Inspiration - Oakland Community College

Report to Investors 2005 - 2006 

OAKLAnD cOMMunITY cOLLEgE FOunDATIOn 

Inspiration 

THROugH AcTIOn!

It only takes one person to inspire many. 

This Report to Investors highlights people that 

have inspired others to contribute to 

Oakland community college through the Occ Foundation. 

For that we thank them and gratefully acknowledge their 

support and leadership. 

www.oaklandcc.edu/Foundation 

The Mission of the 

Oakland Community College Foundation 

is to obtain financial support to 

advance the mission and goals of 

Oakland Community College.

letter from the Chair 

In 1982 I proudly walked across the stage at Western Michigan university to receive a degree in Business 

Administration. Or so I thought. Little did I know that Oakland community college was going to play a role 

in finishing this dream. 

Instead of receiving the official diploma in the mail, I received a letter informing me that two electives I had 

taken were determined to be insufficient for my degree and needed to be retaken. With no money left to pay 

this tuition or the housing costs of staying in Kalamazoo, I would have to drive three hours, three days a week 

for the next two semesters to complete these classes! 

Adding to my nightmare, the letter read, “The last thirty hours of any business majors classes, must be 

completed on campus.” I appealed this decision twice. Finally, I received a letter that there was one college 

with a class professor and class syllabus that WMu would approve to complete my Bachelors degree. 

It was Oakland community college and the classes were available at the Auburn Hills campus. 

Occ’s quality classes and instructors were the answer to my dilemma. Without it, I’m not sure when I would 

have completed my degree. 

As chairman of the Occ Foundation Board, I am honored to have the opportunity to give back to such a 

quality institution of learning. I want others to have the same positive and rewarding educational experience 

that I had. 

It is my goal to increase the Foundation’s assets during my term as chairman. All of you identified in this 

Report have acted to recognize those people and programs that have inspired you over the years. As you 

increase your support to Occ, you can inspire others to attain their dreams as well. Thank you for your 

loyal support. 

Sincerely, 

Lee green 

Chairman, OCC Foundation Board of Directors 

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Report to Investors 2005 - 2006 

OAKLAnD cOMMunITY cOLLEgE FOunDATIOn 

Board of Directors 

Left to right: J. Kevin Trimmer, Don Schiemann, David Hamilton, Lee Green, Anne Scott, 

David Ong, Janice Simmons, Bob Allesee 

Left to right, top row: Shirley Bryant, Jan Dolan, Pan Godchaux, Doris Mosher, 

Left to right, bottom row: Randolph G. Ston, Thomas Sullivan, D.D.S., and Pete Treboldi

Memorial Scholarship Keeps Memories Alive 

Retired mathematics faculty member Richard “Dick” 

Taylor has many memories of Occ. One very fond 

memory was being able to watch his fiancée, gail, 

graduate from Occ. gail earned her MLT degree so 

she could work as a medical technician, a goal she 

had set for herself when she was getting divorced 

and had two children to raise. 

Though known throughout academia as a “nontraditional 

student”, gail’s circumstances are 

typical at Occ, where the average student age 

is 27. not so typical is gail marrying a faculty 

member she met on campus. 

Dick began at Occ in 1965 and worked 

primarily at the Highland Lakes campus until his 

2002 retirement. During this time, he consistently 

donated to the Occ Foundation, supporting Occ 

programs through the general Fund, campaign 

2000, the Occ Faculty Association Endowment 

and various memorial scholarships as colleagues 

or friends passed away. 

He never anticipated the need to establish a 

memorial scholarship for his wife, gail. After 

“OCC contributed to the 

success of me and my 

family, helping me grow 

and advance my 

career...” 

working for more than a decade at Pontiac general 

Hospital, she was killed in a car accident a month 

after retiring. Through his grief, Dick knew that he 

wanted to keep her memory alive at Occ, helping 

students who strive, as she did, to advance their 

career through additional education. He established 

the gail Taylor Memorial Scholarship in 1997, and 

continues to fund the scholarship which provides 

financial support for two students each year. 

Dick says, “Occ contributed to the success of me 

and my family, helping me grow and advance 

my career, and giving gail the opportunity to 

become established in a new profession. I hope 

this scholarship will give students the same 

opportunity to grow and advance in a career of 

their choosing.” 

Richard Taylor is a retired OCC faculty member, 

who worked primarily at the Highland Lakes 

Campus. 

Gail Taylor with her granddaughter, Emily. Emily survived 

the accident that killed Gail, suffering only bruises from 

her restraining belts. Emily is now 11 years old. 

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“My husband, George, 

and I try to live our 

beliefs. In the sixties, 

we believed it was 

important to have a 

community college, so 

we worked to make it a 

reality. Once Oakland 

Community College 

was established, 

we stayed involved, 

working to make it 

grow and mature 

into the nationally 

renowned institution 

it has become. In 

the nineties we 

established an 

endowed scholarship 

fund because we 

believed everyone 

should have access to 

a high quality college 

education. This is 

our Legacy 

– Doris Mosher 

2005-2006 donors 

Chancellor’s Gift Club - 

($2,500.00 + ) 

mr. lee S. peel 

mr. & mrs. Brian Walsh 

President’s Gift Club - ($1,000.00 + ) 

mr. & mrs. richard akehurst 

mr. & ms. robert a. allesee 

anonymous 

mr. edward Berne 

roscoe & Janet dann 

ms. Wanda K. doyon 

greg & Cheryl Kozell 

dr. Kathleen lorencz 

mr. & mrs. lawrence a. mcdonald 

dr. & mrs. donald d. Nichols 

robert a. & margaret powell 

mr. don a. Schiemann 

dr. dennis r. Sobol 

mr. & mrs. laurence e. Soldan 

mr. richard d. taylor 

Barbara & roger Webster 

Dean’s Gift Club - ($500.00 + ) 

