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A future financial planner with a people-first mindset

Haworth College of Business

… and professional internships. Originally from Newaygo, Michigan, Harkness has compounded returns on his … forward to the opportunity to work one-on-one with individuals and families as they navigate their financial … “Financial decisions are deeply personal, and being able to meet people where they are, understand their goals and …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/04/personal-financial-planning-grant-harkness

A Career Couple: Karleigh Pleyer and Mitch Whitcomb Climb the Ranks as Professional Pilots

College of Aviation

… their degrees in aviation flight science in 2019, along the way enjoying the festive environment of being in the student sections of Bronco sporting … he took his skills as a certified flight instructor to nearby Superior Aviation Gateway where his fellow Bronco was …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/02/karleighandmitch

Bronson Barth Keeps his Eyes on the Sky in Louisville

College of Aviation

… Louisville and the Louisville International Airport, which was chosen in 2005 as the UPS heavy airfreight hub and a … just liked airplanes.  The experience and awe of watching something so mammoth take to the skies was inspiring to the … with the FAA as an Air Traffic Controller. Looking back on nearly 25 years of air traffic control, Barth continues to …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2015/07/barth

Elevating his manufacturing engineering education through Argonne internships

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… internships Submitted by Kayla Lambert on During his time at Western Michigan University, Joe Funk set out to make … and development center in Lemont, Ill. In 2024 and 2025, he was a manufacturing engineering intern. As an intern, he … skills but also refined his soft skills by working between scientific disciplines to achieve desired results as a team. …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/12/joe-funk-manufacturing-engineering

Spring 2026 student exhibit

University Libraries

… This student exhibit can be found on the second floor of Waldo Library in the rotunda . Jadyn Carl Pittman … S M Shariful Islam Collaborator: Paul Clements   Graduate student, International Development … Using GradCafe Data" Research poster We collected nearly 1,000 self-reported applications to Economics PhD …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2026/02/student-exhibit-spring-2026

Grayson's Anatomy - The Parts and Pieces of a Professional Pilot

College of Aviation

… known an industry that can get into people's blood the way aviation does,” stated Robert Six, founder of … her first flight to San Francisco with her family. Little did the young girl from Kalamazoo, Michigan realize how this … initial experience, young Grayson was hooked. “I was extremely curious to know how the heavy aircraft, along with the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2017/08/grayson

The ABCs of Braden Wilson: Aviation, Broncos, and Camaraderie

College of Aviation

… Submitted by Tom Thinnes on If you think the epitome of college life is shuttering in your dorm playing video games, you don't want Braden "Brady" Wilson as a "roomie."    A WMU College … time he logged with Annie Quardokus , manager of aviation dispatch and scheduling. "Being a dispatcher for flight …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/01/braden

Cheering Up a Career in Aviation Technical Operations with Katelyn Mobley

College of Aviation

… in the WMU College of Aviation, Mobley admits that she was always interested in planes and what makes them fly … of what she wanted to do with her life that she adopted a different major during her freshman year as a Bronco.  … on target for Mobley.  "The aviation program stands out to me because it just seems right," she says.  "I have always …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/04/mobley

Lessons Learned by Aviation Technical Operations Faculty Nate Lisak

College of Aviation

… by Tom Thinnes on Even though he started in the welding trade, Nate Lisak has forged himself a productive and rewarding career as a "Tech-Ops" instructor for the WMU … can do all this, he says, "in a safe, controlled environment where they can make mistakes and learn from them.  I …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/01/lisak

Professor receives international honor with prestigious Kuwait Prize

College of Arts and Sciences

… Professor receives international honor with prestigious Kuwait Prize Submitted by Amelia Bodinaku on Mohamed Sultan, a professor in the … scholars and researchers and acknowledge the value of their scientific contributions to various fields of science. The …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-sultan