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PAGE 6 ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS OF MICHIGAN June 13, 2019

BELLEVILLE - CANTON

Canton trustee is honored for math, science work

Don Howard Technological University, which ing a symphony, to name a few. Ford sites, and her continual
Staff Writer she earned this past December. STEM will bring the future to our push for infrastructure improve-
“Many girls have a very strong communities and workplaces ments to move our world for-
Canton Township resident desire to change the world from and it is important our daughters ward,” said Julie De Hagen, Ford
Anne Marie Graham-Hudak has a very young age - I know that be there to lend their creative Motor Co. STEAM business part-
been honored for her work in sci- was true of my four sisters and and unique perspective. I have ner mentor.
ence, technology, engineering myself - three of us are engi- been in many engineering meet- Graham-Hudak and her hus-
and math (STEM). She received neers, one is a special education ings where women have brought band, Hadley, have four children
Crain's Detroit Business teacher, and the youngest is a ideas to the table that the men “and a very large extended fami-
Magazine award May 27. physical therapy assistant. did not consider - we are unique ly throughout Southeastern
Ford Motor Co. just Microsoft conducted a poll and and a large percentage of the Michigan.” She tells high school
announced that three Ford found that 72 percent of the girls consumers of technology and girls: “Follow your dreams - and
women won this award, and pub- polled said it was important for decisions in our home and they can change over time - that's
lished it on the company internal them to have jobs that directly world,” she said. OK. See the beauty in math and
websites. helped the world, but only 37 “I love math and science as it science as it is the root of all we
“It is such an honor,” said percent thought of STEM as opens the doors to so many fields see, do feel and touch. Don't let
Graham-Hudak, who also serves being creative or making the and possibilities, and everything others tell you that you can't do Anne Marie Graham-Hudak
on the Canton Township Board world better,” said Graham- around us can be described by something - because as girls and
of Trustees. She has been with Hudak. math and science. The acronym women - we can do anything we nical expertise and engineering
Ford for five years and previous- “Science, technology, engi- is now STEAM - Science, put our mind to. Stay strong and background to her role as a town-
ly had a six-year Ford stint. neering, and math (STEM) Technology, Engineering, Arts reach out to other like minded ship trustee and as the board
She worked at Chrysler for careers are a very powerful way and Mathematics - it is all impor- people for support when you representative on the planning
four years and the Federal to make these changes, whether tant,” she concluded. need encouragement.” commission. As Canton
Aviation Administration for four it be through finding cures for Colleagues at Ford Motor Canton Township Clerk Township grows exponentially in
years. Graham-Hudak has a diseases, launching ways to added praise for their coworker. Michael Siegrist also had praise population and development,
bachelor of science degree in reduce pollution, inventing or “Anne Marie is enthusiastic in for Graham-Hudak and the she is at the vanguard, ensuring
electrical/electronic engineering implementing technology in their her passion for technology. This expertise she offers the town- we embrace economic trends to
from Boston University and an communities, teaching children is exemplified in how many ship. create a 21st century communi-
MBA from Lawrence with special needs, even compos- changes she has placed across “Anne Marie brings her tech- ty,” he said.
Plans for 25,000 square-foot data center OK’d in Van Buren

Members of the Belleville feet each at the site. property to connect Haggerty mit phase by David Schreiber from more than 14,000 miles of
Planning Commission “The timing of phases 2-4 and Tyler roads. of the Wayne County Economic privately owned lit fiber and
approved the site plan for expansions will be determined State permits are still neces- Development Corp. who was metro rings in strategic tier-
Phase One, a 25,000 square-foot by customer demand, but the sary for the construction which present at the meeting.. one, tier-two and tier-three
data center to be constructed expectation would dictate a includes a specialized frac- US Signal currently has 16 markets. According to the web-
on Haggerty Road. phase addition every 24 tured pattern of texturized con- certified data centers in mid- site, the Van Buren Township
The application for the con- months,” wrote McKenna plan- crete on the building façade. sized cities across the country. operation is scheduled to open
struction plan for the 7.91 acre ning consultant Vidya Krishnan The east side of the where Most are at least 200 miles in the fourth quarter this year.
site was prepared by profes- in a letter to the commission. additions are planned with not apart and all are on separate The new state-of-the-art
sional urban planners, She said this would result in a have the specialized finish, power grids to minimize the facility will add up to 100,000
McKenna, representing US full build-out in 6-8 years. according to the architectural effects of natural disasters, square feet of additional data
Signal. Representatives indicat- Stipulations of the site plan plans. according to the company web- center space in greater Detroit,
ed that there will be three addi- approval included crosswalks The plan was helped site. according to the company web-
tional phases of 25,000 square- on the southwest corner of the through the Wayne County per- The data centers benefit site.
Verdi Opera Theatre stars to perform at Liberty Fest

The International Festival in winner of the Verdi Opera ning first place and also being won awards both as a soloist and singers, and to fostering appreci-
Heritage Park on Saturday will Theatre of Michigan annual the recipient of the baritone cat- as an accompanist and has par- ation of the music of Giuseppe
include a special appearance by Italian Songs and Arias Vocal egory prize at the 2019 George ticipated in the International Verdi and other composers of
Soprano Kristine Overman, as Competition. This summer she Shirley Vocal Competition. In Fadjr Festival and the Classic to opera and popular music for the
well as Baritone Logan travels back to Italy to perform undergraduate Logan was the Contemporary Festival in theatre, for everyone's enjoy-
Dell'Acqua, presented by the as Vitellia in “La Clemenza di recipient of the Megan Parker Tehran. Mahour moved to the ment and cultural enrichment.
Verdi Opera Theatre of Tito,” before pursuing her mas- vocal award as well as the United States to pursue her The performances will begin
Michigan. The performers will ter's degree in Vocal Fitzpatrick Opera award, and he master's degree in collaborative at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 15 on
be accompanied on piano by Performance and Pedagogy at was also a first place winner of piano at the University of the Canton LIVE! Stage during
Mahour Arbabian. the University of Houston. the Great Lakes Regional NATS. Michigan under the renowned the 28th Annual Liberty Fest, a
Overman is an American Dell'Acqua is a lyric baritone Arbabian is a native of Iran pianist and vocal coach, Martin three-day community festival
soprano and recent graduate currently studying at the and was formerly based in Katz. Arbabian will be spending featuring two stages of live
from the University of Michigan University of Michigan for his Tehran as a solo and collabora- this summer at the Aspen Music entertainment and family fun
prestigious vocal program. masters under the direction of tive pianist. After graduating Festival and School in Colorado for all ages.
Overman has sung with many Stephen Lusmann. His recent with her bachelor's degree in as a recipient of the Polonsky For additional information
international festivals in Italy, roles include Bob in Highway piano performance from the Foundation Fellowship. about the International Festival,
the Czech Republic, and Austria, One, USA by William Grant Still; University of Tehran, she was The Verdi Opera Theatre of which is presented by the
as well as having been featured Der Lautsprecher, in Der Kaiser employed by the Tehran Michigan, founded in 1988 and Canton Commission for Culture,
as the Countess in the Von Atlantis; Figaro, in Le Conservatory of Music to teach based in Canton, is a non-profit Arts & Heritage Multicultural
University of Michigan Opera Nozze di Figaro; and Bobby in music theory, while serving as a organization dedicated to Committee, visit www.cantonvil-
departments “Le Nozze di company. Among his other most studio accompanist at the encouraging and supporting the lagetheater.org or call (734) 394-
Figaro.” She is also a first prize recent accomplishments: win- University of Tehran. She has development of young opera 5300.

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