Lake Michigan College’s Dr. Kenneth Flowers has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious Patriot Award, presented by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense program. The award recognizes supervisors who provide exceptional support and understanding to employees serving in the National Guard and Reserve.
The Patriot Award is unique in that only Reservists can nominate their supervisors for this honor. Joe Zwiller, a Marine Corps Reservist and instructor at Lake Michigan College, nominated Dr. Flowers because of his unwavering support and encouragement of Zwiller’s military service.
“Dr. Ken Flowers has been instrumental in helping me balance my Marine Corps Reserve duties with my professional responsibilities,” said Zwiller. “He not only values the leadership and strategic skills I bring from my service but also encourages me to integrate these experiences into my teaching and department operations.”
A graduate of Lake Michigan College, Dr. Flowers is a graduate of Lake Michigan College. He spent the first 14 years of his career in manufacturing, starting in the mold making industry as an apprentice and ultimately finishing as journeyman mold maker and mold designer at Hanson Mold. Since 1997, he has worked at Lake Michigan College in the Career and Workforce Education Division as an adjunct faculty, full time faculty, Department Chair, and the Dean of Career and Workforce Education. Dr. Flowers has been the Interim Provost and Vice President of Academics since 2022.
Pictured above: Dennis Lutz (left), retired U.S. Army Major General and ESGR volunteer, presented the award to Dr. Flowers (right). Photo credit: Lake Michigan College.
