Reflections; The Magazine of SVSU - Spring 2014

THE MAGAZINE OF SVSU

REFLECTIONS SPRING 2014

Welcoming SVSU’s fourth president

DEPARTMENTS

FROM JEFF MARTIN 4 | WELCOME The chairman of SVSU’s Board of Control, Jeff Martin, welcomes new president Don Bachand to the helm.

6 | NEWS BRIEFS Huntley to lead academic affairs.

PLAY’S THE THING 32 | THE A look behind the scenes of “The Producers” leads off our profiles.

ANNIVERSARY YEAR IN PICTURES 44 | AN

University Communications photographer Michael

Randolph provides a visual summary of the university’s 50th anniversary celebration.

48 | THE FOCUS IS ON FACULTY

Charles Weaver involves his students as he examines the role of dental infection as a cause of or exacerbation factor for Alzheimer’s.

52 | ALUMNI AWARDS 56 | RED PRIDE Class notes, alumni profiles and events, baby Cardinals, Celebrating alumni of distinction.

condolences and weddings.

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62 | SPOTLIGHT ON STUDENT SUCCESS Read about what students are doing to make a difference on campus and in their communities.

OPPORTUNITY. PROMISE. 64 | TALENT. THE CAMPAIGN FOR SVSU A look at philanthropy and service.

72 | REPORT OF ANNUAL GIVING LAST WORD 82 | Student

Association President Dylan Kosaski’s wish

for President Bachand, beyond the obvious hope for success, is that he continues to hold onto the various SVSU traditions, offering warm smiles and handshakes as graduates walk across the commencement stage or pass him in the hallway or outside.

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FEATURES

16 | ANSWERING THE CALL ON A FRIGID FRIDAY IN FEBRUARY

SVSU’s provost and vice president for academic affairs, Donald J. Bachand, accepts a promotion.

21 GREEN BY GOING GREEN | SAVING

SVSU’s campus energy conservation is good for the environment and the budget.

26 | STEM 2.0 Regrowing interest in and demand for STEM

(science, technology, education, mathematics) education and careers in the 21st century.

COVER A NEW ERA:

As the year-long anniversary celebration came to a close, the university welcomed its fourth president, Dr. Donald J. Bachand. You can learn about President Bachand’s rich SVSU history on pages 16-20.

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In the Fall 2013 issue of Reflections, we reported that Brooks Byam, professor of mechanical engineering, had earned statewide accolades for his work with SVSU’s Cardinal Racing program by winning the 2013 Carroll Smith Mentor’s Cup. The recognition is a worldwide award, not statewide.

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Dear Readers: With the university’s year-long 50th anniversary celebration now behind us, it’s time to focus again on our future.

And what a future we have in store.

After 25 years of outstanding leadership by President Eric Gilbertson, we are headed into our second half century under new leadership. This issue of Reflections is a brief opportunity to welcome Donald Bachand to the helm. On behalf of SVSU’s Board of Control, alumni, current students, staff, faculty, administrators and supporters of SVSU, I offer heartfelt best wishes to President Bachand. I have had the honor of working with Don for the past several years on goals and initiatives developed by various committees and task forces of the Board of Control and of the university. His knowledge and insights are coupled with his passion for this place and dedication to our students. He will do us all proud.

For the fall 2014 issue of Reflections, we will feature an in-depth interview with Don. Stay tuned. And in the interim, we encourage you to look for various community engagement events that will introduce Don in his new role. Please plan to be a part of these opportunities to learn more about YOUR university’s president.

President Bachand inherits a university that is fiscally sound, focused on students receiving a quality education, and true to its mission of being a cultural resource for the region. He will also enjoy the continuation of SVSU’s rich history of strong relationships with and support from our communities, regional employers and organizations. One recent example of that support is the Dow Chemical Company gift announced at the 50th anniversary’s fall 2013 economic summit. The Dow Science & Sustainability Education Center at SVSU will support increased education and research opportunities in the Great Lakes Bay Region. The partnership between SVSU and K-12 schools will encourage improved education in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). You can read more about this in the feature on pages 26-31 and in the Foundation’s Annual Giving Report on pages 72–81.

As the chairman of the SVSU Board of Control, I extend a warm welcome to President Bachand. And to you, our readers, I welcome you to the spring 2014 issue of Reflections.

Sincerely,

DIVERSITY PROGRAMS mtthorns@svsu.edu (989) 964-4068 GRADUATE PROGRAMS gradadm@svsu.edu (989) 964-6096 MARSHALL M. FREDERICKS SCULPTURE MUSEUM mfsm@svsu.edu (989) 964-7125 OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE jap@svsu.edu (989) 964-4310

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Jeffrey T. Martin, Chair SVSU Board of Control

Don Bachand and Jeff Martin at the Board of Control meeting announcing Bachand’s presidency.

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FAMILIAR FACE AT SVSU FILLS PROVOST POSITION

On April 10, President Bachand announced the appointment of Deborah R. Huntley as the university’s provost and vice president for academic affairs.

“Deb Huntley is perfect for this position,” noted Bachand. “She has impeccable academic and scholarly credentials but, most importantly, she has a passion for SVSU and a deep commitment to our students.”

In accepting the position, Huntley reiterated her commitment to higher education and to SVSU. “It is SVSU’s universal dedication to excellence in teaching that inspires me to do whatever I can for this institution.”

Since 2009, Huntley has served as dean of the College of Science, Engineering & Technology. In that role, she was the “chief academic officer” for the college.

Responsibilities included oversight of curriculum, program assessment, the hiring of nearly 30 new faculty and staff and key leadership roles in securing grants totaling nearly $3 million. Huntley notes that as dean her leadership role was “to create an environment where good ideas come to fruition.”

From 2006-2009, Huntley was the associate vice president for academic affairs and was highly engaged in program development, assessment, accreditation and planning. From 1998-2006, Huntley was a faculty member in the department of chemistry.

Huntley assumed the position April 21.

Huntley at the provost candidate open forum on March 25.

SVSU AWAITS PASSING GRADE SVSU leaders expect by fall 2014 to hear the decision of the Higher Learning Commission, tasked with considering the institution’s reaccreditation. An HLC team site visit to campus took place April 7-9. The commission grants accreditation status for 10-year terms.

SVSU was granted reaccreditation during the group’s previous process in 2004.

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The current process involved SVSU officials authoring a self-study and hosting eight Higher Learning Commission representatives.

An accreditation decision will conclude almost two years of preparation by SVSU, which assembled a team of 65 employees to prepare for the reaccreditation.

Higher Learning Commission

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HISTORY PROFESSORS HONORED Oddly enough, when SVSU scheduled a dedication ceremony on Oct. 18 to honor long-time history professor Thomas Renna, Julius Caesar showed up. And, even more strangely, he was “assassinated.” Renna, Eric Petersen and Robert Braddock all retired from SVSU in 2013 and were featured in the spring 2013 issue of Reflections magazine (“When History Lovers Become a Part of It, page 36-41).

Last fall, the university recognized the three by dedicating facilities for them.

A much-utilized lecture room, 127 Brown Hall, was dedicated to Petersen, who came to SVSU in 1969.

The Thomas J. Renna Research Consultation Room (117B Zahnow) was named for Renna, who joined SVSU in 1970.

For Braddock, who also started teaching at SVSU in 1970 and is credited with establishing the soccer program, the Robert Braddock Field was dedicated Sept. 15.

Joining Bob are (L-R) soccer coach Cale Wasserman, players Taylor Clark and Lachlan Savage, and former president Eric Gilbertson.

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HONORABLE CLARK HONORS MLK

Terry Clark

The fifth annual Great Lakes Bay Regional Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration connected the community with a role model from the local African-American community.

More than 400 people attended the Jan. 15, 2014, event that featured the Honorable Terry Clark, Saginaw County’s first black judge.

Clark, during his keynote address in January, congratulated 15 high school youths presented $1,000 scholarships from the Bay Area Community Foundation, Midland Area Community Foundation and Saginaw Community Foundation.

The event also honored three regional leaders with the first annual MLK Drum Major Award for community service:

• Mien Nguyen-Ahrns is a volunteer at Midland’s Open Door, a local crisis shelter and soup kitchen, and has served as a leader in the region for decades.

• Jerome Yantz, an SVSU Board of Control member and former Board chair, helped implement the Great Lakes Bay College Resources Center and Bay Commitment First Generation Scholarship to support those seeking to further their education.

• Marvin Morris, who died in November 2013, served on the Bridgeport-Spaulding school board and was a regular volunteer in the community for four decades.

IN MEMORIAM: ELDON GRAHAM Eldon Graham, director of SVSU’s engineering technology management program and Foundation Board member, passed away Feb. 12, 2014.

Eldon’s first career began with The Dow Chemical Company in 1946. He joined SVSU in 1970, commencing a second full career. In 2005, he was granted emeritus status by resolution of the Board of Control. The resolution cited accomplishments that included his role as an associate professor of mechanical engineering, author of a history book on the academic programs of SVSU and founder of SVSU’s engineering and technology program. Eldon was also credited with designing Pioneer Hall.

In addition to his teaching role, Eldon served as chair of the Department of Engineering & Technology and as acting dean for the college. At the December 2009 commencement ceremony, an honorary Doctor of Science degree was bestowed upon him.

For the fall 2013 issue of Reflections, Eldon guest-authored the profile on Herbert D. “Ted” Doan.

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Eldon Graham was recognized with an honorary doctorate at a 2009 commencement ceremony.

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REGIONAL EDUCATION CENTER GOES INTERNATIONAL SVSU will renovate a section of its Regional Education Center for Taiwan-based Ming Chuan University. The sister institution will rent 7,200 square feet in the building.

The renovation is expected to be completed in May. SVSU officials say the developing partnership will lead to an increase in international student enrollment, which reached an all-time high of 631 students this winter semester.

Ming Chuan University, a private university based in the Shilin District in Taipei, was founded in 1957.

FELLOWS SEARCH FOR BETTER HEALTH CARE AND NEW INSECTS In fall 2013, two SVSU faculty members — a nursing educator and a scholar specializing in insects — were awarded the Braun Fellowship to pursue their research.

Elizabeth Roe, professor of nursing, and Stephen Taber, associate professor of biology, each will receive research support grants totaling up to $37,500 during the next three years to further their scholarly and professional activities. Funds may be used for research expenses, equipment, travel and other related support.

Each is an award-winning faculty member. Roe received SVSU’s Landee Award for Teaching Excellence in

Elizabeth Roe

Stephen Taber

2012 and the Ruben Daniels Community Service Award in 2006. Taber received SVSU’s Warrick Award for Excellence in Research in April 2013.

Roe’s project involves a collaboration with clinical staff at long-term care facilities designed to improve patient care. She hopes to

increase the knowledge and implementation of evidencebased practice in the longterm care setting.

Taber’s project calls for him to team up with SVSU students in search of insect species previously unknown to science. He’s no stranger to the cause. Taber has

discovered 20 new species since joining SVSU in 2004 and maintains a laboratory at SVSU focused on insect studies. A second lab is located in the Manistee National Forest.

Established in 2005, the Braun Fellowship was created through a $1.5 million endowment from the Saginawbased Harvey Randall Wickes Foundation. Administered by the Saginaw Community Foundation, the program’s purpose is to recognize the potential and exceptional accomplishments of select SVSU faculty and staff. It is named in honor of Ruth and Ted Braun of Saginaw.

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AGRICULTURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP INITIATIVE TAKES ROOT

Sprout Lab is a joint venture between SVSU and Grand Valley State University. Both institutions have recently offered three-day workshops that place agricultural entrepreneurs in the same rooms with officials who can turn ideas into working business

models. Attorneys, bankers, economic development leaders, venture capitalists and engineers were among the professionals invited to rub elbows with local farmers and agricultural representatives.

According to planners, Sprout Lab met and exceeded expectations, with the hopes of building a model that can be translated across the state to advance modern agriculture entrepreneurship in Michigan.

WORLD-RENOWNED CLIMATE SCIENTIST VISITS CAMPUS One of the world’s most respected climate scientists, Laurence C. Smith, visited SVSU in November 2013 during the Fall Focus speaker series.

Smith talked about the changing face of the planet and discussed his book, The World In 2050: Four Forces Shaping Civilization’s Northern Future.

He also visited with students in classes ranging from meteorology and geography to economics and analytical chemistry.

Smith tackles a number of big questions in the 322-page book. How will climate change and an everexpanding global population affect the world? Which nations will rise and fall in that environment? His research was enormous in scope, analyzing topics including population demographics, globalization, natural resource demand and climate change.

Laurence C. Smith

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CAMPUS CONNECTS WITH COMMUNITY IN QUEST FOR CARNEGIE DESIGNATION Kerry Rastigue arrived on campus in September 2013 to assist SVSU’s application for a designation as a “community-engaged university” from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

“What they want to see is that SVSU is engaged with the community on every level,” she said.

It didn’t take her long to see evidence of that community connection.

“It became apparent to me — almost immediately — how engaged this campus is with the community,” said SVSU’s coordinator of service learning. “It’s part of the culture here at SVSU. The community really founded SVSU, so there’s this culture of giving back.”

Some of that connection includes the volunteerism from students, staff and faculty.

For instance, in the 2012-13 academic

year, 577 SVSU students volunteered their time for almost 8,500 hours — and that was exclusively for efforts outside of the classroom.

In November 2013, SVSU students contributed $25,185 to the local Special Olympics chapter as part of its Battle of the Valleys fundraising competition with rival Grand Valley State University. This fundraising event is now in its 12th year.

Though the Carnegie Foundation looks at more than students as examples of a “community-engaged university,” Rastigue cites another student-based effort as noteworthy. The February Relay for Life event raised more than $50,226 to support the American Cancer Society.

Rastigue has a law degree and a master’s degree in social work. Prior to joining SVSU, she held various positions at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Kerry Rastigue

BUSY LIVES, TIGHT BUDGETS DRIVE CREATIVE APPROACH TO EDUCATORS’ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Regional Education Center

In keeping with its commitment to Great Lakes Bay regional pre-K–12 educators, SVSU’s College of Education has announced a new approach to continuing education and affordable professional development: “Re-Think, Re-Group, Re-New” is a two-week, three-session professional

development series for regional educators that will launch this summer. Each session allows participants to earn either one graduate credit or equivalent professional development credits (SCHECHs); each session costs $149 with early registration.

“The College of Education feels a deep commitment to area educators and a strong obligation to provide high-quality professional development that actually reaps immediate rewards in classrooms,” said Dean Mary R. Harmon. To that end, the short sessions were created to be practical and address issues critical in Michigan classrooms.

Session I is titled “Hot Topics in Education” and will focus on teacher certification and evaluation, school funding,

common core, classroom technology, STEM and global trends. “Classroom Management for Effective Teaching and Learning” is the theme for Session II; it will aid educators in using verbal skills to encourage responsibility and achievement in their students. Session III, “Developing Effective Classroom Assessment,” comprised of a 15hour workshop, will introduce participants to the steps of building effective classroom assessments to measure student growth; educators will leave with a ready-to-use assessment for their own classrooms.

Registration runs May 3 through June 6, 2014. Inquiries may be directed to Anne Reittenbach at (989) 964-4646; more information also is available online at svsu.edu/teaching/learningseries.

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MORE THAN 1,000 GET A TASTE OF SOUL The annual “Taste of Soul” again drew more than 1,000 diners to the Marketplace at Doan on Feb. 19, 2014. Part of SVSU’s celebration of Black History Month, the event features family and favorite recipes from staff and faculty. Guest chefs work in collaboration with Dining Services.

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MARKETPLACE BECOMES GLOBAL BUFFET

SVSU students, staff, faculty and visitors feasted on flavors from five continents during the annual International Food Festival in November 2013. The International Student Club prepared meals from countries including China, France, Germany, Ghana, Japan, Korea, Laos, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Turkey and Venezuela.

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REGIONAL GEM SHINES EVEN BRIGHTER One of SVSU’s cultural gems just got a little shinier, Marilyn Wheaton will tell you.

The director of the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum said renovations and additions to the museum will make the site more accessible and beautiful. Construction crews last year worked on the $800,000 project that brought a new garden and entrance to the museum. This project was developed largely by private funding.

“I’m very pleased to be part of something that’s enhanced the beauty of the museum even more,” Wheaton said.

She said the project served two purposes.

“It was part of a strategic plan to increase the number of visitors, and we have no reason to believe it will not do that,” she said. “And the integrity that the

garden now lends to the interior is just superb.”

The Jo Anne and Donald Petersen Sculpture Garden was installed in August 2013, meaning many of its features were not on display for very long before the winter months settled in. Wheaton said she was delighted by the spring blossom that marks the end of winter 2014.

“It looks lovely,” she said of the gardens.

The gallery opened to the public in the Arbury Fine Arts Center in May 1988 after the late Marshall Fredericks, a worldrenowned sculptor, oversaw installation of more than 200 plaster models in the exhibit gallery. The museum has added more of his works over the decades and saw a $2.5 million expansion nearly double the site’s size in 2003.

A PEEK AT SUMMERTIME WARMS GALLERY

Alaina Plowdrey

This winter, in part as a distraction from the cold temperatures and seemingly unending snowfall, Alaina Plowdrey displayed her warm climate paintings in the University Art Gallery.

“It’s an escape for me,” Plowdrey said of her figurative art series.

Since being named the gallery’s director in August, Plowdrey has attempted to bring her own touch to the studio located in Arbury Fine Arts Center.

“I’m really enjoying it,” she said of the job. “I’m a working artist, so it’s great to see the other side of the business. It’s been a real education for me as an artist, honing my skills here.”

She’s attempted to heighten interest in the gallery through several approaches.

During her first semester, she invited two artists from outside the campus to talk to students about life in the industry profession.

“That was very successful,” Plowdrey said. “It’s good to have students see and hear somebody from the outside world talk about art.”

A Halloween party and “zombie walk” event at the gallery also generated interest.

Plowdrey has also been active advertising the gallery’s availability for solo shows for artists from around the country and even from around the world.

Plowdrey said these awareness initiatives have increased both community and student involvement in the studio — which was the point. “[More traffic and interest.] There is a need for that,” she said. “I hope we can continue that involvement.”

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INAUGURAL SWIM TEAM SPLASHES ONTO CAMPUS SVSU will wade into new waters this fall by sending a women’s swimming and diving team into competition for the first time. A year later, an inaugural men’s team also will dive into action.

In October 2013, the university hired Bruce Zimmerman as the first-ever coach of both programs.

Zimmerman, who served in a similar capacity for 14 years at Division I’s College of Charleston, led that program to five conference championships. His athletes were ranked academically among the strongest of that college’s 21 teams.

His 14 women’s squads posted a 100 percent graduation rate while their male counterparts graduated at a 97 percent rate.

According to Coach Zimmerman, “We are recruiting a very select group of high school seniors who will be able to come to SVSU and immediately help our program become a contender at the conference and national levels. Our recruiting efforts are primarily focused on the state of Michigan and other Midwestern states; however, we are evaluating and contacting prospects from all over the U.S., Canada and even overseas.”

Diving coach Mike Matter and swimming and diving head coach Bruce Zimmerman.

DELAY OF GAME: COLD WINTER DEFERS OPENING UNTIL JUNE

Nearly a year of construction is expected to come to a close this summer when officials open the latest addition to the Ryder Center.

Spectators have watched piece-by-piece as crews over the summer, fall and winter have built the $20 million facility, which will add a fieldhouse, 300-meter indoor track and synthetic infield to the Ryder Center’s repertoire.

Construction originally was scheduled for completion in May, 2014 but crews missed a deadline to enclose the facility from the outside elements, which would have allowed them to work on the

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interior in the winter months. Stephen Hocquard, assistant vice president of facilities planning and construction, said the new timeline could mean the fieldhouse will be finished by late June.

The new building’s completion will coincide with a reduction of O’Neill Arena from 3,500 to 2,400 seats. This will create a more intimate environment for fans while having the capability to increase seating from 4,000 to 4,700 for events such as commencement. That second phase of the project is expected to finish in November 2014.

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CARDINAL RECEIVER SCORES NFL AUDITION AT SENIOR BOWL For more than a decade, SVSU’s football program has established itself as a formidable Division II competitor, with a number of athletes taking their success to the next level.

The football team’s past season featured one of the program’s most accomplished players ever in Tawas City’s Jeff Janis, 2013, B.S. The exercise science/health science major and wide receiver graduated in December, but not before completing an SVSU career in which he earned a place on the AP Little All-America First Team, the American Football Coaches Association Coaches All-America Team and the prestigious 2014 Senior Bowl.

The Senior Bowl is considered the nation’s top collegiate all-star competition and typically features players later signed by NFL franchises.

Janis was the second SVSU football player ever invited to play in the bowl game.

Janis completed the 2013 season with 83 catches for 1,572 yards and 14 touchdowns, adding a pair of rushing touchdowns. He led the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in almost every major receiving category.

Jeff Janis

CARDINAL FOOTBALL NAMES NEW DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR Football coach Jim Collins recently announced the selection of Adam Gonzaga as the team’s new defensive coordinator. “Not only does he have the experience at all levels of football, but he’s had success wherever he’s been,” Collins said of Gonzaga, who spent the last four seasons coaching defense

and defensive backs at Ohio Northern University. Prior to that, he was the defensive coordinator for Northwood University (2002-2006). During this period, the Timberwolves made the playoffs three straight years, and won a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) title.

Adam Gonzaga

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ANSWERING THE CALL ON A FRIGID DAY IN FEBRUARY

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Professor Bachand received the 1986-87 Landee Award for Teaching Excellence.

With the announcement on February 10, 2014, that Donald J. Bachand would become SVSU’s fourth president, the Reflections production team knew the news warranted an introduction of the new president in this issue. Yet how do you introduce someone who has been with the institution for 36 years?

We decided to “meet” Don twice: first, in this issue, to share his background, history and teaching impact; in the fall issue, we will sit down with President Bachand and learn of his vision and plans regarding the future of SVSU.

The call came mid-order for Don Bachand, whose appetite for a burrito brought him to a Brighton eatery with his son and grandchildren on a frigid day this past February.

His cell phone didn’t I.D. the incoming caller, but the provost and vice president for academic affairs was anticipating important news — important enough that he abandoned his food order and sought better phone reception near the restaurant window where he could recognize the voice of Jeffrey Martin — the voice Bachand had been waiting for.

“I could barely hear him,” Bachand said, recalling how the background was abuzz with noises of patrons conversing and a musician playing a restaurant gig.

So he stepped outside into the chilly evening air and onto a quiet downtown sidewalk. Martin, chairman of SVSU’s Board of Control, asked Bachand to become the

institution’s next president, and Bachand accepted that invitation.

And then the phone died.

“The battery had been at 5 percent, and I knew it needed to be charged,” Bachand said. “Luckily, Jeff was pretty quick.”

Bachand’s methodical effort to answer that call and the difficulties that almost prevented the connection were, in some ways, analogous to his career at SVSU. After all, he didn’t inherit the president’s position so much as he inched his way unassumingly toward it from a preliminary position, sometimes aided by chance and fortuity.

In fact, he may not have pursued academia at all if it hadn’t been for his brazen curiosity about a fellow graduate student who wore cowboy boots to classes at the University of Detroit. It was 1974 and Bachand was a police sergeant approaching his 30s, working to pay

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Donald Bachand has spent 36 years at SVSU, inching his way unassumingly toward the president’s position.

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Robert Yien, Donald Bachand and Gary Thompson at a Professional Practices Committee meeting.

Speaking to graduates at Commencement.

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Delivering remarks at the Yien International Garden dedication.

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Delivering an address to students and faculty from Ming Chuan University.

Interviewed by a local TV station regarding an articulation agreement with the MSU College of Human Medicine.

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Liana Bachand is congratulated for assuming the title of “First Lady” at the Feb. 10 Board of Control meeting.

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Dean Donald Bachand in November 1997 in his third floor Wickes Hall office.

Presenting at State of Michigan Equity Within the Classroom conference, held at SVSU in 2012.

his way through college so he could rise through the ranks of law enforcement.

When he finally introduced himself to his classmate, Bachand learned his name was Jon Cisky, and he was a deputy with the Huron County Sheriff’s Department.

Ultimately, the two would forge a lasting friendship and a common bond called “Saginaw Valley College.” Cisky began teaching at “SVC” in 1977, before he was elected to the Michigan Senate in 1990.

After his political service, he returned to SVSU in 1999 and retired in 2005.

It was in 1978 that Cisky lobbied Bachand to follow him into a career in higher education. The pitch: The duo would build, from bedrock, a criminal justice curriculum to educate law enforcers across the region.

The move would mean a 43 percent pay cut, but the prospect enticed Bachand nevertheless. He earlier had a taste of teaching while training police officers in media relations and substituting for a friend who was instructing a criminal justice class at Wayne County Community College.

“I always wanted to be a police chief, but then I realized education could have a bigger impact,” Bachand said. “The interaction with students was a positive for me. I realized you could actually bring about a pretty big change if you could educate people in a way that would change the way criminal justice was practiced.”

But even when Bachand accepted a position as an assistant professor at SVSU, circumstances nearly derailed his arrival. In between accepting the job and teaching his first course in July 1978, tough economic times led SVSU to lay off several administrators.

“They called it ‘The Day Of Reckoning,’ or something like that,” Bachand recalled. “It was the biggest news story in SVSU history at the time. It made the front page of the Detroit News.

“That gave me pause.”

After being assured that the “reckoning” would not extend to the faculty, Bachand

tentatively moved ahead. Still, he wasn’t sure about his decision. His first class, a Tuesday night personnel administration course, featured four students.

“I came back the next week, and one of the students called in sick, and there were only three,” he said. “I called Dr. [Robert] Yien and asked, ‘How long can you pay me when there are only three students?’ He looked at me and said, ‘Don, if you do a good job teaching, they will come.’”

And they did.

Bachand and Cisky built a CJ program that has produced 2,091 graduates — bachelor’s and master’s degree students alike — who work in positions from police cadets to Secret Service agents based in the White House. Demand for Bachand’s expertise led the university to establish for him outpost classrooms at Flint’s Mott Community College, Oscoda’s nowdecommissioned Wurtsmith Air Force Base and Cass City High School.

As a result, law enforcers in prominent positions from all across the region praise Bachand. Some credit him for their careers.

Saginaw Township Police Chief Donald Pussehl is one of those former pupils. He was a Bridgeport Township police officer when he attended Bachand’s classes in the early 1980s. After Pussehl received his bachelor’s degree in 1985, Bachand urged Pussehl to pursue a master’s degree.

“He told me that if I wanted to have the opportunity to advance professionally, I should probably get that degree,” Pussehl said.

After he received this CJ graduate degree in 1990, Pussehl rose quickly in the ranks. By 2000, he was named Saginaw’s police chief.

Four years later, he accepted the equivalent position in neighboring Saginaw Township.

“Don was instrumental in all of that,” Pussehl said. “Eventually, I might have sought a graduate degree, but I’m glad I did that when I did. It was very beneficial, promotion-wise.”

Another former student, Herman Clark, tells a similar story — one that illustrates

Bachand’s statewide influence.

Clark today serves as director of the Michigan Law Enforcement Officers Regional Training Commission, which provides in-service training for 60 police agencies. The job keeps him in contact with a number of law enforcement professionals, many of whom were educated and mentored by Bachand.

“It was the buzz of the CJ community here in Genesee County,” Clark said about the news that Bachand was named president. “Everyone here was elated.”

Clark said Bachand’s wide-reaching popularity was a result of his challengingyet-relatable approach to teaching.

“He was the most inspirational person in the classroom I’ve ever come across,” Clark said. “He’s a great communicator at all levels.

“A lot of us who took his classes already had jobs and families, and you wondered if you were going to make it through a class.

He had that personality that cuts through all levels. Wherever you were in life, he was able to relate to you.”

Even when it wasn’t in his job description anymore.

Bachand began the administrative leg of his career in 1995 when he became assistant dean of the College of Arts & Behavioral Sciences. In 1997, he assumed the role of dean of the college, a position he held until 2006 when he became vice president for academic affairs. Later, the title of provost was added. Both senior administrative positions meant he would interact less with students and more with faculty.

Still, he continued to offer guidance to students. Jamie Fraczek was one example.

Early in Bachand’s tenure as an administrator, Fraczek was a transfer student looking to follow in her mother’s footsteps as a CJ major. Donna Fraczek, an SVSU student in the 1970s, remembered the tutelage she received from Bachand.

She recommended her daughter contact Bachand for guidance.

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The younger Fraczek met with Bachand, expecting he would provide a few wise words and forward her to someone who could set her on the right path. “He didn’t just point me in a direction, though,” Fraczek said. “He went out of his way, and we met from time to time to talk about school. He took time he didn’t need to take.”

Fraczek graduated with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in 2008.

After the commencement ceremony, both mother and daughter sought out Bachand for a photo. They wanted a keepsake featuring the man both say helped them achieve their goals.

“I posted it on Facebook, and it’s funny how many of my friends remembered him from when they were in school,” said Donna Fraczek, the Tuscola County Court administrator who credits Bachand with helping her land a first law enforcement job.

Bachand’s influence indeed spans the generations at SVSU. He’s served beside the institution’s founding faculty and counseled its still-blossoming star educators of tomorrow. His first few hours serving as the university’s new president were spent attending the funeral of a friend and former colleague, Eldon Graham, hired during the tenure of SVSU’s first president, Samuel Marble.

Yes, Bachand has a handle on both past and present at SVSU. It’s the future, though, that interests him. It’s a future Bachand believes he’s ready to steer toward with the same steady hand and clear vision that earned him that phone call on a frigid February night.

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Donna and Jamie Fraczek at the 2008 commencement ceremony with Donald Bachand.

’14 “He was the most inspirational person in the classroom I’ve ever come across,” Clark said.

“He’s a great communicator at all levels.

We are

SAVING GREEN

BY GOING GREEN: SVSU’S CAMPUS ENERGY CONSERVATION IS GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE BUDGET

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lead among the state’s higher education establishments when it comes to sustainability.

For instance, of the state’s 15 public universities that submitted complete information in 2013, SVSU reported the lowest utility costs per square foot. The school spent $1.48 per square foot. The average of all the universities was $2.64, meaning SVSU’s energy bill cost 44 percent less than the typical state university in Michigan.

Other statistics validate Andrzejewski’s observations. Most telling, perhaps, is how SVSU’s sustainability efforts have curbed costs. The annual bill peaked at $2.7 million in 2009. Last year, the university spent $468,000 less than that, or a 17.2 percent cut in costs over four years.

Taking the Lead

Mike Andrzejewski

As a conductor might lead a symphony, Mike Andrzejewski is the man in control of the rhythm and flow that keeps SVSU warm and alight.

A little stir of air conditioning here.

Some added lighting there. Decisions such as these have become an art of sorts to SVSU’s energy management specialist.

They can also make a difference in university dollars spent on utility costs and, some would point out, stewardship of the planet itself.

Such responsibilities aren’t lost on Andrzejewski, who has handled these duties at SVSU since Ronald Reagan was president. But technology and a worldwide push to pursue sustainable — not to mention environmentally-friendly — means of energy have given Andrzejewski new instruments to use in this 21st century orchestra.

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“In the early days, it was pretty crude,” Andrzejewski said of his job. When he began in 1984, setting room temperatures throughout the building meant turning individual dials “like a timeclock” across campus. Now these settings are accessed from a central computer that can schedule adjustments years in advance.

“With technology being what it is, it’s pretty amazing what we can do now,” Andrzejewski said. “In the last 10 years alone, SVSU has grown quite a bit, but we probably don’t consume much more energy than we did 10 years ago.”