anonymous 

Carole a. Bennett 

Clarence e. Brantley 

dr. & mrs. edward d. Callaghan 

mr. todd Chase 

mrs. Joan B. Cheyne 

mr. William r. Cisco 

mr. and mrs. James ferrell 

mr. & mrs. dennis H. fiems 

mr. david p. gee 

mr. zach e. Holmes 

david & Sandra Howell 

mr. & mrs. richard J. inch 

dr. & mrs. george f. Keith 

dr. robin d. Kelmenson 

dr. Victor a Kelmenson 

Joseph & marilynn fox Kokoszka 

mr. Charles lewis 

ms. Jayne H. lobert 

ms. deanna malczewski 

ms. Barbara markowitz 

ms. Clara a. mcBrown 

mary ann mcgee 

lawrence J. molloy 

doris & george mosher 

mr. david g. ong 

leonard J. podsiadlik 

ms. linda l. pososki 

mr. dennis g. Souter 

randolph g. & mary o. Ston 

gerald & Sherrill Sundberg 

mr. J. Kevin trimmer 

mr. & mrs. gary Vanek 

John & theresa Wangler 

Harvey & marguerite Warshaw 

mr. & mrs. Calvin Williams 

gayle a. zirwes 

Silver Century Gift Club - 

($250.00 + ) 

dr. & mrs. raphael adler 

mr. Joel J. allen 

ms. Sandra a. Bachert 

Susan m. Baier 

deborah a. Bayer 

michael Beeson 

ms. Carol t. Benson 

tim Booms 

thomas r. Boozer 

ms. ingetraud Brieger 

mr. Harvey S. Bronstein 

ms. Shirley Bryant 

mrs. margaret r. Carroll 

gary Casey 

mr. david f. Ceci 

Kathleen m. Cham 

mr. Chi-ming Chow 

dr. & mrs. mel Chudnof 

pete & Shari Clason 

William Cockerline 

mary anne Cotton 

ms. Jan C. dolan 

ms. patricia dougher 

ms. pamela lyons dorris 

marilyn r. finkel 

diane C. fisher 

ms. Joan e. frost 

miss Candy r. geeter 

Christine e. gram, ph.d. 

ms. Kathleen g. grill 

mrs. frances a. gunderson 

dr. mary e. Jensen 

mel J. Johnson 

eric & Julie Jurmo 

Sarah Weiner Keidan 

ms. Sharon Kerzner 

dr. Vicki Kloosterhouse 

ms. mary K. lawless 

mr. & mrs. James leithauser 

david & Carla mathews 

mrs. Karen l. murany 

greg & Carla obidzinski 

mr. & mrs. William palmer 

mrs. alicia m. paramo-dionne 

ms. pamela g. richards 

ms. Karen W. robinson 

gladys rockind 

mrs. Noreen e. ruehs 

ms. Cari l. rummel

2005-2006 donors 

ms. Catherine rush 

matt & Karen Sabol 

ms. anne V. Scott 

diane K. Scott 

mr. & ms. robert e. Seiter 

mr. alger Shelden Jr. 

mr. david Silver 

mr. daniel a. Stemmer 

mr. Kegham K. tazian 

mr. peter J. treboldi 

ms. Sylvia m. Velasquez 

mrs. Sandra J. Walter 

paul d. Winston 

donald e. Wujek 

Shirley N. Wusenich 

Century Gift Club - ($100.00 + ) 

mrs. Nancy abramson 

dr. & mrs. david p. adams 

daniel allen 

mrs. C. Sue Barratt 

paul g. Benedict 

Christina & frank Bennett 

lyal Bigger 

ms. Cheryl d. Blake-Bagley 

Nadia e. Boulos, ph.d. 

mrs. linda m. Boynton 

ms. lisa a. Braun 

mr. david m. Cameron 

mr. & mrs. erik t. Carlson 

mrs. linda l. Casenhiser 

William S. Chamberlain 

Kathleen & marc Chiasson 

mr. & mrs. paul Chovanec 

ms. Virginia Clementi 

leonard Cole 

H. dzendzel 

mrs. Barbara m. einhardt 

Kevin m. enright 

ms. roberta a. floyd 

ms. gail m. foster 

edward a. gallagher, ph.d. 

ms. Christina genei 

ms. Bonnie S. george 

Steven and Vicky getz 

michael a. giangrande, ph.d. 

ms. Julie l. granthen 

mrs. ruth e. grass 

mrs. Nancy K. gross 

robert & diane Higgins 

ms. Nancy g. Huey 

daniel a. Jaksen, ed.d. 

mr. & mrs. anthony Jarson 

dr. diane K. Kasunic 

ms. Nettie Kravitz 

ms. martha l. Kuzak 

dr. diane l. & mr. richard C. l. laing 

mrs. Susan e. lorton 

timothy & Stephanie ludwig 

John and margaret mahoney 

Joe & Stella malkowski 

marily rissman 

ms. emily martin 

mr. and mrs. William martin 

matthew martinec 

dr. gordon f. may 

ms. Sharon e. miller 

mr. Stephen miller 

mr. alfonso millet 

larry & Kim miracle 

mr. & mrs. marvin l. moran 

Yolonda morro 

ms. penny ann murphy 

ms. Charisse J. Neal 

mr. Charles H. Neumann 

mrs. a. pat Nowaczynski 

mr. and mrs. C. Stuart o’Hara Jr. 

