In 1999, this scholarship was renamed to honor Robert O. Wallis. Wallis was an educator for over 30 years, having served 28 years with the Sault Area Public School system as a teacher, coach, athletic director and principal. Following his retirement, he became active with both the local chapter and state organization of MARSP and served 10 years on the state board of directors. The Chippewa-Mackinac Area Retired School Personnel chapter is an association of retired public school and state university personnel whose purpose is to promote social, professional and economic status and general welfare of retired school employees. Scholarship recipients must be pursuing a profession in the field of teaching, residents from either Chippewa or Mackinac County and have earned a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
This scholarship was established in 2000 in memory of Daune Weiss, a prominent Gaylord businesswoman who was tragically killed in a plane crash in October 2000. Just prior to her death, Daune was appointed to the LSSU Foundation Board of Directors. She was instrumental in establishing the Lake State Classic Golf Tournament and had contributed greatly to its planning and success. This scholarship gives preference to students from Otsego and Mackinac counties majoring in Elementary/Secondary Education or Business who has earned at least 26 credits with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
This scholarship was established by Gordon Wilman to honor his wife, Adela’s wish to help students pursue a college education. Adela and her husband were married for 61 years before her death in July 2007. One of Gordon and Adela’s proudest moments was to see their granddaughter, Julie Suggitt graduate from Lake Superior State University in May 2007. Their daughter, Kimberly and grandson, David Suggitt also attended Lake State. This scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman pursuing a degree in Education with a GPA of 3.0 or higher with preference to Sault Area High School graduates.
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LSSU's dedicated three-story fire lab made all the difference to Brian Applegate.
"Our certification training classes offered real situations," Brian says. Students practice victim search techniques while controlling and extinguishing fires. Applegate says his favorite exercise was the live fire flashover simulation. "We saw how fires evolved as they burned," he says. "It’s as close as you can get to the real thing." [ more ]
