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Bronco footballer scores accolades for impact off the field

W Magazine

… Images) Broncos quarterback Jon Wassink was honored with the Wuerffel Trophy, college football's premier … his teammates at organizations like Ministry and mentors youth through the Bronco Buddies program at Tree of Life … He also completed a spring break mission trip to the Dominican Republic in 2016, helping build a basketball court and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57295

Foundation awards $70,000 to WMU clinic for pediatric hearing initiatives

Unified Clinics

… funding will be used to bridge the gap to provide children with accessible, comprehensive early diagnostic and … 1- to-3 in 1,000 infants in the United States are born with a detectable level of hearing loss in one or both ears, … buildings and areas having special natural beauty or significance in maintaining the country's heritage and historic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74705

Bronco mascot rider nets her own equestrian 'triumph'

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… Michigan and Ontario schools in Region 4 of IHSA's Zone 6. With that placement in hand, she faced off against riders … Dickinson University in 1967. Today, from its beginning with just two intercollegiate competing colleges, the IHSA … zones with almost 400 member colleges in 45 states and Canada—representing more than 9,000 riders in both Hunt Seat …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46349

Helen J. Flaspohler obituary

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… Her tenure at WMU was characterized by close relationships with alumni and donors and an increasing focus on … needs as scholarships. She maintained longtime friendships with such alumni donors as Merze Tate and Gwen Frostic, and … She was named director of the annual fund two years later. With the 1976 formation of the WMU Foundation, Flaspohler …

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

Assistant professor analyzes the experiences of Black doctoral students in counselor education programs

College of Education and Human Development

… doctoral students at predominantly white institutions (PWIs) , both past and present, forge their professional … understanding of the doctoral program and interactions with others. To collect qualitative data needed for the … with careful attention toward centering their voices. "It cannot be overstated how important it is to work with Black …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75500

Distinguished alumna, author Bonnie Jo Campbell to read at WMU

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… Circle Award for her collection of short stories, "American Salvage," will read at 8 p.m. Friday, March 23 , in Room 105 of the Bernhard Center. A 2011 Guggenheim Fellow, Campbell won the Foreword Book of the Year … Its main character is Margo Crane, a 16-year-old beauty with an uncanny ability for sharp shooting with a rifle, but …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/245

Shane Clipfell named women's basketball head coach

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… has strong ties in the state of Michigan and the Mid-American Conference and has worked at every level of women's … a head and assistant coach to lead the Broncos to Mid-American Conference championships," said WMU Athletic Director … under Michigan State coach Suzy Merchant. He began with Merchant as an assistant at Eastern Michigan University …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/324

Robert 'Bobby' M. Davidson obituary

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… than 30 years of service to the University. He is credited with developing the fully accredited Jazz Studies Program at … when the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo presented him with an Irving S. Gilmore Community Medal of Arts Award for … skills prompted officials to ask him to stay on post with the orchestra at the Aviation Cadet Center in San …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/774

Cameron W. Lambe obituary

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… outstanding contributions to the WMU chapter of the American Association of University Professors in 1981, and was … College, which WMU was helping to develop under contract with the U.S. Agency for International Development. He also … A World War II veteran who served with both the U.S. and Canadian armies, Lambe went on to earn bachelor's, master's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1266

Black aerospace professionals group receives diversity award

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… training for aviation students. "The partnership we enjoy with OBAP is crucial to the efforts made by both … says David Powell , dean of the College of Aviation. "I cannot think of a more deserving partner for this award and … faculty and staff; contribute to the engagement of youth coming into the aviation industry; and have …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6242