Centralight, Central Michigan University Alumni Magazine, Fall 2020

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THE VALUE of CMU Education, experience and connections lead to career opportunities

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Working on CMU’s Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Monitoring Program is one of the many ways students such as Meghan Jeske gain real-world experience beyond their academic requirements.

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Students, faculty, staff and alumni have found innovative, important ways to lend a hand in the fight against the COVID-19 global pandemic. Read some of the inspiring stories.

Campus life is a vital part of the college experience. And while everything is different right now due to COVID-19, there is much about Central Michigan that remains the same.

COVID-19 response

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A new look for CMU branding We Do is woven into the fabric of everything at CMU. It’s who we are.

So, don’t be surprised when you see this new maxim pop up in your social feeds, TV spots, on billboards or in your mailbox. We’re proud of who we are, what we do and how we do it.

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Editor’s Note Some of the photos in this issue were taken prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and, as a result, don’t reflect current social distancing and masking requirements.

Executive Editor and Executive Director of Alumni Relations Marcie Otteman, ’87 Editor

Betsy Miner-Swartz, ’86 Managing Editor

Robin Miner-Swartz Graphic Designer Erin Rivard, ’07, MBA ’16 Photographer

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The value of college is greater than the degree

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Terri Finch Hamilton, ’83 Jeff Johnston, ’91 Robin Miner-Swartz Gary H. Piatek Research Associate Bryan Whitledge Editorial Assistant Vicki Begres, ’89 Vice President for Advancement Heidi Tracy Vice President for University Communications and Chief Marketing Officer John Veilleux For advertising information Call Cindy Jacobs, ’93 (800) 358-6903

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What students learn in the classroom throughout their college career matters. But so do the experiences they have on campus, beyond the classroom walls. Education is more than a GPA and a piece of parchment. It’s also what’s learned living, working and volunteering in the campus community and beyond.

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Departments 3 Virtual events Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have new ways to connect with each other.

4 CMU Today Learn about how we are working together to grow and learn about diversity, equity and inclusion on campus.

31 Alumni Association Board of Directors 32 Alumni News Read about honors, promotions, philanthropic awards and a movie shot in two days, all by fellow CMU Chippewas.

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Navigating a return to campus with care In the face of many challenges, our alumni connections are strong The world certainly looks different today than it did the last time I wrote this column. In fact, we chose to pause our publication this summer as everyone navigated the new landscape ushered in by the COVID-19 pandemic. I hope you’re staying safe and well.

And I’m glad we’re back to share inspiring alumni news with you. I’ve been so impressed by the work of our students, faculty, staff and alumni who have done so many powerful, amazing things to help others during the pandemic. In this issue, we highlight just a sliver of what they’ve done in Mount Pleasant, around Michigan and across the country.

Now more than ever, the crucial work taking place at your alma mater and other institutions of higher education is essential to the world. We need college-educated global citizens who are trained problem solvers, caring for each other.

In this issue, you’ll hear from alumni who know the tangible value of a CMU education. You’ll read about why our medical school’s unique mission is so crucial in a time focused on public health.

You’ll also see the ways we are working hard to keep our CMU community safe.

My team has gone virtual with alumni events, and we’re adapting to staying engaged while working from home. On campus, our faculty and staff are focused on the health and well-being of our students, and that includes reinforcing our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Marcie Otteman, ’87, Executive Director of Alumni Relations

Forever Maroon and Gold,

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The college experience this fall will be very different from your days as a CMU student.

But one thing that will never change is our alumni connection. If the past few months have proven anything, it’s the value of those relationships.

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CMU began having the same crucial conversations about racism, discrimination, equity and inclusion that are happening across the country. We’re committed to listening, learning and doing better together to ensure everyone on campus feels valued, seen and supported.

In CMU Today, we highlight this important work.

Homecoming and COVID-19 There won’t be a homecoming football game for the first time since World War II. For the most up-to-date virtual events, visit https://www.cmich.edu/alumni/Events/Homecoming.

Calendar For the safety of our alumni and friends, we have shifted fall events to a virtual format. Visit our event listing at www.cmich.edu/alumni/Events.

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CMU TODAY University reaffirms commitment to social justice, equity, inclusion The national conversation happening regarding racism, social justice and equity is challenging, raw and long overdue.

At Central Michigan University — an institution that seeks to be an inclusive community of scholars — it’s imperative we encourage these conversations, listen hard and work to make the future better for Black and Indigenous people, and people of color everywhere.

In a May blog post just days after the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, CMU President Bob Davies addressed what this national conversation means on campus.

“There are steps we can and must take as a university community to overcome ignorance, demonstrate the power of diversity and work together to create positive and necessary change,” he wrote.

“We are all in this together. We must all take action. Integrity, respect, inclusiveness, social responsibility and, above all, compassion, are core values at Central Michigan University.

We must live them fully each and every day.”

Davies continued the conversation at a Board of Trustees meeting in late June, acknowledging CMU’s many institutional efforts to address diversity, equity and inclusion while also noting the need to do more.

“Substantial work remains ahead for all of us, and we are going to talk about it openly and often,” Davies said. “We must be transparent in addressing our challenges so that we may be effective in finding their solutions.”

Davies’ remarks were followed by a resolution, approved by the Board of Trustees, in support of Central Michigan’s ongoing efforts to improve diversity, equity and inclusion.

“Words matter. Actions matter. First, we need to listen and learn and have open, honest and thoughtful conversations about racism in our state and in our country,” said Trustee Rich Studley.

Davies said it’s not enough to work toward diversity on campus if we are not simultaneously doing the work of becoming inclusive. “Having a diverse body of people means nothing if some members of our community do not feel equally seen, heard, represented, welcome, included, respected and valued,” he wrote in his blog.

Among CMU’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts: • Since fall 2019, all incoming students are required to complete a course on racial discrimination and a second class on social discrimination in the U.S. • Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council has developed and implemented more than 70 initiatives universitywide to address and improve campus culture.

• The Institute for Transformative Dialogue is a cross campus partnership to foster excellence in the ways our community engages across differences. It supports curricula, programs and trainings that nurture our abilities to learn and work effectively across social group dynamics, especially across groups with a history of conflict or unequal relations.

• Drs. Veronica Barone and Anne Hornak began their terms as faculty diversity and inclusion fellows in January.

They will visit with departments universitywide to share information and best practices on diversity, equity and inclusion among faculty in their classrooms and units.

• The Office of Curriculum and Instructional support offers a Diverse Voices series. These panel events allow students to share their experiences with faculty and staff and are followed by sessions on developing inclusive classroom techniques.

Read more about CMU’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices at cmich.ly/DiversityEfforts.

“We are looking for our blind spots and shortcomings, and we are putting into place policies and practices that will prevent future students from having these experiences,” Davies wrote in his blog. “We will hold each other accountable for our actions and our work to address these issues.

“I cannot change the past, but I will work with our students, faculty, staff and alumni to ensure a better future for others.”

Davies ended by saying, “I promise that we will do better.

We must acknowledge our history before we can create a better future.

“And while it is an impossible task to fully eradicate racism and hatred from every heart, it is possible and necessary for us to improve CMU.” — Robin Miner-Swartz

I cannot change the past, but I will work with our students, faculty, staff and alumni to

ensure a better future for others.

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Floods devastate nature’s water filters CMU researcher studies impact after mid-Michigan dams fail When historic floods breached two mid-Michigan dams in May, emptying Wixom and Sanford lakes, Daelyn Woolnough saw a consequence few others might have considered: the loss of water-filtering mussels — some rare — by the tens of thousands.

Woolnough, a CMU research associate professor in biology, is a member of the Institute for Great Lakes Research in the College of Science and Engineering. At the request of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Woolnough and a team of CMU graduate and doctoral students are working at the Tittabawassee and Tobacco rivers after the failure of the Edenville and Sanford dams. They’re assessing the impact of the river’s drainage on the native freshwater mussel population.

“Freshwater mussels are important to our rivers because they take chemicals out of the water as they filter it for food,” she said. “They actually conduct a free ecosystem service for us that works better than a wastewater treatment plant. Mussels also add stability to the bottom of lakes and rivers to prevent erosion.”

She said native freshwater mussels can live for more than 75 years, but mussels in areas such as Sanford and Wixom lakes generally live 15-30 years.

“In an event like this, the major problem is that you lose huge numbers of entire generations,” she said. Woolnough said it will take five to 10 years to repopulate the lakes if the dams are fixed. •

Daelyn Woolnough assesses the impact of the recent dam failures on freshwater mussels.

Outstanding seating Student fashion designers create winning fabric patterns Art Van furniture franchisee Taylor Lee has honored three CMU fashion merchandising and design students as winners of a textile print competition.

During the spring semester, CMU students in faculty

member Su Kyoung An’s Digital Technologies and Craftsmanship for Apparel Design course designed textile prints and digitally printed the designs on fabric to create slip covers for 10 Art Van chairs that Lee provided.

The chairs were displayed in the Bovee University Center before the March closure of campus to allow the CMU community to vote on

Chris Ogozaly (from left), Steven Smith, Matthew Ozanich, Adam Miedema and Stefanie Mills celebrate the “Destination Michigan” Emmy win in 2019. The same crew worked on this year’s winning episode, but the ceremony was virtual.

WCMU Public Media wins two Michigan Emmys WCMU Public Media’s flagship televised magazine show “Destination Michigan” and documentary “Linking Land and Lakes: Protecting the Great Lakes’ Coastal Wetlands” earned 2020 Emmy awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Michigan Chapter.

WCMU’s team covered 5,000 miles and talked to more than 40 experts to produce “Linking Land and Lakes,” documenting the vital role coastal wetlands play in keeping the Great Lakes healthy. It won a Photographer Non-News Emmy.

“Destination Michigan” received a third consecutive Emmy Award for its television excellence in the Magazine Program category.

The winning “Destination Michigan” episode features stories about the Whiting Forest of Dow Gardens in Midland, the Creature Conservancy in Ann Arbor, Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch in Mackinaw City, Michigan’s North Country Trail and Trenary Home Bakery in Alger County. •

favorites, and Lee also sought votes for them on Art Van’s Facebook page.

• Joshua Golden, of Lansing, second place and $300.

Golden is a senior.

Lee is donating the designers’ chairs to be auctioned in community groups’ fundraising efforts.

Winners are:

• Emily Doyle, of Saginaw, third place and $100. Doyle is a graduate student. •

• Deana Lalonde, of Sault Ste. Marie, first place and $500.

Lalonde is an accelerated senior/graduate student.

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Pandemic fueled major overhaul of on-campus orientation

BY ROBIN MINER-SWARTZ

When you think back to your orientation at CMU, you likely recall what it felt like to be on campus, to walk through the residence halls, to hear the marching band playing in the distance, to see maroon and gold EVERYWHERE. Each fall, around 3,500 students go through orientation over a period of two months.

But for the incoming students this fall, orientation looked — and felt — decidedly different.

Rather than gathering in groups of more than 200 people, new students and their families got to know CMU virtually, through live Zoom sessions. Students were divided into groups of 50 to allow for more personalized interaction.

They heard from CMU President Bob Davies, who dropped in live with each group, and they were able to interact with one another virtually to start forming connections before arriving on campus.

call on students in the live sessions and ask, ‘Oh, who’s that sitting with you?’ and have real interactions.”

Kappus said these incoming students experienced disappointment all spring — no prom, no softball or baseball season, no graduation.

“In their minds, they were probably thinking, ‘Well, now my orientation is virtual, so this is going to stink, too,’ but I feel we’ve exceeded expectations,” he said.

“This isn’t passive. They’re meeting the president, they’re interacting with each other. We’ve mirrored the content as much to the in-person experience as we call. And the feedback has been wonderful.”

Curious what a virtual orientation entails? See what the new students are experiencing at cmich.ly/virtualorientation.aspx. •

Every day of orientation, there were roughly 200 one-on-one academic advising appointments, offering students personalized attention as they built their schedules and registered for a full academic year of classes.

Alex Kappus, who led the revamped process as associate director of the Office of Student Success/orientation, said the benefit of moving to a virtual format allowed CMU to meet students and families where they are — quite literally.

“We’re all burned out from our screens,” Kappus said. “We wanted to lessen that a bit by providing a human touch with live orientation sessions. It’s been amazing to see Dr. Davies CMU’s efforts were carefully designed to mimic in-person orientation.

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CMU-educated journalists, broadcasters cover year’s biggest news

BY JEFF JOHNSTON, ’91 Global pandemic, historic floods, mass protests: Some of the year’s most important stories so far are being brought to you by Central Michigan University journalism, photojournalism, and broadcast and cinematic arts interns and recent graduates working throughout Michigan.

CMU offers Michigan’s only photojournalism major and has one of only two accredited journalism programs in the state.

“Our students are known for graduating with a strong knowledge of the fundamentals and what needs to be done,” said Jim Wojcik, journalism faculty member and internship coordinator. “They also have strong work ethics. They really have a passion to get better. They want to learn and understand their profession more.”

Experience is how journalists are made, Wojcik said.

“Theory is wonderful, but practice is real,” he said. “We can talk about a pandemic, but unless you’re out there covering it, the good, the bad and the ugly — until you’re there, until you see the emotion, until you realize this is all real — you don’t really understand what it means.”

Senior Isaac Ritchey, a journalism major and multimedia design minor from Howard City, Michigan, freelanced over the summer in lieu of an internship. His assignments included covering a protest for Epicenter Mt. Pleasant magazine.

Hotline for front-line doctors CMU College of Medicine psychiatrist volunteers to help those struggling with emotions related to pandemic work

“When I started at CMU, I never could have dreamed I would be where I am now,” he said. “I have had so many incredible opportunities — from covering current national issues to shooting the MAC championship at Ford Field.”

Ritchey said many of his opportunities have come through Central Michigan Life, CMU’s award-winning student-run media company. For a special edition in April covering the pandemic, he photographed many different types of CMU workers considered essential to remain on campus and continue operations.

“Covering a pandemic was an experience I am grateful for but hope to never have again,” he said. •

The call line allows physicians to express their anxieties and fears. The calls come for those treating COVID-19 patients, but also those who feel guilty they aren’t on the front lines with their colleagues.

Enhancing their anxiety is the common notion physicians are somehow immune to those feelings, Janssen said.

BY GARY H. PIATEK Dr. Furhut Janssen is on the front line for those on the front line.

During regular hours, she is director of the Central Michigan University College of Medicine’s psychiatry residency program.

After hours, she is on the phone, talking with physicians who are feeling overwhelmed and fearful after treating patients during the coronavirus pandemic.

Isaac Ritchey’s photograph of a June 1 protest on Mission Street in Mount Pleasant appeared in Epicenter Mt. Pleasant magazine.

“We are not always allowed to express our fears,” she said.

“Having an avenue like this where physicians can talk about their anxieties and fears with a psychiatrist can be a lifesaver.”

Masood noticed a growing number of social media posts from physicians talking about their anxieties related to the pandemic.

She wanted to do something.

Dr. Furhut Janssen

“There’s a common narrative that those on the front lines are heroes,” Janssen said. “That’s awesome, but they might not be feeling very superhero-like.”

To help physicians, Janssen joined a national physician support line started in March by Dr. Mona Masood, a psychiatrist in Pennsylvania.

“Sort of on a whim, I put out a call to psychiatrists in my group, telling them that I wanted to put together a mental health hotline for physicians while we navigate the COVID-19 situation,” Masood said.

“Psychiatrists are feeling so good to be part of a bigger effort,” she said. “Many of the doctors who have never reached out for such emotional support before are feeling encouraged.

“It is the shared experience that has made this a game-changer.” • Centralight Fall ’20

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Empowering teachers to lead the way in remote learning Master’s degree program grows to meet pre-K-12 education needs in the country’s COVID-19 pandemic era

BY JEFF JOHNSTON, ’91 When Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in March closed Michigan pre-K-12 school buildings for the rest of the academic year, schools had to develop new methods of instruction.

Many faced a steep learning curve, and their remote learning efforts varied.