mr. & mrs. Stephen g. palms 

mr. & mrs. Jeffery S. parent 

Steve & Cissie patterson 

Kenneth & Shirley patterson 

mr. & ms. William peart 

mr. Jack a. peeples 

mr. michael J. petrack 

mrs. Susan d. piatek 

mr. daniel g. piesko 

mr. michael S. poterala 

mr. & mrs. Wayne f. pricer 

ms. Nancy rampson 

ms. linda e. reinhardt 

richard p. Sage 

John Salter 

frank Salucci 

mr. & mrs. Vincent l. Scanio 

Kathy & Steve Schulte 

ms. mary Jo Schuster 

mr. & mrs. randy Secontine 

mr. mark H. Seder 

James Shank 

mr. Stephen Sharf 

mrs. Janice Simmons 

ms. marie ann Slotnick 

mr. & mrs. Julian N. Smith 

mrs. remedios a. Solarte 

david Stoddard 

dr. & mrs. gerald H. Stollman 

ms. Subashini Subbarao 

dr. & mrs. thomas p. Sullivan 

ms. tamar Y. Susskind 

ms. Sandra e. thornton 

mr. arthur tyler 

dr. alvin Ugelow 

mr. alfred r. Varone 

ms. ann Walasky 

dr. louis & mrs. ellen Warshaw 

ms. Cathy S. Watkins 

“When I see and 

hear the stories of 

our OCC students, 

the hurdles they’ve 

jumped and the 

roadblocks they’ve 

faced, I’m always 

inspired to redouble 

my efforts. If I 

can help remove 

one hurdle or one 

roadblock, my time 

is well-spent.” 

– Anne V. Scott 

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It’s Not Just The Money 

Ask Monica Pope about receiving the Denny 

Williams Memorial Scholarship and she doesn’t 

begin with the fact that it covered almost all of 

her tuition for a year. Her first thought was that 

she—herself as well as her dreams—were being 

validated. 

She was near quitting. She was living on disability 

from a hearing loss incurred in childhood. Her 

job had been eliminated by downsizing at a 

bank. Her housing arrangements were falling 

apart. She needed to find a car to drive—no bus 

routes and times coincided with the days and 

times of the classes remaining for her to achieve 

her associates degree. And then, health problems 

required two surgeries. 

“If I didn’t get 

financial aid, I was 

ready to accept that 

a degree just wasn’t 

meant to be. There is 

now no reason for me 

not to succeed with the 

opportunity I have 

been given.” 

“It just seemed too hard, too frustrating. I was 

competing with younger students. My grades 

dropped a bit when I was ill. If I didn’t get financial 

aid, I was ready to accept that a degree just wasn’t 

meant to be.” 

In her words, “The scholarship gave me a sense 

of purpose, the confidence and the enthusiasm to 

accomplish what I needed to accomplish. There 

is now no reason for me not to succeed with the 

opportunity I have been given.” 

There is another reason she wants to succeed, 

however. She learned what a difference, what a 

lift, a scholarship can give a recipient. now she 

wants to know if being the donor of a scholarship 

can give her the same sense of purpose. 

Monica Pope will graduate from OCC in May 

2007 and will attend Walsh College to complete 

her bachelor’s degree in accounting.

2005-2006 donors 

Jeffrey l. Weinfeld, ddS 

Charles & Sharyn Wesibaum 

ms. Nancy S. Williams 

ms. ellen grant Young 

Walter zambelli 

ms. miriam t. zurn 

General Contributions - ($0.01 + ) 

mr. asir ahmad 

Vivian anderson 

anonymous 

mr. William asher 

dr. & mrs. Henry S. austin 

mrs. Nina Barkell 

mr. Benson Barr 

mr. & mrs. r. Victor Benaglio 

Suzanne t. Bertolino 

mr. leslie d. Biederman 

mr. James l. Boussum 

mr. l.t. Bower 

ms. retha m. Bragg 

ms. Sara B. Braverman 

ms. mary ann Brown 

mr. Joseph m. Burdzinski 

m. Carthane 

mr. george a. Cartsonis 

mrs. Jean N. Chamberlain 

mr. James Chesnut 

ms. lauren Childs 

ms. dora Cole 

ms. Nadine J. Cork 

ms. alfreda Corrigan 

ms. dorothy Crowley 

ms. Judith l. denoyer 

ms. diana i. dillaber 

ms. Brenda J. dilworth 

dennis & Virginia dorn 

lawrence m. doyle 

mr. daryl egeland and ms. gayann Brook 

ms. Joyce fouts 

mrs. terri frank 

the Harold friedman family 

ms. Karolyn fritz 

ms. teresa a. garcia 

robert & evadon gardner 

ms. Beth garnsey 

robert ginther iii 

James & Jane gisselquist 

dr. & mrs. Jack r. golds 

mrs. mary gordon 

ms. elizabeth a. green 

ms. Karen greiwe 

marian grimm 

dr. Sara e. Hanna 

ms. Stalina r. Hanna 

mr. and mrs. Chet Hepinstall 

ms. Selvia m. Hines 

Jim and Beverly Hothem 

ms. Karen imarisio 

mrs. evelyne e. irwin 

ms. louise a. Jasinski 

mr. and mrs. donald Kehoe 

ms. maureen Kelso 

ms. Sally Klemm 

ms. pamela l. Kramer 

Cheryl a. Kuzmanovich 

mr. and mrs. Joseph Kwapisz 

mrs. marie l. leach 

mr. Steven B. lesser 

dr. & mrs. david B. levy 

ms. Jenhenfan liang 

mr. & mrs. Joel lieberman 

ms. mary alice loCicero 

ms. Nancy lovell 

ms. marie lowery 

ms. donna m. markiewicz 

ms. dorothy masserman 

ms. allison C. mcfadden-Keesling 

ms. Hilda merchant 

ms. rose marie millush 

mrs. dora montagna 

“As an OCC Foundation donor and Board member, 

I believe that there is no greater gift than investing 

in someone’s future by helping them achieve their 

educational and career goals through quality 

learning experiences.” 

