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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

… in southwest Michigan, Garrod said his job "has me home way more than I'm away, and my salary pays the bills, with some money left …   "But as I got older," he says, "I never considered that was something I could do, so I pursued other interests."  …

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

DePuy is the Guy! Finding his path and overcoming challenges, Brian lands at Envoy Air

College of Aviation

… that? Just ask the successful novelists whose work room walls are plastered with rejection slips. 2017 WMU Aviation … Depuy preparing to fly a WMU Cirrus SR20 DePuy was raised in Naperville, Ill., which is 28 miles west of … Valley High School in 2013.  Father-and-son time often was breakfasting at a nearby airport watching planes come …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/07/depuy

Eric Johnson – Flying High from Mesaba to FlightSafety International

College of Aviation

… Johnson figured either he knew it all, or at least he was close. Request College of Aviation Info But after … products for FlightSafety International , there is always more to learn, and that's the way he wants it. Eric Johnson with Avro in the hangar at …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/04/johnson

Community collaboration: Nursing students help Kalamazoo County expand flu clinic offerings

College of Health and Human Services

… and the Kalamazoo County Flu Clinic. This partnership was designed to give senior-level students experiences in … staff who are needed meet the community's daily needs for walk-in immunizations. However, this season brought a … by Master Faculty Specialist, Dawn Smith , a collaboration was established with the students in the WMU Bronson School …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/02/clinic

Waving the Western Flag: Claire Holloway immerses herself into Aviation and WMU culture

College of Aviation

… Waving the Western Flag: Claire Holloway immerses herself into Aviation and WMU culture Submitted … Thinnes on WMU Aviation Flight Science Student Claire Holloway Getting Ready for a Flight If the adage that it takes a …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/04/holloway

University to honor its top four staffers for 2014-15

News

… have been selected to receive the Annual Make a Difference Award. The recipients for 2014-15 are Kevin Knutson , … Service, Distinguished Teaching and Emerging Scholar awards. The Annual Make a Difference Award is the highest … example of how Riemland goes above and beyond the call of duty. "Terri is a staff member who is absolutely …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27159

Maintaining Aviation Excellence – Christopher Myrick Purposely Picks A Career in Aviation Technical Operations

College of Aviation

… airport to see my grandmother in Detroit.  I remember always looking up and seeing the planes fly over (interstate highway) I-94 to land.  They were so big and it always fascinated me."  Request College of Aviation Info   Not …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/04/myrick

Why I Give: Cheryl TenBrink

W Magazine

… ′77, is carrying on her friend's legacy and paying it forward by contributing to her scholarship at Western. … Endowed Scholarship through her estate before she passed away in 2022. The scholarship was established for full-time … two sons, Cory and Carl, both born while Burt was on active duty as an officer in the U.S. Army. They also experienced …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72480

Goats to be tested on WMU campus as woodlot management tool

News

… Sunday, July 10. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Hungry for a better way to control invasive plants damaging campus woodlots, … an environmentally friendly solution to controlling the unwanted vegetation. The University will add Buba, Cinnamon, … quiet, all-weather workers that have many advantages over heavy machinery, Gooch continues. Instead of compacting …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33450

Student, actor, advocate: Margaux Wellman takes leading role in breaking down barriers for people with disabilities

News

… that I have cerebral palsy, and the first person they see walk on stage is me—whoa! What does that do?" Wellman says. … of disorders that affect movement and muscle tone. When she was younger, she underwent several surgeries and used a … advocacy. And I do feel a responsibility, but it's not a heavy burden. It's just something that I love doing because …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64331