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New geological repository expands essential geoscience research capabilities at WMU

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… added cost of redrilling, unlocking existing information in ways that advance research, resource management and economic … essential knowledge across energy, critical minerals, water, natural resources, mapping and responsible management … center, in securing funding for the facility to move forward. The $8 million project is supported by $6 million in …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/03/michigan-geological-repository-research-education-new-facility-groundbreaking

WMU to purchase Newell Rubbermaid’s facility on Parkview Campus

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… It will replace WMU’s Physical Plant building, which was built in 1921 and carries approximately $7.6 million in deferred maintenance.   Newell Rubbermaid’s building was completed in 2014. It will become the new home of WMU facilities operations—facilities management, custodial services and maintenance.   The acquisition will support …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/03/newell-rubbermaid-facility-purchase-parkview-campus

Dedicated administrator remembered for decades-long career serving Western students

W Magazine

… Western students Submitted by Deanne Puca on Thomas Edward Coyne , BA ‘55, former head of Western Michigan … alumni outreach efforts and later a key figure in student services, passed away on Jan. 14, 2024 , in Kalamazoo, Michigan. “Tom was …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2024/11/fall-2024-coyne-obituary

WMU to celebrate grads earning 2,300-plus degrees May 2

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… College of Fine Arts    Noon College of Health and Human Services College of Aviation   3 p.m. College of Arts and … graduates may reserve tickets for additional guests to watch the ceremony on a large screen in Brown Hall. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/wmu-celebrates-graduates-may-2-earning-2300-plus-degrees

Owner of family company to speak at next Entrepreneurship Series

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… been providing high-quality products and excellent customer service since 1919. Established originally as a manufacturer of casket hardware and cookie die stamps by Neal Proos, the family-owned … manufacturing and engineering solutions for the automotive, industrial, furniture, medical, defense and energy …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/13993

Leading USDA’s largest cotton classing facility

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… USDA’s largest cotton classing facility Submitted by Cindy Wagner on “Visiting Floyd was amazing. The building has much … from Western with a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering, he earned a Master of Science degree … Following college, he joined the USDA Agriculture Marketing Services cotton program as a project engineer, part of an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70806

WMU alumna inducted into Hall of Fame

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… leaders, Western Michigan University alumna Jeri Meola was called to the stage, recognized as one of the ten … in the marketing research industry. For 25 years, she was president of SMS Research Advisors, mastering the voice … from WMU’s Department of Psychology, with an emphasis in industrial organizational psychology. WMU's program was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56829

Werner Sichel obituary

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… University, died in Boca Raton, Florida, Aug. 4 . He was 83. Sichel, a longtime Kalamazoo resident, joined the … in 1960 and retired in 2004 after more than 44 years of service to the University. His wife, Beatrice, WMU professor … Sichel's research expertise was in economic regulation, industrial organization, and mergers and acquisitions, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48293

Leo Niemi obituary

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… business education, died at home in Kalamazoo March 2. He was 92. Niemi, professor emeritus of business information … WMU faculty in 1955 and retired in 1985 after 30 years of service to the University in what is now the Haworth College … to the dean of WMU's business school from 1963 to 1978. He was a board member and international director of the Data …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/206

Metal fabrication company next up in entrepreneurship series

Haworth College of Business

… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The owner and president of Amhawk, a full-service metal fabrication company, will be featured in the … located in Hartford and provides competitive one-stop-shop services in a wide range of projects, from simple … build-to-spec assemblies to high-quality painting of industrial parts. Amhawk also operates Amhawk Express, a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46054