Faculty at Central Michigan University saw a critical need they could meet. To support teachers and school districts across the state preparing for further online and alternative learning, CMU committed to make its accelerated Master of Arts in learning, design and technology (MALDT) degree program available to more educators, reducing the cost and adding summer cohorts.

The 15-month program focuses on educational technology leadership in preschool and K-12 schools. It covers topics such as online class strategies for every grade level; designing virtual projects; annotating students’ digital work; finding educational resources; and creating and using blogs, webpages and other digital tools. Students develop creative experiences that engage their own learners in interactive tech, including apps and devices.

“COVID-19 has forced us to recognize that our education systems are not adequately prepared to seamlessly shift learning for pre-K-12 students to a virtual environment,” said Betty Kirby, former dean of the College of Education and Human Services. “Educators need to be prepared to deliver instruction effectively in any environment and have the technology and expertise to do so as needed.”

CMU faculty reached out to educators statewide, and within a month the program enrolled 200 teachers and had a waiting list. Four 25-student cohorts began the 15-month program June 1, and another four cohorts started in July.

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By now, many people know how to set up a WebEx or Zoom meeting and share files online.

But while the technologies may be standard, teaching with them is not, said Ray Francis, MALDT program director and Teacher Education and Professional Development faculty member. To engage a class of 30 students online and create effective virtual learning activities, instructors need advanced knowledge of online curriculum development, technology and effective teaching practices.

MALDT program students will design, implement and evaluate their own online course or curriculum, becoming experts at a time when such expertise is essential.

“Teachers are struggling. They’re trying to figure these things out,” Francis said. “This is what we can do to help.”

CMU’s MALDT degree is the first program in higher education to meet 100% of the International Society for Technology in Education Standards for Educators — the gold standard, as Francis puts it. Graduates of the program can apply for ISTE certification — the only competency-based certification focused on digital-age teaching practices.

In a change prompted by the pandemic, program applicants now are encouraged to sign up with a partner from the same school to enhance shared learning and collaboration. In turn, these teachers can help others in their schools create and integrate curricula for virtual and online learning.

“At CMU, we have a long history of partnering with schools and districts to help prepare teachers to meet challenges,” Kirby said. “COVID-19 has only reinforced our need to help and partner with all educators as they try to quickly adapt to online and virtual education so that they can continue to educate their students.”

Francis said the program might open to more students in January 2021.

“We’re exploring options, and our hope is that we’ll continue to offer additional cohorts as needed,” he said. “It’s truly a mission-driven idea.” •

industry experience with companies such as Limited Brands, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bloomingdale’s.

Mamp said he believes masks or face coverings could become fashionable in the U.S. as a result of the pandemic.

He teaches courses including FMD 280, Queer Fashion, which he developed and launched in 2018; and FMD 350, Professional Study Tour/NYC, in which his students visit New York City to meet alumni and other professionals working in the fashion world.

“Some form of face covering has gone in and out of fashion over time,” he said.

“Several 21st-century designers such as Hussein Chalayan and Alexander McQueen incorporated forms of face covering or protective components that covered vulnerable parts of their bodies into their designs.”

Masks as fashion in a time of COVID-19 isn’t new. Mamp said people have found ways to incorporate some form of face covering into fashionable attire for centuries — think of ceremonial veils worn at weddings or funerals.

Masks as fashion Faculty member Michael Mamp considers pandemic’s impact on apparel

BY JEFF JOHNSTON, ’91 When Central Michigan University alum Michael Mamp, ’96, returned to CMU seven years ago to join the Fashion Merchandising and Design faculty, he brought with him 14 years of fashion

Alumni brothers help community banks, medical labs navigate COVID-19

BY TERRI FINCH HAMILTON, ’83 Brian Tierney, ’88, and his brother, Michael Tierney, ’77, act fast in a crisis.

Brian swiftly switched his medical testing lab over to COVID-19 testing when the virus struck.

Michael, president and CEO of Community Bankers of Michigan, quickly jumped in to help 80 Michigan community banks navigate the coronavirus crisis.

The banking nonprofit and a task force of experts helped banks decipher the Paycheck Protection Program when it was suddenly enacted. It allowed loans for small businesses to keep their workers on the payroll.

And this isn’t the first time masks have been used as a fashionable accessory that also protected against the spread of communicable diseases.

“Historically, one example is the mantilla, a type of elaborate headdress attached to a veil that is often attributed to Spain,” Mamp said. “The mantilla was extremely popular in the 17th century and remains a staple of traditional dress both in Spain and Mexico.”

Community banks were the No. 1 PPP lenders, more than big institutions or credit unions, Michael said.

Next up: His team created a 20-page document of safe back-to-work recommendations for banks when it was time to reopen.

It’s so thorough, other types of businesses are using it, too.

“It feels good to be here for our banks through all of this,” Michael said.

An extra source of pride: 10% of Michigan’s community banks are run by CMU alumni, he said.

“It’s a great testament to the education we all got at CMU,” Michael said. His wife, Beth, ’77, is a CMU alum, too.

Timely testing Meanwhile, Brian has been at the forefront of timely testing for COVID-19 as president of Helix Diagnostics. Alumni siblings Maureen Bednarek, ’81, and Pat Tierney, ’78, work there, too.

Fashion has always been a reflection of the times, Mamp said.

Politics, innovation, the economy and artistic trends all have an impact on fashion. While masks certainly have a fashion component, wearing them has become a political act.

“Unfortunately, in our current climate, mask wearing has been politicized,” Mamp said.

“It’s a shame, as the simple wearing of a mask in enclosed spaces is not only the smart thing to do as suggested by science but is just basic common courtesy to protect your health and the health of others.” •

The Waterford Township medical testing lab had just wrapped up its most successful year when COVID-19 hit, bringing business to an abrupt halt when doctors’ offices closed.

Brian scrambled for supplies, ramped up the lab for COVID-19 testing, and soon offered tests with quicker turnaround than the big labs.

Helix even does COVID-19 testing house calls.

“It’s been a great blessing to help people find out if they have the virus or not,” Brian said.

Helix also works with corporations and universities to test students and employees for the virus.

“It feels great to be part of getting companies back to work,” Brian said, “and get kids back to school safely.” •

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This fall, we are experiencing what feels a bit like a second spring, a reawakening after a hibernation-like season of COVID-19. Throughout our country, businesses are slowly reopening and organizations are resuming services for anxious customers. For many, this may seem like a longoverdue stretch.

Yet, even as many sectors of the economy ground to a halt during the pandemic, some organizations, such as hospitals and grocery stores, carried on with their essential missions.

Emergency Management Team developed a return-to-campus plan based on the expertise of our own College of Medicine leaders, direction from local and state officials, and in alignment with guidance provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Faculty will use a new system, HyFlex, to teach classes synchronously in person and online. Classes will be held in new locations and with new seating arrangements. Residence halls and residential restaurants will limit the number of students in buildings and will have new campuswide protocols for cleaning and sanitizing. Everyone will wear face coverings and practice social distancing.

I know many people, including alumni, are concerned that, with all these changes, Central Michigan University At CMU, closing our doors — for any period won’t be the same. And, while I can say of time — was never an option. We opened with surety that it won’t be the same, I our doors in 1892 to transform lives and can promise it will still be a place you communities through the power of teaching, will be proud to call your alma mater. research and service, and we have never The things that make Central Michigan stopped. Throughout the pandemic, University truly special won’t ever change: essential workers reported to campus.

Faculty continued to teach and pursue • We remain committed to rigor, important research. Staff in every area relevance and excellence in continued to support students. And, most teaching and research. importantly, students continued to learn.

• We are dedicated to a studentWe moved our mission forward. centered approach, providing a Our mission is more vital today than ever. personalized path to degree If our economy is to rebound, we need attainment for every student. knowledgeable, skilled and capable leaders • We’re focused on powerful in every sector. We need CMU Chippewas. relationships and the spirit of So, we are doing everything we can for our community and family. students and their families. We froze undergraduate tuition, increased • We are forever maroon and scholarships, offered flexible and deferred gold, and nothing — not even payments, and guaranteed on-campus a global pandemic — will ever employment opportunities for every undermine what it means to student who needs to work while be a CMU Chippewa. pursuing their academic goals.

In the months and years ahead, we We also recognize that, for many students, will need your support more than campus life is important to their college ever before. Whether it’s helping our experience. Some students prefer face-tograduates build career connections, face instruction. Others choose CMU making a gift to provide scholarship because they wish to participate in student support or simply telling others about the organizations, sports, residence life and the great things happening at CMU, we need hundreds of other activities and events we you. I look forward to working alongside offer on campus. That is why we resumed you to move our university forward. in-person instruction on Aug. 17 and carefully Take care, wash your hands and, as always, reintroduced many of our traditional onFire Up Chips! campus activities.

We are proceeding carefully and prioritizing the health and safety of our university community as we move forward. CMU’s Centralight Fall ’20

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YOU ARE MORE THAN YOUR GPA

Employers know soft skills gained while in college are just as crucial as any test you passed, if not more so

BY TERRI FINCH HAMILTON, ’83 Nothing against the curriculum in biology, business or broadcasting, but you learn so much more than classroom subject matter at CMU. Get involved on campus, and you can acquire skills in leadership, confidence, adaptability and teamwork.

Employers call them soft skills, and they love employees who have them.

Wouldn’t it be cool if students could just hand over proof of all their great new soft skills at a job interview?

Now, they can.

Gold Path is a new program that helps students identify these valuable skills and keep track as they acquire them.

When students graduate, they have a list of all the activities they participated in over the years and the exact skills they gained from being involved.

Shaun Holtgreive, executive director of student affairs, hatched the idea when he found a study that said students and parents assume GPA is the No. 1 thing employers look for in a job candidate.

Wrong.

“They want to know what you did while you were here,” Holtgreive said.

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Each year, the National Association of Colleges and Employers releases the top 20 skills employers seek in a new hire.

Not on that list: The ability to finish an exam in 90 minutes. The No. 1 skill is written and verbal communication.

Problem solving also makes the list, along with the ability to work on a team, a good work ethic and leadership skills.

“Employers don’t think these skills are a nice add on — they’re saying they’re vital skills in order to get a job,” said Jennifer Drevon, assistant director of CMU Gold Path. “One employer said, ‘We can teach the skill. We can’t teach the will.’ ” “We want to make sure students get started early gaining these skills that employers say are important,” Holtgreive said.

The program offers two-minute videos with tips like this: “It’s fine to have 13 things on your resume,” Drevon said.

“But it’s better to have three you can really talk about.”

Gold Path guides students to reflect on their campus activities and the skills they’re gaining from them.

“How can you take the multitude of experiences you had as [a resident assistant] and apply them to scenarios you might have at work?” Drevon said.

Gold Path also suggests activities: Be a Leadership Safari guide. Take part in Alternative Breaks. Write for CM Life.

Campus events count, too, and Gold Path suggests a slew of them.

Then, it encourages students to think about them. Why was this experience important to you? What did you like about it?

As students progress down the path, the questions get deeper. What are some skills you learned here that an employer might look for?

When Drevon attended CMU, her parents encouraged her to get good grades, graduate and get a job. She graduated in 2007 but floundered for a while.

Then she got involved in CMU’s Alternative Breaks program, including working at Harvest Farm in Colorado, a 100-acre farm and rehabilitation center for men trying to break the cycle of addiction and homelessness.

“That’s where I really found myself,” she said, “working side by side with people in communities and supporting them.”

She joined the student board for Alternative Breaks, delving into budgeting and learning about risk management.

“After I graduated, I interviewed for a job at Big Brothers Big Sisters,” Drevon said.

“My interviewer didn’t ask me about my degree. She asked me if I had worked with community partners before. I told her about my board experiences with budgeting and recruiting and risk management. That’s how I landed my first job.”

Maximize the value of a CMU degree A college degree is more than the academics learned in lectures and demonstrated on tests. Through hands-on learning, internships and research opportunities, and an uplifting and motivating community of doers, CMU students start developing the communication and problem-solving skills critical for success the moment they step onto campus — giving them the confidence and the capability to do great things wherever they go.

And the result of the university’s work — and the work of the students — isn’t just a better graduate. It’s a better Michigan, Midwest and world.

CMU Gold Path guides students to design their on-campus involvement and cocurricular experiences into skills and knowledge valuable to employers and grad schools.

Cocurricular experiences are where learning happens outside the classroom, often leading to developing skills such as leadership and teamwork.

In addition to a degree, employers look for those key experiences that shape someone into a well-rounded, valuable employee.

Campus involvement helps develop important employability skills such as communication, leadership, teamwork and work ethic:

Holtgreive tells of a student who went to a job interview but never mentioned their life-changing experience as a Leadership Safari guide.

• 75% of employers are likely to ask questions about collegiate involvement during an interview.

“We need to help students articulate the skills they’ve learned from their experiences here,” he said. “The ability to analyze.

Working in teams. How to organize. How to make decisions. How to take risks.

• 87% of employers are likely to ask questions about demonstrated leadership in collegiate involvements.

• Acquiring skills through experience in campus involvement was ranked as the most important part of employability by 54% of employers, followed by skills learned in course work at 34%. The other two options were GPA and involvement in organizations/activities. GPA was the lowest-ranked element in regard to employability.

“If all you do is go to school, you will not be at the top of the pile when resumes get reviewed.”

Gold Path is charting new territory.

“There aren’t a lot of programs like this at universities across the country,” Drevon said.

What employers are saying about hiring college graduates: • “Leadership skills definitely would put you at the top of the pack. Showing that you genuinely took the time in college to make sure that you got everything out of it.”

— Global automotive employer

“Every one of our CMU students has the potential to get their dream job,” she said.

“All it takes is understanding all the experiences CMU has to offer that are intentionally designed to make them career-ready graduates.

• “We hire the will. We can teach the skill.”

— Health insurance employer • “If you didn’t play athletics or you weren’t part of an organization, what else did you do? Did you work? Did you pay for school? Did you do these other things that helps set you apart from others?”

— Health industry employer

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“If they can articulate those experiences in a job interview, it will set them apart from any other job candidates.”

• “You can have a 3.9 GPA, but if another person who has a 3.0 GPA has their resume tell a story and it shows that they’re a hard worker, it’s going to be that person over the 3.9 GPA candidate.”

— Global food industry employer • “I’d much rather prefer to see involvement on their resume where they were in a leadership role versus having three organizations where they’re just a member.”

— Health industry employer Source: CMU Gold Path

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CENTRAL IN HEALTH ROLE CARE College of Medicine focuses on critical need for public health experts

BY ROBIN MINER-SWARTZ As Dr. George E. Kikano sees it, the crises facing Michigan and the United States today have highlighted the crucial mission of CMU’s College of Medicine.

From the global pandemic and racial injustice to the devastating Midland floods, public health is in a bright spotlight.

“The current crises are showing us how unprepared we are on the macro level,” said Kikano, vice president of health affairs and dean of the College of Medicine. “As a country, we spend large dollars on health care, but our public health is undervalued and underfunded. We need a health workforce that can provide outside care for individuals and addresses larger matters in the system.”

Public health is the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities.

It’s achieved by promoting healthy lifestyles, researching disease and injury prevention, and detecting, preventing and responding to infectious diseases. Public health also works to address health disparities.

The arrival of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, pushed public health to the forefront of national conversations in 2020, and suddenly those engaged in the sector became highly visible experts.

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Improving the health of the community has been central to the mission of CMU’s College of Medicine since it opened in 2013. And it’s never been more important.

Kikano said part of the vision for CMU’s College of Medicine focuses on social responsibility through medicine and public health.

The college focuses on preparing diverse, culturally competent physicians to provide comprehensive health care and services to underserved populations in Michigan and beyond.

In collaboration with clinical and community partners, doctors trained

by CMU are driven to improve the health of patients and communities through their shared commitment to social responsibility.

It’s training physicians to improve the health and well-being of individuals and whole communities. For a newly established college, it has developed strong partnerships in the region and is part of major initiatives bridging economic development and health care.

They are working to improve health care, wellness and economic outcomes by taking action to develop new, inclusive and progressive solutions to public health.

