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WMU accountancy student receives $10,000 scholarship

Haworth College of Business

… WMU accountancy student receives $10,000 scholarship Submitted by Stacey Lowis on Josie Thomas … Haworth College of Business, received a competitive $10,000 scholarship from the Public Company Accounting Oversight … monetary penalties must be used to fund a merit scholarship program for students in accredited accounting degree …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73623

Western honors staff who inspire, connect and lead with 2024-25 Make a Difference Award 

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… retirement.   Cristine Thomas Cristine Thomas Thomas, program manager in the Department of Geological and …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/09/make-difference-2025-gary-barton-michael-lininger-brax-cristine-thomas-destiny

Trustees approve faculty and staff retirements

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… services, 12 years, effective July 1, 2012 John H. Horton , supervisor of the computer science lab in … affiliation are to the School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs and effective May 2, 2012. The faculty members … the school, along with their current affiliations, are: Dr. John H. Coons , associate professor of counseling services …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/363

Professor awarded fellowship to support transportation engineering in Africa

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… a fellowship by the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP) to travel to Tanzania to work with the Dar … one of 60 newly funded projects that pair African Diaspora scholars with higher education institutions and … 650 African Diaspora Fellowships have now been awarded for scholars to travel to Africa since the program’s inception …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75619

Three WMU teams boast perfect scores for NCAA academic progress

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… "It's gratifying to see the NCAA recognize our athletic programs and our University's commitment to keeping academic … core of the student-athlete experience," says WMU President John M. Dunn. "Our students focus on winning scores both on … five teams in the top 10 percent in 2005-06. A first in program history Three of those four teams earned perfect …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15985

Five students receive Gilman scholarships to study abroad

International Student and Scholar Services

… Five students receive Gilman scholarships to study abroad Submitted by Anonymous (not … University students—five—have been awarded $18,500 in scholarships to study abroad during the 2015-16 academic … through the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program. Shelby Flanagan of Manistee,  Andrew Laws of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24872

Two WMU researchers answer invitation to visit White House

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… White House April 4 for an event that spotlighted a grant program funding work they are doing to develop new ways to … by the U.S. Department of Education's First in the World Program. WMU's was the only research effort in Michigan … of Education Under Secretary Ted Mitchell . WMU President John M. Dunn attended a similar White House event in 2014, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31523

Powerful piece wins WMU dance student prestigious choreography award

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… for the award for his piece, "Wingless Angels." A Winning Program Brutlag This is the second year in a row that a WMU … get trifocal training in jazz, ballet and modern dance. (John Lacko) Dance majors at WMU get diverse training in a … their future endeavors. "I came here because of the dance program, because WMU has jazz, modern and ballet," says …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56188

Applications are open for WMU/AAUP Scholarship for First-Generation Students

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… Applications are open for WMU/AAUP Scholarship for First-Generation Students Submitted by Erin … Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Applications for the WMU/AAUP Scholarship for First-Generation Students are now open … Jan. 16, 2026. WMU students may apply for the spring 2026 scholarship cycle . Information and applications for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/kavalhuna-aaup-first-generation-scholarship-2026

Take Offs and Touchdowns with Alex Toger – Flying High as a College of Aviation Alumni and Current Endeavor Air Pilot

College of Aviation

… life is years in the rear-view mirror.    Being one of the program's "welcomers" and "introducers," the December 2017 … I always try to be a resource for anybody asking about the program, and this is long after my recruitment days as an … where I felt like I was getting out on my own.  The flight program spoke for itself.  When I took my tour of the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/07/toger