History Panel

Panel Discussion: Legacy and Traits of Helen Ferris: How they affect our personal and professional lives

Join us on October 8 at 4:00 p.m. in the Rankin Center Centennial Dining Room for a panel discussion on the influence of Helen Gillespie Ferris on Ferris State University.

Panel members include Melinda Isler, Mary Kay MacIver, Gary Huey, Christine Conley-Sowels, Kristin Walters, Jill Buse and Glen Okonoski. Maude Bigford, Honors Program Coordinator, will moderate.

The event is sponsored by the Collge of Education and Human Services.

Coffee Table Book Jacket

New Book Marks Ferris Anniversary

Ferris State University: The First 125 Years celebrates the living history of our remarkable institution of higher learning founded by Woodbridge N. and Helen Gillespie Ferris in 1884.

"A Century of Opportunity"

Read more about the history of the university in the book by Joseph Deupree

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