Kettering duo earn honors
You know you're on your game when you are named best of the year.
Two members of the Kettering University community have such bragging rights.
Math professor Brian McCartin brought home the state's highest mathematics teaching honor at the college/university level.
McCartin was honored May 7 by the Michigan Section of the Mathematical Association of America.
The award puts him in the running for the National MAA Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Awards for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics, to be announced in January.
McCartin is a former Kettering Teacher of the Year and was nominated for the Michigan award by former student Paul Young, a 2000 Kettering graduate.
Co-op manager Karen Westrick was named the Ohio Cooperative Education Association Educator of the Year last month.
The Fenton resident has been a member of the OCEA for 10 years, serving as chair of the association's Public Relations, Scholarship and Resource Development committees.
The OCEA is a nonprofit professional association founded in 1971 representing employers, educators and individuals interested in cooperative education.
On the roadFerris State University is putting its campus on wheels and hitting the road for a Hometown Tour.
The Bulldog Bus will stop Friday at Mott Community College, one of 15 stops in Michigan cities.
FSU President David Eisler and members of the Ferris community will tour the state through Friday to connect with alumni, friends and current and prospective students and their parents.
Details: (231) 591-2376.
Rodeo for bikesLooking for something to do this weekend? How about a rodeo?
The Mott Community College Public Safety Department is hosting a Bicycle Safety Rodeo from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday on the east lawn of the Prahl College Center and Lot B at the MCC main campus, 1401 E. Court St.
Attendees will get the chance to win a new bike in a free raffle, try out a Safetyville USA-style obstacle course and register their bikes. It's free to the public.
The first 100 children to arrive with a parent or guardian will receive free bicycle helmets.
Bicycle registration, safety information and MCC Frisbees will be provided.
After the little wheels are done, wash the big wheels.
Mott Middle College High School students on the MCC campus will wash cars to raise funds for MCC's Police Athletic League Youth Leadership Council.
Cost is $4 for exterior wash only; $5 for an interior and exterior wash. Details: (810) 762-0222.
Shena Abercrombie covers colleges and universities. She can be reached at (810) 766-6307 or sabercrombie@flintjournal.com.
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