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Youth Programs celebrated 35 years of introducing youth to science, engineering, technology and Michigan Tech with an ice cream social.
President Glenn Mroz praised the Youth Programs staff and alumni who have developed the Youth Programs over the past 35 years and seen it grow from 60 summer youth program students to several hundred a year.
Youth Programs organizes Summer Youth Explorations, Women in Engineering, Explorations in Engineering, American Indian Workshop and Women in Computer Science.
The event was held to celebrate the years of excellence in precollege programming and recognize the impact Summer Youth Programs has had on over 35,000 students.
Summer Youth Programs |
Dr. Glenn Mroz, Michigan Tech president. |
Chris Anderson
Special Assistant to the President for Institutional Diversity |
Dr. Calvin Gale was recognized as the father of the Michigan tech Summer Youth program. |
Shalini Suryanarayana,
Executive Director of Educational Opportunity |
Picture of the award plaque honoring Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics Department support for the summer youth programs. |
Shalini Suryanarayana, Dr. Calvin Gale, Dr. John Johnson, Chris Anderson, Dr. William Predebon, and Dr. Donna Michalek at the Michigan Tech Summer Youth 35th Anniversary party |
Chris Anderson and Dr Calvin Gale were presented with large quilts made from the Summer Youth Program t-shirts |
Mr. Mike Walker, Whirlpool spoke about the benefits to youth |
Dr. William Predebon accepted an award plaque expressing the gratitude for Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics department's long time support for the summer youth programs. |
Karla O. Korpela,
Director of K-12 Outreach |
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Mr. Derhun Sanders, US ARMY TACOM, recalled his experinces in the Summer Youth Program and how that lead him to enroll at Michigan Tech. |
Dr Max Seel, Dean of College of Sciences and Arts and and Dr Calvin Gale |
Mr. Harold Ford, Beecher Scholarship Incentive Program |
