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Alumnus Matt Giraud joins Gold Company's 40th-anniversary show

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… Alumnus Matt Giraud joins Gold Company's 40th-anniversary show Submitted by Deanne … guest artists will join Western Michigan University's award-winning vocal jazz group, Gold Company , on stage for … will be Hollywood vocalist Nayanna Holley , Grammy award-winning John Proulx and jazz recording artist Kate Reid …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44966

'Royally Dunn' at Miller Auditorium features Gold Company and GCII

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… 'Royally Dunn' at Miller Auditorium features Gold Company and GCII Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, … Gold Company is WMU's internationally regarded and award-winning vocal ensemble. The group has been selected … for Jazz Education. They have also performed at Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36622

2010 Stulberg Gold Medalist to join WMU orchestra for performance

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… 2010 Stulberg Gold Medalist to join WMU orchestra for performance Submitted by Deanne Puca on Narroway KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University … concert will feature talented cello soloist Richard Narroway, the 2010 Gold Medalist of the Stulberg International …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34955

WMU food marketing students strike gold at national case competition

Haworth College of Business

… WMU food marketing students strike gold at national case competition Submitted by Stacey Lowis … with St. Joseph’s University after judges determined there was a tie after the final round of presentations. Distinct … and four different merchandising plans that were targeted toward each stage: young transitionals, start-up families, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38530

Gold Company II to perform swing, bossa and samba at spring concert

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Gold Company II to perform swing, bossa and samba at spring … Mich.—Western Michigan University’s vocal jazz ensemble Gold Company II will present a diverse collection of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31507

Alan Turfe now leads WMU Board of Trustees

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… Feb. 12 , meeting. He and Trustee Kelly Burris , who was elected vice chair Thursday , will lead the governing … positions with profit-and-loss responsibilities at Thermo Fisher Scientific, IDEX Corp., GM and Fresenius Medical Care. …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/02/alan-turfe-elected-wmu-board-chair

WMU professor collaborates on breakthrough technology featured in Science

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… technology featured in Science Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Dr. Mert Atilhan, professor of chemical and paper … international attention for its potential to transform waste into clean energy. Research published in Science, one of the world’s leading scientific journals, highlights a new industrial catalyst …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/07/professor-breakthrough-technology

New WMU dance faculty member Tyreis Hunte turns Hip Hop into a living archive

Dance

… The Sideshow (2025) -  Photo credit: Amanda Tipton Hunte was part of the inaugural cohort of the Rennie Harris … Detroit—two epicenters of Black expression and Afrofuturism—was part of what drew Hunte to WMU.  “I have always been drawn to spaces and communities in transition, and …

https://wmich.edu/dance/news/2026/08/wmu-dance-faculty-tyreis-hunte-hip-hop

Lemmer named John O. Hallquist Endowed Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Aerospace Engineering at Western Michigan University. The award recognizes her exceptional professional distinction, … is the development of a high-speed retarding potential analyzer diagnostic tool, which is emerging as an industry … the National Science Foundation, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Air Force Research Laboratory, United …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/06/kristina-lemmer-hallquist-endowed-professor

Turfe elected vice chair of WMU Board of Trustees

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… of Trustees meeting held on Sept. 28 , Trustee Alan Turfe was elected as the vice chair, a role he will undertake for … full P&L responsibilities at NYSE-listed companies such as Thermo Fisher Scientific, IDEX Corp. and General Motors. Currently, Turfe …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73054