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Keith M. Campbell

"The education that I received at Lake Superior State University has opened many doors for me. I have worked with Firefighters and Paramedics for over thirty years as a co-worker, educator, and student. I have been very blessed in my life to have these opportunities. I truly believe that education is the cornerstone of everyone’s career and LSSU provides the best.

My future goals are to become the Director of a Fire Science program and follow in the footsteps of the great educators that I have had the privilege of learning from. This will not be easy, but I believe that these Professors have prepared me to be successful. My achievements will be a direct result of the knowledge that they have bestowed upon me. It will then be my obligation to share this knowledge with others. ”

Keith M. Campbell '07

Firefighter/Paramedic

Fire and hazardous materials response coordinator for the U.S. Navy based in Bahrain

Alumni Association

Distinguished Citizens through the Years

Awards were not given in 1997 or 1998

Reverend Timothy H. Desrochers Awarded in 1996

Graduate University of Detroit Law School 1948

Practiced law for 25 years with Plunkett, Cooney, Rutt & Peacock in Detroit

Oakland County Circuit Court Judge 1977-78 (part-time)

Graduated from LSSU in 1987 after a distinguished career in law. He added a B.A. in political science two years later

member and past chair of LSSU Foundation; Hudson Foundation Board of Directors of Sault Ste. Marie; member of Bi-national Regional Initiative Developing Greater Education board of directors

Chippewa County Commissioner two terms

Mr. John Peacock Awarded in 1995

Graduate University of Detroit Law School 1948

Practiced law for 25 years with Plunkett, Cooney, Rutt & Peacock in Detroit

Oakland County Circuit Court Judge 1977-78 (part-time)

Graduated from LSSU in 1987 after a distinguished career in law. He added a B.A. in political science two years later

member and past chair of LSSU Foundation; Hudson Foundation Board of Directors of Sault Ste. Marie; member of Bi-national Regional Initiative Developing Greater Education board of directors

Chippewa County Commissioner two terms

Mr. Robert Arfstrom Awarded in 1994

President, Chairman of the Board, C.E.O., and registered pharmacist of Arfstrom Pharmacies, Inc. since 1973 of Regents 1978-86; Chairman 1982-84

LSSU adjunct instructor of pharmacology

Sault Ste. Marie Business Person of the Year 1992

Michigan Small Business Person of the Year 1993

Member of LSSU Board of Regents

Received Merck Award for outstanding contributions to pharmacy from Merck, Sharp & Dohme Laboratories, 1993

Russell H. Ramsay Awarded in 1993

Minister of Labour in the Ontario Government

30 years in radio and television, most as President and General Manager of Hyland Radio TV Ltd. and Lake Superior Cablevision of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Chair of many community organizations in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

inducted into the Order of Canada October 27, 1993

has had a high school sports hall of fame and a sports gallery in a Sault Ste. Marie museum named after him

Carl Levin, Senator Awarded in 1992

Appointed Assistant Attorney General of Michigan and first general counsel for Michigan Civil Rights Commission in 1964.

Elected to Detroit City Council in 1969; president in 1973

Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1978; reelected in 1984 and 1990

Senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Governmental Affairs Committee and Small Business Committee

Author of many laws and bills to strengthen ethic rules and eliminate government waste

William A. Sederburg, Ph.D. Awarded in 1991

Member, Michigan State Board of Education

Michigan State Senator

Chair-Founder, Midwest Higher Education Commission

President, Ferris Sate University

Walker A. Cisler Awarded in 1990

Promoted use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes around the world

Supervised production scheduling of power-generating equipment to keep Europe alight prior to U.S. entry into WWII

Oversaw the restoration of power in war-torn Europe and the Soviet Union, 1943

Spearheaded development of Enrico Fermi (#1) Atomic Power Plant, the nation's first large fast breeder reactor power plant

Decorated by Emperor Hirohito with the First Class Order of the Sacred Treasure of Japan, the highest decoration for an individual who is not Japanese, 1976

Honorary Chairman, Campaign for LSSC Student Center, 1972

Mildred Jeffrey Awarded in 1989

Board of Governors, Wayne State University

Chair, State Board of Education, Special Committee on the Future of the Sault Ste. Marie campus of Michigan College of Mining and Technology

Distinguished Trustee Award, National Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges

Commission on the International Year of Women appointed by President Jimmy Carter

