Cook Scholar Graduates to Great Seattle Future

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Adams Dingens, a Corunna High School graduate from 2009, was selected that year as the Bruce & Jacqueline Scholarship winner.  This spring he graduated from the Univeristy of Michigan with a BS in Honors Microbiology and a minor in Science, Technology, and Society. While at UM, he worked in Dr. David Sherman’s lab at the Life Sciences Institute studying natural product biosynthesis, or how microbes make complex compounds that are promising pharmaceuticals.  He was also very involved with the Inter-Cooperative Council as the Vice President of Sustainability during his senior year.

Adam has now started a dual degree program at the University of Washington and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle to get a PhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology and a MS in Epidemiology.  After graduate school he plans to continue a research career in academia focusing on an infectious diseases of significant global health importance.

Asked about his thoughts about his college experience, he says “I’m extremely grateful for my time at UM and all of the opportunities that went with it. Being able to learn from and work with people at the top of their field has inspired as well as enabled me to pursue a career in biomedical research. I surely would not be where I am today if I had not gone to UM.   And, I can’t recommend the school and life in Ann Arbor enough to anyone.”

Emily Feuka wins Bruce & Jackie Cook Scholarship

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Emily Feuka is presented a scholarship by Bruce and Jackie Cook along with David Munson, Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of MIchigan

Emily Feuka of Perry is the 2013 winner of the Bruce & Jacqueline Cook Scholarship, a four-year full-tuition scholarship to the University of Michigan.  Emily, the daughter of Kevin and Theresa Feuka, has not only excelled academically, but has also been very involved in extracurricular activities.  She particularly values the leadership lessons she has learned through her involvement in FFA and and the Business Professionals of America.

Emily has volunteered at Memorial Healthcare and has been involved in several theater productions.  Her future academic plans are also diverse:  she is considering a pre-med program and the study of Arabic.

This is the eighth annual scholarship funded directly by Bruce & Jackie Cook.  The Cook Family Foundation supports the recruitment and selection process and provides scholarships to all 30 nominees for the award.

Foundation Supports Site Preservation at Camp Hayo-Went-Ha

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Bonbright Lodge – note lack of vegetation around building

The Cook Family Foundation has provided a $50,000 grant to the State Y of Michigan to help control erosion and preserve a historic building at Camp Hayo-Went-Ha. Built in 1930, Bonbright Lodge has welcomed thousands of campers, hosted many a campfire and other gatherings, and served as an iconic symbol for the nation’s oldest Y camp still in operation at its original site.  Unfortunately, the many feet of campers over the decades have worn down the soil around the structure and have fostered erosion which could harm the very clear waters of Torch Lake, which the building overlooks.  The grant will be matched by other donations and lots of volunteer labor to plant new vegetation, safely redirect water flows, and build wooden steps and decking.  You are invited to join in and help on May 11 for a work weekend. To learn more about the Camp, including how to register for sessions this summer, go to www.hayowentha.org