Mary Louise McNeely Merchant was a generous person with a dry but compassionate sense of humor. Since childhood, Mary was creative notably in paintings and writing and in her passion for cooking. The scholarship established in her name are to encourage students to...

Merry Jo Brandimore served SVSU for over 30 years, and was the Associate Provost for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at the time of her retirement from SVSU in 2016. Merry Jo and her husband, Gary, have supported the Abou Traore Student Scholarship, in addition...

Michael Joseph Windy, CPA, CISA, grew up in Reese, Michigan and graduated from Reese High School with a 2.95 grade point average. He grew up as the youngest of eleven children raised by Raymond and Myra Windy, who grew up in the Cass City and Sebewaing areas,...

The Keipinger Memorial Business Scholarship was established by Michael and Carolyn Keipinger as a memorial to their daughters Kimberly Sue and Carol Lee Keipinger. Both Kim and Carrie were students at SVSU at the time of their deaths. They were on their way to...

Professionally, Mike worked his way through his undergraduate education as a Customer Support Representative for Concentric Network Corporation (now XO Communications). Following his graduation, Mike was a classroom teacher in French and Social Studies for five...

Michigan Sugar Company is the largest beet sugar processor east of the Mississippi River and fourth largest in the United States. The company is a cooperative owned by approximately 1,250 sugar beet growers, employing 450 year-round employees and 1,750 seasonal. The...

Michael Tribble, CPA, CSEP, was a member of Yeo & Yeo’s Tax, Construction, and Death Care Services teams He served the firm for 35 years, retiring in 2018, though he remains on their board of directors. A graduate of SVSU with a degree in Accounting, Mr. Tribble’s...

Ming Chuan University in Taiwan shares a sister university relationship with Saginaw Valley State University. This endowment is established with funds donated to SVSU by Ming Chuan University as part of a joint venture agreement to sustain and enrich the...

The first business that would become part of Morley Companies was established in 1863. Morley Companies provides service products from six categories that are designed to work on a stand-alone basis or in concert with one another. The services offered include Group...

Morrison M. Stevens was named the President of Stevens Worldwide Van Lines in 1977 and continued to serve in that capacity for nearly 30 years. Mr. Stevens has received numerous awards, including Mover of the Year by the Michigan Moving and Storage Association in...

Mr. and Mrs Muladore have established two endowed scholarships at SVSU: The Trisha Muladore/Covenant Nursing Scholarship and the Cartwright/Muladore Endowed Business Scholarship. The Nursing scholarship was created to recognize the dedication and excellence...

This scholarship is established by a gift from Mr. and Mrs. James Jaime of Saginaw, Michigan, to encourage academic excellence and provide financial assistance to students pursuing degrees at Saginaw Valley State University. Robert Castro Jaime was born in 1917 in...

Henry E. Schwartz owned and operated Wolverine Knitting Mills, Inc. in Bay City, with his brother. During his career, Mr. Schwartz demonstrated a commitment to the spirit of free enterprise, and to the welfare of his employees. He established the Patsy Hill Schwartz...

Jim Dwyer, Sr. was a hard worker whose favorite saying was, “The harder I work, the luckier I get.” He came from a difficult family background where nothing was given to him, and believed in working hard to make one’s own luck. He expected people to work to their...

In junior high school, Jeffrey Roberts was fascinated with elements and compounds, their properties, composition, and the way they react together to form new substances. Mr. Roberts studied Chemistry at Midland High School and Saginaw Valley State University. He...

Mr. White was an avid golfer at the Bridgeport Country Club. He was known to his friends as “Burdette.” He always encouraged young people who became interested in golf. Mr. White passed away in 1988 at the age of 82. The scholarship was established in his memory by...

Douglas Zielinski was born and raised in Bay County and attended Bay City Central High School. Following his lifelong dream to become an engineer, Mr. Zielinski attended Delta College and Saginaw Valley State University. He graduated from SVSU in 1973 with a...

This scholarship was established in 1981 to honor Mrs. Edna Walker’s daughter and Mr. Raymond C. Walker’s sister, Mary C. Walker, R.N. The scholarship recognizes achievement and provides assistance to Nursing students at SVSU. It is a goal of the scholarship program...

Robert J. Black was a graduate of Fenn University in Ohio. Mr. Black was a materials engineer and plant manager for The Dow Chemical Company in Midland. The scholarship program has been providing assistance to SVSU students for 23 years. Mr. Black’s wife, Ruth,...

The National Association for Purchasing Management-Saginaw Valley Chapter is an organization dedicated to promoting professional standards of excellence in supply management. The organization is affiliated with the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), the largest...

This scholarship was created by Northern Tube in 1997, and in 1998, they renamed the scholarship in memory of a respected long-time employee, Gerald Trudell. Mr. Trudell began his employment at Northern Tube in 1948, and retired 45 years later. His mechanical...

The Oscar P. and Louise H. Osthelder Charitable Foundation began as a charitable trust managed by Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit. It was created with funds from the estate of Louise H. Osthelder in 1972. Mr. and Mrs. Osthelder were residents of Bay City. The...

This endowment fund and memorial scholarship was established by Oscar W. Kloha. Mr. Kloha was born in Bay City but was a long-time resident of Caro, Michigan where he owned Kay’s, a women’s apparel business. During his 80 years, Oscar Kloha lived a simple but...

The Otto, Westendorf, and Wilhite families actively farmed in Zilwaukee (located on N. Westervelt Street) and Kochville (Venoy Road) Townships from the late 1800s through the 1980s. While early generations had limited opportunity for formal education beyond middle...

Patricia Orr was a lifelong resident of Bay City. Mrs. Orr believes strongly in the value of a college education for women. Her father did not allow her to attend college, and it was not until she was 35 years old that she enrolled in college courses for training...

Mr. Paul Brown established this scholarship in 2004 to honor the memory of his wife, Jean E. Brown. Mrs. Brown was a distinguished educator who devoted over thirty years of her life to teaching in the Saginaw Township and Saginaw Public Schools. Mrs. Brown earned a...

Currie Kendall PLC is a regional law firm with an office in Midland. The firm was established in 1905. Some of the areas of practice include Appellate Law, Business Law, Civil Litigation, Creditors’ Rights, Education Law, Employment Law, Estate Planning, Financial...

PNC Bank created the Entrepreneurship Award and DECA Scholarship program at SVSU to help students build their educational credentials for entry into graduate school and the workforce.

Founded in 1944, Weinlander Fitzhugh has grown from a small, local accounting practice to a highly respected multi-office operation with offices in Bay City, Clare, Gladwin, and West Branch. The firm believes in giving back to the community, and its employees are...

Merlyn Mondol joined the SVSU faculty in 1969 and was Professor of Psychology until her retirement in May 2002. During her distinguished 33-year teaching career, she served as chair of her department for eight years, and was instrumental in developing the Psychology...