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Ben Mitchell

Ben Mitchell
Mechanical Engineering '06

Ben Mitchell grew up in a devout household in the central Upper Peninsula of Michigan where emphasis was placed on helping others. He traveled with his father to places such as Kenya and Peru on short-term medical missions. When he was in Kenya, a missionary explained that engineers have the greatest potential to influence the largest number of people. During high school, Ben participated in a youth mission trip to Tijuana. A result of the mission trips, his family decided to adopt three Vietnamese children when he was a junior.

All of these experiences had a great influence on Ben’s outlook on life. He decided to major in mechanical engineering and enrolled at Lake Superior State University. Near the end of his senior year, he decided to volunteer for the Peace Corps to help others.

His two-year commitment began in the fall of 2007 and took Ben to Burkina Faso in western Africa. He resides in the village of Tansila, population 3,000, approximately 10 km from the Mali border. His host organization is the local cotton growers union. It works cooperatively with other villages to improve and expand their production techniques. He serves as an agribusiness advisor as a part of the Small Enterprise Development program which helps create market linkages and assists with the advancement of business skills.

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Transfer Students

Eligibility is determined by the Financial Aid Office for all students admitted by April 15th for the following fall semester or December 1st for spring semester.

Scholarship criteria is reviewed each year and subject to change. Scholarships are described here as awarded for 2009-10 and 2010-2011 .

All recipients in this section are selected by the Financial Aid Committee and may choose any degree curriculum offered by the University.

Transfer scholarships are normally renewable for a second year, provided the recipient meets the university’s scholarship renewal criteria.

The eligible student must be entering LSSU for the first time directly from another college (students sitting out more than one semester are not eligible for scholarship consideration) as a full-time student. Awards are based on the cumulative GPA earned at all schools prior to start of the first LSSU semester, with a minimum of 24 earned college credits and a maximum of 90 attempted college credits at any combination of other accredited schools.

If the transfer student has less than 24 earned credits at time of admission (prior to April 15th), official transcripts are required by July 1st for scholarship consideration for the following academic year.

*Students who have taken LSSU classes prior to admission as a full time student (such as transfer students from Sault College), must have earned a minimum LSSU cumulative GPA comparable to the minimum needed for the transfer scholarship.

For example, a student with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 from another college, must have earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 from LSSU for any credits taken as a dually-enrolled student to quality for the Academic Excellence Transfer Scholarship.

Board of Trustees Distinguished Transfer Scholarship

Value: up to $4,500 per year ($3,000 + $1,500 if Room & Board)— renewable for second year
Criteria: merit based; earned cumulative GPA of 3.8 or higher

Board of Trustees Academic Excellence Transfer Scholarship

Value: up to $3,000 per year ($2,000 + $1,000 if Room & Board)— renewable for second year
Criteria: merit based; earned cumulative GPA of 3.5-3.79

Board of Trustees Academic Honors Transfer Scholarship

Value: up to $1,500 per year ($1,000 + $500 if Room & Board)— renewable for second year
Criteria: merit based; earned cumulative GPA of 3.3-3.49

ΦΘK (Phi Theta Kappa) Scholarship

Value: $1,000 per year — renewable for second year
Criteria: must be a certified member of Phi Theta Kappa; earned cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher

Top Engineers

First Place
Lake Superior State University

Tied with: Eastern Michigan University

Second Place
Lawrence Technological University

Third Place
Western Michigan University

Other participants included: University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Ferris State University

2000 Society of Manufacturing Engineers Region 6 Conference

Student Design and Build Competition

March 25, 2000
Lansing, Mich.

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