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WMU alumni awarded prestigious Blue Cloud Award

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WMU alumni awarded prestigious Blue Cloud Award Submitted by … between East and West,” Chen-Zhang, who serves on the WMU Board of Trustees and on the WMU Foundation Board, told the audience at the awards …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/lynn-chen-zhang-charles-zhang-china-institute-blue-cloud-award

HOH Induction Speech from Herm Linder - WMU Aviation Faculty

College of Aviation

… HOH Induction Speech from Herm Linder - WMU Aviation Faculty Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Herman …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2013/05/linder

Waving the Western Flag: Claire Holloway immerses herself into Aviation and WMU culture

College of Aviation

… Flag: Claire Holloway immerses herself into Aviation and WMU culture Submitted by Tom Thinnes on WMU Aviation Flight Science Student Claire Holloway Getting …   Holloway, now a junior majoring in flight science in the WMU College of Aviation, has sampled some of the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/04/holloway

From classroom to community: Service learning in Spanish at WMU

College of Arts and Sciences

… From classroom to community: Service learning in Spanish at WMU Submitted by Amelia Bodinaku on Dr. Lindsay Jeffers … El Sol Elementary, a bilingual school, almost always have a WMU student or two. Other students work with Upward Bound, … just part of it,” Jeffers says. Millie Boutwell came to WMU to learn Spanish to use in a future workplace setting, …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/03/service-learning-spanish

Patience, Persistence and Pittsburgh – Vlad Robinson Routes His Way to WMU Aviation

College of Aviation

… and Pittsburgh – Vlad Robinson Routes His Way to WMU Aviation Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Vladislav Robinson … that this is what I really wanted to do."    Now a WMU senior, Vlad was being wooed by others -- he toured the …  But no dice.  "The location of Western is great.  WMU is far enough away where I can feel on my own, but not …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/01/vladislav

WMU to purchase Newell Rubbermaid’s facility on Parkview Campus

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WMU to purchase Newell Rubbermaid’s facility on Parkview … located on Parkview Campus following approval by the WMU Board of Trustees at a special meeting on Tuesday, March … athletic needs in a cost-effective manner. It will replace WMU’s Physical Plant building, which was built in 1921 and …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/03/newell-rubbermaid-facility-purchase-parkview-campus

WMU student’s health care AI innovation wins $100K through Cultivate 269 pitch competition

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WMU student’s health care AI innovation wins $100K through … of Kalamazoo Forward Ventures—an investment firm created by WMU alumni to empower the underserved. “Kalamazoo is the … entrepreneurship as well.”   Award-winning journalist and WMU communication instructor LZ Granderson , B. A.’ 96, who …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/04/cultivate-269-2026-pitch-competition-winner-sam-marseille

Captain Albert Glenn - WMU Advisory Board Member, retires from FedEX

College of Aviation

… Captain Albert Glenn - WMU Advisory Board Member, retires from FedEX Submitted by …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/03/glenn

Bronco in the Sky: How WMU Took This Pilot from Jackson to Jet Set

College of Aviation

… Bronco in the Sky: How WMU Took This Pilot from Jackson to Jet Set Submitted by Tom Thinnes on WMU Aviation Flight Science Alumni Cole Dillon, current … Airlines Nothing like flying the friendly skies of the WMU College of Aviation.   Recently, Tom Thinnes, the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/08/dillon

Wings of Resolve: The Air Force Journey of WMU Aviation Bronco Tracy Smiedendorf

College of Aviation

… Wings of Resolve: The Air Force Journey of WMU Aviation Bronco Tracy Smiedendorf Submitted by Tom Thinnes on WMU Aviation Alumni and Retired Air Force Officer Tracy Smiedendorf during his WMU Commencement in 1983 During a 27-year career in the Air …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/09/smiedendorf