– Thomas Sullivan, D.D.S., 

Treasurer 

mr. robert montgomery 

mr. mrs. arthur o. moran, Jr. 

ms. ann a. morrin 

ms. Joann panks 

mr. and mrs. James a. park iii 

david & Joan paul 

mr. James peltier 

mr. david piche 

mr. david power 

ms. lori ann przymuskinski 

mr. & mrs. Bert m. Quinn 

mr. anthony p. racka 

mr. William reader 

mr. and mrs. Bill reed 

ms. Heidi lynn renton 

mr. & mrs. John riegle Jr. 

ronald J. roosevelt 

ms. fatin S. roumayah 

mr. michael W. ruthenberg 

ms. phyl Sallee 

John l. Salter 

mr. & mrs. raymond p. Sands 

ms. eleanor C. Saxon 

ms. Karen Schlick 

mr. timothy Sierpien 

ms. Sally Simon 

mr. richard l. Smith 

dr. mary S. Spangler 

ms. Janina H. Stephenson 

ms. Kathryn J. Stewart 

ms. laura Stoolmiller 

edward Strada 

ms. Susan K. Stumbo 

mrs. deborah Swanson 

mrs. Nancy K. Szabo 

ms. Sheryl thomas 

mr. John thompson 

mr. James tobias 

dr. Janice tomakowsky 

mrs. phyllis p. truba 

mr. and mrs. gordon t. Urquhart 

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mrs. Brenda Vesprini 

mr. Henry Villerot 

mr. & mrs. James d. Warner 

mr. allen Weiss 

Ms. Janet L. Whitfield 

rita & laurence Winer 

ms. anne Winters 

ms. Judith a. Yerkes 

ms. Helen Yiannatji 

david & Susan Youngquist 

mr. & mrs. robert B. zemke, Jr. 

ms. Catherine l. zimmerman 

Corporations, Foundations, 

Organizations $10,000 and above 

general motors foundation 

Northwood ancient Craft lodge No. 551 

f. & a.m. 

$5,000 - $9,999 

Women Helping Youth, inc. 

$1,000 - $4,999 

aaUW - Birmingham Branch m14010 

aaUW Northville Novi Branch 

adult learning institute 

daimlerChrysler Corporation fund 

daughters of the american revolution 

John Sackett Chapter 

delta fortitude foundation 

eli lilly & Company 

etS 

first United methodist Church, royal oak 

Hooper City alumni association 

Howard & Howard 

Jaymor U.S.a., inc. 

mcNeil Consumer & Spec pharmaceuticals 

Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, P.L.C. 

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2005-2006 donors 

“Service has always been a part of my life. As I serve 

on the OCC Foundation board I am inspired when I see 

any student benefit from our scholarship program. I know 

that I am in the right place because my life was influenced 

by support I received when I attended OCC. All of us 

owe it to society to give of ourselves and to reach out 

and help others.” 

– Jan Simmons 

Novartis pharmaceuticals Corporation 

r. r. Boker l.l.C. 

Shire US, inc. 

Zonta Club of Southfield Area Foundation 

Other Contributors 

7d Coordinating Council 

afSCme local 2004 

associated Bodywork & massage 

professionals 

atlanta Building maintenance inc. 

Bloomfield Twp. Public Library 

Corp one inc. 

daNa Corporation 

delta Kappa gamma international 

diagnostics plus, inc. 

fisher insley foundation 

interact Communications 

John J. Hull associates, inc. 

KBtS technologies, inc. 

Law Offices of Raymond A. Cassar 

m & N Catering, inc. 

Northwest acoustical, inc. 

p.e.a.C.e. in Young life Center, inc. 

performance research 

pharmastrat, inc. 

psychological Systems, inc. 

the Sehn foundation 

Vista meadows men’s golf association 

West Bloomfield Galileo Teams 

Wingate inn 

Event Sponsors 

addeco 

advanced Balancing & Controls, inc. 

arvin-meritor 

auch Company 

Automated Benefits Services 

Baker College of auburn Hills 

Bank of auburn Hills 

Camtronics Communication Co. 

Cei electric Co. 

Clear Channel detroit 

Comerica Bank 

Community Bank of dearborn 

Continental Services 

Conventional Carpets 

Corp one inc. 

Costco Wholesale of Bloomfield Hills 

Curtis glass Company, inc. 

delta Network Services 

deNN-Co Construction 

dmJm 

doeren mayhew 

duce Simmons associates, llC 

fifth/third Bank 

Jim fresard pontiac Buick 

gamalski Building Specialists 

guardian alarm Company 

guardian plumbing & Heating, inc. 

Health alliance plan 

integrated design Solutions, llC 

J & J electric, inc. 

John e. green Company 

K.l. mcCoy & associates 

lacey & Jones, llp 

metro Bureau Services, inc. 

Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, P.L.C. 

National Satellite Corporation 

Nu-Way truck driving training Center 

oCC Bookstore 

oCC faculty association 

partlan-labadie Sheet metal Co. 

peter Basso associates, inc. 

providence Hospital 

raven iron Works 

Royal Roofing Co., Inc. 

SBC 

Service Construction, l.l.C. 

Siemens Building technologies, inc.

2005-2006 donors 

SmyCon, inc. 

Soil & materials engineers, inc. 

Standard federal Bank 

State auto insurance Companies 

Suburban Hummer 

the private Bank 

tmp associates, inc. 

tech electric Co. 

Today’s Staffing 

Varon & associates, inc. 

Western mechanical Contractors, inc. 

Wolf Wineman, inc. 

