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Welcome Letter From Arlen-Dean Gaddy
Ferris Foundation Financial Achievements
2022 Exceptional Merit Grant Recipients
FY22 Opportunity Scholarship Recipients
WELCOME
Last year was monumental for Ferris State University and the Ferris Foundation, celebrating changes that will help our students now and long into the future. Your support has been the key to our success and will be as we move forward.
The foundation’s first comprehensive fundraising campaign, Now and Always, raised more than $123 million. Donors large and small recognized the value of a Ferris State University education, and how the foundation can make that education more accessible and create facilities that expand opportunities for success.
Ferris continues to grow to best prepare students for a changing world. Your commitment to the university, its mission and its students is about to make an even more visible impact on our campus.
Soon we’ll be celebrating the grand opening of the Center for Virtual Learning, a physical hub of Ferris’ learning metaverse, bringing students, educators and technology together -- virtually and physically -- as a community pursuing innovation and excellence. Distance won’t be a barrier to a Ferris State education.
We’re also closer to the opening of our Center for Athletics Performance, a championship-caliber facility. The 42,000 square feet of new and renovated space will be student-experience driven – focusing on the physical and mental needs for every student-athlete on every roster, helping champions and future champions.
Phase II of the Pharmacy Forward initiative will renovate pharmacy labs and create interprofessional clinical space to build critical practice skills. Planned expansion of the Jim Crow Museum will advance its much-needed dialogue on the history of race relations and social justice in the United States.
Most essentially, the work of the Ferris Futures Scholarship Challenge continues. We have extended our deadline for matched giving through Dec. 31, 2024. Your support will make a difference, helping students overcome financial obstacles, complete a degree, change the course of the lives and then go out into the world to make it a better place.
None of these wonderful things happens without your support. We are so appreciative of how the Ferris family continues to rally around our students and our campus. Thank you for making a difference today, and we hope you continue to be a part of our efforts tomorrow and beyond.
Arlen-Dean Gaddy, chair, The Ferris Foundation Board of Directors
FERRIS FOUNDATION FINANCIAL ACHIEVEMENTS
2022 EXCEPTIONAL MERIT GRANT RECIPIENTS
Julie Alexander
Accessibility and Disability Services
Support for a one-year pilot of Read & Write software to improve access for students with learning disabilities
Namita Giri
College of Pharmacy
Support to purchase equipment for research and development of biodegradable muco-adhesive films for microbicide delivery
Kim Hancock
College of Pharmacy
Faculty professional development in pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical compliance and regulatory affairs
Luke Hedman
College of Engineering Technology
Expansion of Ferris Makerspace to increase 3D printing capacity to match student demand
Mary Holmes
College of Business
Upgrades to hard drives in BUS 121 computer labs
Katie Kalata
College of Business
Support to sustain the SAP/ERPSIM business simulation game for ISYS 321 Business Information Systems
Jen Miller
College of Business
Unmanned aerial vehicle support resources needed to accept a substantial equipment and software donation of LiDAR system valued at $100,000
Kate O’Connor
College of Engineering Technology
Website and “pop-up” gallery creation, to present and showcase student design work from the Small Town Architecture Studio
Andrew Peterson
Extended and International Relations
Purchase of hardware needed to improve social media content being created by Ferris Esports
FY22 OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
In total, The Ferris Foundation awards more than $2,924,329 in scholarships annually.
