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State of the University address set for April 5
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… University address set for April 5 Submitted by Paula M. Davis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— President Edward Montgomery will deliver his 2021-22 State of the University address at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, in the Bernhard Center's North Ballroom. This will mark the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67696
Ross Gregory obituary
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… member, died Feb. 10 . He was 83. Gregory, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU faculty in 1966 and retired in 2004 after more … years of service to the University. He was a professor of history, specializing in 20th-century American history, American diplomatic history and modern East Asian …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38843
Chrysa Richards obituary
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… 8 . She was 58. Richards, most recently of Park Forest, Illinois, joined the WMU staff in 1987 and left in 1998 after … Nature Center and Botanic Gardens in Palos Heights, Illinois. Richards' obituary can be found at hirschfuneralhome.com …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38083
Edith M. Yahr obituary
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… University staff member, died Sept. 23 at Kairos Dwelling in Kalamazoo. She was 84. Yahr joined the WMU staff in … She was a word processor operator I and a receptionist in the Graduate College. Many remember Yahr for her distinctive voice and helpfulness in answering their …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28333
Ellis E. Rathburn obituary
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… Ellis E. Rathburn obituary Submitted by Deanne Puca on Ellis Rathburn , a former Western Michigan University staff member, died Aug. 16 . He was 87. Rathburn joined the WMU staff in 1969 and retired in 1993 after …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48500
WMU's Dunn visits UN to talk about international education
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… WMU's Dunn visits UN to talk about international education Submitted by Anonymous (not … Dr. Essam Heggy , an Egyptian-French-American space scientist who has ties to NASA and serves as a professor of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32083
New award established to recognize graduate students
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… New award established to recognize graduate students Submitted by Anonymous … Stapleton, Denby, Mendes, Bonner, Fields, Sametz and Pineda KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Graduate Student Advisory Committee at Western Michigan University hosted a gala …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/16149
Norma Cook obituary
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… University staff member, died June 22 . She was 94. Cook joined the WMU staff in 1974 and retired in 1984 after … Cook's request, no services will take place. Remembrances Visitation has been scheduled for Wednesday, July 6 , and … in the Kalamazoo Gazette. The family obituary will be published in the Gazette Sunday, July 3 , at …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33324
Jason M. Currie obituary
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… , a Western Michigan University custodian, died Nov. 26 in Scotts. He was 42. Currie, who was on a leave of absence at the time of his death, had joined the staff in 2010. Survivors include his wife, Myra, an employee in WMU's Department of Public …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29163
Ruth H. Peterson obituary
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… April 20 . She was 81. Peterson, of Kalamazoo, had worked in the Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships as well as the Department of … . Memorial gifts may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo or Hospice Care of Southwest …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40212