FOUNDERS DAY - GVSU
Transcript of FOUNDERS DAY - GVSU
FoundersMr. Stanley Alexander
Mr. David AlmerigiMr. Willis I. Anderson
Mr. John J. AnnulisMr. Edward M. BaasMs. Nina E. BabcockMr. Merrill S. BaileyMr. Hollis M. Baker
Dr. Ralph B. BaldwinDr. Benjamin T. Balkema
Mr. Gerald BarnesMr. Melvin L. BaumannMr. Richard B. BaxterMr. William F. Beebe
Mr. Stanley B. BenfordMr. Howard G. Benjamin, Jr.
Bob BennettMr. Julius BergsmaMr. Louis J. Berman
Mr. Hammond A. BerryMrs. Irving Bissell
Mr. Melville R. Bissell IIIMr. Robert H. Blandford
Mr. Allen G. BoelensMr. Harris W. BotruffMr. W. H. Bouwkamp
Mr. Judson T. BradfordMr. Alfred Bransdorfer
Mr. Arthur BransonMr. Frank K. Bray
Mr. James Fitch BrooksMr. Arthur E. BrownMr. Manley Brown
Mr. Stanford BrownMr. Robert Bruyn
Mr. Stephen A. BryantMr. Philip W. Buchen
Mr. Benjamin J. BuikemaMr. Robert BurnhamMr. George A. BuschMr. Martin D. Buth
Mr. W. A. Butler
Dr. Robert I. ByramMr. Francis C. Campau
Reverend Donald V. CareyDr. Luther CarpenterMr. Warren R. CarterMr. Clark C. Caskey
Dr. Howard S. CaukinMr. Lynn H. ClarkMr. Ralph W. Cook
Mrs. Richard M. CookMr. James M. Copeland
Dr. Griffith S. CossarMr. Thomas A. CrawfordMr. James R. DanenbergMr. Herbert G. Daverman
Mr. A.F. DavisMr. Jeff Davis
Mr. Stanley J. DavisMr. Ben Dean, Jr.
Mr. Robert S. DeBruynMr. William DeMar
Mrs. Nancy DempseyDr. Marion deVelder
Mr. Richard J. DeVriesMr. Clair DonovanMr. Ben D'Orazio
Mr. F. William DunnMr. David E. DutcherMr. Minor D. Dutcher
Mrs. John DykstraMrs. Irene T. Eberhard
L. V. EberhardMr. John Edison
Mr. Carl R. EdmondsMr. E. J. Erickson
Reverend Harry EssringThe Honorable Gerald R. Ford
Mr. Jay W. FormsmaMr. Jerome D. Franklin
Dr. Julius Franks, Jr.Mr. Emery T. Freeman, Sr.Mr. Norman A. Freeman
Mr. Edward J. Frey, Sr.Mr. Richard M. GillettMr. Paul G. Goebel, SrMr. George W. Grant
Dr. Clyde I. GreenMs. Carol E. Greene
Mr. H. Samuel Greenwalt, Jr.Mr. H. Samuel Greenwalt, Sr.
Mrs. Herman GrossmanMr. T. James HagerMr. Chester A. Hall
Mr. Hugh D. HammerslagMr. David E. Hanson
Mr. Patrick T. HarrisonMr. John H. HekmanMr. Douglas HillmanMr. Richard HoffmanMr. Mack A. HolcombMrs. Icie M. Hoobler
Mr. Charles HornbachMs. Mary L. Houran
Mr. Robert G. HowlettMr. David Hoyle
Dr. Raymond E. HuldinMr. Allen I. Hunting
Mr. David D. Hunting, Sr.Mr. Henry H. Idema IIMr. James M. IdemaMrs. Jane H. IdemaMr. Walter Idema
Ms. Mary Ann JanowiakMr. Earl M. JohnsonMr. Paul A. JohnsonMrs. Siegel W. Judd
Mr. Richard F. KaufmanMr. M. S. Keeler IIMr. Harry J. KelleyMr. C.E. Ted Kindel
Mr. Charles M. KindelMr. Fritz KirkpatrickMr. John KirkwoodMrs. John Kistler
FOUNDERS DAYG V S U E S T . 1 9 6 0
I N A U G U R A L Dr. John KitchellMr. Frank Klackle
Mr. A. Robert KleinerMr. John A. KloostermanMr. Donald W. Kohlstedt
Mr. Clarence P. KooiMs. Carol F. KuhlmannMr. David B. LaClaireMr. Vanier E. Laine
Mr. Henry T. LathropMr. Jerome H. LaValley
Mr. Harry L. LawfordMr. Charles LeBaron
Ms. Lee LibbyMr. Richard Lindland
Dr. Duncan E. LittlefairPhyllis MacKay
Mr. Patrick MackeyMrs. Julia B. Malecki
Mr. Merrill MalloyMr. Harry D. Marshall, Jr.
