University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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SYNCHRONIZED SKATING TEAM vu When asked to describe the University ' s Synchronized Skating Club, Collegiate Captain Lindsay Hagen, sophomore psychology major, responded, Energetic, hardworking, and fun-loving. This group of 48 girls consisted of two different competition groups, the Senior and Collegiate teams. As a new member of the Collegiate team, Haley Smith, freshman primary education major remarked Everyone is so nice. When you start skating on the team you have 23 automatic- friends. It makes the transition from home to [the University] a lot easier. With five officers and four captains, the team put in an incredible amount of effort and practice time all year for various competitions. [One of my goals is] to win the division, to be at the top, and have fun, expressed Averil Davis, senior anthropology and zoology major. The team competed at several competitions nationally and internationally, including the Prague Cup in Prague, Czech Republic for the Senior team and the U.S. Synchronized Skating Team Championships (Nationals) in San Diego, California. [My favorite competition is] Nationals because it ' s the culmination of all the hard work and dedication, explained Vice President Sarah Moran, junior marketing major. Outside of the ice, the team did charity work and held various social events. Club president Brynn Dery, junior marketing major, commented, Each team brings something different [to the University]. The Senior team brings a lot of prestige because we compete internationally. The Collegiate team brings a lot of prestige at the college level. This talented group of girls deserved the recognition they received. We bring national and international exposure to the University and we are successful. People can look at the University ' s name and see that we have a great team so we attract some of the best skaters to come here, said Katie Bach, junior Mechanical Engineering major. Front Row: Sarah Bradbury. Preethi Kochhar, Amy Kamin, Kristin Lang, Brittany Williams, Elyse Lerman, Megan Orr, Lynne Przeklas, Sarah Moran. Lindsay Hagen, Sarah Hein, Sarah Blessing, Emma Sacks. Row 2: Michelle Barbour, Lauren Ward, Marie Pacini, Melissa Antal, Adrienne Becker, Kristy Constantine. Gabrielle Lensch, Lisa Middlekauff, Jess Levey, Katie Bach. Lizzie Lee, Chanel Arola, Brynn Dery, Kim Davis, Jacquelyn Dompierre. Danielle Ohs, Brittany Bogan, Diana Dyste, Jen Edelberg. Back Row: Kristen Wisniewski, Katie Walton, Katie Krembs, Elena Palmer, Haley Smith, Shaina Newman, Stefanie Glasgow. Liz Cutshall. Gwen Eckhardt, Kristen Pierce, Wendy McKimpson, Liindsay Ellwood, Megan Hughes.Averil Davis, Beth Alderman. A. Kaminsky photo 194 Organizations

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of students enriched their college experience by expanding beyond the realm of academia at the University in order to dedicate their time to cocurricular activities. Organizations offered students the ability to join something they were passionate about as well as establish a smaller community on campus. With a selection of over seven hundred different groups that encompassed virtually every interest from philanthropy and athletics to politics and religion, students were . afforded the opportunity to find their perfect niche. Through their involvement, students gained valuable life lessons by taking on leadership roles and giving back to the community. The extensive collection of organizations also provided the University with an impressive and diverse character, while students realized that their involvement and introduction to new people made the time dedicated well spent. V A . A ( ' emu ofe i b fo. - University Activities Center-

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gleam ' . [Mv nation talent anotii Front Row: Stephanie She. Andrea Loh. Mi Jin Park. Shana Fu. Kimberly Kim, Chuan Teng, Priscilla Ho. Stefanie Chau. Back Row: Valerie Chan, Helen Cheng, Judy Wan, Jaejin Lee, Helen So. Anne Marie Fano, Gabrielle Nguyen, Heyoung Lee. Tedjastikmana photo team fated . We wsity nity ' s some Front Row: Dragos Craciun, Marcia Keat, Shari Cui, Edward Tsue.John Kelly. Robert Gavin. Row 2: Kevin Chen, Xiaotian Zhou Cjoe, Tianjia Zhou, John June Lim, Vinod Anandarajah, Mike Hu. Christopher Ng, Ben Gran, Stephen Lin.Joesph Stierman. Back Row: Betsy Sundholm, Robert Rice Jr., Eugene Kheng, David Lee, Frank Martin-Buck, Ryan Guerra, Robert Chin, Nathan Hramits, Mathieu Bouville.Josh Schneider, Kent Cheung. . Neff photo Front Row: Yun Wang, Jason Ho. Andrew Guzman, Dana Simons, Danielle Ravich, Payal Patel. Stephanie Watson, Lynne Stnckler, Rula Nassar, Michelle Albertson. Row 2: Alicia Gauthier, Mindy Chilman, Megan McGeogh.John Cooper, Kabir Seth, Emily Kort, Justine Silver, Casey Goshen, Cortney Kellogg, Amrita George, Nguyen Tran, Kelly Anderson, Suruchi Lall. Row 3: Jennifer Parker, Julie Butchart, Kolleen Kowalske, Mandi Schmidt, Keith Szymanski. Nick Hoffman, Don Kossick, Kim Shindel. Kevin Zhao, Charles Law, Amy Crude. Anthony Sloan. Row 4: Sunil Joy, Stephanie Stevens, Nhi Phan, Eric Machak, Phillip LaRue, Eric Duewere. Pamela Handleyjay Shin. Back Row: Katrina Rowley, Lindsay Crude, Jacquelyn Washburn, Evan Demko, Matt Kochanek, Lisa Slominski. S. Thomas photo Organizations 195