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Marjory Spradling obituary
News
… assistant professor emerita of biological sciences, died Feb. 12 in Kalamazoo. She was 92. Marjory Spradling Spradling joined the faculty … She retired from the University in 1983 after 24 years of service. She chaired the Advisory Committee of the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22328
Institute to honor Lewis Walker at fundraising dinner
News
… Institute to honor Lewis Walker at fundraising dinner Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fundraising … and inclusive communities through research, teaching and service. The event will include a private reception from …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/5051
Candidates announced for 2013 Make a Difference annual awards
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… Candidates announced for 2013 Make a Difference annual awards … 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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… WMU public safety set to switch to countywide consolidated dispatch Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … 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 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49803
Facilities projects slated for Waldo Library, Zhang Legacy Collections Center
University Libraries
… Facilities projects slated for Waldo Library, Zhang Legacy Collections Center Submitted by … Collections Center. While these projects may cause brief disruptions to physical collections access, the overall … 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
Harold W. Homan obituary
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… Homan , a retired 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 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/124
Physician assistant students explore global medicine in Kenya
College of Health and Human Services
… Physician assistant students explore global medicine in Kenya Submitted by Jillian Fraze on KALAMAZOO, … 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
WMU alumna named Michigan’s 2026 Superintendent of the Year
College of Education and Human Development
… superintendent of Battle Creek Public Schools since 2015, was selected for her outstanding leadership, deep commitment to equity and … at Western Michigan University: leadership grounded in service, innovation and a belief in every student’s …
https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/11/kimberly-carter-michigan-superintendent-state-award-winner-battle-creek
Bernadine Carlson obituary
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… Bernadine Carlson obituary Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … 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 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32963
Props, Planes, and Police - The Abe Herr Story
College of Aviation
… of Western Michigan University’s College of Aviation, was surrounded by transportation. Although the little city, … of Charles F. Ritchel, who engineered a small, one-person dirigible during the mid-1870s. This lighter-than-air craft … he is part of a team that is providing an invaluable service to the people in Maryland. As Herr says, “We have a …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2013/12/herr