Mrs. John B. MartinDr. Joseph Q. Mayne
Mr. Almon McCallMr. F. William McKee, Sr.
Mr. J.O. McNameeMr. Zillah M. MeekerMrs. Marian E. Meyer
The Honorable Wendell A. MilesMr. John G. Molhoek
Mr. Charles MooreMr. Morris B. Morningstar
Mr. Jay MulderMrs. Carl A. Nelson
Mrs. Marvelle M. NelsonMr. Steven Nesbitt
Mr. E.A. NicholsDr. Arnold C. OttMr. John K. Parks
Mr. Edwin J. ParmeterMr. Judson M. PerkinsMrs. Florence Peterson
Mr. Harley K. Peterson, Jr.Mr. James W. Pettsplace
Robert C. Pew IIMr. Norman PfaneufMr. Leland D. Phelps
Mrs. Larry PierceMr. Larry Pierce
Mr. Watson B. PierceMr. DeForest Poole
Mr. Donald J. PorterMr. Ralph H. Pratt
Mr. Albert A. PrestonDr. Jay L. Pyleman
Mr. Joseph G. QuinnMr. C. Fenton Raber
Mr. Wilbur G. ReisterMr. Richard Rell
Mrs. Hollis E. ReynoldsMrs. Marzella H. ReynoldsMr. Robert W. Richardson
Mr. James W. RiordanMr. W.C. Robertson
Mr. Kenneth W. RobinsonMr. Oliver L. Robinson
Mr. Vidian L. RoeMr. Charles A. RogersMr. Ernest W. RuehsMr. John RutherfordMiss Elizabeth SageMr. Albert G. SalterMr. T.A. Saunders
Mr. Richard E. ScanlonMr. William J. SchullingMr. Walter C. Schultze
Mr. H.H. SchwartzMr. Victor L. ScottMr. Walter S. ScottMr. Fred N. Searl
Mr. Howard SebrightMr. L. William Seidman
Mr. H. B. ShaineMr. Robert Shaw
Mr. Robert W. SheddMr. Russell L. ShepherdMr. B.P. Sherwood, Jr.
Mr. Robert W. SherwoodMr. William L. Sherwood
Mr. Ross W. ShoecraftMr. Richard Shuster
Mr. Arthur A. SilversteinMr. Franklin G. Sisson
Mr. Gerald J. SkieraMr. Robert Sligh, Sr.Mrs. Elton R. SmithMr. Robert Sneden
Mr. Wendell SpencerMrs. Doris M. Squier
Mr. Marc SquierMr. Forrest J. Squires
Mr. Dale StaffordMr. Richard W. SteketeeMr. Robert D. SteketeeMr. Waldo I. Stoddard
Mr. Robert K. Stolz
Mr. Daurey D. StrohpaulMr. Alexander H. Stuart
Ms. Ruth H. StuartM. R. Sturr
Dr. Harold C. SwartzMr. Samuel W. Tamminga
Steele A. TaylorMr. James TenbrinkMr. Ray Thorington
Mrs. Miriam O. TillmanMr. Harold D. TrippMr. Robert S. Tubbs
Miss Eleanor TumathMr. Harold Van Alsburg
Mr. John VanDellenMr. Lyle E. VanDenBerge II
Jan D. VanderPloegMr. Richard F. VanderVeen
Mr. Joseph VanDyke, Jr.Mr. Louis VanEss
Mr. Robert P. VanessMr. Corroll H. Vannatter
Mr. Dale VanOtterenMr. George M. Van Peursem
Mr. Lloyd H. VanRaalteMr. Ralph VanVolkinburg
Mr. Roland VanVolkinburgMr. John E. Veneklasen
Mr. James M. VerMeulenMs. Laura VerplankMiss Marion J. Viall
Mr. Robert F. VisscherDr. John E. Visser
Mr. Frederick Vogt, Sr.Mr. Richard B. Warren
Dr. Donald F. WatermanMr. Robert G. WatkinsDr. Jerome E. Webber
Mr. Kenneth WellerMr. Victor H. Weller
Mr. Willard C. WichersMr. Robert Wilcox
Mr. Paul R. WilkinsonMr. Bradford WilliamsMr. J. Gordan Williams
Mrs. S.B. WilliamsMr. Willfred B. Williams
Mr. John K. WinterReverend James W. Wright
Mr. Donald ZinkMr. James H. Zumberge
Grand Valley State University is honored to have nearly 300 West Michigan community members as our founders. These are the individuals who participated in the committees to help
charter the university and raise the initial million dollars.
