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February 19, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 15, 2019
CONTACT: Bob Wheaton, 517-241-2112
Feb. 15, 2019
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Career and Technical Institute (MCTI) will host a graduation ceremony for 190 students from across the state on Friday, February 15, 2019 at 2 p.m.
The event is at the MCTI campus, 11611 W. Pine Lake Road in Plainwell. This year’s ceremony will feature distinguished guest speakers who have benefitted from MCTI’s training program as an employer partner and student graduate.
Marc Schupan, owner of Schupan & Sons, will address students during the ceremony. Schupan & Sons has been a committed employer partner of MCTI and was nominated for a Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS) Champion Award last year. Keegan Linton, a graduate of MCTI, an MRS Champion Award recipient, and a current Schupan & Sons employee, is attending the ceremony.
MCTI is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. Operated by MRS within the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, MCTI provides vocational training in 13 career areas for adults with disabilities. It is the second largest rehabilitation training center in the country.
MCTI strives to promote the integration of Michiganders with disabilities into both the competitive workplace and society. Students can be enrolled in technical training programs in automotive technology, cabinet making/millwork, certified nurse assistant (CNA), culinary arts, custodial, electronics, graphic communications, grounds maintenance/landscaping, machine technology, office automation, pharmacy services, retail marketing and construction.
MCTI also offers health, psychological and social work services, sports and activities, housing, student government and much more. Learn more at www.michigan.gov/MCTI.
The graduates listed by county are:
Allegan: Julietta Ruiz -CNA, Salvador Mariano Chavez -Culinary Arts,Hunter Mead -Graphic Communications
Barry: Ocean Skaggs -Cabinetmaking/Millwork, Hannah ZurHorst -Culinary Arts, Joshua Kidder -Electronics, Dylan Haywood -Office Automation
Bay: Jenna Vansumeren -Pharmacy Services
Berrien: Eliana Gottlieb, Ian Philyaw -CNA, Michael Ross Jr. -GroundsMaintenance and Landscaping
Calhoun: William Eraca, Nicholas Marenko, Joseph Markusic -Electronics,Hannah Young -Retail Marketing
Charlevoix : Jared Chojnacki -Culinary Arts
Cheboygan: Michael Cady -Electronics
Chippewa: Zackary Clark -Cabinetmaking/Millwork, William Shaltz -Culinary Arts
Clare: Michael Cross -Grounds Maintenance
Clinton: Justin Robinson -Grounds Maintenance
Eaton: Nathaniel Crane -Cabinetmaking/Millwork, Athena Crane -Culinary, Caleb Bunce -Graphic Communications, Ryan McCullen -Weatherization/Construction
Emmet: Jordon Herig -Custodial
Genesee: Jakob Dones, Logan Perro -Culinary Arts, Zachary Zeh -Graphic Communications
Gladwin: Aspen McKeever -CNA
Grand Traverse: Zachary Colby -Culinary Arts
Gratiot: Kevin Wiklanski -Custodial
Hillsdale: Kevin Ferry -Graphic Communications
Houghton: Gina Myers -CNA
Huron: Alexander Clark -Office Automation
Ingham: Yuliya Savchuk -CNA, Ariana Davis -Culinary Arts, Nathaniel Miller -Machine Technology, Jimmie Martin, Brandon Rautenberg -Retail Marketing, Joshua Cottenham -Weatherization/Construction
Ionia: Christopher Hall -Electronics, Brenton Hirschman -Machine Technology, Kaylee Hunter -Weatherization/Construction
Isabella: Amanda Brookens -Culinary Arts, Sean Fountain -Grounds Maintenance & Landscaping
Jackson: Zoehannah Brown -Graphic Communications, Geoffrey Weir –Pharmacy Services
Kalamazoo: Katie Opolski -CNA, Nathan Hawley -Custodial, Matthew Williams –Pharmacy Services
Kent: Steven Mattes: on -Automotive Technology, Mitchell Barney –Cabinetmaking/Millwork, Kaylee Dewey, De'ja Weekley -CNA, Malek Roddy, Serion Terrell -Culinary Arts, Cody Richter -Custodial, Elijah Marshall, Kyle Osborn -Electronics, Ashtyn Williams -Graphic Communications, Robert Stebe -Retail Marketing
Lapeer: Steven Stry:znski -Cabinetmaking/Millwork
Lenawee: Nathan McDaniel -Weatherization/Construction
Livingston: Drew Lobbestael, Steven Naumoff -Cabinetmaking/Millwork, Chantell Anderson, Austin Youmans -CNA, Zachary Wasik -Custodial
Macomb: Thomas Gonzalez -Automotive Technology, Laura Bernal, Joshua Cole, Ricardo Oliva, Jennifer Robles, Jenna Wisniewski -CNA, Jeremy Heller -Custodial, Hunter Glomski, Nikolas Muchitsch -Electronics, Ashley Pitingaro -Pharmacy Services
Mason: Gregorio Cloutier -Culinary Arts
Missaukee: Katelynn Dazell -CNA
Monroe: William Edwards -Culinary Arts, Zachary Errer -Electronics, Austin Amolsch -Grounds Maintenance and Landscaping, Mary Johnson -Retail Marketing
Montcalm: Tyler Vaughn -CNA
Montmorency: Justice Cohoon -CNA, Gage Ogles -Pharmacy Services, Luke Shelly -Retail Marketing
Muskegon: Jordan Frye -Retail Marketing
Newaygo: Robert Rowe -Pharmacy Services
Oakland: Aaron Benjamin, Warren Jenkins, Elaine Wagner -CNA, David Mature, Kevin Statfield, Marcus Stuckey -Custodial, Austin Baldwin -Grounds Maintenance and Landscaping, Shyanne Ashba -Machine Technology, Brandon White -Retail Marketing
Ogemaw: Harley Rappuhn -Retail Marketing
Osceola: Gloria-Gene Dalton -Pharmacy Services
Ottawa: Gabriella Hansen -CNA, Dante Blackburn, Jacob Eisen -Graphic Communications
Saginaw: Chance Hill -Cabinetmaking/Millwork
St. Clair: Adrian Dickens -Machine Technology
Sanilac: Austin Irland -Retail Marketing
Shiawassee: Hannah Lott -CNA, Elissa Chavora -Retail Marketing, Mark Hildebrandt, Orion Lindsay -Weatherization/Construction
Tuscola: Christopher Huff -Culinary Arts
Washtenaw: Maria Oginsky, Faith Wilkie -CNA, Andrew Ebbert -Graphic Communications, Logan Holcomb -Grounds Maintenance and Landscaping, Carlos Miller -Weatherization/Construction
Wayne: Charles Witt Jr -Cabinetmaking/Millwork, Miracle Kelly, Brooke Seals -CNA, Irin Pugh -Culinary Arts, Brian Sheehan -Custodial, Pharen Wells -Graphic Communications, DeAnté Collins, Ryan Pyszko -Retail Marketing
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