Guest of Honor at the Robert Emmet Society's 3rd annual "Night to Remember" at Julienne Tomatoes restaurant in Petoskey, Niall Farrell, a student from Ireland's Galway-Mayo Inst. of Technology,(3rd from left) holds the Society's annual "Chieftain Award" after the presentation - from left to right - by Eric Grandstaff, award sponsor, George Colburn, RES scholarship committee chair, and Jim Gillespie, RES music committee chair. Niall is the first student from G-MIT to spend a semester at NCMC as part of the Society's scholarship program.  In Galway this fall, NCMC student Jasmine Petrie of East Jordan is the 9th local student to spend a fall semester at G-MIT.

Photo courtesy of Karen Colburn

The Hooligans are, L to R, John Richey, Gaeyle Gerrie-Boss, Jim Gillespie and Bob Schneider.

2010 award winner Dane Schmidt with GMIT exchange student Niall Farrell.