Who, who, who is the winner of The Michigan Education Trust’s (MET) "Name the MET Mascot Contest"?

Lauren Harris of Southfield has been named the winner of a free semester at any Michigan community college with her entry of the name and tag line “Whoodini, he makes saving for college seem like magic.”  Harris, a Michigan State University student will be graduating in 2012 with a degree in advertising.  Harris plans to give the free semester tuition to her 18 month-old daughter Brooklynn.  She will use it for her college tuition in the year 2028.

Shown above from left to right are:  Whoodini the MET mascot, Lauren Harris, Brooklyn Harris and MET’s Executive Director Robin Lott.

MET is Michigan's prepaid tuition program that locks future tuition at any of the State’s public universities and colleges, at today’s rates. Since its debut in 1988 as the nation's first prepaid tuition program, MET has sold more than 95,000 contracts.  MET contracts are portable to Michigan private and out-of-state colleges and universities and may be transferred to other eligible family members.  More than 90 percent of high school graduates with MET contracts have attended a college or university. Visit SETwithMET.com or call 1-800-MET-4-KID (800-638-4543) for enrollment information.