by Saginaw Community Foundation | Jul 12, 2012 | Scholarships
The Bernie Smillie Memorial Scholarship was established in 2010, in memory of Freeland resident and business owner Bernie Smillie. Bernie passed away in 2000, due to complications from a lung transplant he had received in 1994. In 2005, family and friends of Bernie...
by Saginaw Community Foundation | Jul 12, 2012 | Scholarships
Once upon a time there was a vibrant young man named Ashton Bernard Joseph. He had a tall athletic build, big brown eyes and an engaging smile. Ashton was distinguished by his love for music and sports. In the winter he could be found snowboarding at Apple Mountain or...
by Saginaw Community Foundation | Jul 12, 2012 | Scholarships
The 30th class reunion committee for the class of 1981 had a dream to endow a scholarship for the graduates of AHHS. The vision for the scholarship grew to endow a scholarship larger than what one graduating class might be able to endow, and to fund more than one or...
by Saginaw Community Foundation | Jul 12, 2012 | Scholarships
In the fall of 1954, Saginaw-area businesswomen received an invitation to a tea and meeting at the Bancroft Hotel from the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) National Headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. Approximately 100 businesswomen attended the...
by Saginaw Community Foundation | Jul 12, 2012 | Scholarships
Women Giving To Women (WGTW) provides intellectual and emotional support for women of diverse backgrounds. WGTW scholarship was established to empower women to complete a bachelor’s degree and become leaders in the community. WGTW also provides financial support for...
by Saginaw Community Foundation | Jul 12, 2012 | Scholarships
Albert A. Smith was born in Omer, Mich., in 1913. He began his education in a one room schoolhouse near Omer and successfully completed his first three grades in the first year of school. Upon graduation from Flint Northern High School at age 15, he went on to receive...
