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Alumni killed in Vietnam War to be honored during dedication event
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… dedication event Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The plaque is located in Kanley Chapel. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University will mark the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War this holiday weekend by …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/24116
WMU board to consider change to innovation center ownership
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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A proposal that would allow transfer of ownership of the physical assets of the Southwest Michigan Innovation … Trustees will meet in formal session at 11 a.m. in 157-159 Bernhard Center. They will consider a recommendation …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25381
Interim deans appointed for WMU business, honors colleges
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… to two Western Michigan University colleges as a result of academic leadership changes. Dr. Satish Deshpande has been appointed as interim dean of the Haworth College of Business, and Jane Baas will take the … research has focused on managerial decision making, healthcare management and applied psychology. Baas Jane Baas Baas …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32350
100 years later, WMU's famed 'Black Ghost' remembered
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… (not verified) on Dunlap's family views his uniform at the Zhang Legacy Collections Center KALAMAZOO, Mich.—One … ever encountered. He played for WMU for four seasons—1915 through 1917 and 1919—taking a year off to join the Army … Dunlap to the WMU campus, and throughout Dunlap's playing career at Western, Waldo and football coach William Spaulding …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/41627
Presentation to examine ethics in criminal defense, prosecution
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… book selection as a springboard, two experts will examine the ethical questions of the defense and prosecution in … Prosecution" will be presented at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 15 , in Room 208 of the Bernhard Center. It will feature … from Wayne State University. He began his teaching career at WMU as an adjunct professor in 1976 and taught in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15128
Three students selected to receive highly competitive scholarship
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… in Jordan. McKenzie, middle, and Putnam have yet to start their overseas experience. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A highly … students to pursue academic studies or credit-bearing, career-oriented internships abroad. The U.S. Department of … majoring in psychology. He will spend Dec. 28 to March 15 studying Arabic at the Qasid Arabic Institute in Amman, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51147
Famed composer Legrand awarded WMU honorary degree
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… Honorary Degree Committee; Legrand; Ken Miller, chair of the WMU Board of Trustees; and Dunn KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Famed … he studied music at the Paris Conservatory from 1943 to 1950, graduating with top honors as both a composer and a … well, with such diverse musical stars as Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and Iggy Pop. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32194
William M. Cremin obituary
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… professor emeritus of anthropology and a key member of the anthropology department for more than three decades, … He was 72. Cremin, of Albion, joined the faculty in 1975 and retired in 2007 after 32 years of service to the … ethnohistory of the western Great Lakes/Midwest-riverine area. For the past two decades, he had focused on the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20677
Kavalhuna reappointed to state aviation commission
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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Gov. Rick Snyder Aug. 18 announced the reappointment of a Western Michigan University pilot to the Michigan Aeronautics Commission. Russell A. Kavalhuna , …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42315
Community leader appointed new WMU development and alumni VP
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… Mich.—An alumnus with an extensive track record in building the leadership and collaboration capacity of area organizations has been appointed to lead Western …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33587