“Before 2020, the Department of Labor was saying the industry with the greatest need for employment in the next 25 years is health care,” Kikano said.

It’s estimated that by 2030, there will be a shortage of more than 45,000 physicians in the U.S. “It takes over 10 years after high school to educate a physician,” he said.

“The crisis is coming, and we have to address it now.”

CMU offers a Master of Public Health degree on campus and now online that, among other things, examines how social injustice impacts public health.

“We’re seeing it in the impact of COVID-19, in racial injustice and disparities, in the recent regional flooding,” he said. “Public health will always be important. We will have another crisis. These current crises open the doors for conversations about this critical education.”

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READY SERVE TO

Grad from first class embodies College of Medicine’s mission

BY TERRI FINCH HAMILTON, ‘83 Dr. Amy Kuechenmeister had already seen a lot of trauma in hospital emergency rooms.

Then came COVID-19.

“Amy didn’t just survive medical school, she thrived,” Abinojar said.

When she secured an interview at CMU’s College of Medicine, she asked the board if she could bring her daughters along.

Everything takes sacrifice, Kuechenmeister said. “It was on me not to lose my drive and motivation. I never wanted to do anything more than this.”

“I told them, ‘This isn’t just my decision.

I’m uprooting them. It affects them, too.’ ” No problem, they said. They brought the girls doughnuts.

She hadn’t even finished her three-year residency in the emergency department at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, and she was in the midst of the greatest health crisis of our time.

“The board was proud of the fact that I had a family,” Kuechenmeister said. “Other schools told me, ‘This will be impossible.

You’ll never be able to do this.’ ”

“It’s weird, but you feel like you were picked, that you were supposed to be here at this certain time to fight this illness,” Kuechenmeister said. “I just think about all the things that trained me to be prepared to handle this.”

“When people say you can’t do something, it’s based on what they think they could or couldn’t do,” she said. “But they don’t know you. They don’t know what you can do. So, don’t listen to them.”

Kuechenmeister, ’02, ’17, is used to drama — right from the beginning of her medical school journey.

The night before her first big anatomy exam at CMU’s College of Medicine, she returned to her house to find the power was out. The electric company had turned it off because she owed $500.

So she studied for her exam by flashlight.

“We were living paycheck to paycheck,” Kuechenmeister recalled.

From the very start, she longed to be a doctor who could treat patients who struggled, living with no insurance in places where there was little or no access to medical care.

Today, she’s doing just that after some monumental struggles of her own.

When Kuechenmeister started applying to medical schools, she had three young daughters. Friends suggested she should keep quiet about having kids and needing to work as she attended school.

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She doesn’t believe in “never.”

Her daughters were 4, 7 and 9 when she entered the College of Medicine’s inaugural class in 2014.

Before med school, she spent five years as an emergency room physician assistant at Beaumont Hospital in Troy.

She longed to provide free medical care to the uninsured, but as a PA, her hands were tied. CMU was a perfect fit.

“When I worked in Detroit, people would drive there from mid-Michigan and from up north because there aren’t enough doctors where they live,” she said.

Kuechenmeister loves CMU’s mission to train doctors who want to work in Michigan’s underserved areas.

She graduated in 2017 in the top 10% of her class, then started a three-year residency at Sparrow Hospital.

She and husband Kevin sold their Detroitarea home and moved to a smaller house in Mount Pleasant, where Autumn, Kara and Skyler had to share a bedroom.

She finished in June, after a few harrowing months on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. After a much-needed break in July, she started her job practicing emergency medicine at MidMichigan Health in Mount Pleasant, Alma and Gratiot.

Toiling through challenging classes, she worked every weekend and at night, often 100 hours a week.

“I’m excited I’ll finally be in a place to help patients on a level I’ve always wanted,” Kuechenmeister said.

Kevin, who managed the homefront and bolstered her dream, lost his job that first year. Meanwhile, Kuechenmeister struggled with Crohn’s disease.

Abinojar is excited for those patients.

“It was always hard,” she admitted.

“My students who are 21 and 22 with no kids find medical school demanding,” recalled Charmica Abinojar, executive director of student affairs at CMU’s College of Medicine. “I thought, ‘How in the world is this woman going to do this with three little kids?’ ” Then, Abinojar watched her do it.

“Amy has a big heart and a caring heart.

She won’t rush you. She cares about the person, not just the injury. And that’s what makes a good doctor.

“She’s the best of what we have to offer,” Abinojar continued. “She’s real in her desire to help people. She’s going to change medicine; her compassion is so strong.”

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‘I WANTED MORE THAN A JOB. I WANTED A

CAREER.’

Global Campus offers a flexible option for education to fit into life

BY TERRI FINCH HAMILTON, ’83

Melissa Quist spent 30 years tucking tiny feet into boots and putting away crayons as a preschool teacher.

The little ones are adorable, but she wanted more.

Quist, ’17, dreamed of a career as a therapist, maybe opening her own office one day. That would take a master’s degree, and she was a newly divorced single mom needing to work full time.

CMU’s Global Campus was the answer.

Quist earned her master’s degree attending classes one weekend a month at the CMU campus in Grand Rapids and did the rest of her coursework online.

“It was the perfect setup for me,” said Quist, now a mental health therapist at Community Mental Health in Lansing.

Instructors were available whenever she needed help, and she bonded with her small group of weekend classmates.

“It was like a little family,” she said, “like being with a group of friends.

“At my stage of life, I wanted more than a job,” Quist said. “I wanted a career. I want to work toward having my own office practice one day.”

Today, she helps people in mental health crisis at Community Mental Health and leads two groups of people struggling with substance abuse for another agency.

“I like working with people in crisis and finding something helpful for them,” Quist said. “Navigating the mental health system isn’t easy.

They’re so grateful to know what their next step should be.

“Now, the possibilities are endless,” she said. “There are so many certifications I can pursue. I feel like I’ll always be learning.”

Her new career pays more than she earned before, too.

“My quality of life changed 100%.”

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Earning her master’s degree opened up a slew of career possibilities, Quist said. She might draw on her old preschool skills and pursue a career in play therapy.

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“Sometimes it’s just about validating someone who’s struggling.”

RIGOR, RELEVANCE

AND EXCELLENCE: WHERE DOES CMU GO FROM HERE?

Broad strategy designed to guide Central through the next decade

BY TERRI FINCH HAMILTON, ’83 What’s CMU’s plan for the next 10 years?

How will the university remain innovative and competitive as students and their parents look for a meaningful return on their investment?

There’s a plan for that. A strategic envisioning process called “Rigor, Relevance and Excellence” will guide Central through the next decade.

A steering committee of CMU board, faculty, staff and alumni will guide the process through 2030. Working groups will engage campus and community stakeholders in discussions and develop strategic objectives that will define the university.

The timeline allows for bold and innovative thought and truly transformational change.

The goal: Reshape CMU and position the university to better serve students; foster innovation and economic development; ensure civic and social advancement; and spur new creations that will impact the region, the state and beyond.

It’s a vital task, because the field of higher education is changing rapidly.

Conversations about the cost of attendance, student debt and return on investment shape public opinion. Demographic shifts impact enrollment as public funding lags and new competitors move in and out of the market.

CMU is up for the challenge.

These five strategic pathways will guide its planning: •

Enhance the overall academic quality and environment with a renewed commitment to rigor, relevance and excellence in CMU’s curricular, cocurricular and extracurricular programs.

• Distinguish the university as the equitable and inclusive marketplace of ideas, thoughts and actions.

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Build and foster a reciprocal ecosystem of innovation, economic development and cultural enrichment between and among the state’s communities. A primary connection will continue to be with rural and underserved areas.

• Understand and proactively address the dynamic nature of current and future students.

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Redefine and expand CMU’s business model to include opportunities in lifelong learning, partnerships with organizations and mid-career educational needs.

It will be a challenging, exciting and busy 10 years.

Interested in following the plan’s growth and development? Visit cmich.ly/StrategicEnvisioning.

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MAKING THE CONNECTION Alumni open doors for new CMU grads, jump-starting their burgeoning careers

BY TERRI FINCH HAMILTON, ’83 A careers program that connects CMU alumni with today’s students is helping 90% find jobs or get into graduate school within six months of earning their bachelor’s degree.

Julia Barlow Sherlock pairs alumni with students through the Handshake program at the Career Development Center.

“The next thing you know, the student gets hired,” said Sherlock, director of the Career Development Center.

“We see that time and time again.”

Those connections don’t just happen through the Career Development Center.

Are you an alumni interested in connecting with CMU students for career guidance?

Visit cmich.ly/ CareerGuidance.

“They happen in nooks and crannies all over campus,” she said. “We’re large enough, but small enough to make these genuine connections.”

Journalism students make lifelong connections with advisors and mentors who follow them from job to job, she said.

“The College of Music knows their students intimately,” Sherlock continued. “The College of Science, the College of Business …”

Soon, she’s naming everybody.

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You might meet CMU alumni who visit campus for a career fair, and a connection turns into a job.

Sherlock also sees students forge heartwarming relationships with CMU facilities staff who encourage and support them.

It’s not all about landing a job interview.

“There are so many life skills to be learned,” Sherlock said. “Students meet people on campus who give them a pat on the back and say, ‘You can do this.’ They teach them about resilience, about pride in their work.

“That person might not match your career plan, but they teach you so many valuable skills.”

The connections go all the way to the top. CMU President Bob Davies is famous for connecting with students.

He has them over for dinner. He sends them handwritten notes.

“What really warms my soul is when alumni come back as successful people — as teachers, in business, in nonprofits — to give back by talking to classes,” Sherlock said. “They share how they put their whole CMU experience to work.

What they did to get career ready.

How they grew through leadership experiences, by joining student organizations, through the volunteer center. How they learned resiliency, how to prioritize.”

They’re tangible proof of CMU success, Sherlock said.

Adaptability, leadership help CMU alumni shine

BY TERRI FINCH HAMILTON, ’83 Buddy Henika, ‘14, is clear about the most important soft skill he’s looking for in a new employee: Adaptability.

“Everything in the workplace is moving so quickly,” said Henika, team leader, talent acquisition at Quicken Loans.

“What you do at work today might not be what you’re doing tomorrow. So, we might ask you to tell us about a time you had to make a change, and how you handled that.”

Next on his list: Coachability.

“We need people who can take feedback without getting upset or taking it personally,” he said. “Feedback is a gift.

It will help you grow and get better.”

Students can gain these valuable skills on campus. A job candidate who tried a variety of experiences on campus is more likely to be adaptable.

“Being part of multiple student organizations means you’ve had to adapt to working with different personalities and encountered different types of thinking,” he said.

Students might not realize it, but they’re being coached all the time. Professors offer plenty of feedback. Athletes get feedback from coaches. If you have a campus job, you get feedback from your boss. Student actors get coaching from directors. Writers for CM Life get feedback from editors.

Why isn’t he focusing on GPA? “What I learned at CMU outside the classroom is as important as what I learned in class, if not more,” Henika said.

“Networking, social skills, belonging to student organizations, interacting with new people on campus, outside my hometown. Meeting people from all across the country and the world and adapting to different personalities.

“That’s where I blossomed as a person.”

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SOFT SKILLS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

Mark Garcellano, ’99, an engineering supervisor at Ford Motor Co., poses a few hypothetical scenarios to new grads he’s interviewing. He’s reading between the lines, looking for decision-making, critical thinking, problem solving and teamwork.

GPA? Beyond having a 3.0, he doesn’t care.

It’s about the soft skills.

“The interns I recruit from CMU have to apply these same skills that I use every day,” he said.

Luckily, they have them.

“I’m very impressed,” Garcellano said.

“Even the younger students are fairly seasoned. They have a professional appearance, good eye contact. Good oral and written communication.

They have passion and enthusiasm.

They’re well organized.”

When you join a campus organization and you become a leader, you develop these traits, Garcellano said.

“And CMU encourages projects that require work in teams, which is very good.”

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COLLEGE ACCESS AMBASSADOR Alumnus helps Michigan’s students find the right fit

BY ROBIN MINER-SWARTZ Growing up in the small northern Michigan town of Gaylord, Ryan Fewins-Bliss was aware of one path beyond high school: college.

“I didn’t know there were other options,” he said. “My family had that privilege. I went straight to CMU and never looked back.”

As a student, he worked in the Volunteer Center and got to see the challenges of community and social issues firsthand in Mount Pleasant and across the country through Alternative Breaks, the program in which students participate in local, national and global community direct-service experiences dedicated to social justice.

“It gave me a better understanding of how the world worked and what my place in the world was,” said Fewins-Bliss, ’02, M.A. ’04. “It became clear to me that I was going to do something around social justice and public service. Without CMU and the campus experience, I wouldn’t have found that.”

Today, Fewins-Bliss is executive director of the Michigan College Access Network. MCAN helps students in Michigan access and attain college degrees and certificates — the foundation for success in a knowledge-based economy — so they can achieve a lifetime of their own goals, both economically and intellectually.

“Every bit of evidence, every report, every research study that exists says we need more postsecondary attainment in Michigan — and in the country — to fill the jobs with the talent that is required,” he said. “If we don’t, we’ll have people in Michigan and the U.S. who are unable to find work, and we’ll start importing talent from other states and countries.”

MCAN believes that by overturning the barriers preventing many students from accessing postsecondary education, they become empowered to thrive and make a positive impact in their communities — making all of Michigan stronger.

Whether that means earning skilled trade certificates, associate degrees, bachelor’s degrees or beyond, some form of postsecondary education is for everyone, he said.

“Students are looking for meaningful experiences, a way of making an impact,” Fewins-Bliss said. “They want a good work-life balance. Their parents want them to have jobs that pay well.”

So, MCAN talks to students and parents about match and fit. “We talk about students having a full menu they can pick and choose from,” he said. “And with access to funding through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, their family’s income shouldn’t bar them from choosing some kind of postsecondary education. It’s about finding the right fit.”

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Hot jobs For Fewins-Bliss, that fit came at CMU.

Looking for a career with lots of potential? CMU’s got you covered.

“The opportunities I had beyond the classroom had a big impact on me,” he said. “I was president of the Alternative Breaks group, and that empowered me to take leadership and ownership as a student. When I hit the job market, I’d already run a $100,000 program, applied for grants and done grant reviews.”

The way we think about postsecondary education has evolved significantly in the past couple of decades. But what hasn’t changed is CMU’s emphasis on education that leads to job opportunities in careers that make a difference in communities throughout the state and across the country.

He said as an undergrad, he had a passing understanding of the value of college.

“I knew it would help you get to the next step, pay you a good wage,” he said. “I had no idea I’d meet my best friends for life, I’d meet my husband in Mount Pleasant, I’d get to see the Dalai Lama and build houses in Romania.

“It all happened because of Central.”

The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget notes that 43 of the 50 “hot careers” in Michigan require formal learning past high school. And 70% of Michigan’s jobs require a postsecondary education of some kind.

“Communities benefit from sending people to higher education,” he said. “When we invest in students and give them the support to be successful, it helps all of us.”

College access also, importantly, promotes equity in Michigan. MCAN works to ensure that every student in Michigan has the opportunity to attend college — especially low-income students, first-generation college-going students and students of color.

“At CMU, my mentors cared about me as something more than a number, more than someone paying tuition,” he said. “They wanted me to be successful, and they expected me to use those skills to help others.”

Today, Fewins-Bliss is using all he learned at CMU in his role at MCAN, helping others find their own path to postsecondary success.

According to the state of Michigan’s career outlook through 2026 by the Michigan Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives, there will be increased job growth in a number of CMU’s prominent fields of study.

If you know a young person exploring college and career choices, here are some stats to help make the case for choosing CMU. Among the careers with strong projected growth in the next six years: Accountants and auditors (9.4% growth) and financial managers (18.4%): CMU’s School of Accounting offers students flexibility as they prepare for their professional career in accounting. You can leverage CMU’s SAP University Alliance to mix technical accounting and information systems knowledge, with the opportunity for TERP10 certification. Accountants with IT knowledge are in high demand, helping CMU grads stand out among their peers from across the nation.