Labor, political and community activist

Thomas S. Monaghan Awarded in 1988

Founder, president and chairman of Domino's Pizza, Incorporated

in 1959 he borrowed $900 and bought a small pizza store in Ypsilanti, Michigan; in less than one year he bought out his brother's share and opened additional stores in Ann Arbor and Mt. Pleasant

pioneered several innovations in the industry that have set standards among other operators including dough trays, the corrugated pizza box, insulated bags for transporting pizzas, a conveyor oven and a unique franchise system

Sam Cohodas Awarded in 1987

Veteran of World War I

Founded three exclusive fine fruit and vegetable stores in the Copper Country in 1913; by1983 Cohodas Brothers was the third largest business of its kind in the United States

Hebrew University of Jerusalem conferred a doctorate of philosophy in 1983

Director of Bell Memorial Hospital for 25 years

Past chair of the Michigan Financial Corporation; chaired nine subsidiary banks

Member, U.P.'s Great Lakes Regional Economic Development Advisory Task Force

Established scholarships at many U.P. high schools and colleges including LSSC

William R. Gregory Awarded in 1986

President, Edison Sault Electric Company

Named president of Edison Sault in 1972 at the age of 33; one of the youngest utility presidents in Michigan

Chaired LSSU's Operation Ice Campaign in 1973-74

Instrumental in establishing the Aquatic Lab in the Edison building. This cooperative effort between LSSU, the Department of Natural Resources and Edison Sault Electric Company has earned regional attention for its Atlantic salmon program

Named "Fisheries Conservationist of the Year" in 1992 by Michigan United Conservation Clubs

Roy R. Warren Awarded in 1985

Retired president of the Central Savings Bank

Member of the executive council of the Michigan Bankers' Association and the Advisory Council of the American Bankers' Association

Former part-time instructor at Lake Superior State University

Past joint chairman of the Chippewa County EDC, Base Closure committee and Military Affairs Committee, all leading to the economic revitalization of Chippewa County

President of the Chamber of Commerce, member of the Emma Nason Home board, Urban Renewal Commission, Downtown Development Commission and Lake Superior Circle Route

Stanley R. Pratt Awarded in 1984

Mentor for career enhancement of younger persons in radio news and sports reporting, and in newspaper editorial professions

A member of the team instrumental in founding of MCMT-Sault Branch

Pioneer in local radio news coverage in the Midwest via radio station WSOO

Co-founder and second president of Michigan Association of Broadcasters

Continued as mentor with Michigan governor's staff in mid-70s throughout early '80s, and with younger persons in Sandhills of North Carolina to present.

Dominic J. Jacobetti Awarded in 1983

Served a record 40 years in the Michigan Legislature, 1954-94

Chairman of State House appropriations committee for 18 years, 1975-93

Served on most of the 33 standing committees of the House

His two goals in the legislature, creation of jobs and provision of educational opportunities for all citizens, resulted in lasting contributions to the people of Michigan

Known throughout his career as a champion of the worker

Edmund S. Muskie Awarded in 1982

Member, Maine House of Representatives, 1946-54

Governor of Maine, 1954-58

Democratic Senator, Maine, 1958-80

U.S. Secretary of State, 1980-81

Presented LSSU commencement address honoring Senator Philip A. Hart, 1982

C. Ernest Kemp Awarded in 1981

Flight instructor at Michigan Technological University; also trained army and civilian pilots

An original faculty member of Sault Branch

Michigan Tech, beginning in 1946

Recipient of Michigan Tech's Distinguished Teaching Award, when he was teaching in Sault Ste. Marie, 1963

Retired in 1981, but continued teaching at LSSU until 1993

First full-time faculty member to be selected Distinguished Citizen

Edgar L. Harden Awarded in 1980

Former president, Michigan State University and Northern Michigan University

Under his leadership NMU grew from 888 students in 1956 to 8,000 in 1980

Initiated widely acclaimed and innovative "Right to Try" program

Said to have stimulated the Upper Peninsula more than any other single person

No award awarded in 1979

Richard Helmbrecht Awarded in 1978

Executive director of Michigan State Housing Development Authority, beginning 1977

Instrumental in conversion of Kincheloe Air Force Base in the mid-1970s

Director of the Michigan Department of Commerce, 1972-77

Distinguished career in public service in Michigan

Philip A. Hart Awarded in 1977

United States Senator, 1958 to 1976

Known as the `Conscience of the Senate' for the qualities of his character.

He practiced the virtue of humility and therefore presented his arguments with civility. He was courageous and took on the special interests in Michigan without fear or favor.

