{"id":633,"date":"2017-06-19T09:09:11","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T13:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/?p=633"},"modified":"2017-07-25T09:54:16","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T13:54:16","slug":"honoring-an-inspirational-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/2017\/06\/19\/honoring-an-inspirational-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring an inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_634\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-634\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-634\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2017\/06\/cushing-gift.jpg?resize=300%2C255&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2017\/06\/cushing-gift.jpg?resize=300%2C255&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2017\/06\/cushing-gift.jpg?resize=235%2C200&amp;ssl=1 235w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2017\/06\/cushing-gift.jpg?resize=768%2C653&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2017\/06\/cushing-gift.jpg?resize=1024%2C871&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2017\/06\/cushing-gift.jpg?resize=1440%2C1225&amp;ssl=1 1440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2017\/06\/cushing-gift.jpg?w=2498&amp;ssl=1 2498w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Barbara Cushing and Ed Montgomery at the room named in honor of Montgomery&#8217;s father, Dr. William C. Montgomery,&nbsp;in the expanded College of Health Professions facility.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dr. Barbara Cushing and her late husband, Dr. Ralph Cushing, made a significant gift to the College of Health Professions facility expansion earlier this year, naming a student examination room in the name of Dr. William C. Montgomery.<\/p>\n<p>You can read about that gift and others by the Cushings as well as why Montgomery was such an inspiration <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/alumni\/2017\/01\/05\/expansion-to-open-alumni-honor-colleague-with-gift\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Montgomery passed away several years ago and no one from his family was able to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the opening of the facility in April. The University recently arranged a lunch between Barbara Cushing and Ed Montgomery, the son of William C. Montgomery.<\/p>\n<p>Ed Montgomery told Cushing and the University that he and his six siblings were very touched by the Cushings&#8217; generosity in memorializing their father. Interestingly, Montgomery is no stranger to Detroit Mercy, having earned a bachelor&#8217;s degree from Mercy College of Detroit in Health Services in &#8217;78 and a master&#8217;s degree in the same program in &#8217;84. In addition, four of his siblings are also Mercy College of Detroit alumni.<\/p>\n<p>The Montgomery family has a past with Detroit Mercy and now, thanks to the Cushings, it has a present and future here as well.<\/p>\n<p>Gifts to University of Detroit Mercy help the University meet the needs of the students of today and tomorrow. Donations of all sizes and for all reasons are welcome. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/community.udmercy.edu\/donate\">here<\/a> to make a safe online donation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Barbara Cushing and her late husband, Dr. Ralph Cushing, made a significant gift to the College of Health Professions facility expansion earlier this year, naming a student examination room in the name of Dr. William C. Montgomery. 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