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Anthony A. Gioia obituary

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… Michigan University faculty member, died Jan. 4 . He was 81. Gioia, of Augusta, Michigan, joined the WMU faculty in 1966 and retired in 1996 after 30 years of service to the University. He began his career at WMU as an … retired as professor of mathematics. Before joining WMU, he was a Major in the U.S. Air Force-Strategic Air Command and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30912

Marvin 'Geno' Milkovich obituary

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… died Dec. 24, 2015, at home with his family by his side. He was 83. Milkovich joined the staff in 1987 and retired in 1997 after 10 years of service to the University. The lifelong Kalamazoo resident was a U.S. Army veteran and owned and operated Gene Steam …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29782

Western's Graduate College honors Broncos who served in World War II

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… Graduate College honors Broncos who served in World War II Submitted by Erin Flynn on A memorial in Walwood Hall honors more than 1,400 Western students, … who served in World War II. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—United States service members put their lives on the line for their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69830

Nominations sought for Global Engagement Award

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… Nominations sought for Global Engagement Award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU's … Nov. 1 , to nominate colleagues for the Global Engagement Award . The award recognizes contributions to: Communities … instructional activities, research and creative activities, service, and outreach. They should reflect an accumulated …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43467

Ready to serve: Grad Molly Cochran prepares for duty in Army Nurse Corps

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… surgical nurse in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps.   Cochran was awarded the Medallion Scholarship, WMU’s most prestigious … students. “I am a completely different person than I was when I first came to Western,” says Cochran, who …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/graduate-success-nursing-rotc-molly-cochran

Dorothy L. Franzen obituary

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… development, died Saturday, May 9, in Kalamazoo. She was 91. Franzen joined what was then the College of Education in 1968 and retired in 1988 after 20 years of service. She received the WMU Teaching Excellence Award …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25426

June Marie Conkin obituary

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… Michigan University staff member, died Nov. 24 . She was 73. Conkin, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU staff in 1988 … retired as a custodian in 2005 after more than 17 years of service to the University. Remembrances The family obituary … Homes, Westside Chapel, 3926 S. 9th St. in Kalamazoo. Services The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36675

Phyllis A. DeHollander obituary

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… A. DeHollander, a former staff member, died Aug. 28. She was 65. DeHollander left the University in 1995 after 23 years of service in a variety of areas, including the grounds, dining … units . A Kalamazoo area resident most of her life, she was a member of the Southside Church of the Nazarene. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/176

Robert Swinehart obituary

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… Western Michigan University staff member, died July 5 . He was 88. Swinehart, of Vicksburg, joined the WMU staff in 1964 and retired in 1991 after 27 years of service to the University as an upholsterer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Swinehart , who was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47980

WMU's Fall Convocation celebrates achievement, State of University

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… State of University Submitted by Deanne Puca on President Edward Montgomery KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University  President Edward Montgomery  will deliver his State of the University … staff achievement for excellence in teaching, research and service. The campuswide celebration at the Bernhard Center …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48927