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Help select WMU's top four staffers for 2012

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… Michigan University's 2012 Make a Difference annual awards, which carry a $1,200 before-tax prize and will be … 23 are recipients of 2011-12 fall and spring semiannual awards through the Make a Difference program. As such, they … Programs Jeffrey Carr, Facilities Management-maintenance services Tracy Corstange, College of Education and Human …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/385

Campus gathering to bid goodbye to Hoekje and Bigelow halls

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… two faculty members for whom the halls were named. Dr. Howard F. Bigelow was an economics professor at WMU from 1924 to 1961. John C. … of both facilities. During their more than 50 years in service, the two halls have been home to tens of thousands …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7341

Alpha Lambda Delta earns outstanding chapter award

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… Alpha Lambda Delta earns outstanding chapter award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU's Alpha … society has won another prestigious Maintaining the Flame Award , it was announced in July. The award was presented to … continued excellence in programming, communications and service during the 2012-13 academic year. It is a follow-up …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8780

WMU named 'Best for Vets' school for fourth year in a row

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… and Marine Corps Times noted that this year's assessment was driven by a focus on academic rigor in its analysis of each school's complete services for veterans. Ranking criteria "As with all of the … program for southwest Michigan. The designation, which was the first such Veterans Administration program named in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11142

WMU's Fall Convocation celebrates achievement, State of University

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… State of University Submitted by Deanne Puca on President Edward Montgomery KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University  President Edward Montgomery  will deliver his State of the University … staff achievement for excellence in teaching, research and service. The campuswide celebration at the Bernhard Center …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48927

WMU's flight operations chief named to presidential leadership group

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… Va., the group spent its first working weekend traveling to Washington for meetings at the White House and the National … care. Also part of the group are leaders from international service agencies and such local, state and federal … Kavalhuna also is a licensed attorney who returned to WMU after serving for six years as a federal prosecutor in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31048

Longtime employees inducted into 25 Year Club

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… for 25 years. The 2016 class of inductees began their service to WMU in 1991. Counting these faculty and staff … Thiel , licensed electrician, maintenance services Arthur Ward , refrigeration repairperson, maintenance services Martha B. Warfield , vice president for diversity and inclusion Alice …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36766

WMU honors innovative teaching at Spring Convocation

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… by Extended University Programs, the Innovative Teaching Award will be presented to the team of Marian Tripplett and … specialist in the College of Health and Human Services’ School of Social Work. In her role as program … program in Grand Rapids. She joined the University in 2012 after 12 years of leadership in nonprofit, public sector and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/29981

Paper plane prowess propels Western aviation student to international competition

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… by chance when he showed up for work one day as a line service representative at Western's College of Aviation . … National Finals in Dayton, Ohio. (Courtesy: Red Bull) "I wasn't even scheduled that day, I just needed some extra … had to sharpen his skills to compete at the next level. "After work, I would go into the hangar where we did our …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68114

Top seniors to be honored as 2013 Presidential Scholars

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… Sean Nicholl, president of the Western Student Association. After each of this year's scholars are recognized and awarded certificates, a dessert buffet reception will be held … Curaçao who ultimately plans to enter the American Foreign Service; a skilled violinist who has won international …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5560