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Hazel L. Starcher obituary
News
… Western Michigan University's College of Health and Human Services for more than 25 years, died Feb. 2 in Kalamazoo. She was 79. Starcher was the first employee to be hired when the college was …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/172
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 … nearly reached $1.8 million, or 49 percent. January awards accounted for the lowest share at $720,125, or 20 … funded awards past $16 million. Grants for public service Grants for public service outstripped grants for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5446
Behind the scenes: Social Work students visit Gerald R. Ford Airport
College of Health and Human Services
… Christopher Hodshire, instructor of the course. “This visit was both educational and inspiring, and it provided … community needs through innovation, collaboration and service excellence.” Senior social work major, Zoe … and people being overstimulated,” Podvoyski said. “It was nice to see there was a safe space for anyone feeling …
https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2026/05/airport0526
WMU’s Dr. Ashlyn Kuersten wins MAC Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success
News
… WMU’s Dr. Ashlyn Kuersten wins MAC Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dr. Ashlyn Kuersten was recognized for her mentorship and commitment to … investigators, the program offers a look into public service, victim advocacy and the complexities of justice. …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/03/mac-outstanding-faculty-award-2026-ashlyn-kuersten
Aviation Passion and Professionalism – Professor Lisa Whittaker Has It All
College of Aviation
… administration and finance, introduction to aviation, aerodynamics, introduction to airports, airline flight … among the firm's marketing, technical-publication and field-service departments. That led to a full-time job in the … section of the plane's upper fuselage. A flight attendant was sucked out and her body was never found. The pilots …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/02/whittaker
Leo Niemi obituary
News
… business education, died at home in Kalamazoo March 2. He was 92. Niemi, professor emeritus of business information … WMU faculty in 1955 and retired in 1985 after 30 years of service to the University in what is now the Haworth College … to the dean of WMU's business school from 1963 to 1978. He was a board member and international director of the Data …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/206
Shannon Carpenter Fine Tunes Her Time in Aviation Technical Operations
College of Aviation
… any and all of that at the College of Aviation, she has a warm spot in her tool box for faculty specialist Dr. Gail … "I liked the pace of them," she says, "and that each step was hands-on. You had to right your own mistake on the … charters, avionics maintenance, in-flight catering, and services for fixed-based operators at airports. For the …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/09/shannon-carpenter
Propellors, Powerplants, and Passion: Mason Mihelich’s Pursues a Career in Aviation Maintenance
College of Aviation
… Taking a trip up into the clouds as a senior in high school was more than just a joy ride for Mason Mihelich. It … of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), which was established as a national organization in … radar is a fleet-maintenance job with United Parcel Service (UPS) Worldwide. But if competitors such as the U. …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/04/mihelich-0
Jason Anthony’s Allstate Avionics Aviation Ascension
College of Aviation
… of where he would polish his employment credentials. But it wasn't an exact route to Battle Creek's W. K. Kellogg … for the 2007 graduate of Gull Lake High School . There was a bit of a detour -- seven years worth -- when the … in the footsteps of his dad who retired from military service an an operator of heavy equipment. While Anthony …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/06/anthony
Propellers, Power-plants, and Passion: Mason Mihelich Pursues a Career in Aviation Maintenance
College of Aviation
… Taking a trip up into the clouds as a senior in high school was more than just a joy ride for Mason Mihelich. It … of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), which was established as a national organization in … radar is a fleet-maintenance job with United Parcel Service (UPS) Worldwide. But if competitors such as the U. …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/04/mihelich