Donor Stories
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Tom Ellspermann Approved as SMC Foundation DirectorTom Ellspermann, an All-American with Southwestern Michigan College's second and third NJCAA cross country national champions, was approved on September 8 by the Board of...
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File Endowment Benefits Cass County GraduatesWith her passing Feb. 13, 2020, at 85, an existing endowment became known as the James T. and Ann W. File Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship benefits...
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2018 graduate gives back with trades scholarshipRecent Southwestern Michigan College graduate Victoria Knight is already paying it forward by giving back to her alma mater.
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NRTC endows a technology scholarshipNRTC is a key partner behind MEC's fiber internet project, providing critical support with engineering, construction and materials management, systems development, and business planning. They announced...
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SMC agriculture scholarship recipients meet Mrs. WuszkeOn Sept. 5, three Southwestern Michigan College agriculture students from Berrien County met Nancy Wuszke, benefactress of their more...
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Scholarship created in memory of 1998 SMC graduateFuture Southwestern Michigan College students will benefit from the generosity of a former graduate's family. The Brian Michael Blazek...
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SMC Foundation elects Dr. Schmidt vice presidentFormer South Bend Community School Corp. Superintendent Carole Schmidt, Ph.D., has been elected Southwestern Michigan...
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Ed Guse farm yields $277,000 for scholarshipsThe Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees Monday night heard about a bumper crop of $277,200 in scholarships SMC students...
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SMC announces $250,000 gift for nursing projectIn his President's Report at the Dec. 18 Board of Trustees meeting, Dr. David M. Mathews announced a gift of $250,000 from Kelly Rose to fund...
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Accountant joins SMC Foundation boardThe Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees has confirmed the appointment of Elkhart, Ind., accountant Ann McCuistion to a three-year term on the SMC Foundation board.
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$100,000 endowment funds Wuszke agricultural scholarshipsSouthwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees May 15 celebrated a $100,000 endowment established by his widow...
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Polli M. Ryder Memorial Scholarship EstablishedHer husband and son Feb. 11 created a $5,270 endowment to establish the Polli M. Ryder Memorial Scholarship for...
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New SMC businesswomen's endowment named for early faculty memberJoyce Hopkins spent only a couple of years in Dowagiac teaching secretarial science on the business faculty of then-new Southwestern Michigan College
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SMC nursing endowment createdA $2,500 gift to Southwestern Michigan College created the Ernie Kurdys and Jeff Mathis Nursing Endowment.
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$50,000 endowment supports nursing scholarshipsSouthwestern Michigan College's new McLoughlin Family Scholarship will be awarded to nursing majors beginning in the fall of 2021.
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Accoe family endows agricultural scholarshipsA $10,000 gift to Southwestern Michigan College created the Accoe Family Endowment honoring a prominent Wayne Township farm family while benefiting agricultural students with scholarships.
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Steve Vojtko remembered through agriculture scholarshipsSouthwestern Michigan College alumnus Steve Vojtko's July 1 death at 61 left a void in two states. His active life enhanced...
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Scholarship created in memory of 1998 SMC graduateFuture Southwestern Michigan College students will benefit from the generosity of a former graduate's family. The Brian...
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Bakeman sisters leave SMC a $728,036 GiftIt is impossible to estimate the number of young lives impacted by two Cass County women who dedicated their lives to education.
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J.D. Power Founder's Foundation Awards SMC $50,000Southwestern Michigan College's new nursing building will feature the Dr. Kenneth and Gertrude Pierce Family Hallway of History.
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Nursing Classroom to be Named for Louise WhiteEsther Louise White, a major benefactor of Southwestern Michigan College's Nursing and Health Education Building expansion...
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SMC receives $133,000 scholarship donationSouthwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees accepted a $133,000 donation to establish the Charles R. Smith Memorial Scholarship...
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