The daughter of James and Catherine Reed Shanks, Jan was born on February, 27, 1925, in Detroit, MI. She graduated from J.W. Sexton High School in Lansing, MI, in 1943, and went on to receive her B.A. degree in English from the University of Michigan. She married Joe...

In 2005 brothers Jeff and Thomas Benson established the Hulon T. Benson, Jr Memorial Scholarship in memory of their father. The scholarship provides financial assistance to minority students entering the field of accounting. Hulon Benson took some accounting classes...

In establishing the Warner Family Scholarship, Jennifer Hatt honors the Warner family legacy and their commitment to public service. Jennifer’s father and grandparents built prominent careers in public service as a corrections officer, police officer, and a valued...

Jill is a licensed psychologist and former school counselor who received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at Michigan State University. Jill retired from the Lansing School District after a career in counseling. She is also an author and an artist and established...

Joan and William (Bill) Hartwig met at Detroit Lutheran High School and are both graduates of Michigan State University. They were married on July 7, 1956. He retired as an Assistant Division Administrator for the MDOT Bureau of Transportation Planning. Joan retired...

The son of Joe C. Foster Sr., and Grace McComb Foster, Joe was born on February 5, 1925, in East Lansing, Michigan. He attended Wabash College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He then served as a Navy officer in the Pacific during World War II. He graduated...

Ferguson is the vice-chair of Blue Cross Foundation, co-founder of F & S Development Company, and the developer of 14 multi-family residential complexes throughout Michigan. He is the co-founder of Lansing television station WFSL-TV (Channel 47) and the founder of...

Grace Howell received her nursing degree from Michigan State at the age of 40. She then worked as a nurse at the psychiatric hospital in Okemos and then moved on to work at Sparrow Hospital. She later taught at LCC in the Nursing Program and went on to become an...

Joyce Fay Lockhart Wildenthal, with the support of her children, has endowed this scholarship in honor of her mother, Lora Bell Kunze Lockhart (1909-1998). Mrs. Lockhart, or “Lora Bell” as she was known to her friends, was a daughter of German and English immigrant...

Judson Werbelow was a prominent Lansing attorney. He was a clerk for the Michigan State Supreme Court and an early partner of the Sinas Dramis Law Firm. He later moved to Dickinson Wright Law Firm, where he eventually retired. Louise Werbelow was involved with the...

Julia Petry and Hisham Petry established the Bill Petry Endowed Scholarship to honor and memorialize the life of William “Bill” Petry. Bill was a Professor of Mathematics at Lansing Community College for 36 years. His door was always open and he went above and beyond...

The Mid-Michigan Creative Alliance (MMCA) is affiliated with the American Advertising Federation (AAF), the largest and oldest advertising trade association. Regionally, the MMCA is part of the AAF District 6. On a local level, the MMCA brings together all creative...

Lansing Community College supports students by offering merit-based scholarships to incoming and returning students. LCC currently offers: 2+2+2 Engineering Scholarship Arts & Sciences Divisional Scholarship Health and Human Services Divisional...

Founded in 1981 the Lansing Community College Foundation strives to make a positive impact through individual and institutional philanthropic investment that changes lives and enriches the community – leading to a stronger workforce and economic prosperity. The...

Lucile was educated in the Lansing Schools and graduated from Lansing Central High School. She attended Michigan State College, and entered the family business, Belen’s Flowers, in the early 1940s. She operated Belen’s Flowers for 60 years, and established the...

Margaret Joan “Jo” Budzynski was born January 10, 1925, in Lansing, Michigan the daughter of Edward and Alta Woodlock where she grew up and attended Michigan State University. She attended a summer art camp in 1950 in Leland, Michigan where she met Delphin “Bud”...

Marian Schoff was born April 24, 1922, in Williamston, Michigan, daughter of the late William and Alberta Graham Murray. She graduated from Williamston High School, the Edward W Sparrow Hospital School of Nursing and attended Michigan State University. She was...

Mary Ellen Kremer was born in Escanaba, Michigan, to Edward Kremer, and Dorothy Hammond Kremer. Mary (Molly to her family) grew up in Pontiac and graduated from St Fredrick’s High School in Pontiac. Upon HS graduation she joined the secretarial pool at Pontiac...

Maureen Moloney and Doug Peterson have been Lansing area residents since the 1970s. Maureen has worked as a Social Worker in the field of mental health and as an educator at the Michigan State University School of Social Work. Doug has worked in the field of...

Michael P. Gannon was named the 2012 LCC Distinguished Alumnus. Michael received his associate’s degree from Lansing Community College in 1973, graduating Summa Cum Laude. He received his bachelor’s degree from Kettering University and a master’s degree in business...

The Michigan Technology Network (MITN) is a statewide organization based in Greater Lansing, driven to enhance the development of tech professionals through educational and networking events with a focus on community.

Mieko Philips was born and raised in Japan. While in college, she came to the United States on a Rotary Exchange Program and studied at Michigan State University receiving a BA in psychology. She returned to Japan and completed her studies receiving a BA in English...

Mohan Advani’s children attended Lansing Community College to begin their academic careers and transferred to four-year academic institutions. Mr. Advani wishes to recognize the key role that LCC played in their lives by supporting future generations of students as...

Tillie Sohn established the Joseph P. Sohn Hotel/Motel/Food Service Management Specialist Scholarship in 1999 in memory of her late husband. Tillie worked in the family linen supply business until well into her 90’s. She was one of its founding partners in 1933 and...

As part of the legacy of Ngere Abdul Wali – business owner of AfroVisions who operated in the Lansing Community for over 40 years – we, the Wali family, have established a scholarship at LCC to help students to study African American history, which was Ngere’s passion.

Established as an endowment in 1993 by the students of Phi Theta Kappa (Mu Tau Chapter) at Lansing Community College, the Phi Theta Kappa Honors Scholarship (Mu Tau Chapter) to support Phi Theta Kappa students in LCC who are deeply involved in their community and are...

Olivia I. Letts passed away on February 1, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois at the age of 93. She was the first African American teacher in the Lansing school system in 1951 and went on to retire as the Director of Elementary education in 1985. Richard, Olivia’s husband of...

Mr. Sellers is a graduate of Lansing’s Eastern High School. He did not attend Lansing Community College. After receiving a degree in Finance and Accounting, Mr. Sellers began a career in banking. He eventually retired from Comerica Bank where he served as Vice...

David A. Lorenz, aged 34, of Rockford and formerly of Williamston, died December 1, 2005, after a short illness. Born December 26, 1970, in Lansing, MI, David grew up in Williamston and attended the Okemos Presbyterian Church. He graduated from Denver Academy (High...