Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently recognized 43 individuals, businesses and nonprofit organizations at the 2019 Governor’s Service Awards.

Three of those recipients included CMF members: Allan Gilmour, DTE Energy and Bosch.

“Our state is lucky to have such outstanding Michiganders who work hard every single day to build a home for opportunity for everyone,” Whitmer said. “Whether it’s uplifting our neighborhoods or bringing communities together when tragedy strikes, they do this work even when nobody's looking because they know that every contribution makes a huge impact.”

Allan Gilmour, president of The Gilmour-Jirgens Fund received the Lifetime Humanitarian award for his work as an advocate for nonprofits, businesses and universities. Gilmour spent most of his career as an executive at the Ford Motor Company and has served on numerous corporate boards. He has been an advocate for the LGBTQ community, helping to create the HOPE Fund, a supporting organization of the Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan that assists organizations that serve LGBTQ communities.

Bosch and DTE Energy, both corporate CMF members, were recognized with the Corporate Community Leader award.

The Bosch Community Fund has awarded more than $24 million in grants to various organizations and educational institutions since 2011. In addition to being passionate about developing future leaders in STEM, Bosch has received many awards for stewardship of the environment, excellence in recycling and being a clean corporate citizen. 

DTE Energy’s culture of volunteerism is a priority for the company. In total, DTE employees volunteered more than 89,000 hours, helped 828 nonprofits and reached an estimated value of $6 million for in-kind services in 2018.

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