Royal Oak Residents Graduate from Lawrence Tech

The following students from Royal Oak graduated Saturday, May 11th at Lawrence Technological University's 81st Commencement Exercises. 

Ceremonies were held at Ultimate Soccer Arenas at 1 p.m. Lawrence Tech's class of 2013 included some 900 graduates. About 5,000 students, their families and guests attended the event.

• Afrim Azizolli  was awarded the Bachelor of Science in Architecture.
• Rose Filthaut was awarded the Bachelor of Science in Business Management.
• Paul Fleury was awarded the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
• Kristin Golden was awarded the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology.
• Neal MacKinnon was awarded the Master of Business Administration.
• Michael Mackool  was awarded the Bachelor of Science in Architecture.
• Michael Mackool was awarded the Bachelor of Science in Construction Management.
• Matthew Petraglia  was awarded the Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
• Kit DuRocher was awarded the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology.
• Rebecca Duvall  was awarded the Bachelor of Science in Architecture.
• Daniel Kennedy  was awarded the Bachelor of Science in Architecture.
• Kevin Kirk  was awarded the Master of Architecture.
• Eric Klooster  was awarded the Master of Architecture.
• Frederick Meinberg was awarded the Bachelor of Science in Architecture.
• Joshua Sliter was awarded the Master of Architecture.
• Kalie Wale was awarded the Master of Business Admin International.
• Fei Yang  was awarded the Bachelor of Science in Architecture.

Lawrence Technological University, www.ltu.edu, is a private university founded in 1932 that offers more than 100 programs through the doctoral level in its Colleges of Architecture and Design, Arts and Sciences, Engineering, and Management. PayScale lists Lawrence Tech among the nation's top 7 percent of universities for return on undergraduate tuition investment, and highest in the Detroit metropolitan area. Lawrence Tech is also listed in the top tier of Midwestern universities by U.S. News and World Report and the Princeton Review. Students benefit from small class sizes and experienced faculty who provide a real-world, hands-on, "theory and practice" education with an emphasis on leadership. Activities on Lawrence Tech's 102-acre campus include over 60 student clubs and organizations and a growing roster of NAIA varsity sports.