Gifts & GivScholarship Donors Meet
Their Student Scholars
Donors of named annual scholarships
(gifts of $1,000 or more) and the student
recipients of those scholarships
had an opportunity to meet each
other this spring when Siena
Heights hosted a Scholarship
Luncheon on campus. President
Rick Artman presided over the
event, attended by more than
100 donors, student scholars,
faculty, staff and members of the
Board of Trustees.
Right: Art major Tara
Bouginé of Ortonville (seated
center) was this year’s recipient
of the Sister Jeannine Klemm
Scholarship. She is shown at
the Scholarship Luncheon with, at left,
her parents John and Linda Bouginé;
scholarship donors Marcine Klemm, OP
(standing) and Jean Agnes Klemm, OP
(seated right); and Siena Heights Trustee
J. Patrick Murphy, C.M. Tara graduated
summa cum laude in May with a B.F.A.;
she received the Division of Visual and
Performing Arts and Education Award
and was co-recipient of the Outstanding
Undergraduate Student Award.
Top: Kyhlil Perry of Detroit
(seated center) was this year’s recipient
of the Mary Jean Cornillie Scholarship. Shown with Kyhlil are (at right)
donors Mary Jean and Henry Cornillie,
Siena Heights business manager Sharon
Robertello (seated left), and Kyhlil’s
family (back from left), father Michael
Folks, sister Brandy Folks, and mother
Patricia Folks. Kyhlil will be a sophomore this year at Siena Heights.
Volunteers make the difference
for Siena fund raising
Volunteers are a special part of any fund
raising effort, and Siena Heights enjoyed
an exciting partnership this year with a
number of graduates and friends who
volunteered their time, effort and financial resources for the betterment of the
College. “We are very fortunate to have
such energetic individuals working on
ing
Heights graduates within
Lenawee County. Adrian
attorney Margaret Scholz
Noe ’75 served as chair of
the group, which included
Linda Buthart, Mary FitzpatrickThompson ’91, Laura Schaedler, Ceal
Schwartz ’73 and Robert Stranges ’76.
“On behalf of the students and faculty of
Siena Heights, I want to extend a very
special thanks to these individuals for all
their efforts this year,” Freshcorn said.
Don Taylor brings new
leadership to advancement
our behalf,” Jeff Freshcorn, director of
annual fund programs, said recently. “It
is through their work and the efforts of
future volunteers that Siena Heights will
reach new levels in programming and
gift support.” A special thanks to those
listed below for their contributions to the
success of the 1996-97 fiscal year.
Annual Fund Council
These individuals helped plan and
implement the 1996-97 Siena Heights
Annual Fund Program. Trustee Jim
Motschall chaired the Council with
support from Allan Brittain, Margaret Scholz Noe ’75, and trustees Steve
Hickman and Byron Stickles ’80/’83/’88
M.A.
Corporate Fund Council
This group was responsible for soliciting more than 50 local businesses and
companies within Lenawee County for
the direct purpose of scholarship support
for Lenawee County students. Allan
Brittain, board chairman at Bank of
Lenawee, chaired the effort with assistance from Garry Clift, Sam Engardio,
Larry Francoeur, Pat Gill, Jim Kapnick,
past chair of the Siena Board of Trustees Dick Keeley, Mark Kremski, Dave
Maxwell, Don McCarthy and Mark
Murray ’97.
Alumni Fund Council
These volunteers operated a one-night
phonathon, calling more than 285 Siena
Don F. Taylor of Boca Raton, Florida,
assumes leadership August 1 as Vice
President for Advancement at Siena
Heights. Taylor comes to Siena Heights
from Florida Atlantic University where
he has led fund raising efforts for seven
years as associate vice president for
advancement and vice president for
development and alumni affairs. Previously, he spent six years at the University of Florida as director of development for the College of Architecture
and development coordinator for the
School of Building Construction. Prior
experience includes 12 years in real
estate management, construction, and
private business. “Don is an experienced fund raiser and we look forward
to his leadership and success at Siena,”
President Rick Artman said in announcing Taylor’s appointment. “We are
fortunate to have attracted a person with
his credentials and abilities.” For Don
and his wife, Sharon, moving to Michigan is something of a homecoming: He
is a native of Bay City and a University of Michigan alumnus who began
his career in Michigan’s auto industry,
while Sharon is originally from Hudson.
Taylor replaces Mike Ferin, who left the
College in May for a position with the
University of Indianapolis.