Benefactors Fiscal Year 2010/2011

The greatest strength of The Institute of Gerontology are its people: our researchers, our educators, our partners and especially, our benefactors. These individuals dedicate their personal resources to finding answers to important aging issues and to bringing knowledge and awareness into the community. Their support impacts generations.

Platinum ($20,000 and Above)

Martha and Robert Sachs

Gold ($5,000 and Above)

Marion and James H. Loprete
Frank G. and Gertrude Dunlap Foundation

Silver ($1,500-$4,999)

David and Esther Howell
Louis and Nellie Sieg Foundation
Thomas Trainer

Bronze ($500 - $1,499)

Terri and Carl Bailey
June Clark
Donald Haas
Virginia Halley
Susan MacNeill and Peter Lichtenberg
Tom Tainer
John and Jean Villa
Betty Welsh

Friends of the IOG ($100-$499)

Elizabeth Chapleski
Mary Kay Cresci
Karen Cromie
Charlotte Davenport
Cheryl Deep - In honor of Virginia Everett
Thomas J. Jankowski
Barbara Kopasz
Elsa Lichtenberg - In honor of Susan and Peter Lichtenberg
Catherine Lysack
Jennifer Mendez
Roger Myers
Stewart Neufeld
Myrtle Pender
Frances Parker
Karen Schrock - In honor of Peter Lichtenberg

Supporters ($1-$99)

Adrian Dominican Sisters
Frank Agnello
LaVern Aikens
Midge Appel
Lois Bailey
Lawrence Banks
Lenetta Barnett
Eugene Baron - In honor of Eric Baron, M.D.
Nicoll Bohrer
Eva Boicourt
Delores Bradley
Mrs. Freddie H. Brown
Nancy Coman
Audrey Davis
Margaret Eidson
Precious Everett
Rose Faison
Dorothy Faulkner
Gilbert Frimet
Meredith Goldberg
Ruthenia Henderson
Joyce Hicks
Kathryn Hoard
Masline Horton
Amelia Hughes
Lea Anne Ivory
Anita Johnson
Elaine Jurkowski
Boaz Kahana
Marcella Keisic
Bertha Madison
Frankie A. Manning-Murphy - In memory of William and G. Parks
Fay Martin - In memory of Jessie Martin
Otis Mathis
Betty McBride - In memory of George Canady, Louise Canady and Marie McBride
Marion McCarthy - In honor of Esther and David Howell and in memory of Lottie Keller
Mae McCollom
Judy Mikola
Elizabeth Morton
Peter Ostrow
Dianne Piazzon - In honor of Betty and Andre Deseck
Eddie Pierce
Ardelle Randall
Jane Robinson
William Robinson, Jr.
Naomi Ross
Joan Rossow
Linda Roth
St. Andrew's Society of Detroit
Henry Sandler
Juanita Stafford
Mildred Stennis
Annie Stokes
Robert Sweeten
Jennie Tanner
Maxine Taylor
Roberta Taylor
Elizabeth Terry
Belen Torres
Cora Walker
Gwendolyn Walker
Germaine Washington
Dollie Waters
Dortothy Watley
Catherine Wells
Kathie Williams
Joan Winchester
Clara Wyatte

Janet Rowe Remembers the IOG in Her Will

The Institute of Gerontology was deeply moved by the recent generosity of Mrs. Janet Rowe whose estate plan provided for a $25,000 gift to the IOG. The funds will be used to enhance gerontology research in memory of Mrs. Rowe and her husband Lloyd, who passed away in 1996. The couple was married for 48 years.

Mrs. Rowe passed away on Sept. 27 at the age of 97 after leading a full, interesting and exciting life. During World War II, she earned the rank of Yoeman First Class in the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) serving in Navy headquarters in Washington, D.C. She and Lloyd married in 1948, built a large social circle of friends, and led a “whirlwind life” as world travelers and sportscar enthusiasts.

After Lloyd’s death, Mrs. Rowe moved into the American House Senior Living Residence in Dearborn Heights. There her good friends since 1975 -- IOG board members Gene and Jean Pisha -- visited her regularly bringing news of IOG achievements. “Janet would be proud that her donation will be well-used by people devoted to understanding the process of aging,” Gene said. “Janet lived well, aged well, and wanted to give back. There is much we could learn from her example.”