Mr. Stanley AlexanderMr. David Almerigi
Mr. Willis I. AndersonMr. John J. AnnulisMr. Edward M. BaasMs. Nina E. BabcockMr. Merrill S. BaileyMr. Hollis M. Baker
Dr. Ralph B. BaldwinDr. Benjamin T. Balkema
Mr. Gerald BarnesMr. Melvin L. BaumannMr. Richard B. BaxterMr. William F. Beebe
Mr. Stanley B. BenfordMr. Howard G. Benjamin, Jr.
Bob BennettMr. Julius BergsmaMr. Louis J. Berman
Mr. Hammond A. BerryMrs. Irving Bissell
Mr. Melville R. Bissell IIIMr. Robert H. Blandford
Mr. Allen G. BoelensMr. Harris W. BotruffMr. W. H. Bouwkamp
Mr. Judson T. BradfordMr. Alfred Bransdorfer
Mr. Arthur BransonMr. Frank K. Bray
Mr. James Fitch BrooksMr. Arthur E. BrownMr. Manley Brown
Mr. Stanford BrownMr. Robert Bruyn
Mr. Stephen A. BryantMr. Philip W. Buchen
Mr. Benjamin J. BuikemaMr. Robert BurnhamMr. George A. BuschMr. Martin D. Buth
Mr. W. A. Butler
Dr. Robert I. ByramMr. Francis C. Campau
Reverend Donald V. CareyDr. Luther CarpenterMr. Warren R. CarterMr. Clark C. Caskey
Dr. Howard S. CaukinMr. Lynn H. ClarkMr. Ralph W. Cook
Mrs. Richard M. CookMr. James M. Copeland
Dr. Griffith S. CossarMr. Thomas A. CrawfordMr. James R. DanenbergMr. Herbert G. Daverman
Mr. A.F. DavisMr. Jeff Davis
Mr. Stanley J. DavisMr. Ben Dean, Jr.
Mr. Robert S. DeBruynMr. William DeMar
Mrs. Nancy DempseyDr. Marion deVelder
Mr. Richard J. DeVriesMr. Clair DonovanMr. Ben D'Orazio
Mr. F. William DunnMr. David E. DutcherMr. Minor D. Dutcher
Mrs. John DykstraMrs. Irene T. Eberhard
L. V. EberhardMr. John Edison
Mr. Carl R. EdmondsMr. E. J. Erickson
Reverend Harry EssringThe Honorable Gerald R. Ford
Mr. Jay W. FormsmaMr. Jerome D. Franklin
Dr. Julius Franks, Jr.Mr. Emery T. Freeman, Sr.Mr. Norman A. Freeman
Mr. Edward J. Frey, Sr.Mr. Richard M. GillettMr. Paul G. Goebel, SrMr. George W. Grant
Dr. Clyde I. GreenMs. Carol E. Greene
Mr. H. Samuel Greenwalt, Jr.Mr. H. Samuel Greenwalt, Sr.
Mrs. Herman GrossmanMr. T. James HagerMr. Chester A. Hall
Mr. Hugh D. HammerslagMr. David E. Hanson
Mr. Patrick T. HarrisonMr. John H. HekmanMr. Douglas HillmanMr. Richard HoffmanMr. Mack A. HolcombMrs. Icie M. Hoobler
Mr. Charles HornbachMs. Mary L. Houran
Mr. Robert G. HowlettMr. David Hoyle
Dr. Raymond E. HuldinMr. Allen I. Hunting
Mr. David D. Hunting, Sr.Mr. Henry H. Idema IIMr. James M. IdemaMrs. Jane H. IdemaMr. Walter Idema
Ms. Mary Ann JanowiakMr. Earl M. JohnsonMr. Paul A. JohnsonMrs. Siegel W. Judd
Mr. Richard F. KaufmanMr. M. S. Keeler IIMr. Harry J. KelleyMr. C.E. Ted Kindel
Mr. Charles M. KindelMr. Fritz KirkpatrickMr. John KirkwoodMrs. John Kistler
Dr. John KitchellMr. Frank Klackle
Mr. A. Robert KleinerMr. John A. KloostermanMr. Donald W. Kohlstedt
Mr. Clarence P. KooiMs. Carol F. KuhlmannMr. David B. LaClaireMr. Vanier E. Laine
Mr. Henry T. LathropMr. Jerome H. LaValley
Mr. Harry L. LawfordMr. Charles LeBaron
Ms. Lee LibbyMr. Richard Lindland
Dr. Duncan E. LittlefairPhyllis MacKay
Mr. Patrick MackeyMrs. Julia B. Malecki
Mr. Merrill MalloyMr. Harry D. Marshall, Jr.
