WMU Foundation
Diversity of Giving
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Mission and Leadership
The mission of the WMU Foundation is to promote and provide financial support to Western Michigan University. It accomplishes its mission by maintaining and enhancing an endowment fund, the income from which generates supplemental financial assistance for current University priorities.
The Foundation also fulfills its mission through:
- Cost-effective fund-raising programs, conducted by the Development Office, that seek participation from a variety of Western Michigan University constituents;
- Prudent and responsible administration of the funds entrusted to it by its many constituents; and
- Effective distribution of its resources to areas of priority within Western Michigan University.
The Foundation is administered by the Executive Director/Secretary, who also serves as the Vice President for Development, and a volunteer Board of Directors, who oversee how funds can best be used to address the most urgent campus priorities.
Board of Directors
Board membership as of Oct. 3, 2008
OfficersJoseph B. Hemker ’76
President
Floyd L. Parks ’55
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DirectorsRobert M. Beam ’65Robert J. Bobb ’69 John H. Boll ’77 James S. Brady ’66 John R. Bromley ’62 Willard A. Brown, Jr. ’53 Jon M. Dixon ’69 Randall W. Doran ’83 Steven A. East ’90 Stephanie M. Fletcher ’66 Joseph L. Gesmundo ‘65 Joseph B. Hemker ’76 Robert L. Herr ’67 Kirk A. Hoffman ’86 Richard M. Hughey ’52 William D. Johnston ’70 David E. Kinnisten ’64 La June Montgomery-Talley Michael L. Mueller ’80 Floyd L. Parks ’55 Thomas L. Reece ’64 Diana R. Sieger ’73 Edd Snyder ’70 Sandra D. Steinbach ’84 Theodore B. Stone ’78 Christopher C. Womack ’79 |
Development Office Staff
LeadershipBud BenderVice President for DevelopmentJoyce ParsonsExecutive Assistant to the VP for DevelopmentTracy BransonAssociate Vice President for DevelopmentDeanna HinkleAdministrative Assistant to the AVP for DevelopmentAdvancement ServicesKai ChapmanDirectorAnnual GivingSuzanne BealsDirectorTiffany AntorAssistant DirectorDevelopment ResearchWendy ProeschlDirectorDonor RelationsSarah TroupDirectorGift ProcessingLynda HuntDirector of Development Accounting |
Directors of DevelopmentKathleen BarnesSenior Director of DevelopmentCharles DawesCollege of AviationJohn GreenhoeFoundation Relations and Development CommunicationsBarbara KreuzerCollege of Fine ArtsPreston HicksCollege of Health and Human ServicesRobert HuntIntercollegiate AthleticsAsbjorn “Sam” JensenPlanned and Estate GiftsJames McIntyreHaworth College of BusinessPatricia ResetarCollege of Engineering and Applied SciencesDorilee SchiebleCollege of Arts and SciencesSherie VeramayCollege of Education |