Scholarships & Awards Betty Garlick Lifetime Achievement Award Becky Garske Retired Early Childhood Education Program Coordinator, Mott Community College
Becky devoted her entire professional career to advocating for high quality education for all children. Her career spanned from an ECE classroom teacher, Director of an early learning center, working at community agencies, and part-time college instructor until finding a home as the ECE Program Coordinator and full-time faculty at Mott Community College from where she recently retired. Becky is revered for the strong relationships she developed with future early childhood educators and the collaborations she cultivated within the communities where students and children live. She is an encouraging and supportive mentor who always took students’ well-being into consideration when making decisions. Becky’s involvement within the ECE field extends beyond her professional activities including serving as a Past President and Treasurer for Michigan AEYC, presenter for local, state, national and international conferences, Michigan ACCESS officer, and a member on statewide committees.
Student Leadership Scholarship Megan Matson
Jackie Miller Endowment Grant
Debbie Antone Memorial Grant
West Midland Family Center Preschool
Tammy Bandstra Shela Jones
Brian White Early Childhood Scholarship Aubriel Hayes
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