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Longtime WMU friend, honors college namesake Carl Lee dies at 96

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… pioneer Carl E Lee , who with his late wife Winifred Lee was the namesake for Western Michigan University's honors college, died Feb. 22 . He was 96. Lee worked for 60 years in the radio and television … College will be the site of a March 14 public memorial service for Carl Lee. "With the death of Carl E Lee, we have …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/22184

Wilma J. (Napp) McNees obituary

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… at Western Michigan University, died May 13 . She was 75. McNees, of Kalamazoo, joined the staff in 1980 and left in 1992 after 12 years of service to the University. She also was employed locally for a time at Gibson Guitar, but for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7539

George M. Dennison obituary

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… Jan. 3 due to complications from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He was 81. Dennison came to WMU in 1987 and left in 1990 to … He made a significant impact during his three years of service to WMU, then went on to become the longest serving … were the Office of University Assessment, Institute for Water Sciences, Division of Minority Affairs, School of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37202

Western staff honored for making a difference for students, University success

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… and Scott Hennessy will be recognized during the Fall Awards Celebration on Friday, Sept. 29 , for making a … members are recipients of the annual Make a Difference Award, one of the highest accolades bestowed upon nonfaculty … faculty and staff for excellence in teaching, research, service and diversity efforts. The celebration in Kirsch …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72256

Frank R. Olenchak obituary

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… died at his home in Columbia, South Carolina, Aug. 24 . He was 88. Olenchak joined the WMU faculty in 1966 and retired … and professional development after more than 17 years of service to the University. He initially was appointed to teach in the Department of Music and to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35298

WMU alum and former trustee wins U.S. legal profession's highest award

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… and former trustee wins U.S. legal profession's highest award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Archer speaks … meeting. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The American Bar Association has awarded its top accolade to Western Michigan University … for his lifetime of achievement. Given for outstanding service to the law and legal profession, the medal is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/34568

Candidates announced for 2013 Make a Difference annual awards

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… Candidates announced for 2013 Make a Difference annual awards Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The award committee invites additional comments in support of any … Mitchell Beare , Bernhard Center Debra Bitterman , Dining Services - Bernhard Café and Market Jean Bowsky-Verschoof , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6857

WMU public safety set to switch to countywide consolidated dispatch

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… Merlo says. "The campus community will still get excellent service, with some improvements." Merlo says that the new … emergency calls or texts made on cellphones from being forwarded from one department to another. And nonemergency … to facilities need--will also receive the same level of service campus community members have come to expect, he …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49803

Carl A. Newton obituary

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… A. Newton , a retired assistant director of maintenance services-energy at Western Michigan University, died April 24 . He was 70. Newton, of Galesburg, Michigan, joined WMU and the … millions of dollars of savings for the University. Newton was a firefighter for 40 years, 37 of those being in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46739

Janice S. Weaver obituary

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… Weaver Janice S. Weaver , a former staff member in Dining Services at Western Michigan University, died Dec. 30, 2015 . She was 68. Weaver joined WMU's staff in 1988 and retired in … baker, salad maker and stock person. The Portage resident was a police dispatcher in Nebraska before moving back to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29783