School, Newaygo County Career-Tech Center
Tiffany M. Haton - Pioneer High School, Clare-Gladwin Career-Tech Center
Dakota Hosch - Durand Area High School
Amanda E. Imker - John Glenn High School, Bay Arenac ISD Career Center
Chelsea Anastasia Kopka - Pinconning High School, Bay Arenac ISD Career Center
Harlee Sue Letts - Manton High School, Wexford-Missaukee Career Technical Center
Annette Miller - Farwell High School, Clare-Gladwin Career-Tech Center
Alison Penney - Roscommon Area Schools, Career Tech Ctr. at Kirtland Community College
Vanessa M. Scasny - Cass City High School, Tuscola Technology Center
Megan Sutton - Beaverton High School, Clare-Gladwin Career-Tech Center
Jessica J. Wagg - Warren Mott High School, Career Prep Center
Megan Lou Woodman - Newaygo High School, Newaygo County Career-Tech Center
The Michigan Department of Education is investing in Michigan's future by helping ensure that our children have the skills demanded for the jobs of today and jobs of tomorrow.
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