DNR - Michigan Quarter Commission Members

The Michigan Quarter Commission was named by the governor, chaired by former State Education Superintendent Art Ellis and co-chaired by former Lieutenant Governor Connie Binsfeld, who is by profession a teacher. Other Commission members came from across the state with backgrounds in art, history, and numismatics.

Arthur Ellis - Chair
Mt. Pleasant (Isabella)
Former Superintendent, Michigan Department of Education

Connie Binsfeld - Co-Chair
Maple City (Leelanau)
Former Lieutenant Governor

Judith Bailey
Marquette (Marquette)
President, Northern Michigan University
Appointed Member, Michigan Humanities Council

Ann Bobrofsky
Battle Creek (Calhoun)
Secretary, Mich. St. Numismatic Society
Former County Commissioner, Calhoun County
MI State Numismatic Society Member

Marlee Brown Musser
Artist
Of the Mackinac Island, Grand Hotel Family
Recommended by Jennifer Shoha

Reverend Ira Combs, Jr., Th. B.
Pastor
Appointed, State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board

Karen Davidson
Bloomfield Hills (Oakland)

Ms. Irma Elder
Bloomfield Hills (Oakland)
Appointed Member, MEDC Corporate Board

Frank Ettawageshik
East Lansing (Ingham)
Artist/Consultant

Rhonda Grant
Eaton Rapids (Eaton)
Vice President, Jackson National Life Insurance Company

Steven Hamp
Ann Arbor (Washtenaw)
President, Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village
Appointed Member, Michigan Travel Commission

Patrick Heller
Lansing (Ingham)
Owner, Liberty Coin Service
Active in getting young people involved in designing the MI quarter
Member of the MI State Numismatic Society

Patricia Hill-Burnett
Bloomfield Hills (Oakland)
Artist

Dorothy A. Johnson
Grand Haven (Ottawa)
Appointee, Grand Valley State University Board of Trustees

Joan H. Krause
Grand Rapids (Kent)
Western Michigan University Board of Trustees (Emeritus)

Charles Langton
Sterling Heights (Macomb)
President/Attorney, Langton & Associates, P.C.

Jerry Linenger
Linenger Communications
Traverse City (Grand Traverse)
Former Astronaut

Keith Molin
Ann Arbor (Washtenaw)
Appointed Member, Michigan Historical Commission

Steven Roach
Livonia (Wayne)
Student, U of M, majoring in Art History/Museum Management
Member of the MI State Numismatic Society

Victoria Jennings Ross
Bloomfield (Oakland)
Lecturer in the field of Art and Architectural History

Nettie Seabrooks
Detroit (Wayne)
Mayor Archer's staff member

Judith Singley
Cassopolis (Cass)
Sam Adams Middle School (4th Grade Teacher)

Dennis Starner
Midland (Midland)
Chair, Midland County Republican Party

Clifford Taylor
East Lansing (Ingham)
Justice, Michigan Supreme Court
* Honorary member of the MI State Numismatic Society

Craig Whitford
Delhi Township (Ingham)
Past President, Mich. St. Numismatic Society

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