Freshman Stats
• A look at the 2007 entering freshman class
• Carrying on the legacy
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A look at the 2007 entering freshman class
• 530 freshmen• 60% female: 40% male: 28% minority
• 78% from Metro Detroit (six-county area)
• 16% from other parts of Michigan
• 40% Catholic
• 11% have UDM alumni in their family
• Average high school GPA: 3.37
• Average ACT score: 22.9
• 14% in top 5% of high school class
• 27% in top 10% of high school class
• 54% in top 20% of high school class
Carrying on the legacy
Eleven percent of the current freshman class have a family member who also graduated from University of Detroit Mercy. Children of alumni who attended UDM not only carry on their parents’ tradition of academic excellence, they can also receive an annual $1,000 legacy scholarship from UDM toward their education. The following is a partial listing of students who have an alumni parent or parents.
| Student |
Parent |
| Naomi Bianca Beasley |
Mamie Beasley ’01 |
| Jamala Louise Brown | Edward Brown ’94, ’96 |
| Michael A. Bujak |
Kenneth Phillips ’83 |
| Natalie M. Cochran | Janell Cochran ’80 |
| Paige A. Crawford |
Rosemarie Crawford ’88, ’90 |
| Nicolas W. Czarnecki | Julie Czarnecki ’81, ’83 |
| Brian Philip Dara | Philip Dara ’79 |
| Ryan Anthony Dedo | Geralyn Dedo ’79 |
| Ryan I. Demeulenaere |
Tim Demeulenaere ’87 |
| Parker Reed Farlow |
Todd Farlow ’89, ’04 |
| Joel Alexander Frazee |
George Frazee |
| Brianna M. Garland | Charisse Hayes ’05 |
| Alexander Todd Harris |
Todd A. Harris ’87 |
| William Edward Hoepner | Maria Hoepner ’84 |
| Eric Matthew Jakovac |
Matthew Jakovac ’86, ’90 |
| Nathan Karaba | Mark Karaba ’83 |
| Christopher Thomas King | Karolynn King ’05 |
| Natalie E. Legel |
Janet Scesny ’85 & Steve Legel ’81 |
| Sergei J. May | John May ’87 |
| Crystal A. Meakem | Larry Meakem ’89 |
| Christopher Franc Mulcahy | Michael Mulcahy ’98 |
| Sean M. O’Reilly | Christina Gajewski O’Reilly ’75 |
| Grace Mariah Patti | Marie Haener-Patti ’80 & Angelo Patti ’78 |
| Tomas Kestutis Pesys |
Edmund Pesys ’94 |
| Jeffrey Michael Regan | James ’72 & Mary Regan ’83 |
| Samantha Rose Reuter |
Denise (Sand) Reuter ’87 |
| Ryan Paul Richards | Paul Richards ’81 |
| Michael E. Santarossa |
Thomas Santarossa ’81 |
| Alexandra Gabrielle Solt |
Bryan Solt ’88 |
| Megan Ruth Stricklin |
Wendy Stricklin ’85 |
| Lynita Marie Taylor | Melita Lowe Taylor ’78 |
| Christina Leeann Wynn | Terry Wynn ’94 |
