SAULT STE. MARIE Sometimes a fulfilling experience hinges on dressing the part.
Lake Superior State University students who want to engage in outdoor course activities or partake in the natural resources of the Eastern Upper Peninsula but lack the wardrobe no longer need to worry. The LSSU Fisheries and Wildlife Club recently created Seamore’s Annex to supply classmates with outdoor protective clothing at no cost. Seamore’s Annex is an extension of the campus Seamore’s Closet that has provided professional business attire to LSSU students for free since fall 2019. Student Lakers keep the clothes from both facilities.
“Attending LSSU and participating in many outdoor recreational activities the Eastern Upper Peninsula has to offer have given me and my friends memories that will last a lifetime. The Fisheries and Wildlife Club wanted to give many other students the same opportunities,” said Austin Heslinga, president of the Fisheries and Wildlife Club and a junior fisher
LSSU CFO Morrie Walworth
SAULT STE. MARIE Morrie Walworth, vice president for finance and operations at Lake Superior State University, has announced his retirement effective Aug. 1, 2021.
Holding numerous academic and administrative positions at LSSU over an illustrious 30-year career, he has been chief financial officer since January 2016. A search is underway to fill the position.
“I’ve been fortunate to wear many hats at LSSU: professor, department chair, associate dean, dean, provost, and, ultimately, CFO,” said Walworth in a university press release. “I’m grateful for the variety of opportunities to further, as our strategic plan puts it, student learning and development; diversity, inclusion, and belonging; community partnerships and engagement; sustainability; and fiscal resilience and operational excellence.”
Madelyn Swanson
SAULT STE. MARIE Lake Superior State University junior business administration major and U.S. Coast Guard reservist Madelyn Swanson has received the 2020-21 Amy Ignatowski Memorial Award from LSSU.
The $500 award is bestowed annually to an LSSU student who is an active Coast Guard member or reservist or the dependent of one stationed at the Sault Ste. Marie sector. The recipient is chosen on the recommendation of a selection committee that includes Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie senior command, a member of the Ignatowski family, and a representative from the LSSU Foundation Office.
“I am very honored to receive this award,” said Swanson, the daughter of LSSU alumni Tom ’97 and Stacey Swanson ’95. “Being able to attend school while being in the Coast Guard has opened doors to different opportunities for me. Like Amy Ignatowski, I was drawn to the Coast Guard’s life-saving mission. It is an honor to receive an award that is dedicated to someone w
Mar 3, 2021
A rendering of the Lake Superior State University Center for Freshwater Research and Education is shown. LSSU received a $956,858 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant from the Economic Development Administration within the U.S. Department of Commerce to purchase lab equipment to build capacity at the Center for Freshwater Research and Education, according to an announcement from LSSU. (Graphic courtesy of LSSU)
SAULT STE. MARIE Lake Superior State University received a $956,858 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant from the Economic Development Administration within the U.S. Department of Commerce to purchase lab equipment to build capacity at the Center for Freshwater Research and Education, according to an announcement from LSSU.
The Department of Natural Unicorns at Lake Superior State University urges residents to not quest unicorns on Feb. 14 this year as a celebration of its 50th anniversary.