Major advocate for the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Leader in the enactment of the 1965 Voting Rights Act

Worked extensively for the development of Michigan's Upper Peninsula

A memorial scholarship was established in his name at LSSU

Judd Arnett Awarded in 1976

Detroit Free Press columnist for 31 years, 1959-90

Veteran Ohio, Florida, Georgia and Michigan journalist

Appointed to LSSC's Board of Control by Governor William Milliken, 1978

Chair, LSSC Board of Control, 1985

Thomas F. Schweigert Awarded in 1975

Retired Chairman/CEO of Michigan Liquor Control Commission

Past United States Commissioner of Delaware River Basin Commission

Past federal co-chair, Upper Great Lakes Regional Commission

Michigan State Senator 1961-71

Received award for Distinguished Service to Agriculture by Michigan State University, 1961

Legislative Conservationist of the Year for Michigan United Conservation Clubs in cooperation with the National Wildlife Federation, 1966

George W. Romney Awarded in 1974

Managing director of the Automotive Council for War Production, 1939

Chief executive of American Motors Corporation 1954-1962; led the company out of debt with successful marketing of compact automobiles

Spearheaded founding of Citizens for Michigan, a nonpartisan group dedicated to mobilizing concerned citizens and solving state problems, 1959

Governor of Michigan, 1963-69

Pushed for expansion of Soo Branch-Michigan Technological University, 1960s

Secretary of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1969-72

Organized National Center for Voluntary Action, 1972, which merged with the Points of Light foundation in 1991

Secured Presidents Clinton, Bush, Ford & Carter for a 1996 summit on non-political volunteerism; General Colin Powell, chair; all presidents attended, as well as Mrs. Reagan

Dean C. Burns, M.D. Awarded in 1973

Founded Burns Clinic Medical Center in Petoskey, Michigan, 1931

Director Emeritus of Burns Clinic

Credited with saving the lives of thousands of people by providing medical service otherwise unavailable outside of the Detroit-Ann Arbor area

Trustee, chairman and founder of North Central Michigan College

George L. Lahodny Awarded in 1972

Executive Vice President of Detroit Edison

Worked in a range of public service activities throughout Michigan

Organized and directed more than 50 community celebrations in Detroit, including Detroit's 250th birthday in 1951 and the dedication of the Mackinac Bridge, 1958

Spearheaded $7 million fund drive for the construction of Cobo Hall

Instrumental in the construction of the Walker Cisler Center

Member, LSSC Board of Control, 1976-82; chairman, 1982

He and his wife Virginia established a scholarship endowment at LSSC, 1979

David S. Holbrook Awarded in 1971

Former president and chairman of Algoma Steel Corporation, Limited

First Canadian to receive LSSC's top honor

Received the American Iron and Steel Institute Medal, 1958

Honored by the International Nickel Company for outstanding contributions to Canadian mining and metallurgical industries, 1967

Director on a dozen boards including Royal Bank of Canada, Canadian Steamship Lines and Dupont of Canada

Great believer in community service and education

Jean Worth Awarded in 1970

Journalist and historian of Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Received the Pfizer Award for Michigan agriculture writer of the year

Cited for journalistic excellence by the Michigan State Medical Society, the Michigan Education Association, the A.P. Managing Editors and other state organizations

Editor for nearly forty years, first of the Menominee Herald Leader, 1930-55, and later at the Escanaba Daily Press, 1955-69

Leading conservationist, a respected writer in reporting forest and agricultural problems and progress across both peninsulas

Champion of many causes relating to the welfare of the area

Richard Y. Burnett Awarded in 1969

General Manager of radio station WSOO AM, 1940-57

Began working with Edison Sault Electric Company in 1957; president, 1963-74

Recognized by the state with a Michigan Minute Man Citation, 1967

Member of the Michigan Advisory Task Force to the Upper Great Lakes Commission

Charter member of the Lake Superior State College Board of Control, 1970-78

Chair of fund raising committee for the Walker Cisler College Center

Prentiss M. Brown Awarded in 1968

Born and raised in St. Ignace; practiced law in his home town; Prosecuting Attorney for Mackinac County, 1914-27

First Democrat elected to Congress from Michigan's old 11th District, 1932 & 1934

U.S. Senator, 1935-43; Upper Peninsula's only Senator

Declined Vice Presidential candidacy on Franklin D. Roosevelt's ticket at Chicago Democratic Convention, 1940

Director, Office of Price Administration in War Cabinet, 1943

Chair, Detroit Edison Company Board, 1944-1955; served the board until 1973

The "Father of the Mackinac Bridge" and first chairman of the Mackinac Bridge Authority, 1948-73, which organized financing and construction of "Big Mac" from its inception