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Help select WMU's top four staffers for 2012

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… Michigan University's 2012 Make a Difference annual awards, which carry a $1,200 before-tax prize and will be … 23 are recipients of 2011-12 fall and spring semiannual awards through the Make a Difference program. As such, they … Programs Jeffrey Carr, Facilities Management-maintenance services Tracy Corstange, College of Education and Human …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/385

Sue S. Coates obituary

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… Resources and Technology, died Friday, June 14. She was 86. Coates retired in 1990 after serving 15 years as … dietetics, family studies, fashion merchandising, food service administration, teacher education, interior design, … Junior College, now Moberly Area Community College, and was a member of Phi Theta Kappa. She continued her education …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7809

Campus gathering to bid goodbye to Hoekje and Bigelow halls

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… two faculty members for whom the halls were named. Dr. Howard F. Bigelow was an economics professor at WMU from 1924 to 1961. John C. … of both facilities. During their more than 50 years in service, the two halls have been home to tens of thousands …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7341

Alpha Lambda Delta earns outstanding chapter award

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… Alpha Lambda Delta earns outstanding chapter award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU's Alpha … society has won another prestigious Maintaining the Flame Award , it was announced in July. The award was presented to … continued excellence in programming, communications and service during the 2012-13 academic year. It is a follow-up …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8780

WMU named 'Best for Vets' school for fourth year in a row

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… and Marine Corps Times noted that this year's assessment was driven by a focus on academic rigor in its analysis of each school's complete services for veterans. Ranking criteria "As with all of the … program for southwest Michigan. The designation, which was the first such Veterans Administration program named in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11142

Herbert "Herb" E. Ellinger obituary

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… of transportation technology, died Thursday, May 25 . He was 96. Herb Ellinger Ellinger came to Kalamazoo in 1942 as a flight instructor during World War II, joining what was then Western Michigan College in … Ellinger filled a variety of roles at WMU over 41 years of service. A former aircraft mechanic, he taught vocational …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41022

Campus office hours set for Thanksgiving recess 2023

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… hours on Thanksgiving Day for select University offices and services. Students, employees and the public are encouraged … days Nov. 23-24 since the University continues to provide services during Thanksgiving recess. Represented employees … and reopen for regular hours beginning at 8 a.m. Nov. 27 . Waldo Library will close at 5 p.m. on Nov. 22 and reopen at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73427

Medallion Scholar to cross ocean and cultures to continue military legacy

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… shock for Molly Cochran. “I’m an American citizen, but I was born in Sasebo, Japan,” she says. “There was a military base there, and both of my parents teach in … Honors College, where they participate in long-term group service projects that are the cornerstone of their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68548

Phyllis E. Seabolt obituary

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… at Western Michigan University, died July 13 . She was 93. Seabolt, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU faculty in 1970 and retired in 1987 after more than 16 years of service to the University. Survivors include a sister, Dr. Martha Warfield , WMU vice president for diversity and inclusion. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47964

Western to celebrate 1,100+ new graduates on Dec. 13

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… Business, College of Fine Arts, College of Health and Human Services, College of Education and Human Development Noon … graduates may reserve tickets for additional guests to watch the ceremony on a large screen in Brown Hall. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/western-celebrates-fall-2025-graduates-earning-degrees