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Dorothy U. Dalton Foundation | 211 S. Rose Street | Kalamazoo, MI 49007 | 269-388-9800. If you have any questions about applying for a grant, or the grantmaking process, please reach out to Beverly Whaley at or (269) 388-9800.
Dorothy Dalton, a daughter of W.E. Upjohn, was one of several Kalamazoo leaders who founded the American National Bank and Trust Co. in 1933. She established a psychiatric clinic for adults at Borgess Medical Center and served on the Upjohn Co. board for 45 years.
Feb 23, 2017 · Dorothy Dalton, a daughter of W.E. Upjohn, was one of several Kalamazoo leaders who founded the American National Bank and Trust Co. in 1933.
Jul 17, 1981 · Dorothy Upjohn DeLano Dalton, daughter of the founder of the Upjohn Company and a former board member, died yesterday at the Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Mich. A longtime resident of ...
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Festival Playhouse has a long and proud history. We have always focused on theatre as an educational tool. Festival Playhouse was started by our founding mother, Nelda K. Balch (1914-2011). When she started working for Kalamazoo College in 1954, there was no theatre department. Nelda developed the theatre arts department we know today and created F...
Nelda K. Balch
Festival Playhouse – the production company of the Department of Theatre – has become a staple of Kalamazoo College due in part to its committed faculty, passionate students, and impressively successful line-up of alumni. But as former Professor of English Conrad Hillberry wrote, “It wasn’t always that way. At first, there was Nelda Balch. Everything else followed.” Nelda K. Balch built the department from the ground up, playing an instrumental role in the construction of Dalton Theatre, The...
Dorothy U. Dalton
Dorothy U. Dalton’s passion for theatre stems back from her time as a student at Kalamazoo College, where she starred as Caliban in a production of The Tempest. Following her graduation from Smith College, Dalton continued her passion for the theatre, performing for the Provincetown Players and the Washington Square Players, as well as serving as assistant director for the War Camp Community Services during World War I. When she moved back to Kalamazoo, she became a founding member of the Kal...
Many people who have done shows on The Playhouse stage have gone on to do great things. Here are just a couple of them: 1. Lisa Kron ’83 – Lisa has written several Broadway shows including Fun Home, Well, and 1.5 Minute Ride. She won the Tony Award for Best Score of a Musical for her work on Fun Home in 2015 2. Steven Yeun ’05 – Steven Yeun is a po...
Dec 1, 2023 · The Dorothy U Dalton Foundation is a private foundation located in Kalamazoo, MI. It made 78 grants last year, primarily for trustee directed-general support, general support, veterans memorial ramp, trustee directed-covid-19 relief fund, and therapeutic entertainment for confined elders.
Jul 25, 2024 · Dorothy U Dalton Foundation Inc. Independent foundations. 38-2240062. Co Greenleaf Trust 211 S Rose St Kalamazoo Mi 49007 Kalamazoo, MI 49007. United States. Foundation Directory is a research tool to help nonprofits find the grantmakers most likely to fund their projects.
