{"id":38522,"date":"2025-10-01T21:57:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T01:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/alumni\/?page_id=38522"},"modified":"2025-10-02T15:22:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T19:22:38","slug":"tim-ullrey-athletic-hall-of-fame-inductee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/alumni\/awards-nominations\/alumni-awards-and-athletic-hall-of-fame-program\/tim-ullrey-athletic-hall-of-fame-inductee\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Ullrey \u201903 \u2014 2025 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Tim Ullrey \u201903 \u2014 2025 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Choosing to a attend college in one\u2019s hometown may not seem like a deep dive to some. Unless we\u2019re talking about the K-Plan<\/em> and Kalamazoo native, and six-time All-American diver, Tim Ullrey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI chose K because I could participate in sports, but they wouldn\u2019t consume my life,\u201d says Tim. \u201cAnd the study abroad program was something that always interested me. I had never lived outside of Kalamazoo, so living and studying in Madrid was incredibly eye-opening for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim majored in physics, earned a minor in mathematics, and completed a Senior Individualized Project on optics. As a Hornet diver he earned all-conference honors in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association four times. He was a three-time conference champion, twice on the one-meter (1M) and once on the three-meter (3M). He finished third in the nation on the 3M in 2001 and fourth in the nation on the 1M in 2003. He was a key contributor to his teams\u2019 national NCAA finishes of twelfth, ninth, sixth, and tenth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After K, Tim earned an advanced degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan. During his career he has worked on projects in numerous industries, including automotive, office furniture, consumer products, medical devices, and battery technology, among others. He has also become a successful project manager and holds Project Management Professional Certification.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

For the past 11 years Tim has been an engineering consultant at DISHER, a Grand Rapids (Mich.)-based product development and engineering design company. He currently serves as team lead for the company\u2019s Advanced Product Development group. \u201cI help clients navigate the early stages of what they want to build next,\u201d he says. Perhaps like a coach helping a diver take a risk and get over the fear of trying a new and daring dive. Tim certainly cites the influence of his Hornet diving coach, Ron Bramble. \u201cI was lucky enough to have Ron as a coach for five years,\u201d says Tim. \u201cFour at K, as well as my senior year at Kalamazoo Central High School.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim and his wife, Erika, and their two daughters, Molly and Katie, make their home in Wyoming, Michigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim’s Athletic Achievements at Kalamazoo College<\/strong><\/summary>
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