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...

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...

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....

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...

Gary Laatsch died suddenly at age 31 in the middle of a promising art career. He was coming of age as an artist and sculptor, establishing his own unique vision, his sense of self, when a brief illness took his life. He graduated from Delta College in 1974 and went...

Harold and Norine Rupp, longtime and well-known residents of Bay County, consistently and significantly financially supported most projects that helped the Bay County community. Some of these organizations include: Boys & Girls Clubs of Bay County, United Way of Bay...

Ilene M. (Master) Lane passed away in 2007. She joined the convent at age 16 and was released from her vows, by papal authority, six years later. Mrs. Lane became a Practical Nurse and, in 1942, joined the U.S. Army and served in the 157th Hospital Unit. She...

Established in 1886, the “King’s Daughters Society”, as it was called then, was the first interdenominational religious organization for social reform. Today, the International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons is an international and interdenominational...

From the time she was a young girl, Jessie J. Oswald of Midland knew she wanted to grow up and be a secretary. She was employed as an Executive Secretary at The Dow Chemical Company. She also became a Certified Professional Secretary (CPS®), taught CPS® review...

Leo L. and Evelyn (Rivenson) Levy had a wonderful sense of humor and many friends. They valued family and education, and encouraged their children, including Larry, a Professor in the English Division of Delta College, to read, attend college and believe they could...

After Margaret McAlear, a longtime area teacher, died in 1996, her family found a letter she had written to them. “Do something for a very deserving person,” she wrote, “a lone woman supporting children, for educational purposes.” That is one of the reasons why they...

Marguerite Scull Parker, known as “Mickey” to her family and friends, opened an art shop, “Mickey’s Decoupage Studio,” in Bay City in 1969. In the 1980s, she enrolled in night classes at Delta College while running her business during the day, and graduated from...

Miss Rhea Miller, a former educator, moved to Saginaw from Eaton Rapids in 1926 to teach vocal music and piano in the Saginaw Public Schools. Her distinguished career in education saw her serve 13 years as a music supervisor in Saginaw’s school system and 26 years as...

This endowment was created and named in honor of Monitor Sugar Company, located in Bay City. Monitor Sugar Company was the largest beet sugar processing facility east of the Mississippi River, and was the exclusive processor of Big Chief Sugar products for the...

Newell (Newt) Remington passed away in April 2008. He was the Training Officer at the Navy Reserve Center in Bay City. He was also a teacher at Boyne City High School for five years, taught at Bay City Central High School (serving as Math Division Chair) for 20...

This scholarship endowment was created in 1972, following the deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Osthelder of Bay City. It is used to encourage Bay County residents to attend Delta College through the use of charitable dollars to help support their costs of tuition

During his 80 years, Oscar Kloha lived a simple but meaningful life…one that exemplified a great care and concern for the people who worked with him in his business and others who came in touch with him. The long-time resident of Caro owned “Kay’s”, a women’s apparel...

From 1972 until her untimely death in 1990, Reneé L. Rookard was employed by Delta College. She earned the rank of Associate Professor in the English Division. She brought to Delta verve for learning and sharing that inspired students and colleagues alike. With an...

Gloria Miller established this endowment as a way to honor her husband, Richard (Dick) Miller, who taught at Delta College for 20 years. She would also like to give back to the community where she and Dick received their educations.

Robert I. Knepp is the son of Edith A. and Wallace R. Knepp, founders of the W.R. Knepp Department Stores. In his over 40-year career in retail, Mr. Knepp managed stores in Saginaw, Bay City, and Midland. Mrs. Knepp attended Bay City Junior College (Delta’s...

The Saginaw County Child Development Center (CDC), Inc., Board of Directors provided programs and services to pre-school and early elementary-age students and their parents through the Headstart Program since 1967. The organization employed Delta graduates for years...

The Saginaw Valley Manufacturers Association (SVMA) helps manufacturers experience long-term growth of their businesses through the identification of current and future needs and development of programs to help them meet those needs. The Saginaw Valley Chapter of the...

During her almost 15 years of life, Teresa Marie Anne Plackowski Witucki was an inspiration to her family and friends, touching their lives and encouraging them to do their best and treat others as they themselves would want to be treated. A voracious reader of...

In 1999, after 24 years of service, Thomas Mahar retired from Monitor Sugar Company in Bay City, where he had served as Executive Vice President for 15 years. He wrote the history of the company, and has been involved with a number of organizations, including the Bay...

As a 27-year-employee of Dow Corning Corporation, Thomas Laur had a number of patents issued to him. The most important one was flame retardant silicone rubber, which Boeing Aircraft used to establish its specification. Mr. Laur passed away in 1998, and Mrs. Laur...

In honor of their mother’s 100th birthday, the children of this prominent Bay City family established an endowment in their parents’ names. Mr. Knepp, one of Bay City’s most successful merchants, was founder of the W.R. Knepp Department Store. He died in 1980 and...

Dr. W. Brock Neely worked at The Dow Chemical Company in various capacities from 1957 until his retirement as a Research Scientist in 1986. Upon his retirement, Dr. Neely, who passed away in 2005, formed EnviroSoft, a company devoted to writing computer software...

Dr. Wendell Mullison was employed at The Dow Chemical Company for 32 years as a specialist in agricultural chemicals. Following his retirement, he continued to serve Dow and other national organizations on a consulting basis. Dr. Ethel Mullison was employed by Dow...

William H. “Buddy” Oates met an untimely death in 1989, after a 17-year tradition of kindness and generosity to the First Ward Community Center and Delta College students. His brother, Louis S. Oates, former Assistant to the Vice President of Student Services at...