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United in Love and Aviation: Ben and Shelby Egan Find Their Fit with Each Other and the Airlines

College of Aviation

… Mio AuSable High in Oscoda County in the northern part of Michigan and Ben from Cary-Grove High in Fox River Grove, … to home."   Growing up "across the pond" known as Lake Michigan, Ben says his interest in aviation began at a young … a suitcase, the Egans enjoy working out, camping around Michigan, sampling the products at local breweries, golfing …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/10/egan

Akol Abol: From Sudan to WMU

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… have been a world away from the tranquil suburbs of West Michigan. But for one Western Michigan University student—Akol Abol—the civil war would … a master’s degree in occupational therapy at Western Michigan University, was born thirty-three years ago in the …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2014/09/akol-abol

From DECA to DataDirect, George LaForce is building networks and confidence

Haworth College of Business

… that support students' academic goals,” says Western Michigan University senior George LaForce . The digital marketing student from Brownstown, Michigan, has reached new professional heights through …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/11/digital-marketing-george-laforce-deca-internship

Recognizing excellence: College of Education and Human Development hosts 27th annual Alumni Awards

College of Education and Human Development

… Submitted by Chris Hybels on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's College of Education and Human … member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and Western Michigan University alumna, Fields is a recipient of the … B.S.’07, M.A.’11, a distinguished athlete and Western Michigan University alumnus, has dedicated his life to …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/10/college-education-human-development-awards-alumni-annual-2025

Students invited into huddle to design state-of-the-art athletic performance center

News

… cowboy hat emerges from a stretch limousine, the Western Michigan University engineering student makes his way … one of the most exciting chapters in the history of Western Michigan University, the city of Kalamazoo and all of Southwest Michigan,” says Dan Bartholomae , vice president and …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/kalamazoo-event-center-athletic-performance-center-groundbreaking-event

Good for the community. Good for business.

Haworth College of Business

… end with an exam. This one ended with 41 teams of Western Michigan University students standing in front of the … Aubrie Hicks , a digital marketing major from Lansing, Michigan, came in as a marketing student. She left with a …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/06/service-learning-spring-2026-0

Bronco in the Sky: How WMU Took This Pilot from Jackson to Jet Set

College of Aviation

… Air, an international cargo and charter airlines based at Michigan's Willow Run Airport near Detroit.   "I was able to … comes the statement that he's a graduate of the Western Michigan University College of Aviation.  He'd probably …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/08/dillon

Instructor Joel Boyd gives his "last lecture" before retirement

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… before retirement Submitted by Christie Bierlein on Western Michigan University's Joel Boyd Jr., a master faculty …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2016/12/joel-boyd-final-lecture

Montalvo receives a prestigious scholarship to study in Argentina

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… verified) on By Kevin Haynes KALAMAZOO, Mich.— A Western Michigan University student recently received a prestigious … extremely proud to be a Kalamazoo native attending Western Michigan University; it is a school that I have always felt …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2017/03/montlavo-interview

University to honor its top four staffers for 2014-15

News

… members who have made exceptional contributions to Western Michigan University have been selected to receive the Annual … location and in the Department of Human Performance and Health Education before being promoted to her current post. … visits schools, libraries and other organizations around Michigan. She was consistently described as being a …

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