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Grammy winner to perform with jazz and symphony orchestras

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… Recital Hall. The performance will be preceded by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by Dr. Robert White . Tickets are $12 … and conductors of the last two decades, multi-Grammy Award winner Mendoza has written arrangements for a wide … has led as chief conductor for the past six years. Mondoza was recently honored with a Grammy Award for his work on the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45260

Nominations open for some of WMU's most prestigious awards

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… Nominations open for some of WMU's most prestigious awards Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … being accepted for Western Michigan University's 2012-13 Distinguished Service, Distinguished Teaching and Emerging Scholar awards. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/178

National Guardsman, a WMU alum, helps lead effort to feed thousands of Michigan families

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… by Erin Flynn on [caption] [/caption] PONTIAC, Mich.—Feeding the growing number of Michiganders in need during the … distributed boxes to hundreds of people in their cars. “It was really nice to be out in public and actually see the … boxes. “We’re helping thousands of people.” A TRADITION OF SERVICE Aerial photo of cars at a drive-up distribution …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59294

Robert L. Blefko obituary

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… a former Western Michigan University faculty member, died Nov. 1 at his home in Kalamazoo. He was 82. Blefko, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU faculty in 1968 and retired in 1997 after 29 years of service to the University. He was hired as an assistant …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20293

Business professor secures Fulbright award

Haworth College of Business

… Business professor secures Fulbright award Submitted by Stacey Lowis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. Tim Palmer , professor of management and director of the Center for Sustainable Business Practices , … and students, and WMU and his students. See the impact of service learning on students Business class completes 3,700+ …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60350

The Perfect Landing for Eli Lantz – WMU’s College of Aviation

College of Aviation

… The Perfect Landing for Eli Lantz – WMU’s College of Aviation Submitted by … a career in aviation is for them. Not so for Eli Lantz.  It was the WMU College of Aviation itself that did the … days are done, Lantz wants to work for an airline "or air-service developer in some aspect.  Long term, I hope to work …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/09/eli-lantz

WMU researchers receive grant to study fatal fungus in bats

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… bats. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded two Western Michigan University researchers more than … professor of biological sciences and the environmental studies, and Dr. Robert Eversole , master faculty specialist in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17292

WMU garners more than $1.6 million in grants in months of April, May

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… passed the $1.6 million mark in externally funded awards in April and May, pushing the year-to-date total above … by grants for instruction at $334,316. Grants for public service came in at $297,102. Notable research awards … monitoring program in terms of cost savings and access to additional data. Instruction, public service grants Grants for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33493

The American Dream: Matt Taylor Ascends Through the Airline Operations World

College of Aviation

… Submitted by Tom Thinnes on WMU Aviation Alumni Matt Taylor Want a short story about a dynamic career and how the WMU … Airport for what was then American Eagle Airlines, and indicative of why it is so valuable to get involved in your … the "go-for" when it comes to the nitty gritty of passenger service.  Seventeen years later, he's much closer to the top …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/11/taylor

Shirley K. James obituary

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… James , a former Western Michigan University staff member, died July 18 . She was 75. James, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU staff in 1977 and retired in 2001 after almost 24 years of service to the University. She was a head cook in Davis …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/42232