Robert H. “Brother Bob” Jackson 

Robert H. “Brother Bob” Jackson Adrian College’s longtime Director of the Newman Center, Campus Minister and Associate Dean of Students from the 1980’s and early ‘90s, died on February 11, 2021 in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Robert H. “Brother Bob” Jackson shared his...

Louie Calvin

Louie Calvin, employed at Adrian College for 30 years in the facility maintenance department, died August 12, 2021. His hobbies included restoring antique tractors and farm equipment, as well as woodworking. Louie had made many bulldogs leaning on the ‘A’ from the...

Renee Collins

Recently retired journalism professor Renee Collins was presented her freshly painted and completely overhauled Underwood Five typewriter as a surprise from her students at an April farewell. Renee began teaching at Adrian College in 2009. She received her bachelor’s...

Dr. James Traer

Dr. James Traer, resident of Jamestown, R.I., and a former dean at Adrian College, died November 8, 2019. His career in higher education culminated in serving as the president of Westminster College in Fulton, Mo. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Maribeth,...

Elizabeth “Betty” Nicolay

Elizabeth “Betty” Nicolay, a resident of Farmington Hills, Mich., and wife of former trustee Ernest “Bud” Nicolay, died July 28, 2019. Survivors include their three children.