Honorary Alumni Award

Dr. Thomas Keating, an Air Force veteran, and orthopedic surgeon, established practice in Mount Pleasant in1975. He is the founder of Central Michigan Orthopedics and was the team physician for Central Michigan University athletics from 1978 until retirement in 2014.  Dr. Keating also supervised athlete care as Medical Director through 2006. 

Over the years, Dr. Keating was on the sideline for more CMU football games both home and away, than anyone in school history. During that time he also attended hundreds of other sporting events and came to campus two or three times per week for sports medicine clinics.  In addition, he remained on-call to offer advice and guidance for our athletic trainers and coaches. Dr. Keating has been an invaluable and tireless supporter of CMU student-athletes and the Athletic Department.
 
In 2000, the Dr. Thomas M. and Jayne Keating Scholarship Fund were established through the Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation as a way to support education benefiting high school students from Isabella County pursuing a career in the medical field.
 
Dr. Keating and Jayne continue to live on their farm in the center of Isabella County.  They enjoy visiting with their four children, four grandchildren, skiing, sailing, hunting, fishing, and riding horses.