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WMU’s Center for Integrated Supply Management expands services

Haworth College of Business

… Chain Services Group, in conjunction with PeoplePlus Software, of Ann Arbor. The partnership will support Bronco … member. "Through its use of cutting-edge supply chain software—the iM3 SCM Suite, a cloud-enabled supply chain … “We’re excited about this innovative industry support model leveraging the best assets of WMU's Center for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30206

WMU announces Dr. Joanna Bosse as director of Irving S. Gilmore School of Music

Irving S. Gilmore School of Music

… Music from 2023 to 2024, where she implemented a new budget model and, with a faculty advisory committee, enhanced the …

https://wmich.edu/music/news/2025/05/director-announcement

WMU inventors win $10,000 Brian Patrick Thomas Award

Haworth College of Business

… WMU inventors win $10,000 Brian Patrick Thomas Award Submitted by Stacey Lowis on From Left: Stephen John … Student Prize Competition has won another impressive award—the Brian Patrick Thomas Entrepreneurial Spirit Award. … for respiratory equipment. As they worked on their business model, they also developed a working model of NeoVent after …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25223

Management professor Keenan dies

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… Department of Management died July 28 in Kalamazoo. He was 82. J. Michael Keenan Keenan first joined the WMU faculty in 1962, the year his department was established at the University. Over the next three … community.   In 1992, Keenan pioneered a distance education model at WMU by offering a graduate-level management seminar …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/17921

Faculty researcher, advisor named Graduate College associate dean

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… College effective July 1 . Byrd-Jacobs' appointment was made pending approval of the Board of Trustees. In her … after injury, utilizing the zebrafish olfactory system as a model. She has published 21 peer-reviewed research articles, … the College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Achievement Award in Research. Byrd-Jacobs has mentored nine …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/16297

Education and human development honors alumni at 26th annual award ceremony

College of Education and Human Development

… and human development honors alumni at 26th annual award ceremony Submitted by Chris Hybels on KALAMAZOO, … Roby  and   Dr. Donald E. Thompson  with Golden Apple Awards,  Dr. Odell Miller with a Keystone Early Career Award … to become a successful doctor, business owner and role model who embodies the spirit of the award he is receiving. …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2024/09/education-human-development-cehd-alumni-awards-golden-apple-keystone-2024

U.S. Poet Laureate Levine to speak at WMU's Schneider Hall

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… in 2009, and "What Work Is," which won the National Book Award for Poetry in 1991. That is one of two National Book Awards Levine has won. The first was in 1980 for "Ashes: … companionable and generous. I believe he is the best role-model poet in the nation." Olsen says the late Herb Scott, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1511

Cat Crotchett honored for achievement as Western’s distinguished faculty scholar

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… Michigan University’s Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award during a ceremony Friday, Nov. 12 . A professional … specializes in mixed media work combined with pigmented beeswax. Her paintings interweave patterns painted in vibrant … exceptional studio practice, she is also an excellent role model for her students, as noted by her professional peers. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/66058

Inheriting Aviation: The Targosz Family DNA

College of Aviation

… Private Pilot license and she and Andrew’s oldest son, Jim, was recently hired at Republic Airlines. Their youngest son, … growing up on the south side of Chicago, their mom had always wanted to fly, but did `not have the money or the … got to be a pilot, but what she did do is buy her children model airplanes and share her passion with them. She saved …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2018/04/targosz

WMU launches Native American elders-in-residence program

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… University. The University received a nearly $1 5,000 award from the Native American Heritage Fund (NAHF) to launch … will consult with elders and councils of the three Potawatomi tribal nations in Southwest Michigan: Gun Lake, … Affairs Council. "We have a very age-specific learning model in our education system, and we don't have a lot of …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/native-american-affairs-council-launches-elders-residence-program