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Brain injury association honors WMU professor with education award

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… May 2. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Brain Injury Association of Michigan has honored a Western Michigan University professor with its prestigious 2015 … About the association The Brain Injury Association of Michigan is dedicated to improving the lives of those …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/24229

Professor named president-elect of accounting society

Haworth College of Business

… on Penner KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. James Penner , a Western Michigan University associate professor of accountancy, has … Penner is a certified public accountant in the state of Michigan and was previously employed at the Detroit office … Virginia Tech and his bachelor's and master's degrees at Michigan State University. Penner's research interests …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43806

Timely foreign policy talks free for WMU students, employees

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is again partnering with the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan in Grand Rapids to promote timely talks on … Series. The series brings national experts to West Michigan for thought-provoking discussions on critical …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21285

Sleeping Giant Capital closes $10 million in funding, enhancing partnership with WMU

Haworth College of Business

… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Sleeping Giant Capital, a West Michigan-based investment and growth platform, is announcing … Giant Capital enhances the partnership with Western Michigan University’s Haworth College of Business, allowing … senior vice president, global corporate affairs at The Kellogg Company Lynn Chen-Zhang , CEO of Zhang Financial and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68153

Free financial aid event set for college-bound students

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… students and their families are invited to come to Western Michigan University Sunday, Feb. 9 , for College Goal Sunday … scholarships. During the past decade, the program helped Michigan become first in the nation in increasing the … aid. MI College Goal is a collaborative effort of the Michigan Department of Treasury, Michigan Department of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13373

Elizabeth DeYoung obituary

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… on Elizabeth DeYoung , a former custodian at Western Michigan University, died July 4 . She was 100. DeYoung, of Portage, Michigan, joined the staff in 1967 and retired in 1981 after …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36399

Russell P. Griggs obituary

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… Russell P. Griggs obituary Submitted by Deanne Puca on Russell P. Griggs , … construction supervisor with landscape services at Western Michigan University, died Aug. 13 . He was 81. Griggs, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, joined the WMU staff in 1958 and retired in 1997 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35304

Master's student celebrates citizenship, graduation weeks apart

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… the Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command in Warren, Michigan, on March 30, 2021. (U.S. Air National Guard photo … never got the opportunity to acquire the knowledge. Western Michigan University has given me that." Ediae Three years … Western, he learned about a path to citizenship through the Michigan National Guard. By 2019, he was in boot camp. "The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64006

Hands-on experience helps engineering grad build bright future

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… in a field she loves. Bular will graduate from Western Michigan University on Saturday, Dec. 18 , with a degree in … ago as a high school student in the small town of Sandusky, Michigan. "I didn't really know what I wanted to do when I … when we found manufacturing, I jumped into it. I wasn't struggling anymore; I was powering through like 18 credit hours …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66509

Janice S. Weaver obituary

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… , a former staff member in Dining Services at Western Michigan University, died Dec. 30, 2015 . She was 68. Weaver … was a police dispatcher in Nebraska before moving back to Michigan in 1986 with her late husband, Bernie Cowgill, who … . Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan or the Wesley Foundation of Kalamazoo—Building Fund. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29783