Gifts In Kind 

mr. eugene Blanchard 

Botsford general Hospital 

mrs. Julianne pardon diesch 

ms. Stacey e. dyer 

ms. Janene K. erne 

ferndale police department 

ms. diane C. fisher 

mr. michael e. freeman 

Harlan electric 

mr. adam Hinton 

mr. richard Hirneisen 

inno mark Solutions group 

mr. edward Klarman 

mr. Jeff Kowalsky 

ms. Barbara J. Kulig 

ms. grace l. laverdiere 

ms. arleen lenchner 

mr. Jerome magid 

ms. Sharon e. miller 

ms. maureen monte 

mr. ron morrison 

ms. penny l. ping 

Ms. Cathy K. Raffle 

richards automotive 

mr. Joseph Sattler 

dr. mary S. Spangler 

Spaulding for Children 

Standard federal Bank 

ms. roxanne Strom 


Ultra professional outdoor Services 

Whole foods market 

mr. michael Wolford 

Young Supply Company 

Library Donations 

mr. allen d. Bidol 

mr. Ken Bratton 

mr. gerald e. faye 

ms. Holly glod 

ms. Carolyn d. Harrison 

mr. robert Hess 


mr. Wayne Jones 

mr. thomas K. Kegel 

mr. gerald B. Kelley 

ms. molly langwald 


mr. raymond mort 

lama Narsy 

dr. & mrs. donald d. Nichols 

ms. Stephanie owens 

ms. mary K. Sevegney 

mr. emerson Wadsworth Sherrod iii 

mr. Craig Smith 

dr. martha Smydra 

ms. Sandy Sutherland 


mr. & mrs. Calvin Williams 

mr. & mrs. donald e. Wujek 

mrs. ilene zakul-Krupa 

“I so firmly believe that education helps society by 

improving people. That is why the Auch Scholarship is a 

win-win—for the community, our industry, 

OCC and the students.” 

– Dave Hamilton 

Vice-Chair 

Those Honored & Remembered 

In Honor of 

Mr. & Mrs. John Berent 


Ms. Linda Dempsey 

ms. Nina Barkell 

dr. Nadia e. Boulos 

ms. retha m. Bragg 

ms. teresa a. garcia 

ms. Christina l. genei 

ms. louise a. Jasinski 

ms. maureen Kelso 

ms. martha l. Kuzak 

ms. Jayne H. lobert 

ms. phyl Sallee 

ms. Karen m. Schlick 

ms. meredith Schoenherr 

ms. Kathryn e. Schulte 

ms. remedios a. Solarte 

ms. Susan K. Stumbo 

ms. Sheryl thomas 

Jose M. Garcia-Leon 


Robin D. Kelmenson 

diagnostic plus, inc. 


Ms. Dorothy Masserman 

ms. roberta floyd 

Dr. Gordon May 


Doris & George Mosher 

ms. alfreda Corrigan 

Linda L. Pososki 

ms. Catherine J. rush 

Chef Daniel H. Rowlson 


Blinn B. Rush 

ms. Catherine J. rush 

Lt. Randolph Skotarczyk 

mr. david f. Ceci 

Dr. Dennis R. Sobol 

dr. louis Warshaw 

Dr. Mary S. Spangler 

etS 

In Memory of 

Jamil Akouri 

oakland Community College 

Ms. Katherine E. Ankenbrandt 

ms. Suzanne Killeen 

english department gift fund 

Ms. Donna Armstrong 


Ms. Judy Ayers 

ms. Kathleen m. Cham 

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PTK Students Are My Inspiration 

Like the chicken and the egg, sometimes it is hard 

to discern whether inspiration comes through 

action, action through inspiration, or if the two 

create a continuum with one person’s or group’s 

actions leading to others being inspired to act, 

thereby inspiring others to further action, and 

so on. 

now in her fourth year as adviser to the Phi Theta 

Kappa (PTK) chapter on the Royal Oak and 

Southfield campuses, Jan Akehurst said that the 

students are a constant inspiration to her. An honor 

society for two-year colleges, PTK emphasizes the 

values of fellowship, leadership, scholarship and 

service in a student’s life. Many of the chapter 

members have full-time jobs in addition to their 

classes, have family obligations and, she laughed, 

“A life to live.” Yet they find time for numerous 

service activities including building homes with 

Habitat for Humanity, bell-ringing for the Salvation 

Army, or participating in the Auction for a cure, 

Relay for Life and Light the night fund-raisers. 

Jan says, “You make time for those things that 

are important. I see these students making time 

to be supportive of each other, to participate in 

service projects, and still maintain the academic 

excellence required to be invited into PTK. I am 

passionate about PTK. One way to show it was 

to fund a scholarship for the student members of 

PTK. I admire and am inspired by their ability to 

balance their priorities.” 

The Alpha Omicron Psi Scholarship established 

by Jan and her husband is awarded to two 

members of the Royal Oak/Southfield chapter of 

Phi Theta Kappa each semester. She has seen this 

award allow a student to take one extra class to 

graduate earlier and be able to concentrate fully 

on his career. For another, the scholarship covered 

textbooks for classes. But Jan said, “I’m happy just 

to be able to reward them for their hard work.” 

One such student is Laura Manley, a 2006 Occ 

graduate, and immediate past-president of the 

Royal Oak/Southfield PTK chapter. Laura now 

works full time at Marygrove college, where 

she is also completing requirements for her 

Bachelors degree in Library Science. An eighth 

grade dropout, Laura earned her gED before 

attending Occ, and credits Jan for her success 

and confidence that she can now handle anything. 

Laura stated, “Jan’s enthusiasm, excitement and 

willingness to go above and beyond the call of 

duty motivated us to build the PTK chapter from 

almost nothing to its current membership of 

122. She was an inspiration to us, attending our 

events, often taking personal days to do so. Jan 

was totally selfless with all of us.” 

