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The Lechota Legacy - Tom and Tim Take Off with Aviation

College of Aviation

… Hank provided one of his trademarked replies, saying he was simply carrying on the “family tradition.” WMU Alumni … Lechota recalls "My Dad was a special auto mechanic for AC Spark Plug, which would later become AC-Delco. When the … and Genesee Community College. Just about everything I took transferred.” By 1974, there was more on Tom’s mind than …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2015/04/lechota

High school musicians to spend two weeks learning and performing on campus

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… choir and concert choir, First Baptist Church on Bronson Park, 315 W. Michigan Ave., in downtown Kalamazoo. 4 … or choir. More than 100 students from Michigan, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40889

Marching with Mardoian – Dylan Sets His Sights on the Sky

College of Aviation

… Request WMU College of Aviation Information "I did not want to be just someone twiddling their thumbs throughout my college years," he says. "I wanted to make a difference. I had been part of a marching … of Aviation Super Decathlon Mardoian hails from Orland Park, a Cook County village of 57,000 people southwest of …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/08/mardoian

First Year Fun and Medallion Scholarship Success: Makenzie Russell Ascends at WMU Aviation

College of Aviation

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/10/russell

Bin there, done that — student's research optimizes recycling

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… the best placement of recycling centers to reduce waste. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Joshua Turske's behavioral analysis … arena. "It gives us much more credibility because the study was developed and executed by a third party," Cartee says. … has a location in WMU's Business Technology and Research Park, wanted data to support the optimum placement of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52646

High school music students to spend two weeks learning, performing on campus

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… choir and concert choir, First Baptist Church on Bronson Park, 315 W. Michigan Ave., in downtown Kalamazoo. 4 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33435

Keep things moving during fall move-in by keeping construction in mind

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… the community. Those visiting Western will find the easiest way to reach campus via US-131 by taking the Stadium Drive … center in the areas of Michigan Avenue,  Kalamazoo Avenue, Park Street and Westnedge Avenue. Michikal Street also is … has secured more than $80 million in total grants for transportation, safety and stormwater infrastructure.   …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/fall-move-kalamazoo-construction-updates-2024

From Success at Southwest to Directing Denver International Airport: Dave LaPorte’s Aviation Operations Pathway

College of Aviation

… Airport: Dave LaPorte’s Aviation Operations Pathway Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Dave LaPorte - Denver … is responsible for airport maintenance, airport operations, parking, commercial transportation, asset management and technical operations.   …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/03/laporte

Osher Institute offering summer 2015 classes, trips

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… three trips scheduled will take participants to Comerica Park Thursday, Aug. 27, for a prime afternoon baseball game …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24523

Hettinger, Miller to lead WMU Board of Trustees for 2015

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… Late last fall and after his successor resigned, Hettinger was asked to take the reins of the organization again as the … Unlimited in 1978 as marketing director, and one year later was named president and CEO. He is credited with attracting … and 9,400 jobs to Battle Creek's Fort Custer Industrial Park during his tenure. For his work in economic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21287