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History of the Michigan Career Development Association
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In a letter dated July 30, 1969 to the National Vocational Guidance Association (NVGA)
the state division for Michigan was formed.
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The President of National Vocational Guidance Association was Donald Super.
George E. Leonard (from Wayne State University) became the first President
of the Michigan Vocational Guidance Association (MVGA).
One responsibility of the state division was to maintain a membership of at least
20 persons who also had membership in the national organization (NVGA).
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Former American Counseling Association (ACA) President, and retired Oakland
University Professor, Jane Goodman, indicated that she joined MVGA around 1970 and
was on the Executive Board as the Adult Representative.
During that time period MVGA held a two-day conference at Weber’s in Ann Arbor.
Usually a few hundred people would attend the conference.
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All the Michigan winners to the National Career Development Association Poster and
Poetry Contest were invited to that luncheon with their parents and their school
counselors.
Plaques were given to the winners and an Olympic athlete would place patriotic
ribbons around the winner’s necks |
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Loren Anderson was President of MCDA in 1985-1986 .
He was a counselor at the Mt. Pleasant Technical Center. Loren and his wife
served as the Poster and Poetry Chair for many years.
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They currently own i>Print Tech Printing Company in Mt. Pleasant. That
firm distributed a yearly career calendar with winning entries from the Poster and
Poetry contest as the visual for each month.
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Michigan Career Development Association has maintained its status as the second
largest membership division of the Michigan Counseling Association. In the
past ten years we have held a one-day conference at Oakland Community College’s
Orchard Ridge campus usually in the spring.
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The current vision of MCDA is to get around the state of Michigan coming to where
you are. We would love you to join us with membership.
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The mission statement for MCDA is:
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To promote career planning and development across the lifespan, resulting in personal
satisfaction and success for our students, clients and constituents, through these
five strategies:
Learning
Networking
Advocating
Supporting
Collaborating
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Below is the list of known Presidents of MCDA. If you can help us fill in
the missing blanks, we would sure appreciate it! info@mi-mcda.org
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1969
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Michigan chapter of National Vocational Guidance Association (NVGA) formed
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1970-1971
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George E. Leonard
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1971-1972
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Thelma Vriend
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1972-1872
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Don K. Harrison
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1973-1974
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1974-1975
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Howard H. Splete
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1975-1976
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Julie Miller
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1976-1977
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Thelma Urbick
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1977-1978
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1978-1979
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1979-1980
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1980-1981
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1981-1982
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1982-1983
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1983-1984
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1984-1985
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Jane Goodman
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1985-1986
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Loren Anderson
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1986-1987
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Don Mroz
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1987-1988
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Tom Kage
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1988-1989
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Sue Haughey
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1989-1990
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Cindy Weber
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1990-1991
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Margaret (Peggy) Kennedy
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1991-1992
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Bill Heise (deceased)
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1992-1993
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Judith Hoppin
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1993-1994
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1994-1995
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Janice Green
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1995-1996
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Nancy Monday
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1996-1997
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Sara Horace
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1997-1998
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Marsha Boettger
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1998-1999
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Tyrone Holmes
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1999-2000
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Rhonda Brown
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2000-2001
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Pam Micallef
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2001-2002
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Helene Koenig
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2002-2003
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Nancy Thelen
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2003-2004
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Wilma Fellman
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2004-2005
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Nannette McCleary Shaw
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2005-2006
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Mary Skalsky
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2006-2007
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Joan Sullivan
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2007-Present
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Interim President: Mary Skalsky
Engelhardt |
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