Jan Akehurst is an Administrative Specialist 

for Academic and Student Services, for the Royal 

Oak/Southfield campuses. 

“I am passionate about PTK and one way to show 

it was to fund a scholarship for the student 

members of PTK.”

2005-2006 donors 

Ms. Barbara F. Ball 

ms. Janet l. akehurst 

mr. erik t. Carlson 


H. dzendzel 


ms. Clara a. mcBrown 

ms. Heidi l. renton 

Mr. Martin Barron 



Ms. Olga Bash 



Ms. May Berkely 

mrs. theresa l. Wangler 

Mr. William R. Bjornson 


Mr. John L. Blake 

mrs. margaret a. powell 

Mr. Don Borowicz 



Mr. D. Norman Bouren 


Ms. Sabrina Brodie 


Ms. Patricia May Burns 

ms. Kathleen Cham 

Mr. T. Russell Chick 


Ms. Barbara Churchill 


Mr. Richard Collier 


Mr. Jude T. Cotter 

ms. Joan e. frost 

ms. Stalina r. Hanna 

mr. alger Shelden 

Mr. Thane Coleman Danby 

ms. Sandra J. Walter 

Mr. Gary Davis 

mr. Joel l. allen 

ms. Julie Secontine 

ms. gayle zirwes 

Ms. Beverly Dietrich 


Ms. Janet L. Whitfield 

Ms. Linell T. Enright 


mr. robert B. zemke 

Mr. Albert Erne 


Mr. Herman Fealk 


Doretha Ford and DeJa Nicole 

Swafford-Spruill 

ms. arlene frank 

ms. patricia funtik 

miss Candy geeter 

ms. Julie Jurmo 

mr. ed Stotts 

ms. tammy tollon 

ms. Kelli VanBuren 

Mr. Earl ‘Babe’ Foster 

ms. gail m. foster 

Ms. Wladyslawa Fracz 



Mr. Rollie J. Gackstetter 

mr. larry miracle 

Mr. Arthur Gardner 


Ms. Barbara Gayman 


Mr. Donald Getz 

mr. l.t. Bower 

mr. paul Chovanec 

ms. dorothy Crowley 

dennis & Virginia dorn 

ms. Karolyn fritz 

robert & evadon gardner 

Steven & Vicky getz 

James & Jane gisselquist 

John & margaret mahoney 

ms. marily rissman & friends of 

mr. Steve getz 

ms. dora montagna 

mr. arthur o. moran 


david & Joan paul 

mr. James r. peltier 

SBC Higher education 

mr. John thompson 

mr. James e. tobias 

Vista meadows men’s golf association 

ms. anne Winters 

ms. ellen g. Young 

“Our students have so 

many great stories. 

I believe they inspire 

the faculty as often as 

the faculty 

inspires them.” 

– Don Schiemann 

Secretary 

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“The endowment 

I created at OCC is 

to honor my mother, 

who opened three 

non-profit childcare 

centers in an area 

much like Oakland 

County. Serving on 

the OCCF Board has 

given me a greater 

appreciation of the 

role OCC plays 

in aiding single 

parents to improve 

their chances in the 

workplace. Reliable 

childcare is essential 

to fulfill that goal.” 

– Pan Godchaux 

2005-2006 donors 

Mr. David W. Hackett 



Ms. Evelyn Hamlett 


Mr. Clyde Harnack 

mrs. Cheryl a. Kozell 


Mr. Vaughn Hayes, Sr. 

atlanta Building maintenance inc. 

r.V. Benaglio 

ms. mary a. Brown 

Crescent resources, llC 

daimlerChrysler Corporation fund, mg 

mr. James e. ferrell 

Jaymor U.S.a., inc. 

mr. donald a. Kehoe 

ms. marie e. lowery 

ms. emily martin 

mr. William g. martin 

mr. & mrs. lawrence a. mcdonald 

C.S. o’Hara 

mr. James a. park 

mr. Bill e. reed 

mr. Stephen Sharf 

the Sehn foundation 

ms. Catherine Urquhart 

mr. allen Weiss 

Ms. Phyllis Henderson 


Ms. Mildred Hendrix 

ms. lauren Childs 

ms. Joyce fouts 


West Bloomfield Galileo Teams 

03-05 & 05-07 

Mr. John G. Holik 

ms. Nancy K. gross 

Ms. Conne Hollander 


ms. Joan B. Cheyne 

english department gift fund 

mr. dennis H. fiems 


Mr. John T. Howells 

ms. Nadine J. Cork 

Mr. E. Daniel Irwin 

ms. evelyne e. irwin 

Mr. Anton Kasunic 

ms. Julie l. grathen 

Ms. Danica R. Kasunic 

ms. diane K. Kasunic 

Ms. Lillian G. Kelmenson 

diagnostic plus, inc. 