Mrs. John B. MartinDr. Joseph Q. Mayne
Mr. Almon McCallMr. F. William McKee, Sr.
Mr. J.O. McNameeMr. Zillah M. MeekerMrs. Marian E. Meyer
The Honorable Wendell A. MilesMr. John G. Molhoek
Mr. Charles MooreMr. Morris B. Morningstar
Mr. Jay MulderMrs. Carl A. Nelson
Mrs. Marvelle M. NelsonMr. Steven Nesbitt
Mr. E.A. NicholsDr. Arnold C. OttMr. John K. Parks
Mr. Edwin J. ParmeterMr. Judson M. PerkinsMrs. Florence Peterson
Mr. Harley K. Peterson, Jr.Mr. James W. Pettsplace
Robert C. Pew IIMr. Norman PfaneufMr. Leland D. Phelps
Mrs. Larry PierceMr. Larry Pierce
Mr. Watson B. PierceMr. DeForest Poole
Mr. Donald J. PorterMr. Ralph H. Pratt
Mr. Albert A. PrestonDr. Jay L. Pyleman
Mr. Joseph G. QuinnMr. C. Fenton Raber
Mr. Wilbur G. ReisterMr. Richard Rell
Mrs. Hollis E. ReynoldsMrs. Marzella H. ReynoldsMr. Robert W. Richardson
Mr. James W. RiordanMr. W.C. Robertson
Mr. Kenneth W. RobinsonMr. Oliver L. Robinson
Mr. Vidian L. RoeMr. Charles A. RogersMr. Ernest W. RuehsMr. John RutherfordMiss Elizabeth SageMr. Albert G. SalterMr. T.A. Saunders
Mr. Richard E. ScanlonMr. William J. SchullingMr. Walter C. Schultze
Mr. H.H. SchwartzMr. Victor L. ScottMr. Walter S. ScottMr. Fred N. Searl
Mr. Howard SebrightMr. L. William Seidman
Mr. H. B. ShaineMr. Robert Shaw
Mr. Robert W. SheddMr. Russell L. ShepherdMr. B.P. Sherwood, Jr.
Mr. Robert W. SherwoodMr. William L. Sherwood
Mr. Ross W. ShoecraftMr. Richard Shuster
Mr. Arthur A. SilversteinMr. Franklin G. Sisson
Mr. Gerald J. SkieraMr. Robert Sligh, Sr.Mrs. Elton R. SmithMr. Robert Sneden
Mr. Wendell SpencerMrs. Doris M. Squier
Mr. Marc SquierMr. Forrest J. Squires
Mr. Dale StaffordMr. Richard W. SteketeeMr. Robert D. SteketeeMr. Waldo I. Stoddard
Mr. Robert K. Stolz
Mr. Daurey D. StrohpaulMr. Alexander H. Stuart
Ms. Ruth H. StuartM. R. Sturr
Dr. Harold C. SwartzMr. Samuel W. Tamminga
Steele A. TaylorMr. James TenbrinkMr. Ray Thorington
Mrs. Miriam O. TillmanMr. Harold D. TrippMr. Robert S. Tubbs
Miss Eleanor TumathMr. Harold Van Alsburg
Mr. John VanDellenMr. Lyle E. VanDenBerge II
Jan D. VanderPloegMr. Richard F. VanderVeen
Mr. Joseph VanDyke, Jr.Mr. Louis VanEss
Mr. Robert P. VanessMr. Corroll H. Vannatter
Mr. Dale VanOtterenMr. George M. Van Peursem
Mr. Lloyd H. VanRaalteMr. Ralph VanVolkinburg
Mr. Roland VanVolkinburgMr. John E. Veneklasen
Mr. James M. VerMeulenMs. Laura VerplankMiss Marion J. Viall
Mr. Robert F. VisscherDr. John E. Visser
Mr. Frederick Vogt, Sr.Mr. Richard B. Warren
Dr. Donald F. WatermanMr. Robert G. WatkinsDr. Jerome E. Webber
Mr. Kenneth WellerMr. Victor H. Weller
Mr. Willard C. WichersMr. Robert Wilcox
Mr. Paul R. WilkinsonMr. Bradford WilliamsMr. J. Gordan Williams
Mrs. S.B. WilliamsMr. Willfred B. Williams
Mr. John K. WinterReverend James W. Wright
Mr. Donald ZinkMr. James H. Zumberge