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Longtime employees to be inducted into 25 Year Club

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… wmich.edu/hr/25yearclub . This year's inductees Joyce A. Alexander , finance assistant, payroll and disbursements Ronald … plant Mary J. Carpenter , gardener, landscape services Ray T. Cool , assistant professor of human performance and … L. Villadsen , carpenter, maintenance services Jung-Chao Wang , associate professor of statistics Laura C. Weber , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20077

New study abroad experience for first-year students launches a WMU education in the Dominican Republic

Study Abroad

… New study abroad experience for first-year students launches a WMU education … April 22 at 6 p.m., to learn more. WMU Study Abroad will award a $500 scholarship to any student participating in this new first-year experience. The 3‑credit course blends eight days of global immersion in the …

https://wmich.edu/study-abroad/news/2026/02/first-year-study-abroad

David Chaplin obituary

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… emeritus of sociology at Western Michigan University, died July 27 . He was 86. Chaplin joined the WMU faculty in 1972 to serve as … graduate fellowship committee and a year on the Executive Council of the Latin American Studies Association. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42352

WMU food marketing program wins industry award

Haworth College of Business

… WMU food marketing program wins industry award Submitted by Stacey Lowis on Dr. Russell Zwanka … food marketing program is being recognized for industry exceptionalism by Progressive Grocer . The organization highlights outstanding grocers, suppliers, service providers and organizations that …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/12/progressive-grocer-impact-award

Western’s new associate vice president for facilities management looking forward to supporting campus efforts

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… vice president for facilities management looking forward to supporting campus efforts Submitted by Deanne Puca … comes to Western from Ohio-based Materion, a global supplier of engineering materials, where he served as … Futures Gift . "I believe the University has some exciting projects ongoing and coming up that the students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68497

Sky Broncos place sixth in national championship event

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… Sky Broncos place sixth in national championship event Submitted by Deanne Puca … in ground events, placing sixth overall. The event winner was University of North Dakota, followed by Southern … placed 10th as a pilot in unlimited navigation. James Ray of Davison, a senior studying aviation flight science, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53529

WMU Sky Broncos win regional competition seventh year in row

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… with 215 points. Last year's Sky Broncos team finished sixth in the national competition, competing against teams … and 10th in short field landing Jessica Bernin is from Wauconda, Illinois, and studying aviation flight science. … pilot in message drop and fifth in short field landing, Jim Ray is from Davison and studying aviation flight science. He …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56173

Acclaimed New York playwright to read as part of Frostic Series

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… his works as part of the 2013 Frostic Reading Series. Edward Allen Baker , a New York City playwright with more than … have been seen across the globe, most recently in Mexico City, British Columbia, Dublin, Rome, Rio de Janeiro … "American Storage," "The Bride of Olneyville Square," "Ray on the Water" and "The Framer." His play "Free Gift …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10810

Grammy winner to perform with jazz and symphony orchestras

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… Submitted by Deanne Puca on Mendoza KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Six-time Grammy winner Vince Mendoza will visit Western … Recital Hall. The performance will be preceded by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by Dr. Robert White . Tickets are $12 … and conductors of the last two decades, multi-Grammy Award winner Mendoza has written arrangements for a wide …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45260

Tierney’s Travels – the Recruitment and Retention of Shelbi Tierney

College of Aviation

… graduated from Henry Ford II High School in 2011.  There was Chicago, naturally; Milwaukee, easily; and metropolises … for Aviation Psychologists in 2014 and one for the "next generation" of aviation professionals in Montreal. … my college career." Another "favorite" is Associate Dean Ray Thompson , a "mentor both professionally and …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/05/tierney