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All in the Family


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Best, Griffith Triplets Continue the Siena Heights Legacy

By Julie Bonk—Student Writer

<span class="captions" style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 1.5em;">The Best (left) and Griffith (right) Triplets are leaving their mark at SHU.</span>
The Best (left) and Griffith (right) Triplets are leaving their mark at SHU.

The Siena Heights tradition runs deep in the Best and Griffith families.

Triplets Ashley, Cameron and Lauren Best followed in their father’s footsteps, Steven Best, who graduated from Siena Heights in 1982. After graduating from Toledo (Ohio) Central Catholic High School in 2015, they all individually chose to attend SHU.

And the Bests aren’t the only triplets on Siena Heights’ Adrian campus. Marley, Madison and Brady Griffith are sophomores at SHU. They also have a younger brother who could be a potential future Saint. Their father, Dr. Kyle Griffith, is a three-time Siena Heights graduate who received the Outstanding Graduate Award from SHU in 2017. He is currently the assistant superintendent of the Lenawee Intermediate School District. Their mother, Amy, received her master’s degree from SHU in 1996.

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Editor’s Note: In an effort to keep Siena Heights University alumni and friends up-to-date, we are introducing “Reflections Now.” This exclusive digital content will feature ongoing stories, videos and photographs between print editions of Reflections Magazine. Keep current with Siena Heights with Reflections Now!

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An Active Educator


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English Faculty Member Karin Barbee Recipient of Rice Award for Outstanding Teaching

By Julie Bonk—Student Writer

Despite winning the 2017 Eileen Rice Award for Out-
standing Teaching, Siena Heights University Associate Professor of English Karin Barbee remains humble about her accomplishments.

Barbee said she was “shocked” when she learned she had received the award.

“It was surprising,” Barbee said. “I spent a lot of time on the speech for the Fall Convocation because I knew I had to take advantage of this because I’m never going
to get it again.”

Barbee mainly teaches composition and creative writing and occasionally literature. She spent seven years teaching at Bowling Green State University before coming to Siena Heights.

When it comes to her teaching philosophy, Barbee said she likes to focus on the students and their personal improvement.

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