| Former HFCC student, Carol Hagen, who credits ENG 246: Introduction to Children's Literature taken here, has published her first children's book for the holidays. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program student Jessica Sawyers received the CRC Press Chemistry Achievement Award for outstanding achievement (highest GPA) in Organic Chemistry Lecture and Lab at HFCC, Fall 2006. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program Alumna Gladys Dabaja graduated from the College of Pharmacy, Wayne State University last May and passed her boards in September. She is doing a post-graduate residency at Henry Ford Hospital. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program student Akrem Algiery was recently accepted to the College of Engineering, the University of Michigan- Ann Arbor. He received a Michigan Grant worth $8200 and will be majoring in Industrial and Operations Engineering starting in January 2007. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program student Jillian Richards will be presenting her paper titled, "Fashion and Movements of the 1960s" at the Third Annual Undergraduate Research Conference at Wayne State University on November 10, 2006. Jillian is working under the direction of Dr. Hal Friedman, History. This is Jillian's first honors directed study. Jillian is the second HFCC student to have a paper accepted for presentation at the WSU conference. As previously reported, HP student Alexandra Godfrey’s abstract, “Subverting the Chimera: A Speculative Exploration of Patriarchal Binary Oppositions and Gender Performance in American Higher Education,” was also accepted for presentation at the conference. Alexandra is working under the supervision of Dr. Peter Kearly in her second HP directed study. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program graduate, Zhenzheng Lin received the Michigan State University Trustee Scholarship for in-state transfer students, Fall 2006. Lin is majoring in Human Biology in the College of Natural Science, preparing for the MCAT and plans to participate in a health care related internship as well as study abroad in future semesters. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors student Hannah Kelley has been awarded a Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarship from the Rotarians. The award provides $12,000 for three months of study abroad. Hannah was among twenty-plus applicants for six awards in Rotary District 6400. She is being sponsored by the Rotary Club of Trenton, Michigan. |
| Kate Still, a Henry Ford Community College graduate was awarded the National Pearson Teaching Fellowship Award by the Jumpstart Program in June 2006 for her work mentoring at-risk pre-schoolers in the Jumpstart Program.Still was one of only 34 individuals nationwide to receive this award and also had the opportunity to attend Jumpstart's Summer Training Institute to receive specialized training designed to support her development as a teacher. |
| HFCC graduate, Esther Kelley has earned one of twenty spots on the top All-USA Academic Team for 2006, rising above thousands of applicants. Esther has been featured inside USA Today and will attend Texas A & M University for the Fall 2006 semester. |
| HFCC graduate, Kamal Abuarquob received a Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship worth up to $90,000 over three years. (He is the second HFCC Honors student to receive this award. He will study molecular biology at U-M Ann Arbor for the Fall 2006 semester. |
| Members of the HFCC Film Club provided production assistance and performance support for the documentary "Stranded at the Corner" by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Gary Glaser. The documentary explores Detroit's historic Tiger Stadium and it's uncertain future. |
| HFCC graduates, Mohamad Yassine and Rana Alaouie were awarded Community College Transfer Scholarships to attend U-M Dearborn for Fall 2006. Yassine will major in business and economics; Alaouie will major in education. |
| HFCC graduate Chanel Flowers was awarded a corporate scholarship to attend the prestigious Illinois Institute of Art in Chicago for Fall 2006. She will study visual communications. |
| HFCC graduate Hillary Kevnick will study photojournalism at Central Michigan University in Fall 2006. She has received several scholarships. |
| Team HFCC participated in the Relay for Life 2006 to raise funds for cancer research and programs, provide support for cancer survivors, and remember those who lost their battle with cancer. 71 students, 4 staff and faculty members, 5 HFCC alumni and 15 family members and friends participated. The team set a goal of $1,500 and exceeded their goal by raising $4,406.51, achieving the $10,000 mark over a 6 year time period. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program student Carla Gray was hired by the Secret Service. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program student Ardeta Gjikola was awarded the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship, worth $90,000 over three years, to study cell and molecular biology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor for Fall 2005. She was also accepted to the Wayne State Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship in Summer 2005. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program student Maher Alhaj was admitted to the Psychology program at Indiana University– Bloomington, where he received a Transfer Merit Award for 2005–06. |
| Alan Broglin, a 2005 graduate of the HFCC CAD Drafting and Design and Machining programs, is treasurer of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Detroit No. 1. Broglin participated in an engineering internship in Armenia where he helped a group of graduate students at the American University of Armenia start their own SME student chapter. |