dr. robin d. Kelmenson 


mrs. theresa l Wangler 

Dr. Victor A Kelmenson 

ms. asir U. ahmad 

mr. William l. asher 

mr. Benson J. Barr 

Bloomfield Twp. Public Library 

ms. Sara B. Braverman 

mr. dennis H. fiems 

ms. terri l. frank 

the Harold friedman family 

ms. Beth garnsey 

ms. Karen imarisio 

ms. Sally a. Klemm 

mr. Joseph lieberman 

ms. dorothy masserman 

ms. allison C. mcfadden-Keesling 


Mr. Joseph A. Kokoszka 


Ms. Eileen Ksionzek 


Ms. Vivian Lee 


Sister Anna Marie Lorencz 

ms. Charisse J. Neal 

dr. donald d. Nichols 

Mr. Joseph Mazur 

ms. Kathleen lorencz 

Ms. Evelyn G. McFadden 


Ms. Joan McLoughlin 


Ms. Carolyn G. Moore 



Ms. Tammy Obidzinski 

mr. gregory a. obidzinski 

Mr. Andrew O’Keefe 


Andre & Audrey Outlaw 


Ms. Carmen Piccone 


Mr. John Prieto 


Ms. Margaret Rafferty 



Ms. Eloise Ramsey 

ms. linda e. reinhardt 

Mr. Nicholas Antonio Santos 


Mr. David Charles Sarnecki 


Mr. Mark Sawyers 

mr. Joel J. allen 

ms. Julie Secontine 

ms. gayle a. zirwes 

Ms. Margaret Serdoner 


Ms. Dorene H. Shank 

ms. Jill K. dunphy

2005-2006 donors 

mr. William a. poquette 

mr. daniel a. Stemmer 

ms. deborah Swanson 

ms. Cathy S. Watkins 

Ms. Jane Solosky 



Mr. Raymond Solosky 


Ms. Lorriane Souter 

mr. dennis g. Souter 

Mrs. Karen A. Spann 


mr. robert zemke 

Mr. James Stawara 

mr. & mrs. Brian Walsh 

Mr. Edward K. Steinke 


Ms. Ella Steinke 



Istvan Szucs 


Mrs. Gail Taylor 

mr. richard d. taylor 

Mr. Alexander Toth 


Ms. LaVerne Van Bellenghem 


Mr. Earl VonBargen 


Mr. Nathan Warshaw 

dr. dennis r. Sobol 

mr. Harvey Warshaw 

Ms. Fatema Warsi 


Mr. Herbert F. Watson 



Mr. Dennis L. Williams 

H. dzendzel 

mr. david p. gee 

mr. michael W. ruthenberg 

Mr. William S. Wilson 


Mr. Stanley Witucki 


Mr. Bruce Yerkes 

mr. george a. Cartsonis 

ms. patricia dougher 

ms. Jill K. dunphy 

miss Candy r. geeter 

ms. Karen d. griewe 

ms. elizabeth m. Hepinstall 

ms. Selvia m. Hines 

John J. Hull associates, inc. 

ms. Cheryl a. Kozell 

ms. Kathleen lorencz 


mr. darryl Wood 

Ms. Ruby Zachary 


Ms. Estelle Zawacki 


Ms. Bertha Zucker 


Legacy Society 

ms. Barbara J. frey 

tim & Nancy richard 

mr. & mrs. laurence e. Soldan 

mr. michael S. Soldan 

mr. Nicholas r. thines 

ms. Jeanne towar 

ms. phyllis langley Valle 

mr. malcolm S. White 

Named Scholarships 

the aaUW Birmingham Branch 

excellence award 

the aaUW Northville/Novi Branch 

Scholarship* 

the alpha omicron psi Scholarship 

the amatYC math Club Scholarship 

the angelo evangelista Scholarship 

in Concrete Construction* 

the anonymous Scholarship* 

the auch Company Scholarship in 

Construction management 

the Barbara f. Ball memorial 

Scholarship 

the Bennett & gunderson forensics 

Scholarship* 

the Bennett & Wahlman forensics 

Scholarship* 

the John Blake technical educational 

memorial Scholarship 

the allen J. Bogucki memorial 

Scholarship* 

the Joseph Bolinger memorial 

Scholarship* 

the Bryan a. Bowden memorial 

Scholarship* 

the mary Burcar memorial Scholarship 

the patsy fulton Calkins Scholarship* 

the James r. Coates memorial 

endowed Scholarship* 

the Jude t. Cotter memorial 

Scholarship 

the Culinary arts endowed 

Scholarship* 

the daimlerChrysler Corporation 

Scholarship 

the roscoe dann family Scholarship 

the daughters of the american 

revolution, John Sackett Chapter 

Scholarship 

“When I saw what 

OCC does, I couldn’t 

just sit and watch. I 

had to be a part of 

this work.” 

– Shirley Bryant 

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Inspiring Students 

To Stretch 

colleague Jack Inch will still start to call out a “good 

night” when he passes carl Austermiller’s office, 

or sometimes to walk in to discuss an issue that 

has surfaced. After working together for 38 years, 

who could blame him? But carl passed away in 

August, and Jack is one of hundreds of carl’s 

colleagues, friends, and students who still miss him 

and the quiet inspiration he instilled in so many. 

Jack misses these little things, but remembers how 

students kept in touch with him long after they left 

his classroom and Occ. They, too, remember his 

reasonable approach to matters that arose. 

Sylvia Austermiller, his wife, said this: 

“carl—cJ to me—was an educator’s educator. 

He loved to teach, and even though he taught 

survey courses in economics at Occ for most 

of his career, he kept the materials as fresh and 

current as the daily news. He was a tough 

teacher who challenged his students to stretch 

their craniums. And yet, those who had learning 

challenges or tough personal lives found him to 

be a real softie. He was passionate about Occ; 

he was proud to be a member of the Occ family, 

and he felt the institution contributed enormously 

to the community and the students it served. 

“In his life outside of Occ, cJ was a labor 

economist and consultant. One of the proudest 

days of his life was when both of his daughters, 

“He was a tough teacher 

who challenged his 

students to stretch their 

craniums.” 

Heidi and Rebecca, graduated from Occ. 

Since they chose to graduate on the same day, 

cJ donned a cap and gown and participated in 

commencement with them. He tried to act like it 

was no big deal, but I can assure you it was a big 

deal! He was a grandfather to two lovely girls 

and spent many an hour singing songs with them 

and playing board games, especially checkers. 

“As for his life with me, cJ and I had 43 wild, 

wonderful years together, and we were fortunate 

enough to have great kids, grandkids, friends, and 

colleagues. We enjoyed creative and academic 

freedom, and we had traveled much of the world. 

