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Maintenance Fund, which 
is aimed at maintaining the 
physical beauty of the cam-
pus, along with enhancing 
and upgrading its buildings 
and facilities.
They also include an 
endowment for a children’s 
playground named for Rhea 
and Robert Brody, and past 
funds have included support 
for students impacted by the 
COVID-19 pandemic.
Both Cathy and James 
Deutchman have served 
as presidents of the local 
chapter of Technion, with 
Cathy Deutchman serving 
as immediate past president 
and James Deutchman as 
president in the 1980s.
They’ve also both served 
on the American Technion 
Society National Board, 
where James Deutchman 
is now an emeritus direc-
tor and Cathy Deutchman 
chairs the Programs 
Committee. In June 2022, 
she co-led the Women of 
American Technion Society 
Mission to Israel.
Cathy and James 
Deutchman have each 
served on the Technion 
Board of Governors, as well.
In addition to their 
support for Technion, 
the Deutchmans are very 
active at their synagogue, 
Temple Beth El, where 
James Deutchman is a 
past president. They also 
support Detroit Historical 
Society, Jewish Hospice and 
Chaplaincy of Michigan, 
music programs for patients 
with dementia, Ohio State 
University and University of 
Michigan.
“To me, the Technion 
is how Israel will survive,” 
Cathy Deutchman says. 
“That’s why we continue to 
support Technion; we need 
Technion to survive.” 

