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 F. Keicher taught mathematics at Delta College and chaired the Math and Computer Science Division. He found the true meaning of his life when he began working in 1991 on a partnership between Delta and the Rift Valley Institute of Science and Technology in...

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...

Robert M. Gohlke was born in Midland in 1960. He graduated from Midland High School in 1978, and studied at Delta College before working for the Geo Corporation, spending a year in Venezuela as an industrial radiographer. In 1983, he became ill and died of a brain...

Robert R. Zimmermann came to Delta College in 1980 to direct the program for parents of disabled children, and also worked as assistant director for Delta’s assessment services. From 1989 until his retirement in 1995, he was Assistant Professor of Psychology. “Dr....

A Master Plumber who ran his own business for almost 50 years until his death in 1987 at age 82, Russell B. Green was well respected by the community and those who knew him. Grace Green was a “silent partner” in her husband’s business, making it profitable with her...

Van Dewitt Simmons was born in Ohio and moved to Bay City in 1936. He married the former Ruth Knepp, daughter of Wallace R. and Edith Knepp, one of Michigan’s outstanding retail store families. Mr. and Mrs. Simmons owned and operated Simmons Jewelers in Downtown Bay...

Ruth was a true pioneer for women when she attended Bay City Junior College, Delta College’s predecessor, after graduating from Bay City Central High School. In the late 1930s, BCJC was located in Central High School’s building in Bay City. She also attended...

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...

Sarah Hansen was a longtime faculty member at Delta College and taught within the music discipline. A Saginaw resident, Sarah was an especially accomplished organist and taught hundreds of students the art of music appreciation.

The scholarship endowment was created and named in honor of Horst G. Spittka. Horst valued the education and training he received from classes in pipefitting and welding at both Dow Corning and Delta College. In 1979, Horst was awarded a Certificate of Completion of...

Dr. Betty B. Jones retired from Delta College in 2001 as Vice President of Instruction and Learning Services, following 24 years of service as a teacher and administrator. S. Preston Jones retired in 1998 from The Dow Chemical Company after a 43-year career in...

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...

Tom Dostal passed away in 2010 after a three-year battle with cancer. He took classes at Delta College and graduated from Central Michigan University, and was a devoted husband and father. Mr. Dostal was always concerned about and sensitive to the needs of the...

Virginia Z. “Ginny” Morrison was born on January 3, 1923 in Kansas City, Missouri. Ginny received a journalism degree from the University of Missouri in Columbia. She met her husband, Ira George Morrison, when she was a college student. The couple had three children...

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...

Walter J. Kilar emigrated from Poland to the United States in 1913. Mrs. Kilar’s parents also emigrated from Poland. Mr. Kilar worked as a designer in the auto industry. During the Depression, the Kilars owned a small confectionery store. He returned to machine...

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...

William “Bill” Hargreaves attended Delta College’s predecessor, Bay City Junior College (BCJC) in 1940. He graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor’s of science degree in chemical engineering, and he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and...

Willie E. Thompson began his career at Delta College in 1970. At the time of his death in 2005, Mr. Thompson was Vice President of Student and Educational Services. Although his accomplishments at Delta College and in the community were many and varied, he will be...

Chartered in 1933, Wolverine Bank promotes and encourages excellence in education with the establishment of this endowment. Wolverine Bank and Delta College share a common vision of excellence proven by a long and rich history of supporting the communities that they...

Colleagues and friends hailed Wallace Ray (“W.R.”) Knepp, Jr. as an asset to the community and benefactor of Delta College. The son of Edith and Wallace R. Knepp, who founded the W.R. Knepp Department Store, Mr. Knepp was the retired president of the family-owned...