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College of Arts and Sciences alumni recognized for achievements

College of Arts and Sciences

… Sciences is proud to announce the 2025 Alumni Achievement Award winners and to celebrate the outstanding contributions … influential alumni. This year recipients were honored with awards given in three categories: The Early Career Excellence … and mission-driven leader, she is passionate about public service, innovation and empowering women in leadership.   …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/10/aaa-awards-news

WMU's Fall Convocation to feature new format, location

News

… This fall's convocation will include: A campuswide award ceremony recognizing achievement in teaching, research and service. President John M. Dunn's State of the University … That event is expected to be repeated each spring going forward. For more news, arts and events , visit wmich.edu/news …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32063

Herbert "Herb" E. Ellinger obituary

News

… of transportation technology, died Thursday, May 25 . He was 96. Herb Ellinger Ellinger came to Kalamazoo in 1942 as a flight instructor during World War II, joining what was then Western Michigan College in … Ellinger filled a variety of roles at WMU over 41 years of service. A former aircraft mechanic, he taught vocational …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41022

WMU MBA student embraces bold choices, new beginnings

Haworth College of Business

… Submitted by Amy Coughenour on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— “I’ve always enjoyed working with people and so much of business is … her bachelor’s degree in ministry and leadership, Shepherd was looking for ways to open new doors in her career. “Since … influence on how I hope to think, communicate and lead after earning my MBA,” she says. “One of the biggest lessons …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/12/mackenzie-shepherd-mba-bold-choices-flexibility

Welcome home returning soldiers Saturday

News

… will speak. The national anthem will be sung by Chief Warrant Officer 5 Rhea Pruett. Several other elected officials are invited to attend. The service members will arrive at 2 p.m. at the Gerald R. Ford …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5443

Getting in the game: WMU expert discusses Super Bowl advertising in 2021

Haworth College of Business

… spend on Super Bowl advertising to coronavirus vaccination awareness efforts. Can you comment on this approach? … donate it to the Ad Council. The Ad Council will run public service announcements encouraging the population to get … a model who diffuses a standoff at a protest, patterned after Black Lives Matter, simply by offering a police …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/01/63006

Transfer student marches toward success at WMU Haworth

Haworth College of Business

… Transfer student marches toward success at WMU Haworth Submitted by Janine Adamski on … a strong community and future.  Coming from GRCC, Reale was looking for a place to learn and grow as both a student … I had to do to transfer my community college credits. Even after I began classes, I had meetings to discuss my plan to …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/11/sales-business-marketingdominic-realebmb

From Northside to North Star—Alumna guides community to more equitable future

News

… who’ve inspired change, pushed boundaries and paved the way for so many. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As a little girl growing … cosmic aspirations were quickly jolted back to Earth soon after she started. "My freshman year I quickly realized how … her professional prowess rising through the ranks at Legal Services of South Central Michigan, finding purpose in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66942

Global Engagement Program honors student achievement and community support

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… community impact and campus partnerships at an annual awards ceremony.   More than 160 students earned Global … receives her certificate at the Global Engagement Awards ceremony.  There are 10,000 active participants in the … Event Coordinator at International Student and Scholar Services;   John Minser, Global Studies in the Field course …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2026/04/gep-awards-2026

Gene S. Booker obituary

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… University professor of management, died Aug. 15. He was 81. Booker, of Fairhope, Ala., joined WMU in 1960 and retired after almost three decades at the University in 1990. In the … the state's pension portfolio. No information on memorial services was available. Contact: Deanne Puca August 22, 2012 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1301