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4 T~E PolEMic FEATURE DECEMbER 7, 1999 :steinman r-------::-.....,_..,.,...~~,,,...,----., ACC students · thank to advise the Polemic ~pring 20.00 . t ... scholarship donors By Lora Bauer ;Staff Writer By Seon Clarke ·· Staff Writer As the season changes and -brings in a new seinester so does the Polemic. Colleen ·Steinman will be stepping into the role of advisor for the Po- lemic this spring. . Photo by Lora Bauer Colleen Steinman (right) works with Co-Editor Heidi The ACC foundation launched its third annual Do- nor Recipient activity in the Besser Technical Center lobby on Thursday, November 11. ACC President Dr. Don L. Newport was the chairperson for this event. He introduced some prominent people that are attached to the ACC Foun:.. dation as well as the college itself. Among them. were the vice president of ACC Foun- d a ti on, Christopher B. McCoy, Roger Bauer, chair- person for the ACC Board of Trustees, and dean of student affairs, Max Lindsay. Skuse on a story for the Polemic. · Steinman brings a lengthy journalistic background with he'r to ACC. In August 1989 Steinman graduated from Michigan State University ,with a Bachelor of Arts in Jour- nalism. Then, in 1999 she ·earned her Master of Arts in p nglish with emphasis on Pro- f~ssional Writing from Western ·~ichigan University. While an undergraduate student, Steinman was em- . ployed as a reporter and · sec- tion editor for The State News, _MSU's daily newspaper. In a~dition, she fulfilled profes- ~ional internships at the Grand Rapids Press and the Battle ~reek Enquirer. • After college, she was a O>_ght police reporter for the ~.llnsing State Journal, a free- umce reporter for the Traverse City Record Eagle and shared responsibility for publishing a monthly trade magazine Enter- prjse . . . _ Most recently, Steinman f1as been teaching composition and literature at community c.9lleges around Michigan as her husband's career advanced aijd his promotions moved the f~mily. Married for ten years to her husband Paul, she has ope son named Ethan, who is eight years old. ·' . I;ESSARD cont,- ~rom Page 3 cqached track and cross coun- try. : Lessard had an interest in Steinman and her family moved to Alpena, from the Kalamazoo area' so her hu·s- band could accept a promotion. It turned out that ACC had a need for part-time instructors as wel,l . Working as an atljunct has both pros and cons, Steinman remarked. ".Asa part-time instructor I am not here day in and day. out, but it does allow me to fo- cus on the Polemic," she said. "I am excited for the opportu- nity, but am a little leery as an adjunct instructor. It's tough to be plugged into a system." Part-time instructors' con- tracts are considered each se- mester and renewed based on past p~rformance and need, which can be a intimidating po- sition to hold. So far Steinman is enjoy- ing ner new life in the commu- nity and at ACC. . "Alpena has a l~t of pluses," she said. "It's a small town, very friendly. Its educa- tional support is phenornenal both in the public_ schools and at the higher education level. The down side is that I miss shopping." This semester, Steinman and Don MacMaster, the pre- vious Polemic advisor, acted as co-advisors for the paper. Along with teaching English best and the brightest and the wealthiest. They had so much going for them." Lessard left U of M and r~nning and ran in two mara- began teaching ;it ACC in the th:ons. During his 22-year stay fall of 1992. a(Rogers City High School, he "I also taught off-campus returned to CMU and received courses in things like team his master's degree in guid- management, self-managed ance and counseling. worR teams, problem solving, In- 1990, Lessard left communication classes," Rogers•City to attend the Uni- Lessard said. versity of Michigan. He According to one of received his doctorate there and Lessard' s colleagues here at also taught freshman composi- . school, he is also a great actor. tion. But teaching in a big "You haven' t lived until college was not for him. YC?U have seen him on stage," "I didn ' t I ike it," he says. said Sonya Titus. "He appeared "That's like one extreme to the in the first fundraiser that we other. They only take the top had for scholarships for drama three percent, so you get the students. ;He played the most NEED A CHANGE OF DIRECTION? Why not transfer to a college degree program that will take you places? • Use transfer credits for advanced placement • Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration • Merchant Marine license in Engineering or Navigation • Navy or Coa~t Guard Commission if qualified · • Scholarships available • Travel · • Excellent placement in High paying jobs • Liberal vacations (months off instead of weeks) SEND IN YOUR TRANSCRIPTS FOR IMMEDIATE EVALUATION Start a n,ew course for a bright future! GREAT LAKES MARITIME ACADEMY 1701 E. Front St.; Traverse City, Ml 49686-3061 1-800-748-0566, extension 1200 http://www.nmc.edu/~maritime 253 Newswriting, Steinman also taught two sections of English 111 while MacMaster taught the first semester of -journalism English 125. "H's · been wonderful to have this transition period be- cause there has been sharing of responsibility," Steinman said. "I had someone to guide m,e through to learn how it all works." Steinman's teaching phi- losophy tends to be student di- rected. She asks her~self how she as a teacher can best serve the students and meet their learning needs. She encour- ages students to take risks when writing and to have con- fidence in their abilities and knowledge. Steinman