Engler is the first of Michigan's First Ladies to be a lawyer. She is a member of the Bar Associations in Michigan and Texas, her native state. She is on leave from a Grand Rapids law firm to raise her triplet daughters, who were born in 1994. Engler was honored a year later with the Mother of Young Children Award by the Michigan Chapter of the American Mothers Organization.
A vocal advocate for women, she runs in Detroit's Race for the Cure, and has received the Award for Leadership from the Karmanos Cancer Institute for her work promoting breast cancer awareness.
Engler is also a recipient of the Northwood Distinguished Women's Award for "outstanding leadership and achievement."
NMU's commencement ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. in the Superior Dome. It will also be broadcast live on WNMU-TV 13.
For more information, contact Kristi Evans, NMU news director, at (906)227-1015 or [email protected]
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