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18NorthernMichiganUniversityAnnualReport18NorthernMichiganUniversityAnnualReportRecenthonorsforNMUalumniEugeniaWang69MAwasawardedthe2013AlltechMedalofExcellenceorherworkusingtechnologytoexploreheartdiseaseAlzheimersdiseaseandotherdementias.SheisaproessorattheUniversityoLouisvilleBiochemistryandMolecularBiologyDepartment.LynnaeRuttledge71BShasbeenappointedbyPresidentBarackObamatoserveontheCommissiononLong-TermCare.Shecurrentlyservesasco-vice-chairotheNationalCouncilonDisability.JeanetteFlores81BShasbeenrecognizedonthe2014BestLawyersinAmericaoutstandingattorneyslist.TomRobinson87MAhasbeenappointedbyPresidentBarackObamaasamemberotheCommitteeorPurchaseromPeopleWhoareBlindorSeverelyDisabled.HecurrentlyservesasassociatedeputyassistantsecretaryorHeadquartersU.S.AirForce.DonaldMroz73BSispresidentofPostUniversitybasedinWaterburyConn.CoryJohnson94BSreceivedthe2013MichiganDepartmentofTransportationDirectorsAwardorleadershipandpublicservice.Thisisthedepartmentshighesthonororoutstandingservice.NagibWard00BS07MShasbeenappointedasvicepresidentofbusinessdevelopmentbyDEINOVEParisFranceacleantechnologycompanythatdesignsdevelopsandmarketsanewgenerationoindustrialprocessesbasedontheDeinococcusbacteriawhichmayleadtoinnovationsinbiouelsantibioticsandplasticsremediation.AmyAhola05BShasbeenrecognizedbythevicepresidentoMicrosotWorldwideEducationasoneoits365HeroesinEducation.SheownsandoperatesChildCentralStationadaycareacilityinMarquette.NMUstotaleconomicimpactontheUpperPeninsulaisestimatedtobeinexcesso311milliongeneratingover4500jobsintheregionwhichrepresentsabout1in33jobsintheU.P.and1in6inMarquetteCounty.NMUstudentsspendatotaloapproximately53millionintheU.P.eachyearwithaneconomicimpacto74million.NMUstudentsoccupyapproximately43oMarquetteCityrentalhousingstock.NorthernMichiganUniversitybringsapproximately123600visitorstotheuniversityannuallywhowouldnototherwisevisitthearea.Thesevisitorsspendapproximately6millionwhileinMarquetteCountywithaneconomicimpactoover9million.EconomicImpactontheUpperPeninsulaTheDepartmentoCommerceBureauoEconomicAnalysissRegionalInput-OutputModelingSystemRIMSIIwasemployedorthisreporttogeneratemultipliersoraregionconsistingoallfteencountiesintheU.P.providingde-taileddataordozensobroadindustrycategories.Thestudyisorthe2010-11fscalyear.Theullreportisavailableatwww.nmu.edururalcenter.Directspendingbytheuniversityitsstudentsanduniversity-generatedvisitorstotheUpperPeninsulatotalsover205millionannually.Impact