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2 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. 3
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