Since 2010, Gregory (Greg) T. Grocholski has served as corporate auditor for The Dow Chemical Company, Midland. As the leader of the corporate auditing department, Grocholski is responsible for assessing the adequacy of accounting, financial and operating controls of Dow’s global operations. He also leads the Fraud Investigative Services and Contract Auditing groups. Since joining Dow in 1984 as an accounting department intern, Greg has risen steadily through the corporation, serving in various capacities and managerial positions in the U.S. and Belgium.
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD
College of Business & Management
GREGORY T. GROCHOLSKI, 1990, M.B.A.
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD
College of Health & Human Services
A registered nurse for 28 years, Ellen Talbott earned her Master of Science in Nursing from SVSU in 1999. In 2006, she was named vice president of patient care services at McLaren Bay Region (formerly Bay Regional Medical Center) in Bay City. Her responsibilities include oversight of all nursing services and clinical services including rehab, pharmacy, diagnostic imaging, respiratory therapy, laboratory, behavioral health and quality management. Throughout her career, Talbott has served in a variety of roles including clinical nurse, educator, manager and director. She is a Six Sigma Black Belt in health care quality and is certified in executive nursing practice. Talbott is very active in the Bay City and Midland communities, volunteering for a number of organizations.
ELLEN TALBOTT, 1999, M.S.N. DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD
College of Science, Engineering & Technology
DONALD WHITTINGTON, 1978, B.S.
Don Whittington has had a successful career in information technology. He is vice president and chief information officer of Florida Crystals Corporation, a sugar company with headquarters in West Palm Beach, Fla. Whittington’s responsibilities include information technology and business process management for Florida Crystals and all its subsidiaries, as well as serving on the executive committees of American Sugar Refining, Domino Foods and European Sugar Holdings. He is a member of the board of directors of Virtustream Inc., and of Intel Capital’s Enterprise advisory board. He is a director of America’s SAP User Group and serves as its representative for SAP’s Global Executive Network. In addition, Whittington participates in leadership roles and is a popular guest speaker at various industry and professional events.
YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD
DARRYN CROCKER, 2008, B.S.N.
After graduating from SVSU in 2008, Darryn Crocker traveled to the Kingdom of Swaziland in Sub-Saharan Africa with the health division of the U.S. Peace Corps. Living with a host family in the village of Ekuphumleni, she fulfilled her role as an HIV/AIDS rural health educator. After completing her 27-month service, Crocker extended her stay for a third year to work with Baylor College of Medicine’s Pediatric HIV/AIDS Clinic in the kingdom’s capital, Mbabane, where she managed a countrywide support group for young people living with HIV.
FUTURE ALUMNI AWARD Elyse Ledy will graduate in May with a B.A. in communication with a management minor. An active and involved student, Ledy is the vice president and programming chair of Forever Red, SVSU’s student-alumni group, and is a member of Lambda Pi Eta communication honor society. She also works as a peer advisor in the First Year Programs office, tutors in the Writing Center, and enjoys her position of resident assistant in University Village West, all while performing an internship at St. Mary’s of Michigan Foundation Office. In April 2012, following a competitive selection process, she presented original research at the ELYSE LEDY, SENIOR Central States Communication Conference.
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