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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

WMU to Host Second Annual Southwest Michigan Vision Resource Fair

College of Health and Human Services

… together organizations, service providers and technology vendors dedicated to supporting individuals who are blind or … support for themselves, a family member or a client, we want attendees to leave with valuable information, … the opportunity to view product demonstrations, meet with vendors and service providers, and learn about programs and …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2026/06/southwestmichiganvisionresourcefair

Missionary Magic – Tommy Pagawak’s Path from New Guinea to WMU

College of Aviation

… Missionary Magic – Tommy Pagawak’s Path from New Guinea to WMU Submitted by Tom Thinnes … in New Guinea, specifically the western province known as Papua. His home community is Sentani. Serving that part of … to the Bronco Bash – the annual event bringing over 450 vendors and student organizations, attended by over 20,000 …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/12/pagawak

From Middleville to Management: AJ Nye's Airport Journey

College of Aviation

… Railside Golf Club in Byron Center, MI For AJ Nye, aviation was never just about the aircraft—it was about everything that makes the system work.   Growing … on airline relations, real estate initiatives, and vendor coordination during a major period of growth for the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2026/06/nye

Joshua Yoweni’s Voyage of Vowels: Aviation, Excitement, Indonesia, Obstacles, and University

College of Aviation

… Joshua Yoweni, who, if he goes home, travels to Jayapura, Papua -- Indonesia's largest province on the northern coast … Christmas visit back home to Jayapura, Papua, in 2018. This was his last visit with his father before his passing in July, 2021 "When I was a little kid as I was being fed," says the 2013 graduate …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/02/yoweni

Good for the community. Good for business.

Haworth College of Business

… These community partners had brought real problems, waited through a full semester and were about to find out … the numbers and designed the campaigns for organizations waiting on the work. “An exam tells me what a student can … usually stays an idea.” Tungkoye eventually wants to go to Papua to build supply chain systems that serve local …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/06/service-learning-spring-2026-0

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 … AFB, WA For the repairs, he needed a part, contacted a vendor in California, and arranged for overnight delivery. …

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

In Memoriam, summer 2026

W Magazine

… ’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 Edward Fricke , BA ’55, Oct. 7, 2025, Torch Lake, MI Floyd …

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

Gaining Altitude with Guadalupe Guzman Ramos – Current WMU Aviation Flight Science Student and Future Professional Pilot

College of Aviation

… in southern Florida harvesting bumper crops of tomatoes and watermelons, an occupation the now-U.S. citizen still … a flight from nearby Fort Myers to Dallas, Texas -- and he was dragged into that 2009 experience almost kicking and … me," he wrote years later in a scholarship application.  "I was very nervous as I boarded the plane with my mother, and …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/03/guzmanramos

WMU alumna Anika Johnson threads sustainability into Kalamazoo with secondhand boutiques

College of Education and Human Development

… living and a casual lifestyle. The business started as a vendor for Vintage in the Zoo, an outdoor secondhand market … much success, Johnson began to see the potential.  "I t wasn’t until the pop-up on the Kalamazoo Mall that we … on the mall and began her business. Great Lakes Thrift Co. was a tremendous success and not shortly after, Johnson …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2023/02/anika-johnson