Weishaars establish endowed scholarship fund

The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences has received a $100,000 endowment for undergraduate scholarships from Mark and Karen Weishaar.

“We greatly appreciate the support and generosity of Mark and Karen Weishaar,” said Dean Houssam Toutanji. “This endowment will help our students realize their dreams and educational goals.”

The Mark and Karen Weishaar and SMP Endowed Scholarship Fund will be used to provide scholarships for undergraduates who demonstrate academic promise and financial need.

Mark Weishaar has served as a member of the WMU Foundation’s board of directors since 2013, and was elected president in 2016.

Since 1997, Mark Weishaar has served as chief executive officer and president of Sturgis Molded Products (SMP), a custom injection molding company headquartered in Sturgis, Mich. While a student at WMU, he lettered in basketball from 1977-1980. In addition to a business degree from Western, he received an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.