Ferris Foundation awards eight grants to faculty, staff
BIG RAPIDS – The Ferris Foundation of Ferris State University awarded eight Exceptional
Merit Grant Awards to faculty and staff for 2007 totaling more than $48,000. Those
proposals receiving funding include
- Sandra Burns/Kathleen Harlan, College of Allied Health Sciences, for Dental Hygiene
students providing oral health programs within the surrounding communities
- Nancy Wiseman, Michigan College of Optometry, for the laboratory where Student Volunteers
in Optometric Services to Humanity students can cut and assemble glasses to be used
in missionary trips
- Brian Pacholka, College of Technology, for expansion of the Plastics curriculum to
include precision extrusion for the manufacturing of medical-grade tubing
- James Hoerter, College of Arts and Sciences, for laboratory research for students
to investigate whether sequential exposure to sunlight and tanning bed radiation increases
protein oxidation in human melanocytes
- Doug Zentz, College of Technology, for planning and hosting an energy conference with
cross-program benefits for students and University energy initiatives
- Susan Wancour, College of Allied Health Sciences, for digital dental radiography equipment
for teaching students digital dental imaging techniques
- William Bitzinger, University Advancement and Marketing, for a server-based digital
archive to preserve the visual history of the University
Cecil Queen, College of Education and Human Services, for a safe facility/structure
to be used for the development of stress resistance during simulated combative situations
using marking projectiles.
The Exceptional Merit Grants Program was established by the Ferris Foundation to promote
excellence in faculty and staff at the university. Funding for the grants is provided
by the annual Ferris Foundation for Excellence benefit, which also funds the Foundation
for Excellence Scholarship Endowment.
"The Ferris Foundation is pleased to provide Exceptional Merit Grant Awards to faculty
and staff who continue to advance the mission of the University through innovative
and collaborative projects," Foundation Executive Director Richard Duffett said.
For more information or to make a gift to Ferris State University, please contact
The Ferris Foundation at (231) 591-2365 or fsufdn@ferris.edu. Details about establishing scholarships or endowments may be obtained from the
Advancement Office at (231) 591-3825.
23 May, 2007
