On the early morning of Friday, Oct. 16, a fatal hit-and-run that occurred on Grand Valley State University’s Allendale campus killed Deborah “Debbie” Smith. Smith’s connection to Grand Rapids Community College was later shared by President Rogalski on the following Monday, Oct. 19.
At the time of the accident, Smith was working as a contracted security officer at GVSU’s Allendale campus. But Smith was not only a part of the GVSU community, she also worked as a healthcare trainer at GRCC’s Medical Assistant program.
A campus-wide email sent to GVSU students the day after the hit-and-run confirmed that the suspect was a GVSU student who was later arrested and taken into custody following the accident. In the same email, Grand Valley State University President Philomena Mantella expressed her condolences to Smith’s friends and family…