The 1976-77 Titans Men’s Basketball Team is among the best athletic team the University has had in any sport and on Feb. 10, most of the team will reunite to be honored on the 40th anniversary of their historic season. Then head Coach Dick Vitale, in what was his fourth …
This past summer, the School of Architecture completed another interior renovation project focused on the lower level of the building. This project was the third phase of a $1-million investment in the School’s facilities over the last five years, and represents the culmination of the master plan created by former …
Support for scholarships within the College of Engineering & Science is strong, as evidenced in three recent gifts that will support students today and into the future. Alumnus Bernard Schlaff ’44, who earned a bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering and worked at Lockheed Missiles & Space Company and the Ames …
When the College of Health Professions officially opens its expanded facility later this month, one room will be named in honor of a prominent pediatrician, thanks to a generous gift from two alumni. Barbara ’02 and Ralph Cushing ’99, both doctors—she a retired pediatric hematologist-oncologist and he an infectious disease …
College of Engineering & Science students are learning in two new state-of-the-art facilities thanks to a generous gifts and funds from a major grant from the National Institutes of Health. Both were completed in early fall and are being used by students nearly every day since they were officially dedicated. …
The logo for Ven Johnson’s law firm is a pair of red boxing gloves. The message? He’ll fight for you. He’s also battling in a major way for the institution of the law and his recent gift of $100,000 to Detroit Mercy Law shows his commitment to that fight. “We …
From a young age, Jane Kay Nugent ’48 knew she wanted her life to make a difference. As a woman in the male dominated field of business, she did just that, breaking glass ceilings at Detroit Edison, donating treasure and talent as a philanthropist and volunteer, and advocating for equal …
University of Detroit Mercy’s new Center for Automotive Systems Engineering Education (CASEE) has received a major boost with a $1 million gift from William L. Kozyra ’80 in July. “There is no doubt in my mind that today I have a fabulous career and life as a result of the …
Terrell Nichols is the first recipient of the Dolores Davis-Penn Scholarship providing full tuition and room and board at University of Detroit Mercy for graduates of Detroit’s Jalen Rose Leadership Academy. The scholarship was established this year with a $250,000 gift from University of Detroit Mercy alumnus and Jalen Rose …
University of Detroit Mercy alumni Steven ’74, ’76 and Beth Jevitz Pagnotta ’74 have long been supporters of the School of Architecture and have made another recent donation that will have long-lasting effects on the School and its students. This donation will be used to complete renovations to the School’s …
