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AFROTC, Ambassador, and Aviation – Avery Bush Accelerates Toward a Career in the Air Force

College of Aviation

… AFROTC, Ambassador, and Aviation – Avery Bush Accelerates Toward a Career in the Air Force Submitted by Tom Thinnes on … the nitty-gritty stuff such as how personnel are paid, the service's organization, and U.S. laws governing the … base in San Antonio, Texas, where the fundamentals of aerial combat are taught.  He flew a T-38, the supersonic …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/03/bush

Plan ahead: Check winter recess 2024-25 hours for campus offices, facilities

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… Monday , Dec. 23 , through Wednesday, Jan. 1 . Some campus services will close or operate on limited hours through the … 23 and reopen on  Jan. 2. Online ticket information is always available.  Sindecuse Health Center , including the … through Jan. 1 and reopen for regular hours on  Jan. 2 .  Waldo Library is closed  Dec. 15 with limited hours until …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/12/campus-winter-recess-2024-25-hours

Megan and Adam Turner - Passions United

College of Aviation

… On a macro level, the industry has united a world in ways never conceived.  Through the magic of flight, the … journey, the pilot and his young prodigy flew over Michael Jordan’s house.  As Adam stated, “That was the coolest … next phase of his life.  In 2012, he took a job with Air Services Inc. in Traverse City, Mich., as a charter pilot.  …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2013/11/turner

WMU reels in more than $700,000 in grants in a single month

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… April, WMU trustees learned at their June 7 meeting. The awards pushed the University's year-to-date grant total to … center grant was for $124,226 and was awarded to Drs. Dae Shik Kim and Robert Wall Emerson, assistant professor and … on street crossing decisions by blind pedestrians. Public service awards totaled $254,944 and were led by a grant of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/781

Grants to WMU top $22.7 million for fiscal year

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… WMU trustees learned at their July 25 meeting. Awards for May came in at $878,328, or 19 percent of the … grants surpassed $2.6 million, while grants for public service soared to nearly $2 million. One notable research … went to Dr. Pnina Ari-Gur, professor of mechanical and aeronautical engineering, Dr. Pavel Ikonomov, associate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1106

WMU named top 100 national university by Washington Monthly

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… WMU named top 100 national university by Washington Monthly Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University was named one of the country's top 100 national universities … encouraging students to give back to the nation through service; and promoting social mobility by recruiting and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1373

William 'Bill' R. Welke obituary

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… University, died Friday, Nov. 16 in Shawnee, Kan. He was 79. Welke joined the WMU faculty in 1967 and retired in 1998 after 31 years of service to the University. He served as chair of the … publications. The former Certified Public Account was faculty advisor for WMU's chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3151

Ronald J. Pelc obituary

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… staff member, died in Bradenton, Fla.,  June 3 . He was 77. Pelc, of Portage, Mich., and Bradenton, Fla., joined … retired as associate registrar in 1995 after 31 years of service to the University. He is survived by his wife, … user liaison and later manager of the ISIS database, Pelc was responsible for teaching employees across campus how to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7612

Mansberger takes the reins of WMU academic collective bargaining

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… assumed her new role, effective Jan. 1. Her appointment was made pending approval from the WMU Board of Trustees. … in the classroom, research lab and in community and campus service," said Dr. Timothy Greene, provost and vice … Nancy Mansberger A faculty member since 2002, Mansberger was an active research professional at WMU for much of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12569

Barbara A. Barton obituary

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… professor emerita of social work, died June 15. She was 55. Barton, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU faculty in 2005 and retired in 2016 after more than 11 years of service to the University. Services A memorial service for Barton is currently pending. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40725