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Theatre professor wins prestigious best essay award
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… Theatre professor wins prestigious best essay award Submitted by … Durham KALAMAZOO--A Western Michigan University theatre professor has won the 2011 Martin Stevens Award for Best New … in Early Drama Studies. The award was presented to Dr. Lofton L. Durham, WMU assistant professor of theatre, for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/924
Legacy Collections Center named for Charles and Lynn Zhang
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… archives facility will bear the names of two of the University's most noted alumni, Charles and Lynn Zhang. Following formal action by the WMU Board of Trustees today, the 16,000-square-foot building will be …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1717
Business college speaker to address startup culture
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… (not verified) on Valentine KALAMAZOO—The top executive of a leading manufacturer of surgical implants for minimally disruptive spinal surgery will lead off the 2012-13 Distinguished Speaker Series sponsored by …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1773
Western to confer more than 2,300 degrees during spring 2023 commencement ceremonies April 29
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… hail from 50 countries and will participate in one of four programs beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time … Congressman Fred Upton will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree during the first ceremony. Upton retired in January after serving 36 years in the U.S. House of Representatives for the 6th District, which included the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71244
WMU reels in more than $700,000 in grants in a single month
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… nearly $300,000, went to Dr. Steven Ziebarth, acting chair of the Department of Mathematics, to develop and implement a professional development model designed to improve the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/781
Hustoles recognized by Michigan women's business group
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… Inforum, Michigan's business forum for women, for their professional accomplishments. One of WMU's two in-house attorneys, Hustoles came to the … include taking top honors in 2011 in the nonprofit category of the inaugural General and In-House Counsel …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/222
Sociologist recognized for outstanding teaching
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… with the Larry T. Reynolds Award for Outstanding Teaching of Sociology at the annual meeting of the Michigan Sociological Association Saturday, Oct. 27, … Rapids. The award honors Kramer for more than 30 years of teaching sociology and criminology to both undergraduate …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2895
Joan B. Rickard obituary
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… B. Rickard , a longtime staff member in what is now WMU's Office of University Relations, died Friday, Nov. 8 , in Niles, … administrative secretary, managing logistics for the areas of news services, graphics and design, and publications, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11126
Professor starts endowment to strengthen department's multiculturalism
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… Professor starts endowment to strengthen department's … has established an endowment that will continue his legacy of instilling multiculturalism into the fabric of the … projects that benefit students in the Kalamazoo Public Schools. Learn more about WMU's Department of Counselor …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47374
Western community celebrates outstanding observations in CDC study on campus
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… properly wearing face coverings to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Western Michigan University recorded stellar … (MASCUP). The University joined 65 other institutions of higher education across the country to participate in the … public health students overseen by Drs. Robert Bensley, professor of public health, and Amy Jessop, associate …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63785