Dr. Ravindra Goyal is a retired neurosurgeon who practiced in Bay City. Dr. Rashmi Goyal, his wife, is a retired psychiatrist who practiced in Essexville. Many members of the Goyal family have pursued careers in medicine and health care. The Goyal family love Bay...

The Gilmore family has a long history of friendship and service to Saginaw Valley State University. Dr. Richard H. Gilmore was a member of the SVSU Board of Control from 1971-1987, and also served on the SVSU Foundation Board of Directors from 1971-1995. Dr. Gilmore...

Ruth Edna (Zappa) Bridge of Midland, Michigan, was born in 1928, to Thomas and Althea Zappa in S.E. Minneapolis, MN, the eldest of five children. Though she worked during high school towards college expenses, had it not been for the generosity of others, she might...

Dr. Robert Braddock joined the faculty of the History Department in 1970, where he developed the curriculum in Modern Europe and World History. Throughout his more than forty years of service to SVSU, Dr. Braddock took on a number of leadership and service roles,...

The former Ann L. Thomas graduated from Saginaw High School and received her R.N. degree from the Mercy School of Nursing in Grand Rapids. She worked for several years as a nurse for The Dow Chemical Company in Midland. In 1961, she married Robert M. Kuchinic, and...

Dr. Robert Maurovich, his wife, Mrs. Nancy Warner, her mother, Mrs. Marguerite Warner, and their families support the University with contributions to the Maurovich-Warner Endowed Veterans Scholarship in memory of their family members who did not have the opportunity...

The scholarship was established by Dr. Robert W. and Mrs. Nancy S. Meadows. Funds are given to graduate students pursuing degrees in Education at Saginaw Valley State University. Nancy Meadows was an SVSU alumna who served in the College of Education as Placement...

Samuel Marble (pictured) was a published author who began his career as a professor of Political Science. Dr. Marble was the first President of Delta College (1958-1964) and the first President of Saginaw Valley State University (1964-1974). Dr. Marble guided Saginaw...

Dr. Samuel and Mrs. Patricia Shaheen led members of the Lebanese community in the Bay-Midland-Saginaw tri-county area to establish The American Lebanese Community Endowed Scholarship for SVSU students, with a special focus on diversity and those who have knowledge of...

Dr. Shiv Arora is Professor Emeritus of Marketing and Management at Saginaw Valley State University. He joined the faculty in 1977 and provided three and a half decades of distinguished service to the university, including duties as Chair of the Department. Dr. Arora...

Dr. Waheed Akbar, an orthopedic surgeon, established The Waheed and Raana Akbar Endowed Scholarship in Health Science in memory of his wife, Dr. Raana Akbar, an allergist, who passed away in 2009 after a long battle with cancer. Raana cherished all of her roles –...

The Langenburgs were educators in the Bay City Schools for 32 years. Kathryn was a Math teacher. Edward was an English teacher and Counselor for 10 years. He finished the rest of his career as a high school administrator. They are very aware that good teachers are...

Dr. E. Malcolm Field of Saginaw is a nationally-renowned neurosurgeon. He was chief of staff at Saint Mary’s (now Ascension), and a staff member at hospitals in Saginaw, Bay City, Midland, Flint, Alma, Tawas City, Alpena, West Branch, and Standish. Dr. Field is the...

Mr. Paulick has been a community leader in the Thumb Area of Michigan for many years. Among his past and present community affiliations are: Bad Axe Rotary (former president), Thumb Innovative Communities, Grindstone Port Hope Sportsman’s Club, SVSU Foundation Board...

Fabiano Brothers, Inc. is a wholesale distributor of beer and wine, established in 1911. The company serves several counties in Michigan, including Antrim, Bay, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Clare, Crawford, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Isabella, Leelenau,...

William S. Hoffman received his B.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), and his M.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. His area of specialty was American History. Dr. Hoffmann was affiliated with numerous...

Grace Goetz was a lifelong Nursing professional who practiced in the three major Saginaw hospitals. Mrs. Goetz was also a private duty nurse for many years and provided nursing care for thirteen years to residents of the Hoyt Nursing Home. She was devoted to the...

Hamza Ahmad was born in 1967 in Jahra, Kuwait. He received his BS in Physics from Kuwait University in 1990, an MS in 1992 and a Ph.D. in 1995 in Mathematics from Louisiana State University. Between 1994 and 2006, ten articles authored by Dr. Ahmad were published in...

James Harvey was the founder of Custom Coffee Service, established in 1967. The company thrived for 30 years under the management of Mr. Harvey and his wife, Dolores. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey had four children, who are lifelong Saginaw residents. This scholarship was...

Jay Hornsby grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was a resident of Midland most of his adult life. Mr. Hornsby’s parents valued honesty, dedication, hard work, and education, and he incorporated these values into his life and served as a role model to many. As his...

Dr. Sally Edgerton-Netke received her Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Ph.D. degrees from Michigan State University. She began her career as an educator in the Lansing Public Schools where she taught for twenty-one years. She joined the SVSU faculty in 1987, and was as...

Steve Yanca, PhD, MSW, LMSW, ACSW, LMFT was a member of the Social Work faculty from 1991 – 2012. He received his PhD in Family Studies and Social Work from Michigan State University in 2002, and his Master of Social Work degree from Wayne State University in 1976....

Dr. Febert was a full-time instructor in the SVSU History Department specializing in medieval studies. Heidi was hired in July of 2013 then tragically and unexpectedly passed away of natural causes in December of 2013. Although Dr. Febert’s time and service at SVSU...

Roosevelt Ruffin was born in Saginaw in 1938. In 1957, he toured North Africa, Germany, Italy, and Spain as an entertainer. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Michigan State University and completed his Ph.D. in Spanish at the University of Michigan....

Florence “Goody” Peters was born in Winston Salem, N.C. on July 18, 1951. She was the daughter of Thomas Paul and Sarah “Sally” Ann Downing Cooke. She attended St. Cecilia’s Catholic School and graduated from Clearwater High School in 1969. She graduated from...

Gary McMall was above all else, a teacher. He brought all of himself to teaching, whether that was teaching his growing children Alex and Sara how to do drive, play sports or ski, or in front of a group teaching Dale Carnegie Training for so many years, pulling the...

Herbert H. Lyon was a native and long-time resident of Midland. Mr. Lyon was a Vice President of The Dow Chemical Company and for several years was director of corporate administration where he exhibited unique administrative skills. Mr. Lyon willingly shared his...

James E. O’Neill, Jr. was a 1947 graduate of St. Mary’s Cathedral High School in Saginaw. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University in 1951. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951-53. He earned a Master’s degree in Education Administration from...

The James P. Gorzinski Scholarship fund was established by Jim’s professional colleagues at The Wirt­-Rivette Group and MDL Investments. Jim worked for both firms in executive roles. His last position was at The Wirt-Rivette group as Senior Vice President. Jim was...

Dr. Engel was the Director of School and University Partnerships at Saginaw Valley State University from 1998-2001. Previously, Dr. Engel was Superintendent of Saginaw Intermediate School District from 1988-1998. Following his position at SVSU, Dr. Engel did...