| Alena Weiss, a graduate of the HFCC Architecture/Construction Technology program received a 4-year scholarship to Lawrence Technological University's College of Architecture and Design worth $32,000. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program student Esther Kelley was accepted to the University of Rochester, New York for a summer 2005 internship program. Esther was one of a dozen students chosen out of several hundred of the best undergraduate students across the country to be accepted into the National Science foundation-sponsored Research Experience for Undergraduates program. Esther studied molecular biology of the fruit fly Drosphila. Esther also received a Coca-Cola Two-Year Colleges Scholarship worth $1,000 for the academic year 2005-06. |
| Alex Carr was admitted to Soka University in California as well as University of Michigan, Ann Arbor for Fall 2005. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program student Julie Brock was accepted to Columbia College and the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to study acting, Fall 2005. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program student David Kowalczyk accepted to the BFA Theater and English programs at University of Detroit Mercy where he received a full scholarship, the PTK Transfer Scholarship. In addition, David was also offered a full scholarship at Marygrove College for Fall 2005. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program student Dena Elder was accepted to the School of Aviation at Western Michigan University and to the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Fall 2005. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program student Carina Brownell was accepted to Michigan State University as a Spanish major for Fall 2005. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program student Jen Cline was awarded the Dean's Scholarship (a renewable scholarship valued at $12,000/year) at Drexel University in Philadelphia. The scholarship is the largest scholarship awarded to transfer students. Jen was also accepted into the Pennoni Honors College to study Social Work, Winter 2005. |
| HFCC Honors Program Alumna Carol Tea Nini was recently awarded the Nightingale Award for Nursing in Education and Research for 2005. |
| HFCC student clubs and supporters formed a team of 15 student club members, staff, faculty, and alumni who raised $3,261.00 for the American Cancer Society in 2004. To raise money, volunteers hosted games for children, sold luminaries and collected donations from family and friends. The team participated in the Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society in Taylor, MI and won a plaque for best team spirit on the day they donated their earnings. In the course of the last three years student groups have raised over $5,000 for the American Cancer Society. |
| Former HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program student, Ryan Whitaker transferred to Wheaton College in Illinois during Fall 2003. Since transferring Ryan has performed the lead role in a production of Gilbert and Sullivan's opera, "The Mikado". |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program student Kathleen Whitman had her poem "She Knows A Man" accepted for publication in The Albion Review 2005. Kathleen worked on this and other poems in an Honors directed study during Fall 2004 under the direction of Jim Wanless, English Division Instructor. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program graduate Oscar Lahoud was accepted to the University of Michigan Medical School in Fall 2004; he was also interviewed by Harvard Medical School. He received $14,000 in scholarships and grants to attend UM Medical school in Fall 2004. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program graduate Ahmed Sufyan was accepted to Purdue University Medical School. |
| Former HFCC Honors Program student Rachel McKay co-authored an article that appeared in the January 2005 issue of Physics Education, “An Introductory Physics Exercise using Real Extrasolar Planet Data” with HFCC physics instructor Michael C. LoPresto. Rachel is currently attending the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. |
| Theatre major Dan Frederick recently presented his paper: Dramaturgy, the Link Between Theatre and History at the LAND conference for junior college students. The paper was written as part of the fulfillment of Dan’s Honor’s directed study, supervised by Gerry Dzuiblinski, with Dr. Nancy Nelson doing consultation. |
| Theater program graduate, Natasha DeGiulio was crowned Miss Dearborn 2005 and will compete in the Miss Michigan pageant. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program student Shannon Moore presented a paper at the Fifteenth Annual Argonne Symposium for Undergraduates in Science, Engineering and Mathematics. Shannon's work on road salt and it's affect on the Rouge River was conducted under the supervision of Linda Brandt, Biology Department Instructor as an Honors Directed Study project during Fall 2004 semester. Shannon's work was originally inspired by the Ford Salt Project, officially titled, "The Henry Ford Technical Leadership Program" a collaborative effort between HFCC and Ford engineers. Early discussions led to a decision to focus on road salt and the Rouge River. HFCC Instructors Mike Daher and Rick Bailey organized the Ford project. |
| Jennifer Cline, Jacqueline Pidruzny and Jessica Seres, HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program students, were nominated and earned Certificates of Excellence awards in Psychology from the American Psychological Association. Jessica's paper "The Many Faces of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder" was selected to be presented in the Psychology section of the LAND conference in Traverse City. Jennifer's electronic poster presentation "The Janet CompleXXX" received Honorable Mention at The American Psychological Conference in Honolulu. Jacqueline's paper "After the Abuse" is currently being prepared for Journal Publication. |
