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Honors college dean honored by international geochemists group

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… researcher, will be honored with the Geochemical Society's Distinguished Service Award when the group gathers for its annual meeting in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15865

Events at WMU and across community slated to honor King

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… King Submitted by Deanne Puca on Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington D.C. KALAMAZOO—Activities at Western Michigan … honor slain civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., including a convocation, march, day of service, educational programs and presentations. "Seeding …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4076

Burris elected new vice chair of WMU Board of Trustees

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… and full of opportunity,” Burris says.  “I look forward to continuing this work with my fellow trustees, … “Although Trustee Burris has already served the board with distinction, the vice chair role brings new opportunities … and that perspective clearly shapes her approach to board service,” says WMU President Russ Kavalhuna . “Drawing on …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/02/kelly-burris-elected-wmu-board-vice-chair

Jane Nichols obituary

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… , a former Western Michigan University staff member, died Jan. 8 . She was 89. Nichols was a finance clerk for the WMU Bookstore. … the WMU staff in 1968 and retired in 1988 after 20 years of service to the University. Remembrances No remembrance …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5858

Clyde Gillette obituary

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… , a former Western Michigan University staff member, died March 5 . He was 81. Gillette joined the WMU staff in May 1979 and retired in May 1994 after 15 years of service to the University. He was an assistant manager for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5990

Jess Morgan Walker obituary

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… Jess Morgan Walker obituary Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … emeritus of education and professional development, died Aug. 17 . He was 84. Walker, of Orem, Utah, joined the … WMU faculty in 1965 and retired in 1989 after 24 years of service to the University. Services Services have been held. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49552

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 … and professor, respectively, of blindness and low vision studies, and Koorosh Naghshineh, professor of mechanical 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 … at WMU, to provide knowledge generation, capacity building and wide-scale dissemination and outreach to states and …

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 … encouraging students to give back to the nation through service; and promoting social mobility by recruiting and … Recruiting and graduating low-income students This year, editors added additional credits for cost, giving its highest …

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

William 'Bill' R. Welke obituary

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… emeritus of accountancy at Western Michigan 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 …

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