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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI
YOUNG ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT
ALUMNI SERVICE
Award
Award
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Mark V. Courtade ‘76
Christopher J. Timmis ‘95
Mary Cermak Betzoldt ‘68
For an exceptional career in the criminal justice system, lifelong contributions to youth and devotion to his family and Adrian College.
For significant career advancement providing K-12 school districts with strong leadership and expanding the learning environment for current and future students.
For ongoing and wide-ranging service to the College, its students and its alumni, that extends far beyond her teaching career and work in the Teacher Education Department.
“I am honored to receive this award. Attending Adrian College was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made and provided me with experiences that shaped who I am as a person. My Adrian College degree hangs on the wall of my office at the top of all my other degrees because AC first provided me with the education to be successful in my career.
“It is truly an honor to be chosen for the 2014 Alumni Service Award. When I came to Adrian College in the fall of 1964, I had no idea that 50 years later I would still be so involved. It’s because of the students here that make it worth every minute. I can bake cookies for the student teachers and get thank you notes at the end of the semester, cook dinner for the girl’s hockey team and have them give me a hug on the way out the door. I try to find areas of need and volunteer my services.
Jenison, Mich. Assistant United States Attorney United States Department of Justice
“This is the wonderful thing about attending a small college like Adrian: only at such a place can you find the Distinguished Alumni Award presented to someone who has merely sought to live a full and honest life based on the lessons he learned in school. It was not especially difficult to love my wife (Ruth Miser Courtade ’76), to be dedicated to my family, to be active in my church, to participate with my children in school activities and especially in Boy Scouting. I love my job and the fact that it is in public service is a bonus. I don’t make millions of dollars, but what I can afford to share with others, I do.
Dexter, Mich. Superintendent Dexter Community Schools
I owe much of my success to lessons learned at the College. My family and I are forever grateful for the opportunities provided to us by Adrian College and the community of Adrian.”
I am quick to share that I graduated from Adrian College. Its professors, employees and alumni have served as my role models and mentors and I have tried to instill the lessons I learned in my own children and the youth I have been blessed to work with.”
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Adrian, Mich. Placement Coordinator, Teacher Ed. Dept. Adrian College
Sometimes it is the smallest gestures that can make the biggest difference in a student’s life. Anything I do for my students, I expect them to pay it forward someday. Service is about seeing something that needs to be done and being able to provide the skill, time and energy to see it through.”