Student Success

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HFC Golfer Alana Jones finishes 38th in the nation

HFC's sole female golfer, Jones finished 7th among all golfers who were competing as individuals in the rain-shortened national tournament.
Photo of Grauer holding his HFC diploma

The next Rockefeller? HFC alumnus has grand goals in real estate

Aspiring real estate mogul Kyle Grauer's family has attended HFC for three generations.
Group shot of Browning, O'Bryan, and the two scholarship winners

KLA Laboratories awards scholarships to 2 HFC students

KLA CEO and HFC alumnus gives back to HFC, awarding scholarships to two students.
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Tyrone Carter receives Distinguished Alumni Award at Commencement

State Representative and 1985 alumnus Tyrone Carter works tirelessly to help his community and the state of Michigan.
Photo of Justus Colangelo in the USMC

Student Veterans Association helped Marine veteran succeed at HFC

HFC student Justus Colangelo, a Marine Corps veteran, is president of HFC's Student Veterans Association.
Tyrone Bean presents at the DTE headquarters, flanked by Mayor Mike Duggan (second from right) and other leaders.

Youth leader and HFC student is an aspiring entrepreneur

HFC student and community youth leader aspires to open his own line of luxury clothing.
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HFC alumnus Jonathan Stanley helps actors audition when he’s not acting himself

HFC alumnus runs Hot Shots Self Taping in Studio City, Calif. and is a film actor.
Tyrone Bean with Russell Kavalhuna

HFC student Tyrone Bean is Youth Presenter for Grow Detroit's Young Talent

Henry Ford College business student Tyrone Bean was selected to be the youth presenter at the Grow Detroit’s Young Talent 2019 Kick-off at DTE Energy HQ Jan. 31.
Timothy Pollack and David Tennant

HFC and RCS alumnus Pollack gets to live history as an actor

HFC alumnus Timothy Pollack graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and currently plays Hamlet.
Card featuring art by Gary Ciccarelli (drawings of Spider Man, C-3PO, and Elvis)

"Fantasy to Reality: a Quintessential Illustrator" runs through March 15

"Fantasy to Reality: A Career Overview of a Quintessential Illustrator," an exhibition of the art of Gary Ciccarelli, is now open at the Sisson Gallery.
photo of Marshall Gagne dressed in his kimono, displaying a sword

Army veteran, skydiver, Hapkido grand master develops his own form of martial arts

Marshall Gagne's Won Moo Do merges techniques of various martial arts, including Tae Kwan Do and Hapkido.
Photo of Ridge holding his coffee sign

HFC alumnus, instructor opens new coffeehouse in Howell

Kevin Ridge's experiences with bitter coffee convinced him there had to be a better way. So he created Blend 26: homage to the atomic number of iron.
Photo of Stacy Bazman, Mevlana Selman, and Larry Johnson

HFC nursing student first recipient of Dearborn Goodfellows Scholarship

HFC nursing student Mevlana Selman wins Goodfellows scholarship for her studies at HFC.
Betsy Cushman with HFC students Elyas Perry and Justin Randles

HFC Telecommunication Students Win Voting PSA Video

HFC telecommunication students Justin Randles and Elyas Perry won “Best PSA to ‘Get Out The Vote,’” a 30-second video commercial.
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HFC alumnus wins Michigan Tournament of Champions title

HFC alumnus Jake Kieronski overcame the odds and won the Golf Association of Michigan (GAM) 2018 Tournament of Champions title.
Headshot of Sandra Gibson

"I never met a more deserving student"

Sandra Gibson is following her dream of becoming a nurse.
photo of Shanna Simpson-Singleton and Larry Smyrski

Math major multiplies her success for current HFC students

Alumna Shanna Simpson-Singleton is back at HFC to teach mathematics, 13 years after her journey at HFC opened her mind and her future.
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HFC alumna is among "World Leaders in Healthcare"

Karen Piotrowski has won a number of awards during her career and is now featured by the International Nurses Association.
Lockwood in pool, ca. 1952, and Lockwood today with his medals

A passion for the pool: Award-winning swimmer still competing at 84

A resurgent interest in swimming at age 78 has led Joel Lockwood to international competitions.
Susan Shunkwiler and Vivian Foster

How an instructor's kindness helped Dean Susan Shunkwiler graduate on time

Susan Shunkwiler, Dean of the HFC School of Health and Human Services, holds fond memories of the late Vivian Foster, who taught nursing at HFC for more than 22 years.
Robert Pastor

From nursing to business to medical center CEO

Robert Pastor's wide-ranging career has led him to become CEO of Rainy Lake Medical Center (RLMC) in International Falls, MN.
Bowling for Columbine poster

"HFC magic" leads to a role in making the highest-grossing documentary of all time

Kurt Engfehr believes his entire career in filmmaking is an accident. A happy accident, perhaps, but an accident nonetheless.