Taking Ownership

Anita-Marie Quillen Works
Non-Stop to Lead Jackson’s
Diversified Engineering and Plastics

By Doug Goodnough

So you want to be a business owner?

If the answer to that question is “Yes,” then Anita-Marie Quillen ’05 has some advice for you: Be ready to sacrifice, get your education, work long hours, deal constantly with personnel and personalities, continually plan, be the ultimate decision-maker and learn quickly from your mistakes.

“It’s not meant for everyone,” said Quillen, owner of Diversified Engineering and Plastics, an auto parts manufacturing and engineering company of about 80 employees in Jackson, Mich. “One of the best luxuries I have is obviously I have significant flexibility. But the unfortunate part is my work never stops. I don’t have any downtime. … It never turns off.”

Despite those sometimes-chilling terms, the 36-year-old said the career path she has chosen is the right one for her.

And she did have a choice.

Fall 2018 Athletics News

Siena Heights a NAIA Five-Star Institution

Siena Heights University was named a Five-Star Institution by the NAIA. Each year, NAIA schools use the Champions of Character scorecard to measure the pursuit of character driven athletics. Schools scoring a minimum of 60 out of 100 points earn the Five-Star Institution Award. Based on points, there are three distinction levels including gold (90-100 points), silver (75-89 points), and bronze (60-74 points). Siena Heights earned a silver designation in 2016-17.

Student-Athletes Excel in the Classroom

In the fall 2017 semester, 586 Siena Heights student-athletes had a cumulative 3.05 grade point average. The women’s golf team led the way with a 3.69 team GPA, with the softball team right behind with a 3.47. Ten of the 11 women’s teams earned better than a 3.0 GPA, while soccer was one of four men’s teams better than a 3.0, leading with a 3.21.

In the winter 2017 semester, 562 SHU student-athletes earned a 3.07 GPA in the winter semester of 2017. Leading the way was the women’s golf team with a 3.69 GPA, followed by the softball team with a 3.61 GPA. Every women’s team once again achieved a 3.0 or higher, with an aggregate GPA of 3.30. The men’s teams were lead by the men’s soccer team with a 3.19 GPA; following was the baseball team with a 3.11 GPA. The men’s aggregate GPA was a 2.91.

Like Family

Tim Husband Retires After 40 Years at SHU—
But Not Without One Last Honor

By Julie Bonk ’18—Student Writer

After 40 years of teaching mathematics at Siena Heights University, Tim Husband retired after the winter semester.

But not without one last tip of the cap from the institution he has grown so fond of over the years.

At the 2018 spring Honors Convocation, Husband was honored with the Eileen K. Rice Award for Outstanding Teaching for the third time, tying him with Professor of Biology Carl Kaster for the most times being honored.

So, how does he feel about retirement?