Enhancing the Education of Students St. Joseph Public Schools

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Enhancing the Education of Students
St. Joseph Public Schools Foundation Announces Winners of Scholarship
William D. Marohn
President
Six St. Joseph High School seniors are the first recipients of the Paul W. and Rose
Suchovsky Memorial Scholarship. They each have been awarded $5,000.
Michele Demchinski
V.P. Projects
They are:
Tereck Halsey
V.P. Fund Development
Amy Erickson, daughter of Leonard and Martha Erickson. Amy
plans to attend the University of Michigan to study Economics and
Spanish/International Business.
Dennis Bowen
Secretary
Richard Brandt
Treasurer
Anna Abdelnour
Ginny Antonson
Bill Benner
Bill Hanley
Shawn Kim
Greg Koroch
Connie Kubicki
Phil Maki
Beth Mandarino
Jane Marohn
Ed Meny
Denise Reeves
Randy Reimers
Mike Ryan
Allen Skibbe
Kathy Urrea
Christine Waterhouse
Foundation Coordinator
Michael Huynh, son of Tai and Chan Huynh. He will attend the
University of Michigan to pursue Financial Mathematics.
Amanda Nowak, daughter of Mike and Cindy Nowak. She will
attend the University of Michigan to study Marketing.
Kevin Shellito, son of David and Joyce Shellito. He will be
attending the Wharton School of Business of the University of
Pennsylvania where he will study Finance, Business and Public
Policy.
Nicholas Whise, son of Kenneth and Rita Whise, will attend
Aquinas College where he will study accounting.
Kevin Wu, son of Guolian Wu and Li Wang will attend Stanford
University to study Computer Science and Economics.
The Paul W. and Rose Suchovsky Memorial Scholarship was recently established
through the generosity of Mr. Edward Todd, SJHS Class of 1954, and his wishes to
honor the memory of his mother and stepfather.
This scholarship assists SJHS
graduating seniors who wish to pursue a college degree in the field of Business. Paul
and Rose Suchovsky were business people and entrepreneurs who appreciated the
important role business plays in providing opportunities for people and building
communities.
It is Mr. Todd’s intention that after the first year, five scholarships be presented each
year to graduating seniors and one to a second year recipient. The scholarships are
administered by the St. Joseph Public School Foundation. A scholarship committee of
the SJPSF established the following criteria for the award: the student must be a SJHS
graduating senior, have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0, declare his/her
intention to major in an academic career path in business and plan to enroll as a full-time
student at an accredited college or university. This committee was then, responsible to
selecting the recipients.
Mr. Todd (second from left) with other Suchovsky Family members and SJHS recipients.
The St. Joseph Public Schools Foundation was established in 1996 by a group of citizens
to ensure that the quality of education for students is maintained at a high standard.
Independent of the school district, this group of volunteers is committed to securing and
delivering the needed support for maintaining, expanding and enhancing educational
opportunities for the district’s children and, thus, improving the future of the
community.