In July, Occ granted him a full year sabbatical, 

but unfortunately, the Fates stepped in.” 

carl will be remembered through the scholarship 

donations sent to the Occ Foundation in his 

memory, but his spirit will live on through the 

hundreds of students and friends he inspired, in 

and out of the classroom. 

Sylvia Austermiller was married to Carl, an 

economics instructor at Orchard Ridge, for 43 

years. She shared some thoughts about her 

husband.

2005-2006 donors 

the davis/Sawyers memorial 

Scholarship* 

the finkel, Kokoszka, and mcgee 

forensics Scholarship 

the patricia fitzsimmons Kellogg 

Childcare endowed Scholarship* 

the frances gomez memorial Scholarship* 

the Harriett Heiden gabori & 

r. frederick gabori memorial Scholarship 

the donald H. getz memorial 

Scholarship 

the michael david golds memorial 

Scholarship* 

the Clyde Harnack memorial Scholarship 

the Vaughn Hayes memorial Scholarship 

the H.o.m.e. Scholarship 

the Victor and lillian Kelmenson 

memorial Scholarship 

the martin luther King Jr. essay award 

the thomas Krupa memorial Scholarship 

the leininger/thornton forensics 

Scholarship 

the Joseph & mary lorencz memorial 

Scholarship 

the madison Heights f & am lodge 551 

endowed Scholarship* 

the management Staff excellence award 

the massage therapy Scholarship* 

The Miller Canfield Scholarship 

the doris & george mosher Scholarship* 

the Noordhoorn family Scholarship* 

the Nursing Scholarship 

the oakland County dental Society 

Scholarship* 

the oCC association of retired 

personnel Scholarship 

the oCC Bookstore Scholarship 

the oCC Campus Scholarships 

the oCC faculty association 

Scholarship 

the oCC faculty association endowed 

Scholarship* 

the oCC foundation Scholarship* 

the oCC mental Health emergency fund 

the parent memorial Scholarship* 

the Suzanne pickering memorial 

Scholarship* 

the fraser e. & margaret t. pomeroy 

Scholarship* 

the pontiac Community Scholarship 

the providence Hospital Nursing 

Scholarship* 

the dr. robert a. powell Jr. electronics 

Scholarship 

the Jill robinson memorial Scholarship 

the paul & maurene Serwinek 

foundation Scholarship 

the dorene Hope Shank golf outing 

Scholarship* 

the dorene Hope Shank 

memorial Scholarship* 

the Soldan family Book fund* 

the James Stawara memorial 

Scholarship* 

the mildred Storch memorial 

Scholarship* 

the StriVe Scholarship 

the William & Judith Stuart Scholarship* 

the tamar Susskind Science 

Scholarship* 

the gail taylor memorial Scholarship 

Today’s Staffing Scholarship 

the richard & Nancy thompson 

Scholarship* 

the Van Hoy family Scholarship* 

the Specialist andrew Waits 

101st airborne division endowed 

Scholarship* 

the Nathan Warshaw memorial 

Scholarship* 

the dean o. Webster memorial 

Scholarship 

the Barbara Whiting, r.N. memorial 

Scholarship* 

the denny Williams memorial 

Scholarship 

the Womencenter endowed 

Scholarship* 

the Womencenter Scholarship 

the Women over 21 Scholarship 

the Shane alan Wright memorial 

Scholarship* 

*Endowed Funds 

Volunteers 

dr. dave adams 

ms. Sandra Bachert 

ms. Cheryl Blake-Bagley 

mr. thomas Boozer 

ms. Susan Bourbeau 

ms. michelle Casanova 

ms. Bonnie george 

dr. lane glenn 

Jack and Barbara golds 

ms. Barbara griggs 

mr. dave Hamilton 

ms. michelle Jerome 

dr. gordon may 

ms. maria mcCarthy 

ms. pamela ryals 

mr. matt Sabol 

ms. anne Scott 

mr. Jim Shank 

ms. Janice Simmons 

ms. Sylvia Velasquez 

ms. lumnije Velijej 

ms. Judi Yerkes 

“There is nothing 

more important 

to a society than 

education. A great 

community college 

like OCC is a very 

important part 

of that picture, 

but it needs your 

support – both in 

time on boards and 

committees and in 

dollars and cents. 

The more of each 

you can give the 

brighter our future.” 

– Robert Allesee 

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Contributions 

to the OCC Foundation 

Fiscal Year Gift Revenues 

2005-2006 

Distribution of Gifts 

Fiscal Year 

2005-2006 

individual 

donors 

49% 

Services 

& projects 

49% 

local & National 

foundations 

5% 

10% 

professional & 

Service organizations 

6% 

academic 

programs 

7% 

emerging 

College Needs 

(Unrestricted) 

Corporations 

36% 

Student 

Scholarships 

38%

Oakland Community College Foundation 

Board of Directors 

2006-2007 

Lee green, chair 

David L. Hamilton, Vice chair 

Thomas P. Sullivan, D.D.S., Treasurer 

Don A. Schiemann, Secretary 

Robert A. Allesee 

Shirley Bryant 

Jan Dolan 

Pan godchaux 

Doris Mosher (chair Emeritus) 

David g. Ong 

Anne V. Scott 

Janice Simmons 

Randolph g. Ston 

Peter J. Treboldi 

J. Kevin Trimmer 

Ex Officio: 

Mary S. Spangler, Ed.D., chancellor 

cheryl A. Kozell, Acting chief Strategic 

Development Officer 

Oakland Community 

College Board 

of Trustees 

2007 

Pamala M. Davis, chair 

Sandra L. Ritter, Vice chair 

Anne V. Scott, Secretary 

Phillip J. Abraham 

Thomas Kuhn 

Janice Simmons 

Anna Zimmerman 

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