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Alumni News
Carl Fischer ’71 (pictured
right) just celebrated
41 years as a car dealer.
Congratulations Carl !
Benjamin J. Enser
’11 graduated from
The University of
Melbourne in December
of 2014 with a Doctor
of Physiotherapy
degree. He has accepted
a position as a new graduate Physiotherapist in
Brighton, VIC- a suburb of Melbourne and is
planning to return to the states in 2-3 years.
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What will your IMPACT be?
For a little over 10 years
now, I have had the
pleasure of working
for our alma mater and being
part of the “renaissance” that
has occurred. I am reminded
daily as I walk on campus of
some great moments during
my undergraduate years,
especially pertaining to Theta
Chi fraternity. I have had the
pleasure of meeting many
Theta Chi alumni across the
country and reconnecting with
them during my tenure. I am still humbled and
inspired by the support of our Fraternity alumni
to a variety of funds at the College.
In December 2015, we publicly announced
our next major initiative for the College. We
are calling it the IMPACT Campaign. This
campaign is geared toward the creation of new
scholarships and increasing already existing
scholarships. We have set an ambitious goal
of raising $10 million and creating 200 new
scholarships over the next five years. Many
alumni and friends of the College have stepped up these scholarships or have supported them with
already and I am happy to report we have already
received commitments of $5.2 million and have
created 40 new scholarships to date. These
commitments have ranged from annual gifts,
major gifts to create an endowed scholarship,
Congratulations
Undergraduate and graduate brothers gather after the Adrian College
Commencement in May. Pictured Left to Right: Devin Malloy ’16, Kenny Phelps ’16,
Clayton Kirner ’16, Jason Luellen ’15 (front), Jake Garcia ’16, Alex Amos ’16, and
Nick Howard ’16.
On April 10, 2016, 13 brothers
moved to alumni status as actives
and alumni gathered at 315 S.
Madison for the Alumni Ceremony.
The Theta Chi House Corp provided a
cake for the ceremony and Founder’s
Day festivities held at the chapter house.
We proudly applaud them for their
accomplishments!
by: Jim Mahony ’00, Vice President for Development
and newly documented estate IMPACT Campaign. If you have any questions
(planned) gifts. on how to make a gift, or if you have named
or are considering naming the College in your
Many Theta Chi alumni may estate plans, please do not hesitate to contact me
not realize that the chapter has directly at (517) 264-3104 or jmahony@adrian.
three endowed funds that are edu. I would enjoy the opportunity to talk with
used for scholarship and award you and hear about your Adrian College/Theta
purposes. We are the only Chi experience! In addition, if you have not
fraternity on campus to boast been back to campus in some time and would
that many endowed funds! like a tour, please reach out to me. I would enjoy
The Michael Kelly Thompson showing you the progress and excitement that has
Award was established to happened since your last visit.
give an active member who
is a junior and has the highest
grade point average after five
completed semesters some money between
his junior and senior years to buy a suit or pay
for graduate school fees. The Eric D. Sullivan
Scholarship provides financial assistance to
a junior, who has a 3.0 grade point average,
lives in the fraternity house, and is a secondary
education major. The Don and Louise
Kleinsmith Scholarship was created to provide
financial assistance to an English or Business
major. Many of you reading this newsletter
today have been the recipient of one or more of
your annual gifts. We still have room to grow
these funds and create more scholarship funds
for members of Theta Chi fraternity.
I invite you to join me and many other Adrian
College and Theta Chi alumni to support the