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Louwina Petersen obituary

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… Western Michigan University custodian, died April 26. She was 86. Petersen, of Kalamazoo, joined WMU custodial and support services in 1978 and retired in 1988 after 10 years of service to the University. Services were …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/449

Gladys Stuifbergen obituary

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… staff member, died Sunday, Jan. 24 in Kalamazoo. She was 98. A former senior clerk in the Office of Admissions at … WMU, she came to the University in 1960 and retired in 1980 after nearly 20 years of service. Services and internment have been held. Memorials …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4488

Doctoral candidate charts course for success in world-class sailing win

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… Gold Cup alongside teammate Luke Lawrence. (Photo courtesy: Walter Cooper) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Saying the sky’s the limit … his course for success—both in the lab and on the open water. A former Olympic-track sailor, Asif recently became a … offered to take him out on a ride, and he was hooked. Soon after, he joined the youth racing team at the Royal Madras …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/11/star-vintage-sailing-world-champion-mohammed-asif

CECP program reaccredited

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… model of training, preparing students for the scientific and professional practice of counseling …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1540

Theoretical nuclear physicist to receive Emerging Scholar Award

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… Theoretical nuclear physicist to receive Emerging Scholar Award Submitted by Erin Flynn on Litvinova KALAMAZOO, … a Difference, Distinguished Faculty Scholar, Distinguished Service and Distinguished Teaching awards. It is part of … Elena as one of the main speakers."  Her stature in the scientific community was further illustrated recently when …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55331

R. Luanne Stroup obituary

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… Michigan University staff member, died Jan. 19 . She was 86. Stroup was a buyer in the purchasing department of Logistical Services. She joined WMU's staff in 1968 and retired in 1986 after more than 18 years of service to the University. She …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4400

Emeritus appointed to state council

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… to the faculty full time in 1992 and retired in 2008 after more than 38 years of service to the University. A former NCAA football and … basketball official, Winter began serving as an NFL referee after working from 1995 to 1998 as a line judge. He has been …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/982

College of Arts and Sciences faculty earn coveted rotations with federal programs

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… mission. Bautista will be based at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C. where he will be "managing their science … and Science Program—a multi-disciplinary program that funds scientific research on issues that are related to the law—in … an array of fields. He was tapped for the rotation shortly after he wrapped up a two-year appointment as a program …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68126

Celebrate faculty, staff achievement at Fall Convocation 2022

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… , will recognize 15 of the University’s finest, including awards for those who’ve championed diversity and global … be newly recognized at the annual celebration. President Edward Montgomery and Dr. Christopher Cheatham , interim … faculty and staff for excellence in teaching, research and service. The campuswide celebration at the Bernhard Center …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69054

Aspiring aviator’s dreams take flight at WMU’s College of Aviation through Make-A-Wish

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… through Make-A-Wish Submitted by Erin Flynn on Vail Fear was all smiles on his visit to the College of Aviation. Vail … the Cirrus simulator for a spin alongside Blackburn. Vail watches a plane taxiing on the tarmac alongside aviation … aviation community—and hopefully inspire a future pilot.”   After warming up in the G7 simulator, Nic Rowe , faculty …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/05/college-aviation-make-wish-flight-simulator-vail-fear