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Robert 'Bob' L. Smith obituary

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… University, died peacefully April 11 at home in Kalamazoo after a long illness. He was 82. Smith joined the WMU faculty in 1964 and retired in 1996 after 31 years of service to the University. Survivors include his wife, Dr. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31808

Virginia S. Doornbos obituary

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… Doornbos , a retired staff member, died Dec. 31, 2016 . She was 81. Doornbos, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU staff in 1970 and retired in 1991 after more than 20 years of service to the University. She was a finance clerk in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37669

Hackley Woodford: Doctor, Tuskegee Airman and social justice advocate left lasting legacy

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… Woodford Family Musical, at churches around town. While he was musically gifted, Woodford knew medicine was his calling at a young age. After graduating from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1932, … As a flight surgeon for the Tuskegee Airmen, he treated service members on the base in Alabama during World War II. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63002

Arthur W. Parker Jr. obituary

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… staff member, died May 7 at home in Kalamazoo. He was 83. Parker had been a press operator in what was Brink Printing Services. He joined the staff in 1966 and retired in 1994 after 28 years of service. A WMU alumnus, Parker was born …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32946

WMU researchers develop a mechanism to detect cyber-physical attacks on EVs

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… of its battery, cybersecurity experts at WMU are studying ways to keep you and your vehicle safe. WMU researchers are … attacks on your battery management system and researching ways to stop them. With a grant from the U.S. Department of … not only the detection of intrusions but what can happen after a successful intrusion and uncovers new attack …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/01/ev-security-research

Elton Mayo obituary

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… Jan. 26, 2015 , in the Upjohn Community Care Center. He was 83. Mayo joined WMU's staff in 1972 and retired as a painter in Facilities Management-maintenance services in 1993 after 21 years of service to the University. The lifelong …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29627

Recent alumnus pursues passion for geosciences research

College of Arts and Sciences

… science and biology, Dr. Mohammed Hashim has become an award-winning researcher as well as a caring and inclusive … the U.S. Science Support Program. This highly competitive award funded the last year of his Ph.D. studies, and in July … annual meeting of the United States Advisory Committee for Scientific Ocean Drilling.  Hashim’s other accolades include …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69146

Robert S. Wirbel obituary

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… staff member, died Nov. 1, 2014 in Holland, Michigan. He was 87. Wirbel joined the WMU staff in 1964 and retired in 1987 after 23 years of service to the University. He was a security officer for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26587

WMU cultural anthropologist examines migration and lupus in Ecuador

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on   Touching saltwater marks at the waterline of a cargo ship in Lake Michigan when she was just … and people’s real lives, together very well,” she said. After completing a bachelor’s degree in anthropology, Miles …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2014/02/miles-spotlight

Albert E. Castel III obituary

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… of history, died Nov. 14, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. He was 86. Castel joined the faculty in 1960 and retired in 1991 after 31 years of service to the University. He was a professor of history, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22704