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Don Sawruk

Don Sawruk '70

"My two business degrees from LSSU were instrumental in preparing me to work at all levels of Edison Sault Electric (ESE), concluding with the privilege of becoming ESE President in 1998. My company also takes pride in that 14 out of a total of 17 management personnel and about 20% of hourly employees at ESE either have degrees from or have attended a substantial number of classes at LSSU. Finally, our company and employees have contributed in excess of $500,000 to various LSSU projects over the last 25 years. ESE Believes in Blue."

Edison Sault Electric Company
President and CEO
Sault Ste. Marie, MI

LSSU Business and Economics Outstanding Alumnus Award '03

Business Administration (Accounting)

Faculty and Staff

Mindy Poliski

Instructor
B.S. 2000, Western Michigan University
M.B.A. 2005, Lawrence Technological University
CPA

Scott Suneson

BS 1975, Eastern Michigan University
BA 1981, Walsh College
MBA 1993, Lake Superior State University

"Students in our accounting program take courses in a wide variety of the field's disciplines. This qualifies and helps prepare the students to take both the Certified Public Accountant and Certified Management Accountant exams. It also exposes them to the numerous career options available upon graduation. In addition, our program provides students with many practical and hands-on experiences.

I recently transitioned from working in public accounting to instructing at LSSU, and I find it very rewarding to pass on what I learned and experienced through my career in the accounting field to help prepare the students for theirs."

--Mindy Polinski
CPA, MBA
Instructor

Robotics...

Dereck Wonnacutt
Robotics and Computer Science

"Lake Superior State is the only robotics program of its kind in the country. I can work up any research or senior project idea with a professor or my advisor. I studied for a year in Japan through LSSU's connection with the Japan Center for Michigan Universities, and became fluent in Japanese. A Japanese company called Fanuc makes most of the robots in our lab. I'd like to roll my senior research project into a career with Fanuc that bridges the two countries and cultures."