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Ronald Wozan

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TypePerson
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Person
Active
fl. 1973
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Beaver Island Civic Association
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

Ronald Wozan, son of Walter and Mrs. Wozan of Beaver Island, appears in the Beaver Beacon from 1973 to 1975 as a Western Michigan University Dean’s List student and, on his return to the island, as an officer of the Beaver Island Civic Association.12

History

In March 1973 the Beacon named Ronald Wozan to Western Michigan University’s Dean’s List, identifying him as the son of Walter and Mrs. Wozan.1 By January 1975 he had been elected president of the Beaver Island Civic Association, with Jim Jimsak as vice-president, at the association’s annual election.2 That March he helped clear harbor ice with Dick DeRosia and his father Walt Wozan for a children’s skating party, and helped prepare the harbor snowmobile-race track the following day.3 As Civic Association president he led the volunteer effort behind the 1975 Fourth of July celebration, which the Beacon reported raised over $1,500 toward the association’s debt.4

Evidence and limits

No source held here gives Ronald Wozan’s birth date, his field of study, or his life after 1975. The Dean’s List notice and the civic notices are newspaper reports, not academic or civil records.

Open questions

  • What did Ronald Wozan study at Western Michigan University, and did he complete a degree?
  • Did he continue in island civic office after 1975?

See also

Footnotes

  1. Beaver Beacon, March 1973, “Dean’s List.” ↩ ↩2

  2. Beaver Beacon, January 1975, “New Officers.” ↩ ↩2

  3. Beaver Beacon, March 1975, “Skating Party.” ↩

  4. Beaver Beacon, July 1975, “4th A Real Bang.” ↩

The dated record

4 dated events · 1974–1975These years on the timeline →

Sources

  1. Names Ronald Wozan in the Dean’s List notice and identifies him as the son of Walter and Mrs. Wozan; it does not provide a complete identity or student record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held ten-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1973-03_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Names Ron Wozan president of the Beaver Island Civic Association after the January 9 election; it provides no term dates, vote totals, or complete civic biography. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1975-01_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The scan confirms the officer result.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-01_Beaver-Beacon
  5. Reports the completed Fourth of July activities and identifies Ron Wozan as the volunteer effort’s president; it does not provide a full organizing roster. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1975-07_Beaver-Beacon
  6. The held issue confirms the post-event report. The held nine-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and does not expand source-specific claims
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-07_Beaver-Beacon
  7. Reports Ron and Walt Wozan clearing harbor ice with Dick DeRosia for a children's skating party and preparing snowmobile races the following day. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1975-03_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 5 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Ronald Wozan”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/ronald-wozan/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1973, “Dean’s List.” (and 6 further sources listed on the page).

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