Fall 2012 Alumni Magazine - Lake Erie College

Senior receives
“Outstanding
Finance Graduate”
award
by Katie Staats ’09, MBA ’11
Lake Erie College is fortunate to have outstanding and
accomplished students in all areas of academics. Senior Zachary
Hamelinck was among the seven talented students who were
honored by the Northeast Ohio Chapter of Financial Executives
International (FEI) at their annual awards ceremony on April 10.
Hamelinck received the “Outstanding Finance Graduate” award.
FEI is a professional association for corporate finance executives
with chapters located across the United States and Canada. FEI
members are senior financial officers committed to supporting
outstanding local talent who share an interest in the finance and
accounting professions.
Many of Cleveland’s top senior-level financial executives were
present at the FEI awards ceremony that took place in the
historic Union Club in downtown Cleveland. Hamelinck was
accompanied to the ceremony by his parents and by Dean of the
School of Business Robert Trebar.
Hamelinck was nominated for the award by Assistant Professor
of Accounting Julie Ziemak. “The School of Business is very
excited that Zach was recognized by FEI for his academic work
in the field of finance. I am always thrilled when students receive
outside recognition for their hard work. I am impressed that
during Zach’s academic career he carried a full load of classes,
was captain of the lacrosse team and interned with three
different investment/research firms while always maintaining a
strong grade point average,” Ziemak said.
“This award showed that all my hard work over the years
hasn’t gone unnoticed. It lets me know that anything can
be accomplished as long as you have the right mind-set,”
Hamelinck said. “I am very much appreciative to the entire
faculty at Lake Erie College for always being there and helping in
every way possible. This is something I’ll never forget.”
While at Lake Erie College, Hamelinck played on the men’s
lacrosse team. His most rewarding experience was on April 7,
2012 when the Storm lacrosse team beat C.W. Post by a score
of 8-7. C.W. Post is a private institution in Brookville, N.Y. and
winner of the NCAA Division II National Championship in 2009
and 2010.
“Zach transferred in and started all three years for us. He is a
leader on field and one of our top defensemen. He is a hard
worker who all of the underclassmen look up to,” said Greg
Stocks, head men’s lacrosse coach.
The ceremony began with each award winner receiving
recognition of his/her educational feats, extra-curricular
accomplishments and community contributions. Hamelinck, a
stellar student and consistent starter on the Storm lacrosse team,
was presented with a plaque, an elegant FEI paperweight and
other gifts for his efforts.
Hamelinck has been offered a full-time position at Boyd
Watterson Asset Management in Cleveland. Boyd Watterson
specializes in providing fixed income and equity investment
services such as endowments, foundations and pension funds to
private investors and institutions He will graduate in December
2012 with a bachelor of science degree with a major in finance.
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