Child, family and school social workers (13.6% growth), health care social workers (18.6%): CMU social work students have been elected to the board of directors of the National Association of Social Workers, and CMU social work faculty members regularly hold national leadership positions. The majority of CMU social work graduates have gone on to pursue graduate degrees, including doctoral programs and law school.

Computer and information systems managers (12.3% growth): CMU is the North American leader in System Applications and Products (SAP) certification, thanks in part to the university’s two-week SAP Academy that prepares students for the TERP10 SAP exam. In fact, more CMU students achieve certification than the next three highest-ranked institutions combined.

Industrial engineers (18.2% growth): CMU offers state-of-the-art labs for computer-aided design and manufacturing, electronics, robotics, manufacturing systems and more. Students have internship opportunities with leading Michigan industries and gain professional development, resources and contacts through student organizations such as the Industrial Engineering Technology Club. > Centralight Fall ’20

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Information security analysts (34.7% growth): CMU’s information technology major was the first in the state of Michigan. Specialized labs provide hands-on learning that prepares students for successful careers in the fast-paced field of information technology.

Physical therapists (27.3% growth) and physician assistants (37.7%): CMU’s exercise science kinesiology major provides a strong undergraduate background for those looking to pursue a graduate degree in fields such as occupational therapy, physician assistant, physical therapy or chiropractic studies. Central also offers pre-physical therapy and pre-physician assistant programs to set students on the right track to earn their advanced degrees.

Registered nurses (13.5% growth): CMU’s new online RN-to-BSN nursing degree program launched in 2019, allowing registered nurses to complete their bachelor’s in one year to help meet the field’s growing demands. •

WHERE YOUR DOLLAR GOES FURTHER

About 20,000 students a year pursue their future at CMU — including preserving the Earth’s resources, starting businesses, teaching our nation’s youth, and treating and preventing disease.

The estimated cost for an incoming freshman for tuition, room and board, books and supplies, personal expenses and the student service fee for the 2020-21 academic year is $26,716.

Options for postsecondary education continue to grow and evolve, and as an alumni of CMU, we want to provide you with information to help promote Central to prospective students and their families.

That’s a lot of money, It’s also an investment in the future.

Here’s what CMU students can count on: • No increase to undergraduate tuition for the 2020-21 academic year.

• Increased scholarships and need-based aid.

• Guaranteed on-campus jobs.

• A wide range of merit-based and competitive scholarships,including scholarships for transfer students.

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Mechanical engineers (15.2% growth): Hands-on learning courses and internship opportunities give students the professional experience to finish ahead of the competition. CMU’s undergraduate engineering programs were ranked 86th among the nation’s universities that offer bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering by U.S. News & World Report for their rankings of engineering programs without a doctorate degree.

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Roughly 9 in 10 CMU graduates are employed in their field or are pursuing advanced schooling within six months of graduating. The education you get at CMU will last a lifetime.

It’s important to note CMU has increased financial aid to students by 87% since 2010. And roughly 85% of all CMU students receive some type of financial aid or scholarships. • Source: cmich.ly/investinyourfuturecmu

We’re proud to reveal our new brand.

Since Central opened its doors on Sept. 13, 1892, as the Central Michigan Normal School and Business Institute, our brand has been evolving.

We’ve been centered on your success, we’ve been big enough to matter and small enough to care, and we put our stamp on the world.

As an alumni of CMU, you know we pride ourselves on our tireless dedication to our students and our propensity for action. Our faculty and students start every task with a Fired Up attitude, and when we’re not living, learning, collaborating, debating, developing and experiencing together, we’re thinking of how we can do all of these things even better.

Then we get to work.

Our students are busy on stages, in laboratories and in the Great Lakes. They’re working with faculty to find a cure for Alzheimer’s, teaching English in foreign countries, and beating 10,000 participants from around the world in investment banking competitions. You name it, there’s a CMU student doing it. Right now.

When we say, “We Do,” it shines a spotlight on all that hard work being put into action. And it’s a callback to all those times you did the same at CMU:

WE DO WE DO WE DO WE DO

groundbreaking research. innovation. couture. culture.

Action is a hallmark of the CMU experience. But we don’t need to tell you that — you lived it!

“We Do” also demonstrates our commitment to doing what is best for our students. It’s the impact we have as a campus community on our students’ lives, in Michigan, in the Midwest and beyond.

When we say “We Do Community,” we’re reaffirming that commitment etched on the university seal to exemplify virtue, knowledge AND friendship. It means we’re committed to being more than a place to learn, more than the purveyors of knowledge. We’re committed to being the community each person needs to succeed. We support. We push. We make it happen. Together.

And, of course, we’re Fired Up when we do this!

Being Fired Up means finishing a full day’s work and checking on your research — one. more. time. It’s the moment before the curtain rises. It’s learning how to get ahead from those who have done it. It’s a cheering section 235,000-plus strong, rooting you on.

Some call it being in the zone. Others call it flow. We call it being Fired Up and Focused. A can-do spirit is in our DNA. It’s what We Do. Look for more examples of our new branding in action throughout the fall and beyond. We Do is woven into the fabric of everything at CMU. It’s who we are. So, don’t be surprised when you see this maxim pop up in your social feeds, TV spots, on billboards or in your mailbox. We’re proud of who we are, what we do and how we do it.

At Central Michigan University, We Do. And we want to hear from you. What can you do because of CMU? Share your story with us at alumni@cmich.edu. •

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ALUMNI NEWS Central Michigan University Alumni Association Board of Directors President Nathan Tallman, ’07, M.A. ’09 Macomb, Michigan Vice president Kandra (Kerridge) Robbins, ’90, Portland, Michigan Past president Thomas Olver, ’98 Lake Isabella, Michigan Directors Brooke Adams, ’11 Detroit, Michigan Rebeca Reyes Barrios, ’00, MBA ’02, Lansing, Michigan Carrie Baumgardner, ’99, M.A. ’02, Davison, Michigan Lester Booker, Jr., ’08, MSA ’10, Canton, Michigan

Lisa (Laitinen) Bottomley, ’97 Kentwood, Michigan

Laura Gonzales, ’79, M.A. ’89 Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Benjamin Moxon, ’17 St. Clair Shores, Michigan

Catherine (Bomber) Claes, ’90, Gladstone, Michigan

Spencer Haworth, ’12 Kalamazoo, Michigan

Scott Nadeau, ’89 Dexter, Michigan

Michael Decker, ’07 Birmingham, Michigan

Sean Hickey, ’88, M.A. ’90 Traverse City, Michigan

John Reineke, ’09 Oxford, Ohio

Nicole DeFour, ’12, M.A. ’15 Madison Heights, Michigan

Bret Hyble, ’82, M.A. ’86 Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Joshua Richards, ’08 Rochester, Michigan

Megan Doyle, ’03 Chicago, Illinois

Erica Lagos, ’13 Carmel, Indiana

Caroline (Powers) Rizzo, ’15 Traverse City, Michigan

Jonathan Eadie, ’93 Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan

Anthony Lazzaro, ’15 Grand Rapids, Michigan

Michelle (Curtis) Rush, ’07 St. Joseph, Michigan

Linda (Scharich) Leahy, ’82 Midland, Michigan

Kimberly Sampson, ’17 Midland, Michigan

J.J. Lewis, ’06 Simi Valley, California

Darryl Shelton, ’85 Grand Rapids, Michigan

Gregory Marx, ’08 Troy, Michigan

Christine Simon, ’13 Lansing, Michigan

Norma Eppinger, ’91 Lansing, Michigan Chris Gautz, ’04 Adrian, Michigan Jacalyn (Beckers) Goforth, ’82, Beverly Hills, Michigan

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ALUMNI NEWS Honors for CMU Chippewas Longtime educator Todd Simmons, ’00, was named 2020 Principal of the Year by the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals. Simmons is the principal of PewamoWestphalia Middle/High School in Clinton County. One of the P-W students said of him, “Mr. Simmons is like having a motivational speaker as a principal. He is always positive and knows every individual in the school.”

Simmons was a member of the men’s basketball team when he was a student at CMU and was an assistant coach for the team after graduation.

Aiesha Little, ’99, was named a fellow in the Super Heroines Etc.’s SHE Fellows program, designed for women and nonbinary people who want to redirect their career paths and get some experience in areas outside of their expertise, some of whom may have been affected by pandemic-related layoffs. She received a stipend to help the organization improve its content on social media platforms as well as its website. Super Heroines, Etc., is a nonprofit organization using the power of fandom to fight for equity and representation.

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Robin CarterCooper, ’09, has been named Oakland County’s first chief diversity officer. More than 30% of Oakland County’s population is ethnically diverse, and Carter-Cooper’s role was created to ensure that its policies support a workforce reflective of that diversity, with county government as an active participant in promoting diversity initiatives.

Prior to taking on this role, Carter-Cooper was executive director of instructional equity for the Rochester Community Schools.

Sheila Zuieback, ’90, was awarded the Dr. Herbert J. and Julie Louis “Spirit of Hope” Award for her advocacy on behalf of children and families for the Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

In 2019, Zuieback launched Power Play, a unique collaboration between Arizona State University and Phoenix Children’s to create custom superhero costumes for 11 patients fighting for their lives.

Lisa Taylor, ’16, was promoted to senior associate at Sabo PR, a Grand Rapidsbased public relations firm.

She joined the firm two years ago and has experience in strategic communication planning and public relations both in agency and nonprofit

settings. She is the in-house communications manager for the city of Kentwood, as well as leading efforts for Emmanuel Hospice, Guiding Light and Woodland Mall, among other clients. Taylor is a member of the West Michigan Public Relations Society of America, where she serves on the programming and mentoring committees.

Michelle Brooke, ’07, has released her first EP, “Let the Light In.” Brooke, known as Michelle Markowitz as a student at CMU, is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter. Her debut release of original music was crowdfunded and is earning positive reviews and airplay on Nashville’s Lightning 100.

Amber Libby, M.P.A. ’12, was named the new chief assistant prosecutor for Cheboygan County. Prior to her appointment, Libby was the chief deputy clerk-register of deeds and a prosecuting attorney for the county. Libby is also a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 122, and secretary of the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan Board-Tip of the Mitt Region.

Paul Loffreda, ’83, was appointed market president of Blue Cross Complete Michigan. He is responsible

for the general oversight of the health plan’s day-to-day operations, including medical affairs, quality, provider network management, marketing and community outreach. He is also the plan’s primary point of contact with the state of Michigan.

Loffreda joined Blue Cross Complete of Michigan in 2012.

Caroline Rizzo, ’15, was named the new public relations manager at Grand Traverse Resort and Spa. She manages media inquiries, develops community relations and works with the marketing department to promote the resort. Prior to this position, Rizzo worked as a TV news anchor and reporter, including a two-year stint at 9&10 News.

The Green Bay Packers added Butch Barry, ’01, to its staff.

Barry, who coached the offensive line at the University of Miami last season, was named a senior assistant to the offensive coaching staff. The Wisconsin native played football at CMU and coached the offensive line and tight ends for five years as an assistant at Central. He also spent four years as the assistant offensive line coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Emmywinning TV news reporter Koco McAboy, ’13, traded her winter coats for California sunshine, leaving WDIV-TV in Detroit for a night reporting job with Fox 11 in Los Angeles, the network’s flagship station on the West Coast. Her work has been recognized by the National Association of Television Arts & Sciences and the Michigan Association of Broadcasters.

John Nantau, ’84, was named general manager and vice president of global automotive at Reputation. com. His career includes leadership roles in technology companies such as Compuware, Pansophic, Sybase, Netscape and i2. Most recently, he was regional vice president at Salesforce.com, where his work resulted in closing several landmark contracts with General Motors, Ford Motor, FCA, Nissan, VW and DaimlerMercedes Benz.

Andrea LaFontaine, ’09, was chosen as the new Michigan Trails & Greenways Alliance executive director. She previously served as a state representative for the Michigan House of Representatives for Macomb and St. Clair Counties for three consecutive terms and was chair of the Natural

Resources Policy Committee for four years. The Michigan Trails & Greenways Alliance is the statewide voice for nonmotorized trail users, helping people build, connect and promote trails for a healthier and more prosperous Michigan.

Eric Bartelink, ’95, a professor of forensic anthropology at California State University, Chico, was honored with the Wang Family Excellence Award for Outstanding Faculty Service, one of the most prestigious honors in California State’s 23-campus system. Bartelink has taught anthropology at Chico State since 2006, when he was hired as faculty and was subsequently put in charge of the Human Identification Laboratory.

Billy C. Hawkins, M.A. ’76, was named one of 2020’s 10 most dominant HBCU leaders.

The honor is given to chancellors and presidents of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and minority-serving institutions (MSIs). Hawkins is president of Talladega College in Alabama.

Hawkins also is the first Talladega president to have a building named in his honor — the 47,000-square-foot Dr. Billy C. Hawkins Student Activity Center •

Cooper Rush is pictured in his time with the Dallas Cowboys.

Rush heads north for a spot on the New York Giants’ roster Cooper Rush, ’16, one of the most highly regarded quarterbacks in CMU football history, was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants this spring.

The move reunites Rush and former Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett, who was hired this past offseason as the Giants’ offensive coordinator. They spent the past three seasons together in Dallas.

Rush was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys out of Central Michigan in 2017 and was waived this spring when Dallas brought former Cincinnati Bengals starter Andy Dalton onto the team as a back-up for Dak Prescott.

Rush appeared in five games for the Cowboys in his three seasons under head coach Garrett, who is now the Giants’ offensive coordinator. He threw three passes, completing one for two yards. He also rushed twice for a total of 13 yards.

Rush, a four-year starter at CMU, ranks second in touchdown passes with 67 and ranks third with 9,354 passing yards, 744 passes completed and 1,183 passing attempts at Central. He also made 50 consecutive starts for the team. •

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ALUMNI NEWS Add two-time ‘Jeopardy!’ champ to his resume Ben Scripps has been watching game shows his whole life. In fact, he said his mom noted in his baby book that his two favorite shows were “Sesame Street” and “The Price is Right.”

This year, he fulfilled a dream: he competed on “Jeopardy!” and won two games.

Scripps, a non-degree-holding alum who studied broadcasting at CMU from 1991-96, directs the 6 o’clock newscasts weeknights on 9&10 News in Cadillac – the station that hired him about 10 credits shy of graduation.

“It was a great job opportunity,” Scripps said, “obviously, because I’m still there!”

Scripps took the online “Jeopardy!” test every year for 12 years. Last August, he was invited to an in-person audition in Chicago.

He flew to Los Angeles in late February, just as the country was starting to hear about COVID-19. Scripps was part of the first group of contestants to tape their “Jeopardy!” episodes without a full studio audience because of health guidelines.

“I didn’t get to shake Alex’s hand,” Scripps said. Alex Trebek, the show’s veteran host, is battling stage four pancreatic cancer and didn’t have physical contact with contestants due to the pandemic.

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CMU Chippewa helps American and Japanese students connect across the Pacific Ocean The Columbia River Maritime Museum (CRMM) in Astoria, Oregon, found a unique way to interest fifth through seventh graders in boats, geography, navigation and even international studies. They partner with a school in Japan to assemble 5-foot-long sailing Miniboats to launch on a very long voyage toward each other’s countries, carried by the prevailing winds and currents across the Pacific Ocean.

Nate Sandel, ’14, CRMM’s education director, first saw a Miniboat at a STEMposium in Portland, Oregon, in 2017. When he returned to Astoria, Sandel explained to the museum’s directors how the boats would be a perfect fit for schools around the Columbia River and was given approval to develop the CRMM Miniboat Program, a unique project linking students on both sides of the Pacific.

While the boats are at sea, students on both sides of the ocean track their progress via the solar-powered GPS units that ping their locations to NOAA satellites. The teachers also work the boats into lesson plans to study weather, maps, math and more. After three years, CMU alum Sandel is proud to report more than 1,200 students on both sides of the Pacific Ocean have been involved in the launch of 27 Miniboats, which have traveled almost 60,000 nautical miles — a number that climbs daily.

