The Lake Michigan College (LMC) Foundation was formed and incorporated in 1986 as an independent 501(c)(3) organization for the purpose of stimulating voluntary, private support from alumni, parents, friends, corporations, foundations, and others for the benefit of Lake Michigan College.
The LMC Foundation exists to raise and manage corporate, institutional, and personal donations for scholarships and other resources that support the mission and priorities of Lake Michigan College.
See below for information on current campaigns and other opportunities to invest in our students at Lake Michigan College.
Online Donation Opportunities
Academics
Academic donations will go directly to the Academic Innovations Fund. This fund provides grants to educational projects that are aligned with Academic Excellence, one of the College’s three pillars, to promote learner outcomes by demonstrating significant innovation in teaching/learning.
To give, visit the Support webpage and select Academic Innovation Fund in the Designation dropdown menu.
Contact: Kenneth Flowers at flowers@lakemichigancollege.edu
Holiday Food Basket
In partnership with the Area Agency on Aging and The Readiness Center, we will provide fifty food baskets to families in need this year. The Area Agency on Aging is a source of information, options, and services for elderly adults, some homebound, and younger persons with disabilities. The Readiness Center offers families a chance to learn the tools necessary to break the cycle of poverty by providing a safe and nurturing environment for children and their parents. Please consider supporting this generous project that has become a tradition of giving for Lake Michigan College.
To give, visit the Support webpage and select Holiday Food Basket in the Designation dropdown menu.
Contact: Chad Dee at cdee@lakemichigancollege.edu
Intercollegiate Athletics
Support Red Hawk Nation! The Lake Michigan College Intercollegiate Athletics program has a proud history of excellence. Each year, our student-athletes participate in an education-based system using athletics as a tool to build successful life skills.
Please consider making a contribution from the Athletics Donations webpage.
Contact the Intercollegiate Athletic Department at (269) 927-6172
Student Food Pantry
Many students experience food insecurity during their time at Lake Michigan College. Lake Michigan College has established a food pantry to help students during those difficult times.
To give, visit the Support webpage and select Student Food Pantry in the Designation dropdown menu.
Contact: Leslie Navarro at lnavarro@lakemichigancollege.edu
Muhammad & Lonnie Ali Student Success Fund
There are many barriers students may encounter that can stand in the way of education and future careers. The Muhammad & Lonnie Ali Student Success Fund was created to ensure students experiencing financial hardship are able to achieve their educational goals.
To give, visit the support webpage and select Muhammad & Lonnie Ali Student Success Fund in the Designation dropdown menu.
Contact: Susan Eastman at seastman@lakemichigancollege.edu
Unrestricted
Designate your gift to be used by the Foundation wherever the need is greatest.
To give, visit the support webpage and select Unrestricted in the Designation dropdown menu.
Contact: Doug Schaffer at dschaffer@lakemichigancollege.edu
For questions or more information on gift opportunities, please contact Doug Schaffer at dschaffer@lakemichigancollege.edu or call him at (269) 927-8120.
From the President
Lake Michigan College is a key contributor to the vitality of the region we all call home. Its innovative approach to education, its responsiveness to providing a trained workforce, its location as a center for cultural and community events - all make LMC an invaluable resource as together we face the challenges of a rapidly changing world.
The Lake Michigan College Foundation and its Board of Directors are dedicated and visionary leaders from across the region the College serves. They recognize the need for private support of the College to maintain premier programs and services in the pursuit of excellence. Representing business, industry, and manufacturing; banking, insurance, and finance; education, health care and the law, the members bring their collective expertise to the support the advancement of the College and they do it well.
We hope you will explore our Foundation website and discover the many ways the Foundation is helping Lake Michigan College create a Lake Effect that improves the lives of our students, our faculty and staff, and our region. You will also learn of ways you, too, can make a difference and help LMC fulfill dreams.
Kelly Ferneau, President
Foundation Board of Directors
LMC Foundation Board of Directors
Officers
Kelly Ferneau – President
DC Cook Nuclear Plant, AEP
Scott Geik – Vice-President
First Merchants Bank
Kelli Hahn – Treasurer
Lake Michigan College
Doug Schaffer – Executive Director & Secretary (non-voting)
Lake Michigan College
College Directors
John Grover – Chair, Board of Trustees
Business Consultant at JD LLC
Dr. Trevor Kubatzke – President
Lake Michigan College
Brett Closson – Chair, Alumni Board
Lake Michigan College
Kelli Hahn – CFO
Lake Michigan College
Board of Trustee Directors (Appointed by Chair)
Mary Jo Tomasini – Secretary
Competitive Edge
Vicki Burghdoff – Trustee
Public Directors
Alloyd Blackmon, Boys & Girls Club of Benton Harbor
Randy Bettich, Stifel
Robert Burch, Sturgis Bank
Michael Carlson, DC Cook Nuclear Plant, AEP
David Costas, Silver Beach Pizza
Scott Dienes, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Gloria Ender, Freedom Finishing
Kelly Ferneau, DC Cook Nuclear Plant, AEP
Scott Geik, First Merchants Bank
Steven Hadaway
Carolyn Hanson
Patsy Hartzell, Berrien County Trial Court
Megan Hendrix, Honor Credit Union
John Janick
Jim Marohn, Doubleday Office Products Inc.
Scott McFarland, Honor Credit Union
Deborah O'Connor, Whirlpool Corporation
Tim Passaro, Passaro & Kahne Law Office
Lars Petzke, The Petzke Team Realty
David Schaffer, Kruggel Lawton
Tim Tate, Edgewater Automation
Tina Vaught, United Federal Credit Union
Chad White, Michigan Pizza Hut
Amy White, 1st Source Bank
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