Bio

Darcy Way ‘82, a former hockey student-athlete, begins his second stint as a full-time staff member at Michigan Tech in 2015. His primary role is to identify, cultivate, solicit and steward major gifts for athletics.

Way’s long association with Michigan Tech began in 1978, when he joined the hockey program as a goaltender. He returned to serve as director of alumni relations from 1990-98. He moved to a position of director of athletic development from 1998-2001 before leaving Michigan Tech when his family relocated to Eau Claire, Wis.

Since leaving Tech in 2001, Way worked in the development and marketing arena for non-profit organizations. He directed Momentum Chippewa Valley, a regional economic development organization. He also served as a development specialist for the Chippewa Valley Technical College. Way directed the Children’s Museum of Eau Claire where he was responsible for the overall leadership and management of the independent non-profit. Currently, he is the director of philanthropy at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls.

Way has been active in civic affairs in the Eau Claire area, serving as president of the Eau Claire Kiwanis Club, president of the Chippewa Valley Fundraising Professionals and a member of the Board of the Museum of Science and Technology in Chippewa Falls. He is a current participant in Leadership Chippewa Falls and a graduate of Leadership Eau Claire. He was the first recipient of the Kiwanis Club’s Terry Sheridan Award.

At Michigan Tech, Way was an advisor of the Tech Student Foundation and a Theta Tau Fraternity corporation board member. He also received the Clair Donovan Award for outstanding service to Michigan Tech.

Way received his MBA degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. His wife, Kimera, a former executive director of the Michigan Tech Fund, is president of the UW-Eau Claire Foundation. They have three daughters, Elizabeth, a nursing major at Northern Michigan University, and Anika and Emily, high school students at Memorial High School in Eau Claire.

Way will primarily operate from his Eau Claire base and travel the country and Canada meeting with alumni and friends of the Michigan Tech athletic program. He will also regularly spend time on campus.