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One raised hand in a volunteer meeting can lead to a lifetime of service. One well-educated, mission-driven student can inspire positive change throughout a community.
Those powerful ripple effects of commitment and caring are hallmarks of Central Michigan University's culture, and they've inspired one alumni couple to make gifts totaling more than $500,000 during the university's Fire Up for Excellence campaign.
Mike Murray, a 1975 graduate of the business administration program, and Pam Murray, who earned a bachelor's degree in home economics in 1977 and a master's degree in management and supervision in 1983, have been coming back to campus to volunteer for decades.