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Global director for corporate citizenship at Dow Chemical Co. to speak

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… (not verified) on Miller KALAMAZOO—A top-ranking executive of a major chemical company will present his view of global citizenship when he speaks this month at Western … Lakes Bay Region and State of Michigan. Miller holds his bachelor’s degree in industrial marketing from WMU and is a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10090

Book identifies strategies for successful fundraising

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… fundraising Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Cover of Greenhoe's book KALAMAZOO—Approaching prospective donors … creating relationships with those individuals is the topic of a book recently published by a long-time Western Michigan … why wouldn't I share it?" says Greenhoe, who earned a bachelor's degree in communication with honors from WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7670

Four staffers bestowed WMU's top honor

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… will also feature WMU President Edward Montgomery's State of the University Address as well as the presentation of … service at WMU in 1999 as a student worker. She earned her bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees while continuing … administrative assistant in WMU's Department of Political Science a short time, Huntley's impact is evident. "She has …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55240

Western’s women’s aviation team finishes fourth in ‘empowering’ cross-country race

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… and Caroline Yuska. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Teamwork was the name of the game for Western Michigan University’s women’s pilot … her race debut this year. The team completed all nine legs of the race June 18-21 in one of WMU’s fixed-wing, single … Michigan; navigator Caroline Yuska , an aviation flight science sophomore from Carmel, Indiana; and ground …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/07/75918

Seventeen business students selected for scholarships

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… business students have received scholarships in recognition of their outstanding character and academic excellence. The … grade point average. Koh, of Selangor, Malaysia, earned her bachelor's degree in April with a 4.0 grade point average. … Arnold E. Schneider MBA Founders Award. Twiest earned his bachelor's degree in engineering from Grand Valley State …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1078

Two professors to be honored with Distinguished Teaching Awards

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… Two professors to be honored with Distinguished Teaching Awards … of Colorado and University of Victoria, respectively, and a bachelor’s degree in public affairs and speech … he was a visiting professor at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. His dedication to teaching …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54905

John D. Grace obituary

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… joined the WMU faculty in 1969 and retired in 1997 as professor emeritus of geosciences after 27 years of service to the University. His … as a geologist with the Carter Oil Co. Grace earned a bachelor's degree from Denison University in 1955, a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/693

Gordon J. Grinwis obituary

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… Grinwis , who served as a Western Michigan University art professor for 34 years, died Thursday, March 28 , in … faculty on Sept. 1, 1961, retiring as emeritus associate professor of art, effective April 23, 1995. Dr. Gordon J. … Mich., and served in the U.S. Army before earning a bachelor's degree at WMU in 1959 and master's degree at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6280

Growing your own at Western: Bolstering the education workforce

W Magazine

… a space where multilingual learners, who make up a third of her students, thrive. Kristi VanderWoude “The best thing … education enrollment by 35% in the first year alone.  The bachelor’s and master’s programs offered in elementary and … elementary education and early childhood unified education bachelor’s degree programs are expedited for GYO …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73397

$800K grant to explore atomic level purity for energy developments

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… advance the field thanks to a nearly $800K U.S. Department of Energy grant awarded to Dr. Robert Makin , assistant professor of computer science and principal investigator for the grant. “Achieving …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/07/800k-doe-grant-makin