Change Ups: Wierich appointed to separate art positions
Aug. 2, 2019; Grand Rapids Business Journal
… EDUCATION
Grand Rapids Community College launched a new degree in pre-sports management. Students who complete the associate program can then transfer to complete a Bachelor of Science in sports management at Grand Valley State University.
Jets Sign TE Nick Truesdell, Waive OL Tyler Jones
Aug. 4, 2019; newyorkjets.com
The Jets made a pair of moves Sunday, signing TE Nick Truesdell and waiving OL Tyler Jones.
The well-traveled Truesdell, who played collegiately at Cincinnati and also attended Grand Rapids Community College, had a couple of stints in the Indoor Football League (IFL) and multiple stops in the Arena Football League (AFL). He also had brief stays with the Colts and the Vikings and most recently played with the Salt Lake Stallions in the Alliance for American Football. The 6’5”, 246-pounder combined to catch 127 balls for 1,527 yards with 38 touchdowns in the AFL.
Tough spring took a toll, but mid-Michigan generational farmer hopeful
Aug. 4, 2019; The Hastings Banner
Tim Stuart is a 36-year-old farmer who manages approximately 750 acres that he shares with his dad.
… Stuart attended Grand Rapids Community College and earned an associate’s degree in automotive technology, but he returned to the farm with his father.
Memorial tourney going strong in 14th year
Aug, 4, 2019; The Hastings Banner
It has been long enough now that the young men and women chosen to receive the Emily Duits Memorial Scholarship Award, for a graduating senior at Lakewood High School each spring, don’t have their own memories of Duits.
… She’ll (Savannah Stoepker) use the award towards her coming years at Grand Rapids Community College, where she will be a member of the women’s softball team. She has plans right now to study towards a degree in secondary education, eventually moving on to a school like Grand Valley State University.
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