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WMU Aviation Excellence in Diversity Award Winner - Albert Glenn

College of Aviation

… WMU Aviation Excellence in Diversity Award Winner - Albert Glenn Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Excellence in Diversity award - Captain Albert Glenn.  The award recognizes … Captain Glenn’s tie to the WMU College of Aviation is his service as an active member of the WMU College of Aviation …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2014/11/glenn

WMU grants top $1.5 million mark in January, February

News

… meeting. Research grants soar Grants for research led the way, soaring past $1.3 million, while grants for public service closed in on $200,000. WMU Research Foundation … and Steven Butt, professor and chair, respectively, of industrial and entrepreneurial engineering, and Dr. John …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/22714

Dr. JoAnn Atkin: Coaching students to success for 24 years

Haworth College of Business

… will retire this summer. Before becoming an academic, Atkin was a skilled advertising and marketing executive. She first … setting as a teenager. She began cashiering and worked her way up into store management during her undergraduate years. … Recognized for her talent in the classroom and in faculty service, Atkin stands out as one of the most supportive …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/05/joann-atkin-retirement

Western set to compete with top U.S. universities in the EcoCAR Innovation Challenge

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Motors (GM) Milford Proving Ground to prepare. This forward-looking preparation is backed by a top-tier student … lead), Jonathan Girier Dufournier (vehicle hardware integration lead) and Dr. Rick Meyer. “We are moving … technology and real-world startups,” says Asher. “We can’t wait to get started and see what this impressive team of …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/06/ecocar-innovation-challenge-gm

Megan and Adam Turner - Passions United

College of Aviation

… On a macro level, the industry has united a world in ways never conceived.  Through the magic of flight, the … in childhood.  As a resident of Granger, Ind., Megan was inspired particularly by her aunt.  Both her aunt and … next phase of his life.  In 2012, he took a job with Air Services Inc. in Traverse City, Mich., as a charter pilot.  …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2013/11/turner

Redirecting the Aviation Dream: Jonathan Freye Leverages Himself as an Aviation Lobbyist

College of Aviation

… located in the Lake Michigan shoreline community about halfway up the state's Lower Peninsula.  He is the director of … Request College of Aviation Information  Nothing like that was on his horizon when, six months into his stint as one of … increased to subsidize the cost of starting a shuttle-bus service from the main campus to the College of Aviation in …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/10/freye

WMU aviation instructor, student win statewide awards

News

… WMU aviation instructor, student win statewide awards Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The … among the best in the state’s aviation community. Stephanie Ward , instructor of airport operations, is 2025 Aviation … aims to attract talented professionals who can help enhance services at Michigan airports.”   Reed Hudson, right, …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/03/mdot-aviation-educator-student-awards-2025

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

Budding with Broncos – FreeFlight Systems Flourishes with WMU Aviation and Business Grads

College of Aviation

… home of the WMU Alumni Club of Texas.  It just seems that way.  The innovative aviation enterprise, which is still not … of at least three brown-and-gold-wearing Broncos: Scott Warner, Hunter Hayes and Kasmin Katz.  Request College of … countries and servicing 3,500 types of aircraft, FreeFlight services and products are designed for safety, flight …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/03/freeflight

WMU garners $3.6 million in grants in three months

News

… January, WMU trustees learned at their Feb. 27 meeting. Awards for November climbed past $1.1 million, or 31 percent … funded awards past $16 million. Grants for public service Grants for public service outstripped grants for … Choudhury and Jorge Rodriguez, both associate professors of industrial and manufacturing engineering. The grant will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5446