Spotlighted here are recipients of its Opportunity Scholarship:
Courtney Berson-Tice, Muskegon, Senior, Integrative Studies
Hailey Clifford, Big Rapids, Senior, Elementary Education
Ryan Edwards, Conklin, Sophomore, Building Construction Technology
Caitlin Fowler, Jackson, Junior, Elementary Education-Honors
Valeria Gonzalez, Kentwood, Senior, BSN Nursing
Travis Harrier, Saint Louis, Junior, Allied Health Science-Honors
Alyssa Hartzell, Kent City, Senior, Nursing
Christopher Hicks, Williamsburg, Senior, Pre-Physical Therapy
Sara Hinojosa, Big Rapids, Junior, Social Work
Skyler Hoffman, Big Rapids, Senior, Early Childhood Education
Cory Hoffmann, Saginaw, Junior, Architecture and Sustainability
Kayla Jepsen, Centreville, Senior, Nursing
Antion Johnson, Flint, Junior, Social Work
Yamilet Millan, Shelby, Senior, Psychology and Spanish for the Professions
Delaney Mott, Flushing, Junior, Photography
Breann Nelson, Big Rapids, Senior, Mathematics Education
Hanna Pollard, Paris, Junior, Criminal Justice Generalist
Casey Sanborn, Custer, Senior, Biology - Environmental
Emmery Sangalang, Auburn Hills, Freshman, Management and General Business
Anastasia Schutte, Holland, Senior, Illustration
Alanna Shivers, Zeeland, Sophomore, Pre-Teaching Secondary-Honors
Mary Short, Kalamazoo, Junior, Information Security and Intelligence
Heather Smith, South Boardman, Senior, Business Administration
Gilbert Torres III, Frankfort, Junior, Pre-teaching Secondary and Social Studies Education
Benjamin Totten, Grand Blanc, Junior, English and Creative Writing
John Young IV, Eastpointe, Junior, Criminal Justice Generalist
For more information on the Ferris Futures Scholarship Program, visit https://www.ferris.edu/giving/ferrisfutures/homepage.htm.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
THE FERRIS FOUNDATION
Timothy Murphy EHS ‘83, Chair, Sarasota, FL
Arlen-Dean Gaddy B ‘87, Chair-elect, Caledonia, MI
Kurt Hofman T ‘83, Current Past Chair, Caledonia, MI
Emily Hancock P ‘76, Secretary, Indianapolis, IN
Robert Murray, Executive Director, Mecosta, MI
Barbara Benda, Associate Director, Rockford, MI
Jim Bachmeier, Treasurer, Big Rapids, MI
Kenneth Bailey T ‘90, Grand Rapids, MI
Matthew Bissett T ‘98, South Lyon, MI
Kevin Cross B’86, Ada, MI
Jenifer Cutter B ‘01, Grand Rapids, MI
Paul Doyle EHS ‘79, Caledonia, MI
Jean K. Elder H Doc. ‘87, Grand Rapids, MI
John Engelman AS ’64, H Doc. ‘03, Jonesborough, TN
Gary Granger, Byron Center, MI
Denise Graves B ‘89, Brighton, MI
Susan K. Jones, East Grand Rapids, MI
Andrew Kalinowski B ‘15, Santa Monica, CA
Dana King B ‘82, Oakland, CA
Matt Nawrocki T ‘95, Lone Tree, CO
David Pilgrim, Rockford, MI
Jack Roberts, Traverse City, MI
Thomas Scholler, B ’59, H Doc. ‘84, Clarkston, MI
Richard Shaw, T ’63, EHS ‘71, Grand Rapids, MI
Kevin Simon B ‘07, Grand Rapids, MI
Alton Smith HP ‘95, Grosse Pointe Park, MI
Terry Stewart B ‘69, Saugatuck, MI
Howard Stross, Palm Harbor, FL
Christine Visner, Grand Rapids, MI
Russell Visner, Grand Rapids, MI
EMERITI DIRECTORS
Mindy Anderson, Palo Alto, CA
Michael Bigford, Big Rapids, MI
Dale DeHaan B ‘70, Alto, MI
Paul Eichenberg T ‘92, Novi, MI
John Fenn H Doc. ‘07, Sterling Heights, MI
Robert Friar, Big Rapids, MI
Mary Garvelink, EHS ’72, H Doc. ‘17, Colorado Springs, CO
James Giroux T ‘75, Grand Rapids, MI
John Hare B ’68, H Doc. ‘08, Dallas, TX
Richard Hurst T ‘62, Rockford, MI
Stephanie Leonardos, H Doc. ‘09, Ada, MI
Dennis Lerner B ‘70, Big Rapids, MI
Adel Makki P ‘05, Detroit, MI
Joseph Mikols, Big Rapids, MI
Elizabeth Peacock EHS ‘77, Sunset, SC
Randall Phelps B ‘81, Ada, MI
Karl Roth P ‘55, Bay City, MI
Gary Trimarco, Naples, FL
Sueann Walz, Big Rapids, MI
The Ferris Foundation is the fundraising arm of Ferris State University. Since 1991, the foundation has been responsible for receiving, investing and distributing endowment gifts, which provide a source of perpetual support for Ferris State University.
In January 2015, The Ferris Foundation’s role expanded beyond managing endowments, becoming the umbrella organization that receives and acknowledges all gifts to the university. This includes annual gifts that meet present needs, with the goals of enhancing stewardship and communication with donors, creating a more efficient and unified approach to philanthropy, and further strengthening the foundation’s mission as a valued and trusted intermediary between Ferris State University and its donors.
For a complete list of members of The Ferris Foundation Board of Directors, visit https://www.ferris.edu/giving/ferris-foundation/board.htm.