“The boats that crash or hug the shore may give me heart attacks but they’re the really exciting ones,” Sandel said. “That’s because crashing is rarely the end of their story. I promise my students that I will chase down any shipwrecked Miniboat, no matter where it goes.”

Each hull carries a message in multiple languages asking finders to take the Miniboat to the nearest classroom. Then Sandel works with that class and local sailors to get the boat fixed up and back on course. “The cool thing is every time these boats land somewhere, we’re engaging a new group of people,” Sandel said.

Digest version reprinted with permission from Northwest Yachting. Read the full story at cmich.ly/MightyMiniboats. • A class listens to a Coast Guardsman on the deck of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast, moored at Astoria’s 17th St. Pier, opposite the Columbia Maritime Museum. The cutter’s crew later launched the Miniboat off Baja, Mexico. Photo courtesy of Northwest Yachting.

In Memory Aleen (Philips) Hewlett, ’36, Traverse City, Mich., died May 27, 2020, age 102.

Frederick R. Brail, ’42, Dearborn, Mich., died Jan. 7, 2020, age 102.

Vernon L. Higginbotham, ’42, Phoenix, Ariz., died March 28, 2020, age 101.

Kathern L. (Johnson) McNaughton, ’42, Port Huron, Mich., died Oct. 15, 2019, age 97.

Elma L. (House) Stanway, ’42, Ontario, Canada, died Aug. 27, 2019, age 98.

Eleanore (Muszynski) Schultz, ’43, M.A. ’66, Rogers City, Mich., died Oct. 1, 2019, age 98.

Fontaine E. (Sugden) Landis, ’44, Midland, Mich., died Feb. 16, 2020, age 98.

Gloria A. (Souci) Alsheimer, ’45, Benicia, Calif., died Dec. 12, 2019, age 97.

Hazel D. (Benson) Lautner, ’45, Cedar, Mich., died May 13, 2020, age 97.

Constance W. (Denison) Bitters, ’46, Ripon, Wis., died June 28, 2020, age 96.

Gertrude M. Campau, ’46, Grand Rapids, Mich., died May 7, 2020, age 96.

Shirley E. Bennett, ’47, Franklin, Mich., died Jan. 27, 2020, age 94.

Clayton M. Timmons, ’47, Stuart, Fla., died Nov. 4, 2019, age 96.

Suzanne L. (Houghton) Baber, ’48, Lake Orion, Mich., died Jan. 9, 2020, age 92.

Jean A. (Cramer) Bever, ’48, Saginaw, Mich., died Aug. 1, 2019, age 93.

Ruth R. (Prohaska) Chamberlain, ’48, Petoskey, Mich., died Oct. 28, 2019, age 92.

Virginia L. (Wanamaker) Baland, ’49, Harrison, Mich., died May 4, 2020, age 93.

Lloyd E. Conley, ’49, Clare, Mich., died Nov. 2, 2019, age 95.

Edna (Artley) Howard, ’49, Sturgis, Mich., died May 31, 2020, age 92.

Stanley M. Nesen, ’49, St. Louis, Mich., died July 9, 2020, age 97.

Joan E. (Force) Cruse, ’50, Lansing, Mich., died April 30, 2020, age 92.

Grace C. (Schmidt) Hoffer, ’50, Okemos, Mich., died May 3, 2020, age 92.

Robert J. Morgan, ’50, Almont, Mich., died Feb. 24, 2020, age 99.

Bonnie D. (Butterfield) Potter, ’50, Grand Rapids, Mich., died May 2, 2020, age 91.

Donna M. (Hyde) Redman, ’50, Barrington, Ill., died Sept. 16, 2019, age 96.

Mary (Lynch) Ross, ’50, Battle Creek, Mich., died April 19, 2020, age 91.

Geraldine C. (Johnson) Schultz, ’50, Belmont, Mich., died Aug. 11, 2019, age 95.

Donald C. Smith, ’50, Flint, Mich., died May 15, 2020, age 92.

Theodore R. Bennett, ’51, Linden, Mich., died Feb. 26, 2020, age 90.

James F. Byrnes, ’51, Nashville, Tenn., died April 13, 2020, age 91.

Richard E. Donovan, ’51, Philadelphia, Pa., died May 9, 2020, age 93.

Melvin P. Dutcher, ’51, Caseville, Mich., died Feb. 20, 2020, age 91.

Marjorie E. (Hasse) Englund, ’51, Midland, Mich., died Nov. 1, 2019,

Ellis R. Lavrack, ’53, Jackson, Mich., died Jan. 5, 2020, age 89.

Joan H. (Hollister) McKee, ’53, St. Petersburg, Fla., died Oct. 31,

Frank F. Franz, ’51, MBA ’69, Saginaw, Mich., died Feb. 15, 2020,

Vera M. (Becker) Barrons, ’54, Cass City, Mich., died Oct. 4, 2019,

Dorothy (Henderson) Hottinger, ’51, Prescott, Ariz., died May 29,

Wallace A. Guernsey, ’54, Lake City, Mich., died Feb. 17, 2020, age

Ray B. Riedel, ’51, Saginaw, Mich., died April 7, 2020, age 94.

Elfrieda K. (Klann) Kihn, ’54, Livonia, Mich., died March 30,

Eugene E. Rydahl, ’51, Greenville, Mich., died Dec. 22, 2020, age 91.

Bruce C. Theunissen, ’51, Dallas, Texas, died Dec. 1, 2019, age 90.

Rose A. (Wunderbaum) Traines, ’51, Mount Pleasant, Mich., died

Reginald M. Lee, ’54, Midland, Mich., died April 17, 2020, age 93.

Howard J. Rittenger, ’54, Boise, Idaho, died Nov. 18, 2019, age 87.

Donald W. Asher, ’55, M. A. ’67,

age 90. age 92.

2020, age 92.

Jan. 12, 2020, age 91.

Virginia S. (Snider) Chase, ’52, Lake, Mich., died Nov. 4, 2019, age 91.

2019, age 88.

Dixie L. (Brace) Neier, ’53, M. A. ’73, Mount Pleasant, Mich., died Jan. 19, 2020, age 88.

Carolyn J. (Powell) Schalk, ’53, Hillman, Mich., died Sept. 3, 2019, age 90.

Patricia R. (Chick) Sjogren, ’53, Cadillac, Mich., died Dec. 19, 2019, age 90.

Robert H. Wiechmann, ’53, M. A. ’59, Flint, Mich., died Feb. 22, 2020, age 90.

John L. Andrews, ’54, Grand Rapids, Mich., died Jan. 20, 2020, age 91.

age 85.

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2020, age 93.

Vassar, Mich., died Sept. 5, 2019, age 87.

Floyd J. Fitch, Jr., ’55, Ludington, Mich., died June 3, 2020, age 89.

Susan S. (Schaefer) Day, ’52, Battle Creek, Mich., died March 19,

Permilla L. (Lampman) Jenkins, ’55, Muncie, Ind., died Feb. 14,

Richard A. Douglas, ’52, M. A. ’59,

Eugene M. Nikkari, M. A. ’55, St.

Margaret L. (Sleight) Haak, ’52, Owosso, Mich., died June 1, 2020,

Lawrence D. Sholtey, ’55, M. A.

Harold E. Kelly, ’52, M. A. ’70,

Donalee A. (Walsh) Williams, ’55, Portage, Mich., died June 25, 2019,

2020, age 90.

Fraser, Mich., died Dec. 31, 2019, age 90. age 91.

Cadillac, Mich., died Nov. 11, 2019, age 88.

2020, age 86.

Louis, Mich., died Jan. 15, 2020, age 92.

’62, Ludington, Mich., died Oct. 10, 2019, age 87. age 86.

Marilyn R. (Garthe) Klinefelter, ’52, Suttons Bay, Mich., died Feb.

Frances E. (Petersen) Carr, ’56, Grand Rapids, Mich., died Dec. 1,

Jack Landane, ’52, Harbor Springs, Mich., died March 12,

John E. Cuthbertson, ’56, M. A.

Donald A. McPhee, ’52, Saginaw, Mich., died April 28, 2020, age 89.

Marilyn C. (Baughfman) Batchelor, ’53, Holland, Mich.,

Marilyn J. Field, ’56, Manistee, Mich., died Oct. 15, 2019, age 86.

Donald E. Maxwell, ’56, Pontiac, Mich., died Dec. 22, 2019, age 85.

Maurice K. Nowland, ’56, Fairgrove, Mich., died May 12,

29, 2020, age 90.

2020, age 92.

died Jan. 4, 2020, age 88.

Delores L. (Seeley) Brouard, ’53, Jackson, Mich., died April 26, 2020, age 91.

John E. Dowsett, ’53, Clarkston, Mich., died March 16, 2020, age 89.

O. Mae (Proctor) Kortman, ’53, Rogers City, Mich., died May 13, 2020, age 93.

2019, age 85.

’62, Saginaw, Mich., died May 31, 2020, age 86.

2020, age 89.

Clarice L. (Gregorich) Pawlicki, ’56, Shelby, Mich., died Aug. 15, 2019, age 86.

Berniece H. (Hoover) Pickens, ’56, M. A. ’60, Silt, Colo., died April

Mary H. (Hallock) Schmidt, ’56, Manitowoc, Wis., died May 29, 2019, age 84.

Rodger F. Wenzel, ’56, M. A. ’63, Harrisville, Mich., died April 12, 2020, age 85.

Ann E. (Tompsett) Weston, ’56, Manhattan, Kan., died Dec. 6, 2019, age 85.

Ronald J. Beatty, ’57, Alpena, Mich., died Jan. 27, 2020, age 89.

Lee R. DeVoss, ’57, Holland, Mich., died Oct. 230, 2019, age 87.

Margery M. (Sumner) Foster, ’57, Alpena, Mich., died July 28, 2019, age 84.

Joseph Fountain, ’57, Marquette, Mich., died Nov. 4, 2019, age 91.

Richard Grubaugh, ’57, Sea Girt, N.J., died Oct. 16, 2019, age 85.

Betty P. (Morris) Heinrich, ’57, Parker, Colo., died Jan. 2, 2020, age 84.

Arthur L. Innis, ’57, Laredo, Texas, died Nov. 18, 2019, age 84.

Julius Kusey, ’57, Rochester, Mich., died April 30, 2020, age 89.

Royce L. Nye, ’57, Manton, Mich., died Oct. 20, 2019, age 85.

Morris D. Andrews, ’58, Madison, Wis., died Oct. 10, 2019, age 83.

Richard J. Hansen, ’58, Auburn Hills, Mich., died March 31, 2020, age 85.

Gary B. Hulbert, ’58, Fort Walton Beach, Fla., died Nov. 4, 2019, age 83.

Lorraine S. (Englund) Kigar, ’58, Grand Rapids, Mich., died Jan. 31, 2020, age 84.

Virginia L. (Bordine) Kohr, ’58, Bay Port, Mich., died Feb. 25, 2020, age 84.

Ralph W. Seabright, ’58, Kent, Wash., died Jan. 19, 2020, age 85.

Albert Sulka, ’58, M. A. ’78, Phoenix, Ariz., died Aug. 25, 2019, age 86.

Larry J. Churches, ’59, M. A. ’70, Lansing, Mich., died Oct. 1, 2019, age 83.

Patrick V. DeMay, ’59, Oscoda, Mich., died Feb. 18, 2020, age 83.

Victor C. Horton, ’59, M. A. ’68, Elmira, Mich., died Feb. 24, 2020, age 87.

Raymond W. Kohr, ’59, Bay Port, Mich., died June 5, 2020, age 82.

Norman D. Kreager, ’59, Ed.S. ’79, Dewitt, Mich., died March 29, 2020, age 84.

Roger L. Lichon, ’59, Saginaw, Mich., died Dec. 7, 2019, age 83.

Bud D. Longnecker, ’59, M. A. ’65, Edmore, Mich., died Sept. 8, 2019, age 84.

23, 2019, age 101.

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In Memory Horace J. Ransby, ’63, Union Grove, Wis., died Dec. 15, 2019, age

Howard R. Benton, ’66, M. A. ’75, Wayne V. Brown, ’66, M. A. ’76,

Roberta J. (Wickham) MavisHarms, ’62, Punta Gorda, Fla.,

Deloris K. Suddarth, ’63, Peru, N.Y., died May 5, 2020, age 78.

Marie A. (Wekwert) Walmsley, ’63, Alpena, Mich., died Sept. 2,

Ida R. (Polito) Basinski, ’60, Marine City, Mich., died March 22,

Sue A. (McClellan) McKinney, ’62, Hillsdale, Mich., died Oct. 26,

Lynn L. (Grice) Williams, ’63, Royal Oak, Mich., died May 22,

12, 2020, age 82.

Carolyn M. (Stoel) Foster, ’60, Kalkaska, Mich., died April 25,

Cleland V. Methner, ’62, M. A. ’68,

Alan R. Cardwell, ’64, M. A. ’65,

2020, age 76.

H. Bruce Hubel, ’60, Sheboygan, Wis., died Aug. 7, 2019, age 81.

Frank J. Huizenga, ’60, Grand Rapids, Mich., died April 20, 2020,

James M. Morris, M. A. ’62,

Robert W. Gancarz, ’64, M. A. ’71,

March 7, 2020, age 93.

Robert D. Paulus, ’62, M.S. ’67,

Lee J. Goulet, ’64, Midland, Mich.,

80.

James A. Oswald, ’59, Holland, Mich., died March 28, 2020, age 88.

Ron O. Stone, ’59, Traverse City, Mich., died May 3, 2020, age 88.

Dorothy M. (Ahrens) VanDusen, ’59, Saginaw, Mich., died Dec. 19, 2019, age 88.

2019, age 92.

2020, age 82.

age 82.

Myrna A. (Maass) Kelly, ’60, M. A. ’77, Alpena, Mich., died April 16, 2020, age 81.

John E. Marsh, ’60, Marshall, Mich., died June 7, 2020, age 82.

Harold M. Mathers, ’60, Petoskey, Mich., died Aug. 16, 2019, age 85.

Gerald C. Moore, ’60, M. A. ’63, Durand, Mich., died Dec. 5, 2019, age 84.

David B. Pawley, ’60, M. A. ’64, Freeland, Mich., died March 13, 2020, age 81.

Stanley Pniewski, ’60, Farmington, Mich., died Feb. 17, 2020, age 84.

Harold B. Billeter, ’61, M. A. ’67, St. Charles, Mich., died Dec. 25, 2019, age 84.

Arthur C. Buskirk, ’61, Edmore, Mich., died Feb. 22, 2020, age 81.

Jean M. (Schaaf) Derbyshire, ’61, Davenport, Fla., died Feb. 27, 2020, age 80.

Nancy L. (Mott) Hanson, ’61, Alden, Mich., died Sept. 1, 2019, age 80.

Walter D. Jakiemiec, ’61, Montrose, Mich., died Oct. 16, 2019, age 81.

Robert R. Jones, ’61, Armada, Mich., died May 30, 2020, age 85.

Joan S. (White) Pergande, ’61, Mount Pleasant, Mich., died April 30, 2020, age 78.

Bruce A. Stenman, ’61, Traverse City, Mich., died Oct. 10, 2019, age 82.

Gertrude A. (Schuette) Crump, ’62, M. A. ’77, Saginaw, Mich., died April 19, 2020, age 80.

Robert M. Danforth, ’62, M. A. ’69, Gladstone, Mich., died Jan. 1, 2020, age 82.

Jack L. Daniels, ’62, M. A. ’76, Clio, Mich., died May 13, 2020, age 85.

Torfe A. Gedraitis, ’62, Scottsville, Mich., died Aug. 16, 2019, age 83.

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Eugene Lothery, ’62, Gladwyne, Ga., died May 31, 2020, age 78.

Harry J. Macnowski, ’62, Essexville, Mich., died Oct. 6, 2019, age 80.

died Dec. 8, 2019, age 89.

2019, age 79.

