Supporting independence through occupational therapy
Philanthropic support strengthens student learning through scholarships, research opportunities, and hands-on experiences that reflect the realities of modern practice.
Department highlights
- Fieldwork placements completed annually
- Student-to-faculty supervision ratios
- Community partners served
Your impact
Support helps:
- Offset educational costs through student scholarships
- Enhance experiential learning and applied research
- Expand access to specialized training resources
Ways to give
- Give online through WMU’s secure giving portal
- Mail a check designated to the Department of Occupational Therapy to:
Attn: Gift Processing
WMU Foundation
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5403
- Connect with the college advancement team to discuss customized, in-kind or planned giving opportunities
Your dollar in action
- $500 supports instructional materials and clinical tools
- $2,000 helps fund student participation in fieldwork experiences
- $5,000 provides immediate partial scholarship support
- $25,000 supports program innovation and experiential learning enhancements
- $50,000 endows a named scholarship or fund
Current funds and endowments
- 100th Anniversary OTA Endowed Scholarship
- Alma S. Boughey Occupational Therapy Scholarship
- Barbara A. Rider Fund for Excellence in Occupational Therapy
- Barbara J. Hemphill Student Professional Development Endow
- Barbara Jo Hemphill Endowed Student Book Fund
- Ben and Marcia Atchison OT Endowment
- Dean Tyndall Gift Fund Quasi-Endowment
- Don F. and Jane E. Thomas Fund
- Dr. Barbara A. Rider Lectureship in Occupational Therapy
- Dr. Cynthia Bournazos Occupational Therapy Research Endowment Fund
- Dr. Erica Alexander Occupational Therapy Aspire Award
- Dr. Erica Alexander Occupational Therapy Award a.k.a "OT Aspire Award"
- E. Arthur and Lorna Pierre Scholarship
- Edna B. Skelton Occupational Therapy Scholarship
- Evalyn Underwood Rogers Occupational Therapy Scholarship
- Frank E. Gainer, OT and Ramon B. Santos, RN Fund
- Frederic Sammons Center for Innovation & Research of Occupation Based Technology
- Georgia Lee Metcalfe Endowed Scholarship
- Jane Case Smith Scholarship
- Joan McCarn Endowed Scholarship in Occupational Therapy
- Karen S. (Mann) Heimann Occupational Therapy Endowment
- Leadership in Pediatric Practice for OTA and OTD Scholarship
- Mabel Val Dez Occupational Therapy Memorial Award
- Marion R. Spear Occupational Therapy Loan
- Marion Spear Occupational Therapy Clinic
- Marion Spear Occupational Therapy Teaching Clinic
- Mary A. Vodopic and Ruby Bukovac Hardy Endowed Scholarship
- Nancy A. Monsour Endowment for Occupational Therapy
- Occupational Therapy 75th Anniversary Endowed Lecture Fund
- Occupational Therapy Department
- Occupational Therapy Emergency Fund
- Occupational Therapy Quasi-Endowment
- Open Journal of Occupational Therapy: Sponsored by Barbara A. Rider
- OT 100th Anniversary Celebration
- Paul L. and Rosemary B. Orchanian Scholarship Fund
- Rosalia Kiss-Schwem O.T. Faculty Endowment Improvement Fund
- Sammons Occupational Therapy Journal Endowment
- Sammons Rider Occupational Therapy Assistant Program Endowment
- Sandra Edwards Endowed Scholarship
- Therese Schott Memorial Occupational Therapy Scholarship
- Wertz Family OT Professional Advancement Scholarship
Questions
For more information, contact Spencer Haworth, chief development officer for the College of Health and Human Services.
Your gift empowers future occupational therapists to make meaningful, lasting impacts.