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Mary Anne Bunda obituary

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… Anonymous (not verified) on Bunda Dr. Mary Anne Bunda , professor emerita of educational studies at Western Michigan University, died … gifts may be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church or the WMU School of Music Bunda Duet Endowment. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17569

Johnston, Carlson to lead WMU trustees in 2012

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… (not verified) on Johnston KALAMAZOO-- William D. Johnston of Portage, Mich., and Jeanne Carlson of Novi, Mich., have been elected to serve for 2012 as chair … 1985 after spending 16 years as a teacher, coach and high school principal. Today, his companies include Greenleaf …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/180

Michael C. Braun obituary

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… C. Braun Michael C. Braun , master faculty specialist of Spanish, died unexpectedly Aug. 27 . He was 51. Braun … had begun his career in education at Portage Northern High School in Portage, Michigan, where he taught Spanish for … to the WMU campus community from Carla Koretsky , dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and Provost Jennifer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48752

Flags lowered Tuesday for Michigan State Police Trooper Chad H. Wolf

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on LANSING, Mich.—By order of Gov. Rick Snyder, flags on all campuses of Western Michigan University and throughout Michigan will … service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1 , at Fenton High School. Flags at half-staff Former Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26529

Helen J. Flaspohler obituary

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… Frostic, and she played a major role in the 1984 launch of the Medallion Scholarship program, a privately funded … College in Fayette, Missouri, Flaspohler taught high school for three years in that state before beginning a … the University of Michigan as well as the Kalamazoo Public Schools, before joining the WMU staff. She spent the last …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46613

Drs. Chad and Autumn Edwards are Western’s own dynamic duo

College of Arts and Sciences

… Anonymous (not verified) on Drs. Autumn and Chad Edwards, professors in Western's School of Communication and creators of the Social Robotics … offer, and they’ve been here ever since, professors in the School of Communication.  We should get a robot The Drs. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69149

Fashion startup focused on sustainability wins WMU's business pitch competition

Haworth College of Business

… Soma: Up-Cycled Shirts. Soma's company addresses the issue of the nearly 16 million tons of textile waste generated … participants compete for cash prizes while obtaining valuable feedback about what it would take to launch their innovative ideas. This year featured a high school division for the first time with eight student teams …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52258

WMU among 60 institutions recognized for excellence in educator preparation

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation announced that Western Michigan University is one of 60 providers from 29 states, the District of Columbia and … in enrollment in these programs during the 2019-2020 school year. Western was founded as a teacher’s college in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/59958

Sphinx Competition alums to perform at WMU

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… Virtuosi and The Catalyst Quartet, laureates and top alumni of the acclaimed Sphinx Competition for Young Black and … Oct. 2 , in the Dalton Center Recital Hall as part of the Wednesday evening concert series presented by the … and Interactive! concert series is presented by the WMU School of Music under the auspices of the Bullock Music …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9506

Diann J. Miller obituary

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… Diann J. Miller , Western Michigan University assistant professor emerita, died March 2 . She was 76. Miller, of Kalamazoo, joined the University Counseling and Testing … Association. Prior to coming to WMU, Miller taught high school social studies in Wisconsin. She earned a bachelor's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45874