Savings and Stewardship The effort to cut down on energy output is purposeful for SVSU, an institution that, by some telling figures, is taking the

Not only does SVSU’s mission call for fiscal responsibility, it speaks of its role as a teaching university. To that end, faculty and students are often engaged in research and projects related to sustainability.

Edward Meisel is on the ground floor — literally — of SVSU’s sustainability efforts.

Over the years, the chemistry lecturer has overseen and contributed to a number of environmentally-friendly initiatives designed by students and faculty in the Arnold & Gertrude Boutell Greenhouse, now housed just off Pioneer Hall’s first floor and dedicated in March 2013.

“The administration — they want SVSU to have a good reputation when it comes to [sustainability],” Meisel said. “The faculty — once they see what others are doing, they want to be involved. At the student level, they see this work we’re doing and want to experience it firsthand.”

Much of the student research has been related to alternative energies and food production. Projects have included a highly cost-effective hydroponics system for the Boutell Greenhouse and the WFARM

SVSU has earned

$158,000 in conservationrelated incentive paybacks in recent years.

Ed Meisel with student Kyle McCarty in the Arnold & Gertrude Boutell Greenhouse adjoining Pioneer Hall.

(Worm Farm Automation & Recycling Matter), a recently patented, fast-acting composting machine designed and built under Meisel’s supervision.

Among others at SVSU charged with turning the campus into a more sustainable site is Stephen Hocquard.

The assistant vice president of facilities planning and construction joined SVSU in 1992 and has managed a number of projects aimed at coloring the college more “green.” “‘Sustainability’ is a common word these days, but it has real meaning,” he said.

“Sustainability is important, whether it’s for financial reasons or because of global warming or for protecting water resources.

“It’s easily the best investment someone can make in terms of return,” Hocquard added. “We’re talking 15 to 20 percent. It’s a good place to put money and a good thing to do.”

Consumers Energy has provided some of that return-on-investment. As part of

Michigan’s Clean, Renewable and Efficient Energy Act of 2008, the energy company in October awarded SVSU a $71,400 rebate check after a new chiller unit substantially cut the facility’s electrical consumption.

That was the latest rebate. Not the first.

SVSU has earned $158,000 in conservationrelated incentive paybacks in recent years.

James Muladore, executive vice president for administration & business affairs, said such rewards are the result of the university’s commitment to identifying sensible and affordable approaches that address both climate and environmental concerns.

“A comprehensive energy management strategy was developed about 10 years ago,” he said. “Our thinking then — and it remains so today — is that, to achieve efficient use of resources that are expensive and likely to be even more so in the future, it requires an ongoing and longterm strategy involving multiple approaches

to reduce or mitigate the cost of energy.

“In [2004], utilities consumed just over 3 percent of our operating budget,” Muladore said. “This year, we expect this percentage to come in under 2 percent. The significance of this is at least twofold. One, the university has been a good steward of energy resources, and two, our students benefit directly as lower utility costs contribute to lower operating costs and tuition.”

‘Worms like Starbucks, too’ SVSU has a built-in advantage when it comes to adopting energy conservation measures because of the age of its buildings, Hocquard said. The campus is the newest of all state universities in Michigan, with its oldest facility still waiting to celebrate a 50th birthday and its youngest yet to reach the 5-year-old mark.

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Of the state’s 15 public universities that submitted complete information in 2013, SVSU reported the lowest utility costs per square foot.

Health & Human Services building.

That relative youth makes the eldest buildings easier to outfit retroactively with green-friendly technology. The youngest facilities, meanwhile, were born with sustainability in their bones.

“We’ve been doing energy reduction efforts all along, and we’ve been doing it longer than a lot of [other organizations and businesses],” Hocquard said.

Some of the earliest initiatives were implemented in the mid-to-late 1990s.

In 1996, officials installed LED lighting in the campus exit signs. Shortly thereafter, motion sensor lighting was added to many rooms. Hocquard said the school spent about $1 million on energy-conserving technology during that timeframe.

Then there were the larger efforts, some of which earned national recognition for energy tenability.

Those projects included the installation of a central chiller plant — the foundry that generates the university’s air

SVSU Board of Control chair, Jeffrey T. Martin with President Eric R. Gilbertson

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On-campus retention ponds.

conditioning — in 1998. With the help of a state grant, SVSU installed an underground pipe network that connected to the new chiller plant. The joined network replaced a system that involved maintenance of individual chillers in each building.

While some energy-saving initiatives are implemented campus-wide, others are unique to certain buildings.

Thirty years after it first opened to classes, renovations to Pioneer Hall led to a silver rating for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) in 2008 from the U.S. Green Building Council. The facility was the first in the region to earn that distinction.

Other facilities stand out individually, too. In 2010, crews built an aquathermal unit for the new Health & Human Services building. More than 20 miles of coiled heat exchange units were set in the university’s water retention ponds, making the system the largest of its kind in the entire state.

The unit heats and cools the building by transferring hot and cold energy via an underground network submerged in the ponds adjacent to the university’s Bay Road gateway. The system in the summer sends heat away from the building and into the ponds while, in the winter, the network uses the water’s warmth to return heat to the hallways.

“There are times when there’s zero gas usage in that building, which is incredible,” said Robert Tutsock, SVSU’s director of environmental health & safety. “It’s very efficient.”

The ponds serve other sustainable energy purposes.

Until about five years ago, SVSU watered its lawns and vegetation using Saginaw-supplied water and was billed in part by the gallon. But the university adopted a new approach that instead utilizes its own pond water for irrigation.

Because the campus sits on a perched

water table — an aquifer that exists above the normal water table — groundskeepers can draw water from ponds that are able to refill themselves relatively quickly.

Making the campus grounds less high maintenance also has been a goal in SVSU’s sustainability pursuits. North of the Health & Human Services Building sit 12 acres of plants native to the region. Yellow cone flowers, cardinal flowers, black-eyed Susans, blue irises — these are among the 120 species of plants that don’t require insecticides or fertilizer.

Heat, water and vegetation aren’t the only elements receiving the green treatment at SVSU. So is food. Tons of waste from Dining Services is diverted each semester to the Boutell Greenhouse, where worms turn the material into fertilizer and rich soil.

The repurposed refuse includes more than food, Hocquard pointed out. What else is on the invertebrates’ menu?

“Coffee grounds,” he said. “Worms like Starbucks, too.”

Looking ahead SVSU also serves as an advocate for a greener region. Several staff and faculty represent the school on the Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance’s Sustainability Council.

Hocquard serves as the group’s chairman.

“We’re looking into ways to try to help the surrounding communities when it comes to [sustainability],” he said. “The alliance brings people together rather than having individuals do projects individually.”

One of the council’s initiatives involves finding ways to promote sustainability for local K-12 schools.

Muladore said he hopes the university can continue to lead the way. “I believe that a solid foundation involving energy conservation has been established here at SVSU. Our current effort not only has addressed energy cost issues, but also provides a framework for future initiatives that will benefit the university community and be responsive to broader societal climate needs.”

12 acres of plants

at the north end of the Health & Human Services Building require no insecticides or fertilizer.

Consumers Energy awarded SVSU a $71,400 check after a new chiller unit reduced electrical consumption. From left: Wayne Kerbelis, mechanical engineer & principal at Peter Basso Associates; Steve Hocquard, SVSU assistant vice president of facilities planning & construction; Randy A. Henige, corporate account manager at Consumers Energy; Linda L. Sims, executive director of public affairs at Consumers Energy and SVSU Foundation board member; James Muladore, SVSU executive vice president for administration & business affairs; Jerry Stuart, SVSU director of construction; and Bob Tutsock, SVSU director of environmental health & safety.

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STEM 2.0 REGROWING INTEREST AND SKILLS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS IN THE 21ST CENTURY

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In May 1961, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed that the United States would put a man on the moon. That same spirit of grand ambition motivated individuals in the Great Lakes Bay Region to establish a university in what was then the largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States without one. The late Herbert D. Doan, former president and CEO of The Dow Chemical Company, was among those community leaders; he is quoted as saying, “We need a first-rate center for higher education in this area, one which will attract scholars and scientific researchers.”

Doan and others saw their dreams become reality when SVSU was founded in 1963, and the region continues to benefit from the expertise provided by our faculty, staff, students and alumni. Kennedy’s mission was accomplished in 1969 when Neil Armstrong made “a giant leap for mankind.” The implications of this scientific and technological success were even more lasting and far-reaching for the United States, as our nation reaped the indirect benefits of the space race that inspired a generation of scientists, mathematicians and engineers who would transform nearly every major industry.

As that inspiration faded, the pursuit of STEM careers (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) by U.S. citizens declined in subsequent generations, relative to the growth in population. With baby boomers retiring at a rapid rate, companies in Michigan and across the country who rely upon college-educated workers in these fields face a critical shortage at a time when international competition is increasing.

A list of the largest employers in Michigan’s Great Lakes Bay Region reveals a geographic area especially dependent on STEM graduates. Dow, Dow Corning, General Motors and Nexteer Automotive employ large numbers of scientists and engineers both here at home and across the globe.

Major hospitals such as Covenant Health Care, McLarenBay Region, MidMichigan Medical Center and St. Mary’s of Michigan require physicians, researchers, nurses and other health care professionals to deliver quality health care.

If the region is to have a bright future, these employers must succeed. That is why SVSU and our partners are at the forefront of responding to this challenge.

“SVSU becomes the bridge between the employers in the region and the public at large, because we have connections to the leading companies and to the K-12 education community.”

National Problem, Local Solutions A 2013 study by My College Options — a national organization offering college planning service as well as assistance to students, parents, high schools, counselors and teachers — indicates nearly 28 percent of high school freshmen declare interest in Deborah Huntley a STEM-related career. That translates into about 1 million students annually.

However, that same study found that 57 percent of those students will lose interest in the field over the next four years and switch to a different career path by the time they collect a high school diploma.

Those national trends are reflected in SVSU’s backyard, and caught the attention of Deborah Huntley, SVSU’s provost and vice president for academic affairs. While serving as dean of SVSU’s College of Science, Engineering & Technology, she worked with the SVSU Foundation to seek outside funding for programs targeted to address this shortfall.

“The long-term goal is to increase the number of students in the STEM pipeline,” Huntley said. “SVSU becomes the bridge between the employers in the region

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The grant also provides $1,000 scholarships for up to 16 students from the service region to attend SVSU and major in a STEM discipline.

“We want these students to build a sense of inquiry,” Kennan said, “and then encourage the students to go on and attend SVSU in a STEM field.”

For those students that enroll at SVSU, Huntley is confident they will find faculty who will push them academically while also extending support.

“We can provide the research and learning experiences that will lead them to complete STEM degrees,” she said.

STEM is Cool — Careers are in Demand Greg Grocholski, 1990, M.B.A., The Dow Chemical Company business finance director

and the public at large, because we have connections to the leading companies and to the K-12 education community.”

In October 2013, SVSU announced two significant new initiatives to address the alarming trend of declining student interest in STEM-related careers. The first news came from the Dow Corning Foundation, which awarded SVSU a $254,000 grant that will allow SVSU to provide training for 40 K-12 teachers over the next two years. The workshops will develop STEM-based classroom projects for the teachers’ students at their school districts in Saginaw, Bay, Midland and Arenac counties.

“We need to be able to help the teachers,” said Linda Kennan, Dow Corning’s vice president of corporate stewardship. “Teaching is so challenging in and of itself with all the requirements that are now being placed on a teacher.”

Over the next two years, the selected K-12 teachers — who will be known as Dow Corning Foundation Fellows — will partner with SVSU faculty each year during a two-week workshop and research experience to develop classroom projects geared toward STEM-based studies. The educators will create materials to be used in middle and high school classrooms the following academic year.

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During his keynote speech at SVSU’s 50th anniversary economic summit, Andrew Liveris, president and CEO of The Dow Chemical Company, announced that his company, too, would team with SVSU to tackle the problem by developing the Dow Science & Sustainability Education Center.

Plans are still taking shape. But as currently conceived, SVSU will partner with K-12 schools to encourage improved education in the STEM fields. One visible example will be a mobile laboratory outfitted with the latest research equipment that will visit schools to spur new interest in and understanding of science.

Another element of the center will focus on increased study of the Saginaw Bay and its watershed. The gift from Dow will support the purchase of water-monitoring devices and related scientific equipment, while also funding internships for SVSU students and regional high school students. Research teams will include high school and college interns, high school teachers, and an SVSU research director.

As she prepared proposals and met with executives, Huntley gained greater insight into the three organizations’ common interests.

“Through this process,” she said, “I learned how deeply committed Dow and Dow Corning are to our region and how passionate they are about changing public perceptions of science.”

Dow, and many companies like it, has a growing need for highly educated employees. The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce projects 2.4 million job openings for STEM workers between 2008 and 2018. Of those,

274,000 =

the number of STEM-related jobs Michigan will need to fill by 2018.1 1.1 million are new STEM jobs and 1.3 million are openings to replace employees who retire or otherwise leave the work force.

Similarly, in its occupational projections, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found that STEM jobs are forecast to grow at more than double the rate (20.6 percent) of the overall U.S. labor force (10.1 percent) through 2018.

Rob Vallentine, The Dow Chemical Company’s Greg Grocholski, 1990, global director of STEM education.

M.B.A., a business finance director at Dow, said the numbers are in part because of a “manufacturing renaissance” in industry and “natural attrition” in the work force.

He likened the supply and demand of STEM education and jobs to a simple algebra problem, in which the number of jobs amounts to a denominator that already has been established.

Industry leaders, educators, and others must work together to solve the equation.

“We have add to the numerator because we know what the denominator looks like,” Grocholski said. “There are opportunities out there, and we need people to fill those opportunities.”

Dow’s global director of STEM education, Rob Vallentine, believes that collaborations such as those announced in October will not only propel the region, they will also help to advance the United States. He said enhanced learning in critical fields creates a ripple effect.

“If you have a better education, you’re going to have a better career opportunity,” he said. “If you have a better career opportunity, you’re going to have more innovation.

If you’re having more innovation, you’re going to have more manufacturing because we are going to invent things that need to be manufactured, and if you then end up manufacturing it right, guess what? The economy goes the right way, and that’s what you want.”

It Starts in the Classroom Industry experts are convinced the pipeline for success in STEM education begins with educators, but too many teachers are facing newfound obstructions that prevent students from flowing into STEM careers.

Aaron Jurek, 2003, B.S.; 2006, M.A.T., has learned a few lessons during his 11 years as a science teacher at John Glenn High School in Bay County’s Bangor Township. When it comes to reaching students, nothing can replace knowing their interests in order to relate to them on their terms.

“You’ve got to find some niche that students are interested in,” he said. “If they like to hunt, then you talk about hunting and how there is science that goes into deer management. If they like video games, you try to talk about a video game and the computer programming that goes into it. If the kid is into NASCAR, you can talk about engineering.”

Jurek finds many students are “intimidated” by science and math courses.

Aaron Jurek, 2003, B.S.; 2006, M.A.T., with his students at Bay County’s John Glenn High School.

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STEM jobs in Michigan • Michigan will demand a total of 274,000 STEM jobs by 2018, up from 246,530 in 2008.

• 94 percent of these jobs will require postsecondary education and training by 2018.

• STEM jobs will be 6 percent of all jobs in Michigan in 2018.

• 45 percent of STEM jobs in Michigan will be in engineering and technicians occupations by 2018.

• 13 percent of all jobs for master’s degree-holders and 18 percent of all jobs for Ph.D holders in Michigan will be in a STEM field by 2018.

Study by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

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“It’s a huge mountain they don’t want to climb,” he said. “So my job is to lower that mountain, make it smaller and make it manageable for the student.”

When it comes to getting more students to pursue STEM fields, knowing the answer is not the same as solving the problem. The modern reality of larger class sizes presents real challenges to personalized instruction, even for the best teachers.

“It’s hard with so many students going through your classroom each day,” Jurek said. “We added an hour to our school day, and that means 30 more kids who just need a little bit of one-on-one time. There is no substitute for that.”

Jurek managed to stay on top of students’ personal preferences and learning styles when he typically taught 140 students per day.

“When I got to 180 students, I think that I hit an overload switch,” he said.

Teachers aren’t the only ones who feel greater pressure from increased demands. The same holds true for their pupils. Higher academic standards coupled with extracurricular activities often leave little time for students to pursue co-op jobs and other opportunities to explore potential careers.

Jurek points to the increased demands of the modern core curriculum. Students who want to play sports, participate in theater, be involved in the student senate or work part-time jobs will feel time constraints if they still want to do well academically.

Jurek learned about time constraints firsthand. Growing up on a farm outside Standish, Mich., he would spend an hour or two doing chores each day before going to school. When he came to SVSU, he applied that work ethic to obtain a three-year co-op job with Dow. “I was hired to run all the plastics through an extruder and then test them to see if they would have the correct properties to use in an application (for Dodge Neon valve covers).”

Jurek said that experience makes him “a much better teacher.”

It also convinced him he is better suited to be an educator than a working scientist. Despite a job that is more difficult than it used to be, and public support for teachers in seemingly short supply, Jurek doesn’t want to do anything else. His curiosity is renewed each day.

“I don’t wake up in the morning and not want to be a teacher,” he said. “I want to be here. Every day is so new. In my classroom, I have 185 minds that are coming up with their own stories, their own angle on things. You never know what’s going to come out of a kid’s mouth sometimes. You think, ‘Oh, that’s great!’ That’s why I like being here.”

SVSU: At the Region’s Root of STEM In the scientific method, the hypothesis is formed and tested through experiments, then the data is recorded and analyzed to inform a new hypothesis and/ or new experiments. The process is repeated until final conclusions can be drawn. For the recent endeavors SVSU is undertaking, final results are years away, but ambitions are high.

“We need to be a leader in advancing this region,” Huntley said. “One way in which we can do that is by becoming an institution of choice for students who want to study STEM disciplines. Through our partnerships with industry and education, and through our focus as a teaching-centered institution, we are well-positioned to prepare highly qualified technical graduates.”

SVSU’s program partners are optimistic.

“I think SVSU has a mindset and willingness to participate in a number of broad initiatives,” Grocholski said. “Some will work, some won’t. But let’s have that mind set to try it, to do it, to learn from it, and to optimize it so that certain things could be a model for the future.”

Kennan said she “can’t think of a better university in the area” to help both teachers and students.

“We’ve been thrilled with the collaboration,” she said. “SVSU is really good at listening to what we were envisioning for the community and this region as a whole, then taking that back, doing their good due diligence, and providing a well-thought out, very robust and sustainable program that I really think is going to make a difference in the region.”

On a national level, Vallentine said, Dow has partnered with the National Science Teachers Association to tackle the issue of attrition among STEM teachers at the K-12 level. He is impressed with how SVSU’s College of Education and its College of Science, Engineering & Technology work together.

“SVSU has an incredible science program that I’m learning more and more about,” he said. “I think SVSU’s science programs tie in well with the school of education.”

Jurek found that to be true of his SVSU education.

“I had good teachers [at SVSU],” he said. “It was a good experience.”

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Michigan ranks 10th in the nation for the projected need by state for STEM jobs in 2018.2

More than a decade after his last course as an undergraduate, Jurek quickly recalled the names of “amazing” math and science instructors such as Art Andrewes, professor of chemistry; Garry Johns, professor of mathematics; and Dave Karpovich, H.H. Dow Endowed Chair in Chemistry. As an educator, Jurek expressed special appreciation for George Eastland, professor of chemistry, for his work with students just starting their science courses.

“He was the best 100-level teacher I think you could have at a college to introduce you to chemistry.”

There are no shortcuts when it comes to learning science and math. Foundational concepts must be mastered before more advanced concepts can be learned. Kennan knows it will take time and persistence to boost STEM education, but she also sees growing shared commitment among industry, education and others. She hopes it all goes according to plan because of the enormous potential to advance the entire region.

“Then people would want to bring their families to the community and they would stay in this community and continue to grow in this community because they see the value of continued education,” she said. “The job market here would have high-quality candidates available to fulfill the need from all types of STEM programs here, and the recruitment requirement external to the Great Lakes Bay Region would be reduced.

“We could find the people here,” she added. “That’s not next year. That’s not the year after, but that’s really taking a very long look sustaining this region as a center of excellence for STEM.”

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SVSU PROFILE

Producing “The Producers” — The Play and the Professors

T

he single biggest production in the history of SVSU theatre began with a knock on the door of former SVSU President Eric Gilbertson.

On the other end of that knock were Ric Roberts, 2000, B.A., and Kevin Simons, the two men charged with the task of putting on a musical big enough and bold enough to be part of the university’s 50th anniversary celebration.

Roberts, associate professor of theatre, and Simons, assistant professor of music, had spent months poring over scripts trying to select the perfect show. But no matter how many they went through, they kept coming back to one: “The Producers.”

The only problem was “The Producers” contains some risqué moments and Roberts and Simons weren’t sure how the president would respond.

But when the question was finally asked, the answer came when Gilbertson started singing one of the famous songs from the show.

He was a fan.

That was in fall 2012; Roberts and Simons had about one year to pull together a musical like none other. “The Producers” would require a level of teamwork and collaboration never before seen between their respective departments. For each of them, it meant giving up control — something both admit was a little tough at first.

“I have always been my own musical director so it was very difficult to say, ‘Here’s part of my show, good luck!’” Roberts said. “But it worked very well.”

Part of the reason it worked so well is that it allowed Roberts to focus on choreography and blocking while Simons could focus on the most challenging music of any show he’s ever done.

“When we started looking at this, we knew the score was impossibly difficult,” Simons said, adding that they also had to adjust and update the music for today’s audience.

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either onstage or backstage. In the end, it was a unique collaboration between students and staff.

Another challenge was the set, overseen by Thomas Wedge, an adjunct Theatre Department instructor who served as the stage manager.

Wedge was responsible for set changes and coordinating everything behind the scenes. And these weren’t just any regular sets; they were the actual sets and costumes from the Broadway show — costumes worn by such theatre greats as Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick and Martin Short.

In the end, the five November 2013 performances played to sell-out crowds and standing ovations. None of that, Roberts said, could have been accomplished without the extra efforts of the students in “The Producers.”

“I would get here at 8 a.m.,” Roberts said, “And they’d already be rehearsing; they knew they had to get it right.”

In many ways, that determination in tackling a grand task such as “The Producers” serves as a symbol for the growth and maturation the two departments are experiencing.

When Roberts first came to SVSU as a student, there were seven theatre majors; today the department has more than 60.

The growth, Roberts said, is more than just a physical one. The department has also raised the bar by its selection as host of the regional Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, a prestigious program that brings together nearly 1,500 theatre students and faculty from the Midwest. SVSU hosted the festival in 2009 and 2010 before the region requested a return to campus in 2013 and again this past January.

Roberts said SVSU is the only school he is aware of to host the event four times in six years.

“It’s a tremendous amount of work,” Roberts said, detailing the rigorous selection process to be chosen as host. “But it brings in theatre VIPs from all over the country. And it gives people a chance to see what we do and provides our students a chance to see how they stack up against other schools.”

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And it appears SVSU stacks up quite well.

In January 2013, theatre major Rusty Myers won the regional Irene Ryan Award at the competition and earned his way to the national competition at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. At nationals, six scholarships were available to the 16 actors from around the country. Myers won three.

“The festival has given our students opportunities and exposure they normally wouldn’t get,” Roberts said, noting that Myers has received nationwide auditions because of the festival. “For us, it’s almost like a supplementary educational activity we do in conjunction with our B.A. in theatre.”

As for the Music Department, Simons said the number of voice majors has doubled since he arrived on campus in 2005; interest and participation in the choirs — both by music majors and non-music majors — has grown immensely.

The department also has a number of performance outlets in the community, including a chamber ensemble called “The Cardinal Singers” that regularly visits area high schools to work with choirs.

Simons said the visits allow SVSU students to engage with the age group many of them will someday teach, while the high school students get a glimpse of what it’s like to perform in college.

“It’s one thing for me to work with a choir in the community,” said Simons. “It’s another thing for me to take our choir there to work with them.”

The Cardinal Singers are not just a local outreach group, however. Several years ago, Simons sent out audition tapes of the vocal group, and in March 2012 the ensemble was invited to perform at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. “It’s a pretty elite honor to be invited,” Simons said. “We had to go through a selection process and it’s really remarkable for a group that’s been in existence for only a short time to be singing at that level.”

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Art Martin

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ost people would never realize that wading into a river and turning over a rock disturbs the home of dozens of different living organisms.

But Art Martin isn’t like most people.

The associate professor of biology is an expert researcher on aquatic ecology. Since joining the SVSU faculty in 2008, he has helped numerous SVSU students wet their freshwater science research feet in local waterways.

“I’ve always wanted to do research at an institution that emphasizes teaching, which is exactly why SVSU is a good fit for me,” said Martin, who earned his Ph.D. in behavior neuroscience (i.e., “how animals make decisions”) and has engaged in postdoctoral studies of how hormones impact animal behavior.

“I really like having the flexibility to research ideas that are of interest to me,” Martin said. “I can take my students out of the classroom or lab and go into the field to collect invertebrates, which allows us to assess the quality of an ecological system. For example, certain species that exist in one spot but not in another let us draw conclusions about the quality of the aquatic systems in our region.”

And these studies, Martin said, are of great interest and value to environmental agencies on both a state and national level. In recent years, Martin — in collaboration with David Karpovich, H.H. Dow Endowed Chair in Chemistry at SVSU — has received several grants that provide financial support to conduct water quality research. (See sidebar, below.)

“The difference between working in a lab or in the field is that the research scenarios are less controlled in the field — so you’ll see what really happens as compared to when you control what happens in a laboratory,” Martin said. In the field, “students are learning how to collect samples and how to analyze them — which are experiences they never forget.”

As a result of the field-based experiences, Martin said students learn to see their environment in different ways. “They begin to realize what happens in small eco-systems,” Martin said.

Including what might be found living under a rock.

Research Grants Recently Awarded to SVSU

• Saginaw Bay Watershed Ecological Sustainability Strategy; Total award: $413,234; Sponsor: University of Michigan Water Center • Collaborative Research: Enhancing STEM education with Research-Based Environment; Total award: $167,874; Sponsor: National Science Foundation • STEM Mastery Through Great Lakes Stewardship: GLISTEN (Great Lakes Innovative Stewardship Through Education Network); Total award: $4,000; Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency

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Monica Reyes

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onica Reyes can point to a number of accomplishments through her work for the Center for Business & Economic Development. In her role as associate director of CBED, she assists Executive Director Harry Leaver with various special projects, such as the successful economic summit that was part of the 50th anniversary celebration. In her capacity as director of continuing education & professional development, she addresses the constant challenge of designing and implementing new programs.

“You have to understand what is needed, what is wanted by professionals,” Reyes pointed out. Currently, her office schedules and implements more than 250 training and career-related development programs, running the gamut from social media strategist to solar voltaic “bootcamp.” She has also kept up with the increasing demand for online delivery, with the majority of courses now in that format.

In addition, her office can claim some “firsts” for the university.

“The certified public managers program is a first for us. In fact, only one university per state is chosen for the program.”

Monica played a significant role in the formation of the Great Lakes Bay Hispanic Leadership Institute, the first of its kind in the state. The institute, which is part of CBED, seeks to cultivate future leaders from the Hispanic community through a training and professional development program, and the program now serves as a model for other such programs currently being established.

“We provided consultation for a sister program that started in the Big Rapids area. We expect to see a third program within the near future.”

Reyes is no stranger to meeting challenges. As the first in her family of 11 brothers and sisters to graduate from college, she had to overcome some initial resistance to her goal of education beyond high school.

“At first, my father didn’t like the idea,” she said. “I was working, going to school and raising kids all at the same time. He thought I should just stay home. But at his retirement party he said he was very proud of me,” she recalled.

Reyes earned two SVSU degrees: a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1988 and a Master of Business Administration in 1993. Her career path included positions in human resources and finance prior to joining SVSU in 2006.

Reyes explained her father’s change of heart. “He said that with my education I could serve as a role model to help members of my community.”

Reyes and her husband Lupe have three children and nine grandchildren, and she remains close to her brothers and sisters. “We make it a point to be together at Christmas. With everyone, there are 198 in the extended family, and I’m blessed that my 93-year-old mother still gives me advice.”

She attributes many of her accomplishments to her own mentors at SVSU, mentioning Joseph Ofori-Dankwa, Harvey Randall Wickes Chair in International Studies, and the late Roosevelt Ruffin, director emeritus of multicultural programs & affirmative action, as inspiring her to complete her education. “I hope I can touch people’s lives like that,” she said.

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Cliff Block “Integrity.

Professionalism.

Service to Community.”

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o Clifford Alan Block, 2003, M.A., the chief of police of the city of Midland, the department’s core values are more than words on a plaque or a website. To Cliff Block, they are guiding principles for living a life of value. More importantly, they represent everything he learned from his hero and idol, his dad.

Cliff Block is the son of a police officer, Clifford (John) Block. Yet the son says he didn’t start out with a plan to follow in the old man’s footsteps and become a police officer. However, he did consider a career in the FBI, and so pursued his undergraduate degree in computer science and math. Somehow, the appeal of being a patrol officer got hold of him and after brief stints in Morris and Perry, Mich., Cliff accepted a position in Midland in 1993. He moved up the ranks from patrol officer to patrol sergeant, lieutenant to administrative lieutenant, and finally captain, captainin-charge and ultimately, chief of police. He speaks wistfully about Jan. 31, 2012, the day he officially became chief. His dad, 27 years with the Fenton Police Department, had passed away two years earlier. Yet still to this day, Cliff feels his dad knows of his success and is proud of his only son.

What Cliff loves about his hometown of Fenton, his adopted home of Midland and his campus home of SVSU where he pursued his master’s degree in organizational leadership and administration, is a shared sense of family and a close-knit community.

“I’m from a small town and now a small city. When I visited the campus, I sensed SVSU had that same feel. I

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Chief Block proudly poses with memorabilia of his dad, Clifford (John) Block

liked the smaller class sizes and thought that because of that, there would be more interaction in the classes.” Cliff adds that he also enjoyed the range of professions represented in the classes he took. “You get ingrained in your own profession and its culture, but working with other people gave me a lot of different perspectives on things.”

Professional development has always been important to Cliff. He likes to say “every day is a learning day.” It’s the main reason why he chose to pursue his master’s degree —

not because the job required it — but because the more knowledge one gains, the better one performs a job. For Cliff, it’s part of how he “walks the talk.” He’s taken that same approach with service to his community. He laughs when asked about his personal commitment to service.

“Well, I sit on about 20 committees and boards,” he notes.

He admits he is more engaged in some and cites his passion for Shelterhouse (deals with domestic violence and sexual assault), the Legacy Center for Community Success and

the United Way, “which does a lot of great things for the community.”

Being a “chip off the old block” is the best compliment you can pay the Midland chief of police, who learned from his dad that at the end of the day, it really is all about integrity, professionalism and service to others.

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Hideki Kihata

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proud of my students.

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t the age of 18, Hideki Kihata moved to Michigan from Tokyo, Japan, to be a photojournalist. “I was inspired by the great American photojournalists working for Life magazine,” he said. After completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting and photography, and then a Master of Fine Arts in photography (the terminal degree in his discipline), he accepted a position at SVSU in 1987.

Kihata is passionate about art. “I tell my students that art reflects the basis of creativity that can be applied to anything. No matter what field you finally go into — whether business, law, medicine — creativity is what allows you to excel. And you create things by looking into yourself.”

