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Governor Granholm Appoints Cynthia Ford to Michigan Education Trust Board of Directors

March 22, 2005

LANSING – Governor Jennifer M. Granholm announced the appointment of Cynthia N. Ford to the Michigan Education Trust (MET) Board of Directors.  Ford, of Grosse Pointe Farms, is chair of the Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation and president of the University Liggett School Board of Trustees.  She also serves as the mayoral commissioner appointee at the Detroit Zoological Institute.    

The MET Board of Directors provides an avenue for families to invest in their children's future, enabling them to attend a Michigan institution of higher education.  Ford is appointed to represent members with knowledge, skill and experience in the academic, business or financial field for a term expiring December 31, 2007.

This appointment is subject to Article V, Section 6 of the Michigan State Constitution of 1963.  The appointment stands confirmed unless disapproved by the Senate within 60 days.

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