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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