Excellence in Education: Tamara Rowley

By Gabriel Rogers

Gabriel Rogers joined FOX 17 in January 2023 after graduating from Grand Valley State University. He received his B.A. in international relations and German Language with a minor in history in Winter 2022. While studying at GVSU, he became an active member at GVTV - the university's student-run television station. There, he was introduced to the world of broadcast journalism and storytelling.

Gabriel has also spent time in Europe; living in Munich, Germany for a year while admitted to the Ludwig Maximilian Universität as a guest student.

His passion for journalism comes from a love of history and international affairs. He also has a love for languages — being proficient in German as well as having studied other languages like Dutch, Pennsylvania German, French, Russian and Italian in the past.

Tamara Rowley of Kettle Lake Elementary is this week's Excellence in Education award winner!

CALEDONIA, Mich. — Tamara Rowley is being recognized for her Excellence in Education.

"At the beginning of COVID," Rowley's nominator writes, "she drove to children's houses so they could have the materials they needed to continue their education at home."

“It's humbling,” says Tamara. “I do work really hard and I do care deeply, and it's nice that somebody notices that I took the time to recognize that.”

Tamara has received a $1,500 check from the Michigan Lottery, and her class at Kettle Lake Elementary will receive a $500 grant.

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