| Donald L. Newport, President of Alpena Community College is an alumni of HFCC. |
| HFCC student and Varsity Volleyball team member Deana Hunter was named to the 2004 National Junior College Athletic Association Academic All-American Team for maintaining a grade-point average higher than 3.6 on a 4.0 scale. |
| Nancy Giordano, a student in Architectural/Construction Technology, won the 2004 Metro Co-op Engineer Design Contest sponsored by the Michigan Department of Transportation. The HFCC Co-Op Program arranged Giordano's two semesters of co-op education with the Michigan Department of Transportation Traffic and Safety Division, Metro Region. |
| Former HFCC student, Elisa Maria Rameriez has been accepted to participate in “Dinosaur Research” a National Science Foundation Project through Hope College. She will spend five weeks in Wyoming on a dinosaur-dig then return to Holland, Mi to analyze the findings. She will be attending the University of Michigan after graduation. |
| Former HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program student Rachel McKay has co-authored an article that came out in the April 2004 issue of The Physics Teacher, “Detecting Our Own Solar System from Afar” with HFCC physics instructor Michael C. LoPresto. Rachel is currently at the University of Michigan, a student in the College of Engineering Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science on track to graduate in Winter 2005. |
| Paramedic student, Mike Mattern attended the annual EMS Expo in April 2004. Mattern competed with licensed professionals on a Basic EMT written exam and scored first place. He put together a team and then functioned as team captain and they competed in a practical scenario competition and they took first place. |
| Kennicki Jones, Stage Manager for HFCC's production of "The Tempest," directed by Dr. George Popovich, was recently accepted into Florida State University's Film School. The film school is rated among the top ten in the United States. |
| Recognizing that Law Enforcement is a community service/giving profession, members of the HFCC Criminal Justice Club held several fund raising events throughout 2004 The club raised over $250.00 by selling logo shirts and coffee cups. The money was donated to WHFR FM. A gold leaf is mounted on the donation tree recognizing the efforts of the club. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program student Pierre Roberson received a Michigan Grant worth $7,200 and an MPAC scholarship worth $1,000 to study architecture at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor beginning in Fall 2005. He was also offered a University Scholarship to study architecture at the University of Detroit. |
| Henry Ford II Honors Program students Seyed Farshid Bozorgnia & Ahmed Baadani presented a paper with HFCC physics instructor, Paul Holody, titled, “Adapting Energy Dissipation Techniques to determine Damping Constants for a Balloon Oscillator,” to the Michigan Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers, April 17, 2004. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program students Daniel Frederick & Alex Carr were selected to attend the Governor's College Student Leadership Forum at Ferris State University, June 22 to 25, 2004. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program student Romina Prendushi won the Heath Art Award, Art Dept., HFCC, April 2004. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program student Chris Jenks was accepted to the Summer Field School “10,000 Years Below New York Harbor and the Hudson River” hosted by Stony Brook University, New York, Summer 2004. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors student Chris O'Loughlin, received First Place at the Annual Michigan Community College Press Association (MCCPA), for his essay, Imprisoned in a Failing Educational System, in the Mirror News April 17, 2004. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors student, Seyed Farshid Bozorgnia received Honorable Mention at the Annual Michigan Community College Press Association (MCCPA), for his series, The Hidden Faces of Women in the Mirror News, April 17, 2004. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program alumnus Ahmed Sufyan has been accepted by the medical schools of Purdue and Michigan State Universities in 2004. He is attending Purdue University. His brother, Basheer, also an HP Alumnus, has been accepted by the Wayne State University grad school to study epidemiology. Both brothers received Presidential Scholarships at Wayne State University when they transferred in Fall 2002. |
| Two HFCC art students, Anne Borrello and Joyce Ruby, in the ceramics program had their ceramic art work juried into an 8-state regional student exhibition that was on display at our national conference for ceramic arts attended by educators, students, ceramic professionals and collectors from all over the world. |
| One of HFCC student, Anne Borrello's ceramic sculptures was awarded a $300 award of excellence. She was the only community college student to win an award. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program students Alexander Carr and Alina Johnson are HFCC's nominees to the All-USA Academic Team for 2004, and are members of the All-State Academic Team of Michigan. |
| Natalie Sikora, an HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program student completed a directed study in photography under the direction of Linda Soberman. One of her photographs was accepted into an exhibition at the Padzieski Art Gallery in the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, Dearborn in March 2004. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program student, Maher Alhaj was selected President of the Honors Conference for Junior Colleges 2003-2004 for a one year appointment. |