In his own artwork, Kihata has used his internal focus to create photographic work that has been exhibited widely and has won numerous awards. He believes that exhibiting regularly is important for any artist in the same way that musicians need to perform in public. “Performing music in front of people is the end product of hours of practice for musicians; the performance is the end product,” Kihata said. “Exhibition is our performance.” For his efforts, he has been recognized with awards such as the Muscarelle Museum of Art “Purchase Award” and the Earl L. Warrick Award for Excellence in Research, SVSU’s highest award for scholarship or artistic endeavor.

Kihata is passionate about the mission and purpose of SVSU as well.

“I consider myself fortunate to be part of this university,” he said, “because I believe teaching means understanding students, spending time with them, listening to their concerns.”

Kihata has brought his experience and his understanding and listening skills to a leadership role within the art department. He has been elected and re-elected by his colleagues to serve as chair for the past 17 years. But he prefers the term “mediator” to “leader.”

“I have one vote, and it is the same as every member of the department. I have tried to be the person who gathers us together to discuss the important issues.”

Nevertheless, Kihata has been chair during a period of significant growth within the department, with the number of students increasing three-fold and the number of full-time faculty increasing at an equal rate.

A resident of Midland, Kihata lives with his wife Ayumi, 1997, B.F.A.; 2000, M.A. and their two teenage sons, Noah and Naoki, in a house designed by associates of famed architect Alden B. Dow. With nearly three decades at SVSU, Kihata remains proudest of his work with students.

“We provide opportunities,” he said. “Students come to us from a wide range of backgrounds — academic, cultural, social. I marvel at where some of them are now. I suppose I’m proudest,” he said, “that some of my former students are now professors.”

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Raven Williams

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aven Williams grew up in a family that emphasized college as an expectation. She says that push originated an entire generation earlier, when her maternal grandmother raised 11 kids with the same expectation.

That message certainly reached them, including Williams’s mother, a schoolteacher of 34 years.

Williams attended a high school where many families are economically challenged and most kids don’t even think about college as an option, let alone pursue a college degree. Williams’s thinking was different. It wasn’t that Williams was privileged; the difference, she says, was that other students didn’t have the constant voice that championed education. She and her siblings were told, “If you have the drive and the passion to do it [college], you can do it.” It’s that voice — of her mother and grandmother — that she heeded. It’s a voice that has stayed with her to this day, now in a role as assistant director of multicultural services where she works with students and reminds them that higher education is attainable to all who have the will and the heart to work for it.

“Often I’m working with first-generation college students who have a lack of knowledge of what it takes to be successful,” Williams said. Since joining SVSU in 2006, the Saginaw native has focused on providing services that help students make a successful transition to college. “Some students lack the financial resources needed to stay in school, and some lack the general support they need from family and friends.

“I think I have a ‘big dreamer mentality’ when trying to help people reach their goal of making it through higher education.” Williams describes her SVSU position as part of the university’s efforts to increase the retention and persistence rates of undergraduates. “My job is to make sure that once students get here, they stay here until they are ready to leave with their degree in hand.”

When she first started, Raven was given an overview of what the job was about. “I was able to start with a blank canvas on which I could create, plan, develop and implement my programs and strategies,” she said.

Being strategic and organized is a must in her position. Williams estimates that during a typical year, she’ll connect with and monitor the progress of some 300 students who could benefit from her advice and support.

“I put a lot of myself into this job,” Williams said. “Sometimes that means reminiscing about my experiences and sharing them with my students.”

Williams adds she often has to assess the scope of her student mentoring. “I know at times I tend to take on a lot of their issues, but I feel like that comes with the territory. My goal is always to work with students in a collaborative way because at the end of the day I want them to understand that their problems are my problems.

“At the same time, when they celebrate their victories I’ll be right there celebrating with them because we took that walk past all those obstacles together.”

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Angela Pohl

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ngela Pohl truly understands the meaning of “giving 110 percent.”

The former NCAA Division I star soccer player, and now SVSU’s associate athletic director/senior woman administrator, has always set the bar high.

“I won’t do anything unless I can give it 110 percent,” Pohl reiterated. As proof, she has an extensive record of leadership and community engagement achievements since joining the Cardinal athletic department in 2001.

In that time, Pohl has assisted Athletics Director Mike Watson with fundraising and community outreach initiatives — all designed to raise awareness of SVSU and its athletes to the region’s youth and their parents.

Opportunities for families in the region to engage with SVSU include Community Youth Days, which are a series of sports “clinics” for young athletes in kindergarten through 8th grade and are taught by Cardinal athletes in their respective sports.

Bicycle helmet giveaways, tickets to athletic contests, and drawings for bikes and scholarships are included in this program.

Pohl successfully landed a major sponsor — Graff Bay City — to underwrite the clinics’ costs so that youths can participate free of charge. She estimates that about 4,000 kids have participated in Community Youth Days.

In 2009, Pohl established Cardinal Kids Club. Member kids recieve complimentary admission to all home varsity contests, discounts to summer camps, concession passes and unique opportunities to interact with Cardinal athletes on and off the field.

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Breast Cancer Awareness event

During football season, a lucky boy or girl wins an opportunity to race onto the field after kick-offs to retrieve the kicking tee.

For Halloween, Pohl created “Trunk-orTreat Around the Track.” Last year, more than 1,500 costumed children came to the Ryder Center and joined Cardinal athletes, coaches and the Graff Bay City team for a safe, fun and weather-proof trick-ortreating experience. Meijer provided candy and healthy food items for the kids and sponsored a costume contest.

Pohl has added various initiatives that enhance SVSU’s and the athletic department’s reputation and outreach. Six years ago, she established an annual breast cancer awareness event; and with support of Graff’s Lisa Rechsteiner, they created the annual Great Women of the Great Lakes Bay Region award.

Since September 2013, Pohl has served as chair for the NCAA Division II National Men’s Soccer Committee, and she is the regional chair for the Midwest NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Ranking Committee. She represents SVSU as the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Administrative Liaison and is chair of the GLIAC Membership Affairs Committee. These efforts and programs have earned SVSU three Community Engagement Awards from the NCAA and the GLIAC. “It’s hard work but it’s worth it,” Pohl said. “Our efforts add to the quality of life on campus and in our region.”

In her “spare time,” soccer mom Pohl coaches her 6-year-old son Tristan.

Pohl and her husband Justin also have a 3-year-old, Vaughn.

Trunk-or-Treat Around the Track

Community Youth Days event with varsity cheer team

Cardinal Kids Club with SVSU men’s soccer

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The Dow Visiting Artist program on Oct. 30 featured film director Mira Nair.

The Cardinal football team beat Northwood University 44-28 in the annual Axe Bowl.

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At the August 2013 commencement in O’Neill Arena, graduates joined the ranks of 39,585 alumni.

Sold-out crowds enjoyed “The Producers,” which ran from Nov. 20-23.

50 Fest took place on Sept. 13-14.

Students, friends and families enjoyed the carnival rides and activities.

The Dow Chemical Company chairman and CEO Andrew Liveris was the keynote speaker at the 50th anniversary Economic Summit on Oct. 25. Here, Liveris accepts a gift of appreciation: 10 summer basketball scholarships given in his honor.

Visiting dignitaries from various sister institutions travelled to campus for the Nov. 9 anniversary banquet.

Eugenia Zukerman was part of the Fall Focus Lecture Series.

She performed on Oct. 22.

How We Celebrated

50

Years

On these pages, you will see glimpses of how we celebrated our 50th anniversary on campus and in the greater community. The events on these pages took place between May and late November 2013.

As part of our celebration and community outreach, SVSU sponsored three events in the Great Lakes Bay Region. On May 29, we co-sponsored Midland Matrix’s guest presenter “Sully” Sullenberg. Bay City’s July Tall Ships Celebration included a kids “Build a Tall Ship” tent, sponsored by SVSU. And Saginaw’s Friday Night Live on Aug. 9, a tribute to the Beatles, was sponsored by SVSU and included a performance by Sonido de Saginaw. This band, represented by this photo, features Cliff Dorne, SVSU’s registrar and director of institutional research.

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Adorning the Pierce Road entrance to the university, banners announced the 50th anniversary.

The Castle Museum featured a display of University memorabilia during the summer and early fall 2013. In the photo, Executive Assistant to the President/Executive Director of Public Affairs Carlos Ramet, poses with Museum president, Ken Santa.

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Homecoming Court. From left: Emily VanFleteren, Dylan Kosaski, Chelsea Hummel, Tyler Manning, Julia Harbuck, Terrance Moore, Juliann Kasza, Carleton Green, Collen Jones, Tyler Bradley, and Evee Sampson.

Wil Haygood, author of “The Butler: A Witness to History,” spoke on Sept. 30. Haygood’s visit was a cooperative effort between SVSU and the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, which also celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2013.

The groundbreaking for the Jo Anne and Donald Petersen Sculpture Garden took place on May 10 and was completed in fall 2013. From left: Eric Gilbertson, Don Bachand, Marilyn Wheaton, Sue Vititoe, Carl Fredericks.

A fall Art Alumni exhibition took place in the University Art Gallery.

The Nov. 9 anniversary banquet concluded with a fireworks display.

Saints, Sinners + ’63, the theme of the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum’s annual fundraiser, celebrated the 50th anniversary of the university and its own 25th anniversary. Board of Control director David Gamez loaned his ’63 Corvair for the event.

The Saginaw Valley State University Concert Choir and Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy Choir presented the 50th anniversary Choral Gala.

Emerald Joiner, an SVSU student and SASA graduate who majors in music and voice, performed at the Oct. 25 concert in SVSU’s Rhea Miller Recital Hall.

Former SVSC/SVSU president Jack Ryder spoke during the Nov. 9 anniversary banquet.

May 2013’s graduate commencement ceremony.

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FOCUS ON FACULTY

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Charles Weaver

Charles Weaver is an assistant professor of health sciences. A native of Detroit, he holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in psychology as well as a second master’s degree (neuroscience) and a Ph.D. in Medicine.

Jobs and journeys in his life have included working as a research fellow, traveling the world with a Christian mission group, teaching middle school in the Bronx and returning to Michigan, first to work for Field Neurosciences Institute on Alzheimer’s research and, ultimately, teaching at SVSU. We spoke with Dr. Weaver about his research and finding a home at an institution that is small enough to have true faculty-student interaction and engagement yet large enough to offer state-of-the-art facilities where students are highly involved in research.

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Tell us about your academic journey.

Talk about your research.

I always knew I wanted to be in the field of science. My dad was a chemist with the city of Detroit and I loved being with him in the lab. I wasn’t exactly sure what I wanted to do; I thought about biology and sports medicine and then psychology hit me. I really enjoy listening to people talk; in psychology, you do less talking and more listening. I still wasn’t sure about psychology until studying behavioral neuroscience. I loved learning about the workings of the brain and how that is translated into behavior. That led to wanting to study learning and memory, and disorders that cause deficits. That’s when Alzheimer’s came into the picture …

We’re currently examining the role of dental infection as a cause of or exacerbation factor for Alzheimer’s. A 2006 study showed that 45 percent of all Alzheimer patients had no teeth; the earlier that loss, the more susceptible the person was to the disease. Our theory is that a bacteria [enterococcus faecalis], involved in serious dental infections, could be a factor. One of the theories we’re testing is that if we find the bacteria in the human brain, we need to find the entryway to the brain; that could be the upper palate, which is close to the olfactory bulb. One of the first symptoms of Alzheimer patients is a loss of smell, so this could be a promising path to explore.

Our plans include collaborating with Rush Presbyterian Medical in Chicago as providers of human tissue for us to do more infection research.

... which led to your second master’s degree and Ph.D.?

Yes, I wanted to move further into the science of pathogenesis. I sought out renowned scientist Peter Davies, and that’s what led me to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

After your time with mission work and middle school teaching, you came back to Michigan.

[Dr. Gary Dunbar], a friend, mentor and executive director of Field Neurosciences Institute, asked if I was interested in working on an Alzheimer research project, which led me to FNI and back to Michigan.

In 2011, the opportunity to join SVSU presented itself. I wanted to be at a small university, one where I could be doing the research I wanted to do. My greatest personal educational experience was someone really teaching me, so SVSU was perfect — I could do research and mostly work with students while maintaining collaboration with FNI.

In your interview you said you were confident in saying that “SVSU has one of the top stateof-the-art, undergraduate neuroscience labs in the country.”

That’s an amazing statement; can you elaborate?

To hear Dr. Weaver’s thoughts, view his video at:

And SVSU students are doing this type of research?

Absolutely, and much of the credit goes to Dr. Jeffrey Smith [The Malcolm & Lois Field Endowed Chair of Health Sciences]. He has made sure our facilities are state-of-the art and has encouraged and mentored students, many of whom are now in doctoral programs around the country. SVSU really supports student research. Many science projects are funded through The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Student Research & Creativity Institute. At the November [2013] conference of the International Society for Neuroscience in San Diego, we had students presenting at a session on traumatic brain injury and recovery.

How would you describe SVSU students?

Most are hardworking and very dedicated to their studies. Our students don’t have a sense of entitlement, so they don’t take things for granted. I have really enjoyed interaction in the classroom; it has been rewarding and insightful and has helped me as an educator. Our [geographic] diversity is so interesting. We have rural students who don’t understand urban students (and vice versa), and getting the differing backgrounds together helps us all better understand things.

“We’re currently examining the role of dental infection as a cause of or exacerbation factor for Alzheimer’s.”

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CATCHING UP WITH ALUMNI

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Tacarra Ford What brought you to SVSU? Originally, I wanted to follow the Ford family tradition and attend the historically black Wilberforce University in Ohio.

However, I had visited SVSU on many occasions and loved the university; so I decided on SVSU. I was impressed by the small class size and the close “family feel.” I wanted to live on campus to experience more of the authentic “college life.” However, after my freshman year I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, stage 3b, so I decided living at home and commuting was a better choice.

What are you doing now?

I am finishing my master’s in English literature at Wayne State University. My focus is on 19th century writings of the African diaspora and literature of the black women’s club movement.

What was your path to where you are now?

I always had a passion for African-American literature — especially poetry — and I’ve always enjoyed sharing knowledge, so teaching was the ideal career for me. In high school, I was in the teacher cadet program sponsored by the Saginaw Public Schools. I enjoyed it very much; however, the middle school students were quite a handful. So, when I enrolled at SVSU, I knew that I wanted to pursue a degree in English so I could teach at the collegiate level. My plan is to earn my doctorate and teach at a small liberal arts college.

What stands out about your time at SVSU? The people. Dr. Mamie Thorns [special assistant to the president for diversity programs] has been in my corner and still supports me and inspires me on so many levels.

Dr. Eric Gardner [associate dean, College of Arts & Behavioral Sciences] has truly been a godsend. His support has opened doors and opportunities for me. We have some of the same specializations and I look forward to one day being his peer.

Dr. Kenneth Jolly [associate professor of history] always gave me opportunities to participate in events that would enhance my education. Dr. Elizabeth Rich [professor of English] has also been an influential professor. Dr. Dawn Hinton [professor of sociology] is the epitome of the type of professor I want to be. She taught me so much and pushed me to do better. She was my first mentor at SVSU and I always knew that I could go to her office for a quick “pick me up.”

In what organizations were you active?

I was a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Rho Mu Chapter and held many offices. I currently serve as an alumna advisor for the chapter. I also founded EXPRESSIONS, a poetry society that held monthly poetry open mic nights and bi-annual poetry slams, and I participated in community service projects and worked closely with Cardinal Sins fine arts and literature journal.

What lasting lessons did you learn at SVSU? I am forever a Cardinal! I learned always to work hard and persevere. Also, I learned the love and warmth you can feel from attending a small university. SVSU felt more like a family than a university.

What was it like to come back to SVSU to speak at the Black @ SVSU event?

I was honored to be the keynote speaker at Black @ SVSU. It felt great to speak at my alma mater, especially since I was one of the students who helped start that program. It was like everything came full circle.

When Tacarra Ford, 2009, B.A., graduated from SVSU, she was one of a small group of students to minor in black studies. She was invited in 2013 to speak at the Black @ SVSU program sponsored by the Organization of Black Unity, a registered student organization. Reflections recently caught up with Tacarra.

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SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WE ARE CELEBRATING ALUMNI OF DISTINCTION Five alumni have been honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award, the highest award presented by the SVSU Alumni Association.

In addition, the Young Alumni and Future Alumni award recipients were honored at the annual Alumni Celebration event Feb. 7, 2014.

The Distinguished Alumni Award is presented to a graduate of SVSU in recognition of distinguished service and accomplishment in any field of human endeavor that enhances the prestige of the university.

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNA COLLEGE OF ARTS & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES DAWN KILDA, 1990, B.A.

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Dawn Klida graduated with honors (summa cum laude) in 1990 with a B.A. in psychology. She earned her Juris Doctorate degree in 1994, graduating cum laude from Thomas M. Cooley Law School.

In 1997, Dawn was a founding partner in the law firm of Skinner, Wilderboer & Klida. She was also a partner with Lambert, Leser, Isackson, Cook & Giunta, P.C. In 2010, she was appointed by Governor Jennifer Granholm to the 74th District Court where she is the presiding sobriety court judge.

Dawn chairs the Len F. Klida Jr. Memorial Foundation, founded in honor of her late husband. She is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, serving on the Representative Assembly, and the Bay County Bar Association’s executive board. She is also a member of the Michigan District Judges Association and the American Judges Association.

Dawn has served as a case evaluator for Bay County Circuit Court, as Bay County Commissioner (4th District), and on the Bangor Township School Board, as president, vice president and secretary.

Dawn enjoys spending time with her three daughters, Marcie, Amanda and Danielle, all of whom are SVSU graduates.

The Young Alumni Award recognizes a Cardinal who has contributed to student and campus life, has a strong affinity for and connection to SVSU, has been recognized for a strong work ethic and has shown evidence of professional achievement and civic service.

This is awarded to an alumnus within five years of graduation. The Future Alumni Award is presented to an SVSU student of junior or senior class standing who demonstrates the same attributes as those that define the Young Alumni Award recipient.

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION CATHERINE (CATHI) GATEWOOD, 1995, B.A.

Catherine Gatewood is vice president of academic affairs for Bay College (Bay de Noc Community College) in Escanaba. She earned a B.A. in secondary history education from SVSU; she also holds an Associate of Arts in pre-secondary education, a Master of Arts in history and a Doctor of Education in instructional technology and distance education.

Prior to joining Bay College, Cathi served as vice president of academic and student affairs for Anoka Technical College in Anoka, Minn.

She has also held various positions in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and Michigan.

Cathi has served at the state and national level for the National Council of Accreditation for Teacher Education and for the National Council for Social Studies as a program reviewer, chair of the Board of Examiners and as a consultant.

She has also served as an editor and on editorial review boards for educational journals and has published on classroom success, teacher preparation and diversity.

She lives in Gladstone with her partner, Judy, and their dog, Sprocket, and their cat, Felix.

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT PAMELA FORBUS, 1987, B.B.A. Since 2007, Pamela (Pam) Forbus has led a team of more than 30 strategy, analytics and market insight professionals at Frito-Lay. After earning her Bachelor of Business Administration from SVSU, Pam began a 12-year account service and planning career in the advertising industry with several nationally recognized firms. She joined the FritoLay insights team in 2000.

Pam is an executive committee member of the Marketing Science Institute, a director of the Marketing Accountability and Standards Board and is on the Advisory Board of the University of Texas Center for Customer Insight and Marketing Solutions. She holds a professional certification in marketing research from University of Georgia.

A runner, avid golfer and artlover, Pam is originally from the Detroit suburbs, is a mother of three daughters and lives in Plano, Texas, with her husband Robert and youngest daughter Anna.

YOUNG ALUMNA COLLEGE OF ARTS & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES JAMIE WENDORF JAGER, 2011, B.A.

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNA CRYSTAL M. LANGE COLLEGE OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES JANICE PENNEY, 1986, B.S.N.; 1995, M.S.N.

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS College of Science, Engineering & Technology SCOTT CARMONA, 1981, B.S.

Janice (Jan) Penney is chief nursing officer at MidMichigan Health and vice president and chief nursing officer at MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland.

She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from SVSU in 1986, after which she accepted a position in Critical Care and Emergency Services Nursing Education at Midland Hospital.

While completing the Master of Science in Nursing at SVSU, she was a cardiovascular clinical nurse specialist at Midland’s MidMichigan Medical Center.

Throughout her career, Jan has had many leadership roles, including strategic business unit leader for cardiovascular services and nursing director at MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland. She also served on the State of Michigan Certificate of Need Standards Advisory Committee for open heart surgery. As clinical nurse specialist and interim Critical Care Unit manager, Jan was recognized by MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland with the Bernard E. Lorimer Award and Most Valuable Person Award.

Jan has served as a board member on the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction and has been active in the American Heart Association. Her research has been published in several professional publications.

Since earning his B.S., Scott Carmona has distinguished himself as a successful business leader, experienced developer and visionary community leader.

Scott is the owner and president of Sunrise National Distributors, Inc., a Michigan-based national distributor of automotive aftermarket products. He also serves as a managing member of several real estate developments.

Scott has received numerous awards, including SVSU’s Business & Industrial Development Institute Entrepreneur of the Year (1997); SVSU Outstanding Alumni Award for the College of Science, Engineering & Technology (2005); Distinguished Laureate of Junior Achievement’s Business Hall of Fame (2006). A steadfast community supporter, Scott has served various organizations: the Bay County Growth Alliance, Dow Bay Area Family YMCA (past president) and McLaren Bay Special Care Hospital. In 2011, Scott was appointed to SVSU’s Board of Control.

He also sits on the SVSU Engineering Advisory Board. Scott’s philanthropy has included establishing two scholarships for SVSU students: the Carmona Endowed Business Scholarship and the Scott and Nancy Carmona Engineering Scholarship. Scott and his wife Nancy live in Bay City. They have two sons, Ryan (wife, Amanda) and Eric.

Jamie Jager earned her B.A. in 2011, double majoring in English and Spanish. While at SVSU, Jamie founded Living Through Literacy, a volunteer organization that gathers and shares the life stories of hospice patients.

She was also a member of the Honors Program and the Roberts Fellows (2009-10). Jamie worked for four years as a tutor at the SVSU Writing Center and was awarded the 2010 Tutor Leadership Award by the East Central Writing Centers Association.

She was active in several academic organizations, serving as a co-founder and vice president of Sigma Tau Delta (International English Honors Society), and secretary for Alpha Chi (National College Honor Society).

Following graduation, Jamie worked at the Bay Area Community Foundation before joining New Hope Valley Assisted Living and Memory Care in Saginaw where she serves as the deputy director.

Jamie is pursuing her Master of Science in Administration degree. She is a member of the Bay Area Young Professionals Network and enjoys photography, reading, volunteering, and restoring her 1872 home in Bay City with her husband Jon, 2011, B.S.

FUTURE ALUMNA CRYSTAL M. LANGE COLLEGE OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES JADRIANNA SOBCZAK

Jadrianna (Jade) Sobczak will graduate in May 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in exercise science and a minor in psychology.

In 2013, she traveled to Guangzhou, China, where she studied differences between the healthcare systems of the U.S. and the People’s Republic of China. She presented research at the Midwest Conference of the American College of Sports Medicine, discussing factors that influence physical inactivity and chronic disease among residents in Saginaw County. Jade is an intern at Bremer Prosthetics, LLC, and is helping to create a Center for Worksite Health through SVSU’s kinesiology department.

A resident assistant in Southeast Community, Jade has served on the Residence Housing Association and has participated in the Alternative Breaks program. She has served on the SVSU homecoming committee, as a director on the Forever Red board, as a peer advisor through the Office of Academic Advising and as secretary of the Student Exercise Science Association. Jade was inducted into the National Residence Hall Honorary in 2012.

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ALUMNI PROFILE

John Stadwick

J

ohn Stadwick, 1983, B.B.A., came to SVSU in 1978 as a student-athlete. A member of the track team, John was a three-time All American and part of the 1982 and 1983 Men’s Indoor National Track Championship team. Today, he serves as vice president of Shanghai-GM Automobile Co. Ltd., (Shanghai-GM) and vice president of sales, service and marketing for General Motors China.

Lessons learned as a student-athlete helped him achieve success in his professional career.

“On the track team, everybody had different specialties, different strengths,” John said.

“We learned to leverage them. This translates into the working world where you identify and leverage individuals’ strengths to build a winning team.”

A native of Harrison Township near Detroit, John chose SVSU because the university was building a nationally-recognized track and cross country program.

“When I was in high school, I received a recruitment package from [track coach] Dr. [Doug] Hansen,” explained John. “I wanted to continue running track and cross country in college, and SVSU seemed to be a good fit.”

Not only was SVSU a good fit for the college freshman, it was a good place to “grow up.”

“Going to college is [often] the first time you live away from home,” John said. “So it’s a big growth time emotionally, physically and psychologically. SVSU provided a positive environment for my growth and development. Those years were very influential in providing me with a solid foundation that I use in decision-making every day of my life.

“A couple of great coaches — Ed Skrelunas and Doug Hansen — acted as mentors to a bunch of young men and women,” John said. “They instilled some pretty good values: integrity, trust, dedication and teamwork. These helped me in my career, especially as I work around the world. You have to build trust; your colleagues need to believe in you, and you need to believe in them.”

The Road to Success

John’s road to success has taken him across the country and around the world.

After earning his Bachelor of Business Administration in 1983, he joined the district manager-in-training program at GM’s Oldsmobile division in Lansing.

Working for a global company, John realized there were many opportunities outside of southeast Michigan.

His career has taken him from New York to California and points in between. In the late 1990s, John left Oldsmobile to join GM’s corporate office. His first overseas opportunity came in 2004, when he moved to Mexico as director for General Motors Service Parts Operation for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.

By that time, John and his wife, Andrea, had three children. The move to Mexico gave them all a broader perspective on the world.

“When we moved to Mexico, my daughter participated in a United Nations event with kids from all over the world,” John recalled. “They talked about global politics and shared personal perspectives. My kids’ experiences really made them global citizens.”

Although John hadn’t experienced international travel as a student, he said his experience at SVSU helped prepare him for life abroad.

“Reflecting back, my first roommate was a kid who grew up in Greece,” John said. “Lou Iordanou and I became best friends and are still friends. That was my first exposure to a different culture and language.

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Global Citizens

John and Andrea say their children grew up as global citizens. All three lived with John and Andrea in Mexico City and two lived with them in Dubai. Today, his eldest child, Jessika, is an attorney with the international law firm Clyde & Co. His son, Jonnathon, is in the U.S. Navy and was recently named “Sailor of the Year.” His youngest, Jillian, works in advertising for Leo Burnett in Dubai.

i am

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“Being on the track and cross country teams taught me how to adapt and adjust to people from diverse backgrounds. I didn’t realize I was even learning those lessons, but they came into play later.”

While in Mexico, John learned to speak Spanish, which led to an appointment as regional director of aftersales for GM Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. In 2009, he accepted the position of vice president of aftersales for GM International Operations in Shanghai. In 2010, John became president and managing director of General Motors Middle East Operations, based in Dubai.

John’s success earned the attention of

Evo Middle East, a leading auto publication, which named him “2011 Man of the Year.”

In 2013, Forbes Middle East included John on its “Global Meets Local” list of top influential leaders of global corporations’ regional operations.

Late last fall, John once again packed up his office and returned to Shanghai.

John credits his experience at SVSU as a positive influence and essential in the development of his successful life and career. Because of that, he supports the university.

“I’m not sure I’d be where I am if I had not gone to SVSU,” he said. “I believe in

giving back. I want to make sure other students have the same opportunities that were available to me.”

As for his many moves around the world, John credits his wife.

“When traveling and relocating around the world, you need strong support from your spouse,” John says. “My wife has moved our family multiple times. I could not have done it without her.”

The road from SVSU to Shanghai has been interesting for John Stadwick, and he’s eager to see where it takes him next, and so is SVSU.

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We are

RED PRIDE Email your alumni news to: alumni@svsu edu.

Mail to: SVSU, Alumni Relations, 7400 Bay Road, University Center MI 48710

1970S

Sue Grzegorczyk, 1977, B.A., became the principal of Holy Trinity Catholic School in Bay City. She also continues to serve as principal at St. John the Evangelist in Essexville.

Kim Prime, 1976, B.A.; 1983, M.A.T.; 1996, Ed.S., in August was hired as the new president of Bay and Saginaw Area Catholic Schools.

1980S

Andrew Bethune, 1987, B.B.A., received the Outstanding Fundraising Executive award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Mid Michigan Chapter. He is also a past president of the organization.

Maria Gistinger, 1989, B.B.A.; 1997, M.Ed., was hired as a fulltime professor of graduate and undergraduate courses in the accounting department at Walsh College.

Randy Kreger, 1982, B.A.; 1994, M.A.T., was named principal at Hemlock High School.

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GUIDE TO DEGREES Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) Bachelor of Professional Accountancy (B.P.A.) Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (B.S.E.E.) Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (B.S.M.E.) Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.) Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) Education Specialist (Ed.S.) Master of Arts (M.A.) Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Master of Education (M.Ed.) Master of Science (M.S.) Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (M.S.O.T.)

Andrew Bethune, 1987, B.B.A.

Raise your arms to cheer.

Raise a hand to help.

When you join the Cardinal Athletic Club, you support SVSU varsity athletic programs.

Membership donations provide scholarship aid and operational funding for more than 500 student-athletes participating in 15 varsity sports. You’ll be helping our student-athletes reach their ultimate goal of obtaining a college degree.

So go ahead and give yourself a hand for knowing how much your membership matters.

The Cardinal Athletic Club offers four membership levels with a variety of benefits.

To learn more or to join, go to svsu.edu/caclub.

Or email caclub@svsu.edu; call (989) 964-4214.

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Terry Lutz, 1985, B.B.A., SVSU’s Alumni Association president bowled a perfect game (300) in Pigeon, Dec. 4, with a total series of 741.

Dorene Newman, 1983, B.A., vice president of business services at Wildfire Credit Union, participated in Leadership Midland 2013.

Kim Norris, 1989, B.S.N., vice president of administration for Glastender, Inc., was the featured alumna at the October Board of Fellows meeting at SVSU. Kim Norris, 1989, B.S.N.

Douglas Owenby, 1986, B.S., was appointed vice president and chief operating officer of the Saginaw Division at Nexteer.

Robert Stafford, 1985, B.B.A., was named president/CEO of Midland Area Chamber of Commerce.

1990S

Melissa Cribley-Wahl, 1998, B.A.; 2000, M.A.T.; 2005, Ed.S., received a 2014 Ruby Award.

She is director of operations/coowner of Cobblestone Homes.

David Patterson, 2000, B.A.; 2005, M.A.

Tara Girard, 1999, B.B.A., was promoted to principal at Rehmann.

John Gustincic, 1994, B.A., was awarded the Certified Fraud Examiner credential by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Lynn (Schrems) McCoy, 1999, B.B.A., was appointed CEO of First Area Credit Union of Saginaw.

William Weston, 1994, B.A., was appointed director of St. Clair and Sanilac counties for the Michigan Department of Human Services, Saginaw.

Mary Kreider, 2005, B.P.A.

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2000S

Christopher Arnold, 2006, B.B.A., was promoted to associate environmental, health and safety manager for The Dow Chemical Company.

Trevor Baranek, 2009, B.A., was hired as information management specialist at The Dow Chemical Company.

