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Who’s the Bos – in the world of Aviation it will soon be Joseph!

College of Aviation

… at the college and build his skills, Bos worked as a line service technician at West Michigan Regional Airport in … Once back on the college's Battle Creek campus, Bos was on the dispatch team where he learned the nitty-gritty of how a …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/11/bos

In Memoriam, fall 2023

W Magazine

… on The following are Western alumni and emeriti who passed away and were reported during fall 2023. Alumni Jack Leonard … (Eilers) Lummis , BS ‘50, May 30, 2023, Kalamazoo, MI Geraldine May (French) Jennings , BM ‘51, June 23, 2023, Whitewater, WI Guelda Ann (Glynn) Weinert , BS ‘51, June 9, 2023, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73616

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 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/172

Behind the scenes: Social Work students visit Gerald R. Ford Airport

College of Health and Human Services

… also received insight into initiatives such as the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Program, which supports travelers … 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 …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2026/05/airport0526

Aviation Passion and Professionalism – Professor Lisa Whittaker Has It All

College of Aviation

… administration.  Her research   topics include women’s studies, STEM, maintenance engineering and safety management … 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

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 research, exceeding $1.5 million and led by a nearly $1 million grant to …

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

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 … 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

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 … you could see the final product of your efforts in metal bending, composites, riveting, and the like." Aviation came … 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 … put back together a six-cylinder engine, while learning its different components and hardware, and how they all work … 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 … in the footsteps of his dad who retired from military service an an operator of heavy equipment.  While Anthony … touches the world of communications, navigation, the display and management of systems, and the controls that …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/06/anthony