Giving Impact
May 09, 2016
Abraham L. Poot Memorial Fund
For all CEAS friends, faculty and staff with fond memories of Abe Poot’s contributions to the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Sunseeker Solar Car Project, a Memorial Fund has been established in his name to accomplish two objectives; first, to provide a permanent installation at WMU in...
May 09, 2016
Paper Engineering Endowed Professor
The Department of Chemical and Paper Engineering in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Western Michigan University plans to fund a named, endowed professor who will transform the paper program and ensure its legacy. The new faculty member will have the necessary in-depth knowledge of paper coating, printed...
May 09, 2016
Onyx Society
Onyx Society Established in 1989, the WMU Onyx Society is the alumni network for all Black graduates and friends of Western Michigan University. The Society promotes involvement and participation of its members in the areas of educational programs and events that affect Black students and alumni, advance the interests and...
May 09, 2016
Adam Nicola-Iott Scholarship Fund
Two weeks before Adam Nicola-Iott was to graduate from Western Michigan University, he went for a core biopsy to help figure out why he was having recurring back pain. The doctor assured him it was mainly just to rule things out and that he had less than a 5% chance...
May 09, 2016
The Joseph R. Morris Award for Outstanding Contributions to Multicultural Counseling and Psychology
Dr. Joseph R. Morris came to WMU in 1984 as the first African American tenure track faculty member in the department. In his time in CECP, he has impacted the department in a number of ways. To pay tribute to Dr. Morris’s ongoing legacy, we invite contributions to the award...
May 09, 2016
Dr. Lee O. Baker Funds
Dr. Lee O. Baker joined Western Michigan University in 1954. In his nearly three decades of service to WMU, Dr. Baker was a faculty member and chair of the Agriculture Department, and played numerous leadership roles in the Kalamazoo community. Dr. Baker and his wife, Myrtle Baker-Kerr, lived with their...