Dominik Beckman, 2003, M.B.A., is global marketing manager at Benecko-Kaliko of Continental AG. Michael Cesal, 2005, B.A., was hired as a full-time faculty member at Northwood University as a philosophy and political science instructor.

Matthew Federico, 2005, B.P.A., of Cheboygan entered Mundelein Seminary in Illinois to prepare for the priesthood.

Danielle Frick, 2006, B.A., was hired as the new child care center director at Zion Lutheran School of Harbor Beach.

Jason Grauf, 2009, B.P.A., was promoted to senior accountant at Yeo & Yeo CPAs. Thomas Henthorn, 2004, B.A., a faculty member in the history department at UM-Flint, was selected as a Michigan Humanities Scholar.

Joseph Hickey, 2008, B.A., published two books of a six book series.

Rodney Iamurri, 2003, B.S., was awarded a 2014 Ruby Award. He is director of North American Operations Lean, Master Lean Coach of the Inalfa Roof systems.

Rollin Johnson, 2009, M.B.A., was hired in fall 2013 as director of the Center for Social Concern at Johns Hopkins University.

Mary Kreider, 2005, B.P.A., senior accountant at Yeo & Yeo, was a featured alumna at a January 2014 Board of Fellows meeting at SVSU. Penny Miller-Nelson, 2006, Ed.S., participated in Leadership Midland 2013.

Kimberly Offenbecker, 2004, M.Ed., was a recipient of the 2014 Ruby Award. She is the principal at Hampton Elementary School.

Timothy O’Mara, 2001, B.S., was promoted to sales and marketing director at Plymouth Technology, Inc. Katie Osantoski, 2008, B.A., was hired as a new kindergarten teacher for the 2013 school year at Zion Lutheran School in Harbor Beach.

David Patterson, 2000, B.A.; 2005, M.A., superintendent at Charlton Heston Academy, was a featured alumnus at a November 2013 Board of Fellows meeting at SVSU. Eric Read, 2008, B.A., accepted a full-time position at Huron Behavioral Health.

Carianne Robbins, 2009, M.A.T., was appointed to the position of early childhood director of Midland Christian School.

Megan Schlund, 2006, B.P.A., was promoted to senior accountant at Nietzke & Faupel, P.C., in January 2014.

Andrew Schoenborn, 2007, M.A.T., was awarded a 2014 Ruby Award. He is a special education teacher at Anchor Bay Schools.

Kurt Sutton, 2005, M.Ed., received the Outstanding Practicing Principal Award at the MEMSPA Annual Conference.

Cale Wasserman, 2007, B.A., was a recipient of the 2014 Ruby Award. He is SVSU’s men’s soccer coach.

Drive with

PRIDE.

Driving your SVSU Red Pride is only part of what buying an SVSU license plate does. It also supports your alma mater’s Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund. $25 of the $35 charge comes back to the university to support scholarships ($10 on annual plate renewals). Go to: michigan.gov/documents/orderform_svsu_16226_7.pdf

Gina Wilson, 2000, B.A., participated in Leadership Midland 2013.

2010S

Hannah Allison, 2013, B.S., was accepted into Cornell University’s Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences.

Rachelle Austin, 2013, B.A., performed a solo during the October 2013 Saginaw Choral Society concert celebrating SVSU’s 50th anniversary.

Amy Britt, 2012, Teacher Certification, was hired as a Title I teacher at Bad Axe High School.

Jonathon Brandenburg, 2012, B.S., was hired as an application developer for Yeo & Yeo

Computer Consulting’s Business Applications team.

Cathleen Louisignau, 2010, B.B.A., participated in Leadership Midland 2013.

Stacey Skorupski, 2013, B.A., was hired at Bay Area Community Foundation as a program associate.

Tami Knuston, 2010, B.A., performed a solo during the Saginaw Choral Society’s October 2013 concert celebrating SVSU’s 50th anniversary.

Lon Medd, 2011, M.Ed., was hired as St. Brigid Catholic School’s new principal in Midland.

Zachary Turner, 2013, B.B.A., was hired as a financial adviser for AHP Financial Services, Inc.

Jeremiah Kraniak, 2010, B.A., performed a solo during the Saginaw Choral Society’s October 2013 concert celebrating SVSU’s 50th anniversary.

Amanda Miller, 2010, M.A.T., will graduate from the University of Michigan’s dental program in May 2015; she enrolled in the program in fall 2011.

Jesse Vollmar, 2011, B.S., FarmLogs co-founder and CEO, made the Forbes “30 Under 30” list in the energy and industry category.

Mike Lerchenfeldt, 2012, M.Ed., had his article about student apathy published in the Detroit Free Press.

Jodi Radloff, 2010, B.A., accepted an associate professor of English position at West Shore Community College in Scottsville.

Rachael Wade, 2011, B.S.W., participated in Leadership Midland 2013.

Mary Lockhart, 2013, B.S.W., was hired by the Nursing Facility Transition program of the Disability Network of MidMichigan, Bay City.

Michael Roth, 2013, B.S., was hired as Yeo & Yeo Computer Consulting’s first software and sales consultant.

Whitney Yahn, 2010, B.S., will graduate from the University of Michigan’s dental program in May 2015, then, continue on to pediatric dentistry.

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ENGAGEMENTS & WEDDINGS CONGRATULATIONS David Aldrich, 2013, B.B.A., married Jordan Sprague, 2012, B.B.A., on July 26, 2013.

Sarah Chojnacki, 2003, B.B.A., is engaged to marry Steven Pirie on Oct. 18, 2014.

Raymond Daenzer, 2011, B.S., is engaged to marry Kari Braeutigam on June 14, 2014.

Allan Fitzgerald, 2000, B.S.; 2012, M.B.A., is engaged to marry Colleen Tallman on July 6, 2014.

David Aldrich & Jordan Sprague

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Rochelle Hawblitzel, 2006, B.A., is engaged to marry Michael Owczarzak on May 3, 2014.

Jenna Hickok, 2012, B.S.W., married Brandon Newton of Birch Run on Dec. 31, 2012.

Cally Lower, 2011, B.S., is engaged to marry Robert Taylor on June 21, 2014.

Kylie Leino-Jones, 2012, B.B.A., married Dan Wright on Oct. 12, 2013.

Brian Kern, 2009, B.A., married Sondra Shillair, 2010, B.A., on Feb. 16, 2013.

Kylie Leino-Jones

Brian Kern & Sondra Shillair

Jamie Muter 2012, B.S., married Colin Kuznair on Dec. 28, 2013.

Kristi Morse, 2008, M.A.T., married Sean Tabacsko on June 15, 2013.

Katie Swiastyn, 2010, B.A., is engaged to marry Courtney Kemp in July 2014.

Lauren Vermeersch, 2012, B.B.A., is engaged to marry Jared Fischer on June 28, 2014.

Ashley Wehner, 2010, B.S.W., married Eric Palmer on Sept. 28, 2013.

Jamie Muter

Katie Swiastyn

Elizabeth Willford, 2013, B.A., is engaged to marry Ryan Balzer.

OBITUARIES... OUR CONDOLENCES Bob Avery, 1975, B.A. – Oct. 4, 2013 Connie Baird, 1977, M.A.T. – Sept. 16, 2013 Beth Becker, 2004, M.A.T. – Dec. 14, 2013 Doris Belger, 1970, B.A.; 1973, M.A.T. – Dec. 31, 2013 Charles Braddock, 1992, B.A. – Nov. 5, 2013 James Compo, 1979, B.A. – Oct. 18, 2013 Donald Dew, 1967, B.S. – Sept. 7, 2013 Ronald Eckstorm, 1982, B.B.A. – July 31, 2013 Pamela Elbers, 1991, B.A. – Aug. 25, 2013 Marsha Elsen, 1994, B.A. – July 26, 2013 Virginia Franz, 1968, B.A. – Oct. 1, 2013 Victoria Gillespie, 1974, B.A. – Aug. 22, 2013 Troy Grice, 2013, B.S.W. – Jan. 27, 2014

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Jesse Martinez, 2010, B.A. – Nov. 29, 2013 William Pearsall, 1975, B.B.A. – Sept. 10, 2013 Dora Pease, 1975, B.A.; 1981, M.A.T. – July 27, 2013 David Rose, 1981, B.A. – Nov. 12, 2013 Linda Salo, 1979, B.B.A.; 1993, B.S. – July 25, 2013 Janet Schmude, 1991, M.A.T. – Sept. 18, 2013 Timothy Spendlove, 1970, B.A. – Nov. 28, 2013 Timothy Sullivan, 1978, B.A. – Sept. 19, 2013 Iola Williams, 1980, B.A. – Aug. 27, 2013 Emeline Wilson, 1977, M.A.T. – July 16, 2013 Kim Withrow, 1983, B.A. – Oct. 24, 2013 Mary Yaroch, 1977, M.A.T. – Sept. 27, 2013

FOOTBALL ALUMNI During the 2013 football season and in honor of the 50th anniversary, our five GLIAC championship teams were invited back to campus to celebrate and be recognized.

1979

1983

From left: Mark Johncock, John Pelkki, Duane Du Chemin, Jim Maher, Steve Zott, Ken Tolfree and Bob Loftus.

From left: Darin Dyer, Paul Gigliotti, Scott Peterson, Dave Berkey and Craig Shreve.

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2003

From left: David Cramton, Pat Schultz, Mike Turner, Jerry Gasper, Scott Smith, Mike Cameron, Jim Sheehan, Paul Gigliotti, Darrel Bartkowiak, Marty Piper, Scott Peterson and Philip Jean.

From left: Chad Lackowski, Josh Illian, Ryan Waugh, Gary Clark, Brad Sundholm, Lenny Dantinne, Mike Crawford, Greg Szczepanski, Neil Baumgartner, John Kava, Corey Gonzalez, Mark LaFreniere and Dan Fodrocy.

2000

From left: Keath Bartynski, Nate Luna’s father, Brad Sundholm, Ryan Waugh, Pat Cavanaugh, Kevin Moore, Matt Hemingway, Mark LaFreniere, Brad Labadie, Jon Beecher, Keegan Draper, Josh Bailey, Greg McGuire, Jeff Griffis, Brian Dolph, Adam Wheatley, Don Daily, Steve Paling, Jim Comer, Jeff Sulitis, and Jon Majchrzak.

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SPOTLIGHT ON STUDENT SUCCESS

Rekia (Kia) Smiley “I love that at SVSU, learning isn’t limited [to the classroom]; every day is a new learning experience.” So says Rekia (Kia) Smiley, public administration major and health science minor who graduates in May 2014.

The young woman from Detroit has learned a great deal about many things. She has learned through two study abroad trips (Ghana and Taiwan) that international travel opens a person’s eyes — and heart — to experiencing other cultures. She has learned in a very painful way that lifestyle choices regarding our health can be fatal. Her dad died of a heart attack in 2011 at the age of 47 and her mom in 2013 from diabetes at 48 years old. Yet Kia took that experience and headed to the Ryder Center where she lost 155 pounds. Even her volunteer work now focuses on health. She has a 30-minute show on Cardinal Radio called “Health Spot” and her health-based volunteer work at the Salvation Army led to her receiving its President’s Volunteer Service Award.

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Kia has also learned the value of mentors and cites Shawn Wilson, director of multicultural student services, and Eddie Jones, director of the student counseling center, as in her corner, cheering her on towards her degree. And on the academic side, she notes that Vanessa Brooks Herd, associate professor of social work, helped her during her saddest moments to find the focus to manage her coursework and persevere.

And from the kindness of strangers, Kia has learned the difference between being able to stay in school and leaving because of a lack of funds. The Stephen & Dena Wirt Endowed Scholarship was “a big, big deal.” After graduating from SVSU, Kia hopes to attend graduate school and would like to follow that up with a stint in the Peace Corps.

Amber Swanson SVSU junior Amber Swanson was appointed chairperson of the 2014 national convention for Alpha Phi Omega, a co-ed service fraternity, with 400,000 members on 375 campuses. The group assembles every two years and, in 2014, will meet from Dec. 2730 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago.

The communications major from Grayling will oversee the development of a theme and logo for the conference, recruit membership involvement, develop the program lineup and serve as spokesperson for the event.

More than 2,000 members of the fraternity are expected to attend.

Andy Rexford

Junior Andy Rexford is certainly busy as a business management major, member of Residence Housing Association, and chair of the legislative and external affairs committee for Student Association. But somehow he finds the time to maintain his “@CollegeStudent” Twitter account, with a following of nearly 400,000. Businesses and corporations with college students as a target audience regularly connect with Rexford about advertising on the popular Twitter account.

Dan Crusoe Dan Crusoe, exercise science major from Cheboygan, Mich., is celebrating his graduation from SVSU (May 2014) and his acceptance into a physical therapy graduate program where, in three years, he will become a Doctor of Physical Therapy. Dan has been vice president of the Student Exercise Science Association, involved in “Healthy U” as a physical assessor, and has spent his senior year presenting his research project on comparing nutrition information resources chosen by male and female student athletes. He presented at the Midwest conference of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) in November 2013, at the Michigan chapter of ACSM in January 2014 and will present at the national conference of ACSM in Orlando in May 2014.

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Philanthropy and Leadership The Next 50 Years Dear Friends: Two thousand thirteen was a milestone year for SVSU, not only because we celebrated our 50th anniversary and publicly launched an important and ambitious fundraising campaign, but also because President Eric Gilbertson announced his retirement after nearly a quarter century of service to SVSU. In this same academic year, we also welcomed Donald Bachand, SVSU’s former provost and vice president for academic affairs, as SVSU’s fourth president.

It was fitting that we launched the Talent. Opportunity. Promise. fundraising campaign during our 50th anniversary year. Anniversaries tend to compel us to pause and reflect on the past, and to look to the future. The future of SVSU is inextricably linked to the future of this region and the state.

If the Great Lakes Bay Region and the state of Michigan are to thrive, SVSU must remain a vital presence and resource for educational, professional, cultural and economic opportunities.

The $25 million Talent. Opportunity. Promise. campaign is designed to provide ongoing financial resources to attract top talent, expand programming and make scholarship support available for thousands of deserving students. Upon completion, the campaign will have created new scholarships and programs, expanded our base of private support, made more people aware of the depth and breadth of SVSU’s impact on the region, and increased the university’s endowment, helping ensure long-term stability. As of March, the campaign has reached $18.5 million.

Several individuals and organizations have led the way in funding this campaign, with gifts that are already making a meaningful difference in the lives of our students and the future of the region. This support is significant because it demonstrates confidence in this institution and in its future value in the region and the state, as we embark on the next 50 years and enjoy the current leadership of our new president, Don Bachand. In addition, SVSU employees have demonstrated their commitment to the university and its students, with 54 percent of them contributing to raise more than $1 million.

The campaign steering committee and the entire SVSU community are grateful to all who have supported Talent. Opportunity. Promise. We hope you will join us as we continue making strides for the good of our students and the people of our region.

Campaign co-chairs,

D. Brian Law

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John Decker

Herbert Spence, III

Jenée Velasquez

REGIONAL LEADERS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT TALENT. OPPORTUNITY. PROMISE. During the first six months of the public phase of SVSU’s Talent. Opportunity. Promise. campaign, several regional leaders pledged their support by funding endowments that will help cultivate the next generation of leaders in our region and beyond.

Recognizing that science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers will drive the state’s economy, SVSU has partnered with two of our region’s major employers and their respective foundations to create programs to encourage and sustain students’ interest in and pursuit of STEM careers.

Another recent scholarship program will help ensure that promising students receive support beyond their first year of education at SVSU, which is critical to help them stay on an uninterrupted path to degree completion. Two other new endowments will recognize and reward students for their leadership and service to others.

Beyond these gifts, the campaign has generated several additional commitments to help SVSU accomplish its strategic goals and remain a vital resource in the region.

DOW SCIENCE & SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION CENTER Last fall, The Dow Chemical Company made a leadership gift commitment to create the Dow Science & Sustainability Education Center. Andrew Liveris, Dow chairman and CEO, announced the gift at SVSU’s 50th anniversary Economic Summit on Oct. 25.

Dow’s gift represents the largest contribution to the Talent. Opportunity. Promise. campaign to date.

“Today’s life-changing innovations are developed at the intersections of many different sciences, such as chemistry, biology, and materials engineering,” Liveris commented. “What manufacturers need now are highly skilled workers who can navigate these intersections — scientists, engineers and professionals who can interface with the advanced technologies that are increasingly present in our plants. This is why we must invest more in STEM education, especially at universities like this one.”

With a goal of generating enthusiasm for science, the Dow Science & Sustainability Education Center will focus on educational outreach to students, teachers and the community. SVSU and Dow will collaborate with K-12 schools and the Saginaw Bay Environmental Science Institute at SVSU to learn about the Saginaw Bay Watershed through participation in hands-on scientific research.

Andrew Liveris, Dow chairman and CEO

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“We want to create an atmosphere for students to get real-life learning and begin to understand what it means to be involved in research,” said Greg Grocholski, business finance director at Dow and SVSU alumnus.

“Dow is realizing that programs like this offer greater opportunity. In the past, we might have just made a contribution to the university. Now we’re really trying to leverage both institutions and trying to create the greatest impact that will benefit Dow, SVSU and the community.”

“We want to collaborate,” added Rob Vallentine, global director, STEM education. “Dow and SVSU need to work together to positively influence the changing needs of STEM education and to participate in programs that will impact students’ future career choices.”

The two cornerstones of the Dow Science & Sustainability Education Center are a research internship program and a mobile science lab.

The internship program is designed for high school students, high school teachers and SVSU students, who will work in teams with an SVSU research director within the Saginaw Bay Environmental Science Institute at SVSU to study specific aspects of the Saginaw Bay Watershed. The experience will provide high school students with early exposure to modern methods of research and analysis, while enabling them to complete a college-level course. High school teachers will find opportunities to grow as science professionals, enhancing laboratory skills and knowledge, and gaining experience that will assist them in their teaching roles. Participating SVSU students will gain valuable practical experience, applying classroom knowledge to real-world situations, enhancing critical thinking skills and the ability to learn independently, making them better prepared for careers or graduate studies.

The mobile science lab, which is expected to begin operating in the 2014-15 academic year, will not only be used for analysis in the field, it will also visit K-12 schools, providing young students exposure to modern scientific research and access to hands-on experiments.

The lab will be outfitted with the scientific equipment and supplies necessary to perform data collection and analysis. By taking the mobile lab to sampling sites around the Great Lakes Bay Region, the Dow Science & Sustainability Education Center will enable people throughout the region to contribute to the database of ecological conditions in the Saginaw Bay area.

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Dr. Catherine Baase, 1977, B.S., Global Director of Health Services

Greg Grocholski, 1990, M.B.A., Business Finance Director

Mary Draves, 1994, B.S.; 2001, M.S., Global Director of Remediation and Michigan Dioxin Initiative

Vicki Rupp, 1983, B.S., Global Director of Service Management

“SVSU is grateful for the support of our alumni in executive leadership roles at The Dow Chemical Company.”

— Andrew J. Bethune, SVSU Foundation Executive Director

THE DOW CORNING FOUNDATION FELLOWS – SVSU – COMMUNITY STEM PARTNERSHIP The Dow Corning Foundation is partnering with SVSU on an initiative to influence attitudes, perceptions and knowledge of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

The Dow Corning Foundation – SVSU – Community STEM Partnership program consists of four major activities: • Identification of interested and willing schools and

teachers for project participation (this process

began in January); • Establishment of a network of STEM experiential teachers; • Creation of the Dow Corning Foundation Scholars

scholarship, and • Evaluation of students’ attitudes toward STEM. The program began with the selection of 20 middle and high school teachers from Arenac, Bay, Midland and Saginaw counties who will participate in a two-week research institute in summer 2014. These Dow Corning Foundation Fellows will also receive $2,000 in classroom supplies to conduct a STEM project during the 2014-15 academic year.

“The Dow Corning Foundation and SVSU have collaborated to develop ideas for programs to promote and enhance STEM education in our region,” said Stephanie Brouet, assistant professor of chemistry and Dow Corning Foundation Fellows coordinator.

“To impact attitudes about STEM among students, we decided to start with teachers.”

The Dow Corning Foundation Fellows program was established last fall, with an initial commitment from the Dow Corning Foundation to fund the program for two years. The institute is designed to enhance teachers’ understanding of science and the scientific method.

“The institute will give science teachers a scientist’s experience,” Brouet said.

During the first week of June, the teachers will complete a scientific project with SVSU faculty. Over

Stephanie Brouet, assistant professor of chemistry and Dow Corning Foundation Fellows coordinator

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the following few months, they will work on conceiving and designing a project for the classroom. In August, the teachers will return for the second week of the institute, when they will work through their projects with SVSU faculty to ensure they are classroom-ready. The projects will highlight inquirybased learning and will include a related community servicelearning project. The 2014-15 projects will focus on health in the classroom.

“The Dow Corning Foundation Fellows will complete their projects with their students throughout the school year,” Brouet explained. “During that time, SVSU faculty will be available for consultation, and SVSU students majoring in STEM and education will visit the classrooms and assist the students with the projects.”

The program will culminate in a symposium, hosted by SVSU in late spring 2015. Here, the students will have the opportunity to showcase their learning and communityservice projects.

To encourage the middle and high school students to continue in STEM, SVSU will establish the Dow Corning Foundation Scholars, providing select students with a $1,000 annual scholarship for each of their first two years at SVSU. “Through this program, we want to change attitudes about STEM and encourage more students to pursue STEM education and careers,” said Brouet. “The Dow Corning Foundation Scholars program will help students with the education component.”

STUDENT SUCCESS SCHOLARSHIP To compete in the increasingly challenging job market, students not only need to attend college, they need to graduate. Research indicates that students who make it through their second year of college are more likely to graduate. Knowing that many students receive one-time funding only in their freshman year, SVSU has established the Student Success Scholarship to provide financial support for students beyond their first year.

“Every student who stays in college and earns a degree has an opportunity for a better life and the potential to make a difference in society,” said Andrew Bethune, executive director of the SVSU Foundation. “For many SVSU students, private support makes the crucial difference between ’stopping out’ and succeeding.”

Thanks to support from private foundations, 18 students will each receive a $2,000 Student Success Scholarship for use during the 2014-15 academic year.

Contributing foundations include:

Wickson Link Memorial Foundation William F. McNally Family Foundation Allen E. & Marie A. Nickless Memorial Foundation Russell H. & Maxine E. Smith Charitable Foundation

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Merry Jo Brandimore on homecoming float

THE MERRY JO BRANDIMORE RESIDENTIAL LIFE EMERGING LEADER ENDOWED AWARD Merry Jo Brandimore, vice president for student affairs/ dean of students, joined SVSU in 1983. During her many years of distinguished service, she has held positions that focused on serving students and promoting their success. Merry Jo has been a strong advocate for students, most recently with a renewed commitment to providing support and services for military students.

Personally, Merry Jo has supported a number of important causes for students through her generosity to SVSU, especially through scholarship programs. She spearheaded the establishment of a memorial scholarship in honor of Abou Traore, which supports international students, and also established the Military Student Scholarship and the CurranDeSautel Family Scholarship, which supports students from Schoolcraft County, where Merry Jo’s hometown of Manistique is located.

Last fall, the Merry Jo Brandimore Residential Life Emerging Leader Endowed Award was established through gifts from alumni and friends who wished to honor her many years of dedicated service and leadership for SVSU students.

Tom Nellenbach, 1990, B.B.A., made the lead gift to the endowment and asked that it be established in Merry Jo’s name.

“I was a resident assistant at SVSU,” Tom said, “and Merry Jo’s personal interest and Tom Nellenbach, 1990, B.B.A. mentoring touched many of our lives.

Given her generosity of time and resources, it was fitting to put her name on the award.”

The first Merry Jo Brandimore Residential Life Emerging Leader Endowed Award will be made in fall 2014.

“I’m humbled that Tom chose to establish this award in my name,” said Merry Jo. “And I’m grateful that this gives us a lasting source of support for our deserving students.”

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RICHARD V. WOLOHAN FELLOWSHIP IN LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE

“We are proud to support SVSU students in their service and leadership efforts.”

James Wolohan

The Wolohan Family Foundation has a long history of supporting SVSU students. Ninety-five students have received the Foundation’s Wolohan Lumber Company Endowed Scholarship since 1998. Last fall, the Wolohan Family Foundation made an additional investment to convert that scholarship into the Richard V. Wolohan Fellowship in Leadership and Service.

Wolohan Fellows will be selected from the incoming freshman class and will include students from Saginaw who have already demonstrated a commitment to volunteerism, leadership and extracurricular involvement while maintaining good academic progress in high school.

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Each year beginning this fall, Wolohan Fellows will complete a training program related to developing leadership skills and serving the community. As a team, the Fellows will engage in a travel/service experience, which will combine service with an educational component, as participants learn about the cultural, civic and social justice issues at their destination.

“My father [Richard V. Wolohan] always supported people in their pursuit of service and leadership,” said James Wolohan. “This program aligns with his ideals, and with the principles of the Wolohan Family Foundation, and we are proud to support SVSU students in their service and leadership efforts.”

STANDING IN SUPPORT OF STUDENT SUCCESS SVSU’s Support Staff Association has established an endowed scholarship for families of SSA members. The first scholarship was awarded to Cody Zietz, a junior planning to enter SVSU’s occupational therapy program in fall 2015.

Cody is the son of Judy Zietz, administrative secretary in

the Office of the Registrar. “As part of an SVSU family, this scholarship means a lot to me,” said Cody. Pictured with Cody (lower right) are members of the SSA: (clockwise from center) Deb Albrough, Ann Garcia, Gabe Soto, Tom Wisniewski, Deb Newton, Jeff Losee and Dawn Gillespie.

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REPORT OF ANNUAL GIVING Dear Friend:

FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS

A few short weeks ago, we welcomed Donald Bachand as SVSU’s fourth president. He has the distinct honor of leading the university into its second

K.P. Karunakaran, M.D., Chair Dr. Donald J. Bachand, First Vice Chair John D.L. Humphreys, Second Vice Chair Linda L. Sims, Secretary James G. Muladore, Treasurer Andrew J. Bethune, Executive Director DIRECTORS David J. Abbs James A. Barcia Luis G. Canales Scott L. Carmona John A. Decker David H. Dunn David R. Gamez Richard Goedert Lori J. Jurgens John E. Kessler William C. Lauderbach D. Brian Law Jeffrey T. Martin Dominic Monastiere Terence F. Moore Debasish Mridha, M.D. Kimberly A. Norris Susan L. Piesko Andrew D. Richards Francine Rifkin Vicki L. Rupp Earl L. Shipp Herbert A. Spence, III Julie A. Stevens Jerome L. Yantz

half-century, a job that will present new challenges as the role of education becomes even more vital to the success of our economy and the health of our region, our state and our nation.

As in the past, the role of philanthropy will be vital to the success of our students. Throughout SVSU’s history, private philanthropy has helped create opportunities for deserving students seeking to realize their potential, improve their lives, and contribute to the betterment of their communities. Last year was no exception: Through the Talent. Opportunity. Promise. campaign and other efforts, more than 2,200 alumni, friends and organizations invested in SVSU students and, by extension, in the health of their communities. Their names are listed on the following pages, and we are grateful to them all.

As I wrote in my letter last year, this is an exciting time for SVSU. We have a new president. We have new scholarships and programs to help deserving students realize their potential. And we have the support, encouragement and guidance of people like you.

On behalf of the SVSU Foundation, thank you.

