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SMC accepts January gifts

Published 11:01pm Thursday, February 9, 2012

Southwestern Michigan College Board of Trustees accepted contributions on behalf of the college at its January meeting held on the Dowagiac campus.
The following gifts were received with a resolution of thanks from the Board of Trustees:
•From St. Denys Foundation, Dowagiac, a contribution in the amount of $15,000
•From Stryker Medical Charitable Giving, Portage, Mich., a contribution of nursing program equipment in the amount of $3,793
•From HeartReach Michiana, Elkhart, Ind., a contribution in the amount of $3,680
• From Thomas and Jacqueline Deneau, Bloomingdale, Mich., a contribution in the amount of $2,500
• From Jeffrey and Mary Powers, Indianapolis, Ind., a contribution in the amount of $1,000
• From Jo Ann and Joe Blazek, Cassopolis a contribution in the amount of $1,000
• From Gene Smith, Ada, Mich., a contribution in the amount of $250
• From Charles and Earline Jones, Dowagiac, a contribution in the amount of $200
• From David and Carole Tate, Decatur a contribution in the amount of $200
•  From Renate L. Randall, Berrien Springs, Mich., a contribution in the amount of $150
•  From Robert Smith, Dowagiac, a contribution in the amount of $100
•  From Tom and Bernadette Buszek, Dowagiac, a contribution in the amount of $100
•  From Patricia Felke, Cassopolis a contribution in the amount of $100
•  From Robert Smith, Dowagiac a contribution in the amount of $100
•  From Walter and Kathleen Kolmodin, Dowagiac a contribution in the amount of $100
•  From Virginia Boles, Dowagiac a contribution in the amount of $100
•  From John and Nancy Vylonis, Dowagiac a contribution in the amount of $100
•  From Terry Pfliger, Bridgman, Mich., a contribution in the amount of $100
•  From Marcia and Walt Lehmann, Dowagiac, a contribution in the amount of $100
•  From James Bentz, South Bend, Ind., a contribution in the amount of $100
•  From Neb and Lou Sutherland, Dowagiac, a contribution in the amount of $100
•  From Bruce and Yoshiko Green, Vandalia, a contribution in the amount of $100
•  From Ralph and Betty Kirch, Richland, Mich., a contribution in the amount of $100
The following state grant was accepted by the board:
• From the US Department of Education, a Carl D. Perkins Career & Technical Education Grant in the amount of $1,050 for the 2011-2012 award year.