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WMU awards flute and geography professors for outstanding teaching

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… WMU awards flute and geography professors for outstanding … teaching Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—From mentoring musicians as they hone their craft to helping … have been named recipients of WMU’s Distinguished Teaching Award, the University’s highest honor for teaching …

https://wmich.edu/news/2026/09/fall-2026-distinguished-teaching-awards-announced

Lessons That Don’t Appear on a Checkride: Nick Garrod reflects on flying, learning, and what really matters after 20 years in aviation

College of Aviation

… under his belt, Nick Garrod is in a good place to offer some advice to those on the brink of embarking on a similar … in southwest Michigan, Garrod said his job "has me home way more than I'm away, and my salary pays the bills, with … He held me to higher standards and wanted my flying to be near perfect.  All this set the foundation for the pilot I …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2026/01/garrod

Hanging Out in the Aviation House with Cody Miller-Holcomb

College of Aviation

… Cody Miller-Holcomb Submitted by Tom Thinnes on When it comes to a trivia contest about airplanes, either put Cody … aircraft.  I could sit at an airport lookout all day and watch the aircraft take off.  I can name them all." … thing I loved growing up." Henry Hall students enjoying a Delta Propel Day Where to do it was also fairly easy.  As …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/12/miller-holcomb

All systems go: Aerospace engineering student launches work into space

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… Force Base in California, Tom Scott , B.S.E.’25, M.S.’26, watched his graduate studies literally flash before his … the first Western satellite in space,” says Dr. Kristina Lemmer , professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering. … all of that led me here.”   The mission   The launch was nearly two years in the making for Scott and other students …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/05/aerospace-engineering-spacex-payload-launch-tom-scott

Supply chain students tackle real-world challenges with Kenco and local alumnus

Haworth College of Business

… Experience-Driven Learning isn’t just a tagline. It’s a way of life. For Western Michigan University students in the supply chain management program, this took the form of consulting with a local … Caldwell, director of logistics operations at Kenco Group, was eager to give back to his alma mater and Curkovic knew …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/08/supply-chain-management-students-experience-kenco-project

Celebrating Legends: 2025 Hall of Honor & Diversity Award Recipients

College of Aviation

… Celebrating Legends: 2025 Hall of Honor & Diversity Award Recipients Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Register to … Aerospace University, where he taught in a complex airspace near North Korea and mentored students for whom English was … continents, including roles at Compass Airlines, Frontier, Delta, and currently FedEx, where he is an Oakland based 767 …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/10/ard

Pursuing Airport and Operational Opportunities: Ricardo Escalante-Villalta is Catapulting from AZO to an Aviation Career

College of Aviation

… by Tom Thinnes on Everybody is unique in his or her own way, but Ricardo Escalante-Villalta can boast of another … flights, joining Lansing and Chicago's Midway as its other nearby service areas.  "I loved working there because of its … with the aviation industry) and social fraternity Phi Gamma Delta (known as the Fijis), holding leadership and …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/03/escalante-villa

Accessing Aviation with Amanda Charlton – Crusing Towards a High Flying Career

College of Aviation

… Accessing Aviation with Amanda Charlton – Crusing Towards a High Flying Career Submitted by Tom Thinnes on The … Charlton, raised in Spring Branch, Texas, which is part of metropolitan San Antonio, ended up pursuing higher education … this is your captain, Amanda Charlton.  Thanks for flying Delta Airlines. "  Contact: Published by Tom Thinnes, …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/03/charlton

Aviation student sees career opportunities take off in airport internship

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… Broncos Lead Internship Program. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—When it comes to  Ben Higgins ' future, the sky's the limit. The … career option." A welcome departure Higgins, who grew up near Detroit in Brownstown, Michigan, initially came to … in Haworth College of Business. Higgins has found a runway to begin applying the skills he's honed in the classroom …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/aviation-student-ben-higgins-airport-internship-broncos-lead

WMU student receives competitive $10,000 accountancy scholarship

Haworth College of Business

… Oversight Board for the 2020-21 academic year. The merit-based scholarship is intended to encourage accounting … Club, Beta Alpha Psi, Best Buddies and Alpha Lambda Delta. “The Haworth College of Business pushes students to … me figure out who I am as a person, a student and who I want to be as a professional. I am a different person than I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60068