K.P. Karunakaran, M.D. Chair, SVSU Foundation Board

LIFETIME GIFT CLUBS: $100,000 OR MORE RECOGNIZING DONORS WHOSE LIFETIME GIFTS TO THE UNIVERSITY TOTAL $100,000 OR MORE SVSU FOUNDERS $1 MILLION AND ABOVE

Allen Foundation, Inc. Roberta (Bobbe) Allen* Frank N. Andersen Foundation Ned* & Dorothy “Honey”* Arbury Jan Botz ’74 & Tom Lippert, Jr. The Dow Chemical Company Foundation The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation Dr. & Mrs. E. Malcolm Field Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation Rhea E. Miller*/Rhea E. Miller Trust The Bernard Osher Foundation Ronald A. Schlicker* The Charles J. Strosacker Foundation Robert J. & Bobbi Vitito Harvey Randall Wickes Foundation

ALTRUIST $500,000 – $999,999

Anonymous Barnes & Noble College Bookstores, Inc. Arnold & Gertrude Boutell Memorial Fund - administered by FirstMerit Private Bank Scott L. ’81 & Nancy Carmona Dow Corning Foundation Mary Lou Ederer Marshall M. Fredericks Foundation The Kantzler Foundation The Kresge Foundation Nexteer Automotive Donald R.* & Donna Roberts Petersen Jo Anne & Donald E. Petersen Maynard L. Smith* Margaret Grace Towsley* Wickson-Link Memorial Foundation

HONORS $250,000 – $499,999 * = Deceased

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ARAMARK Bank of America Etcyl and Ruth Blair Emma M. Block Trust The Dow Chemical Company The Alden and Vada Dow Family Foundations William J.* & Julia M.* Edwards

FirstMerit Bank Eldon* & Vicky Graham William A. Groening, Jr.* Loretta Jean* May Mitchell Royal Foundation Midland Area Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Roger Milliken Morley Foundation Morrie & Julie Stevens Triskelion Resale Shop G. James Williams* Wolohan Family Foundation

BENEFACTORS $100,000 – $249,999

A.L. Aitken Charitable Trust Waheed Akbar Robert & Maggie Allesee Anonymous Dorothy Arbury* Estate of Martha G. Arnold Barstow Foundation William C.* & Rose Collamer* ’67 Bauman Don H. & Iva M. Bellinger Trust - administered by FirstMerit Private Bank Katherine N. Bemetz Trust Ruth M. Black Trust Dr. & Mrs. Gregory S. Brown Richard Campsmith Trust

Robert E. ’82 & Cynthia A. Chadwick Champagne & Marx Excavating, Inc. Chemical Bank Chemical Financial Corporation Daimler Chrysler Corp. Fund Terry Drake* William J. & Julia M. Edwards Foundation Ken Martin Follett Ford Motor Company Marshall Fredericks Foundation Friends of Trisomy 21 Research Leona M. Geyer Trust Alma W. Gilmore Doud Glastender, Inc. Todd James Herremans Fritz & Lucy Horak Robert J. House* B.J. Humphreys ’77 & Laura Lamson Humphreys Independent Bank William C. & Lori J. Jurgens Kendall Electric, Inc. Dr. Thomas E. Kullgren D. Brian & Trish Law Magline, Inc. John S. Ludington* Tom & Ginger Marx Robert Maurovich & Nancy Warner Frances Goll Mills Memorial Fund - administered by FirstMerit Private Bank

Myllykangas Education Trust Allen E. & Marie A. Nickless Memorial Foundation Betty E. Nusselt Trust Maxwell K. Pribil Memorial Trust - administered by FirstMerit Private Bank Dr. Jack M. & Lila J. Ryder Employees of Saginaw Bay Underwriters Saginaw Community Foundation St. Mary’s of Michigan Spence Brothers Mr. & Mrs. William W. Stange Martin H. Stark Margaret Jane Stoker Charitable Trust - administered by FirstMerit Private Bank Ming Chuan University Walbro Corporation Robert L. Wintermyer Alice & Jack* Wirt Mr. Melvin J. Zahnow* The Melvin L. and Hilda J. Zuehlke Charitable Foundation

MAJOR GIFT CLUBS

RECOGNIZING DONORS’ TOTAL GIFTS GIVEN TO THE UNIVERSITY OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS (2004-2013)

HERITAGE

$50,000 AND ABOVE

1st State Bank Melvyn K. ’91 & Myrna ’82 Adelman Waheed Akbar Roberta (Bobbe) Allen* Frank N. Andersen Foundation Anonymous ARAMARK Dean & Margaret Arbour Bank of America/Bank of America - MBNA Barnes & Noble College Bookstores, Inc. Katherine N. Bemetz Trust Bierlein Companies, Inc. Etcyl and Ruth Blair Richard & Ann ’79 Blazejewski Emma M. Block Trust Jan Botz ’74 & Tom Lippert, Jr. Arnold & Gertrude Boutell Memorial Fund Dr. & Mrs. Gregory S. Brown Paul Brown Richard Campsmith Trust Scott L. ’81 & Nancy Carmona Robert E. ’82 & Cynthia A. Chadwick Chemical Bank/Chemical Financial Corporation Consumers Energy Foundation Mrs. Eleanor Currie* The Dow Chemical Company The Dow Chemical Company Foundation The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation Estate of Terry Drake Mary Lou Ederer William J. & Julia M. Edwards Foundation Fabiano Brothers, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. E. Malcolm Field FirstMerit Bank Ken Martin Follett Marshall M. Fredericks Foundation Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation Leona M. Geyer Trust Eric R. & Cynthia F. Gilbertson Glastender, Inc. Eldon* & Vicky Graham William A.Groening, Jr.* Hausbeck Pickle Company, Inc. Tim & Lori Hausbeck Todd James Herremans Fritz & Lucy Horak B.J. ’77 & Laura Lamson Humphreys Independent Bank James & Anita Jenkins William C. & Lori J. Jurgens The Kantzler Foundation Dr. K.P. & Lakshmi Karunakaran The Kresge Foundation Dr. Thomas E. Kullgren John Leuenberger John S. Ludington* Tom & Ginger Marx

Robert Maurovich & Nancy Warner May Mitchell Royal Foundation Midland Area Community Foundation Rhea E. Miller Trust Allen E. & Marie A. Nickless Memorial Foundation Richard M. ’70 & Julie M. O’Connor The Bernard Osher Foundation Donald R.* & Donna Roberts Petersen Jo Anne & Donald E. Petersen PNC Bank Maxwell K. Pribil Memorial Trust Rowleys Wholesale Dr. Jack M. & Lila J. Ryder Saginaw Community Foundation Saginaw Valley State University St. Mary’s of Michigan Estate of Ronald A. Schlicker Maynard L. Smith Trust Russell H. and Maxine E. Smith Charitable Foundation Spence Brothers Mr. & Mrs. William W. Stange Martin H. Stark Morrie & Julie Stevens Stevens Worldwide Van Lines Margaret Jane Stoker Charitable Trust The Charles J. Strosacker Foundation Robert J. & Bobbi Vitito William P. & Susan Vititoe Joseph ’76, ’82 & Susan ’89 Vogl Harvey Randall Wickes Foundation Wickson-Link Memorial Foundation G. James Williams* Robert L. Wintermyer Wolohan Family Foundation Wolverine Power Marketing Cooperative Yeo & Yeo P.C. CPAs and Business Consultants The Melvin L. and Hilda J. Zuehlke Charitable Foundation

MILESTONE

$25,000 – $49,999

Anonymous Donald J. & Liana Bachand Dr. David E. Barker Bay Area Community Foundation Bernard & Barbro Foundation Bierlein Companies Foundation Merry Jo and Gary Brandimore Hugo E. “Ted” Jr. & Ruth Braun Braun Kendrick Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland Cardinal View LLC Ryan S. ’08 & Amanda C. ’08 Carmona Champagne & Marx Excavating, Inc. Estate of Frederick J. Chapin Consumers Energy Fred C. & Joyce Cook Charles B. & Susan Curtiss John A. & Sally A. Decker

Thomas & Judith Donahue Dow Corning Corporation James ’76, ’85 & Cheryl Dwyer Sally A.* ’80, ’87 & James N. Finzel Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn Restaurant Frankenmuth Insurance Christopher & Denise Fredericks Robert J. House* Deborah & Al Huntley Thomas P. Kackmeister Betty & Bob* Keil Burnett S. & Beverly J. Kelly The Joseph & Karen Krantz Family Charitable Foundation Gary & Glenda Labadie D. Brian & Trish Law The Hon. & Mrs. Thomas L. Ludington The Ludington Family Foundation Janet Groening Marsh Robert W. Meadows Michigan Advanced Neurology Center Michigan Sugar Company and Its Growers Terence & Carleen Moore Dr. & Mrs. Debasish Mridha James ’72, ’82 & Patricia A. ’80 Muladore Oscar P. & Louise H. Osthelder Advisory Fund Alan W. & Jean Ott William H. Parth Trust Carlos & Jean ’95, ’98 Ramet Robert & Jane Rogers Employees of Saginaw Bay Underwriters Melissa J. ’94 & Jim Seitz Ed & Suzanne Skrelunas Herbert & Kathryn Curtiss ’82, ’00 Spence Mrs. Irene M. Kinsey Stare Margaret C. Thompson Trust Drs. Odail & Mamie Thorns William P. & Susan H. Vititoe Charitable Foundation Weinlander Fitzhugh Walter & Carol Weinlander Dr. Robert S.P. & Amy Yien Carolyn Zielinski

PRESIDENTS

$10,000 – $24,999

Robert & Maggie Allesee Alloy Construction, Inc. Amerisure Insurance Amigo Mobility International Amsted Industries Foundation Jane M. Anderson ’86 Stephen Anderson ’73 Andrews Hooper Pavlik PLC Roselyn D. Argyle ’66 Shiv K. Arora AT&T Foundation Matching Gifts Program Shirley & Clyde Babcock William C. Bauman, Jr. Bay Area Community Foundation Bay Area Marine Dealers Association

Russell A. ’91 & Debra J. ’89 Beaubien Mr. & Mrs. Curtis R. Berger Irene J. Beshgetoor Andrew J. ’87 & Andrea M. Bethune Thomas B. ’86 & Wendy S. ’89 Bird Jan and David Blecke Diane & Jerry Boehm Joni Boye-Beaman & Richard Beaman Denis & Madeline Burke Stuart L. & Roberta Bridge ’77 Bush Elizabeth Butterworth Trust Barbara J. Byron ’84 Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation Basil & Margaret Clark Nancy Colwell COPOCO Community Credit Union Anne & John Coursey Covenant HealthCare Tim S. & Susan L. ’85, ’06 Crane Robert & Kathryn Crozier Christine & Norm Davis Gerald & Florence Decker The Herbert & Junia Doan Foundation Lin & Phae Dorman Dr. Clifford & Juanita ’04 Dorne George & Judith Eastland Catherine D. Engel Barbara Ewend James & Kelly Fabiano Linda J. Farynk Gertrude Febert Michael ’79 & Gina Finney Fordney Club Marilyn ’81 & Ralph Frahm Mr. & Mrs. Carl M. Fredericks Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum David & Claudia Fry Garber Management Group Gardey Financial Advisors Alma W. Gilmore Doud Richard & Mary Goedert James S. & Carol Goetz Drs. Ravindra & Rashmi Goyal Valerie A. Guttowsky ’89 Heinz & Marlis Haller Eugene J. & Mary Pat Hamilton Mike & Debbie Hayes HealthPlus Mary A. Hedberg Robert & Joyce Hetzler The F.P. Horak Company, Inc. Dorothy Hornsby August & Jamie Hurt IBEW/NECA Saginaw Labor Management Cooperation Committee Independent Bank James ’84 & Trish Jaime David & Patricia Kepler Mrs. Patsy Knoy David V. ’79 & Cindy Kowalski John M. ’73 & Nancy Kunitzer Richard Barton Law Memorial Trust

Dr. Guy & Mrs. Trevor Lee Sara Margaret Leki Trust Liberty Mutual Nancy L. MacKenzie Magline Inc. Mahar Tool Supply Co., Inc. James M. ’82 & Amie Maher James V. ’78 & Mary Beth Mahoney David & Sharon McMath William F. McNally Family Foundation Means Industries, Inc. Memorial Presbyterian Church Midland Cogeneration Venture Lois & Eugene Miller Dr. James L. Mitchell Dominic & Pamela Monastiere Drs. John & Gretchen Mooningham Morley Foundation Thomas J. ’90 & Christine Nellenbach Nexteer Automotive Dorothea O’Laughlin Patricia Orr David A. ’79 & Lori Pendleton Sue & Bob Piesko PNC Foundation Frank & Jean Popoff Progressive Dynamics, Inc. George & Lynn ’08 Puia Pumford Construction Inc. Matthew & Dawn Pumford Mildred P. Putnam Walt & Cookie ’80, ’00 Rathkamp Rehmann Margaret Riecker* Larry & Francie Rifkin John M. & Barbara Roberts Marilyn Robinson Edward & Elyse Rogers Avrill & Mervyn Roundtree Tim & Sharon Rudey Vicki ’83 & Brock Rupp Saginaw Labor Management Cooperation Committee Local 557 Saginaw Valley Adjusters Association Grant Schaefer Lawrence H. & Linda L. Sims Gerald ’95 & Olena Smith James F. Stoddard, M.D. SVSU Support Staff Association Dr. David H. & Nancy Swenson Ron Taylor Richard P. & Sue A. ’86 Thompson TR Sales & Marketing LLC United Steelworkers of America Local 12075 Valley State Employees Credit Union Chris & Donna VanSteenhouse Clay & Mary Jo Warner Tom & Margaret Watson Mr. & Mrs. Michael Wenglikowski Kenneth M. White Trust Richard & Rajkumari M. ’73 Wiener

CREATING THE FUTURE SOCIETY

THE CREATING THE FUTURE SOCIETY ACKNOWLEDGES THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS WHO SHARE IN A UNIQUE VISION FOR ASSISTING SVSU AND ITS STUDENTS TO REACH NEW HEIGHTS IN THE FUTURE Waheed Akbar Roberta (Bobbe) Allen*+ Goldie Bartha Allyn*+ Anonymous Martha G. Arnold*+ Dr. David E. Barker Katherine N. Bemetz*+ Ruth M. Black*+ Etcyl and Ruth Blair Emma M. Block*+ Elizabeth Butterworth* Richard L. Campsmith*+ Scott L. ’81 & Nancy Carmona+ Robert E. ’82 & Cynthia A. Chadwick+ Frederick J. Chapin*+ Charles B. & Susan Curtiss Kurt A. David ’86 P.J. Dempsey James & Linda Doane+

Terry Drake*+ Mary Lou Ederer Leona M. Geyer*+ Alma W. Gilmore Doud+ Eldon* & Vicky Graham William A. Groening, Jr.*+ Fritz & Lucy Horak+ B.J. Humphreys ’77 & Laura Lamson Humphreys+ Loretta Jean* William C. & Lori J. Jurgens Patricia Swartz Knoy Dr. Thomas E. Kullgren+ Harry Leaver Kristi L. MacKenzie ’00+ Nancy MacKenzie+ Josephine Manzoni Robert W. Meadows+ Dr. James L. Mitchell

James ’72, ’82 & Patricia A. ’80 Muladore James Nearing Betty E. Nusselt*+ Richard M. ’70 & Julie M. O’Connor Patricia Orr Ernest E. Paulick+ Donald R.* & Donna Roberts Petersen+ Edward & Elyse Rogers Dr. Jack M. & Lila J. Ryder Ronald A. Schlicker*+ Maynard L. Smith*+ Martin H. Stark+ Robert J. & Bobbi Vitito+ Joseph ’76, ’82 & Susan ’89 Vogl Robert E. Wendland*+ Kenneth M. White*+ G. James Williams*+

Contact Joseph Vogl at the SVSU Foundation, (989) 964-4052, for an appointment to discuss your current or unique future planned giving intentions for SVSU. Please let us kow if you have established a planned gift for SVSU but your name is not listed.

* = Deceased + Charter members: Individuals who informed the SVSU Foundation prior to December 31, 2008, about their planned gift

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ANNUAL GIFT CLUBS

RECOGNIZING THOSE WHO MADE GIFT TO BETWEEN JAN. 1 AND1DEC. 31,december 2013 Recognizing those whoAmade a THE giftUNIVERSITY to svsu between january and 31, 2011

ADVOCATES CLUB

DEAN’S CLUB

1st State Bank Melvyn K. ’91 & Myrna ’82, ’84 Adelman Waheed Akbar Frank N. Andersen Foundation Dean & Margaret Arbour Dean Arbour Ford Jeep Donald J. and Liana Bachand Barnes & Noble College Bookstores, Inc. Bay Cast, Inc. Bierlein Companies, Inc. Janalou and David Blecke Diane & Jerry Boehm Jan Botz ’74 & Tom Lippert, Jr. Braun Kendrick Hugo E. “Ted” Jr. & Ruth Braun Dr. & Mrs. Gregory S. Brown Paul Brown Chemical Bank Fred C. Cook Charles B. & Susan Curtiss John A. & Sally A. Decker The Dow Chemical Company Dow Chemical Foundation Dow Corning Corporation Dow Corning Foundation The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation Dr. & Mrs. E. Malcolm Field Mary Lou Ederer William J. & Julia M. Edwards Foundation Fabiano Brothers, Inc. Linda J. Farynk Gertrude Febert Marshall M. Fredericks Foundation Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation Eric R. & Cynthia F. Gilbertson Glastender, Inc. Eldon L.* & Vicky Graham Hausbeck Pickle Company, Inc. Mike & Debbie Hayes Todd James Herremans Deborah & Al Huntley Independent Bank James & Anita Jenkins William C. & Lori J. Jurgens The Kantzler Foundation Dr. K.P. & Lakshmi Karunakaran David V. ’79 & Cindy Kowalski Virgil Kowalski Trust Gary & Glenda Labadie D. Brian & Trish Law William G. ’81 & Debra Lutz Janet Groening Marsh Robert Maurovich & Nancy Warner William F. McNally Family Foundation Dominic & Pamela Monastiere Terence & Carleen Moore Thomas ’90 & Christine Nellenbach Alan W. & Jean Ott Oscar P. & Louise H. Osthelder Advisory Fund PNC Margaret Riecker Larry & Francie Rifkin Marilyn Robinson Robert & Jane Rogers Vicki ’83 & Brock Rupp Amie Saltzman Bob & Sue Sonntag Mr. & Mrs. William W. Stange Irene Kinsey Stare* Morrie & Julie Stevens Stevens Worldwide Van Lines James F. Stoddard, M.D. Drs. Odail & Mamie Thorns Robert J. & Bobbi Vitito William P. & Susan H. Vititoe Charitable Foundation Harvey Randall Wickes Foundation Richard & Rajkumari ’73 Wiener Robert L. Wintermyer Cynthia ’10 & Larry Woiderski Wolohan Family Foundation Wolverine Power Marketing Cooperative Yeo & Yeo P.C. CPAs and Business Consultants

1st State AAUW - Bay City Branch AAUW - Saginaw Branch Abbs Retirement Planning Advisors David J. ’83 & Kathleen M. ’89 Abbs Advanced Photonix, Inc. Harry & Rita Aid Robert & Maggie Allesee American Legion Post No. 22 Ameriprise Financial - Saginaw Amsted Industries Foundation Douglas Anderson Jane M. Anderson ’86 Andrews Hooper Pavlik PLC ARAMARK Arbour Inc. Assured Financial Advisors LLC Shirley & Clyde Babcock Ernie & Leanne Balcueva Dr. David E. Barker Neil ’05, ’07 & Mindy ’05 Baumgartner Russell A. ’91 & Debra J. ’89 Beaubien Mr. & Mrs. Curtis R. Berger Irene Beshgetoor Andrew J. ’87 & Andrea M. Bethune Bierlein Companies Foundation Thomas B. ’89 & Wendy H. ’89 Bird Joni Boye-Beaman & Richard Beaman J.J. ’06 & Jenn ’03 Boehm Merry Jo and Gary Brandimore Ellis N. Brandt Karl ’81 & Linda Briggs Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland Wallace and Irene Bronner Family Charitable Foundation Joseph, Patricia & Matthew Bronz Denis & Madeline Burke Parisville Dairy, LLC Johnny Burke Children’s Foundation Winfred L. & Mary L. Case Champagne & Marx Excavating, Inc. Chelsea Milling Company Basil & Margaret Clark Nancy Colwell Consumers Energy COPOCO Community Credit Union Anne & John Coursey Covenant HealthCare Bryan ’06, ’11 & Kelly ’09 Crainer Tim S. & Susan L. ’85, ’06 Crane Robert & Kathryn Crozier Christine & Norm Davis R. Matt & Kathleen Davis Thomas & Judith Donahue Lin & Phae Dorman Dr. Clifford & Juanita ’04 Dorne Duro-Last Roofing Inc. Daniel P. ’77 & Jean Dwyer James ’76, ’85 & Cheryl Dwyer Thomas J. ’80 & Lynn Early George & Judy Eastland Eaton Corporation Roselynn Ederer Catherine D. Engel Steven Erickson & Krista Srodes ’95 Euclid Automotive Supply Inc. Barbara Ewend James & Kelly Fabiano Charles Fahlgren & Kay Harley Fifth Third Bank Justin M. ’07 & Jenna L. ’07 Findlay Michael ’79 & Gina Finney Sally A.* ’80, ’87 & James N. Finzel FirstMerit Bank Caroline Fischer Fisher Contracting Company Fordney Club Marilyn ’81 & Ralph Frahm Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn, Inc. Rick A. Franz ’78 Carl & Christina Fredericks Raymond Gage Garber Management Group Richard J. Garber, Jr. Gardey Financial Advisors Gemini Group Inc. Konnie & Harry Gill

$5,000 AND ABOVE

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$1,000 – $4,999

Richard and Mary Goedert Chad W. ’99 & Rebecca A. ’00 Goodchild Dr. Berner & Annette Gorden Craig & Karolyn Goslin Jonathon A. ’03, ’09 & Cheri Gould Drs. Ravindra & Rashmi Goyal Graham Construction Corporation Patricia Graves John & Dolores Guettler Valerie A. Guttowsky ’89 Eugene & Mary Pat Hamilton John O. ’87 & Diana Hamilton Patricia M. ’92 & Doug Hansen Joe & Theresa Harlan Mary R. Harmon Brad Herzog Robert & Joyce Hetzler Hill Family Music Scholarship Dawn G. ’80 & Dennis S. Hoeg Fritz & Lucy Horak The F.P. Horak Company, Inc. Dorothy Hornsby Dawn ’02 & Mark Iseler James ’84 & Trish Jaime The Jury Foundation Thomas P. Kackmeister David ’92 & Tonya Karpovich Don Keller & Judy Zehnder Keller Burnett S. & Beverly J. Kelly David & Patricia Kepler William T. Knapp Brian ’82 & Jeannine ’84 Konesko Dr. Thomas E. Kullgren John M. ’73 & Nancy Kunitzer Edward & Kathryn ’81 Langenburg Richard Barton Law Memorial Trust Harry Leaver Dr. Guy & Mrs. Trevor Lee Sara Margaret Leki Trust Liberty Mutual Robert W. ’81 & Jill M. ’81 Loftus Hon. & Mrs. Thomas Ludington Terry J. Lutz ’85 Antoinette Lyon Magline, Inc. Charitable Trust James M. ’82 & Amie Maher John W. & Joanne C. Martin Tom & Ginger Marx Mark W. McCartney McLaren Bay Region Means Industries, Inc. Michigan Pipe & Valve - Saginaw, Inc. Dr. James L. Mitchell Drs. John & Gretchen Mooningham Eric Mueller James ’72, ’82 & Patricia A. ’80 Muladore Dr. Joseph Ofori-Dankwa Dorothea O’Laughlin Jennifer ’00, ’04 & Joshua ’07 Pahl Mrs. Mary Suzanne Parson Charles & Veronica Pelzer Jo Anne & Donald E. Petersen Sue & Bob Piesko Pamela & Jack Polcar Frank & Jean Popoff Dan & Pam Prevo George & Lynn ’08 Puia Pumford Construction Inc. Matthew & Dawn Pumford Mildred S. Putnam Carlos & Jean ’95, ’98 Ramet Lois Ann Reed Rehmann Remer Plumbing Heating, Inc. Richard D. & Kay C. Katz Cherie A. ’84 & Walter H. ’84 Reynolds Rider Type & Design, Inc. John M. & Barbara Roberts Stanley & Kimberly Robinson Edward & Elyse Rogers Avrill and Mervyn Roundtree Robert J. Roy, Jr. Ann & Ken ’90 Roznowski Judith Ruland SC Johnson Saginaw Bay Underwriters Saginaw Business and Professional Women’s Club Saginaw Spirit Foundation

Terese & David Salisbury Shyamalendu Sarkar & Priti Sarkar ’82 Kevin J. ’92 & Rebecca ’02 Schultz Ann Schumann-Ousley & Todd Ousley Connie ’98, ’03 & Thomas Schweitzer Dorothy Shaw Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Sidney Ed & Suzanne Skrelunas Meagen K. Smekar ’01 David & Elizabeth (Smith) LeValley Jeffrey & Laura Smith Spence Brothers Herb & Kathryn Curtiss Spence Roger & Connie Spooner St. Mary’s of Michigan John N. Stadwick ’83 The Standing Company Janet C. ’81 & John Sternberg SVSU Faculty Association Jason ’97, ’04 & Amy ’03 Swackhamer Mr. & Mrs. Gerald J. Talbot Ron Taylor Richard P. & Sue A. ’86 Thompson Margaret C. Thompson Trust Ron ’01 & Kathy Trepkowski Michael ’87 & Sharyl Tribble United Steelworkers of America Local 12075 Valley Film Society Valley State Employees Credit Union Joyce M. Van Ochten ’74 Chris & Donna VanSteenhouse Jonathan ’92 & Sandy VanTol Jenée and Christian Velasquez Joseph ’76, ’82 & Susan ’89 Vogl Dean & Suzi Waldie John & Vicki Walter Warner Norcross & Judd LLP Gary Wasserman Tom & Maggie Watson Joan Watts Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weaver Laverne N. ’79 & Yvonne Weber Weinlander Fitzhugh Walter & Carol Weinlander Mr. and Ms. Michael Wenglikowski Marilyn Wheaton & Paul Duffy Donald ’78 & Tracy Whittington Lee ’94 & Carolyn Wierda Wildfire Credit Union Mike ’97 & Bridget Windy Jerry A. & Marcena C. Woodcock Carol & George Zimmermann Kevin J. ’78 & Jeanne A. ’80, ’88 Zuchnik Robert & Milissa Zuker

VALLEY CLUB $500 – $999

Craig ’01, ’08 & Kristin Aimar Steve & Ellen Albrecht Alloy Construction, Inc. Lambert & Holly Althaver Amigo Mobility International The Aramark Charitable Fund at the Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Martin Arford ATI Group Auburn Family Eye Care Auburn Bean & Grain Co Rev. Roosevelt & Nurame Austin Victor H. Aviles ’84, ’85 Rick & Connie Jo Bach Bank of America Corp.

Randy & Meghan Baruth Bay View Food Products Co. Mr. Donald L. Beshgetoor Matthew Binder Paul R. ’80 & Diane Binkowski Deborah Ramirez Bishop & Matthew Bishop Joseph A. Biskner ’83 Etcyl and Ruth Blair Bob ’77 & Sue Bloenk Paul ’71 & Cheryl Bowman Robert & Sarah Braddock Ann & Greg Branch Brandle Roofing & Sheet Metal Co. Gary V. ’93, ’00 & Susan M. ’93, ’97 Brasseur Jenna Briggs & Ted Lind Stephanie Brouet, PhD Karen Brown-Fackler

Jo ’85 & Tim ’02 Brownlie Dennis H. ’79 & Brenda L. Buckler Robert G. and Andrea M. Burditt Morley & Edith Burns Brooks & Sarah ’00 Byam Campus Village Saginaw, LLC Jason J. ’93 & Theresa Carik Kay H. Castillo ’10 Mary Cavanaugh Robert E. ’82 & Cynthia A. Chadwick Andrew & Jennifer Chubb Civil Engineering Consultants LaCreta M. Clark Margaret E. Clark Thomas W. & Joanne Cline Ann Coburn-Collins & Jim Collins CPI Engineering Services, Inc. Anthony Crachiola Patrick Crandall Richard & Marilyn Cross Jennifer Dean Linda Deguise ’74 Clayton* & Ann Dickey Anthony Dizon Dobson Healthcare Services, Inc. Ilmars ’78 & Margaret Dobulis Doll-Loesel Foundation Dore Real Estate, LLC Drago & Nickola Dumbovic Drago Sportsplex Duperon Corporation Emcor, Inc. Kip ’04 & Maureen ’98 Engel Michael ’68, ’77 & Janet ’77 Faerber Farm Bureau Insurance James Fitterling Margaret M. & Ralph Flatt James E. ’73 & Nancy Florczak Rachel Florence-Spaetzel ’07 & James Spaetzel ’09 Fox Motors Rosalind C. Fredericks William A. Freeman ’82 Frohm & Widmer, Inc Eric & Jodie Gardner Paul J. Gauvreau ’83 Seymour & Linda Geiersbach Paul S. Gill Calvin & Marilyn Goeders Brad ’74 & Karen J. ’79 Gougeon Michael S. Green Kristen ’84, ’93 & Earl ’75 Gregory Janet ’94, ’98 & Raymond Greif Michele D. Gunkelman ’93 The H Hotel Carolyn ’88 & Jim Hammis Bruce A. ’84 & Hollee A. ’97 Hart HealthPlus Mary A. Hedberg Barbara G. Heller R.C. Hendrick & Son, Inc. Vanessa & Herbert Herd Joseph R. ’05, ’06 & Katie Hermann Barron & Eva Hirsch Stephen & Leanne Hocquard Nancy J. ’83, ’96 & Thomas Hollerback David & Connie Homan Howard Structural Steel, Inc. Independent Bank - Cardinal Branch Tom & Dee Jacoby Dr. Scott D. ’89 & Valina A. ’90 James Brian D. Janson ’06 Jim Jasienski Randy Jensen JNL Associates L.L.C. Blake and Jeanie Johnson Dale Jurek Kerry Transport, Inc. John & Gina Kessler Mary ’08 & Dale Kowaleski Paul Kramer Rhonda Kuehn ’77, ’82 Poonam & Anil Kumar Ed C. LaBair ’87 Holly LaRose-Roenicke ’11 & Frank Roenicke William C. & Linda P. Lauderbach Dr. Douglas & Marguerite Leng Averetta E. Lewis ’79, ’85 Barbara Mahar Lincoln

Lubrizol Corporation Richard ’89 & Diane* Lyon MacDonald Broadcasting Co. Wayne & Nancy Mackie Mahar Tool Supply Co., Inc. Maier & Associates Financial Group, Inc. Michael ’99, ’08 & Megan ’08 Major Suzanne Fredericks & James Maroney Debra ’91 & David Mazur Thomas E. ’71 & Kathy McIntyre L. Douglas McLean Anne ’95, ’98 & Steve McMahon Kenneth McQuiston Lucy Mercier Michigan Pipe & Valve, Inc. Mid-Michigan Hispanic Business Association Mid-Michigan Section SAE Sharlene & William Moceri Dr. Merlyn Mondol Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC Morley Foundation Drs. Peter & Susan Morley Auburn Family Dentistry R.F. Murray & Co., CPAs P.C. David ’74 & Vickie Murray John W. & Joan Nagy Kimberly A. (Hall) ’89, ’98 & Mark Norris Joshua ’01 & Christy ’00, ’05 Ode Michael J. ’12 & Heather S. O’Hearn Ricardo Pastor Ernest E. Paulick Payne, Broder & Fossee, P.C. John ’00 & Pamela ’03 Pelkki Marc & Kathy Peretz Peter Basso Associates, Inc. Jamie L. Pewinski ’99 Angela & Justin Pohl Ronald ’07 & Heidi Portwine Dr. Robert L. & Terry Pratt, Jr. Quality Pool Supply Co. Quest Software, Inc. Robinson Industries, Inc. John Robinson Mark and Elizabeth Roe Roger W. Hill, DDS Elyse & Edward Rogers Joseph & Elizabeth Rousseau Rowleys Wholesale Thomas & Hilda Rush Rose A. San Miguel ’95 Suzanne Savoy Russell B. ’71 & Barbara L. Scaffede Schaefer & Bierlein, Inc. Schoelles Enterprises R.W. & Arleen Schrank Thomas B. ’76, ’89 & Cynthia Schrems Eric & Margaret Schwarz Dr. Samuel & Holly Shaheen Steven & Michele Sherlock Shinners & Cook, P.C. Stephanie M. ’97, ’03 & Ronald L. Sieggreen Debwin W. Simon ’89, ’00 Linda & Larry Sims David & Teri Skidmore Larry Slasinski ’75 SPACE, Inc. Todd & Angela Stepsis Chris M. ’82 & Susan Streeter Gerald K. & Kathryn J. Stuart SVSU Office of Residential Life The Tancor Corporation Lynn & Edward Taylor Nicholas J. ’03, ’07 & Jaclyn Taylor TCAA Lowell ’69 & Janet Thomas Three Rivers Construction Co. Joe & Lin Todey Ryan ’09 & Krista ’05, ’09 Trevithick Tri-Star Trust Bank United Steelworkers of America Local 12934 Jack & Gretchen VanHoorelbeke Vantage Plastics Dr. Richard L. & Dee Dee Wacksman Mike & Cindy Watson Susan & Matthew Wendling Ned D. & Jill L. ’79 Wetmore James E. & Patricia Whaley Wigen, Tincknell, Meyer & Associates, Inc. Gregory & Gloria Wise Patricia Wolfgram

Wolgast Corporation Robert D. ’97 & Beth Wood York Repair, Inc. Young’s Environmental Cleanup, Inc. Carolyn Zielinski Gladys Zubulake

UNIVERSITY CLUB $200 – $499

Gary and Barbara Adelman Byungil Ahn AIS Construction Equipment & Supplies All Night Affair, LLC Laurie J. ’79 & Mike Allison Claudia J. Anderson ’82 Pat Anderson Stephen ’73 & Sandra Anderson Randall & Sherri Appold Christian & Jacqueline Babini Cynthia I. ’92 & Timothy Bala Adam & Sarah K. ’00, ’06 Ball Kurt W. ’87 & Heather R. ’99 Ballien Lori A. ’02 & Brett ’02 Baranek Nancy & Bill Barker Peter Barry Brenda R. Bartos ’88 Rob & Melissa Baruth Robert ’79 & Joan Becker Phyllis Beehr ’73 Brent & Eva Beeker Ruth Ann Bergstein ’73 David C. Berry Donald & Vicki Berry Leone Dow Bershing ’78 Timothy M. ’81 & Dorothy J. ’72 Bever Gary Beyersdorf Moe Bidgoli & Mary Hatam Terry & Beth Bigelow The Hon. & Mrs. Charles E. Binder David & Mary Bingham Marianne Bird Poppy L. & Kevin R. ’97 Blasch Michael & Michelle Blattner Martina Boda ’88 Joseph & Jane Bommarito The Rev. Andrew D. Booms ’99 Rick Bosserdet BP Fabric of America Fund Kathryn J. Braun ’73, ’80 Dr. Robert G. Bridge John & Paulette Briestensky Elgie Bright Jerry & Lynda Bruce Todd & Ashly Buckingham Buffalo Wild Wings Vincent & Cathy Buggia Richard ’82, ’89 & Gloria Bukowski Tim and Cindy Burke Emmie Busch ’89, ’93 Stuart L. & Roberta Bridge ’77 Bush Sandra Calamari Nancy & Fred Calandrino Myrna J. ’80 & John H. Cammin Frederick ’71 & Catherine ’71 Campau Martin ’92 & Rachel Campbell Carlton and Company - William L. Carlton Carrollton Public Schools Caseway Industrial Products Marie Cassar William & Carole Cassio John & Katherine Channell Il-Hyung Cho Chrome Dome Construction, LLC Sara Clark Douglas & Cheryl Clarke Chevron Corporation Jim & Brooke Collins William Collins & Dorene Allen Anthony & Lisa Colucci Conach Marketing Group Christopher & Pamela Confaloni Dr. & Mrs. David J. Conrad Louis & Karen Constan Tricia & Kelly Cooney Ruth L. Copp ’98 Christa Coppus JoAnn Crary Beth & Mike Craun Brian & Elizabeth Crimmins

