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This space pays tribute to the people who helped shape Grand Valley, such as Don Williams Sr. and Thomas Darnell Robinson.
April 14, 2026 (Volume 49, Number 15)
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Retired staff member
Doris
Slager-Sommerdyke, who retired as a library acquisition assistant,
died December 21, 2023. She was 87.
Slager-Sommerdyke worked for Grand Valley from 1977-1999.
Retired staff member
Nancy
Brown, who retired as an administrative assistant in the Arts and
Humanities Dean's Office, died on December 3, 2023. She was 87.
Brown worked for Grand Valley from 1984-1999, also working in the Seidman School of Business.
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