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Fort St. Joseph offers lectures and open house
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… Fort St. Joseph offers lectures and open house Submitted by Deanne Puca on Visitors listen to a presentation at the 2016 open house. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Fort St. Joseph … its free open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, and Sunday, Aug. 6 , at the corner of Fort and Bond …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40535
Janet E. Stillwell obituary
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… , professor emerita of dance and a former associate dean of the College of Fine Arts at Western Michigan University, … from 1972 through 1974 and served as acting chair in 1975-76. The College of Fine Arts appointed her assistant dean … Junior Civic Theatre; made numerous arts presentations to area groups; and reviewed touring dance companies for the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31430
Russell L. Gabier obituary
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… , longtime campus development and alumni affairs leader and the founding president of the WMU Foundation, died Feb. 18 in Kalamazoo. He was 90. A 1952 WMU alumnus, Gabier was a high school teacher and coach … prestigious piano music festival. Gabier's undergraduate career at WMU included winning a Mid-American Conference …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45491
British author, adventurer to take WMU audience on a journey
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… to faraway places when she speaks later this month as part of the University Center for the Humanities spring series at Western Michigan University. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38802
Endowed scholarship honors psychology professor’s legacy
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… in Western Michigan University’s Department of Psychology. The Dr. Jack Michael Endowment Fund serves as a tribute to … and conceptual training. “Dr. Michael has expertise in areas of behaviorism that many do not, including verbal … , WMU alumni; and Peterson. The committee hopes to raise $1.5 million for the endowment over five years. A lead gift …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38221
Frank R. Olenchak obituary
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… South Carolina, Aug. 24 . He was 88. Olenchak joined the WMU faculty in 1966 and retired in 1984 as an assistant … to also teach and conduct research. He studied such areas as program development, evaluation and teaching, and … bachelor's degree in music at James Madison University in 1950, a master's degree in education at Pennsylvania State …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35298
Counseling psychologist and faculty member Croteau dies suddenly
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… falling ill while cycling Sept. 18 in Kalamazoo. He was 59. James Croteau Croteau, a member of the WMU faculty since 1990, was nationally known for his … the workplace and on college campuses as well as racism awareness and racial healing. In addition to being a faculty …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35100
Services set for WMU historian Ernst Breisach
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… for Dr. Ernst A. Breisach , Western Michigan University professor emeritus of history, who died in Kalamazoo Nov. 25 . He was 93. Breisach taught in the WMU Department of History for 39 years, and served as …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36629
Doretha E. 'Corey' Mortimore obituary
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… Doretha E. "Corey" Mortimore, a former director of the Annual Fund at Western Michigan University, died … director of the unit since 1979. She began her WMU career as assistant to the director of the Institute of … "Korea's Response to Japan: The Colonial Period 1910-1945" in 1975 in conjunction with the Center for Korean …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32195