Lee ’02, ’06 & Kimberly ’03, ’07, ’10 Cruppenink Eric & Eileen Curtis Chuck & Nancy Cusick Elaine Weisenberger Dammann ’94 & Michael Dammann Cathy Davis Hepsie H. ’87 & Ronald Davis Paul & Janet Dean Darrell & Kathleen Debenham Julie Decker Daniel J. Dijak ’78 & Lori Reetz Diocese of Eastern Michigan - Bishop’s Discretionary Fund James & Linda Doane James & Loa Dobrosky Dome Corporation Larry ’00 & Helen Dotson Dow Chemical Employees’ Credit Union Larry Drost DTE Energy Foundation Michael W. DuCharme ’81 Florence E. Dyste Leslie A. ’83 & Kurt R. ’81 Ebert Eric ’94 & Christine Eby John Eck Patricia A. Emmenecker Larry Emmons Robert Enszer ’75 Michael J. ’86 & Pamela Erickson Marlene Erla ’75 Laura Ewald Lloyd & Mary Ann Fairbanks Art ’99 & Roberta Fierros Patrick ’79 & Maribeth Fitzgerald Mark & Anne Flegenheimer Jeffrey M. Florczak ’85 Dennis L. ’73 & Diane Foley Thomas & Gail Ford Kirk & Charlotte Forr Julie Foss Ashley & Brett Foster Odette Foster-Yanka Alan Freed Mark R. ’78 & Laura Freed Holly ’01 & John Furlo Eric Gandy Mr. & Mrs. Kim M. Gardey Daniel Gates Michael D. Gebler ’74 Dan & Cathy Gelhaus Frank Gerace* Christopher & Sally Giroux Ali N. Goodhall ’07 Jason R. Gordon ’00 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goss Larry Graf Lois K. Graham ’71 Archie Griffin Bruce & Judy Groom Curtis Grosse Mark ’81 & Jeneese Guimond Mark & Sandra Gwizdala Richard ’76 & Joyce Gwizdala Douglas Haas John & Carie Hall Carol Hansen Michael & Joan Hansen Elizabeth & John Hansen Gregory A. Hanson ’10 Robert & Pamela Hart Sarge and Renee Harvey Robert & Phyllis Hastings Haus Precision Machining, LLC Mark & Cindy Hauserman Trisha ’99, ’04 & David Heintskill Marie L. Hendrick Frederic & Theresa Hernandez Jack & Jan Higgins Drew E. & Sara R. ’96 Hinderer Ryan ’08 & Kylee ’06 Hoerner Michael J. ’92 & Jennifer L. Holliday Casey & Stephanie Holt Terry & Robin Holt Mark & Marcia Hooper Elizabeth & Rodney Howell Jeffrey & Cynthia Hoyle HSM Dental, PLLC Charles & Judy Huang Sarah Humphreys & Lawrence Mason

Patricia ’96 & Richard ’87 Hunter Elaine T. Hunyadi ’04 Ingenuity IEQ, Inc. Timothy M. ’89, ’96 & Amy E. ’98 Inman Yousef Jabbari Dr. Martin and Ruth Jaffe Dr. Joseph Jaksa ’02 John Davis Builders Edward C. Jones Garry & Cindy Johns David D. ’84 & Shelley Johnson Clayton J. ’04 & Nicole ’05 Johnson Kathleen & William Jones Melissa A. ’99 & Joseph S. Kaczmarek Jim & Emilie Kanitz Michael ’73 & Nancy Kasperski Shelley & William Kazmierski Steven E. Keinath ’76, ’81 Larry and Jane Kelly Tooney & Jim Kendall Kathy Kendall Emmanuel Kengni Ncheuguim Thomas M. Kennedy ’75 Janna M. Kern ’94 Wilma Kessler Lawrence & Lisa Kickham Roger & Laurie Kimes Michael E. ’08 & Caitlin King Joel ’96 & Michelle ’93 Kiss James E. Klemish Dr. William M. & Mrs. Dorothyann Klykylo Kelly Knight Brian D. ’81 & Barbara Koblinski Donald J. ’85 & Carol E. ’86 Kolesar Mary B. ’87 & Herbert Kops Dylan Kosaski Lee J. ’77, ’85 and Ann M. Koski Matthew Kovacs Richard & Mary Ann Krafft Michael & Patricia Kremin John M. & Louise R. Kring Ronald & Tara Kutchey Chad E. Lackowski ’05 Lake Huron Credit Union Lakeview Financial Group LLC Evans B. Lalas ’82 Janet Landry Janis Landry Robert & Sheryl Lane Thomas Lane Jeff Ledy Dorothy Lee Kathryn LeFevre Dr. Jonathan Leonard & Ms. Sally Shepardson Gary & Caryn Lesley Jack & Margaret Leuenberger Gerald ’72 & Laura Lewis David ’87, ’94, ’00 & Lisa ’95 Lewis Dr. & Mrs. John A. Ley Timothy L. Lipan ’74 Frank & Vicky List Dr. Bing Liu Charles & Cheng-Ching Liu Richard & Debra Lively Anne H. ’06 & William Livingston Loftus & Associates Theresa ’84 & Duane Lowe Chris Looney & Christie Lozen-Looney ’83 Michael W. ’83 & Betty J. Luce Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Luczak Alex & Joyce MacGregor Enayat H. & Taherah B. ’95, ’00 Mahajerin Mail Room Service Center Richard & Ann ’79 Blazejewski Dr. Khalid & Samina Malik William & Karen Malinak Greg J. ’04, ’07 & Tracy Mallek Keleen M. Marciniak ’87, ’93 John ’76 & Brigitte Markey Shawnette ’99 & Kevin Markey Chris Marquardt Warren & Karen Marsh Massobrio Precision Products Timothy & Marilyn Mast Gary & Nancy Mattson Marlene Mauch & William McQuillan The Mayan Agency Aladia Mazique Kaitlyn McBride Mark & Kathleen McFarland

Barbara W. McLennan David & Sharon McMath Cathy Meske Abby C. & Christopher Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Arthur J. ’75 Meyer, Jr. Cheryl L. ’89 & Michael ’96 Michalski Matthew L. Mitchell ’99 William P. ’76 & Linda I. Mitchell Frederic K. ’03 & Cynthia K. ’80, ’90 Morley Richard D. & Patricia A. ’86 Mosier Guy & Jane Moulthrop Aaron P. Mowen ’08 William ’83, ’92 & Geralynn Mulders Dr. Paul Munn Milton C. Murray ’71 N & K Marine NBS Commercial Interiors Lisa & David Neal Mary M. Neely Eric & Wen Jie ’06 Nisula Mr. David Novak Jeanette & Doug O’Boyle Therese-Marie & David Oeming Pamela A. O’Farrell ’79, ’87 Eleanor Olson Leah Olson-Perry Jennifer ’01 & Todd Ordway Nathaniel A. Owen Zhidong & Elizabeth Pan Terry ’96 & Joe Paris Dr. Hong Youl & Woohee Park Barbara & Richard Payne Kenneth and Regina Pederson Laura Peil Kathleen L. Pelkki Fred ’00 & Jennifer ’04 Pennell Scot ’83 & Kris H. Perry Christopher & Nancy Peruski Ellen ’76 & Glenn S. ’76 Peterson Scott ’85 & Carrie (Bartle) ’85 Peterson Joseph D. ’91, ’01 & Karen Pichla Gene & Lori Pickelman Elizabeth Pierce Barbara ’98 & Bruce Place Daniel L. ’71 & Peg Pletzke Beth Poppe-Walker ’81 Suzanne & Michael Posuniak Tom & Lynn Prato James & Holly Proctor Jack ’77 & Lynne Provenzano Donald F. Pussehl, Jr. ’85, ’90 Marie J. Rabideau ’92, ’97 Don & Karen Rauschenberger Melissa R. Reinert ’09, ’11 Janet ’91 & Joseph ’75 Reitz Patricia Rennert Jon & Lynn Reynolds Robert, Jr.& Jean Richardson Stephen N. ’96 & Jennifer Ritchie Mary H. Roberts Bruce & Sheri Robeson Shirley M. Robinson ’91 Roenicke Electric Lance Romain Larry & Verna Rosenberg Dr. Frederick and Beth Rosin Tim ’95 & Jodi Rousse Maureen Roy Tyler Roy Michael R. ’77 & Lisa J. Rozewski Rosemary Rozewski ’91 Gary & Kathy Rummel Christopher & Susan Rupp Dr. Jack M. and Lila J. Ryder Saginaw Hardwoods Saginaw Township Soccer Association Michael D. Salowitz ’97, ’04 Patrick C. ’80 & Nancy A. ’84 Samolewski Robert D. Sarow Daniel & Tammy Satkowiak Elinor Saunders Harold Saunders John & Marie Savage Diane G. Scharffe ’89 Rebecca Schlaff Deborah ’01, ’02 & David Schneider George & Elaine Schnepf Lynda ’79 & Paul Schoelles Gene ’85 & Irene Schroll Judith & Ronald Schultheiss

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RECOGNIZING THOSE WHO MADE GIFT TO BETWEEN JAN. 1 AND1DEC. 31,december 2013 Recognizing those whoAmade a THE giftUNIVERSITY to svsu between january and 31, 2011

Keith ’86 & Sherry Schultz Jeffrey M. Schulz ’82 Scientific Brake & Equipment Mark & Maria Seward Kenneth & Cheryl Seyuin Dr. Samuel H.* & Patricia A. ’71 Shaheen Kris & Lisa Shangle Robert & Anna Short Beverly J. Shute ’94 Susan M. ’87 & Mark Sikorski Betty Silm Eric and Maureen Silm Roger ’88 & Carrie Skrabut Jason ’99 & Katie Slattery Marilyn A. ’72 & Mark J. Smekar Bryan Smiggen ’99 Brian & Heather Smith Edward & Mary Smith Dr. Ervin F. & Carol A. ’96 Sparapani Herbert A. Jr. & Mary Spence Robert S. Jr. & Jane Spence SPI Innovations Joe & Glennda J. ’87 Stephens Randy & Karen Stephens Ronald J. Stepsis Sting Football LLC Donald & Karen Stoner Daniel M. Strasz ’86, ’96 Margaret Strickland Gretta Stritesky Brad ’05 & Shannon Sundholm Rachel & Marty Swailes Rosalyn Sweeting Take Me Fishin Michigan LLC Eugene & Lorie Talaga Thomas ’82 & Kathryn ’76 Tangney Anne Tapp William B. TenEyck Kelly & James Terwillegar James & Francine Thews Grant M. & Erica M. Thomas Melvin & Kimberly Thomas Thunder Bay Clinic Management Inc Leslie & Marion Tincknell Alex T. Tiseo Jeffrey Tithof Deborah A. Tomich ’94 Perry Toyzan Treatment Professional Coatings, Inc. Josh Tropea Robert C. Trumble ’91 Turn One Janet R. & Joseph M. ’71 Turner Karen H. ’85 & Wayne H. Uebler Shelly ’88, ’97 & Mark ’84 Umphrey Edward A. Valenzuela Frank & Mary Ellen Vaydik Jakob ’05, ’11 & Lacey Veith Daniel Veresh Jim Vervoort Debra Wagner ’00 Nicholas Wagner ’04, ’07 & Dr. Kimberly Oberski ’09 Tim & Brigitte Walega Craig & Mary Walker Cale Wassermann ’07 David & Carol Weaver Charles & Janice Wheeker Michael & Deborah Wilcox Sean & Casaundra Williams Max & Shawn Williamson John & Carmen Willman Shawn ’01 & Georgina A. ’98, ’01 Wilson Lisa Wilson Matthew R. Wingblad ’07 Raymond C. & Cheryl A. Witt Michael & Marcia Wolohan Wolverine Mutual Insurance Company Susan M. Wood ’81 Drs. Jerry ’75 & Mary Lee Wright Jerome L. & Dianne Yantz Laura B. ’91 & Steve Yockey Lowell & Judy Youngquist Drew R. ’85 & Tracy L. Zehnder James & Lynette Zeitler Gerald J. & Yoshie Ziarno Brian & Lynn Zirzow

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A&D Home Health Care, Inc. ABC Learning Center Barbara Mary Abeare Jerry & Lori Adam Georgia Anne Adcock Jill M. Allardyce ’06 Chad Amato Ronald & Helen Amy Doug & Cindy Anderson Stephanie ’03 & Michael Anderson Christopher Andritsis Dr. Barbara E. Appold ’98, ’01 Carrie L. Appold ’90 Gary R. Apsey, PhD Dr. Marie E. Archambault ’86 Andrew & Sarah Archambo Timothy S. Ashley ’09 Anna G. Askew Marylin E. Atkins ’73 Stewart & Jennie Avis Geoffrey ’90 & Angela Baltzer Justin L. Barcey ’09 Jerome ’74 & Nancy Bartkowiak Gary & Donna Bass Paul A. Bates ’87 Leann M. Bauer ’93, ’94 Ann Bauman ’80 & Gary Johnson Doug Bazan Teresa Beadlescomb Jerome & Marilyn Bechtel Harold ’86 & Doris Behmlander Mary A. Belanger ’90 Nathan Bell Mary Lou & Tim Benecke Jessica R. Bentoski ’04 Mark & Deanne Berger Timothy & Sharon Bernthal Bethel A.M.E. Church Fred & Alice Blanchard John Blanchard & Virginia Latimer Joseph & Leigh Blaylock Blumark Advisors Jeremy ’08 & Jennifer Bockelman Denis W. Boissonneault ’77, ’81 Sandra & Marty Boisture Frank Bontumasi ’87 Gary & Julie Booms Jamie & Andre Borrello Alfred Boston Monica M. ’81 & Gary Boulan James & Megan Bowers Caleb Brennan Lawrence Brethauer William & Sylvia Bridge Christopher & Karen Brieden J. Randall ’71 & Diane Broadfoot Wayne N. ’92 & Lorene Bronner H. Mark ’79 & Mary L. ’81 Brown Ricky D. ’85 & Becky Brown Christine Brunner Brunswick Group LLC James & Dorothy Bruton Colin & Kerry Buell Jack & Leslie Bullo Eric L. Buschlen ’94 & Amy McGinnis Guy Butts Patricia Calahan Clayton ’88 & Pam Cameron Dr. William B. & Joanne M. Cammin John ’86 & Annette ’88, ’06 Card Karen M. Carroll ’87 Jillian ’03 & Shaun Carter Thomas D. Carter Jim & Deb Caserta Vicente ’75 & Karla Castellanos Catholic Federal Credit Union David & Elizabeth Cecich Zachary Cecich ’12 Paul & Bonnie Chaffee Kathleen Chantaca-Kubczak Jeanne ’88, ’09 & Robert Chipman Cindrich Mahalak & Co Francesca & Randall Cinelli Kyle Cissell Norma G. Clack ’84 Gary L. and Carole Clark Jack P. & Camille A. ’80 Cleveland

Rebecca & Tom Clifford CMI Schneible Company Julie M. ’08 & Franco Rocco Fleites Coe Ginny & Rick Conrad Cook GM Super Store J. Lynnette ’88 & William Cooke Mr. & Mrs. Ernest S. Cornwell, Jr. Sarah Costello Ricardo S. Cottengim ’08 Merlin Coty and Carol Hardy Julie ’08 & Nicholas Craig Frank & Peggy Craven Michael L. Crawford ’05 Henry & Carol Davis Harold Dean ’83 Isaac Degraffenreid Rolland R. DeJohn ’70 Bernard ’89 & Rose Delaney William Dennis John P. ’93 & Dru Anne Deterding Kristy S. Dickhausen ’11 DiGiorgio Investment Group, LLC Timothy ’83 & Jane Dijak Jeffrey & Rasela Dillon Wayne & Sherryl Dillon Kay ’82 & Bob Dooley Keegan B. Draper ’01 Sharon & Brian Driscoll Ryan C. Duckworth ’02 Sharon L. Dulak ’76 & Ronald K. Dulak Eagle Marketing Productions LLC Justin D. ’01 & Laura M. ’98 Ebel Noel M. Eichhorn ’74, ’80 David Elbers Tammy J. ’96, ’00 & Larry J. Elliott Joseph & Kathleen Ellison Brandon M. Emeott ’10 Dianne Engelhardt Patricia Evans Jill & Peter Ewend Marcus D. Ewing ’05 Tom & Cheryl Fabus Judith H. Farley Bob & Gloria Farr Mark & Alice Fenske Kelly & Jack Ferchau Irene C. Ferry ’79 Sally ’78 & David Fickes Fine Arts Sculpture Centre D. Rich ’74 & Mary Ann Firebaugh Daniel T. ’86 & Sue A. Fisher Ernest & Marjorie Flegenheimer Jessica D. ’06 & Daniel L. ’06 Fodrocy Denis & Pat Fodrocy Fred & Betty Foltz Gilson & Patricia Foster Janice Foster Sherrin Frances Terry Franz William A. & Carol Frederick Arletta R. French ’85 Edward J. Frowine II ’80 Rev. Gerald W. ’77 & Cynitha Fuller Paul A. Fulmer ’78 James ’73, ’07 & Anne Gaertner David & Mary Ann Gallina Nicholas Gallina Daniel & Joan Garant Roberto C. ’01, ’09 & Serena L. Garcia Gardner & Gardner Insurance Agency, LLC William Gardner Wendy ’94 & Howard Gave Sean ’03 & Melissa ’02 Geistler GFC of Michigan Teresa ’82 & Richard ’81 Gill Shirley Gillmore Amy ’97 & Andrew Gilman Dr. Jane Girdham & Michael Keenan Dr. Donald C. Goeckel & Dr. Dianne C. Weidner Eric & Frances Goetz Toby Goetz Lovisa D. ’08 & Brad Golder Ruth Gomez Sally & Gregory Gordon Michael T. Graham ’00 Franklin J. ’73 & Joann Grant Kyle P. Grant ’05 Brian ’02 & Kasey Green Elizabeth Grills

Lisa A. Gross ’05 Kevin & Diane Grummet Cindy Gruszka Ruth E. Gulliver Benjamin Z. Gurnee ’07 Peggy & Alain Hadorn Lisa L. ’93, ’04 & Jason S. Haines Jeffrey & Jennifer Hamilton Matt Hammer Louis & Vera Hanisko Ms. Barbara Hannan ’80 Ronald B. Hardy ’70 Harvey’s Grill and Bar Henry ’66 & Barbara* Hatter Raphael & Lori Ann Hausbeck Tina & Edwin Heap Kimberly ’87 & Wallace ’87 Hearns Mary Ann & Jerry Heimkreiter Mary Jane Heitkamp Katherine R. Hendershot ’10 Barbara Henley Gerald & Marlene Hensler Don ’71 & Ann Herm Amy & Jan Hlavacek Michele Hoffman Donna Hogan Jeffrey & Lora Hogan Hoonhorst Concrete Inc. Gary ’87 & Joyce Hornbacher Orson & Judith Hornsby Kimberly Houston-Philpot Joel W. Howard ’09 Brandon J. Hozeska ’10 Ming-Tie Huang Frank & Katherine Hufnagel Stephen ’82 & Sandra ’82 Hull Huron Medical Center Amy Hutchinson The Iles Group Indentions, Too Terry & Simi Ishihara Jack’s Tree Service, Inc. Jackson Community Federal Credit Union John Jacobs John W. Jacobs ’10 Jerry ’76 & Judy Jacques Bruce R. ’80 & Cynthia L. Jahn Jason ’04 & Theresa Jaime Kalidas Jana Mark & Kathleen Janer Becky & Bill Jennings Rosemarie Jerzylo ’81 Brian Johnson Louise Johnson Matthew ’03 & Erica ’05 Johnson Martha Ann Joseph Sean P. Joynt Michael & Sarah Jury Just For Kids William ’87 & Sandra Karl John C. Kava ’04 Nancy & Thomas Kaye Mary Jo Kellogg-Bladecki ’03 & Larry Bladecki Andrew M. Kemp ’99 Wilbur W. & Bonnie Kennett Sara Beth Keough Paul R. Kerbyson Brian D. King ’10 Isadore & Linda King Larry & Lora King Jason J. Kiss ’96 Kristen R. Klages ’98 Kenneth Klein Ned E. Kleinke ’81 Kevin R. ’85 & Gwendolyn Klemet Marcie Joan Klida ’03 Wayne & Dawn Kohn Darla Korhorn Kevin D. Kowalski ’08 John A. ’87 & Ann M. Krafft Kranz Funeral Homes Robert & Marilyn Krogman Lisa & Michael Krogulecki Don Kulza Labadie Olds Kim Lacey & Jeff Cahill Ryan L. Lackowski ’99 Michael LaCourt Lambert & Lambert, PLC

Steven P. ’99 & Jennifer Lanczak Aaron LaPointe Gregory & Anna Largent Kathryn Larkey-Green Michael W. Lasley ’84 Frank & Nancy Laurette Frederick Lavery, Jr. Jane A. LeClair ’93 Jessica L. ’13 & Steve Legner Jack & Lisa Lehman Susan R. Leonard Scott & Vicki Levasseur James A. Liang ’02 David & Roxanne Lockwood Sue J. ’84 & Jack Loehr Robert ’03, ’07 & Joanie Long Jeffrey Losee John & Charlene Lowry Jeanine & Jeffery Luplow Helene & William Lusa David J. ’77 & Kathleen A. Lutenski Mr. & Mrs. Fred Lutz, Jr. MacAlpine Funeral Home, Inc. John C. Maccoux James & Linda MacDougall Stanley Mack III ’70 Francis & Deborah MacMillan Catherine Macomber Elizabeth Mahank ’74 Joseph & Mary Jane Malek Robert P. ’74 & Robin L. Marande Dr. Michael Marcincuk ’87 & Susan Gotfried ’83, ’87 Thomas & Karen Marcus Charles & Mary Sue Markey Betty Marlow ’88 LaMent & Carla Martin Glenn Martinez Debbie M. Mathewson & Mark R. Mathewson, Jr. ’84 Carrie ’03 & Paul Mattern Maximum Potential Physical Therapy, LLC Gerald and Charlotte Maxson Leif E. ’00 & Meghan L. Maxwell Danise L. ’89 & Don J. ’91 McAnelly Patrick & Wendy McCombs Patrick ’74 & Joan McCoy Jennifer McCullough, PhD Kimberly ’83, ’88 & James McDonald Max McGee Patrick & Jeanine McGee Robert A. McKinley McLaren Bay Special Care Scott McLeod Melissa & Jeff McReynolds Julie K. ’79, ’87 & Malcolm McVicar Catherine McWatt Marlene Mehlhose Dr. Albert and Anne Menard Major Metcalf & Joann Norman-Metcalf Michigan Race Mgmt, Inc. Micron Precision Machining, Inc. Midtown Properties & Investments LLC Dave & Ruth Ann Mikolajczak Drew & Debbie Miller Richard L. ’92 & Joan G. Miller Steven & Judith Miller Bruce E. Minor, Jr. Dexter & Tammy Mitchell John & Marjorie Mitin Dino & Mary Jo Morelli Richard ’84 & Margaret Morrow Michael J. ’85 & Elizabeth A. ’84 Mueller Thomas H. & Connie J. ’85 Mutton Andy ’98 & Mandy ’98 Mychek Ryan Neneau Neo Inc. Debra Newton Dwayne Nicholson ’92 Rose M. Nickodemus David ’05 & Krystle ’05, ’10 Niewiadomski Mrs. Ted J. (Jean) Nitz Gary Norton ’86 Therese C. Nowak ’76, ’86 Gene & Shirley Nuckolls Kelly O’Brien Colin E. Ohl ’13 Jeremy D. O’Keefe ’09 Osentoski Farm Equipment, Inc. Kaleen & Joe Palka

Vern & Darci Palsrok Sunil & Jayanti Pandit Michael & Debrah Papenfuse Marshall & Jill Paterson Ann ’88 & Kim D. Pavlik Larry R. Payne, Jr. ’07 Larry & Goody* Peters Linda & Gerald Peterson Ron Pewinski Rachel Phillipp Larry & Carol Pickell Barbara J. Polega ’84 Jan ’01 & Greg Poppe William A. (Bill) Pressprich Jerry W. ’74 & Merey L. Price Dr. & Mrs. William R. Priest Priestap Financial LLC Billie S. Raden ’03, ’07 Mark ’05 & Melissa Radlinski Helen Raica-Klotz Walt & Cookie ’80, ’00 Rathkamp Sheruni Ratnabalasuriar, PhD Douglas & Bridget Reaume Jack & Connie ’76 Rehmann Larry ’75 & Rebecca Reimann Michael S. Reis ’10 Nancy Renko Matthew Reno ’93 Janet & Stefan Rentsch Monica ’88, ’93 & Guadalupe Reyes David & Dorothy Reynolds Mrs. Carol M. Richardson Paul & Lucinda Richmond Thomas A. Rinness ’88 Joseph & Francine Rizzo James W. ’81 & Denise Robbins Jefferson & Sharon Robinson Elizabeth ’81 & Ricardo Rodriguiz Michelle ’89 & Sean Roemhild Neal & Teann Rogers James & Vickie Roller Michele & Bob Rose Greg & Tammy Rosecrans Voisne & Barbara Ross Jordan Roy Ann Rudoff Margaret A. ’90 & Timothy C. Rytlewski Majed & Rheame Sahouri Drew Santini Robert J. ’74 & Ruth M. ’71 Sawyers Nan Scales ’70 Mary Kay Schaeffer Scheurer Healthcare Network Jason A. Schnell ’06, ’09 Donald F. Schott ’71 Deanna K. Schultz Elaine G. Schwanbeck Dr. Kerry W. Segel Nicholas E. Sequin ’11 Eric ’10 & Stacy Sheets Amy L. Short ’03 Pamala Shorter

Sigma Pi Alumni Association of Saginaw Margarete ’86 & James Silberhorn Stephen W. ’94 & Pam Skillman Marilyn Skrocki Marta L. Smith ’82 Michael A. ’82 & Lori A. Snyder Wilfred Snyder Robert ’85 & Connie Spurling Steven & Kristina Stanford Martin H. Stark State Farm Insurance Ryan & Megan Stelzer Janice I. Stewart ’77, ’86 Victoria M. Stewart ’97 Ray ’88 & Rose Stover Debra Strasz ’79 Stacy J. Stremlow ’12 David & Elaine Strickland Joseph B. Stritesky James R. Suchodolski Gerald ’75 & Rebecca ’90 Survant SVSU Computer Science Information Department Joshua ’01 & Nichole ’08 Swackhamer Jeff E. Swanson, Jr. ’85 Timothy Swanson & Erik Snyder Kyle W. Sweger ’08, ’09 Andrew Swihart & Judy McAtee Janet ’83 & David Symons Peg Tallet & Peter Myks Zach Tanton Craig ’84, ’92 & Dawn ’93 Tatum Graham & Beth Taylor Team One Credit Union Jamie L. Teddy ’08 Kenneth M. ’70 & Nancy ’72 Tesauro Diane Y. Thiers ’90, ’97 Brian J. Thomas, PhD Kim & Michael Thomas Lillie M. Thomas ’74, ’82 Marcia L. ’01 & Darryl Thomas Diane ’87 & Lee Thompson Mark D. ’82, ’91 & Diane L. ’91 Thompson Darin Thrun Dave Thrun Justin Thrun Jean S. Treadway* Jason & Pamela Tunney Robert & Jennie Tuttle Twin Oaks Golf Club, Inc. Rev. Leslie D. Tyvela Betty L. Uhazie ’81 Gardner Umbarger Steve ’81 & Sandra ’81 Umphrey Scott & Marcia Van Essen John R. Van Laan John & Constance Van Poppelen M. Don Van Steenkiste ’87 Donald & Hilda Vest David Voisine Scott ’04 & Jennifer Volkmann Derek Volmering ’08

Kevin & Karen Vrabel Donna J. Wackerly ’70 Dr. & Mrs. Marwan Wafa Ryan W. ’05 & Nicole M. Waier Michael Walter Paul & Jennifer Watson Ryan E. Waugh ’04 Linda L. ’83 & Randy Weaver Joshua M. Webb ’08 Pamela (Clifford) ’92, ’13 & Don Wegener David E. ’79 & Felycia V. Wendt Keith A. ’90 & Kristen C. ’93 Wenzel Jack S. ’88 & Konnie Werner Bonnie Westervelt Scott & Jennifer Wetzel Karl Weyand Steve & Sallie Whelan Janet ’67 & J. Frank Whitley Michael & Rebecca Wiitanen Jacqueline A. Willertz Matt Williams Teresa J. Williams Robb & Rebecca Willman Scott & De Willman Leola Wilson Wineman Technology Kirk & Mary Ann Winnega Wobig Construction Company Inc. Wohlfeil Hardware & Tools, Inc. Joseph ’07, ’11 & Courtney ’08 Wojtkiewicz Richard ’93 & Linda Wolschlager Whitney & Adam Wolters Wolverine Stone Company David J. Wongso ’97 Susi Wongso ’83, ’85 Teresa & Steve Wren Crystal Yachcik Bing & Charlotte Yang Tish R. Yaros ’03 LaDonna L. Young ’09 Lowell & Judy Youngquist Ruth Ann Zahnow McAllister Kim Zielke Steven ’81 & Jennifer Zott

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Griffith & Jane Acker Louis Aguinaga Virginia ’94 & Bob Alden Carla ’01 & Michael Alderson Katharine I. ’93 & Steven Aldis Richard ’77 & Sheryl Alger Elizabeth ’87 & Dan Almond Bradley ’05 & Kimberly Almonroeder Suzanne Ambrose ’75 Andrew Anderson Charles & Suzan Anderson III Sean Anderson ’08, ’13 Claudia E. Arellano ’06, ’09 Fred M. & Carol A. Arnesen Timothy J. Atkinson ’88