wants students ,to feel comfortable expressing their ideas in the classroom. · "If you don't ma~e mis- takes, you never learn anything new," she said. Steinman has two main goals for next semester: in- creasing student involvement and incorporating additional available technology to pro- duce the paper. Steinman is anxious for spring semester. She antici- pates an exciting new era in her career and is ready to grasp it with energy and enthusiasm. incredibly wonderful villain. The production was a series of scenes and songs . He appeared in a melodrama and he also directed the melodrama. I won't say that it was _the high- light of th~ show, 'cause I was in it, · too, but it was certainly one of the special moments of that show." Titus thinks highly of Lessard as an educator as well. McCoy remarked that the mission of the foundation is to seek fin.ancial support from private sources to provide scholarships for the the stu- dents at ACC. The foundation currently has 33 endowment scholar- ships. Endowed scholarships are scholarships where a gift is given, the gift is invested, and only five percent of this gift and its interest is given as scholarship; that way the fund is there to give a scholarship or perpetuity. Endowed schol- arships provide. $87,000 per year in scholarship funds., The foundation also has 30 pass-through scholarships, gifts that are not invested but rather pass through to the student 's account. Pass through scholarships provide $15,000 per year in scholar- ship funds, and five new scholarships per year. McCoy also remarked in his closing presentation that you should give until it feels good, in that he knows that the donors feel goo<l about what they've done and the foundation certain feels good and appreciates the contribution. "I have great respect for his teaching abilities and his knowledge of the field," she said. "I also admire his ere- · ativity and I enjoy his very dry sense of humor." Won't Lessard miss all of this? 'The only thing I"ve ever had trouble with was being bored," he said. "I"m not the least worried about being ~~~-.;c~~~~~.11 ~J, ' FARG - Alpena Plant MATERIALS FOR BUILDING OUR WORLD Foundation Executive Di- rector Catherine Rogg then introduced ACC scholarship students to their donors. Among them Student Senate President Jessica Brege, the Edward Adams Memorial Scholarship; Seon Clarke, the Marie Sexsm.ith Griffin Schol- arship; Jocelyn Haske, the ACC Faculty Council Schol- arship; · and Chris Tanks, the Edward Adams Memorial Scholarship; plus other recipi- ents and donors. ACC freshman Jocelyn Haske said that she went through the booklet and choose a few .scholarships she thought she was eligible for, applied, and a few days later she received the scholarship in the mail. "I need the scholarship and it really helped," Haske said. "It definitely was a good opportunity." · As the recipient of the Marie Sexsmith Griffin Scholarship, I was interested in me~ting the donor that has helped me out so much. Un- fortunately, Mrs. Sexsmith Griffin recently passed away. With the ,assistance of the foundation, I was able to speak with her daughter, Dr. Patricia Griffin, and learn something about this donor. According to Dr. Griffin, her mom's dad had grown up in A!pena, and her mom's dad would take her mom to visit her grandparents in the sum- mer. Throughout the years, she still had re1atives living in Alpena. So her mom had felt a connection to Alpena, and this was one of the reasons her mom opened a scholarship . at th~ ACC Foundation in her name. The other reason, accord- ing to Dr. Griffin, was her mom was a strong believer in education. It brought her great satisfaction that she was able bored. I've got a lot of things that I like to do. I haven't run in the last couple of years and I may sta~t again. "After spending 35 years trying to motivate others, I'm having trouble motivating my- self. I've had a good ride here Catherine Rogg to provide an opportunity for someone to benefit from a community college, just as she did 65 .years ago. Marie Sexsmith Griffin was born in Flint, Michigan on June 2, 1914, the daughter of Walter and Elda Evans Sexsmith. She was a life-~ong resident of Flint and Grand Blanc, Michigan, and retired to · Scottsdale, Arizona. Sur- viving are her daughter, Dr. Patricia Griffin of San Mateo, California; sons Waiter and wife Britany, and Richard, all of Grand Blanc; and grand- sons Adam and Grant Griffin. According to Rogg, Mrs. Griffin died on · August ·10, 1999. Two years earlier, Mrs. Griffin had established the scholarship in her nanie and insured that an additional gift of $10,000 was made at the time she passed away. This endowment fund provides an annual scholarship of $750 to $1,000 (2000-2001) to stu- dents who are working toward an associate's degree with the intention of pursuing a four year degree in their field of study. I think all recipients should be grateful to the do- nors and the ACC foundation and other orgao·izations that make tliis possible. I thank my dorior deeply and sincerely for her kindness. Though she is not here to read these few lines , I know her children will be able to and will be proud to know that they had a great mom. She is a hero in other's sight because she has paved a way for oth- ers to follow through this exemplary deed. at ACC and I'm grateful for the opportunity. I'd like to leave with a positive attitude. ' "Do you want to know what I'm the proudest of in my ca- reer? In 35 years I haven't lost my keys." ILSSU Stay close to home 'and earn your degree. 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