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William Appel obituary

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… University professor emeritus of music, died July 7 . He was 85. Appel, of Portage, Michigan, joined the WMU faculty in 1965 and retired in 2001 after nearly 36 years of service to the University. He began his career as director …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/48029

Michael Carnarvon’s Carnival of Aviation Careers – Culminating at the Michigan Office of Aeronautics

College of Aviation

… County Airport 30 miles north of New York City, and the Wayne County Airport Authority that operates the Detroit … wanted.    So Carnarvon headed west to the Kalamazoo campus after his 2011 graduation from Riverview High where, as a … schools, corporate-aviation tenants, and several charter services, one of which took members of the New York Knicks …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/12/carnarvon

Robert W. Thomas obituary

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… staff member, died Feb. 11 in Tarpon Springs, Fla. He was 85. Thomas joined the WMU staff in 1966 and retired in 1986 after 20 years of service to the University. At the time of his retirement, he …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/208

Janice L. Carlson obituary

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… Western Michigan University staff member, died May 3 . She was 78. Carlson joined the WMU staff in 1968 and retired in 1994 after 26 years of service to the University. For many years, she was first …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3334

Top geography students test skills in state bee at WMU

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… Geographic Bee state title and a chance to travel to Washington, D.C., for the national contest. State bees are … to be on the WMU campus for a second round of competition after winning their local contests. The WMU event is … Geographic Society is one of the world's largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations. Founded in 1888 to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46180

Northern Jet Management's First All-Female Flight Crew - WMU Alumni

College of Aviation

… program, will fly from Grand Rapids, Michigan to Milwaukee and then on to Tampa Bay, Florida. They each have … Cox, CEO of Northern Jet Management. “It just happened that way on the schedule. The significance is not lost on me and … and Aviation Technical Operations programs. She spent time after her flight training as a Certified Flight Instructor …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/04/njm

Nominations sought for Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award

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… Nominations sought for Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … artistic, literary, philosophical, historical, technical or scientific achievement that garners wide recognition from … Nominees must have had at least seven academic years of service to WMU. The award is usually not given for a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36861

Corporate Pilot Dan Homolek - Giving Back by Going Back

College of Aviation

… the cloudy memories, Dan remembers knowing by 7th grade he wanted to fly as a career.  Not that the career was always his first choice.  He initially went through … like many kids who passionately want something, Dan went after his dream with a vengeance.  The cost to fly was …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2013/06/homolek

Friday Feature: Matthew Bila

College of Aviation

… there were a few things that stood out to him. The biggest was Western’s location. Since he is from Michigan, it was hard for him to look outside the state when there was a … at WMU thus far has been Advanced Aircraft Systems Lab. After Matt graduates from WMU, he has many aspirations. One …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2018/03/bila

Nominations open for some of WMU's most prestigious awards

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… Nominations open for some of WMU's most prestigious awards Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … for Western Michigan University's 2012-13 Distinguished Service, Distinguished Teaching and Emerging Scholar awards. These are some of the most prestigious awards that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/178