| HFCC student Chris Makas won first prize at the Student Scholars Conference sponsored by the Liberal Arts Network for Development (LAND). LAND is an organization composed of the community colleges in Michigan designed to promote the liberal arts at Michigan community colleges. The conference was held at Muskegon Community College on September 27, 2003. Chris’ paper was in philosophy and was titled “John Locke: Aspects of his Political Philosophy”. The paper was originally written as part of the Philosophy 135 class taught by Dr. Wallenmaier that Chris took. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program student Farhan Latif has been named to the All-USA Academic First Team and New Century Scholar for Michigan. The former comes with a $2,500 award, the latter with a $2,000 award.* The All-USA is a national competition in which nearly 2,000 nominees from community colleges around the country compete. Sixty winners are selected in three teams (First, Second, & Third) 20 students each. Only First Team winners receive the monetary prize. The competition is sponsored by USA Today, the American Association of Community Colleges and Phi Theta Kappa. The top scorer in the state is also named New Century Scholar. The president of each community college is able to nominate two outstanding students. Nominees must prepare a taxing entry form detailing their academic record, campus and community service records, leadership qualities, and academic performance. Academic and community letters of reference must also be submitted. |
| Jennifer Cherry a graduate of HFCC's pre‑ed program received the 2003 Michigan Certificate for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching with Technology (MCOATT) award. She was one of SOE's Winter 03 graduates and participated in the MITTEN program as a student teacher in the winter semester. Her MCOATT wining portfolio is available at the following website:http://www.umd.umich.edu/mitten/jcherry |
| HFCC and Partners Plus have two students working under the new Ford's Urban Initiative Program. Fastswitch and Ford Motor offers this program to transfer students (minority) who are accepted into the College of Engineering & Computer Science at UM D. The students accepted into the Urban Initiative are hired to work 30-40 hours per week @ 14.00-16.00 per hour. In addition, they are given a scholarship to cover two classes, books, and fees per term. Also, their university student medical plan is paid by Fastswitch. Partners Plus hopes to encourage more students interested in Engineering & Computer Science at HFCC to take advantage of this opportunity and become part of our partnership with UM Dearborn and Ford Motor Company. |
| I honestly don’t think I could have chosen a better program! I feel very honored to be a graduate of the RT program at HFCC. Excellent, excellent preparation for a career in respiratory. RTH Graduate |
| …It has been an honor to have been a student of yours. I appreciate all that you have taught me. You’re an excellent instructor and I look forward in following you in your footsteps. SRG Graduate |
| The best among the Jr. Colleges in Mich. HIT Graduate |
| Being able to get the job done accurately enough and quick enough that most of the time I can leave early. My education prepared me enough to quickly be able to type and understand the "big" cardio terminology. That is very satisfying. I would have a rough time if I hadn’t gone through the program. MMT Graduate |
| The program at HFCC was excellent. It prepared us completely for a job as a Medical Assistant. MOA Graduate |
| Great program. PARAMEDIC Graduate |
| One of the top schools in Michigan. PARAMEDIC Graduate |
| The program at HFCC is perfect for preparing students for PCT exam. I recommend it to all students who want to become certified pharmacy technicians. PHT Graduate |
| Knowledge and dedication of instructors, a well balanced program. A lot of info to learn in 2 years ‑ all aspects covered in depth. I felt very prepared upon graduation to begin work. I felt very confident in my knowledge and skill level. PTA Graduate |
| Overall I thought that the OHMC/HFCC program was excellent, especially the college portion. RAD Graduate |
| If a student remains committed to the program throughout the two years, he/she will be overly prepared. RTH Graduate |
| Everyone comments on how well HFCC students are trained. RTH Graduate |
| I don’t think the program could have been anymore thorough! Excellent! Excellent! RTH Graduate |
| ... is an excellent instructor. She was always there for myself as well as other students if we had problems etc. She is a one of a kind person. She is a very kind and intelligent and respectful lady and once again, was always there for her students. Surgical Technology Graduate |
| Mary Hendrian BS, RRT, a 1985 graduate of the Respiratory Therapist Program and currently Supervisor for Respiratory Care at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center, Dearborn, has formed the not for profit organization "Emergency Aid for Children" of which the Michigan Chapter is "HAPS – Help Appalachian People Survive". This organization’s mission is to provide basic necessities to needy families in Mary ’s home state of Kentucky. This past Christmas with the help of local individuals, businesses and the Teamsters, 2 ½ Semi Truck loads of food and necessities were delivered to help 38 families in the Appalachian Mountain communities. Mary’s organization also provides help to local community organizations that call and request specific help for local families. |
| HFCC Henry Ford II Honors Program student Seyed Farshid Bozorgnia received the Engineering Transfer Scholarship, worth $5,000, The Waterford Foundation, $10,000, for the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in Fall 2004. |
