Joyce L. Hegan Memorial Scholarship

Cathy Wilhm is retiring after more than 22 years at LCC!

Cathy Wilhm, Dean of the Technical Careers Division at Lansing Community College, will retire on June 30^th. Cathy has held several different roles at LCC, including as a member of the faculty focusing on workforce development, as Associate Dean of Technical Careers, and finishing her career as the Dean.

Cathy has created a scholarship in memory of her mother, named the Joyce L. Hegan Memorial Scholarship, to support disadvantaged students at LCC. Joyce made many sacrifices for her children. When the children were young, Joyce was divorced from her husband. It was then that Joyce decided to go to college. She had helped her former husband with his business for many years but only had a high school diploma. She struggled to raise four teenagers, work full-time, and continue her education so that she could one day have a career that would sustain the whole family. Cathy hopes that the scholarship will help other adults who are struggling to improve the quality of life for both themselves and their families.

This scholarship provides financial assistance for Lansing Community College students who are unemployed, under-employed or are refugees.