Where Are They Now?
Check out the progress of some of our past Ilitch Charities Hockey Scholarship recipients!
(Sorted By Year Scholarship Was Awarded)
2010
Dylan Bingle
Hometown: St. Clair Shores, MI
College: Michigan Tech University
Degree: Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineering (Anticipated 2014)
Collegiate Highlights: Plays intramural hockey
Career Highlights: Works the IT Summer Crew for Warren Consolidated Schools
Personal Interests: Hockey, guitar, snowboarding, and computer games
Rachel Hardwick
Hometown: Algonac, MI
College: Wayne State University
Degree: Health Sciences (Pre-Dental) (Anticipated 2014)
Collegiate Highlights: Plays Division I Hockey and was on the Coach’s Honor Roll for Fall & Winter
2010
Career Highlights: Works as a sales associate for AT&T
Personal Interests: Hockey, softball, basketball & being on the water
Thomas Heiss
Hometown: South Lyon, MI
College: Michigan State University
Degree: Engineering (Anticipated 2014)
Collegiate Highlights: Plays intramural sports
Career Highlights: Working summers at Walnut Creek Country Club while attending school
Personal Interests: Hockey, art, and guitar
Kelly Jaminski
Hometown: Wisconsin Rapids, WI
College: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Degree: Kinesiology (Anticipated 2015)
Collegiate Highlights: Started on the Division 1 National Champion 2010-2011 Women’s Ice Hockey
Team at the University of Wisconsin, Madison
Career Highlights: Works as a lifeguard for the Wisconsin Rapids Parks and Recreation Department
Personal Interests: Spending time with family and friends, traveling, outdoor activities including
snowmobiling and biking
Ryan Toombs
Hometown: Fowlerville, MI
College: Central Michigan & Lansing Community College
Degree: Health Care Administration (Anticipated 2013)
Collegiate Highlights: Enjoys intramural sports
Career Highlights: Working at McDonald’s while attending school
Personal Interests: Hockey, four-wheeling, gaming, and FFA (agricultural) club
2009
Stephen Barnett
Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, MI
College: Michigan State University
Degree: Business Finance with a Specialization in International Business (Anticipated 2013)
Collegiate Highlights: Plays Intramural hockey, Scholarship from ArvinMeritor, accepted to Study
Abroad Program at Cambridge University, member of MSU student investment association and
member of MSU international business organization
Career Highlights: Works as an intern for Thomas Reuters
Personal Interests: Hockey, snowboarding, and wakeboarding
Chelsie Boroski
Hometown: Sterling Heights, MI
College: New England College
Degree: Health Sciences/Pre-Physical Therapy (Anticipated 2013)
Collegiate Highlights: Plays Division III varsity hockey and has been on the Dean’s list every
semester
Career Highlights: Works as a deli clerk for Kroger during school
Personal Interests: Hockey, soccer, and hanging out with friends
Ryan Brown
Hometown: St. Johns, MI
College: Saginaw Valley State University
Degree: International Business and Spanish (majors), Entrepreneurship (minor) (Anticipated
December 2011)
Collegiate Highlights: Completed six semesters of Spanish in one semester
Career Highlights: Worked the Intensive Language Program during Study Abroad: La Universidad
Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
Personal Interests: Intramural sports including hockey, basketball, football, kickball, tennis, and
soccer
2008
Melissa Perry
Hometown: Chelsea, MI
College: Quinnipiac University
Degree: Health Science/Physical Therapy (Anticipated 2012)
Collegiate Highlights: Plays Division I Varsity Hockey and was on the Dean’s list for six straight
semesters
Career Highlights: Works as an instructor for Hockey University
Personal Interests: Physical Therapy Club, community service, and sports
Ashleigh Subu
Hometown: Rives Junction, MI
College: Grand Valley State University 2008-2010/WMU 2010-Present
Degree: Exercise Science (Anticipated 2012)
Collegiate Highlights: Plays Women’s Club Hockey and was on Dean's List, Nominated All-American,
1st team league award for forward
Personal Interests: Hockey, reading, movies, and outdoor activities
Alec Thieda