Ed.S. ’71, Wallace, Mich., died Nov. 20, 2019, age 78.

Daphne, Ala., died Oct. 28, 2019, age 84.

Berryville, Ark., died Sept. 8, 2019, age 83.

Paul G. Smuts, ’62, Lake Orion, Mich., died Jan. 1, 2020, age 79.

Severt Swenson, ’62, Twin Falls, Idaho, died Nov. 27, 2019, age 79.

Dennis W. Bila, ’63, Plymouth, Mich., died June 9, 2020, age 79.

Ethan A. Bowen, ’63, El Cajon, Calif., died April 19, 2020, age 81.

George C. Coggins, ’63, Holly, Mich., died Aug. 29, 2019, age 78.

Richard I. Cooper, ’63, Ludington, Mich., died March 21,

86.

2019, age 81.

2020, age 78.

Comstock Park, Mich., died May 16, 2020, age 77.

Ludington, Mich., died Jan. 3, 2020, age 83. died Nov. 18, 2019, age 78.

Stephen C. Holder, ’64, M. A. ’66, Traverse City, Mich., died March 3, 2020, age 79.

Grand Rapids, Mich., died Jan. 2, 2020, age 81.

HenryEtta (Pyles) Hartwick, ’66, M. A. ’70, Midland, Mich., died Lawrence A. Laporte, ’66, Tawas City, Mich., died Oct. 17, 2019, age Robert S. Michaud, ’66, Howell, Mich., died April 10, 2020, age 77.

Elizabeth J. (House) Nagel, ’66, M. A. ’73, Saginaw, Mich., died Penelope S. Nuechterlein, ’66, Northville, Mich., died Oct. 21, 2019,

Joan M. (Spruell) Johnson, ’64, Cadillac, Mich., died Feb. 20, 2020,

age 75.

Donald A. Peterson, M. A. ’66,

age 89.

Ivan “BrownOtter” Lacore, ’64, M.S. ’70, San Luis Obispo, Calif., died Dec. 9, 2019, age 77.

Doris L. (Depew) Elwood, M. A.

James A. Farmer, ’63, M. A. ’65,

Ronald J. Griesmayer, ’66, MBA ’68, Melbourne, Fla., died Jan. 25,

2020, age 97.

Ronald R. Wilson, M. A. ’64, Fraser,

‘63, Peoria, Ariz., died Feb. 1, 2020, age 100.

Patricia L. (Killian) Campbell, M. A. ’66, Fenton, Mich., died April

March 3, 2020, age 78.

Judith A. (Smith) Elam, ’63, Bay City, Mich., died March 1, 2020, age 79.

Lake Odessa, Mich., died April 14, 2020, age 80.

Dorothy R. (Cannon) Jensen, ’64, Greenville, Mich., died Jan. 18,

James D. Mallery, ’64, Saginaw, Mich., died Feb. 25, 2020, age 78.

Colleen A. (Merrill) Sheedlo, ’64, Owosso, Mich., died April 15, 2020,

2020, age 80.

Millington, Mich., died Oct. 31, 2019, age 77.

age 78.

Mich., died Dec. 22, 2019, age 78.

Derold J. Clement, ’65, M. A. ’78, Saginaw, Mich., died Aug. 10, 2019, age 80.

Fargo, N.D., died Oct. 20, 2019, age 80.

Robert M. Richmond, ’66, Grand Rapids, Mich., died Oct. 16, 2019, age 78.

Janet L. (Jacobs) Smith, ’66, Petoskey, Mich., died Oct. 24, 2019, age 79.

Mary S. (Gamble) Crawford, ’67, M. A. ’75, Frankenmuth, Mich., died May 16, 2020, age 80.

William Gildenstern, ’67, Saginaw, Mich., died Aug. 6, 2019, age 73.

Nancy P. (Maynard) Harmon, ’65, Adrian, Mich., died April 10,

Thomas M. Isanhart, ’67, Lansing, Mich., died Aug. 6, 2019,

Ervin L. Jones, M. A. ’65, Reed

Theodore J. Katzbach, ’67, M. A.

Marilyn C. (Welch) Malone, ’65, Onekama, Mich., died Sept. 4,

Jerry A. Malstrom, ’67, Ludington, Mich., died Oct. 22,

Douglas A. Noverr, ’65, M. A. ’66,

James L. Moore, ’67, M. A. ’70,

Elizabeth J. (Diffell) Hare, ’63, Saginaw, Mich., died Aug. 20, 2019,

East Lansing, Mich., died Feb. 14, 2020, age 77.

Farwell, Mich., died Feb. 15, 2020, age 82.

Carl O. Peil, ’67, Saginaw, Mich.,

Margaret R. (Lange) Haskill, ’63, Millersburg, Mich., died Jan. 11,

Beth I. (Wood) Riffle, ’65, Scottville, Mich., died Feb. 28,

died Nov. 22, 2019, age 75.

2020, age 76.

Ann E. (Evril) Serda, ’65, Tawas City, Mich., died April 30, 2020,

Sanford, Mich., died March 4, 2020, age 82.

David M. Findlay, ’63, East Lansing, Mich., died April 20, 2020, age 79.

Charlie W. Furtaw, ’63, M. A. ’64, Ocala, Fla., died March 11, 2020, age 80.

Martha L. (Hetherwick) Grant, ’63, M. A. ’69, Bay City, Mich., died Jan. 15, 2020, age 79. age 83.

2020, age 101.

Charles M. Mallek, ’63, Detroit, Mich., died June 29, 2019, age 79.

Walter N. Minor, ’63, Fuquay Varina, N.C., died Oct. 23, 2019, age 88.

2020, age 76.

City, Mich., died Oct. 19, 2019, age 83.

2019, age 76.

age 78.

Arnold C. Wallace, ’65, M. A. ’73, Clare, Mich., died Feb. 14, 2020, age 78.

Mary M. (McIntosh) Monroe, ’63, Allen Park, Mich., died March

Evelyn M. (Smith) Woolever, ’65, M. A. ’66, Mount Pleasant, Mich.,

Joseph B. Ramseyer, ’63, M. A.

Jacqueline J. (Joslin) Anderson, ’66, M. A. ’67, Evart, Mich., died Dec.

23, 2020, age 79.

’67, Midland, Mich., died Aug. 21, 2019, age 78.

died March 2, 2020, age 95.

19, 2019, age 87.

age 74.

’69, Bridgman, Mich., died March 2, 2020, age 76.

2019, age 80.

Robert Streadwick, M. A. ’67,

Ruth A. (Matthews) Toth, ’67, M. A. ’73, Standish, Mich., died Oct. 27, 2019, age 75.

Bill H. Yearnd III, ’67, Phoenix, Ariz., died May 1, 2020, age 74.

Thelma L. (Sandbrook) Fish, ’68, M. A. ’70, Kalamazoo, Mich., died Aug. 29, 2019, age 86.

James M. Grashaw, MBA ’68, Mount Pleasant, Mich., died April 20, 2020, age 80.

Thomas C. Johnson, ’68, M. A. ’74, Greenville, Mich., died Dec. 5, 2019, age 74.

Mary J. (Bicknell) Murton, ’68, M. A. ’86, Clare, Mich., died Feb. 23, 2020, age 86.

Lawrence J. Schmitz, M. A. ’68,

Breckenridge, Mich., died March 14, 2020, age 78.

Barbara J. (Egbert) Stark, ’68, Belmont, Mich., died Dec. 16, 2019, age 74.

John T. Teusink, M.S. ’68, Cedar

Springs, Mich., died Feb. 29, 2020, age 80.

Wesley W. Watts, M. A. ’68,

Stanton, Mich., died Feb. 7, 2020, age 92.

John L. Young, ’68, M. A. ’69,

Grand Rapids, Mich., died Oct. 20, 2019, age 75.

Martin J. Bauer, MBA ’69, Hemlock, Mich., died Sept. 27, 2019, age 74.

Diane L. (Booth) Boehlke, ’69, M. A. ’73, Grand Rapids, Mich., died Nov. 28, 2019, age 72.

Larry V. Bulemore, ’69, Owosso, Mich., died Feb. 19, 2020, age 73.

Joel A. Colbry, ’69, Merrill, Mich., died March 19, 2020, age 72.

James R. Anderson, ’70, Fruitport, Mich., died Aug. 10, 2019,

Frederick C. Justice, MBA ’71, Saginaw, Mich., died Oct. 28, 2019,

Edward F. Chouinard, MBA ’73, Tomball, Texas, died Dec. 14, 2019,

Robert D. Barker, ’70, Middleville, Mich., died March 4, 2020, age 74.

Susan A. (Brown) Bross, ’70, Swartz Creek, Mich., died Feb. 8,

James S. Lewis, ’71, Cadillac, Mich., died Sept. 15, 2019, age 69.

Cathryn G. (VandeBunt) McIlmurray, ’71, Montrose, Mich.,

Virginia M. (Michael) DayringerOrgan, ’73, Midland, Mich., died

Rodney F. Coates, M. A. ’70, Grand

Chester T. Pawlaczyk, ’71, M. A.

2020, age 69.

Joseph L. Fisher, ’70, Bronson, Mich., died Feb. 2, 2020, age 73.

David E. Grimm, ’70, Clawson, Mich., died March 23, 2020, age 73.

Darla J. (DeWitt) Inman, ’70, Palm Harbor, Fla., died Jan. 20,

Loralee A. (Koopsen) Phenis, ’71, Kalamazoo, Mich., died March 13,

Randolph W. Kibiloski, ’70, M. A.

Bellbrook, Ohio, died June 3, 2020, age 73.

age 79.

2020, age 73.

Haven, Mich., died Aug. 20, 2019, age 80.

2020, age 72.

’76, Lake City, Mich., died March 9, 2020, age 72.

Penny K. (Stewart) Kolpack, ’70, M. A. ’74, Rockford, Mich., died July

age 80.

died Nov. 4, 2019, age 70.

’87, Au Gres, Mich., died Aug. 15, 2019, age 76.

2020, age 71.

age 78.

Barbara A. (LaSha) Henderson, M. A.’73, Ed.S. ’81, Gaylord, Mich.,

Carolyn M. (VandeBunt) Swosinski, ’71, Montrose, Mich., died April 28, 2020, age 71.

Timothy F. LeVasseur, ’70, Bay City, Mich., died Jan. 28, 2020, Pamela P. (Puvogel) Mayle, ’70, Lansing, Mich., died Oct. 16, 2019,

Tim A. Gaertner, ’73, Bay City, Mich., died May 19, 2020, age 70.

George A.L. Gant, MBA ’73, Midland, Mich., died June 17, 2020,

William E. Rickert, M. A. ’71,

age 70.

Roger B. Bresnahan, ’72, Burton, Mich., died Feb. 20, 2020, age 69.

Charles J. Buhagiar, M. A. ’72,

age 73.

Nancy H. (Horgan) Flower, ’73, Grand Rapids, Mich., died May 23,

Donald R. Hannigan, M. A. ’73,

Kurt R. Larson, ’70, M. A. ’72,

Bay City, Mich., died Nov. 21, 2019, age 78.

April 23, 2020, age 102.

Walter J. Richard III, ’71, Pittsburgh, Pa., died June 23, 2019,

Donald M. Yarrington, ’71, Roscommon, Mich., died Feb. 20,

4, 2018, age 71.

age 78.

2020, age 95.

Fort Gratiot, Mich., died Dec. 7, 2019, age 71.

Hart, Mich., died April 26, 2020, age 79. died Feb. 14, 2020, age 94.

George D. Hill, M. A. ’73, Alma, Mich., died Oct. 5, 2019, age 77.

Barbara (Anderson) Lehto, M. A. ’73, St. Ignace, Mich., died March 20, 2020, age 81.

John J. Liebner, ’73, Boerne, Texas, died May 3, 2020, age 69.

James M. MacConnell, ’73, Naperville, Ill., died Feb. 12, 2020, age 68.

Charles L. Mahoney, ’73, M. A. ’84, Lapeer, Mich., died May 8, 2020, age 69.

Donald D. Funte, ’69, Morris, Ill.,

Larry R. Niederstadt, ’70, Traverse City, Mich., died Oct. 14,

Jane E. Fuller, ’72, Newberry, Mich., died Nov. 12, 2019, age 69.

Suzette M. (Bachant) Neiderheide, ’72, Hersey, Mich.,

George J. Galic, M. A. ’69,

John E. Pemberton, M. A. ’70,

Charmaine L. Ploof, M. A. ’72,

Erlind L. Nordstrom, ’73, M. A. ’81, Caro, Mich., died Nov. 27, 2019, age 68.

James J. Grannell, ’69, M. A. ’71,

Gail M. (Huntoon) Roberts, ’70, East Lansing, Mich., died Dec. 30,

Myron A. Preston, MBA ’72, Roswell, Ga., died Oct. 24, 2019,

Shirley A. O’Connor, M.M. ’73,

Dale E. Sandy, ’70, Shepherd, Mich., died Feb. 27, 2020, age 73.

Duane O. Seward, ’70, Corunna, Mich., died Feb. 10, 2020, age 71.

Patricia P. (Pierce) Snyder, M. A.

Janet A. (Hargett) Rahl, ’72, Auburn, Mich., died May 1, 2020,

Michael B. Ryan, M. A. ’73, Beaver,

Patrick L. Denton, ’69, Grandville, Mich., died Jan. 25, 2020, age 73.

died Sept. 27, 2019, age 81.

Traverse City, Mich., died March 25, 2020, age 76.

Elkton, Mich., died Feb. 15, 2020, age 76.

Gerald P. Harris, M. A. ’69, Fargo, N.D., died April 24, 2020, age 83.

Jerry L. Inman, Ed.S. ’69,

Traverse City, Mich., died Dec. 12, 2019, age 82.

MaryAnne Magri, ’69, Croswell, Mich., died April 19, 2020, age 73.

Jerold C. Misner, M. A. ’69, Raleigh, N.C., died March 12, 2020, age 82.

age 71.

2019, age 74.

Santa Cruz, Calif., died Feb. 25, 2020, age 94.

2019, age 76.

’70, Clare, Mich., died March 18, 2020, age 91.

Charles W. Stuewe, MBA ’70, Farragut, Tenn., died Dec. 5, 2019, age 88.

died April 16, 2020, age 70.

Standish, Mich., died Dec. 2, 2019, age 71. age 80. age 71.

Richard W. Stahlman, ’72, Tionesta, Pa., died June 09, 2020, age 76.

Wayne R. Sternberg, ’72, Lansing, Mich., died April 7, 2020, age 71.

John L. Stonehouse, M.S. ’72,

Daniel E. Podsiadlik, ’69, Palatine, Ill., died Sept. 26, 2019,

Marjorie J. (Cross) Williams, ’70, M. A. ’94, Cheboygan, Mich., died

Mobile, Ala., died Dec. 15, 2019, age 74.

Gerald D. Purcell, ’69, Flint, Mich.,

RuthAnn C. Albus, ’71, Garden City, Mich., died Nov. 18, 2019, age

age 71.

age 74.

died Feb. 28, 2020, age 80.

Marjorie B. (Harter) Spence, ’69, Central Lake, Mich., died Dec. 2, 2019, age 72.

Jim A. Surles Jr., ’69, Sanford, N.C., died March 9, 2020, age 83.

Catherine M. (Bettesworth) Teal, M. A. ’69, Midland, Mich., died Feb. 18, 2020, age 102.

John H. VanDenBosch, M. A. ’69, Midland, Mich., died May 23, 2019, age 103.

Sept. 3, 2019, age 70.

70.

David A. Beymer, ’71, Allen Park, Mich., died Dec. 11, 2019, age 71.

Robert B. Crist, ’71, Ithaca, Mich., died March 16, 2020, age 72.

William T. Duso, ’71, Owosso, Mich., died May 7, 2020, age 70.

Maurice C. Hall, MBA ’71, Tucson, Ariz., died Jan. 11, 2020, age 76.

Thomas M. Harbaugh, ’71, Boyne City, Mich., died June 18, 2020, age 71.

