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The Lumberjack Issue 9., 2 March 1988, p. 6

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MARCH 2, 1988 Page 6 STAFF PROFILE OWEN LAMB ge ver 100k at Owel is drafting instructor at ACC, and wonder what shoe size he wore? Well, he wears a size seven. And he is 5'5 3/8. (I am giving him the benefit of the P ome and raised in Rogers City, Mr. Lamb still makes his home there. He attended the General Motors Institute, where he graduated with a bachelor of industrial engineering de¢ Lamb spent several years in hool and obtained ichelor of science degree in industrial education from Wayne State University. Later, Lamb went back to General Motors for 17 years. After his stint at General Motors, ce came to Bee to Sia WINNER Mr. Ger.ld Hardesty was the winner of the Besser Technical Association 1 iffle for the trip to Florida. The trip was valued at $154 including round trip chartered motor coach transportation, Paying tee ON knowledge with his students. While teaching at ACC, he teceived his masters degree from Central Michigan University in industrial education. Lamb figures he technically has ten years left before retirement, but " it'll take dynamite to get me out of here. I still have to make a few more lives miserable!" Lamb is married and has two children. Mrs. Lamb is the principal at the elementary school in Rogers City, and. both of Lamb's favorite hobby is golf. He is also a handy little guy around the house, engaging himself in tasks such as woodworking. . Active in his church, Mr. Lamb has put in eight years on the Board of Education in” Rogers Cit Olympiad on Campus Alpena's Sixth Annual Science Olympiad will be held Saturday, March 5, on the ACC Campus. Twenty area junior and senior high schools will participate, competing for medals, trophies and a chance to compete in state nd national competition. The Science Olympiad's purpose includes improving the quality of science education, increasing student interest in science and recognizing Outstanding achievement of student and faculty members. This is the second year ACC has hosted this event. Dr. Moreau, Olympiad director said, "Last year’s Science Olympiad was very successful, creating a positive reaction of college staff with coaches and participants of the Olympiad." "With the expansion of the number of schools, students representing each school, as well as community involvement, this year's Olympiad will be bigger and better than ever!" stated Dr. Moreau. An estimated 300 students will compete in the 28 events. Astronomy, bridge building, computer programming, laser shoot, naked egg drop are only a few events which will be occuring. Olympic style medals be awarded to the first, second event. Trophies will be awarded to division winning teams. Come one, come all and cheer on our future scientists in action. 9:00am Opening Ceremonies” 30am Games begin 4:00pni_ Awards Ceremony Two ACC College students are participating in the is offered out at Mount Mariah. Skiers can still partake in this event, it takes place on Tuesday night. ACC Intramural Skiing which ACC STUDENTS ATTEND LOBBYING CONFERENCE ACC Student Senate members recently had the chance to attend a National-Lobby Conference with the American Studnet Association of junior, technical and community colleges in Washington D.C. Students attending the conference were Michael Fournier, Laura Madsen and Student Senate Advisor Bob Fournier. Student Senate members from, twenty-five community, technical and junior colleges in the United States gathered to hear congressional leaders discuss top issues affecting their shcools. Conference participants also scheduled meetings with their representatives and senators on Capital Hill. The ASAJTCC'S conference serves their general purposes. ()) Expand, intensify, and renew the contacts that students have with their members of Congress. (2) He senators, Te] ives, their staffs mtributions these two year saison’ are making in state, community, and national needs. (3) Build congressional support for legislators that will help community colleges respond more effectively to those needs. Banquet speaker was the . . first meeting The support group for single parents formed by the Business Club had its first meeting Febuary 17, 1988, The support group met at the First Congregational Church. Topics dealing with single parenting, such as stress and babysitting, were discussed. new Secretary of Labor, Ann Dore McLaughlin. Leading a discussion of "Trai: Global eee ah Tax Credits and Student Ai The delegation oy with a number of issues that deal directly with community colleges. Employee Educational Assistance was on of these issues. This tax bill gives a tax break on money invested in training of employees. Another issue was Technical Education/Walgre Bill. This Bill involves the allocation of grants to technical fields. The President's fiscal "89" budget was also a topic that was discussed. ladsen stated that “It was an extremely rewarding experience. | finally discovered that government is a living, breathing organization that is always accepting input from everyone." “This Conference was perhaps the most educational experience that I've ever encountered», 1 from Fournier, eee had the chance to a There will be more to follow ee on the Washington D.C. trip. The” group: that went plans on sharing _ eit experience with everyone. There is much to tell the students and faculty about the possible outcome of the lobbying effort. held Debra Schmidt, a licensed social worker, lead the discussions. ~ The support group is open to all single parents attending ACC. If you are interested in attending a meeting, contact Tammy Cox at 356-4647 or Donna Cochrane at 356-4170 for more infor- mation. Trivial on March 22 MsO00-12200 om NRC. be Senate eddition, Pursuit will be held The sigm-eup sheet will ¢ available im office. made up of 3 person We will be usimg the Genus I and 24 from the 4th floor of the Student z It will be teams.

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