On eve of retirement, Tim Wynn reflects on decade leading Facilities Management at WWU

Tim Wynn, director of Facilities Management at Western, is planning to retire this summer.

“It will be quite a challenge for anyone to follow in Tim’s footsteps as FM director because he has simply done a superb job and his leadership over the past 10 years has helped the university achieve many very noteworthy accomplishments,” said Richard Van Den Hul, vice president for Business and Financial Affairs.

Some of the projects completed under Wynn’s leadership include the major renovation of Miller Hall, construction of buildings such as the Academic Instructional Center, Communications Facility and the Wade King Student Recreation Center. During his tenure, damaging ivy also was removed from the façade of Old Main. And Wynn also actively assisted several notable campus efforts on sustainability, including Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (or LEED) designation for the AIC, Communications Facility and the Rec Center, and his strong support for a student-led initiative to buy 100 percent of Western’s electricity from renewable sources. Wynn also has been active in campus and community activities, including administration of the Sehome Hill Arboretum and appearing in local theatre productions.