Carol L. (Michael) Taylor, ’72, Bay City, Mich., died April 11, 2020, Susan A. (Cummiskey) Wahmhoff, ’72, M. A. ’78, Morley, Mich., died Nov. 11, 2019, age 70.

Douglas F. Wendling, ’72, M. A.

’75, Corolla, N.C., died Jan. 15, 2020, age 76.

Robert E. Arn, M. A. ’73,

Pensacola, Fla., died Oct. 17, 2019, age 75.

Warren W. Boden, M. A. ’73,

Hamilton, Ohio, died Oct. 2, 2019, age 86.

Vicki L. (Allen) Nickerson, ’73, M. A. ’84, Traverse City, Mich., died May 3, 2020, age 68.

Crossville, Tenn., died Feb. 15, 2020, age 90.

Ohio, died Aug. 12, 2019, age 87.

Leonard G. Stadler, ’73, M. A. ’77, Saginaw, Mich., died May 7, 2020, age 69.

Gregory A. Wieck, ’73, Grand Rapids, Mich., died Sept. 6, 2019, age 68.

James L. Wright, ’73, Midland, Mich., died March 9, 2020, age 69.

Thomas J. Anderson, ’74, Owosso, Mich., died April 4, 2020, age 69.

Guy H. Caple, ’74, Benton Harbor, Mich., died Dec. 23, 2019, age 67.

Raymond C. Frey, MBA ’74, Longmont, Colo., died Dec. 22, 2019, age 75.

Nancy L. (Teeters) Greening, M. A. ’74, Alma, Mich., died July 3, 2020, age 89.

Randy G. Harmson, ’74, Northport, Mich., died Jan. 12, 2020, age 73.

Kenneth G. Heritier, ’74, M. A. ’76, Saginaw, Mich., died Oct. 29, 2019, age 69.

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In Memory Patrick G. Lewis, ’74, Charlotte, Mich., died Dec. 10, 2019, age 69.

Robert M. Luckey, M. A. ’74,

Wayne A. Hope, ’76, Swartz Creek, Mich., died Aug. 9, 2019,

Paul H. Baker, M. A. ’78,

Bruce J. Udvari, M. A. ’79, Sterling

age 65.

Philadelphia, Pa., died Aug. 11, 2019, age 87.

Brenham, Texas, died Nov. 23, 2019, age 86.

Kathy L. (Wennerberg) Maxson, ’76, St. Joseph, Mich., died Jan. 2,

Judith K. Uffner-Queen, ’79, Detroit, Mich., died Sept. 29, 2019,

Sara A. (Mead) Nettle, ’74, Houghton Lake, Mich., died Jan. 9,

2020, age 65.

Patricia A. (Flukey) Barbour, ’78, Mount Pleasant, Mich., died Jan.

William C. McClintock, M. A. ’76,

Kenneth A. Cone, M. A. ’78, Joplin,

Dorothy M. Coley, M. A. ’80,

2020, age 79.

Marjorie W. (Watson) Pochert, ’74, Midland, Mich., died Feb. 6, 2020, age 88.

Wesley G. Ramsey, ’74, M. A. ’82,

Beverly A. (Raynard) Remillard, ’76, Holt, Mich., died Jan. 2, 2020,

Houghton Lake, Mich., died Oct. 31, 2019, age 72.

Betty W. Taliaferro, M. A. ’76,

Marlene A. Latocki, ’78, M. A. ’99,

Richard L. Douglass, M. A. ’80,

Ruth L. (Stennis) Williams, M. A.

William D. Merritt, M. A. ’78,

Cheryl L. (Hedley) Elliott, ’80, Mount Pleasant, Mich., died Oct.

Richard C. Wojcicki, M. A. ’76,

Harold J. Miller, ’78, Cadillac, Mich., died May 19, 2020, age 64.

Connie Reeves, ’78, Saginaw, Mich., died May 30, 2020, age 66.

Scott E. Sheldon, ’78, Alma, Mich., died May 20, 2020, age 64.

Gayle K. (Smith) Tucker, ’78, Oxford, Mich., died Feb. 3, 2020,

Luis Garcia, M. A. ’80, Holland,

James L. Waite, ’78, Flint, Mich.,

City, Tenn., died April 15, 2020, age 80.

Richard A. Wohlever, M. A. ’78,

Walter P. Krichling Jr., M. A. ’80,

Kojo Afenyi-Annan, M. A. ’79,

John T. Lynch, M. A. ’80, Jobstown,

Frank N. Bacon, M. A. ’79, Port

Robert J. MacKenzie, ’80, Detroit, Mich., died Oct. 14, 2019,

Kansas City, Mo., died July 21, 2019, age 88. ’76, Columbus, Ohio, died March 28, 2020, age 84.

Lee C. Dunlap, M. A. ’75, Riverview,

Kings Park, N.Y., died May 3, 2020, age 69.

Patricia J. (Huffman) Engelhard, ’75, M. A. ’86, Roscommon, Mich.,

Toby A. Wymer, ’76, Edmore, Mich., died Sept. 12, 2019, age 67.

Patricia A. (Kursinsky) Anton, ’77, Traverse City, Mich., died

Fla., died March 1, 2019, age 81. died Dec. 6, 2019, age 83.

Stephen W. Larsen, M. A. ’75,

Ashley, Mich., died Aug. 31, 2019, age 70.

Edward A. Lee, M. A. ’75, Tamarac, Fla., died Feb. 16, 2020, age 72.

James J. Pagano, ’75, Burnsville, N.C., died Aug. 12, 2019, age 64.

James T. Reese, ’75, Rochester, Mich., died Dec. 30, 2019, age 67.

George M. Showers, M. A. ’75, Alma, Mich., died July 2, 2020, age 79.

Merlin T. Skuse, ’75, Alpena, Mich., died Oct. 5, 2019, age 92.

Charles D. Smith, M. A. ’75,

Nov. 11, 2019, age 63.

Donald A. Carlson, ’77, Toledo, Ohio, died June 10, 2020, age 70.

Jaime M. Casas, ’77, Harlingen, Texas, died April 30, 2020, age 69.

Pamela A. Doyle-Penne, M. A. ’77,

Milford, Mass., died March 8, 2020, age 72.

James H. Heethuis, ’77, Traverse City, Mich., died March 29, 2020, age 67.

Woodbridge, Va., died Jan. 20, 2020, age 88.

Thomas C. Herter, ’77, Naples, Fla., died Jan. 2, 2020, age 70.

Bernice W. (Wilson) Kuhn, ’77, Newark, Ohio, died Sept. 27, 2019,

William A. Stebner, ’75, Traverse City, Mich., died June 20, 2020,

Marvin W. Lynch, M. A. ’77,

age 66.

Michelle J. Terry, ’75, Mount Pleasant, Mich., died Dec. 14, 2019, age 66.

David J. Tower, ’75, Grand Rapids, Mich., died Dec. 31, 2019, age 66.

Marvin C. Allmond, M. A. ’76,

Laurel, Md., died April 26, 2020, age 70.

Kenneth R. Anderson, M. A. ’76, Philadelphia, Pa., died Jan. 27, 2020, age 84.

Donald A. Courter, ’76, Shepherd, Mich., died Oct. 26, 2019, age 65.

Gertrude A. (Carl) Cross, ’76, M. A. ’80, Flint, Mich., died Jan. 15, 2020, age 94.

C. David Greathouse, M. A. ’76,

Beaver, Ohio, died Jan. 25, 2020, age 91.

Centralight Fall ’20

Clinton, Md., died May 8, 2020, age 72.

Hawaii, died April 1, 2020, age 79.

Peter K. Thiry, M. A. ’74, Granbury,

30, 2019, age 67.

Gregory E. Edwards, ’78, Three Rivers, Mich., died Jan. 3, 2020, David D. Jordan, ’78, M. A. ’93,

age 84.

Charles C. Roylo, M. A. ’76, Mililani,

Steven E. Wagner, ’74, DeWitt, Mich., died Feb. 2, 2020, age 68.

Beverly A. (Foyt) Binkowski, ’75, Oklahoma City, Okla., died Sept.

Mo., died Dec. 2, 2019, age 79.

age 61.

Douglas G. Dixon, ’80, Owosso, Mich., died Dec. 30, 2019, age 62.

Edward A. Domingo, M. A. ’80,

Ionia, Mich., died Feb. 12, 2020, age 69.

Texas, died March 18, 2020, age 70.

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Hollywood, S.C., died March 22, 2020, age 73.

28, 2020, age 73.

Heights, Mich., died Nov. 15, 2019, age 68.

age 88.

Florence, Mass., died May 29, 2020, age 86.

Ralph C. McDonald, M. A. ’77,

Columbus, Ohio, died Aug. 31, 2019, age 73.

age 66.

Bay City, Mich., died Oct. 7, 2019, age 63.

Newport, Va., died Jan. 14, 2020, age 84.

age 64.

died April 25, 2020, age 67.

Dayton, Minn., died March 16, 2020, age 71.

Savannah, Ga., died Oct. 9, 2019, age 75.

Huron, Mich., died Aug. 24, 2019, age 89.

Lawrence A. Bellor, ’79, West Branch, Mich., died Oct. 20, 2019,

Rose Marie (Jorgensen) Taylor, ’77, Ithaca, Mich., died Feb. 12, 2020, age 89.

John M. Turnbull, M. A. ’77,

Detroit, Mich., died Nov. 28, 2019, age 71.

Barbara S. (Moses) Walker, ’77, M. A. ’96, Grawn, Mich., died March 22, 2019, age 65.

Carl W. Wilson, M. A. ’77, Dover, Del., died Oct. 21, 2019, age 88.

Donald E. Georg, M. A. ’80,

Reynoldsburg, Ohio, died Nov. 14, 2019, age 89.

Hannah E. Havens-Stotz, M. A.

’80, Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., died Jan. 13, 2020, age 72.

Oren J. Hensley, M. A. ’80, Lenoir

Pennington, N.J., died Sept. 20, 2019, age 70.

N.J., died March 2, 2020, age 75. age 61.

Gregg L. McChesney, ’80, Richland, Mich., died Aug. 19, 2019, age 64.

Lisa K. (Blossingham) O’Brien, ’80, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., died

Fairfax, Va., died March 30, 2020, age 79.

Barbara A. (Miller) Gracik, M. A.

Warner Robins, Ga., died June 11, 2020, age 81.

Mich., died March 18, 2020, age 83.

Antimo G. DeGennaro, M. A. ’79,

Dayton, Ohio, died Mach 10, 2019, age 70.

Richard C. Smith, M. A. ’77, Troy, James T. Stephens, M. A. ’77,

30, 2019, age 61.

Catherine A. (Wilkinson) McCullough, M. A. ’80, Fairfax, Va.,

Robert M. Mohr, M. A. ’77, Novato, Ohio, died Dec. 17, 2019, age 74.

Fort Myers, Fla., died March 19, 2020, age 79.

Charles W. Corpus Jr., M. A. ’79,

age 70.

Rosemary (Agostino) DiLeone, M. A. ’79, West Warwich, R.I., died

Calif., died Jan. 27, 2020, age 90.

Utica, Ohio, died Dec. 7, 2019, age 80.

Feb. 17, 2020, age 84.

’79, Tawas City, Mich., died March 13, 2020, age 87.

Paul G. Murray, ’79, Portage, Mich., died Jan. 20, 2020, age 62.

Robert M. Snider, MBA ’79, Tucson, Ariz., died March 5, 2020, age 84.

Walter T. Sowles, ’79, Charlevoix, Mich., died Jan. 17, 2020, age 69.

Michele Szok, ’79, Saginaw, Mich., died May 8, 2020, age 64.

Stephen B. Turshen, M. A. ’79, Denver, Colo., died Dec. 3, 2019, age 82.

died March 26, 2020, age 73.

Feb. 22, 2020, age 60.

Timothy S. Raymond, ’80, Waterford, Mich., died July 29, 2018, age 61.

Dianne S. Sheaffer, M. A. ’80,

Sunbury, Pa., died Jan. 7, 2020, age 83.

Joseph W. Shunta, ’80, Denver, Colo., died Aug. 14, 2019, age 62.

Allen G. Taylor, M. A. ’80, Burke, Va., died Nov. 24, 2019, age 73.

Lois E. (Brown) Traines, ’80, Mount Pleasant, Mich., died May 3, 2020, age 88.

Samuel S. Ventocilla, ’80, MBA ’81, Big Rapids, Mich., died April 22, 2020, age 66.

Loyd A. Barrentine, M. A. ’81,

Mount Laurel, N.J., died Jan. 11, 2019, age 89.

George E. Cassady, M. A. ’81,

David A. Cuthbertson, M. A. ’83,

Paul P. Husza, M. A. ’85, Linden,

Ann E. (Simmons) Johnson, M. A.

Carl W. Krouch, MSA ’85, Jacksonville, Fla., died Aug. 4, 2019,

2019, age 89.

Elizabeth A. (Shafer) Dillon, ’81, Reading, Mich., died Dec. 18, 2019,

age 78.

Judy M. Saville, MSA ’89, Tehachapi, Calif., died April 24,

Patricia A. (Hudson) Parsons, M. A. ’83, Evart, Mich., died April 12,

Vernon J. Mol, ’85, Grand Rapids, Mich., died March 30, 2020, age

2020, age 76.

Lawrence H. Goldberg, M. A. ’81,

Stephan “Gary” Scheiers, M. A.

Jacksonville, Fla., died Nov. 10, 2019, age 79. age 60.

Sun City, Ariz., died March 28, 2020, age 75.

Holland, Mich., died April 7, 2020, age 83.

’83, Birmingham, Ala., died April 27, 2020, age 80.

2020, age 69.

Elaine A. Jason, ’81, Kalamazoo, Mich., died Nov. 25, 2019, age 60.

Marjorie L. (Jones) Johnson, M. A. ’81, Wilmington, Del., died

Julie A. Riegler, ’83, Casselberry, Fla., died Dec. 11, 2019, age 57.

John A. Whigham, M. A. ’83,

March 28, 2020, age 89.

Dublin, Ga., died Dec. 5, 2019, age 79.

Karen S. Monson-Thompson, ’81, Superior, Wis., died May 30,

Mich., died Nov. 30, 2019, age 70.

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Derward C. Parker, M. A. ’85,

Rose A. (Smith) Pelham, MSA ’89, Hamburg, Mich., died Nov. 16,

’89, Ontario, Canada, died Sept. 25, 2019, age 72.

Larry R. Santure, MSA ’85, Norfolk, Va., died Jan. 25, 2020,

Frank Taverno, MSA ’89, Ambler, Pa., died March 27, 2020, age 76.

James B. Zadrozny, ’89, Sterling Heights, Mich., died Oct. 5, 2019,

Bonnie K. (Dangler) Yates, ’83, Manistique, Mich., died May 23,

Barbara L. Stricker, ’85, Traverse City, Mich., died Feb. 2,

Donald J. Chiodo, ’90, Mount Pleasant, Mich., died Dec. 4, 2019,

Edward J. Parent, M. A. ’81,

Edward K. Allen, M. A. ’84,

Robert M. Sullivan, ’85, Mount Pleasant, Mich., died June 10,

Nathan A. Disbro, ’90, Stone Mountain, Ga., died July 28, 2019,

Linda L. (Hecht) Seal, ’81, Carson City, Mich., died Jan. 24,

Patricia A. Eddy, M. A. ’84,

2020, age 60.

Charleston, S.C., died Dec. 13, 2019, age 86.

2020, age 60.

Raymond M. Sinclair, ’81, M. A.

’90, Grand Haven, Mich., died Nov. 3, 2019, age 63.

M. Jarvis Aldridge, M. A. ’82, McDonough, Ga., died May 26, 2020, age 75.

William K. Borglin, M. A. ’82,

Petoskey, Mich., died Nov. 24, 2019, age 80.

William B. Carrigan, M. A. ’82,

Monroe, Mich., died April 5, 2020, age 73.

Martha O. (O’Regan) Chill, M. A. ’82, Louisville, Kan., died May 4, 2020, age 71.

