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2003 Alumni Laureate
Scholars
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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