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scholarshipsupport.AsremarkableastheKochoffsphilanthropyduringtheirliveshasbeentheirultimatelegacyisyettoberealizedLittlesaid.Theendowmentwillprovidealife-changingeducationtoanumberofstudentsovermanygenerationsafittinglegacytoacouplewhosodearlylovedlearning.TheirlegacyoflearningisevidentontheirheadstonewhichreadsLifelongScholar.AndtheirstrongconnectiontoUM-Dearbornwillcontinueforyearstocomeastheirlastnameoftenismentionedincasualconversationsacrosscampus.ThatsbecausethepreferredhubforUM-DearborneventscarriestheirnameKochoffHall.TheirlegacyisoneofthefirstimpressionsstudentsreceiveoncampusanditsoneofthemostlastingimpressionstheyleaveherewithsaidMattMyersajuniorstudyingcriminaljustice.AspresidentoftheStudentActivitiesBoardMyersspendsagoodchunkofhisfreetimeinKochoffHall.AsfarasStudentActivitiesBoardgoestheentireorganizationrevolvesaroundKochoffHallhesaid.DuringtheannualSpringBlowouteventthehallisoutfittedwithinflatablesandvideogamessostudentscanconnectoutsideoftheclassroom.StudentssamplefoodlearnuniquedancesandcelebrateinclusionaspartoftheCulturalExpo.AndwhenrenownedspeakerslikejournalistRolandMartinandDr.PatchAdamsvisitcampustheyvisitKochoffHall.Theirnamealsoissynonymousamongthosewhoaspiretolearnnewlanguages.ThecouplehelpedestablishtheKochoffLanguageLabintheCollegeofArtsSciencesandLettersCASLBuildingwherestudentscanlearntoreadwriteandspeakArabicGermanandSpanish.TheyalreadyhaveafootholdonthesecondflooroftheCASLBuildingandasofJunetheKochoffsnowhaveastrongpresenceonthefirstfloorwiththeunveilingoftheMaryKochoffAuditorium.TheauditoriumisatestamenttoMarywhosharedArthurspassiontolearnnewthings.AsanalumnusanddeanofthecollegeMartinHershock85B.A.understandstheindelibleimpacttheKochoffshaveleftonUM-Dearborn.ThisisacampusthattransformsthelivesofourstudentsHershocksaid.TheincrediblesupportthatMaryandArthurhavegivenwillensurethatmanyfuturegenerationsofstudentswillhavethesametransformationalexperience.CueQuinnOsgood.Hewasonthefenceastowheretopursueanengineeringdegree.FinancesfactoredintohisdecisionsowhenhereceivedascholarshipestablishedbytheKochoffsthechoicewaseasy.ThoughInevergotthechancetomeettheKochoffstheirgenerousgiftstotheuniversityforstudentscholarshipshavereallymeanttheworldtomeOsgoodsaid.IthasgivenmetheopportunitytopursueadegreeinengineeringanditisthemainreasonIchosetoattendUniversityofMichigan-Dearborn.Theirlatestgiftabequestestimatedtobeabout12.5millionisthelargestgiftinuniversityhistory.OveritsrstfouryearsalonetheKochoPathwaytoSuccessScholarshipProgramwillsupportnearly600studentswithnancialneed.TheKochofffamilyvisitedUM-DearborninJunetocelebratethelegacyofArthurandMary.5WHYIgive