Hometown: Rochester Hills, MI
College: Norwich University
Degree: Business Management/Market (Anticipated 2015)
Collegiate Highlights: Plays Division III Varsity Hockey
Career Highlights: Works in Sales/Inventory for Abrasive Brokers and Tool Supply
Personal Interests: Golf, working out, going to Red Wings games, roller hockey, and video games
Joey Van Geison
Hometown: Battle Creek, MI
College: Adrian College
Degree: Business Administration (Anticipated 2012)
Collegiate Highlights: Class of 2012 President, VP of TKE, Co-founder of ACHA Division III Hockey
Team at Adrian College
Career Highlights: Works In-Game Promotions for the Toledo Mud Hens
Personal Interests: Hockey, baseball, playing the piano, working out, and being involved on campus
and in the fraternity
2007
Matt Bottke
Hometown: Davisburg, MI
College: Ferris State University/Michigan State University
Degree: Applied Biology/Medical School (Osteopathic Medicine)
Collegiate Highlights: Accepted at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and
has been attending MSUCOM since June 2011, played intramural hockey (FSU) graduated Suma
Cum Laude (FSU), Honors Program (FSU)
Career Highlights: Worked for the Honors Program at FSU as a recruiter
Personal Interests: Hockey, golfing, and volunteering
Emily Nelson
Hometown: Harper Woods, MI
College: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Degree: B.S.E. Material Science and Engineering
Collegiate Highlights: Academics Dean's List, played Club Hockey (ACHA Division 1), served as
Assistant Captain, Team Treasurer, Captain and Team President, Twice ACHA 2nd Team AllAmerican, Member of Team USA in World University Games (Erzurum, Turkey) and named
Assistant Captain, U of M Club Sports Outstanding Athlete, and played in an outdoor game vs. MSU
Women's Club Team at The Big House (Michigan Stadium)
Career Highlights: Currently working towards a Master's of Science in Engineering (MSE) at the
University of Michigan in Biomedical Engineering and will graduate in Fall 2012 and previously
worked as a lab research assistant studying the mechanical behavior of shape memory alloys
Personal Interests: Reading, exercising, frisbee, lacrosse, and listening to music
Daniel Van Dorp
Hometown: Macomb, MI
College: Oakland University
Degree: Business (Anticipated 2013)
Career Highlights: Works as a bartender at Shield’s Pizzeria while attending school
Personal Interests: Hockey, golf, and softball
2006
Christina Jablonski
Hometown: Troy, MI
College: Niagara University
Degree: B.S. Biology (Minor in Chemistry)
Collegiate Highlights: Starting defender/wing on Women's Division I Varsity Hockey Team, Niagara
Trustees Scholarship Recipient (2006-2010), Niagara Women's Lacrosse scholarship recipient
2007, Dean's List, Tri-Beta National Biological Honor Society Member, College Hockey All-Academic
Team 2007-2010, Academic Prize Award (Top 5 GPA on hockey team); attending graduate school at
the University of Calgary in the Fall of 2011 and working towards a master's degree in
Biomechanics through the department of Kinesiology (area of concentrated study and research will
involve osteoarthritis and the biomechanics of chondrocytes (cartilage cells))
Career Highlights: Worked in the research lab at Oakland University assisting researchers study the
physiological and molecular aspects of cardiovascular diseases and intracellular signaling using
animal models
Personal Interests: Biking and water sports in the summer (including slalom skiing), wake and knee
boarding, wake skating, snowboarding in the winter, yoga, running, conditioning, or weighttraining daily, music and playing guitar
Matthew Logan
Hometown: Brooklyn, MI
College: Albion College & Stanford University
Degree: BA Chemistry (Albion); PhD Organic Chemistry (Stanford, Anticipated 2015)
Collegiate Highlights: Played club hockey and graduated Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa,
Randall Award for Top Senior Chemistry Major
Career Highlights: Graduate Student at Stanford University and a member of the DuBois lab working
on total synthesis
Personal Interests: Hockey, golf, intramural sports, photography, and chemistry
Kyle Montgomery
Hometown: Lansing, MI
