Alumni

Former HFC baseball player served with the Michigan State Police for nearly 30 years.

Working during the pandemic is a “revolutionary time” for nurses, says HFC nursing alumna Amber Heery.

A tireless champion of the homeless, HFC alumnus Byron Brooks recently won two awards at Ferris State for his community service work.

Two of Dean Susan Shunkwiler’s sons are helping on the pandemic frontlines.

HFC wrestler will transfer to Rochester University, where he intends to complete a bachelor's degree and pursue a career in sports management.

“There are no words for what I’m living through,” says HFC nursing alumna Yasmin Osman, who is working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic and happy to be able to help patients and their families.

HFC alumnus Byron Brooks continues to champion the homeless and many other social justice causes.

Hawks Guard Leon Ayers, who will graduate and play for UW-Green Bay, was named an NJCAA Men’s Basketball Division II Second Team All-American.

HFC alumna wins Women in Business Success Award for her culinary studio.

Members of the HFC community are doing life-saving, meaningful, and supportive work in many ways during the coronavirus. We share some of those stories with you here.

Kimberly Perlongo joins HFC as a new staff accountant in Financial Services.

HFC alumna Helen Gaus' artwork is on display at the Tucson Jewish Community Center Fine Art Gallery in an exhibit called "The Space We Inhabit."

Political science instructor Robert Yahrmatter will become Associate Dean of SoLA July 1.

HFC alumna Chelsea Rook's photography has been selected for the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art in Missouri.

Abe Munfakh, chair of the HFC Foundation Board, passed away on March 13.

Tim Sequin will retire from HFC on March 31 after 15 years. Look for him in local choirs, on basketball courts, and at barbecue competitions.

HFC alumna Kyla Bazzy, who was in the first class of the Henry Ford Collegiate Academy, is the editor-in-chief of The Michigan Journal, the University of Michigan-Dearborn’s student-run newspaper.

After 30 years in the corporate sector, HFC alumnus Jim Handley takes his first foray into higher ed as the vice president of human resources at Rock Valley College.

Dearborn Heights police officer Mehdi Ayoub, who earned his criminal justice degree from HFC, was recently honored for saving a young child's life.

Saladin Ahmed creates Marvel Comics' newest character: a superhero from Dearborn called Amulet. Signing at Green Brain Comics March 4!

Mohamed Saleh, a nurse, describes how HFC teaching, scholarships, and diversity changed the course of his life. He plans to return as a teacher one day.

HFC alumna Jennifer Amilivia beats the odds and earns her doctorate in special education from the University of Kansas, becoming a special education advocate along the way.

Eric Thomas, who studied graphic design at HFC, is the new Chief Storyteller for the City of Detroit.

Women are still a minority in STEM fields, but are gaining ground. Hana Beydoun found the path to her STEM career through courses and mentors at HFC.