Mary J. ’95 & Martin Aumann Robert ’06 & Amy Awrey Jace Bachelor Margaret J. Backstrand ’89 Ron K. Bacon ’96, ’02 Josh Bailey Janice E. ’91, ’05 & Gaylon M. Baker Joseph & Joanne M. ’80 Baker Richard & Margie Baker Charles ’83 & Danita Balderstone Robert & Johanne Balwinski William & Shaun Bangert Erica J. Barnes ’07 Tamara ’95, ’02 & Ruben Barrientos Joanne ’89 & Ronald Barry James & Cynthia Bauman Kenneth & Carol Baybeck Winnie & Michael Beach Fred N. & Mary Ann ’85 Becker Susan M. ’96, ’09 & Walter Becker Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Beckman Jeffrey S. Behm ’92 Daniel & Gerrilyn Bekemeier Matthew Belen Dorothy A. Bell Karen W. ’74 & Robert Bell Mimi Bell ’80 & Fred W. Johnson Steven J. Benaske ’97 Jill A. Bender ’97 Brenda L. Bentley ’80 Christina & David Bertie Mara G. Berton Daniel & Caroline Biebuyck Jon Biek ’85 & Julie Biek Constance M. ’90 & James J. Bockelman Alison ’91 & Douglas Bookmyer Frederick J. ’93 & Lynn R. ’93 Booms Dennis ’89 & Betsy Borchard Jean E. ’90 & Robert W. Bortner Bryan Bouck Pat Bourdow ’78 Maureen G. Boury Julia K. Boury ’13 Sharon E. Boyd ’88 Dennis J. ’84 & Susan R. ’84 Boyd Sean A. ’96 & Jennifer L. ’95, ’99 Braden Mike ’84 & Ann Brandow Mark S. Bredholt ’77 John & Shonda Briestensky Maureen Brinker Dietrich Bronner Barry & Carol Brown Joseph ’86 & Katy Budzinski Michael G. ’84 & Lori J. ’81 Bukowski LoAnn & Tim Bur Kim Burau Kern ’77 & Sandra Burden Elizabeth A. Burditt ’88 John D. ’69 & Kathleen L. ’69 Burke Charlene L. ’80, ’89 & Robert L. Burnison Cheryl A. ’87, ’96 & Kenneth E. Burzynski Erika M. Bush ’81 & Michael Delaney

Greg ’79 & Barb ’78 Butler Shaun ’89 & Karen Butler Reid J. Calcott, DDS Jeffrey S. Campbell ’73 Logan J. Carroll ’11 Carrollton High School Nola & Gary Carvey Michael Case Miriam & Allen Casey Clara Causey Michael D. Cesal ’05 Lucy G. Chargot ’10 Cheryl ’91 & William Chasnis Jennifer Chaytor Patricia A. ’82 and Richard A. Chronowski Dennis & Angie Clark Mary Jane (Jane) Clark ’76 Janine & Mark Cochran Scott & Laura Cole Conexess Group, LLC Charles & Alma Cooke Carol J. Corbin ’73, ’77 Mario Cornejo Joe B. ’84 & Donna F. Cotner Michael & Sandra Cotter Sandra J. Covaleski ’89 Rod Cowan John R. Cromie Renee & Fred Crosby Brandon ’09 & Tracy ’06 Cummings Custom Embroidery Renee Czape-Rishe ’01 & Karl Rishe ’02 Judy ’90 & Tom Czarnecki Da Vinci Bocce LLC Anna Dadlez Mary & Gerald Daenzer John ’82 & Alicia Darga Cheryl A. David Kevin B. ’05 & Jillian F. ’06 Davidson Brenda S. Davis ’87 Dale F. ’77 & Terry L. Davis Gary & Karen Davis Mary Ann Dayton Ashley M. de Baca ’09 The Hon. and Mrs. Joseph G. DeFrancesco Jeanne E. ’97 & David V. Dellar Mike ’72 & Cathy Denay Pamela Diener ’87 Robert E. ’93 & Gina Dillenbeck Sharon K. Dinse ’79 Mary E. Dobrzynski ’90 Bonnie & Patrick Dole Meghan L. ’06 & Joseph J. Donati Alexander S. Dreyer ’11 Tom & Jill Duclos Haley Duke David ’85 & Michelle DuMonte Mary ’79 & Robert* Dyer Mary F. Eaton Iola & Jerry Eby Marilyn J. ’89 & Harry Edenfield Erica M. Edwards ’09

RECENT ENDOWMENTS The David E. Barker Endowed Scholarship for French Majors/Minors The Lois Barnett Memorial Fund for Students with Disabilities The Bleckes’ Health/Human Services Professionals Development Fund The Braddock-Petersen-Renna Award for Excellence The Merry Jo Brandimore Residential Life Emerging Leader Award The Dr. Charlie Brown Memorial Instrumental Ensemble Endowment The Dr. Heidi L. Febert Memorial Endowment The Bob and Marge Goedert Family Business Endowed Scholarship The James R. and Anita H. Jenkins Endowed Scholarship

The Dominic Monastiere Endowed Scholarship Fund The Janet K. Robinson Memorial Endowed Scholarship The Florence F. “Jo” Saltzman Award for Excellence The Varsity Endowed Athletic Scholarship The Rajkumari and Richard Wiener Model United Nations Award Fund The Richard V. Wolohan Fellowship in Leadership and Service The Steve Yanca Memorial Social Work Scholarship

REFLECTIONS MAGAZINE 77

ANNUAL GIFT CLUBS

Recognizingthose thosewho whomade madea agift giftto tothe svsu between january and1 december 31,2013 2011 Recognizing university between1jan. and dec. 31,

Rita A. Egan ’84 Brian E. Eggleston ’99 James ’74 & Christine Elliott Mark & Kathryn Erickson Olga Fagan Robert & Myra Fall Heather Matula Far ’00, ’02 & Patrick Farr Jessie Federspiel Deborah S. Fegan ’86, ’05 Nanette & David Fein Kellie Felmlee Lynn A. Ferguson ’80 John A. ’90, ’97 & Sylvia Flores Melissa Ford Vaughn Frederick Lynn Fredericks William & Virginia Fredericks Katrina L. Friedeberg ’07 Gerald ’70 & Mary Jane Frost Liat Gafni-Lachter Stephen ’83 & Susan Gale Kristi L. ’04, ’08 & Ben Galus Dave & Vivian Gamez Sandra L. Garcia ’91 Donaven & Joseie Garza Gary L. ’73 & Patricia Gazimek Jules Gehrke & Anne Huebel Marc A. Geiger ’99 Shilo J. Geilhart ’01 Lou & Rosita Gendernalik Mary Kay & Craig Gentner Katherine & Mark Gerard Jason M. Gerhauser ’00 Richard Gerst Brent ’00 & Bethany Gettel Marissa Geyer Erika R. Gilbert ’03 Neal I. Gilbert ’01 Patricia ’95 & Donald Gilbert Dawn & David Gillespie Maryann P. Gillette Amanda M. Girbach ’12 John & Dorte Glick Louis & Theresa Goecker Cindy & Tom Goetz Looree Goldsmith Frank J. Gotts ’98 Margaret Grathwohl Michael Green Guy & Nancy Greve Jean Grey Rebecca M. Griffin ’11 Susan T. ’79 & Ronald Haas Jeremy ’02 & Jamie ’05 Haggitt Dr. Donald ’82 & Gail Haiderer Alan Hall Jacqueline & David Hall Janis & John Hall Nancy D. Hall ’83 Norman L. ’91 & Lauren Halstead Annette ’08 & John Hamberg Marcia E. ’90 & Timothy J. Hammerbacher Geoffery ’06 & Melissa Haney Ann M. Hanlin ’83 Cassie J. Hare ’10 Marianne H. Harris ’82 Phyllis ’84 & Fred Hartman Mr. Steven K. Hartman Donald ’84, ’91, ’06 & Melony ’86 Haskin Jeanette & Clifford Hass Jamie E. Hawk ’02 Robert ’99 & Linda Hawke Sandra Hawley Heather ’97 & Justin Heidtman Edward ’85 & Mary ’84 Heinlein Deborah Heller Lori L. Helmkamp ’09, ’13 Jon Helmker Beverly J. ’02 & Robert Hemphill Mark Henschell Nancy & David Herbolsheimer Richard ’77, ’81, ’04, ’13 & Ann Herm Alan J. Herman ’83 Adele ’93 & James Hetzner Mark ’85 & Georgia Hickner Lauren Hill Brigid Hinkley Maria T. ’91 & Marc Hirsch Brett J. Hoffman ’03 Wayne R. Hofmann ’05

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Penelope & Daniel Holden Caroline ’91 & Frederick Holland Mr. and Mrs. Thomas ’93 Hollingsworth Paul & Bonnie Holmes Susan & Claus Holtrop Dale A. Hool ’84 Janet Hool ’75 Michael D. Horn ’11 LaMarcus Howard Karen Howell Armen Hratchian ’05 & Emily Hammerbacher ’06 Matthew F. ’92, ’99 & Victoria A. ’91 Hufnagel Pamela Hurst Shelia Mutton Hutchings ’86 & Michael S. Hutchings Ervin & Dorothy Hutter Bill & Marcy Jacobs Ryan Jacques Jonathan ’11 and Jamie ’11 Jager Bruce R. ’80 & Cynthia L. Jahn James W. ’84 & Lou Ann Jakes David S. James Gary ’88 & Linda Janowiak Jill ’08 & Terry Jarvis Anna Jaskulka Gary R. Jean ’87 Kenecia J. Jenkins ’07 Calvin & Brenda Jennings The Jenny Lind Club of Michigan, Inc. Adam Jerome Sally & Jeffrey Jewell Jennifer ’98 and Jose Jimenez Marsha ’72, ’94 & Marc ’72, ’86 Johann Bonnie Johnson Thomas & Cleta Johnson Kenny Jones Preston & Betty Jones Tammera Jones-Harmon ’96 & William Harmon JR’s Hair Care LLC Walda J. Juhl ’91 Junior League Of Saginaw Valley Anne Kachiros Jason Kahler Linda M. Kammann ’96 Ryan P. Kanine ’10 Paul & Donna Karl Thomas Kassion Lynn ’76 & Crystal ’85 Kauer Brad E. Keenan ’99 Steve & Mary ’74, ’79 Kelly Rick L. Kent ’74 Leonard W. Kielpinski ’87 Andrew W. Kincannon ’78 Marcus F. King ’11 Sue ’87, ’93 & Peter Kirchman Richard & Judi ’96 Klawinski Shannon Klosowski Michael & Susan L. ’80, ’83 Knack Diane Knights Gayle Koehler Jason D. ’88 & Melissa Koehler Stephen & Lee Kohler Raymond & Heidi Kokko Matthew J. Koleszar ’06 James S. Komperda ’84 James H. Kovalcik ’06 Jason ’97, ’01 & Angela Kowalski Gayle Krause Michael ’98 & Karen ’94 Krause Jaclynn A. Krawczak ’05 Mary ’05 & Jonathan Kreider Dale ’82 & Nora ’86 Krueger Karl & Sue Kruzell Diane M. Kukulis ’96 Richard Kulow Cheryl & Timothy Kumar Richard J. ’71 & Katherine M. Kusowski Olivia Lake-LoFiego ’98, ’05 & Peter ’05 LoFiego Michael J. ’85 & Cynthia S. Lange Kathleen Theiler Lanza ’98 John R. LaPrad ’98, ’09 Beth & Brandon ’10 LeBlanc Eric Ledy Douglas & Marilyn Leffler Mark & Marilyn Leonard Diana ’87 & William Leser Samantha Leslie

Edward ’87, ’91 & Pamela ’87 Lesniak William Leszinske Jane ’85, ’01 & James Levi Christopher & Jacquelyn Light Eric ’98 & Nicole Lindblade Francis & Charlotte Lintner Susie & Robert Lixey Lillian Lockwood Roger A. Lonsway ’81 & Alice Lensier Jeannine Lorenger Martha R. Louisell ’90 Timothy & Susan Lucken Angela Lund ’11 Peter & Shirleane Luokkala Stephanie & William Lybeer Madeline ’78 & Ronald Lynch Gerald & Janet MacFalda Dr. Lauchlin W. MacGregor, N.D. ’74 Timothy M. MacKay Scott D. MacLeod ’89 Sharon Maddox ’78 Daniel L. ’78 & Roberta K. Majeske Rusty ’85 & Jill Mandle Patricia Markowicz ’90 & Mark Wiley Steven V. Marshall, RN ’96 Adam J. Martin ’08, ’11 Ron ’86 & Patricia Marx Earl & Elise Mast Sue & Jim May Wallace & Lindsay Mayton Douglas M. Mazany Brett A. ’97 & Anne M. ’95 McCall Latoya McCants ’04 Barbara J. ’86 & Stephen McCosh Jerry & Kari McDonald John McKelvey Bertha A. McKinney ’77 Nora K. McLellan ’83 Sharril ’78 & Jeff McNally Dr. Albert & Anne Menard Brian N. Merrill ’04 The Rev. Fr. & Mrs. Adam Metropoulos ’86 Michigan P.E.O., Chapter EQ Midland Garden Council Becky ’97, ’05 & Roger Miller Charles R. ’81 & Theresa L. Miller Lois & Eugene Miller Harold & Carla Miller Julie A. Miller ’91 LaTanya Miller-Brown & Eddie Brown Teri A. Mitosinka ’09 Patricia & Mark Moleski Michael Molesky ’82 & Dr. Elizabeth Cameron-Molesky ’85, ’87 Brian & Geralyn Monfils Traci & Jason Moon Kevin E. ’01, ’07 & Erin L. Moore Patrick & Beth Morand Roberta ’81 & Donald Morey Brian M. Morgan ’10 James I. & Alice H. Morgan Michael R. Morgan ’84 Sherry ’96, ’05 & Dean Morgan Mary & James Morrison Philip A. ’86 & Susan M. Morrow Dallas ’85 & Liho Mossman Melinda & Thomas Motz Daniel Mrozinski William J. Muehlenbeck Connie A. Murdoch ’87 Jeanne (Ederer) Murphy ’82 Neil ’78 & Monica Murray Todd & Katherine Myers Larry Neil Carol Maze Nelson ’73 Ashley E. Nicol ’10 Elizabeth A. Niergarth ’77 Mary ’99 & Ronald Nimtz Dean C. Norfleet ’04, ’09 Robert & Shirley Norman Ryan S. Norman ’07 Patrick F. Nowak ’09 Richard J. O’Dell ’84 Alice C. Olar ’86 Jean M. Olivares ’08 William & Janice Olson Gayle L. Ortner ’99 Richard F. ’91 & Jane Osentoski Brian C. ’99 & Dana Paluk Cherie & Gerald Parks

Robert L. ’84 & Hollis M. ’87, ’96 Paul Joyce & Pat Payne Michael L. Peck ’11 Margaret M. Peters ’96 Patrick L. Peters ’95 Sherry & Melvin Pfenninger Thi V. Pham ’88 Jonathan A. Phelan ’99 Julie A. Phenis ’08 Dianne ’91 & Mike Phillips Victor G. Phillpotts ’82 Mike ’86 & Lynne ’87 Pickell Steve M. ’89 & Patricia A. Pierce Lisa L. (Storrs) ’86 & Mark Pijaszek Marie Pilkington David Piroozshad ’03 John ’04 & Kim ’03 Pittel Andrew A. ’80 & Cindi I. Place Joseph C. ’74 & Janet M. ’88 Plas Henry ’97 & Kim Pletscher Kenneth J. ’85 & Mary Plude Ashley M. ’00 & Kevin J. Pockrandt Linda Podojil Dan & Judy Pogorzelski Janice J. ’79 & Richard J. Pope Mary M. Post ’96 Rebecca ’92 & Leland F. Post Toni L. Powers ’08 Cheryl D. Pratt ’83 Tom ’84 & Lorraine Priebe Janice L. ’96 & John J. ’94 Prokopec Donna Provenzano Gordon & Karen Provenzano Rhonda A. ’95, ’98, ’01 & LeWayne E. Provoast Pulse3 Foundation Andrea & Kent Pyscher Susan Quinn Wolverton Tom Raczak Lawrence ’78 & Nancy Rancilio Ellen Redfield ’74 Julie N. Reinbold ’96 Stephanie Resio Rex Micro Technologies, Inc. Kyle G. Rexer Jennifer ’93 & John Rezler Nancy & F. Edward Rice Michelle M. Richard ’06 Cory & Robyn Rivard Jeffrey J. Roberts ’06 Diane & Dan Robinette Gary & Cindy Robinson John Robinson Gary E. Rocha ’82, ’00 Barbara Rogers Kathy ’74 & Jack Rogers Laurie A. Roggenbuck ’82 Dorothy Rogoza Frank & Kristie Roller Jeff D. Romback ’06 Don & Charlotte Rose Paul & Margaret Rowley Matthew Roy Joyce Russell Tom & Christine Ryan Reginald & Ruth Rye Saginaw Choral Society Carol & David Sajdak Alex H. Sallwey ’71 Joseph & Sarah Salvi Galileo A. & Judy B. Sarmiento Karen A. Schafer ’84 Anne Marie Schmidt ’73 Linda & Dan Schmidt Patricia & Glenn Schmidt Ruth ’73 & Karl Schmidt Shirley ’91 & Ken Schnell William Schnell Robert & Lucinda Schooks Linda ’86 & Thomas Schopp Donald ’76 & Ann Schramke Kari L. Schramke ’99 Betty ’91 & William Schubert Anica ’79 & David R. Schultz Don & Char Schultz Karen K. ’94 & Jerome Schultz Gustav Schulwitz Arleen ’81 & Manfred Schulze Jane Schwarm ’81 Monika B. ’05 & Robert Sciba

Kathryn Scott ’07 Daniel E. Sealey ’91 Melissa ’99 & Scott Seamon Arin M. Seldomridge ’00 Dru Sexson Tom & Amy Sharrar Susan & Bruce Shaw Charles “Pat” & Ruth Shelley Kreg D. Sherman Jason A. Sierocki ’01 Carl & Kelly Silverthorn James F. ’70 & Cecelia Simon LaDora & Dwain Sims Tami & Jason Sivy Michael ’94 & Christine Sizemore Jon ’87 & Dana ’85 Skiba Sandra ’98 & Scott Slominski Andretta Smith ’09, ’11 Gregg & Kathleen Smith Katherine A. ’80, ’90 & Burris R. Smith Landon & Stephanie Smith Leslie A. Smith, Sr. Marianne Smith Ronald E. Sobczak ’71 Edith M. ’87 & David Sommers Ellen & Richard Somsel Mark ’08 & Maddie Sosnowski Lynn M. Squanda-Murphy ’81 & Larry Murphy Cheryl A. Stachlewicz ’96 Dolores ’84 & Wes Stafford Betty Ann Stalker ’79, ’85 Irma Starke Christa R. Starkey ’07 Matthew ’01 & Amy ’01 Stedry Cameron & Ruth Steele Chad G. Steele ’06 Joe & Glennda J. ’87 Stephens Christopher J. Stevens ’03 Joshua ’96 & Tammy Stevens John & Mary Stewart Dave Stimpson Craig ’00 & Andrea Stochowitz Marc Strain ’83, ’93 & Tina McIntire-Strain ’96, ’11 Bobbie ’76 & Tom Stratton Robert ’99 & Kelli Stricker Deborah Sturm Catherine F. Sujkowski ’84 Lorie J. Suppes ’89 Debra ’94 & Edward Szekely Derrick ’74 & Gretchen Tabor Ellen E. ’99 & Norbert Talbott Brandon A. Taylor ’12 Robert Thaler George & Stella K. ’82 Thelen Debra ’84 & Kevin Thompson Sue ’87 & Scott Tipler William G. & Linda K. ’89 Tishkoff Ken & Dorothy Tolfree Thomas ’00, ’03 & Kelly Tomczak Ellen & Robert Toronto Toronto-Dominion Bank Ruthanne Toth Jerry A. Toyzan ’82 Jesse R. Tripp ’08 Nicolette & Richard Trogan Donna M. Trombley ’89 Barbara L. Tucker ’93 Erin Turner Gloria ’95 & Howard Turner Tracy ’98 & Jeffrey Twarozynski Mitchell & Sally Urbain Colleen VanConett Marcia VanderElzen ’02 Emily VanFleteren Pearl Vasher Jeff A. ’04 & Barbara Vennix Stacey D. ’99 & Robert J. Verdusco Elizabeth M. Vink ’80 Pamela & Daniel Vlcko Kathryn F. Vlosich ’85 Tracy & Edward Vogel Melanie & Kurt Vugteveen Lori A. ’98 & Mitchell Wagner Monica ’08 & Paul ’88 Walderzak Brian ’01 & Jill ’01 Waliczek Sylvia Walworth Livia & John Ward Mr. & Mrs. Dan Warner

Bob Weaver Judith Ann Webb ’81 Daniel & Alyce Wechter Donna J. ’83 & Roy D. Wedge Gregg & Beth Weeks Staci L. Wegener, PhD ’06 Shelley & Marty Wegner Ed ’76, ’91 & Eliza Weinecke Eric R. Weiss ’96 & Kimberly Parthum-Weiss Louie & Kathleen Weiss Joseph & Dena Welch Tara & Brent Welch Morton & Judith Weldy Doug P. Wendling ’96 Maurice & Donna Wendling Ann D. Werle ’86 Eric Whelton ’07 Joseph White ’76 Elizabeth M. ’01 & Eric ’98 Wielinski Steven & Patricia Wilken Katherine Willertz-Savinell Steve & Kim Willett G.E. Williams, D.D.S. George & Scottie Williams William & Joan Williams Adella Wilson & Grant Jones Kimberly Kennedy Wilson Malcolm ’07 & Christine Wilson Daniel Wingblad Florence Winowski Jean M. Winther ’75 Gregory J. ’84 & Cheryl L. ’81 Wischmeyer Kevin R. ’94 & Shanon M. ’93 Wolfram Wolverine Mutual Insurance Company Everett ’75 & Patricia ’78 Woods Melissa A. Woodward ’99, ’09 Suzanne ’79 & Paul Wrosch Kelsey Wuebker Stephen ’86 & Nichole Wyckoff Dena & Joseph Wylie Michael Yachcik Heidi S. Youmans ’94 Scott Youngstedt Jeff & Stephanie Younts Kathleen ’78 & James Zeleznock Verna M. Zemanek Judy & Steven Zietz Lauren Zion Wanda G. ’73, ’77 & Joseph B. Zsidi Michael R. Zuiderveen ’08 Jeff W. ’05 & Liza Zulauf Kaitlyn Zumbach

TRIBUTE GIVING IN HONOR OF

June Bailey Diane M. Boehm Linda Farynk Richard Goedert Dawn G. Hoeg B.J. & Laura Humphreys John M. Kunitzer Jeannine Lorenger Andrew R. Shooltz Christian L. Velasquez

IN MEMORY OF Hamza Y. Ahmad Beverly Ancel Wolfgang Baesler Shelly A. Berger Ruth E. Bridge Phyllis Brogger Elkins L. Bruce William Cronkhite Clayton L. Dickey Melecio L. Dizon Joel J. Dorne Mary Drouillard Julia M. Edwards William J. Edwards Harold E. Evans Kurt Ewend David L. Fackler Pearl Galinski Thomas Gillespie

Joan Girdham Erica C. Goeckel William & Virginia Groening Laid Hallouche Joy L. Hargrove Richard T. Hartzell Gerald Hosbach Barbara Johnson June Kosanovich N. Erik Krag Allan Kurzer Gladys A. Marble John P. McKelvey Millie Neihart Josephine Ondish Billie-Lu A. Opsomer Elizabeth D. Paulick C. Allan Raymond Janet K. Robinson Kay L. Simon Lauren E. Rousseau Douglas H. Spooner Tracy M. Strasz Mary Lou Taylor James Thiemkey Marguerite R. Warner Eleanor Warzecha Stephen J. Yanca Lloyd Yeo Melvin J. Zahnow Nelda Zielinski

MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES

ARAMARK AT&T Foundation AXA Foundation Bank of America BASF Corporation BP Matching Fund Programs Chevron Corporation - Chevron Humankind Connections Education LLC Consumers Energy Foundation Crane Co. Matching Gifts Program The Dow Chemical Company Dow Corning Corp.

The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation DTE Energy Foundation Eaton Corporation Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation IBM Johnson & Johnson Juniper Networks Microsoft Plante & Moran, PLLC Sysco Corporation State Farm Companies Foundation

GIFTS IN KIND

Don & Liana Bachand Joyce A. Bailey Bay Harbor Marina Janalou Blecke Robert C. Braddock Scott & Nancy Carmona Hans G. Elias Alan D. Freed Hewlett-Packard Drew & Sara Hinderer S. Preston & Betty Jones David V. Kowalski Robert W. Lane Paul D. Novak David L. Rayfield Thomas J. Renna Richard B. Roberts Saginaw Psychological Services, Inc. Scientific Brake & Equipment Co. Christopher & Dana Schilling Stan & Kevin Sobol Edward & Charla Soehnlen Gary L. Thompson

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REFLECTIONS MAGAZINE 79

RED PRIDE GIVING SOCIETY

THE RED PRIDE GIVING SOCIETY EXCLUSIVELY RECOGNIZES ALUMNI WHO MADE GIFTS TO THE UNIVERSITY Recognizing those who made a gift to svsu SVSU between january 1 and december 31, 2011 IN 2013.

THEIR NAMES ARE RECORDED HERE AS WELL AS IN THE ANNUAL GIFT CLUBS LIST.

PRESIDENT’S SOCIETY $1,000 AND ABOVE

David J. ’83 & Kathleen M. ’89 Abbs Melvyn K. ’91 & Myrna ’82, ’84 Adelman Jane M. Anderson ’86 Neil ’05, ’07 & Mindy ’05 Baumgartner Russell A. ’91 & Debra J. ’89 Beaubien Andrew J. ’87 & Andrea M. Bethune Thomas B. ’89 & Wendy H. ’89 Bird J.J. ’06 & Jenn ’03 Boehm Jan Botz ’74 & Tom Lippert, Jr. Karl ’81 & Linda Briggs Bryan ’06, ’11 & Kelly ’09 Crainer Tim S. & Susan L. ’85, ’06 Crane Dr. Clifford & Juanita ’04 Dorne Daniel P. ’77 & Jean Dwyer James ’76, ’85 & Cheryl Dwyer Thomas J. ’80 & Lynn Early Steven Erickson & Krista Srodes ’95 Justin M. ’07 & Jenna L. ’07 Findlay Michael ’79 & Gina Finney Sally A.* ’80, ’87 & James N. Finzel Marilyn ’81 & Ralph Frahm Rick A. Franz ’78 Jonathon A. ’03, ’09 & Cheri Gould Valerie A. Guttowsky ’89 John O. ’87 & Diana Hamilton Patricia M. ’92 & Doug Hansen Dawn G. ’80 & Dennis S. Hoeg Dawn ’02 & Mark Iseler James ’84 & Trish Jaime David ’92 & Tonya Karpovich Georgia L. Knapp ’88 Brian ’82 & Jeannine ’84 Konesko David V. ’79 & Cindy Kowalski John M. ’73 & Nancy Kunitzer Robert W. ’81 & Jill M. ’81 Loftus Terry J. Lutz ’85 William G. ’81 & Debra Lutz James M. ’82 & Amie Maher James ’72, ’82 & Patricia A. ’80 Muladore Thomas ’90 & Christine Nellenbach Jennifer ’00, ’04 & Joshua ’07 Pahl George & Lynn ’08 Puia Carlos & Jean ’95, ’98 Ramet Cherie A. ’84 & Walter H. ’84 Reynolds Ann & Ken ’90 Roznowski Vicki ’83 & Brock Rupp Shyamalendu Sarkar & Priti Sarkar ’82 Kevin ’92 & Rebecca ’02 Schultz Connie ’98, ’03 & Thomas Schweitzer Meagen K. Smekar ’01 Herb & Kathryn Curtiss Spence John N. Stadwick ’83 Janet C. ’81 & John Sternberg Jason ’97, ’04 & Amy ’03 Swackhamer Richard P. & Sue A. ’86 Thompson Ron ’01 & Kathy Trepkowski Michael ’87 & Sharyl Tribble Joyce M. Van Ochten ’74 Jonathan ’92 & Sandy VanTol Joseph ’76, ’82 & Susan ’89 Vogl Laverne N. ’79 & Yvonne Weber Donald ’78 & Tracy Whittington Richard & Rajkumari ’73 Wiener Lee ’94 & Carolyn Wierda Mike ’97 & Bridget Windy Cynthia ’10 & Larry Woiderski Kevin J. ’78 & Jeanne A. ’80, ’88 Zuchnik

FOUNDERS SOCIETY $500 - $999

Craig ’01, ’08 & Kristin Aimar Victor Aviles ’84, ’85 Paul R. ’80 & Diane Binkowski Joseph A. Biskner ’83 Bob ’77 & Sue Bloenk Paul ’71 & Cheryl Bowman Gary V. ’93, ’00 & Susan M. ’93, ’97 Brasseur Jo ’85 & Tim ’02 Brownlie Dennis H. ’79 & Brenda L. Buckler Brooks & Sarah ’00 Byam Jason J. ’93 & Theresa Carik Kay H. Castillo ’10 Robert E. ’82 & Cynthia A. Chadwick Linda Deguise ’74 Ilmars ’78 & Margaret Dobulis Kip ’04 & Maureen ’98 Engel

80 SVSU.EDU

Michael ’68, ’77 & Janet ’77 Faerber James E. ’73 & Nancy Florczak Rachel Florence-Spaetzel ’07 & James Spaetzel ’09 William A.Freeman ’82 Paul J. Gauvreau ’83 Brad ’74 & Karen ’79 Gougeon Kristen ’84, ’93 & Earl ’75 Gregory Janet ’94, ’98 & Raymond Greif Michele D. Gunkelman ’93 Carolyn ’88 & Jim Hammis Bruce A. ’84 & Hollee A. ’97 Hart Joseph R. ’05, ’06 & Katie Hermann Nancy J. ’83, ’96 & Thomas Hollerback Dr. Scott D. ’89 & Valina A. ’90 James Brian D. Janson ’06 Mary ’08 & Dale Kowaleski Rhonda Kuehn ’77, ’82 Ed C. LaBair ’87 Holly LaRose-Roenicke ’11 & Frank Roenicke Averetta E. Lewis ’79, ’85 Richard ’89 & Diane* Lyon Michael ’99, ’08 & Megan ’08 Major Debra ’91 & David Mazur Thomas E. ’71 & Kathy McIntyre Anne ’95, ’98 & Steve McMahon David ’74 & Vickie Murray Kimberly A. (Hall) ’89, ’98 & Mark Norris Joshua ’01 & Christy ’00, ’05 Ode Michael J. ’12 & Heather S. O’Hearn John ’00 & Pamela ’03 Pelkki Jamie L. Pewinski ’99 Ronald ’07 & Heidi Portwine Rose A. San Miguel ’95 Russell B. ’71 & Barbara L. Scaffede Thomas B. ’76, ’89 & Cynthia Schrems Stephanie M. ’97, ’03 & Ronald L. Sieggreen Debwin W. Simon ’89, ’00 Larry Slasinski ’75 Chris M. ’82 & Susan Streeter Nicholas J. ’03, ’07 & Jaclyn Taylor Lowell ’69 & Janet Thomas Ryan ’09 & Krista ’05, ’09 Trevithick Ned D. & Jill L. ’79 Wetmore Robert D. ’97 & Beth Wood

