Faculty & Staff Profiles

Rachel has been working with honors students for more than 10 years, and her academic and professional experiences include academic advising, teaching, student organization advising, e-portfolio systems, and residence life. She is passionate about connecting students to opportunities to thrive and grow. Outside of work, Rachel is working on her proficiency in Spanish, and she loves audiobooks and cycling.  

MaKenzie has been in the higher education career field for about 4 years in different areas such as academic advising, admissions, upward bound, and more. She is very passionate about helping students establish their educational, career, and personal goals to be a successful college student. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family & friends, shopping, traveling, cooking, reading inspiring books, and much more.

Patty is a “townie” with deep roots in Ann Arbor and within the University of Michigan. Her professional background encompasses a broad range of financial and customer service from her twelve years at UM from various areas such as LSA, Student Life and the SSC. Patty brings a cheerful attitude and a passion for helping people to all her interactions. In her time away from work you can usually find her playing with her two kids, creating art or practicing self care.

Coming from a family full of Michigan engineers, Mike feels right at hoMe! Mike has worked in a variety of capacities in higher education including academic advising, teaching, recruiting, student life programming, and honors programs. Mike enjoys helping students make the most of the resources available to them at Michigan. In his free time, Mike likes reading, tennis, running, playing viola, and board games.

Stacie Edington might spend her free-time training for triathlons, but as Director of the Honors Program, she finds her stride helping Engineering students magnify their full potential.

Audrey is a second-year graduate student in the Higher Education, Student Affairs program at Eastern Michigan University. While earning her MA at EMU, she developed a passion for working alongside historically underserved voices and implementing creative programming/event planning. She recently spent the summer in Utah where she was a Graduate Intern for Utah Tech University’s new student orientation office. In her free time, Audrey loves exploring the beauty of Michigan and road tripping to new states. She loves to hike, snow ski, wakeboard, cycle, and rollerblade.

Jason joined Honors as the faculty advisor in 2019, bringing a legacy of  excellence in undergraduate education.  He is an Arthur F. Thurnau associate professor, advisor to the Steel Bridge Team, and Director of the U-M Structural Engineering Laboratory.  In his spare time, Jason plays softball.

While being a beer connoisseur might be one Larry’s favorite hobbies, his main focus as an advisor and professor in Industrial and Operations Engineering is making sure the students at the College have access to the absolute best resources out there.

Lauren comes to us with years of higher education experience working with students including success coaching, career services, academic advising, teaching, and student event planning. She is very passionate about helping students find their fit while in college and to prepare them personally and professionally for the world after college. When she is not working, Lauren enjoying spending time with her husband, her dog (Cardi), crafting, board games, and playing volleyball.