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Jack S. Wood obituary
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… of biological sciences at Western Michigan University, died Sept. 18 in Battle Creek, Mich. He was 80. Wood, of Hickory Corners, Mich., came to WMU in 1963 and retired in 1991 after more than 28 years of service to the University. Serving the public was a hallmark …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1857
Eleanor Rose Samson obituary
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… Samson , a former Western Michigan University staff member, died April 11 in Whitehall. She was 93. Samson joined the WMU staff in 1977 and retired in 1996 after 19 years of service to the University. She was a cashier in the WMU …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31852
Western honors staff who inspire, connect and lead with 2024-25 Make a Difference Award
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… staff who inspire, connect and lead with 2024-25 Make a Difference Award Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Western … prestigious campuswide awards, including the Distinguished Service, Distinguished Teaching, Emerging Scholar, …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/09/make-difference-2025-gary-barton-michael-lininger-brax-cristine-thomas-destiny
Carl F. Shuster obituary
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… , a former Western Michigan University staff member, died Feb. 8 . He was 87. Shuster, of Mattawan, joined the WMU faculty/staff in 1974 and retired in 1992 after 18 years of service to the University. He was director of the pilot …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30526
Irene E. (Illes) Tocco obituary
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… Irene E. (Illes) Tocco Irene E. (Illes) Tocco , a retired Dining Services worker at Western Michigan University, died April 18 at Assumption Village in Poland, Ohio. She was 90. Tocco came to WMU in 1978 and retired in 1988 after …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46805
Undergraduate selected to receive prestigious Boren Scholarship
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… Mich.—A Western Michigan University student has been awarded a prestigious federal scholarship and has big plans … double majoring in Spanish and global and international studies and minoring in Latin American studies. In 2016, she … for applying for the Boren Scholarship—her long-held public service ethos, which she developed after being introduced to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47663
Delores Flowers obituary
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… , a former Western Michigan University staff member, died Dec. 12, 2016 . She was 85. Flowers, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU staff in 1956 and retired in 1986 after almost 30 years of service to the University. She was an administrative …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38504
Edwin Ryba obituary
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… Ryba , a former Western Michigan University staff member, died Sept. 22 . He was 84. Ryba, of Bangor, Mich., retired in 1989 as assistant … chief engineer for television in the Division of Academic Services after 24 years of service to the University. He was …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1858
Community collaboration: Nursing students help Kalamazoo County expand flu clinic offerings
College of Health and Human Services
… and the Kalamazoo County Flu Clinic. This partnership was designed to give senior-level students experiences in … a challenge for the Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services (KCHCS). Each off-site clinic required multiple … would not have been possible without the availability and dedication of Professor Smith and the nursing students. …
https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/02/clinic
Nancy S. Wilson obituary
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… , a retired Western Michigan University staff member, died Dec. 22, 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 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39377