Distinguished Alumni

As president of Imperial Headwear Inc. since 1998, John C. Bond has overseen substantial gains in his Denver-based company’s sales and market share. In addition to his business successes, Bond finds time to help raise money for Colorado Special Olympics and Habitat for Humanity. His involvement in an annual golf tournament has helped raise more than $1 million for the Special Olympics since 1988. Bond also has been a strong supporter of the Professional Golf Management Learning Center at Katke Golf Course. The facility provides training opportunities for students and serves as a recreational resource for the entire community. During the past 12 years Bond has returned regularly to share his insights and experience with PGM students and is highly supportive of both the PGM and Ferris Alumni Associations.
Joseph J. Corcoran II has maintained close ties to Ferris State throughout his career. The vice president of operations for the F. P. Horak Company in Bay City, Mich., gives several guest lectures each semester, provides students opportunities to sharpen their interviewing skills and gives tours to student groups. He also is on the advisory boards of the Printing and Imaging Technology Management Department and the Technology Transfer Center. Corcoran is F. P. Horak’s coordinator for United Way of Bay County. He further combines his business and community interests by representing his company on the Alliance for Bay County Schools, helping to develop and administer a high-school job-shadowing program.
Jim Meyer joined Spartan Stores Inc. in 1973 as director of retail accounting. In 1989, he became the company’s senior vice president and chief financial officer. Today, Meyer is Spartan Stores chairman, president and chief executive officer. He has provided the vision for Spartan Stores’ re-entry into the retail supermarket business, growing its retail store base to 102 supermarkets and 25 deep discount combination food and drug stores with annual sales approaching $4 billion. Meyer also is deeply involved with his community, serving as board chair for Heart of West Michigan United Way and Davenport University, and as a member of the board of Employer’s Coalition for Healing Racism. An ardent supporter of Ferris, Meyer has also guided Spartan Stores to support the growing Ferris State University-Grand Rapids campus.

Pacesetter Awards

A few of Mechelle A. Churchfield’s titles include senior research and development technologist for Dow Chemical Company, company recruiter for Industrial Chemistry Technology and Plastics Engineering Technology students and Dow’s representative to the Ferris State University Industrial Chemistry Technology Program. Churchfield has helped to secure funds from the Dow Chemical Company Foundation in support of the ICT program. For the last two years, she has given a presentation on “Industrial Chemistry Technology—What Is It?” to all general chemistry and organic chemistry students. In July 2001, Churchfield received a Special Recognition Award from Dow for her on-campus activities, which help attract the best talent available for the company. She also has served on the Ferris State University Partnership for Career Decision-Making.
Scott M. Mark is pharmacy operations manager and interim director of pharmacy for Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Mark is both past president and president-elect of the Washington Metropolitan Society of Health-System Pharmacists and secretary of the Maryland Society of Health-System Pharmacists. His many honors include the 2001 Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmacy Leadership Award. His development of a medication safety program led to him being awarded the CNMC Patient Safety Award. Mark has appeared on Washington-area radio and television as an expert on medication safety. In addition to his other duties, Mark also is chairman of the board for Nightingale Nursing Registry, a home-health-care business with more than 100 employees.

 

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