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Western honors staff for impact on students and campus community in 2023-24

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… recognize four exceptional staff members during the Fall Awards Celebration on  Friday, Oct. 11 , for their … Dining Center;  David Prellwitz , gardener with Landscape Services; and  Karmella Todd , senior administrative … are recipients of the prestigious Make a Difference Award, which is one of the University’s highest honors for …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/make-difference-award-annual-winners-2023-24

Institute to honor Lewis Walker at fundraising dinner

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… Institute to honor Lewis Walker at fundraising dinner Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fundraising dinner to benefit Walker Institute. KALAMAZOO—A preeminent scholar on race, … and inclusive communities through research, teaching and service. The event will include a private reception from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/5051

Alan Turfe now leads WMU Board of Trustees

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… Feb. 12 , meeting. He and Trustee Kelly Burris , who was elected vice chair Thursday , will lead the governing … history,” Turfe said upon his election. “I also want to thank our outgoing Chair Edgerton for her leadership … Michigan University are better today for Shelly Edgerton’s service,” Turfe said, adding that he looks forward to …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/02/alan-turfe-elected-wmu-board-chair

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 … Mitchell Beare , Bernhard Center Debra Bitterman , Dining Services - Bernhard Café and Market Jean Bowsky-Verschoof , … , Facilities Management-Landscape Services Ann Ganz , Haenicke Institute for Global Education Jeannine Hamilton , …

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

Harold W. Homan obituary

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… Western Michigan University staff member, died Jan. 26. He was 86. Homan joined the WMU staff in 1970. A pipefitter in Facilities Management-maintenance services , he retired in 1990 after 20 years of service to the University. The Portage, Mich., resident was a member of VFW Post #5855 as well as Faith Reformed …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/124

Facilities projects slated for Waldo Library, Zhang Legacy Collections Center

University Libraries

… Facilities projects slated for Waldo Library, Zhang Legacy Collections Center Submitted by … Libraries has launched two facilities projects for Waldo Library and the Zhang Legacy Collections Center. While … floor (call numbers D – M), please contact Waldo Library’s Service Desk. Enhancing the Zhang Legacy Collections Center …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/10/waldo-library-facilities-projects-fall-2025

Bernadine Carlson obituary

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… English at Western Michigan University, died May 17 . She was 97. Carlson joined the faculty in 1953 and retired in 1986 after nearly 33 years of service to the University. She was preceded in death by two husbands, including the first, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32963

Physician assistant students explore global medicine in Kenya

College of Health and Human Services

… summer, five students from the College of Health and Human Services traveled to Mombasa, Kenya, for a one-month … (PA) program. PA student Mei Hauenstein shared: “I was able to see a variety of disease processes and traumas …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/09/elective-africa

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