Among persons profiled in this special section are several with Wayne State ties. They are Richard Bernstein, 32, attorney with the Law Offices of Samuel Bernstein in Farmington Hills and member of the Wayne State University Board of Governors; David Blaszkiewicz, 38, president of the Detroit Investment Fund and a board member for WSU's TechTown development; Michael Kern III, 33, who has undergraduate degrees in finance and business economics from WSU and is CFO of Stourt Risius Ross Inc. in Farmington Hills; and Nick Sousanis, 33, who teaches public speaking at Wayne State and is the co-founder and publisher of The Detroiter, a Web site devoted to the arts. Individual profiles on each awardee include photos.