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Football Broncos tackle tree clearing for Habitat for Humanity
News
… Smolenski , director of community relations and volunteer services for Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity , who … pulls a large branch off of a tree. After an early morning wake-up call for conditioning, members of the football … and is currently pursuing his MBA. "So, this is just one way we can give back and show that we appreciate what they …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54389
AFROTC, Ambassador, and Aviation – Avery Bush Accelerates Toward a Career in the Air Force
College of Aviation
… AFROTC, Ambassador, and Aviation – Avery Bush Accelerates Toward a Career in the Air Force Submitted by Tom Thinnes on … the nitty-gritty stuff such as how personnel are paid, the service's organization, and U.S. laws governing the … base in San Antonio, Texas, where the fundamentals of aerial combat are taught. He flew a T-38, the supersonic …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/03/bush
Western celebrates impact of student workers on campus
News
… Katelyn Frankel, pictured holding flowers, is Community Service Student Employee of the Year. KALAMAZOO, … "The work of student employees drives the University forward in supporting students' experiences both in and outside … as an office assistant for the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. His nominators highlighted his …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75290
Curtis "Doc" Swanson - WMU Aviation Hall of Honor Inductee
College of Aviation
… Curtis "Doc" Swanson - WMU Aviation Hall of Honor Inductee Submitted by … university on various boards and committees that included SAE International, Transportation Research Board, AIAA and … He also served as a technical expert for Technical Advisory Service for Attorneys. For many years "Doc" served as an …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2014/02/swanson
Megan and Adam Turner - Passions United
College of Aviation
… On a macro level, the industry has united a world in ways never conceived. Through the magic of flight, the … journey, the pilot and his young prodigy flew over Michael Jordan’s house. As Adam stated, “That was the coolest … next phase of his life. In 2012, he took a job with Air Services Inc. in Traverse City, Mich., as a charter pilot. …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2013/11/turner
From Aviation Camp to Aviation Captain
College of Aviation
… USA. However for Richard Bartlett, Battle Creek, Mich was aviation mecca. It was the city that offered him the access to the key that … back to the mitten state. This eventually led to a civil service job at the Battle Creek Federal Center - A move that …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2015/09/bartlett
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 … to his resume was being part of the college's line-service department, which he has termed "a defining …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/07/depuy
From Behind the Scenes at Disney to the Front Lines of Corporate Aviation - Matt Bila is No Stranger to the Wild World of Aviation Management
College of Aviation
… how it functions effectively. Blending a stint at the Walt Disney Co . with what he learned as a student … as a toddler during my first flight," he says. "The family was traveling to Florida for spring break, and it was going … use on my job today what I learned in leadership, customer-service and guest-experience skills." Although that was …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/12/bila
Transforming cities: leadership, community and change
College of Health and Human Services
… course (SWRK 4600) in the College of Health and Human Services had the distinct honor of hosting former Mayor of … and ask questions of a nationally recognized leader. Duggan was featured in Governing Magazine, where he was described as “America’s Most Effective Mayor: Detroit’s …
https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2026/04/0421sw
Nominations sought for major University awards
News
… Nominations sought for major University awards Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … faculty and staff members for three of the major 2018-19 awards Western Michigan University will present during this … for scholarship or creative work. The Distinguished Service Award recognizes exceptional service in one or more …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45445