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Gary Michelson competed on the varsity wrestling team for four years and baseball team 2 years where he lettered in each sport.  He was elected captain of the baseball team his senior year. He was named most improved wrestler in 1964 and qualified for the NAIA national championships in 1965. In his first year at Lincoln, Michelson was elected Vice President of his freshman class. He also had the distinction of leading the class in a Lincoln tradition of Wood Night," an event on homecoming weekend that welcomed the freshman into of the Lincoln student body. He also was vice President of the International Relations Club, which gave him a basic understanding of the University’s many foreign students and their cultures. Following his graduation from Lincoln, Michelson had a successful business career as he worked for IBM in several locations throughout the United States. While employed with IMB, Gary received professional recognition as Rookie Salesman/Manager of the Year and Salesman of the Year.  He was recognized as an Officer in IBMs 100% Club, President of the 100% Club and as the nation’s top sales manager at 3 progressive levels of management from 1975-83.  He retired from IBM in 1984 and started his first business called Liberty Sales and Marketing Group that he sold to River Associates, a private equity group from Chattanooga, Tenn. where he serves as a member of the Board of Directors. A current member of The Lincoln University Board of Trustees, Michelson contributed one of the largest gifts in the history of the University. Gary is a 1965 graduate with a degree in Business.  He is retired and living in Scottsdale, Arizona.