April 21, 2023
As commencement season is upon us, Delta College is celebrating the success of its
high-achieving students from the Class of 2023 during its annual Graduate Student
Awards Ceremony.
In recognition of the best and the brightest of our students who have excelled academically,
award recipients will be honored on Tuesday, April 25 at 4pm in the Lecture Theater
at the main campus.
Thanks to the generosity of many businesses, organizations and individuals, recipients
will receive lasting recognition on plaques displayed at the college and monetary
gifts to assist with their future endeavors.
- The William R. Collings Award of Excellence recipient will receive $1,250.
- The Robert and Joyce Hetzler Family Award recipient will receive $1,000.
- Graduate Student Award recipients will receive $750.
- Board of Trustees recipients will each receive $500.
Highest recognition awards
Academic Achievement & Superior Citizenship
William R. Collings Award of Excellence
Whitney M. Ellison (Midland)
Ellison will receive her associate degree in nursing at Delta and graduate from Saginaw
Valley State University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in December, thanks
to the concurrent program with Delta and SVSU. She has accepted a full-time position
as a registered nurse in Labor and Delivery at Covenant Healthcare. She plans to apply
for her Doctor of Nursing degree in the nurse-midwifery program at the University
of Michigan.
Service & Leadership
Robert and Joyce Hetzler Award
Megan H. Wall (Sanford)
Wall graduated from Delta in December 2022 with an associate degree in nursing. She
will attend Ferris State University this fall to pursue her bachelor’s degree in nursing
and accepted a position at a local hospital in Big Rapids. Her career goal is to earn
a master’s degree in nursing education and administration to teach, citing her Delta
professors as inspiration.
Board of Trustees Award Recipients
Graduates with a 4.0 GPA
Jason M. Beck (Midland)
Lynda M. Fraim (Bay City)
Quinn P. Fransen (Midland)
Maya El Hajj (Midland)
Angela E. Joyce (Midland)
Madison B. Koroleski (Port Austin)
Matthew F. Oleaga (St. Clair)
Kailee M. Pavlik (Freeland)
Dana Peters (Beaverton)
Susan J. Roe (Merrill)
Scott A. Selby (Midland)
Emmirsyn N. Stacy (Midland)
Jamie R. Valkenburg (Pinconning)
Program Achievement Awards - Graduate Student Award Recipients
Applied Industrial/Technical
Gougeon Employees Foundation Award
Nicholas J. Paulson (Saginaw)
Art
Peter B. and Suzanne Frantz Award
Sarina M. Alexander (Saginaw)
Business/Informational Technology
Delta College Foundation Award
Ethan D. Nowaczuk (Midland)
Business Management
Morley Family Foundation Award
Alex M. Sinclair (Midland)
Education
Edward and Kathryn (Dunn) Langenburg Award
Madison B. Koroleski (Port Austin)
Engineering & Technology
Fred E. Dulmage Memorial Award
Nathan B. Charbonneau (Midland)
English
Margaret T. Timm Award
Aryn R. Blanzy (Saginaw)
Health Sciences
James R. McIntyre Award
Tessa A. Pettis (Saginaw)
Law Enforcement
Fraternal Order of Police, Bay City Lodge 103 Award
Davond A. Bell (Saginaw)
Life Sciences
Julius and Irene Sutto Award
Alaina Y. Curry (Saginaw)
Mathematics
Jim & Janis Van Tiflin Award
Quinn P. Fransen (Midland)
Nursing
Frances Goll Mills Award
Whitney M. Ellison (Hemlock)
Office or Administrative Technology
Delta College Foundation Award
Billie S. Dumont-Oliver (Midland)
Physical Science
Dow Michigan Operations Award
Collin M. Clark (Essexville)
Social Science
Wesley C. Timm Award
Cherie L. Long (Saginaw)
By Ashley Terrell, Writer.