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Broncos win blood donation contest

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… Obreiter , administrative assistant II in the Department of Military Science and Leadership, recently reported. The win was due … as well as WMU's Red Cross Club under the direction of graduated senior Jimmy Brand and considerable logistical …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39980

Two will receive WMU's Distinguished Service Award

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… by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. Robert Felkel , professor of Spanish, and Yumi Takahashi-Ede , study abroad … high school Spanish in Massachusetts. Felkel earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from Boston College and a … with a nine-year career in the College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Advising Office before moving to the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42799

Early registration extended for livable communities conference

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… Communities at Western Michigan University.  The focus of the conference is to explore improving the quality of … supervises doctoral students in both the population health sciences and the civil, environmental and geomatic … 20 years of volunteering at homeless shelters. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of California at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46274

New director named for Michigan Geological Survey

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… on Yellich KALAMAZOO—A geologist with more than 40 years of experience in mineral exploration, mineral development, … of the survey, which is housed in WMU's Department of Geosciences . Yellich has worked in more than 30 states as well … development at the Marline Uranium Corp. Yellich earned a bachelor's and master's degree in geology from WMU and is a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10906

WMU to confer some 2,700 degrees during spring commencement

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… as the University confers 2,727 degrees: 2,116 at the bachelor's level, 587 at the master's level and 24 at the doctoral level. Schedule Each of the three spring 2013 ceremonies is geared toward … is for graduates of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, College of Fine Arts and Haworth College of

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6695

Emeritus pens book about local vintage car museum

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… ago led Dr. David O. Lyon to become addicted to the history of automobiles. After retiring in 1998, the WMU professor emeritus of psychology turned that addiction into a … cars and has always enjoyed history. In fact, Lyon earned a bachelor's degree in history from Hamilton College before …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/138

Longtime University Libraries professional loses battle with cancer

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… Longtime University Libraries professional loses battle with cancer Submitted by Anonymous … position he held for nearly 18 years in 1999 after a series of graduate assistantships at WMU and a stint as a … serving for a period as PIO president. Cartwright earned a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29259

WMU appoints new VP for diversity and inclusion

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… has named an experienced college administrator, professor and rising chief diversity officer to continue … says Hyter, a professor of speech, language and hearing sciences. McCorkle replaces the retiring Dr. Martha Warfield … a substance abuse therapist in Jackson. McCorkle earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Wright State …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47976

Harvard scholar to address caregiving in Humanities Center talk

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… broader look at caregiving when he speaks in April as part of the University Center for the Humanities' Healing Arts … Dr. Arthur Kleinman is the Esther and Sidney Rabb Professor in the Harvard University Department of Anthropology … the Moral Experience." Arthur Kleinman Kleinman earned a bachelor's and medical degree from Stanford University and a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22634

Dorothy J. McGinnis obituary

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… (not verified) on McGinnis Dr. Dorothy J. McGinnis of Kalamazoo, nationally known for her innovations in the diagnosis and treatment of reading problems, died Jan. 11 at Bronson Methodist … of literacy and the language arts. McGinnis earned a bachelor's degree from WMU in 1943, a master's degree from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4083