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Magnificently Managing an Airport: Sarah Pagano’s Aviation Management and Operations Success

College of Aviation

… system.  Request College of Aviation Information  Pagano was raised in Midland, located in what is called the … man who learned about aviation from Orville Wright and was something of a mentor to Charles Lindbergh .  Another reason for the naming honor was that the 29-year-old Barstow was killed in a 1935 plane …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/08/pagano

Facilities Management units recognized for good stewardship

News

… Facilities Management units recognized for good stewardship Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … maintenance unit in the Facilities Management department was notified it had won a national 2012 Effective and … the program. One month later, Facilities Management's landscape services unit achieved certification in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1239

WMU preparing Kalamazoo newspaper archive for public use

News

… newspaper as well as digital media. Some of the archival material, in particular the news clippings, may be available … to Houghton. It took three days to move six truckloads of material from the newspaper's former Burdick Street building … individuals, events and organizations--will be the first material accessible for research and reading. The clippings …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/992

WMU researchers develop framework for creating more efficient masks

News

… as N95 masks—based on how fibers are arranged in the mask material. Their discovery could pave the way for a process to create more effective masks or make … and Robert Makin made a discovery that could pave the way for a process to create more effective masks or make …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64847

Arbor Day tree planting to honor John and Linda Dunn

News

… contact Darrell Junkins, a grounds supervisor in WMU's landscape services, at darrell.junkins@wmich.edu or (269) 387-8557. WMU's tree stewardship [caption align="left"] [/caption] Arbor Day is a … landscape trees on campus. That commitment to forestry stewardship was recognized again in February, when the Arbor …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39245

President Montgomery inducted into American Academy of Arts and Sciences

News

… by Paula M. Davis on CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-- WMU President Edward Montgomery was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences … Fu, a recent WMU honorary degree recipient and expert in landscape ecology and ecosystem restoration. “It’s a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/55952

Improving process control in metal casting

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… process control in metal casting Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. Bob Tuttle’s career focus is … metal casting process. He sees improving the strength of materials while minimizing waste as what will keep the U.S. metal casting industry …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70804

A ewe-nique approach to sustainability

College of Arts and Sciences

… distance, and then, a flock of forty sheep come galloping towards you. This is no ordinary farm: this is Tending Tilth. … and two sheep from her flock, Elmer and Felix.  Even as she was working with large exotic animals like gorillas and … called “prescribed grazing,” meaning she evaluates the landscape each day and adjusts the sheep paddock sizes and …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/10/lauren-burns-tending-tilth

Thomas L. Swihart obituary

News

… Western Michigan University staff member, died Aug. 24 . He was 67. Swihart joined the WMU staff in 1986 and retired in 2010 after 24 years of service to the University. He was an equipment operator for landscape services. No service information was available. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35096

Dr. Ann Veeck: Nearly three decades of research, teaching and growth

Haworth College of Business

… to build my academic career at Western Michigan University was the best professional decision I ever made,” says Dr. … Honored with the top Haworth College of Business awards for both teaching and research, Veeck also received … the technology and methods evolve so quickly that the material always feels fresh and exciting to teach.”  The …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/05/ann-veeck-retirement