Giving

Giving back to the U-M IOE community

University of Michigan (U-M) Industrial and Operations Engineering (IOE) students create innovative engineering solutions for the benefit of all people. They are consistently creating new tools and methods that extend the frontier of what is possible in our field. Join us in changing the world for the better.

Volunteer your time

Contribute your expertise to the next generation of IOE students by offering your time through mentorship, speaking as a guest lecturer, joining a career panel and other opportunities. No matter how you engage, your involvement helps shape and inspire the future leaders of IOE.

Reach out to our Alumni Relations Manager, Tyra Sampson at tsampson@umich.edu to engage with the U-M IOE Department.

Gift funds

Clyde W. and Nadra S. Johnson Fellowship Fund: This endowed fund supports a fellowship for an IOE master’s student studying healthcare engineering in honor of Professor Clyde Johnson’s pioneering efforts to apply industrial engineering principles in the hospital field.

Clyde W. Johnson Scholarship Fund: This endowment fund supports IOE undergraduate scholarships awarded based on outstanding performance, etc. Four to five scholarships of $10,000 each are awarded annually to recipients who are citizens of the United States.

Industrial and Operations Engineering Endowed Fellowship Fund: This endowed fund provides fellowship funding for PhD students enrolled in the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering.

Industrial and Operations Engineering Endowed Scholarship Fund: This endowed fund provides undergraduate scholarships in IOE that helps us compete for the brightest minds and commit to the education of our future leaders.

Industrial and Operations Engineering Impact Fund: A special gift fund supporting a variety of purposes related to our department, including experiential learning opportunities for students to work in faculty labs, internships, student organizations and travel support, and departmental events.

IOE Fellowship Fund: This expendable fund provides needed fellowship funding for PhD students enrolled in the department of Industrial and Operations Engineering.

W. Monroe Keyserling Fellowship Fund: This endowment fund supports a full doctoral fellowship student in the Department of Industrial & Operations Engineering. Preference is given to students from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

Walton M. Hancock Fellowship Fund: This endowment fund provides needed support for graduate students to explore the variety of outstanding research opportunities in the Industrial and Operations Engineering Department.