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From Kent (WA) to Kalamazoo (MI), Jennifer Nguyen’s Medallion Journey Takes Flight

College of Aviation

… From Kent (WA) to Kalamazoo (MI), Jennifer Nguyen’s Medallion Journey … and immediate family were on the wrong side of the Vietnam War, which forced many of their peers to leave the home … a rock-centered eye on an aviation career — just an awareness that something had to, or was going to, happen.  …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/04/nguyen

Mary Nielsen

Marketing

… human resources leadership roles at Estee Lauder, Stryker, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Hill-Rom, Maestro, Pedigo Products and …

https://wmich.edu/marketing/directory/nielsen

Jeff Breneman

Government Relations

… External Relations Office (269) 387-2071 Mobile (269) 716-0400 Send an email Location 3010 Seibert Administration … careers, but for a lifetime of community leadership and stewardship.   Jeff is a committed advocate for free speech, … Community. He received Heterodox Academy's Open Inquiry Award in 2022, and in 2025 WMU was recognized with the same …

https://wmich.edu/government/directory/breneman

Alan Turfe now leads WMU Board of Trustees

News

… Feb. 12 , meeting. He and Trustee Kelly Burris , who was elected vice chair Thursday , will lead the governing … positions with profit-and-loss responsibilities at Thermo Fisher Scientific, IDEX Corp., GM and Fresenius Medical …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/02/alan-turfe-elected-wmu-board-chair

Mustafa Mughazy

World Languages and Literature

… in Arabic Editing Medieval mystical poetry Mughazy was the recipient of the 2019 College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Achievement Award in Research and Creative Activity. Books Dīwān Ghurrat … d’archéologie orientale. 2021. Kitāb Dustūr al-gharā ʾ ib wa-ma ʿ dan al-ragh āʾ ib and Related Texts, Mughazy, …

https://wmich.edu/languages/directory/mughazy

Turfe elected vice chair of WMU Board of Trustees

News

… of Trustees meeting held on Sept. 28 , Trustee Alan Turfe was elected as the vice chair, a role he will undertake for … full P&L responsibilities at NYSE-listed companies such as Thermo Fisher Scientific, IDEX Corp. and General Motors. Currently, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73054

In Memoriam, summer 2026

W Magazine

… BS ’51, Nov. 29, 2025, Grand Rapids, MI Ona Eileene (Pappe) Wall , BA ’52, MA ’64, Dec. 7, 2025, Grandville, MI Muriel … Robins , BA ’54, Nov. 24, 2025, Livonia, MI Willard Howard Mejeur , BS ’54, Dec. 10, 2025, Cadillac, MI Thomas … , BA ’61, Dec. 29, 2025, Middlebury, VT Leonard Marion Fisher , BS ’61, MA ’64, Jan. 2, 2026, Buchanan, MI Linda …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2026/06/memoriam-summer-2026

Governor appoints new members to WMU Board of Trustees

News

… to welcome Trustees Trevan and Turfe," says President Edward Montgomery . "I look forward to the expertise and … Turfe served as Group President of Anatomical Pathology at Thermo Fisher Scientific and its global headquarters was located …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62619

Free at-home COVID-19 test kits distributed throughout campus

Sindecuse Health Center

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69214

Wings of Resolve: The Air Force Journey of WMU Aviation Bronco Tracy Smiedendorf

College of Aviation

… University College of Aviation with a degree in what was then known as flight technology:   On "9-11" he was in the Pentagon when the hijacked airliner slammed into … overseas deployments to Japan, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar.  More often than not, he was in command of …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/09/smiedendorf