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Nancy S. Wilson obituary

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… 2016 , at home in Kalamazoo. She was 73. Wilson joined the staff in 2000 and retired in 2012 after 12 years of service to the University. She was an occupational health … to WMU, she was head nurse for the Amoco Oil Co. Her career also included working in the Intensive Coronary Care

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39377

Trustees to act on Cooley affiliation and capital outlay requests

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… outlay requests Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The next Board of Trustees meeting is July 18. … on major campus initiatives. Meeting at 11 a.m. in 157-159 Bernhard Center , trustees are expected to vote on an administrative recommendation to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8111

A future financial planner with a people-first mindset

Haworth College of Business

of Business, where he is preparing to create a fulfilling career helping others.  With his sights set on the future, Harkness is most excited about what the personal financial planning field has to offer him. …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/04/personal-financial-planning-grant-harkness

WMU students to compete in cross-country solar car race

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… solar competition that will track a course through the heart of Kalamazoo. The 2012 American Solar Challenge, a … feature 18 teams from top engineering schools in the United States and Canada. The ASC is a competition to design, … of three Michigan schools competing. The other two teams are from the University of Michigan and Michigan State …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/909

Aviation grad ready for career to take off

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… Aviation grad ready for career to take off Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dezmond Stover pulls an aircraft out of a hangar at the WMU College of Aviation. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—While aviators … a few outside the industry are WMU alumni. They've told me what to expect coming out of Western and what I should do to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62507

ISM students finish first among undergrads at regional competition

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… University’s integrated supply management program was the top undergraduate team and finished fourth overall at … control and increase customer service for a turboprop spare parts supplier known as Airflow Aircraft Inc. Part of … we needed to make sense of the case and understand what was happening and what needed to be done,” says junior …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5468

Gold Company to 'swing better' in upcoming performances

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… and award-winning vocal jazz group, and specialty acts are a part of the group’s energetic presentation. Gold Company maintains … the U.S. and Canada. The ensemble has been awarded over 45 "DB" awards from Down Beat magazine—more than any other …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30199

Overpaid state retirement funds will be used to help pay future costs

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… to use its refund to help pay future retirement and health care cost increases. WMU will use a $24.2 million refund to … employee retirement and health care costs connected with the Michigan Public Service Retirement System—MPSERS. The … for retirement and health care was $11.6 million in 2014-15, and $7.6 million of that amount was for retirement only. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27412

Making his Mark – Matthew Pruitt’s March into Aviation Management

College of Aviation

… Making his Mark – Matthew Pruitt’s March into Aviation Management Submitted by Tom Thinnes on A family friend's gift of an airplane flight to mark Matthew Pruitt's 10th birthday … partners who can guide and mentor them in their early careers." Aviation Management and Operations major, Matthew …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/08/pruitt

Alumna uses equine therapy to help patients overcome physical and emotional barriers

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… Alumna uses equine therapy to help patients overcome physical and emotional … could not take a single unassisted step. Because of a rare condition called Pitt Hopkins syndrome, doctors said he … place When she started at WMU in 2002, Sumpter didn't know what degree to pursue. Engineering was a thought; she …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47690