College: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Degree: B.S.E. Industrial and Operations Engineering
Collegiate Highlights: Played on Michigan Men's Club Ice Hockey (ACHA Division III)
and was on Dean's Honor List
Career Highlights: Worked as an engineering intern for the Lansing Board of Water and Light with a
senior electrical engineer to oversee the overhaul of one-hundred year old hydroelectric generator
to produce green energy
Personal Interests: Watching/playing hockey and football, spending time with family and friends,
volunteering
Anna Toshach
Hometown: Manchester, MI
College: Marquette University
Degree: BS in Business Administration, Major: Finance
Collegiate Highlights: Played on local women’s hockey team and graduated Cum Laude
Career Highlights: Works as a Research Analyst for Wells Capital Management in Indianapolis, IN
Personal Interests: Plays hockey in local men's leagues, member of Indianapolis Philharmonic
Orchestra
2005
Andrew Aulerich
Hometown: Eagle, MI
College: Lawrence Tech & University of Michigan
Degree: LTU: BS in Architecture & UofM: Masters in Architecture (Anticipated 2012)
Collegiate Highlights: Played club hockey at Lawrence Tech, LTU Academic All-American 20072008, Tao Sigma Delta and Lambda Honors Society Member 2008-2009
Career Highlights: Worked as an intern in Architecture/Project Management for the Walt Disney
Company
Personal Interests: Hockey, architecture, paper sculpture, and would like to start coaching hockey in
the near future
Katherine Burns
Hometown: Wyoming, MI
College: University of Notre Dame
Degree: BBA in Finance, Minor Anthropology
Collegiate Highlights: Played four years of Club Hockey at Notre Dame
Career Highlights: Works as a Senior Associate for Pricewaterhouse Coopers in the Greater
Washington D.C. area
Personal Interests: Plays ice hockey on a women's adult team located in the Greater Washington D.C.
area, also actively involved with HeroBox - an organization that pairs military members deployed
overseas with citizens back in the U.S. who send care packages throughout the length of the
member's deployment
Courtenay Cooper
Hometown: New Baltimore, MI
College: Rochester Institute of Technology
Degree: BS in Mechanical Engineering Technology & MS in Packaging Science
Collegiate Highlights: Played three years of Division III Varsity Hockey
Career Highlights: Working as a Packaging Engineer for Kraft Foods in the greater NYC area
Personal Interests: Hockey, running, traveling, and golfing
Tiffany Homant
Hometown: Traverse City, MI
College: Wayne State University
Degree: Masters in Occupational Therapy
Collegiate Highlights: Played Division I Freshman Hockey, Dean’s list for 2008 & 2009, President of
the Student Occupational Therapy at WSU from 2009-2011, GPA at graduation was 3.85
Career Highlights: Works as an Occupational Therapist for Great Lakes Therapy
Personal Interests: Hockey, snowmobiling, skiing, boating, dog-walking, fishing, spending time with
family, rollerblading, interior design, and traveling
Stephanie Rees
Hometown: Westland, MI
College: Wayne State University
Degree: BS in Business Administration, Major: Finance
Collegiate Highlights: Played Division I Varsity Hockey, CHA (College Hockey America) All-Academic
2006-2007 season; Athletic Director's honor roll - Fall 2005; Coach's honor roll fall '06, winter '06,
winter '07
Career Highlights: Worked as a Merchandise Cast Member at Walt Disney World Resort
Personal Interests: Volunteering (Youth Hockey), Youth Leader at Church, Komen Race for the Cure
David Zelenski
Hometown: West Bloomfield, MI
College: Purdue University & Florida State University
Degree: BS in Science (Atmospheric Science at Purdue) & MS in Science (Meteorology at Florida
State)
Collegiate Highlights: Traveled to China as a member of the Purdue "All-American" Marching Band
at the invitation of the Chinese Ministry of Culture
Career Highlights: Works as a Hurricane Model Diagnostician for the Systems Research Group
(contracted to National Hurricane Center); worked as a forecaster for the 2010 NASA GRIP field
project and flew on a research aircraft into two major hurricanes (Earl and Karl)
Personal Interests: Weather, hockey, and music