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Leo Niemi obituary

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… died at home in Kalamazoo March 2. He was 92. Niemi, professor emeritus of business information systems, joined the WMU faculty in … his winters at Harbor Isles in North Port, Fla. He earned a bachelor's and master's degree from WMU in 1952 and 1954, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/206

Anthropologist appointed to Freedom Trail commission

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… verified) on Nassaney KALAMAZOO—Dr. Michael Nassaney, a professor of anthropology at Western Michigan University, was one of … the fur trade in the western Great Lakes. Nassaney earned a bachelor's degree from Providence College, a master's degree …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7174

Grants to WMU exceed $24 million for the year

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… $4.2 million in May and June, pushing the year-end total of grants received for the 2012-13 fiscal year past the … research awards included a new, previously announced grant of $387,483 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to … A second new research grant of $303,000 from the National Science Foundation was awarded to Dr. Sharon Gill , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8304

Dawn Foods CEO to discuss global business challenges

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… (not verified) on Jones-Barber KALAMAZOO--The top executive of a leading global food products company will be featured … sponsored by Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business. Carrie Jones-Barber , chief executive officer … the Harvard School of Business. Jones-Barber earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from WMU and a Master of

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/228

Award-winning New York poet to read in Frostic Series

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… on Valentine KALAMAZOO—A New York City poet and winner of the National Book Award and several other high honors … early next month at Western Michigan University as part of the spring 2013 Gwen Frostic Reading Series. Jean … Jean Valentine Valentine was born in Chicago, earned her bachelor's degree from Radcliffe College and has lived most …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5964

Grants to WMU top $15 million for fiscal year

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… at their Feb. 29 meeting. Since the July 1, 2011, start of the fiscal year, the University has received grants … totaling nearly $2 million and accounting for 54 percent of the three-month total. November grants came in just below … grants included a new award of $264,177 from the National Science Foundation to Dr. Todd J. Barkman, associate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/230

'Complex Conversations' coming to Monroe-Brown Gallery

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… found-object sculptures, prints and photographs. Cole’s art often transforms everyday mass-produced objects into … icons or symbolic representations that explore ideas of diversity, identity and commercialization. Cole grew up … the Boston University School of Fine Arts, received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Visual Arts in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/1636

Mechanical and aerospace engineering student finds possibility around every corner

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… only a few years at WMU, Jacobo already has a lifetime of knowledge and skills under his belt. From professional development and leadership experiences to real … engineering , meaning that he will complete both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in just five years. During …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/08/endless-opportunities-jacobo

Dawn M. Nelson obituary

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… M. Nelson , a former employee in the Grants and Contracts office at Western Michigan University, died Sept. 21 at home … the WMU staff in 1993 and left in August after 24 years of service to the University. She was a senior restricted … High School. She went on to double major at WMU, earning a bachelor's degree in social psychology and accounting. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43245

Cumming named to lead Registrar's Office at WMU

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… Cumming named to lead Registrar's Office at WMU Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … University has named Carrie Cumming to the position of registrar, effective March 11. Cumming, who has held the … is scheduled to go live in May. Cumming, who earned her bachelor's degree from WMU in 1994, is currently working on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5835