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Windellin S. Ashbrook obituary
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… , a former Western Michigan University staff member, died Jan. 2 . She was 77. Ashbrook, of Three Rivers, Mich., joined the WMU … October 1990 and retired in November 2000 after 10 years of service to the University. She was an assistant baker at …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5932
Gerald Carl Schwemmin obituary
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… , a former Western Michigan University controller, died Sept. 11 . He was 88. Schwemmin, of Sarasota, Florida, joined the WMU … and then controller. He retired in 1992 after 26 years of service to the University. Services A celebration of life …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49550
Clara A. Van Eck obituary
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… Eck , a former Western Michigan University staff member, died Jan. 29 . She was 96. Van Eck, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU staff in 1971 and retired in 1984 after 13 years of service to the University. She was an accounting clerk for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45210
Operation Hat Trick scholarship supports WMU grad student and Army veteran
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… students, Western Michigan University has awarded the Operation Hat Trick Visible and Invisible Wounds … teaching certification to become a lead Great Start Readiness Program Teacher or a young 5s teacher. A U.S. Army … Hat Trick (OHT) is a national nonprofit that supports service members and veterans who are recovering from visible …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/02/operation-hat-trick-mandy-rodriguez
Nerves of steel prevail as WMU sales students win big at Steel City Sales Challenge
Haworth College of Business
… top finishes in both competition categories, and five additional students were named finalists. WMU students faced … while learning and gaining confidence,” says Nielsen. “I watched them bond as a team. They helped and supported one … car dealership who were searching for a different financial services provider. The students then introduced them to Ally …
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/11/steel-city-sales-challenge-2025
WMUK sets $164,000 pledge goal for spring drive
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… Mich.—WMUK, Western Michigan University's public radio station, will begin its annual spring membership drive … contributions financially support the production of award-winning local news and arts content, as well as popular … the need for every WMUK listener to support this public service is as great as ever," Stephen Williams , the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38959
Aviation Management and Operations Alumnus Mitchell Carr Cruising in His Career
College of Aviation
… Cruising in His Career Submitted by Tom Thinnes on "If you want to do something in life," says Carr, "go for it … yourself for taking the leap of faith." Even when facing discouraging times, advises Carr, who earned his degree in … same period of time, Carr was part of the college's line-service team. "I got the opportunity to tug and pull …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/01/carr
Weeklong WMUK pledge drive underway
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… Weeklong WMUK pledge drive underway Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … WMUK 102.1 FM is celebrating 65 years of broadcasting service to southwest Michigan in 2016. Part of the station's legacy includes being one of the founding member stations of National Public Radio, which began …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35474
Janet L. Clubb obituary
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… Clubb , a retired Western Michigan University staff member, died July 9 . She was 77. Clubb, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU staff in 1993 and retired as a custodian in 2005 after 12 years of service to the University. Services Friends may visit with …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41036
Shifting focus: WMU film grad Aidan Ralko captures success through Experience-Driven Learning
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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on Aidan Ralko, a film, video and media studies major, impressed his internship supervisors so … in film, video and media studies and a resume packed with awards, internships, professional work and global experience … in the 2025 Michigan Student Broadcast Awards in the public service announcement category for a drunk driving PSA. …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/graduate-success-film-video-media-studies-aidan-ralko