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Director Annual Giving

Human Resources

… strategies effectiveness in collaboration with advancement services. Serves as the liaison to college and unit-based … donor management or customer relationship management software. Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal …

https://wmich.edu/hr/employees/staff/jobdescriptions/005950-0

Sanford Center for Financial Planning and Wellness celebrates grand opening

News

… alumnus Todd Sanford , CEO and founder of Sanford Financial Services of Portage, established the center, which will serve students and community members in a variety of ways. One of those ways is through financial coaching where trained students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51014

Michigan Geological Survey advances with new leadership, facility and funding

College of Arts and Sciences

… facility and funding Submitted by Amelia Bodinaku on 2024 was an exciting year for the Michigan Geological Survey, … of the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, was appointed as director of MGS in July. As director, … state funding builds upon a $2.25 million federal grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-mgs

IRS Direct Data Exchange

Financial Aid

… The Department of Education and the Internal Revenue Service have worked together to develop a process, known as … the FUTURE Act Data Direct Exchange (FA-DDX). This process was formerly known as the IRS-DRT (Data Retrieval Tool). … to submit: A signed copy of the original tax return that was filed with the IRS or an IRS tax return transcript or an …

https://wmich.edu/finaid/financial-literacy/resources/irs

University to honor its top four staffers for 2016-17

News

… have been selected to receive the Annual Make a Difference Award. The award is the highest accolade WMU bestows specifically on non-faculty employees for their service. Recipients are selected from each academic year's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42945

Nominations sought for semiannual staff award

News

… Nominations sought for semiannual staff award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … Western Michigan University's semiannual Make a Difference awards are due Tuesday, Feb. 28 . Make a Difference is a … presented to non-faculty employees who provide exceptional service to the University. About the award Every fall and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/37795

Curtis "Doc" Swanson

College of Aviation

… Curtis "Doc" Swanson WMU Alumnus, Associate Professor, Professional … course, and laboratory equipment development.  He was instrumental in forming the Department of Aircraft and … also acting as a Technical Expert for Technical Advisory Service for Attorneys and a FAA Designated Mechanics …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/swanson

Patrick D. Schiffer

College of Aviation

… in aviation.  Even before accepting his diploma, Schiffer was hired as the aviation program’s second flight … pilots to fly AT-6s, T-28s and T-34s during the Korean War.  Schiffer devoted himself to WMU’s aviation program, … tirelessly to enhance the program through his 23 years of service as an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner and FAA Safety …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/schiffer

Andy Kline

Higher Learning Commission Accreditation

… Paper Engineering in 2001 as an assistant professor. Kline was previously employed as a senior research engineer and … engineering process design, engineering education, and service-learning in engineering. He has co-authored 35 …

https://wmich.edu/hlc/directory/kline

Western spotlights staff who go above and beyond to make a difference

News

… or POA employee and deserves to be honored for outstanding service to Western, use one of the options below to nominate them for a Make a Difference award. There are semiannual and annual awards available to those who provide exceptional services to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65004