Outstanding staff members recognized for making a difference at Western
KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Fourteen Western Michigan University staff members will receive one of the University’s highest accolades and be honored at the Make a Difference Awards on Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 2 p.m. in room 157 of the Bernhard Center.
“Being recognized among your peers for an individual contribution is a most rewarding honor. With every Make a Difference Awards ceremony, it is heartening to learn about the ways members of our campus community go above and beyond their responsibilities to make Western a remarkable place to learn and work. I'm excited to join the University community in giving congratulations to the fall semiannual Make a Difference Awards recipients,” President Edward Montgomery says.
Fall 2022 semiannual Make a Difference Award recipients
Denise Champion, Building and Custodial Support Services
Hardy Figueroa, University Advancement
Katie Fox, Lee Honors College
Andrew Francisco, University Dining Services
Scott Hennessy, Office of Admissions
Brian Hills, Haenicke Institute for Global Education
Christine Hummel, School of Public Affairs and Administration
Christopher Jackson, Department of Biological Sciences
Simeon Jaiyeoba, Building and Custodial Support Services
Yvonne Johnson, Auxiliary Cash Operations
Kathy Mitchell, Office of the Ombuds
Shannon Myers, College of Education and Human Development
Svetlana Stone, Haenicke Institute for Global Education
Michael Worline, College of Arts and Sciences
Semiannual and annual award recipients are recognized each year based on nominations from across campus.
Now that the fall honorees have been announced, the Make a Difference Awards committee will accept nominees through Feb. 28 for the spring cycle. Four annual award recipients, typically announced in the spring, will be selected from the semiannual awardees.
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