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The BGSU Alumni Association created the Alumni Laureate Scholars program last fall with an initial investment of $1 million.
These six soon-to-be freshmen will receive full tuition, fees and a $1,000 book award annually. In addition, the students
will participate in leadership workshops, community activities and actively work with alumni leaders.
The students were chosen based on their leadership skills, scholarship, citizenship, achievement, personal integrity and involvement
in and out of the classroom. They also must have a grade point average of at least 3.5, a SAT score of at least 1100, or a
score of at least 27 on the ACT to meet the qualifications for the award.
 Janna Carpenter, Bowling Green, attends Eastwood High School and plans to major in visual communications technology at BGSU.
She holds a 4.246 GPA and is the daughter of Scott and Linda Carpenter. Carpenter has been involved in the performing arts
in high school, as a four-year member of concert choir and in school musicals. She is also a member of show choir, drama club
and the National Honor Society. Outside of school, she is a member of the Manhattan Dance Company and has competed in tap
dance competitions across the country. After college, she hopes to eventually establish her own design firm.
 Ryan Dietrich, Napoleon, Ohio, is a student at Napoleon High School and plans to major in finance at BGSU. He is the son
of Angela and Joe Dietrich. Dietrich carries a 3.67 GPA on a 4.0 scale and takes several college courses at Northwest State
Community College, where he has been named to the Dean's List, and at BGSU. He has also been involved on the soccer field,
playing varsity soccer for four years, serving as team captain for one year and being selected to the All Great Lakes League
academic team in 2002. He has also volunteered with youth soccer teams as a coach and referee.
 Robert Filipucci, Fort Wayne, Ind., graduated from Bishop Dwenger High School and plans to major in international business
at BGSU. He is the son of David and Julia Filipucci. He has a 4.34 GPA and is a member of the National Honor Society, Spanish
Club, Students Against Drunk Driving, Math Academic Team and is president of the Key Club. He has volunteered his time to
the community with the Kiwanis Club and Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Northeastern Indiana. Filipucci has also traveled to Mexico
as part of a Hands Across the Lands youth mission to assist with renovation projects in the community of Cuernavaca.
 Mary K. Gosky, Bay Village, Ohio, graduated from Bay High School and plans to major in education. She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Gosky of Bay Village. Her high school activities have included participating in the Key Club, a service organization;
the Treble Ensemble Choir, A Cappella Choir and Ladies Show Choir; the National Honor Society and the Council of Presidents.
She also has served as captain of the junior variety softball team and president of HERO. In addition, she has been a volunteer
at the Youth Center in Bay Village, the Salvation Army and the Bradley Bay Nursing Home.
 Cole Hatfield, Port Clinton, Ohio, is a student at Port Clinton High School and plans to major in business at BGSU. He carries
a 3.94 GPA on a 4.0 scale and is the son of David and Donna Hatfield. Hatfield has been honored on numerous occasions for
his work with the Distributive Education Clubs of America, where he serves as the public relations chair for his high school
chapter. He has received awards for his work at local and state DECA conferences, and has helped to organize a benefit lunch
with actress Kate Mulgrew for a local domestic violence shelter.
 Kelly Vetter, Mansfield, Ohio, attends Ontario High School and plans to major in accounting at BGSU. She is the daughter of
Bud and Wendy Vetter. In high school, she holds a cumulative 4.0 grade point average and is ranked first in a class of 144.
Vetter has volunteered in her community by participating in Supper on the Square, an event that helps feed homeless people,
and by helping to clean up the Ontario High School stadium. She is also a four-year member of the varsity soccer team, band,
drill team, student council and the basketball cheerleading squad.
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