Dr. LeRoy & Carole Salowich

Dr. LeRoy Salowich is a veteran with eight years of military service. He is a charter faculty member of Oakland Community College. He developed, directed, coordinated and taught the Medical Laboratory Program. The program had worldwide recognition. The program accepted the education and training that military veterans acquired during their time of active duty. The acceptance of the veteran’s military training allowed the veterans to become registered technicians without repeating the courses they took during their active duty training. Dr. Salowich retired in 2000 after 35 years of service with OCC.

Carole Salowich taught middle school for 31 years. She was actively involved in writing curricula for the county, state, US and Canada. She served on the Board of Michigan Council for Social Studies. Carole obtained several grants to develop an international Social Studies curriculum. In 1988 Carole was named “Outstanding Social Studies Educator in the State of Michigan.”’

They established the Dr. LeRoy and Carole Salowich Endowed Scholarship Fund for Veterans, Active Military, ai1d First Responders fund which supports these scholarships 1. Dr. LeRoy and Carole Salowich Endowed Scholarship for Veterans and Active Military; and 2. Dr. LeRoy and Carole Salowich Endowed Scholarship for First Responders,