Aceie Micho joined the staff of Delta College in 1961 as a Custodian. In 1962, he was appointed as a Storesman. In 1972, he became Delta’s Purchasing Manager and Assistant to the Business Manager, and retired in 1982. Mr. Micho is the only purchasing manager from...

Alfonso Rasch-Isla was a friend of Hilde and Walter Heyman of Saginaw, who are memorialized with the Hilde and Walter Heyman Scholarship Endowment at Delta College. Hilde and Walter, both of Jewish origin, were born and raised in Germany. Alfonso was the son of a...

Mr. Bladecki was a long-time employee of Consumers Power Company. He started working for Consumers at the Bay City Division in 1950. After Mr. Bladecki’s death in 1978, his wife, Delight Bladecki, a member of Delta College’s nursing faculty, created this scholarship...

Anton (“Tony”) Zucker Sr. was co-owner and operator of the Home Garage in Bay City for 40 years, and passed away in 1974. Alma (Malzahn) Zucker worked outside the home during her younger years, but enjoyed her status as a homemaker for her family and was a superb...

Arthur J. (Bill) and Bette L. Fisher are Midland residents who care deeply about the future education of area youth and wish to make a difference in students’ lives.

In 1941, 550 students graduated from Bay City Central High School. December 7, 1941 – when Japanese planes attacked the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor and launched World War II – changed their course of life. After the war, many went on to college and became...

Beki Gray Hadley taught biology at Delta College from 1986 until her death in 1988 from injuries in an automobile accident. During her short tenure, she made a significant impact on her colleagues and her students. She directed a youth choir and raised a Labrador...

Margery Knepp Dodson (Mitchell) is the daughter of Edith A. and Wallace R. Knepp, one of Bay City’s most successful merchants and founder of the W.R. Knepp Department Store. Although she has lived in Florida since 1965, she has always considered Bay City her home....

As faculty bay secretary for the Science Division, Cecilia Randall – or “Ceil”, as she was known to her friends, was a champion for Delta College student workers. She respected them and trained them well, and felt an obligation to inspire them to be effective and...

Cliff Saladine was the first member of his family to complete high school and earn a college degree. He retired in 1995 from his position as Senior Broadcast Engineer at Delta College WUCM-TV/WUCX-TV Channel 19. Mr. Saladine passed away in 2011. Delta is one of the...

The Coca-Cola® Company has partnered with Delta College to help deserving students obtain well deserved scholarship dollars in order to attend college. Coca-Cola®’s goals in supporting students align well with its company’s mission: •To Refresh the World…in body,...

Former Chair of the Business Division at Delta College, Dale Keyser was an effective communicator who had tremendous concern for others and an unrelenting commitment to excellence. He was an outstanding educator who devoted his life to helping others succeed He came...

As a child, Daniel P. Kubiak had difficulty with reading. One of his teachers worked with him after school each day, and taught him how to read fluently. His widow, Shirley Kubiak, established the endowment in his memory, to help Delta students achieve their dreams....

In 1969, Darrell Berry started teaching in the Technical Division at Delta College. During his 25 year career at Delta, Mr. Berry served as an instructor and rose through the ranks to become Dean of Occupational Education. Throughout his career, he never lost sight...

Carol A. and David P. Williams of Midland, Michigan were married on September 19, 2009. Carol Williams earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 1980 and an Executive Business Education from Indiana University in...

Dee Mona Chatman graduated from Bay City Central High School in 1991. While attending Delta College, she quickly gained the attention of students and professors. Instructors recognized her uniqueness and sought her as a student mentor for their classes. She was even...

Delta College’s Business and Information Technology Division first began hosting its Skill Day in 1971. A total of 15 competitive events are currently scheduled with trophies and awards in each event. A school trophy is also awarded. A part of the event provides an...

The Delta College Employee-Sponsored Scholarship Endowment was established by employees to respond to a need for student scholarships. In 1986, Delta College employees began the Bid-a-Bit O’Green Auction to raise funds to create this endowment. Each year employees...

Denise Lovay-Gravlin, who passed away in February 2006, was a professional practitioner of dental hygiene for 28 years and an associate professor of dental hygiene at Delta College for 22 years. She was named Outstanding Dental Hygienist of the Year by the Mideast...

Ruth Barstow Dixon is the daughter of Edwin Ormond (E.O.) Barstow, who became the top chemist of The Dow Chemical Company during its formation. After graduating from college, she became a professional actress in New York, and retained her interest in theatre later in...

Donald J. Carlyon served as Delta College President from 1964 to 1993. On his 25th anniversary as President, more than 1,000 people gathered to raise dollars to establish this endowment, as part of a “Truly Chocolate” scholarship fundraiser. The Carlyons did more...

Dr. Don Holzhei, who passed away in 2007, taught in the Technical, Trades and Manufacturing Division at Delta College from 1969 until his retirement in 2004, serving as Chair of the Division for 14 years and as Delta’s Senate President in 1984, and earning the...

The Draper Family founded Draper Automotive of Saginaw in 1924 and opened the present location on Bay Road in September 1978. The company, founded by Harold D. Draper, Sr., was originally named Heagany & Draper. Since 1924, it has sold and serviced hundreds of...

James F. Stoddard is a native of Michigan, born in Alpena, Michigan. After high school, he attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1962. He entered medical school at the University of Michigan, graduating in...

Dr. Jean Goodnow was born and raised in Iowa. She is the second oldest of an Irish family of seven children. Her father had an eighth-grade education and dug gas line ditches for Iowa-Illinois Gas & Electric in Iowa City, Iowa. Her mother died when she was ten years...

Dr. John and Joanne Fuller believe in supporting various community organizations, and one of the institutions that has most benefited from that support over the years has been Delta College. Dr. Fuller served as Delta’s Registrar from 1970 through 1988, and is also a...

Dr. Louis W. Doll and Patricia Drury were exceptional educators who changed thousands of lives during their teaching careers at Bay City Junior College and Delta College. Dr. Doll began his teaching career at Bay City Junior College in 1953, moving over to Delta...

Dr. Thomas H. Lane worked for the Dow Corning Corporation as a senior research scientist for 35 years before working as the Vice President of Instruction and Learning Services for Delta College from 2010 to 2013. He is a former member and Chair of the Delta College...

Edward A. “Ted” is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and former partner of Rehmann Robson & Company. He is the founder of Pirate’s Cove Adventure Golf (with 20 locations/courses), and also a director of Wolverine Bank FSB and Laur Silicone, Inc. He has also been...

Both Eileen and Hugh Starks, Midland residents, benefited from a technical education – Mrs. Starks as a chemist and Mr. Starks as a mechanical engineer. Mrs. Starks is a former member and Chair of the Delta College Foundation Board of Directors. The Starks both...