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Foundation Board

Foundation Board creates scholarship celebrating excellence

Scholarship to help students overcome financial challenges and move forward with a life-changing education.

Beverly Drake

Beverly Drake’s mission of helping others included service on foundation board

She helping people overcome obstacles to success, especially through education – and GRCC.

Alumni at the Lakeshore

Alumni check out new Lakeshore Campus

Alumni celebrated the opening of GRCC’s Lakeshore Campus.

Graduates in front of large letters spelling GRCC.

Guests return for in-person commencement

Face to face again.

Cover of the 2019-20 Annual Report

2019-20 Annual Report receives national honor

The 2019-20 GRCC Foundation Annual Report earned the Paragon Awards “Best in Show” honor.

Baseball current and past players at LMCU ballpark

Players from championship baseball teams celebrate with current raiders

A special game at LMCU Ballpark for past and present players.

Students sitting at Commencement ceremony.

Sparta's Class of 1970 honors classmate David M. Schieber

A scholarship honoring David M. Schieber.

Ted Frey

Edward ‘Ted’ Frey Jr. strengthened community by work on Frey, GRCC Foundation boards

Frey Foundation made its first donation to GRJC in 1974.

Creating connection event in the fieldhouse.

Creating connections makes strong return after pandemic hiatus

The breakfast returned after two years.

Piazza

Peter Secchia's final project shines bright

Featuring a skycone that’s 31 feet wide and 15 feet tall.

Dr. Bill Pink

President Bill Pink moves on after five years

Dr. Bill Pink stepped down this summer.

Ron Moore and wife

Photographer walks for commencement - 20 years after earning degree

Ron Moore decided that it was time to finish the associate degree.

Trimell Hawkins

Chef Trimell Hawkins named first Young Alumni Award recipient

Trimell Hawkins used his culinary talent to bring people together.

CHARCUTERIE BOARDS

Livestream lesson spotlights charcuterie boards

Struik led a livestream lesson in March from the Custer Alumni House kitchen on the art of creating a show-stopping charcuterie board.

Jim and Donna Brooks

Jim and Donna Brooks support GRCC Lakeshore Campus to strengthen community

The Lakeshore Campus provides certain types of skills training, at a very affordable cost.

Piazza outside view

Secchia Piazza links West Michigan with culinary world

World-class teaching culinary program has gained a new piazza.

Students working together on laptop on Bostwick Commons.

Foundation Partners with Free Will-Writing website

A website that makes writing a will simple, quick and free.