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Don Sawruk

Don Sawruk '70

"My two business degrees from LSSU were instrumental in preparing me to work at all levels of Edison Sault Electric (ESE), concluding with the privilege of becoming ESE President in 1998. My company also takes pride in that 14 out of a total of 17 management personnel and about 20% of hourly employees at ESE either have degrees from or have attended a substantial number of classes at LSSU. Finally, our company and employees have contributed in excess of $500,000 to various LSSU projects over the last 25 years. ESE Believes in Blue."

Edison Sault Electric Company
President and CEO
Sault Ste. Marie, MI

LSSU Business and Economics Outstanding Alumnus Award '03

Title III

Online Learning Assistance

Opportunity: "Bridging the gap between students and technology for improved learning."

Strategy: Online Learning Assistance (OLA) is an anytime-anywhere approach to learning assistance (that is online study groups or tutoring) that allows students to access learning support via the internet at times and locations convenient for them. OLA is delivered via Blackboard © (another Title III initiative) and includes chatrooms, discussion threads, online quizzing and review sheets. OLA targets LSSU's traditionally difficult courses and, in many cases, enhances our "Supplemental Instruction (SI)" program.

For more information on OLA, contact Carolyn Rajewski, Learning Assistance Coordinator, at (906) 635-2294 or crajewski@lssu.edu.

Robotics...

Dereck Wonnacutt
Robotics and Computer Science

"Lake Superior State is the only robotics program of its kind in the country. I can work up any research or senior project idea with a professor or my advisor. I studied for a year in Japan through LSSU's connection with the Japan Center for Michigan Universities, and became fluent in Japanese. A Japanese company called Fanuc makes most of the robots in our lab. I'd like to roll my senior research project into a career with Fanuc that bridges the two countries and cultures."

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