The Michigan Commission on the Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 is charged with encouraging, planning, and developing activities, events, programs, observances, and services appropriate to commemorate the Bicentennial of the War of 1812. The commission will enlist the support of private citizens, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and governmental entities in the planning and promotion of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812; in encouraging private citizens, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and governmental entities to organize and participate in War of 1812 Bicentennial activities; and in researching and promoting the development of cultural, historical, and economic development opportunities in connection with the War of 1812 Bicentennial.
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm has appointed the following individuals to serve on the commission:
Donna L. Budnick
Harbor Springs
legislative services attorney for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
Robert A. Bury
Grosse Pointe Park
executive director and chief executive officer of the Detroit Historical Society
Brian L. Dunnigan
Grass Lake
interim director/curator of maps and head of research and publications at the William L. Clements Library for the University of Michigan
David C. Hales
Farmington Hills
social studies consultant for the Wayne Regional Educational Service Agency
Molly A. Luempert-Coy
Saline
regional manager of DTE Energy
James A. McConnell
Livonia
special projects coordinator and news editor of the Michigan Council for History Education
Richard G. Micka
Monroe
co-chairman of the Monroe County War of 1812 Bicentennial Experiential Tourism Subcommittee, chairman of the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance and retired vice-president of La-Z-Boy Incorporated
Patricia E. Mooradian
Bloomfield Hills
president of The Henry Ford
Dennis E. Moore
Dearborn
public affairs officer for the consulate general of Canada
Ralph T. Naveaux
Monroe
retired director emeritus of the Monroe County Historical Museum and chairman of the Monroe County War of 1812 Bicentennial Steering Committee
Phil Porter
Cheboygan
director of the Mackinac Island State Historic Parks
James E. Spurr
Portage
president of the board of directors of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
George A. Zimmermann
Okemos
vice-president of Travel Michigan
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