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     Wylie E. Groves Honor Alumnus Award

    Overview 

    The Groves Honor Alumnus is selected each year by a group of graduating seniors to honor an individual who has made a significant contribution to society through professional endeavors or through service to the community at large. Among many worthy candidates, the annual honoree is selected by the Senior Seminar student committee as the individual who best embodies the values and attributes held most dear by the senior class. The selected Honor Alumnus serves as the featured speaker at the annual Senior Seminar, a transition seminar held each year for the graduating senior class. Students, school staff, family, friends, and community members are encouraged to submit nominations for individuals who graduated at least ten years prior to the current date. 

     

    2022

    This year's Honor Alumnus is David Garcia, Groves High School 1998. He currently lives in Troy and works at United WHolesale Mortage, as the leader overseeing the IT Communications Strategy team. After Groves, David attended the University of Michigan, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, and then moved to Los Angeles, where he had worked for 17 years in television production, most notably on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon." 

     David Garcia, Groves Honor Alumnus 2022

     

     
     

    Past honorees include:

     

    2022

    David Garcia ('97)

    		 IT Communications Strategy, United Wholesale Mortgage

    2021

    Margaret Battersby Black ('98)

    Partner at Levin & Perconti, Co-Founder of the Illinois Trial Lawyers’ Association Women’s Caucus

    2020

    Non Selected- COVID YEAR 

    		  

    2019

    CPT Tara Middlebrooks (’07)

    Engineer Officer, United States Military Academy

    2018

    Jeremy Allen Moss (’04)

    Current State Representative, past City Council Member for City of Southfield

    2017

    Jeffrey Clune, PhD (’95)

    University Professor and Innovator in the area of Artificial Intelligence; developer of self-driving car for Uber.

    2016`

    Evan Kasprzak (’06)

    Dancer, Entertainer

    2015

    Meryl Davis (’05)

    Olympic Gold Medalist, Ice Dancing

    2014

    Jennifer Boardman (’79)

    Co-Founder, Friends of the Belle Isle Aquarium

    2013

    Robert (’97) & Joseph McClure (’99)

    Co-founders, McClure’s Pickles

    2012

    Jay Farner (’91)

    President and Chief Marketing Office, Quicken Loans

    2011

    Allison Harnish Leotta (’91)

    Federal prosecutor and author

    2010

    Rajiv Shah, MD (‘91)

    Health Economist & Administrator, United States Agency for International Development

    2009

    Adam Szytkiel (‘96)

    Screenwriter

    2008

    Patricia Wilde Orlowitz (‘76)

    Program Director, USAID Kosovo

    2007

    Daniel D. Roberts (‘79)

    Deputy Assistant Director, FBI Criminal Division

    2006

    Jonathan Stivers (‘92)

    Senior Advisor to House of Representatives Minority Leader

    2005

    Beth Aviv Greenbaum (‘69)

    Poet, teacher, and writer (New York)

    2004

    Bruce Campbell (‘76)

    Film & television actor and movie producer (Oregon)

    2003

    Aaron Brenner (‘91)

    Teacher & principal; Founder, Proyecto del Corzaon, (NM)

    2002

    Robyn Tarnow (‘88)

    2nd Grade Teacher, Birmingham Pierce Elementary School, Advisor of Kidwitness News

    2001

    Therese Yang, MD. (‘78)

    Founder and Director, Dr. Yang’s Family Care (Santee, CA)

    2000

    Jennifer Anderson Gross, PhD (‘82)

    Assistant Professor, Grand Valley State University

    1999

    Kevin Degan (‘78)

    Community Activist and Philanthropist, Committed volunteer for Kenny Rehab

    1998

    Lisa Mammel (‘80)

    Attorney and human rights activist

    1997

    Michael (‘80) and Eleanor (‘82) Evangelides

    Co-founders of the Gus Foundation (for pediatric brain tumor research)

    1996

    Harlee Kutzen (‘76)

    HIV Home-Based Health Care Coordinator, writer, teacher, and trainer for caregivers

    1995

    James Mitzenfeld (‘79)

    Pulitzer Prize Winning Investigative Reporter, Lawyer

    1994

    Sean Stannard, DDS (‘73)

    Dentist, community activist, and philanthropist

    1993

    Craig R. Love (‘67)

    Strategic Planning, Chrysler Corporation

    1992

    Bunny Mc Bride (‘68)

    Writer, conservationist, and anthropologist

    1991

    Frederick Hirschmann (‘73)

    National Park Service Ranger, environmentalist, and writer/photographer

    1990

    Paula Maloof (‘75)

    University Professor of English, social worker

    1989

    Lenny Hutton, MD (‘72)

    Fertility specialist, OB-GYN

    1988

    Dale Petroskey (‘73)

    Assistant Press Secretary to President Reagan

    1987

    Marcia Proctor (‘67)

    Lawyer

     

     

    Baseball History Sought

    The Groves Baseball program, coached by Shawn Morrison, is creating a comprehensive history of the baseball team from its inception.  He is missing rosters for the 1973, 1974 and 1976 baseball teams.  Former players or other Groves alumni who may have this information are asked to contact Coach Morrison at SMorrison@birmingham.k12.mi.us or drop off copies at the front desk at Groves.