In a tribute Sept. 28, University officials and dignitaries remembered President Gerald R. Ford for his generous spirit through gifts of money and his personal effects, and also the time he shared with his beloved alma mater. "Gerald Ford was a magnanimous donor because he made the most personal of gifts to the University: he gave us his name," President Mary Sue Coleman told those assembled in Annenberg Auditorium. "He honored Michigan by allowing the University to honor him, to merge his character with a place he so dearly loved." Coleman also welcomed Ford's eldest son, Michael, back to campus and offered thanks for his service to the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. In opening remarks, Susan Collins, above, Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy, said Ford exemplified the highest qualities in his pursuit of public policy, among them notions that facts and ideas matter. She also noted his ability to listen. "There's no greater honor for a public policy school than to bear the name of Gerald R. Ford," she said, to spirited applause. Ford's secretary of the U.S. Treasury, Paul O'Neill, below, recalled when the president singled him out for recognition at a press conference. "It was his way of saying 'Thank You.' I tell you, it was a quality I haven't seen in a lot of famous people." Photos by Scott Galvin, U-M Photo Services.