Gina M. (Russell) DeLong, ’82, Muskegon, Mich., died Dec. 17, 2019, age 59.

David D. Gillespie, ’82, Mount Pleasant, Mich., died April 12, 2020, age 61.

2020, age 77.

Harvest, Ala., died Aug. 26, 2019, age 75.

Youngstown, Ohio, died May 20, 2020, age 87.

Marc G. Ferguson, ’84, Monroe, Mich., died Oct. 6, 2019, age 57.

Jerry D. Frost, M. A. ’84, Virginia Beach, Va., died April 25, 2020, age 76.

Jerome F. Garlan, M. A. ’84,

Chantilly, Va., died June 5, 2020, age 84.

Belinda C. (Campbell) Hetzman, ’84, M. A. ’97, Tampa, Fla., died March 25, 2020, age 57.

Gerald M. Horan, M. A. ’84,

Farmington, Mich., died Dec. 29, 2019, age 84.

Jane E. McGlauflin, M. A. ’84,

Bangor, Maine, died Oct. 12, 2019, age 90.

Christine M. Mikulin, ’84, Mount Pleasant, Mich., died May 5, 2020, age 62.

Jackson Hoagland, M. A. ’82,

Mindy G. Norton, ’84, Mount Pleasant, Mich., died June 29,

John R. Keener, M. A. ’82, Beaver,

Mary F. (Stilwell) Redmond, ’84, Cheboygan, Mich., died March 13,

Manhattan, Kan., died Dec. 8, 2019, age 83.

Ohio, died March 28, 2019, age 84.

2020, age 57.

2020, age 59.

Esther Y. (Keeley) Rodabaugh, ’82, M. A. ’94, Beaverton, Mich.,

Bette J. (Mueller) Thorgersen, M. A. ’84, Waterbury, Conn., died

Gary A. Roth, ’82, Caledonia, Mich., died Sept. 9, 2019, age 60.

Arthur J. Serafinski, ’82, M. A.

Kenneth R. Ward, M. A. ’84,

died April 21, 2020, age 85.

’89, Ypsilanti, Mich., died April 20, 2020, age 62.

Jan. 18, 2020, age 84.

Wooster, Ohio, died Oct. 25, 2019, age 68.

Marla S. (Bertuleit) Withers, ’84, Midland, Mich., died Sept. 13, 2019,

Samuel Snipes, M. A. ’82, Durham,

age 57.

Marci S. Sutter, ’82, Greeley, Colo., died Jan. 6, 2020, age 60.

Eric B. VanGieson, ’82, Detroit, Mich., died Jan. 28, 2020, age 61.

Gary H. Verlinde, M. A. ’82,

’85, Dunedin, Fla., died March 8, 2020, age 84.

N.C., died Jan. 31, 2020, age 73.

Midland, Mich., died Dec. 2, 2019, age 67.

Steven L. Bauer, M. A. ’83,

Waterloo, Iowa, died March 21, 2020, age 72.

Belva J. (Supinger) Bemus, M.S. Kenneth R. Cottrell, ’85, Grand Rapids, Mich., died Aug. 21, 2019, age 57.

Cynthia D. (Fritter) Grigg, Ed.S.

’85, Saginaw, Mich., died March 24, 2020, age 79.

Anthony T. Hirsch, M. A. ’85, Troy, Mich., died Jan. 13, 2020, age 86.

Wilson, N.C., died Jan. 3, 2020, age 78. age 70.

2020, age 59.

age 56. age 54.

2020, age 58.

age 50.

James G. Case, ’86, Ithaca, N.Y.,

Christine M. (Lindauer) Foster, MSA ’90, Grayling, Mich., died

died March 14, 2020, age 56.

Michael L. Chall, M. A. ’86, Livonia, Mich., died Dec. 29, 2019, age 63.

Brenda L. (Dalrymple) Gerber, ’86, Traverse City, Mich., died April 3, 2020, age 71.

Dec. 31, 2019, age 70.

Jeffrey A. Goolsby, ’90, Detroit, Mich., died March 7, 2020, age 53.

Carol M. Goslin, ’90, Traverse City, Mich., died March 31, 2020,

Jack R. Guzik, MSA ’86, Warren, Mich., died April 22, 2020, age 77.

Ted P. Moore, ’86, Rochester, Mich., died Aug. 1, 2019, age 56.

Jon P. Phillips, ’86, Wyoming, Mich., died Nov. 11, 2019, age 55.

Joseph R. Poisson, ’86, Albemarle, N.C., died Dec. 31, 2019,

age 58.

Jill M. (Kapustka) Schaeffer, ’86, Lansing, Mich., died Nov. 19, 2019,

2020, age 73.

Cynthia L. (Heinrich) Valenti, ’86, Au Gres, Mich., died Aug. 28, 2019,

age 80.

Edward J. Durham, MSA ’87, Raleigh, N.C., died Jan. 28, 2020,

age 78.

age 69.

Donna C. (Chaplin) LeValley, MSA ’91, Flat Rock, Mich., died May

Kathleen M. McSherry, ’87, Bay City, Mich., died May 13, 2020,

3, 2020, age 88.

Michael C. Neumann, ’91, St.

age 78.

age 56.

age 68.

age 55.

Timothy K. O’Callaghan, ’87, Fenton, Mich., died May 19, 2020, age 60.

Greg T. Kacy, ’90, Troy, Mich., died Nov. 30, 2019, age 52.

Michael S. Marsh, ’90, Farwell, Mich., died Oct. 23, 2019, age 54.

Ronald S. Parrott, ’90, Cass City, Mich., died Jan. 18, 2020, age 78.

Shirley J. (Ellis) Tilton, ’90, Wilmington, N.C., died Jan. 9, Nathaniel L. Gordon, MSA ’91, Petersburg, Va., died Aug. 9, 2019, Roger M. Krzeminski, ’91, Macomb, Mich., died Dec. 18, 2019,

Joseph, Mich., died Nov. 8, 2019, age 68.

Donald P. O’Malley, ’91, Southgate, Mich., died Feb. 21,

Charles E. Dover, MSA ’88, St. Charles, Ill., died Feb. 11, 2020,

2020, age 76.

Judith M. (Manning) Jones, M. A.

2020, age 51.

age 82.

’88, Lachine, Mich., died April 20, 2020, age 78.

Susan E. (Boesler) Storrer, ’91, Grand Rapids, Mich., died May 28, Stephen E. Masters, ’92, Green Oak Township, Mich., died March

Irmalinda Bernard, MSA ’89, Stone Mountain, Ga., died Sept. 5,

2, 2020, age 52.

Nancy A. Boulton, ’89, Winchester, Va., died Jan. 20,

2020, age 63.

Betty L. (Shephard) Dowell, ’89, Manton, Mich., died Nov. 7, 2019,

2020, age 70.

Lorraine A. Kruk, MSA ’89, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., died Oct. 9,

29, 2020, age 61.

2019, age 72.

2020, age 66. age 80.

Cathy M. (Anderson) Varney, ’92, Hemlock, Mich., died May 2, Connye K. (Pilz) Zeller-Amtower, ’92, Portage, Mich., died March 9, Mary Ellen (Michalski) Bass, MSA ’93, Berkley, Mich., died May

2019, age 66.

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In Memory James R. Conerty, MSA ’93, Dayton, Ohio, died April 28, 2020, age 73.

Effie F. (Singleterry) Henry, MSA ’93, Delaware, Ohio, died April 29, 2020, age 81.

Janice M. (McPharlin) McKenna, ’93, Dearborn Heights, Mich., died Sept. 3, 2019, age 68.

Susan E. (Graesser) Sweet, MSA ’93, Lansing, Mich., died Jan. 14, 2020, age 64.

John J. Wooldridge, MSA ’93, Norfolk, Va., died July 30, 2019, age 64.

Deann S. (Sikkema) Jenkins, M. A. ’94, Cadillac, Mich., died May 29, 2020, age 63.

Dennis M. Roscoe, MSA ’94, Oxford, Mich., died March 14, 2019, age 69.

Julie A. (Kurtz) Teahen, MSA ’94, Grand Blanc, Mich., died April 25, 2020, age 51.

Rita-Jean M. (Filitor) Yackanich, MSA ’94, Lake Ariel, Pa., died June 15, 2019, age 68.

Linda E. (Buck) Greenhalgh, MSA ’95, Winnipeg, Canada, died April 26, 2020, age 73.

Peggy J. Orr, ’95, MSA ’98, New Boston, Mich., died Dec. 8, 2019, age 71.

William E. Duff, MSA ’96, Columbus, Ohio, died April 25, 2019, age 69.

Keith E. Liddy, MSA ’96, Standish, Mich., died Sept. 16, 2019, age 69.

Gayle W. Phebus, ’96, Monroe, Ohio, died Dec. 8, 2019, age 71.

Betty J. (Prewitt) Rulong, M. A. ’96, Mount Pleasant, Mich., died March 23, 2020, age 76.

Tina M. (Fuller) Tinsley, ’96, Detroit, Mich., died Dec. 1, 2019, age 46.

Joseph W. Fleming, ’97, Mount Pleasant, Mich., died Dec. 7, 2019, age 77.

Lynette L. (Alagna) Levi, ’97, M. A. ’02, Lansing, Mich., died Jan. 8, 2020, age 64.

David R. Moon, M.S. ’97,

Ludington, Mich., died July 23, 2019, age 65.

Barbara R. Nearn, MSA ’97, Willingboro, N.J., died Nov. 19, 2019, age 68.

Mary-Anne (Beernaert) Robinson, MSA ’97, Manitoba, Canada, died Sept. 16, 2019, age 63.

Frances M. (Grubel) Vuletich, MSA ’97, Upper Sandusky, Ohio, died Aug. 9, 2019, age 78.

Betty J. (Kramer) Byers, MSA ’98, Farwell, Mich., died Nov. 27, 2019, age 62.

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Edward J. Councilor, MAH ’98, Otisville, Mich., died Nov. 22, 2019,

Grace M. (Schiro) Shore, MSA ’06, Macomb, Mich., died

Regina M. Mosley, MSA ’98, Flint, Mich., died Nov. 5, 2019, age 60.

Debra K. (Harris) Hall, ’99, Petoskey, Mich., died Aug. 29, 2019,

Eric L. Graves, MSA ’08, Dayton, Ohio, died Feb. 24, 2020, age 55.

Matthew R. Lindeman, ’08, Fowlerville, Mich., died Nov. 14,

Shirley B. Jones, MSA ’99, Philadelphia, Pa., died March 31,

R. Graham Beyer, ’10, Kalamazoo, Mich., died Aug. 29,

Elfreda L. (Stanley) Kirksey, MSA ’01, Atlanta, Ga., died Oct. 23, 2019,

Andrew J. Doman, M. A. ’10, Troy,

age 58.

age 68.

2020, age 70. age 68.

James K. Malloy, M. A. ’01, Oxford, Mich., died April 16, 2020, age 68.

Jerry Williams, MSA ’01, Dayton, Ohio, died June 17, 2020, age 60.

Matthew M. Pety, ’02, Weidman, Mich., died Oct. 9, 2019, age 40.

Roderick B. Sylvester, M. A. ’02, Atlanta, Ga., died April 18, 2019, age 62.

Nancy A. (Brown) Fellows, M. A. ’03, Ontario, Canada, died July 24, 2019, age 62.

Marcy A. Haywood, ’04, Ypsilanti, Mich., died Jan. 13, 2020, age 39.

Susan T. (Taylor) Barwick, M. A.

’04, Atlanta, Ga., died April 1, 2020, age 73.

Johanna M. (Johnson) Raymond, ’04, Beaverton, Mich., died March 18, 2020, age 46.

Bonnie S. (Clem) Ladd, ’05, Rockwood, Mich., died April 17, 2019, age 69.

Kenneth J. McCormick, ’05, St. Clair Shores, Mich., died March 9, 2020, age 52.

Luther W. Dabbs II, ’06, Southfield, Mich., died April 25, 2020, age 50.

Sarah E. (Kautzman) Geeck, ’06, Fort Gratiot, Mich., died Sept. 10, 2019, age 37.

March 21, 2020, age 71.

2019, age 34.

2019, age 33.

Mich., died Dec. 6, 2019, age 37.

Carrie L. Klug-Ackerman, ’10, Mansfield, Ohio, died April 15, 2020, age 42.

Teresa G. (Alexander) Emery, Ed.S. ’11, Richmond, Ind., died Jan. 1, 2020, age 66.

Nicole Y. (Shaw) Reid, MSA ’11, Westland, Mich., died March 7, 2020, age 54.

David R. Disbennett, ’12, Mount Pleasant, Mich., died Feb. 27, 2020, age 36.

Samantha L. (Collings) Wissinger, ’12, Sandusky, Mich., died April 24, 2020, age 29.

Austyn T. Griffin, MSA ’13, Nashville, Tenn., died May 8, 2020, age 35.

Corbin J. Taranek, ’18, West Bloomfield, Mich., died June 9, 2020, age 23.

Andrew B. Hempstead, MSA ’19, Grove City, Ohio, died Jan. 4, 2020, age 53.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES EMERITI Mitchell D. Kehetian, Allen Park, Mich., died Feb. 22, 2020, age 89.

FACULTY Stephen C. Holder, Traverse City and Mount Pleasant, Mich., died March 3, 2020, age 79.

James McGrath, Mount Pleasant, Mich., died Feb. 14, 2020, age 70.

Eugene R. Modjeski, Murrells Inlet, S.C., died April 18, 2019, age 82.

Eugene E. Rydahl, ’51, Greenvlle, Mich., died Dec. 22, 2020, age 91.

Gordon W. Schultz, Mount Pleasant, Mich., died Nov. 30, 2019, age 88.

STAFF Rose Marie (Rau) Funnell, Mount Pleasant, Mich., died March 1, 2020, age 93.

Dolores “Dee” (Brown) Peavey, Weidman, Mich., died Dec. 15, 2019, age 87.

Dale E. Sandy, Shepherd, Mich.,

died Feb. 27, 2020, age 73.

Agnes M. (Lackie) Zawacki, Mount Pleasant, Mich., died Nov. 9, 2019, age 94.

Making a

DIFFERENCE Gift supports internship opportunities

Ruth Stevens and Stephen Latus hoped to someday support their alma mater in a significant fashion. Knowing how instrumental a successful internship is to students, they chose to invest in CMU through a gift plan that provides a fixed income to them for the rest of their lives. Their gift will be used to assist Central Michigan University students interested in a career in a media-related field to participate in a university-sanctioned internship program.

Looking back, Ruth says, “I was fortunate to have a great internship my junior year at what was then Information Services (now University Communications). I got some great experience, which helped me land my first job after graduation.”

Spirit of Giving Back Ruth Stevens and Stephen Latus support students who are making the world their classroom. To learn more about helping students and giving back to Central Michigan University, contact: Ruth Stevens & Stephen Latus

Ted Tolcher Senior Director of Gift Planning, Advancement Central Michigan University, Carlin Alumni House, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859 989-774-1441 · ted.tolcher@cmich.edu

mycmulegacy.org CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity within its community. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, sex-based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, or weight (see http://www.cmich.edu/ocrie).

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Your dollars

MAKE CHANGE Student Emergency Fund

Life is full of twists and turns — events that can threaten a student’s college education. At CMU, our Student Emergency Fund is there when our CMU Chippewas need a boost, often allowing them to stay in school through difficult circumstances.

donate.cmich.edu The Student Emergency Fund allowed Candy Boakyewaa to realize her dream of achieving a college degree.

Due to insufficient financial aid, she was in danger of being dropped from her classes in her senior year. With support from donors, Candy earned her degree in integrative public relations with a minor in public affairs.

Candy Abena Boakyewaa, ’18 Integrative public relations major, public affairs minor

CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity within its community. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, sex-based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, or weight. (see cmich.edu/ocrie). UComm 10076 (7/2020)

$1,026,651

Total awarded to CMU students

838

Students awarded emergency dollars

$279,886

Dollars raised in 2019-20

4,801

Donors in 2019-20