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Annual Award Candidates

It is with great pleasure that Western Michigan University's Make a Difference selection committee announces the candidates for the 2025 - 2026 Annual Awards. These individuals were selected to receive the Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 semiannual awards and are now eligible to win one of four annual awards, each with a before-tax prize of $1,200. The selection committee is giving the campus community an opportunity to provide additional information about these candidates before the selection is made.

  • Cindy Hetrick, College of Art and Sciences
  • Joy Mills, Grants and contracts
  • Teri Wagner, Building Custodial and Support Services
  • Emily Sharp, Psychology
  • Jessica Parks, Office of Information Technology
  • Mary Ann Stowell, Building Custodial and Support Services
  • Patricia Moore, Maintenance Services
  • Eva Hughes, Office of Student Engagement
  • Joshua Kohnert, Student Transitions   
  • Logan Beck, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Laura Souther, Gilmore School of Music
  • Giulia Hayes, Student Financial Aid
  • Cathy Kimmel, Institute for Intercultural and Anthropological Studies
  • Gerald Brooks, Sindecuse Health Center
  • Jordan Johnson, Multicultural Affairs for Students
  • Chris Salvaggio, School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs
  • Sarah Shaler, College of Health and Human Services
  • Shawn Tenney, Career and Student Employment Services
  • Daniel Maley, Maintenance Services
  • Victoria Hastings, Pubic Safety
  • Samantha Hooker, Evaluation Center