Head of Joseph E. Maddy, (1892 – 1966)
Established the National Music Camp at Interlochen,
Interlochen, MI.
Head of J. C. Penny, (1875 – 1971) founder of JCPenney department stores which were incorporated under his own name in 1913.
Frank Charles Laubach (1884 – 1970), a Congregational Christian missionary who developed the “Each One Teach One” literacy program. It has been used to teach about 60 million people to read in their own language.
Bruce Catton, (1899-1978) a Petoskey native, who became a Civil War historian and journalist. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom,