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Student entrepreneurs receive awards for innovation

News

… Student entrepreneurs receive awards for innovation Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … are being recognized for their innovative business ideas. Industrial and entrepreneurial engineering student  Tyler … the U.S. Air Force and served as a pilot. Following his service, Christoff returned to the family business, C.J. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59392

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 …   Closer to her chosen profession was serving as a customer-service representative at a fixed-base operator in her home …

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

Western Michigan University opens new food marketing hub with $500,000 gift from Meijer

Haworth College of Business

… on Meijer presented a check for $500,000 to Dr. Russell Zwanka during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new food … help students grow as professionals, preparing them for a rewarding career in the industry. “We are proud to support … professional development and a spirit of community service, ensuring graduates are well-rounded and ready to …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/09/food-marketing-hub

Grants to WMU top $22.7 million for fiscal year

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… WMU trustees learned at their July 25 meeting. Awards for May came in at $878,328, or 19 percent of the … grants surpassed $2.6 million, while grants for public service soared to nearly $2 million. One notable research … engineering, Dr. Pavel Ikonomov, associate professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering, and Dr. Daniel …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1106

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 … May (French) Jennings , BM ‘51, June 23, 2023, Whitewater, WI Guelda Ann (Glynn) Weinert , BS ‘51, June 9, 2023, … Kalamazoo, MI Robert M. Wygant , professor emeritus of industrial and manufacturing engineering, April 8, 2023, …

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

VanHowe You Get Things Done! Lessons Learned and Applied by Thomas VanHowe

College of Aviation

… ambassadorial duties from 2013 to 2015.  The surprise is he was ever in that position in the first place.  "I had a … I put the wrong telephone number on my resume.  Luckily it was my grandmother's number and she was able to connect me.  … on-demand DC-9 flights for USA Jet Airlines , a cargo service located at Willow Run Airport near Ypsilanti, all …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/09/vanhowe

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 … University College of Aviation.   Myrick working line services for the College of Aviation And relatively not too …

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

Engineering management master’s program 1 of 8 certified by international organization

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… certified by international organization Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Dr. Azim Houshyar KALAMAZOO, Mich.−The Western … says Dr. Azim Houshyar , chair of the Department of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering … The demand for leadership in modern manufacturing and service-based industries has dramatically increased the need …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69645

James W. Hill obituary

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… University's Haworth College of Business, died April 9. He was 83. Hill, professor emeritus of management, joined the … staff in 1970 and retired in 1990 after nearly 20 years of service to the University. He served as chair of the … of Technology, and a master's and doctoral degree in industrial psychology from Wayne State University. Contact: …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/339

Rising Above – Rachel Tuit’s Turn to Transform the World of Aviation

College of Aviation

… World of Aviation Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Rachel Tuit wants to become something she has never personally witnessed … Rachel Tuit visiting the Nyungwe National Forest in Rwanda, January 2019 The 2019 graduate of Grand Rapids … the way, she met a "WASP," a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots who flew civilian missions during World War …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/02/tuit