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West Michigan Senators take part in honoring the Grand Valley State University football team in the Senate Chambers Feb. 26. The football team culminated its 2002 season with a Division II National Championship, after posting a perfect 14-0 record. Taking part in the tribute are (from left to right) state Sens. Bill Hardiman, R-Kentwood, Patricia Birkholz, R-Saugatuck, Jerry Van Woerkom, R-Muskegon, Wayne Kuipers, R-Holland and Grand Valley football coach Brian Kelly. ... [Read More]
Dr. Rice Speaks at Michigan State University
It is wonderful to be here in East Lansing. I am honored to havebeen asked to join you for this ceremony. The academic in me ispleased to be at a university like MSU, respected around the world.The football and basketball fan in me is thrilled to be at the home ofthe Spartans. ... Dr. Rice Speaks at Michigan State University ... I will always remember my undergraduate commencement at theUniversity of Denver. I remember the pride of my family. I rememberthe closeness I felt to my classmates and friends. I remember thethrill that comes with reaching any important goal. I do not, however,remember a single word that my commencement speaker said. You probablywon't either - and I promise not to take it personally. I just wantedthe speech to be over. ... [Read More]
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West Michigan Senators take part in honoring the Grand Valley State University football team in the Senate Chambers Feb. 26. The football team culminated its 2002 season with a Division II National Championship, after posting a perfect 14-0 record. Taking part in the tribute are (from left to right) state Sens. Bill Hardiman, R-Kentwood, Patricia Birkholz, R-Saugatuck, Jerry Van Woerkom, R-Muskegon, Wayne Kuipers, R-Holland and Grand Valley football coach Brian Kelly. ... [Read More]
Saginaw Valley State University
Noteworthy Accomplishments: The University has effectively managed classroom utilization during a period of increasing growth. For its fall 1996 semester, the University's utilization rate for general purpose classrooms (excluding the portable classrooms that the University is phasing out) was 74%, and the University's class occupancy rate was 79%. Also, the University has recently purchased software that is intended to further assist in making classroom assignments. ... [Read More]
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Sen. Tom George, R-Texas Township, announced today, in a joint press conference that Western Michigan University will be granted an additional $10 million in their budget to fund the WMU Life Sciences Research and Commercialization Center. Calling it a unique partnership designed to preserve "intellectual capital" in the Kalamazoo Valley. Standing next to Sen. George is Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Shirley Johnson, R-Royal Oak, and Western Michigan University President Dr. Judith Bailey. ... [Read More]
Eastern Michigan University
The University is a Division 1-A member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Mid-American Athletics Conference. University intercollegiate athletic programs consist of men’s baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, track/cross country, and wrestling and women’s basketball, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track/cross country, and volleyball. For academic year 1995-96, 374 male and 159 female students were involved in intercollegiate athletic programs. ... [Read More]
US Presidents - Gerald Ford
Fact(s): He starred on the University of Michigan footballteam. ... School(s) attended: University of Michigan, Yale LawSchool ... [Read More]
Gerald R. Ford at the University of Michigan, 1932-1934
H0014-1 and H0035-3 (H0035-3 provides better reproduction). Gerald R. Ford, Jr. centers a football during practice at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. 1933. Size of larger image is 81K ... H0035-1. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. at the University of Michigan with football teammates Russell Fuog, Chuck Bernard, Herman Everhardus, and Stan Fay. October 1934. Size of larger image is 102K ... H0037-2. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. holds the trophy he received at the best freshman in spring practice while standing with University of Michigan football teammate Herman Everhardus. 1932. Size of larger image is 65K ... [Read More]
Central Michigan UniversityIntercollegiate Athletics Program
The University is a Division I-A member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and a member of the Mid-American Athletic Conference. The IAP consists of men's baseball, basketball, cross country, football, indoor and outdoor track and field, and wrestling and women's basketball, cross country, field hockey, gymnastics, softball, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball. For academic year 1995-96, 258 male and 132 female students were involved in intercollegiate athletic programs. IAP fiscal year 1995-96 revenues and expenditures each totaled $5.7 million. ... [Read More]
The LOC.GOV Wise Guide : Football
A star player, Harold "Red" Grange, generated tremendous excitement among fans that carried over from college to professional football. Grange was a three-time All-American while playing for the University of Illinois. His brother, Garland Grange, was an outstanding football player as well. However, it was Red Grange, famed as the "galloping ghost," who won national recognition in 1924 when he rushed for 402 yards and scored five touchdowns in a game against the University of Michigan. When Red Grange signed to play with the Chicago Bears in 1925, he provided an enormous boost to the team and to the new National Football League. Grange attracted photographers wherever he went, such as in this staged "photo opportunity" (below) with a pretty young woman kicking a football. ... [Read More]
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