Past Winners

Employer of the Year Award

HealthWest - Muskegon

Winner: 2025

Enterprise

Winner: 2023 & 2024

DTE Energy

Winner: 2022

Emerge Consulting

Winner: 2020

State of Michigan

Winner: 2019

Quicken Loans

Winner: 2018

Meijer

Winner: 2017

TechSmith

Winner: 2016

Denso

Winner: 2015

Don Hunt Service Award  

Crystal Scott-Tunstall

Grand Valley State University

Winner: 2025

Bill Stec

Yeo & Yeo

Winner: 2024

Korina Kasperek

DTE Energy

Winner: 2023

Charisse Blanks

MI Civil Services Commission/Office of Career Services - State of Michigan

Winner: 2022

Dorris Crandell

State of Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Winner: 2021 

Courtney Banks-Tatum 

Calvin University

Winner: 2021

Mickey Albright

Ferris State University

Winner: 2020

Wayne Thibodeau

Oakland University

Winner: 2019

Buddy Henika

Quicken Loans

Winner: 2018

Tanisha Thibodaux

Yazaki Northa America, Inc

Winner: 2017

Steve Bohus

Auto-Owners Insurance Company

Winner: 2016

Shaugn Coyer

Kellogg Company

Winner: 2015

Career Services Professional Award

Kim Warner

Northwood University

Winner: 2025

Lisa Knapp

Grand Valley State University

Winner: 2024

David Wildfong

Washtenaw Community College

Winner: 2023

Ethan Tanis

Davenport University

Winner: 2022

Karin Hanson

Michigan State University

Winner: 2021

Sarah Kersey Otto

Eastern Michigan University 

Winner: 2021

Brigid Avery
Aquinas College
Winner: 2020

Bill Stec

Saginaw Valley State University

Winner: 2019

Annmarie Post

Aquinas College

Winner: 2018

Barbara Jones

Eastern Michigan University

Winner: 2017

Geralyn Heystek

Western Michigan University

Winner: 2016

Amanda Deacon

Washtenaw Community College

Winner: 2015

New Professional Award

Anne-Marie Corrales

Fastenal

Winner: 2025

Spark Award

Julia Annarino

Enterprise

Winner: 2025