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                                             sharing for death investigations.     program, delivered in collaboration
                                             Sparrow is among only seven           with the Stanford Educational
                                             entities throughout the country       Leadership Initiative, prepares the
                                             to receive the grants, intended as    next generation of community
                                             the first step toward the over 2,000   college presidents to transform
                                             “medicolegal death investigation”     institutions to achieve higher and
                                             offices nationwide sharing more       more equitable levels of student
                                             information about probes into         success.
                                             unnatural, unexplained and
                                             unwitnessed deaths.                   PROMOTIONS

        Ingham ISD Superintendent, Jason                       Follow the                           Kris McCarty,
        Mellema, presents a scholarship check to
        Emaleigh Keast from the Wilson Talent                  Piper, a business                    an inspiring
        Center’s Culinary Arts program.                        that promotes                        and innovative
                                                               Lansing tourism,                     leader who
        Thirty-five seniors from a variety                     celebrates                           has improved
        of Career & Technical Education                        founder Amy                          patient care
        programs offered at the Wilson                         Piper's 10-year                      throughout
        Talent Center (WTC) on the campus                      anniversary as a                     her career, has
        of Ingham Intermediate School                          Greater Lansing                      been named
        District have earned over $20,000    Piper             Certified           McCarty          President
        in scholarships. Scholarship monies                    Tourism                              of Sparrow
        were donated by various business     Ambassador (CTA). Piper was           Clinton Hospital. McCarty has
        and community partners, memorial     Greater Lansing's 2022 CTA Star of    served as interim leader of the
        foundations as well as staff and     the Year.                             hospital since last June and was
        retirees. The scholarships were                                            given the permanent position
        presented on March 14 at the annual   Financial Technology, Inc. has       after a nationwide search. She
        Wall-of-Fame & Awards Dinner         been named to the National            succeeds Beth Daugherty, who
        attended by over 160 guests.         Association of Plan Advisors’         retired last year. McCarty has
                                             list of the nation’s top defined      been with Sparrow for 17 years,
                          The Lansing        contribution (DC) Advisor Teams       having previously served as Vice
                          Community          with Assets under Advisement          President of Patient Experience for
                          College            over $100 Million. This represents    Sparrow Health System, Director
                          Foundation has     the sixth consecutive year of         of Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation
                          selected Nicole    recognition for the East Lansing      Hospital at Sparrow, and Director of
                          Noll-Williams      based firm. Established in 1980,      Rehabilitation Services.
                          as the 2023        Financial Technology provides
                          Distinguished      comprehensive retirement plan                          Martin Waymire
                          Alumni. Noll-      services including investment                          announced the
                          Williams has       management and research,                               promotion of
        Noll-Williams
                          served as the      recordkeeping and plan                                 Adam Bitely to
        president and CEO of the Capital     administration.                                        vice president
        Region Airport Authority since 2021.                                                        of public affairs.
        As CEO, Noll-Williams is responsible                   The Aspen                            Bitely led Martin
        for operating the Captial Region                       Institute College                    Waymire’s
        International Airport and Mason                        Excellence                           efforts with
        Jewett Field.                                          Program (Aspen)     Bitely           Michigan’s
                                                               announced                            EITC Coalition
        DISTINCTIONS                                           recently that       to successfully expand Michigan’s
                                                               Dr. Seleana         earned income tax credit (EITC)
        The U.S. Centers for Disease Control                   Samuel, senior      from 6 to 30%. He also leads
        and Prevention (CDC) Foundation                        vice president      client teams for the Michigan
        has awarded a $100,000 grant         Samuel            for business        Infrastructure and Transportation
        to Sparrow Forensic Pathology                          operations          Association, Michigan Future Inc.,
        Services, which operates the         at Lansing Community College          Michigan Consensus Policy Project,
        local medical examiner’s office,     is one of 35 leaders selected for     Michigan Alliance for Student
        to help spearhead a new national     the 2023-24 class of the Aspen        Opportunity, and the Virginia
        collaborative to improve data        Rising Presidents Fellowship. This    Association of Nurse Anesthetists.

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