Edith (Dee Dee) Wacksman, a former member of the Delta College Board of Trustees and former Chair, learned the importance of lifelong learning from her father, Dr. Gene F. Shrum, a dentist for more than 40 years. She worked in his dental office from age 13 through college as a dental assistant. After college, she conducted research at Proctor and Gamble Company, taught dental hygiene at a community college, coordinated periodontics research at the University of Michigan Dental School, and worked in several private dental practices. Dee Dee has established this endowment in her father’s memory.
