Column: STEM Has Deep Roots In Michigan

Remembering Congressman Vernon James Ehlers

Image: Calvin College Archive / Vern Ehlers in the physics laboratory

Written by: Andrew B. Raupp / @stemceo

Vernon Ehlers, scientist, thinker and representative of his home district in Grand Rapids, Michigan for nearly 20 years, was an extraordinary man. Ehlers was a great champion — and architect — of STEM education in our state and our nation at large. His passing…