The Gerace Construction Company’s relationship with Delta College dates back to the early 1960s when the company landed its first job – an $84,000 contract to expand the technical education wing on the east side of campus. Since its inception, the Midland-based...

James Gerity began broadcasting in the Mid-Michigan area when he purchased AM radio station WGRO in 1952. The station went off the air in 1953 when Mr. Gerity applied for a license to start a local TV station, which later became WNEM TV-5, going on the air on...

Gilbert A. Currie was born in 1882 and passed away in 1960. He was a graduate of the University of Michigan and served as the first legal counsel for The Dow Chemical Company. Mr. Currie was also a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1909-1915,...

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...

Henry Dolinski began his interest and involvement in auto mechanics at a very young age, and eventually made it his career interest. He primarily worked as an automotive mechanic for his entire career, rising from the apprentice ranks and eventually managing the...

Herbert D. (Ted) Doan was a businessman and philanthropist and the last Dow family member to serve as CEO of The Dow Chemical Company — the company founded by his grandfather in 1897. Doan, who was president and CEO from 1962-71, is credited with transforming Dow...

Hilde and Walter Heyman, both of Jewish origin, were born and raised in Germany. Married in 1935, the young couple fled Nazi Germany for the United States, arriving in New York. They traveled to Detroit, and Mr. Heyman eventually worked at Heavenrich department store...

The endowment fund was created by the Home Builders Associations of Bay, Midland and Saginaw Counties, representing home builders throughout the Tri-Counties. Today’s home builders aren’t just building homes anymore. They are actively concerned with larger issues,...

The Delta College Honors Program serves students who want to get as much as possible out of their college education. Honors courses are intellectually challenging and involve considerable interaction among students and instructors. These scholarship dollars are...

Philip Dean was a member of the Delta College Board of Trustees from 1968 to 1979. He worked for The Dow Chemical Company, and served as a Commissioner for Bay City’s 8th Ward, Mayor Pro Tem of Bay City and on the Bay County Planning Commission. Mrs. Dean taught in...

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...

Although longtime Midland residents James E. and Leanne Lutz Erickson moved to Minnesota after they retired, they didn’t forget the Great Lakes Bay Region or Delta College. Mr. Erickson worked for The Dow Chemical for 30 years in sales and marketing, while Mrs....

James R. and Anita H. Jenkins were raised knowing the importance of education and have attempted to make a difference by helping others achieve the goal of attending college. Mr. Jenkins served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Dow Corning...

James W. Baker was a longtime attorney who joined his father’s law practice in 1951 with his brother, Oscar, and voluntary left the firm in 1987 to promote better communication between African-Americans and whites. Joy A. Baker taught school in Bay City for more than...

Jerry and Terry C. Drake (Drazdik) owned and operated “Terry and Jerry’s O Sole Mio” restaurant in Bay City for many years. The business opened in 1951. Mr. Drake passed away in 1980. Mrs. Drake, who passed away in 2000, left a substantial gift in her estate to...

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...

Joan B. Harry graduated from Arthur Hill High School in Saginaw in 1952 and worked until 1960 before becoming a full-time mother. On August 25, 1956, she married Francis Harry, and is the mother of three – David, Diane and Daniel – and the grandmother of seven –...

When Wesley and Margaret Kaufmann retired, they wanted to help area youth with an interest in receiving an education. The Saginaw couple dropped out of high school, and received their high school diplomas years later by passing their General Education Developmental...

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...

Leonard Bergstein and Esther Bergstein moved from Detroit to Midland in 1930 and established the Community Drug Stores. Both were extremely active in the community. Mr. Bergstein was elected as a trustee of Delta College as it was formed, and devoted the remainder of...

Lynn Conway came to Delta College in 1961 as its first basketball coach, and served as athletic director from 1965 until his retirement in 1999. Under his leadership, the College became the first college in the country to host a women’s national tournament (before...

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...

Martin and Emma (Spindler) Block were long-time Saginaw County business owners. One of the first retail businesses in Saginaw Township – Block’s Pharmacy – was started by the Blocks. As supporters of the Lutheran church and Michigan Lutheran Seminary, Mr. and Mrs....

Mary Ann (McGregor) Badour, a well-known realtor in the Saginaw area, opened Marshall Realty in 1972 and merged her business with Keller Williams Realty in Saginaw. She was born in Saginaw, and is the mother of one daughter, Leslie Ann Lowell. She believes in...

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