General Motors Institute - Reflector Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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195 5-56 Editor in Chief Sue North Assistant Editor Paul Depinet Section Editors Theme Renee Tripp Nancy Wuller Greeks Faith Schwab Independents Dave Ray Riverfront Square Bob Hunley Residence Hall Jeff Pink Sports Bob Bellemare Jim Lundy Organizations Rob Micklas Who’s Who Sue North Honor Societies Paul Depinet Commencement Sue North Senior Ill’s Judy Webster Senior I's Crystal Frailey Jane Greene Juniors Joanna Diederichsen Sophomores Freshmen Quest Closing 2 WINNING COMBINATIONS Renee Poirier Steve Talley Ken Cabay Chuck McKenna Paul Van Deursen Elsbeth Van Asten Sue North

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What a Combination! Career Oriented Gumpers originating in Flint, Michigan, and what more could you ask for?? Some view us through those stereo-type eyes: “GMI students: a sober, goal-oriented group with little interest in poetry, sports, or campus politics. They begin a twelve week semester of hybernation and grogily emerge to re-encounter the corporate world. Their entire curricu- lum is centered around chasing electrons, calculating gear wobble, designing widgets, clocking conveyors, and imagining the ‘right’ management style.” Some of us challenge this view strongly, feeling it portrays our life as being cold, sterile, and so career-oriented as to eliminate any interest in other creative or personal activities. Others sadly agree. That does not, however, mean that our educations begin and end on that note. But, face it, the opportunities facing the “Corporate Gumper”’ provide a horizon of opportunities and winning combinations. Not all of us will utilize our degree, some may, others may use it simply as a stepping stone. Regardless, what one gets out of GMI is a matter of personal choice. The poor quality of student life at GMI has been a hot topic of discussion for years on campus, but still a great number of students cannot see past the apathy and emptiness they encounter. They walk away with bitter memories of the “institute”. On the other hand, many have found real life inside these brick walls—real friendship, fulfilling activities, and the intense (as opposed to well-rounded) education. The attitudes of the people that make up GMI are diverse, the expression of them, personal. The 1986 Reflector has given individuals a chance to express and explore their feelings, their own interpretation of the “GMI Experience’, their frustration and loneliness, their relationships or lack of them, their successes or failures. It is the synthesis of the many winning combinations in our daily lives, of our time at GMI. TABLE OF CONTENTS THEME 4 LIFESTYLES IS ACTIVITIES 24 PEOPLE lOO QUEST WINNING COMBINATIONS 3