UNIVERSITY SOCIETY $250 - $499

Laurie J. ’79 & Mike Allison Claudia J. Anderson ’82 Cynthia I. ’92 & Timothy Bala Adam & Sarah K. ’00, ’06 Ball Brenda R. Bartos ’88 Robert ’79 & Joan Becker Ruth Ann Bergstein ’73 Leone Dow Bershing ’78 Timothy M. ’81 & Dorothy J. ’72 Bever Poppy L. & Kevin R. ’97 Blasch Martina Boda ’88 Kathryn J. Braun ’73, ’80 Stuart L. & Roberta Bridge ’77 Bush Myrna J. ’80 & John H. Cammin Frederick ’71 & Catherine ’71 Campau Martin ’92 & Rachel Campbell Lee ’02, ’06 & Kimberly ’03, ’07, ’10 Cruppenink Elaine Weisenberger Dammann ’94 & Michael Dammann Michael W. DuCharme ’81 Eric ’94 & Christine Eby Robert Enszer ’75 Michael J. ’86 & Pamela Erickson Marlene Erla ’75 Art ’99 & Roberta Fierros Jeffrey M. Florczak ’85 Dennis L. ’73 & Diane Foley Mark R. ’78 & Laura Freed Holly ’01 & John Furlo Jason R. Gordon ’00 Mark ’81 & Jeneese Guimond Richard ’76 & Joyce Gwizdala Gregory A. Hanson ’10 Trisha ’99, ’04 & David Heintskill Drew E. & Sara R. ’96 Hinderer Timothy M. ’89, ’96 & Amy E. ’98 Inman Dr. Joseph Jaksa ’02 David D. ’84 & Shelley Johnson Michael ’73 & Nancy Kasperski

Donald J. ’85 & Carol E. ’86 Kolesar Lee J. ’77, ’85 and Ann M. Koski Chad E. Lackowski ’05 David ’87,’94,’00 & Lisa ’95 Lewis Gerald ’72 & Laura Lewis Timothy L. Lipan ’74 Chris Looney & Christie ’83 Lozen-Looney Michael W. ’83 & Betty J. Luce Greg J. ’04, ’07 & Tracy Mallek Keleen M. Marciniak ’87, ’93 John ’76 & Brigitte Markey Shawnette ’99 & Kevin Markey Cheryl L. ’89 & Michael ’96 Michalski Matthew L. Mitchell ’99 Richard D. & Patricia A. ’86 Mosier William ’83, ’92 & Geralynn Mulders Jennifer ’01 & Todd Ordway Terry ’96 & Joe Paris Scot ’83 & Kris H. Perry Ellen ’76 & Glenn S. ’76 Peterson Scott ’85 & Carrie (Bartle) ’85 Peterson Joseph D. ’91, ’01 & Karen Pichla Barbara ’98 & Bruce Place Jack ’77 & Lynne Provenzano Donald F. Pussehl, Jr. ’85, ’90 Marie J. Rabideau ’92, ’97 Janet ’91 & Joseph ’75 Reitz Shirley M. Robinson ’91 Tim ’95 & Jodi Rousse Michael R. ’77 & Lisa J. Rozewski Michael D. Salowitz ’97, ’04 Patrick C. ’80 & Nancy A. ’84 Samolewski Deborah ’01, ’02 & David Schneider Lynda ’79 & Paul Schoelles Dr. Samuel H.* & Patricia A. ’71 Shaheen Beverly J. Shute ’94 Susan M. ’87 & Mark Sikorski Roger ’88 & Carrie Skrabut Dr. Ervin F. & Carol A. ’96 Sparapani Joe & Glennda J. ’87 Stephens Daniel M. Strasz ’86, ’96 Brad ’05 & Shannon Sundholm Thomas ’82 & Kathryn ’76 Tangney Robert C. Trumble ’91 Janet R. & Joseph M. ’71 Turner Karen H. ’85 & Wayne H. Uebler Jakob ’05, ’11 & Lacey Veith Debra Wagner ’00 Nicholas Wagner ’04, ’07 & Dr. Kimberly Oberski ’09 Cale Wassermann ’07 Shawn ’01 & Georgina A. ’98, ’01 Wilson Susan M. Wood ’81 Drs. Jerry ’75 & Mary Lee Wright Laura B. ’91 & Steve Yockey Drew R. ’85 & Tracy L. Zehnder

GATEWAY SOCIETY $100 - $249

Jill M. Allardyce ’06 Stephanie ’03 & Michael Anderson Stephen ’73 & Sandra Anderson Anonymous Dr. Barbara E. Appold ’98, ’01 Carrie L. Appold ’90 Dr. Marie E. Archambault ’86 Timothy S. Ashley ’09 Marylin E. Atkins ’73 Kurt W. ’87 & Heather R. ’99 Ballien Geoffrey ’90 & Angela Baltzer Lori A. ’02 & Brett ’02 Baranek Justin L. Barcey ’09 Jerome ’74 & Nancy Bartkowiak Paul A. Bates ’87 Leann M. Bauer ’93, ’94 Ann Bauman ’80 & Gary Johnson Phyllis Beehr ’73 Harold ’86 & Doris Behmlander Mary A. Belanger ’90 Jessica R. Bentoski ’04 Jeremy ’08 & Jennifer Bockelman Denis W. Boissonneault ’77, ’81 Frank Bontumasi ’87 The Rev. Andrew D. Booms ’99 Monica M. ’81 & Gary Boulan J. Randall ’71 & Diane Broadfoot Wayne N. ’92 & Lorene Bronner H. Mark ’79 & Mary L. ’81 Brown

Ricky D. ’85 & Becky Brown Richard ’82, ’89 & Gloria Bukowski Emmie Busch ’89, ’93 Eric L. Buschlen ’94 & Amy McGinnis Clayton ’88 & Pam Cameron John ’86 & Annette ’88, ’06 Card Karen M. Carroll ’87 Jillian ’03 & Shaun Carter Vicente ’75 & Karla Castellanos Zachary Cecich ’12 Jeanne ’88, ’09 & Robert Chipman Norma G. Clack ’84 Jack P. & Camille A. ’80 Cleveland Julie M. ’08 & Franco Rocco Fleites Coe J. Lynnette ’88 & William Cooke Ruth L. Copp ’98 Ricardo S. Cottengim ’08 Julie ’08 & Nicholas Craig Michael L. Crawford ’05 Hepsie H. ’87 & Ronald Davis Harold Dean ’83 Rolland R. DeJohn ’70 Bernard ’89 & Rose Delaney John P. ’93 & Dru Anne Deterding Kristy S. Dickhausen ’11 Daniel J. Dijak ’78 & Lori Reetz Timothy ’83 & Jane Dijak Kay ’82 & Bob Dooley Keegan B. Draper ’01 Ryan C. Duckworth ’02 Sharon L. Dulak ’76 & Ronald K. Dulak Justin D. ’01 & Laura M. ’98 Ebel Leslie A. ’83 & Kurt R. ’81 Ebert Noel M. Eichhorn ’74, ’80 Tammy J. ’96, ’00 & Larry J. Elliott Brandon M. Emeott ’10 Marcus D. Ewing ’05 Irene C. Ferry ’79 Sally ’78 & David Fickes D. Rich ’74 & Mary Ann Firebaugh Daniel T. ’86 & Sue A. Fisher Patrick ’79 & Maribeth Fitzgerald Jessica D. ’06 & Daniel L. ’06 Fodrocy Arletta R. French ’85 Edward J. Frowine II ’80 Rev. Gerald W. ’77 & Cynitha Fuller Paul A. Fulmer ’78 James ’73, ’07 & Anne Gaertner Roberto C. ’01, ’09 & Serena L. Garcia Wendy ’94 & Howard Gave Michael D. Gebler ’74 Sean ’03 & Melissa ’02 Geistler Teresa ’82 & Richard ’81 Gill Amy ’97 & Andrew Gilman Lovisa D. ’08 & Brad Golder Ali N. Goodhall ’07 Lois K. Graham ’71 Michael T. Graham ’00 Franklin J. ’73 & Joann Grant Kyle P. Grant ’05 Brian ’02 & Kasey Green Lisa A. Gross ’05 Benjamin Z. Gurnee ’07 Lisa L. ’93, ’04 & Jason S. Haines Ms. Barbara Hannan ’80 Ronald B. Hardy ’70 Henry ’66 & Barbara* Hatter Wallace ’87 & Kimberly ’87 Hearns Katherine R. Hendershot ’10 Don ’71 & Ann Herm Ryan ’08 & Kylee ’06 Hoerner Michael J. ’92 & Jennifer L. Holliday Gary ’87 & Joyce Hornbacher Joel W. Howard ’09 Brandon J. Hozeska ’10 Stephen ’82 & Sandra ’82 Hull Richard ’87 & Patricia ’96 Hunter Elaine T. Hunyadi ’04 John W. Jacobs ’10 Jerry ’76 & Judy Jacques Bruce R. ’80 & Cynthia L. Jahn Jason ’04 & Theresa Jaime Rosemarie Jerzylo ’81 Clayton J. ’04 & Nicole ’05 Johnson Matthew ’03 & Erica ’05 Johnson Melissa A. ’99 & Joseph S. Kaczmarek William ’87 & Sandra Karl John C. Kava ’04

Steven E. Keinath ’76, ’81 Mary Jo Kellogg-Bladecki ’03 & Larry Bladecki Andrew M. Kemp ’99 Thomas M. Kennedy ’75 Janna M. Kern ’94 Brian D. King ’10 Michael E. ’08 & Caitlin King Jason J. Kiss ’96 Joel ’96 & Michelle ’93 Kiss Kristen R. Klages ’98 Ned E. Kleinke ’81 Kevin R. ’85 & Gwendolyn Klemet Marcie Joan Klida ’03 Brian D. ’81 & Barbara Koblinski Mary B. ’87 & Herbert Kops Kevin D. Kowalski ’08 John A. ’87 & Ann M. Krafft Ryan L. Lackowski ’99 Evans B. Lalas ’82 Steven P. ’99 & Jennifer Lanczak Michael W. Lasley ’84 Jane A. LeClair ’93 Jessica L. ’13 & Steve Legner James A. Liang ’02 Anne H. ’06 & William Livingston Sue J. ’84 & Jack Loehr Robert ’03, ’07 & Joanie Long Theresa ’84 & Duane Lowe David J. ’77 & Kathleen A. Lutenski Stanley Mack III ’70 Enayat H. & Taherah B. ’95, ’00 Mahajerin Elizabeth Mahank ’74 Robert P. ’74 & Robin L. Marande Dr. Michael Marcincuk ’87 & Susan Gotfried ’83, ’87 Betty Marlow ’88 Debbie M. Mathewson & Mark R. Mathewson, Jr. ’84 Carrie ’03 & Paul Mattern Leif E. ’00 & Meghan L. Maxwell Danise L. ’89 & Don J. ’91 McAnelly Patrick ’74 & Joan McCoy Kimberly ’83, ’88 & James McDonald Julie K. ’79, ’87 & Malcolm McVicar Mr. & Mrs. Arthur J. ’75 Meyer, Jr. Richard L. ’92 & Joan G. Miller William P. ’76 & Linda I. Mitchell Frederic K. ’03 & Cynthia K. ’80, ’90 Morley Richard ’84 & Margaret Morrow Aaron P. Mowen ’08 Michael J. ’85 & Elizabeth A. ’84 Mueller Milton C. Murray ’71 Thomas H. & Connie J. ’85 Mutton Andy ’98 & Mandy ’98 Mychek Dwayne Nicholson ’92 David ’05 & Krystle ’05, ’10 Niewiadomski Eric & Wen Jie ’06 Nisula Gary Norton ’86 Therese C. Nowak ’76, ’86 Pamela A. O’Farrell ’79, ’87 Colin E. Ohl ’13 Jeremy D. O’Keefe ’09 Ann ’88 & Kim D. Pavlik Larry R. Payne, Jr. ’07 Fred ’00 & Jennifer ’04 Pennell Daniel L. ’71 & Peg Pletzke Barbara J. Polega ’84 Jan ’01 & Greg Poppe Beth Poppe-Walker ’81 Jerry W. ’74 & Merey L. Price Billie S. Raden ’03, ’07 Mark ’05 & Melissa Radlinski Walt & Cookie ’80, ’00 Rathkamp Jack & Connie ’76 Rehmann Larry ’75 & Rebecca Reimann Melissa R. Reinert ’09, ’11 Michael S. Reis ’10 Matthew Reno ’93 Monica ’88, ’93 & Guadalupe Reyes Thomas A. Rinness ’88 Stephen N. ’96 & Jennifer Ritchie James W. ’81 & Denise Robbins Elizabeth ’81 & Ricardo Rodriguiz Michelle ’89 & Sean Roemhild Rosemary Rozewski ’91 Margaret A. ’90 & Timothy C. Rytlewski Robert J. ’74 & Ruth M. ’71 Sawyers Nan Scales ’70

Diane G. Scharffe ’89 Jason A. Schnell ’06, ’09 Donald F. Schott ’71 Gene ’85 & Irene Schroll Keith ’86 & Sherry Schultz Nicholas E. Sequin ’11 Eric ’10 & Stacy Sheets Amy L. Short ’03 Margarete E. ’86 & James Silberhorn Stephen ’94 & Pam Skillman Jason ’99 & Katie Slattery Marilyn A. ’72 & Mark J. Smekar Bryan Smiggen ’99 Marta L. Smith ’82 Michael A. ’82 & Lori A. Snyder Robert ’85 & Connie Spurling Janice I. Stewart ’77, ’86 Victoria M. Stewart ’97 Ray ’88 & Rose Stover Debra Strasz ’79 Stacy J. Stremlow ’12 Gerald ’75 & Rebecca ’90 Survant Joshua ’01 & Nichole ’08 Swackhamer Jeff E. Swanson, Jr. ’85 Kyle W. Sweger ’08, ’09 Janet ’83 & David Symons Craig ’84, ’92 & Dawn ’93 Tatum Jamie L. Teddy ’08 Kenneth M. ’70 & Nancy ’72 Tesauro Diane Y. Thiers ’90, ’97 Lillie M. Thomas ’74, ’82 Marcia L. ’01 & Darryl Thomas Diane ’87 & Lee Thompson Mark D. ’82, ’91 & Diane L. ’91 Thompson Deborah A. Tomich ’94 Betty L. Uhazie ’81 Shelly ’88, ’97 & Mark ’84 Umphrey Steve ’81 & Sandra ’81 Umphrey M. Don Van Steenkiste ’87 Scott ’04 & Jennifer Volkmann Derek Volmering ’08 Donna J. Wackerly ’70 Ryan W. ’05 & Nicole M. Waier Ryan E. Waugh ’04 Linda L. ’83 & Randy Weaver Joshua M. Webb ’08 Pamela (Clifford) ’92, ’13 & Don Wegener David E. ’79 & Felycia V. Wendt Keith ’90 & Kristen ’93 Wenzel Jack S. ’88 & Konnie Werner Janet ’67 & J. Frank Whitley Matthew R. Wingblad ’07 Joseph ’07, ’11 & Courtney ’08 Wojtkiewicz Richard ’93 & Linda Wolschlager David J. Wongso ’97 Susi Wongso ’83, ’85 Tish R. Yaros ’03 LaDonna L. Young ’09 Steven ’81 & Jennifer Zott

SPIRIT ROCK SOCIETY $50 - $99

Katharine I. ’93 & Steven Aldis Bradley ’05 & Kimberly Almonroeder Timothy J. Atkinson ’88 Robert ’06 & Amy Awrey Tamara ’95, ’02 & Ruben Barrientos Mimi Bell ’80 & Fred W. Johnson Steven J. Benaske ’97 Jon ’85 & Julie Biek Constance M. ’90 & James J. Bockelman Pat Bourdow ’78 Mike ’84 & Ann Brandow Mark S. Bredholt ’77 Joseph ’86 & Katy Budzinski Kern ’77 & Sandra Burden Charlene L. ’80, ’89 & Robert L. Burnison Cheryl A. ’87, ’96 & Kenneth E. Burzynski Erika M. Bush ’81 & Michael Delaney Shaun ’89 & Karen Butler Jeffrey S. Campbell ’73 Cheryl ’91 & William Chasnis Mary Jane (Jane) Clark ’76 Carol J. Corbin ’73, ’77 Judy ’90 & Tom Czarnecki John ’82 & Alicia Darga Brenda S. Davis ’87 Dale F. ’77 & Terry L. Davis

Mike ’72 & Cathy Denay Pamela Diener ’87 Robert E. ’93 & Gina Dillenbeck Mary E. Dobrzynski ’90 David A. ’85 & Michelle DuMonte Mary ’79 & Robert* Dyer Rita A. Egan ’84 Brian E. Eggleston ’99 James ’74 & Christine Elliott Deborah S. Fegan ’86, ’05 Katrina L. Friedeberg ’07 Kristi L. ’04, ’08 & Ben Galus Shilo J. Geilhart ’01 Neal I. Gilbert ’01 Patricia ’95 & Donald Gilbert Frank J. Gotts ’98 Rebecca M. Griffin ’11 Dr. Donald ’82 & Gail Haiderer Nancy D. Hall ’83 Norman L. ’91 & Lauren Halstead Annette ’08 & John Hamberg Marianne H. Harris ’82 Phyllis ’84 & Fred Hartman Donald ’84, ’91, ’06 & Melony ’86 Haskin Beverly J. ’02 & Robert Hemphill Richard ’77, ’81, ’04, ’13 & Ann Herm Adele ’93 & James Hetzner Maria T. ’91 & Marc Hirsch Wayne R. Hofmann ’05 Caroline ’91 & Frederick Holland Mr. & Mrs. Thomas ’93 Hollingsworth Dale A. Hool ’84 Michael D. Horn ’11 Shelia Mutton Hutchings ’86 & Michael S. Hutchings James W. ’84 & Lou Ann Jakes Gary ’88 & Linda Janowiak Kenecia J. Jenkins ’07 Jennifer ’98 and Jose Jimenez Marsha ’72, ’94 & Marc ’72, ’86 Johann Mary ’74,’79 & Steven Kelly Rick L. Kent ’74 Sue ’87, ’93 & Peter Kirchman Richard & Judi ’96 Klawinski James S. Komperda ’84 Jason ’97, ’01 & Angela Kowalski Jaclynn A. Krawczak ’05 Richard J. ’71 & Katherine M. Kusowski Olivia Lake-LoFiego ’98, ’05 & Peter ’05 LoFiego Kathleen Theiler Lanza ’98 John R. LaPrad ’98, ’09 Brandon ’10 & Beth LeBlanc Edward ’87, ’91 & Pamela ’87 Lesniak Eric ’98 & Nicole Lindblade Angela Lund ’11 Scott D. MacLeod ’89 Sharon Maddox ’78 Rusty ’85 & Jill Mandle Steven V. Marshall, RN ’96 Adam J. Martin ’08, ’11 Ron ’86 & Patricia Marx Nora K. McLellan ’83 The Rev. Fr. & Mrs. Adam Metropoulos ’86 Michael Molesky ’82 & Dr. Elizabeth Cameron-Molesky ’85, ’87 Kevin E. ’01, ’07 & Erin L. Moore Roberta ’81 & Donald Morey Brian M. Morgan ’10 Sherry ’96, ’05 & Dean Morgan Philip A. ’86 & Susan M. Morrow Dallas ’85 & Liho Mossman Jeanne (Ederer) Murphy ’82 Neil ’78 & Monica Murray Carol Maze Nelson ’73 Ashley E. Nicol ’10 Dean C. Norfleet ’04, ’09 Ryan S. Norman ’07 Thi V. Pham ’88 Victor G. Phillpotts ’82 Joseph C. ’74 & Janet M. ’88 Plas Henry ’97 & Kim Pletscher Kenneth J. ’85 & Mary Plude Mary M. Post ’96 Cheryl D. Pratt ’83 Tom ’84 & Lorraine Priebe

Rhonda A. ’95, ’98, ’01 & LeWayne E. Provoast Lawrence ’78 & Nancy Rancilio Julie N. Reinbold ’96 Jeffrey J. Roberts ’06 Kathy ’74 & Jack Rogers Laurie A. Roggenbuck ’82 Alex H. Sallwey ’71 Donald ’76 & Ann Schramke Betty ’91 & William Schubert Karen K. ’94 & Jerome Schultz Kathryn Scott ’07 Daniel E. Sealey ’91 Kreg D. Sherman II ’13 Jason A. Sierocki ’01 Michael ’94 & Christine Sizemore Sandra ’98 & Scott Slominski Katherine A. ’80, ’90 & Burris R. Smith Lynn M. Squanda-Murphy ’81 & Larry Murphy Cheryl A. Stachlewicz ’96 Dolores ’84 & Wes Stafford Betty Ann Stalker ’79, ’85 Matthew ’01 & Amy ’01 Stedry Chad G. Steele ’06 Marc Strain ’83, ’93 & Tina McIntire-Strain ’96, ’11 Derrick ’74 & Gretchen Tabor Ellen E. ’99 & Norbert Talbott Brandon A. Taylor ’12 George & Stella K. ’82 Thelen Sue ’87 & Scott Tipler William G. & Linda K. ’89 Tishkoff Jerry A. Toyzan ’82 Jeff A. ’04 & Barbara Vennix Elizabeth M. Vink ’80 Lori A. ’98 & Mitchell Wagner Monica ’08 & Paul ’88 Walderzak Brian ’01 & Jill ’01 Waliczek Judith Ann Webb ’81 Staci L. Wegener, PhD ’06 Eric R. Weiss ’96 & Kimberly Parthum-Weiss Doug P. Wendling ’96 Eric Whelton ’07 Kevin R. ’94 & Shanon M. ’93 Wolfram Everett ’75 & Patricia ’78 Woods Stephen ’86 & Nichole Wyckoff Wanda G. ’73, ’77 & Joseph B. Zsidi Michael R. Zuiderveen ’08 Jeff W. ’05 & Liza Zulauf

CARDINAL FOREVER $1 - $49

Helen M. ’87 & Fred Adams Virginia ’94 & Bob Alden Carla ’01 & Michael Alderson Richard ’77 & Sheryl Alger Elizabeth A. ’87 & Dan Almond Suzanne Ambrose ’75 Sean Anderson ’08, ’13 Claudia E. Arellano ’06, ’09 Mary J. ’95 & Martin Aumann Margaret J. Backstrand ’89 Ron K. Bacon ’96, ’02 Janice E. ’91, ’05 & Gaylon M. Baker Joanne M. ’80 & Joseph Baker Charles ’83 & Danita Balderstone Erica J. Barnes ’07 Joanne ’89 & Ronald Barry Fred N. & Mary Ann ’85 Becker Susan M. ’96, ’09 & Walter Becker Jeffrey S. Behm ’92 Karen W. ’74 & Robert Bell Jill A. Bender ’97 Brenda L. Bentley ’80 Alison ’91 & Douglas Bookmyer Frederick J. ’93 & Lynn R. ’93 Booms Dennis ’89 & Betsy Borchard Jean E. ’90 & Robert W. Bortner Julia K. Boury ’13 Dennis J. ’84 & Susan R. ’84 Boyd Sharon E. Boyd ’88 Sean A. ’96 & Jennifer L. ’95, ’99 Braden Michael G. ’84 & Lori J. ’81 Bukowski Elizabeth A. Burditt ’88 John D. ’69 & Kathleen L. ’69 Burke Greg ’79 & Barb ’78 Butler Logan J. Carroll ’11 Michael D. Cesal ’05

Lucy G. Chargot ’10 Patricia A. ’82 and Richard A. Chronowski Joe B. ’84 & Donna F. Cotner Sandra J. Covaleski ’89 Brandon ’09 & Tracy ’06 Cummings Renee Czape-Rishe ’01 & Karl Rishe ’02 Kevin B. ’05 & Jillian F. ’06 Davidson Shannon Davis ’13 Ashley M. de Baca ’09 Jeanne E. ’97 & David V. Dellar Sharon K. Dinse ’79 Meghan L. ’06 & Joseph J. Donati Alexander S. Dreyer ’11 Marilyn J. ’89 & Harry Edenfield Erica M. Edwards ’09 Heather Matula Far ’00, ’02 & Patrick Farr Lynn A. Ferguson ’80 John A. ’90, ’97 & Sylvia Flores Gerald ’70 & Mary Jane Frost Stephen ’83 & Susan Gale Sandra L. Garcia ’91 Gary L. ’73 & Patricia Gazimek Marc A. Geiger ’99 Jason M. Gerhauser ’00 Alicia ’08 & Gene Geromel Brent ’00 & Bethany Gettel Erika R. Gilbert ’03 Amanda M. Girbach ’12 Susan T. ’79 & Ronald Haas Jeremy ’02 & Jamie ’05 Haggitt Marcia E. ’90 & Timothy J. Hammerbacher Geoffery ’06 & Melissa Haney Ann M. Hanlin ’83 Cassie J. Hare ’10 Jamie E. Hawk ’02 Robert ’99 & Linda Hawke Heather ’97 & Justin Heidtman Edward ’85 & Mary ’84 Heinlein Lori L. Helmkamp ’09, ’13 Alan J. Herman ’83 Mark ’85 & Georgia Hickner Brett J. Hoffman ’03 Janet Hool ’75 Armen Hratchian ’05 & Emily Hammerbacher ’06 Matthew ’92, ’99 & Victoria ’91 Hufnagel Jamie ’11 & Jonathan ’11 Jager Jill ’08 & Terry Jarvis Gary R. Jean ’87 Tammera L. Jones-Harmon ’96 & William G. Harmon Walda J. Juhl ’91 Linda M. Kammann ’96 Ryan P. Kanine ’10 Lynn ’76 & Crystal ’85 Kauer Brad E. Keenan ’99 Leonard W. Kielpinski ’87 Andrew W. Kincannon ’78 Marcus F. King ’11 Michael & Susan L. ’80, ’83 Knack Jason D. ’88 & Melissa Koehler Matthew J. Koleszar ’06 James H. Kovalcik ’06 Michael ’98 & Karen ’94 Krause Mary ’05 & Jonathan Kreider Dale ’82 & Nora ’86 Krueger Diane M. Kukulis ’96 Michael J. ’85 & Cynthia S. Lange Diana ’87 & William Leser Jane ’85, ’01 & James Levi Roger A. Lonsway ’81 & Alice Lensier Martha R. Louisell ’90 Madeline ’78 & Ronald Lynch Dr. Lauchlin W. MacGregor, N.D. ’74 Daniel L. ’78 & Roberta K. Majeske Patricia Markowicz ’90 & Mark Wiley Brett A. ’97 & Anne M. ’95 McCall Latoya McCants ’04 Barbara J. ’86 & Stephen McCosh Bertha A. McKinney ’77 Sharril ’78 & Jeff McNally Brian N. Merrill ’04 Becky ’97, ’05 & Roger Miller Charles R. ’81 & Theresa L. Miller Julie A. Miller ’91 Teri A. Mitosinka ’09 Michael R. Morgan ’84 Connie A. Murdoch ’87

Elizabeth A. Niergarth ’77 Mary ’99 & Ronald Nimtz Patrick F. Nowak ’09 Richard J. O’Dell ’84 Alice C. Olar ’86 Jean M. Olivares ’08 Gayle L. Ortner ’99 Richard F. ’91 & Jane Osentoski Brian C. ’99 & Dana Paluk Robert L. ’84 & Hollis M. ’87, ’96 Paul Michael L. Peck ’11 Margaret M. Peters ’96 Patrick L. Peters ’95 Jonathan A. Phelan ’99 Julie A. Phenis ’08 Dianne ’91 & Mike Phillips Mike ’86 & Lynne ’87 Pickell Steve M. ’89 & Patricia A. Pierce Lisa L. (Storrs) ’86 & Mark Pijaszek David Piroozshad ’03 John ’04 & Kim ’03 Pittel Andrew A. ’80 & Cindi I. Place Ashley M. ’00 & Kevin J. Pockrandt Janice J. ’79 & Richard J. Pope Rebecca ’92 & Leland F. Post Toni L. Powers ’08 Janice L. ’96 & John J. ’94 Prokopec Ellen Redfield ’74 Jennifer ’93 & John Rezler Michelle M. Richard ’06 Helen M. Richards ’73 Gary E. ’82, ’00 Rocha Jeff D. Romback ’06 Karen A. Schafer ’84 Anne Marie Schmidt ’73 Ruth ’73 & Karl Schmidt Shirley ’91 & Ken Schnell Linda ’86 & Thomas Schopp Kari L. Schramke ’99 Anica ’79 & David R. Schultz Arleen ’81 & Manfred Schulze Jane Schwarm ’81 Monika B. ’05 & Robert Sciba Melissa ’99 & Scott Seamon Arin M. Seldomridge ’00 James F. ’70 & Cecelia Simon Jon ’87 & Dana ’85 Skiba Jodi A. Smale ’04, ’09 Andretta Smith ’09, ’11 Ronald E. Sobczak ’71 Edith M. ’87 & David Sommers Mark ’08 & Maddie Sosnowski Christa R. Starkey ’07 Christopher J. Stevens ’03 Joshua ’96 & Tammy Stevens Craig ’00 & Andrea ’00 Stochowitz Bobbie ’76 & Tom Stratton Robert ’99 & Kelli Stricker Catherine F. Sujkowski ’84 Lorie J. Suppes ’89 Debra ’94 & Edward Szekely Debra ’84 & Kevin Thompson Thomas ’00, ’03 & Kelly Tomczak Jesse R. Tripp ’08 Donna M. Trombley ’89 Barbara L. Tucker ’93 Gloria ’95 & Howard Turner Tracy ’98 & Jeffrey Twarozynski Marcia VanderElzen ’02 Stacey D. ’99 & Robert J. Verdusco Kathryn F. Vlosich ’85 Donna J. ’83 & Roy D. Wedge Ed ’76, ’91 & Eliza Weinecke Ann D. Werle ’86 Joseph White ’76 Elizabeth M. ’01 & Eric ’98 Wielinski Malcolm ’07 & Christine Wilson Jean M. Winther ’75 Marc J. ’94, ’01 & Kami K. ’94 Winton Gregory J. ’84 & Cheryl L. ’81 Wischmeyer Melissa A. Woodward ’99, ’09 Suzanne ’79 & Paul Wrosch Heidi S. Youmans ’94 Kathleen ’78 & James Zeleznock Lindsey M. Zion ’11

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THE LAST WORD

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eing involved in a search committee for a new university president is one of the most rewarding opportunities a student at any university could have. This was something I was able to experience over the course of this past semester, and it certainly will never be forgotten. Many other student leaders also had the chance to weigh in on this important decision at luncheons with each of the final candidates.

The discussion at these luncheons provided a clear picture of what the students were looking for in their next university president. Common expectations among the students seem to include visibility on campus, capitalization on strong academic programs and building the credibility of SVSU. The current students at SVSU have enjoyed the company of President Gilbertson, and they are hoping to enjoy a similar rapport with President Bachand.

It is inevitable that the change in the Office of the President will impact each student in some way. For those students graduating, the strength of their degree lies at least in part in the hands of President Bachand as he works to enhance our academic programs and the value of an SVSU degree. Students returning to or arriving at SVSU will look forward to learning about the president’s vision for the future, as it takes shape. Together, we will have the pleasure of joining President Bachand in sharing a new adventure and a new chapter in our lives.

My wish for President Bachand, beyond the obvious hope for success, is that he continues to hold onto the various SVSU traditions, offering warm smiles and handshakes as graduates walk across the commencement stage or pass him in the hallway or outside. On behalf of all students, I would like to welcome President Donald J. Bachand to the Office of President of SVSU.

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Kosaski As president of the Student Association, Dylan Kosaski was part of a group of student leaders that enjoyed meeting the four finalists for the position of president of SVSU. A biochemistry (pre-pharmacy) major, Dylan intends to graduate in May 2015.

At SVSU, Dylan has been a highly engaged student: • Peer Advisor • Foundation Scholar • Member, Pine Grove (residential housing) Community Council • Student employee in the chemistry lab • Member, National Residence Hall Honorary • Student Association President (2013-2014) • Club Red Ambassador in the Office of Admissions

“Together, we will have the pleasure of joining President Bachand in sharing a new chapter in our lives.”

Student Association president and proud Cardinal

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