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Earning His Western Wings – Shane Rembold Embraces All Aspects of Aviation

College of Aviation

… All Aspects of Aviation Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Was Shane Rembold, a fourth-year student in the WMU College … located about equi-distant from Baltimore and Washington.  After another four years, the family relocated to Rochester … in 2017, about the time when his father retired from public service.  Sunset from the flight deck of a Cirrus SR20 The …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/04/rembold

Cole and Alec Hoffman: Brothers in Arms and Aviation

College of Aviation

… a career in aviation seemed to be in their genes, the spark was not quickly ignited, even though their father routinely … it.  He was at work and life at home went on normally.  After flying to Utah, I looked at his career differently.  … "I saw how much he grew in terms of leadership, community service, and social involvement," Alec says.  Of all the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/11/hoffman

James W. 'Bill' Armstrong obituary

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… professional development, died Feb. 23 in Winona, Minn. He was 85. Dr. James W. 'Bill' Armstrong Armstrong, an … joined the WMU faculty in 1969 and retired in 1989 after more than 20 years of service to the University. He taught teacher education …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5878

James E. Riley obituary

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… mathematics and statistics, died on Saturday, Oct. 28 . He was 84. Riley, of West Sussex, England, retired in 1998 after 38 years of service to the University. Services Riley's wife, Linda, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43799

Carroll Stump obituary

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… Michigan University staff member, died Nov. 23 . She was 80. Stump, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU staff in 1987 and retired in 1998 after nearly 12 years of service to the University. She was a custodian. Services No …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44111

Sam Robinson obituary

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… University staff member, died Thursday, Jan. 17 . He was 83. Robinson managed WMU's custodial services division, overseeing custodial service activities … He joined the staff in 1961 and retired early in 1991 after more than 29 years of service to WMU. No additional …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4401

Maintaining Aviation Excellence – Christopher Myrick Purposely Picks A Career in Aviation Technical Operations

College of Aviation

… airport to see my grandmother in Detroit.  I remember always looking up and seeing the planes fly over (interstate … me."  Request College of Aviation Info   Not too soon after that, Myrick came to realize that "one of the best … University College of Aviation.   Myrick working line services for the College of Aviation And relatively not too …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/04/myrick

Scholarship support helps WMU student bring technology access to rural Ghana

College of Health and Human Services

… Mich.—Marian Clara Fueri, a senior in the Healthcare Services and Sciences program, is the recipient of the … Burgett Scholarship through the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS). She learned about the opportunity through an email shared with students and decided to apply after speaking with Janet S. Hahn about the requirements. …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/12/burgett-fueri

WMU researchers receive grant to study fatal fungus in bats

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… bats. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded two Western Michigan University researchers more than … bats in eastern North America. The $223,602 grant was part of an overall $1.8 million awarded recently …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17292

WMU garners more than $1.6 million in grants in months of April, May

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… passed the $1.6 million mark in externally funded awards in April and May, pushing the year-to-date total above … June 29 meeting. Research grants Research grants led the way, falling just short of $1 million, followed by grants for instruction at $334,316. Grants for public service came in at $297,102. Notable research awards …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33493