A Family’s Gift
The Hummels honor those who’ve helped them and all who wish to live without the threat of cancer.
Michael and Sheri Hummel, both Class of 1982, have committed $5 million to benefit the Cancer Engineering Initiative, a program being jointly implemented at the College of Engineering and the University of Arizona Cancer Center. The initiative aims to create humanlike cancer models and growth environments to help improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Their gift also supports gynecological cancer research at the College of Medicine – Tucson.
Mike and Sheri Hummel are high school sweethearts who grew up in Tucson and graduated from the University of Arizona. When they decided to make a gift that would truly matter in people’s lives, the Hummels put their focus on engineering and cancer, and they put their trust in their alma mater.
Mike, the College of Engineering 2022 Alumnus of the Year, and Sheri share their goals for helping people mitigate cancer right now and for changing the way the disease is fought far into the future.