Several College of Education alumni were successful candidates in the recent elections. Melissa McLaughlin was elected Trustee in Canton Township, Marilyn Kelley was re-elected to state Supreme Court and Valerie M. Constance was re-elected as Parks Commissioner in Superior Township.
The Michigan Association of School Administrators recently announced the 2005 Regional Superintendents of the Year winners. At least four of the six awardees are Eastern Michigan University alumni. They include:
Region 3 - James Morse, Superintendent of East Grand Rapids Public Schools
Region 5 - Kenneth Micklash, Superintendent of Cass City Public Schools
Region 8 - William C. Miller, Superintendent of Washtenaw ISD.
Region 9 - Joan Sergent, Superintendent of Utica Community Schools.
Eric Stamper and his 15-month-old son Dayton were featured in the Detroit Free Press account of the Detroit marathon. A few months before the marathon, Dayton was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia. After intensive chemotherapy, Dayton is now in remission. Eric ran the marathon to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphona Society. For the last few hundred yards, he carried Dayton. Eric and his wife April are alumni of the Early Childhood program.
