Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Page 7
Page 8
Page 9
Page 10
Page 11
Page 12
Page 13
Page 14
Page 15
Page 16
Page 17
Page 18
Page 19
Page 20
12NorthernMichiganUniversityAnnualReportEndowmentWewillcontinuetobuildadynamiccompetitiveportfolioofnancialresourcesnotonlytohelpeasethenancialburdensofourstudentsandfamiliesbutalsoattractmoreoutstandingfacultyandhigh-achievingstudents.AleaderintheeldoneuropsychologyandthestudyosportsconcussionwhohasworkedwiththeDetroitRedWingstheNFLandU.S.Olympicteamsisgivingbacktohisalmamatertosupportundergraduateathletesandgraduateresearch.Dr.MarkR.LovellandhiswieEileenhaveestablishedtheRobertandRobertaLovellAthleticScholarshipinhonoroDr.Lovellsparents.This25000endowmentwillprovidescholarshipsupporttoqualiyingstudentspar-ticipatinginvarsityathletics.LovellischairmanandCEOoImPACTApplicationsInc.ImPACToferstherstmost-widelyusedandmostscienticallyvalidatedcomputerizedconcussionevaluationsystem.ForanumberoyearsthecompanyhasdonateditsconcussionsotwaretoNMUorusewithitsathletes.ThisyearImPACTalsomadeagito50000toundcurrentlyenrolledmasters-levelstudentsinresearchopportunitieswithintheHealthPhysicalEducationandRecreationDepartment.LovellwasgrantedthehonorarydegreeodoctoroscienceatNMUsspringcommencementin2011wherehedeliveredthekeynotespeech.HeisalietimememberotheNorthernMichiganUniversityAlumniAssociationandreceivedtheNMUDistinguishedAlumniAwardin2003.HeearnedhisbachelorsdegreeinpsychologyromNorthernin1977.12NorthernMichiganUniversityAnnualReportThroughabequestromNMUalumnusWainoWahteraNMUhasconstructedamulti-usepaviliononcampusprovidingagatheringplaceorapproximately200peopleandapleasantoutdoorareaorstudentstudy.Wahteraspent23yearswithEastmanKodakasachemistandlaterworkedasanenvironmentalengineerorthecityoRochesterN.Y.WainosbrotherKaukoWahteraalsoanNMUalumnusretiredin1975asheadoNMUsDepartmentoIndustryandTechnology.FriendscolleaguesandamilyestablishedascholarshipinmemoryoDr.WahteraaswellasascholarshipinmemoryoDr.WahteraswieMyrlea1932graduate.Recentlyamilymembersdonatedadditionalundstobothscholarships.AtNorthernthefacultymemberswereaconstantsourceofsupportandmentoringanddevelopedcloseworkingrelationshipswiththestudents.IunderstandthatthisisaphilosophythathascontinuedtothisdayanditisonethingthatmakesNorthernspecialandunique.Dr.MarkLovellneuropsychologistConcussionexpertsupportsathletics