A retired Taylor educator has donated $30,000
to be used for scholarships in the Taylor School District.
Charlie Dickelman, known as “The Big D,” is
one of the most liked teachers in the history of the Taylor School District. “D”
started in Taylor the same year as the first graduating class of Taylor Center High
School and – what a coincidence – he retired the same year as the last Taylor
Center graduating class of 1997.
What a fabulous career he had – he taught at
Taylor Center Elementary School, Taylor Junior High, School Taylor Center High
School, Kennedy High School and then back to Taylor Center.
In addition to his classroom teaching, he was
assistant coach in baseball and tennis and was the yearbook advisor at both
Kennedy and Taylor Center. It
seems he can tell you something about every student he ever had. Though he is now retired, Charlie has
not and most likely will not ever retire from his ties with the Taylor School
District.
Starting in 2016, a Charles Dickelman
Scholarship award of $2,500 will be offered to graduating students of Kennedy
or Truman, who has been accepted to the University of Michigan or the
University of Michigan-Dearborn.
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