The memorial fund assists Coast Guard members and their families with the cost of attending LSSU.Īmy Ignatowski was an outgoing young lady who wore a perpetual smile that could light up a room, and loved to share her positive attitude. Marie, Mich., created the award after the loss of their daughter, Amy, who was killed in May 2008 while serving with the Coast Guard in Corpus Christi, Tex. Paul and Robin Ignatowski, both of Sault Ste. – Lake Superior State University, officials from US Coast Guard Base Sector Sault, and members of a local family have awarded the ninth Amy Ignatowski Memorial Award to LSSU student Heather Bertram, wife of Sault native Paul Bertram, chief petty officer on the USCG Cutter Buckthorn, stationed out of the Sault. Amy Ignatowski, a former LSSU student, died in 2008 while serving in the US Coast Guard. The Amy Ignatowski Memorial Award assists Coast Guard members and their families with the cost of attending Lake Superior State University.

From left Amy’s maternal grandmother Patricia Julius Amy’s parents Robin and Paul Ignatowski 2018 Ignatowski Award recipient Heather Bertram, President Hanley, and Lt.

Marie join with Lake Superior State University President Rodney Hanley and family members of Amy Ignatowski to present a scholarship award created nine years ago in her memory. IFELONG LEARNER'S GIFT – Coast Guard personnel from Sector Sault Ste.

Ignatowski gets his drivers license