Archived Alumni Notes (April 2001-July 2003)

August 25, 2003

Jack Minzey ‘50, Hugh Rohrer ‘57, and Dan Cady ‘63 were honored by the
Michigan Association of Adult and Community Education with Lifetime
Achievement Awards (the first ever given) and Lifetime memberships in
the organization.
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Richard Krzewinski ‘60, ‘63 died recently in Saline. He taught for
the Ypsilanti schools for more than 36 years until his retirement in
1996.

The memory of James Doyle ‘66 will be honored during the traditional
MASA rose memorial ceremony next month.

Shirley Rowe ‘75, ‘82, who taught art for 24 years in the
Plymouth-Canton schools died recently of breast cancer at her home in
Whitmore Lake.

August 18, 2003

William "Bill" Morris, '64, '68 is the incoming vice chair of the EMU Foundation Board of Directors. The incoming chair of the Board is Larry Warren, who, with his wife Janice, has endowed a scholarship for an African-American graduate student in educational leadership.

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Margaret Robinett, age 91, died recently in Chelsea. She taught in the Dexter schools

August 11, 2003

John D. Dawson ‘72, of Franklin, MI, is the president-owner of Onyx
Embroidery, Inc. in Troy.

Marilyn Winfield ‘74, of Pacific Palisades, CA, is the owner of
Pathways to Healing. Among the products of this firm are a series of
audio tapes ‘of guided visualization imagery to support your healing
through surgery, to reduce stress and promote relaxation, and to help
you travel a peaceful journal through life-threatening or terminal
illness.’

August 4, 2003

Kerry W. Keating ‘58 is the CEO of Mitchellance, Inc., a Portsmouth,
OH manufacturer of shoe products. Keating received an EMU Alumni
Achievement Award in 1987.

Thomas M. Grundner ‘67 is the owner of Marietta Golf Products of
Cleveland, OH and Tucson, AZ. In 1988 he received an EMU Alumnus
Achievement Award.

Bill Blakemore ‘75 is the new athletic director at Huron High School
in Ann Arbor. In the late 1970's, he was the athletic director at
Gabriel Richard High School in Ann Arbor. He then moved to Florida to
teach and coach. For approximately the past 20 years, he has been the
athletic director at Lely High School in Naples, FL.
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Clara M. Gale, age 97, died recently in Saline. She attended The
Normal and taught for 13 years in the Ann Arbor and Saline areas.

Last Modified on September 1, 2003