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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

New admissions director to start in February

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… Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dachea (Dah-SHAY) Hill , director of admissions at Northeastern Illinois University in … and her drive for excellence to usher in a new era of admissions and enrollment planning to support enrollment … admissions positions at DePaul University. She earned a bachelor's degree from DePaul and a master's degree from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21304

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

Annual International Congress on Medieval Studies to convene virtually

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… together virtually May 9 to 14 for the 57th celebration of the Western Michigan University International Congress on … moved to a virtual format during the past two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the event is hosted by Western's … race in literature, using gaming in classrooms, concepts of death and monsters, and restoring medieval art and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/67979

WMU garners more than $1 million in grants in January, February

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… total to nearly $17.5 million since the July 1 start of the current fiscal year, WMU trustees learned at their … Research awards were topped by a continuing grant of $122,918 from the Michigan Department of Education to Dr. … Jenness , former director and senior researcher for SAMPI—Science and Mathematics Program Improvement. The grant will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31336

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

Flagstar Bank CEO to open Distinguished Speaker Series

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… Mich.— Alessandro DiNello , president, CEO and director of Flagstar Bank and Flagstar Bancorp, will be the first … will speak at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23 , in Room 2000 of Schneider Hall. His presentation, titled "How Western … president of personal financial services. After earning his bachelor's degree in accountancy from WMU, DiNello began his …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19617

Student hits high note with national young jazz composer award

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… band on tour. He's got the chops, and now he has the ears of the national jazz community. Eddie Codrington plays … Foundation recently announced Codrington, who earned a bachelor's degree from Western Michigan University in jazz … recognizes the most promising jazz artists under the age of 30 from across the country. Only 18 musicians were …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52685

American Book Award winner next in Frostic Reading Series

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… Western Michigan University. Jericho Brown , an assistant professor of creative writing at Emory University, won the American … creative writing from the University of New Orleans and a bachelor's degree from Dillard University. In addition to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21735

Management professor Keenan dies

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… Management professor Keenan dies Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … Keenan , a long-time faculty member in WMU's Department of Management died July 28 in Kalamazoo. He was 82. J. … to hundreds of small business startups. Keenan earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/17921