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2011 Grand Awards Recipients

The following individuals were selected by the MSU Alumni Association Awards Committee to receive the Michigan State University Distinguished Alumni Award, Philanthropist Award, Alumni Service Award, Honorary Alumni Award and the Distinguished Young Alumni Award, presented at the Grand Awards Ceremony on October 20, 2011. (Degrees listed were awarded by Michigan State University).

Distinguished Alumni Award

W. Clark Bunting
President and General Manager
Discovery Channel
Potomac, Maryland
B.A. Communication Arts & Sciences '77
M.A. Communication Arts & Sciences, '84

Kenneth C. Earhart
Director of the Center for Disease Control
Global Disease Detection Center
New Delhi, India
B.S. Lyman Briggs '83

Philanthropist Award

Bernadette and Timothy Marquez
The Timothy and Bernadette Marquez Foundation
Denver, Colorado
B.S. Natural Science '80

Alumni Service Award

Steven R. Heacock
Senior Vice President, Community Affairs
Spectrum Health
Grand Rapids, Michigan
B.A. Business '78

Honorary Alumni Award

Carole Ames
Dean Emerita
MSU College of Education
East Lansing, Michigan

Distinguished Young Alumni Award

Brittany Fox
Director and Founder
Thai Song Fair Trade
Bangkok, Thailand
B.A. James Madison '09

Aaron W. Scheidies
Physical Therapist
RehabCare
Seattle, Washington
B.S. Education '04