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The individuals listed on the Tribute Wall below have been honored through legacy campaigns that raised at least $500.

To organize a legacy campaign for someone special, contact us at [email protected].

Tribute Wall

2024 Honorees

These individuals were honored or remembered through gifts of all levels in 2024.  

Ann Alston, honored by Andrea Alston
Rodney Bell, honored by Taylia Dunbar
Bill Bogdan and Susan Fowler, honored by Mary Ruth Coleman
Julie Bost, honored by Brenda Laferriere
Dr. Ellen Brantlinger, honored by Jennifer Lesh
Myra Burson, honored by Isaac Burson III
Walter Edward Cheetham, honored by Louise Spear-Swerling
Pamela Chilson, honored by Rachael Wood
Parthenia Cogdell, honored by Susan Fowler
Parthenia Cogdell, honored by Andrea Jasper
Parthenia Cogdell, honored by Lorrane McPherson
Parthenia Cogdell, honored by Kevin Miller
Parthenia Cogdell, honored by Kathleen Puckett
Parthenia Cogdell, honored by Nancy Safer
Camille Conrad, honored by Cristin Burke
Danille Craft and Leslie Longpre, honored by Claire Chambers
Sergio Curkendall, honored by Elizabeth Zagata
Kamron Daliri, honored by Robyn Daliri
Sharon Denise Dougherty, honored by Janice Dougherty
Leonard Frasca, honored by Michelle Stuart
Migdalia Garcia, honored by Migdalia Garcia
Helena Harshorne, honored by Mark Hartshorn
Libby Herzog, honored by Sarah Meagher
Dr. Linda Hickson, honored by Anne Spillane
Jamie Hopkins, honored by William Bogdan
Jamie Hopkins, honored by the CEC Division of Leaders and Legacy
Jamie Hopkins, honored by Lorrane McPherson
Jamie Hopkins, honored by Kathleen Puckett
Jamie Hopkins, honored by Michael Weinroth
Dr. Margaret "Meg" Kelly Carroll, honored by Wendy Gonzales
Dr. Cynthia Nixon, honored by Susan Thomas
Dr. Cynthia Nixon, honored by Elizabeth Magee
Dr. Cynthia Nixon, honored by Jennifer Watson
Karen Norland Esq, honored by Linda Widomski
Mary Anne Odom Tharin, honored by Jennifer Lesh
Marjorie M. Patten, honored by Judith Bowen
Adam Powers, co-founder of Key Tech Labs NW, honored by Rohana Swihart
Cindy Prisching, honored by Fern Aefsky
Cindy Prisching, honored by John Hesselgrave
Cindy Prisching, honored by Nancy Rick Hides
Cindy Prisching, honored by Bryan Olson
Cindy Prisching, honored by Pat Riley
Cindy Prisching, honored by Bill Schiemann
Cindy Prisching, honored by John Wojszko
Emmanuella Rayside, honored by Josette Fleury-Douglas
Dr. Richard Ruíz, honored by Cristina Santamaria Graff
Julie Saccoccio, honored by Susan Frankel
Bodo Schmid, honored by Petra Schmid-Riggins
Ernest "Dan" Settle, honored by Nicole Wheeler
Doree Shalhoub, honored by Leana Malinowsky
Dr. Sally A. Spencer, honored by Wendy Murawski
Ann Marie Stephan, honored by Nancy Consol
Dr. Harold Tarriff, honored by Toby Karten
Matthew Thoma, honored by Colleen Thoma
Dr. Jennifer A. Tong, honored by William Bogdan
Dr. Jennifer A. Tong, honored by the CEC Division of Leaders and Legacy
Dr. Jennifer A. Tong, honored by Lorrane McPherson
Dr. Jennifer A. Tong, honored by Barbara Melnychuk
Dr. Jennifer A. Tong, honored by Kathleen Puckett
Dr. Barbara Tymitz-Wolf, honored by Jennifer Lesh
Laurie Vanderploeg, honored by  Anna Adl
Allan Watson, honored by Jill Plourd
Denny Westerman, honored by Brooke Hemmer
All my family Angels!, honored by Melinda Martinez-Epperson
All Past and Present Michigan Winners, honored by Joe DeMarsh
Grandfather, honored by Jade Magiera
My autism students and the teachers in my building who I mentor daily, honored by Brittany Stoval
My dad Ali Bin Hamound, honored by Maryam Al Rashdi
My late Mom for always advocating for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, honored by Brianna Miller
My sister Fakhreay, honored by Maryam Al Rashdi
My son, Trey Jordan Price, honored by B. Price
My sweet nephew David, honored by Rachel Wales
LGBT teachers, staff and administration blazing the trail for all to be seen and heard, honored by Steven Cook

 

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