Dr. Kahler B. Schuemann

Dr. Kahler B. Schuemann

2021 Part-Time Teaching Excellence Award Recipient

Dr. Kahler B. Schuemann serves as chief of staff and secretary to the Board of Trustees, he was assistant to the president at WMU from 2006 to 2017. Schuemann serves as a part-time faculty member in the Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology where he teaches in the Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership program and he also served on the curriculum development team for the undergraduate minor in Leadership for Social Change.

Previously, he led Student Services at the University of Alaska, Prince William Sound Campus, and earlier served as director of Housing, Student, and Residential Life at Lake Superior State University. Schuemann received degrees from Lake Superior State University (B.S. in history), Michigan State University (M.A. in student affairs administration), and Western Michigan University (Ph.D. in educational leadership). His graduate research explored how students understand and experience the university presidency.

Schuemann was awarded the 2017 WMU Staff of the Year presented by the WMU Graduate Student Association in addition to a 2017 Outstanding Service Award from the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities. When not focused on inspiring the next generation of leaders and motivating organizational achievement at WMU, he enjoys outdoor adventures in the woods and on the water.

 

About this award

This award recognizes one individual (Board-appointed faculty member) who demonstrates exceptional creativity, enthusiasm, and passion for teaching at the undergraduate and/or graduate level(s).

 

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