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From Geology to Aviation Business – William Walles Crafts a Career with United Airlines
College of Aviation
… From Geology to Aviation Business – William Walles Crafts a Career with United Airlines Submitted by Tom Thinnes on William Walles, a 2019 alumnus of the College of Aviation, is living … Such was the case when AAR Corp ., which provides aviation services to commercial and government customers, stopped by …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/05/walles-0
Professor elected president of national organization
News
… president of national organization Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Lancendorfer KALAMAZOO— Dr. Karen M. Lancendorfer … to president in 2015 and past president for 2016. She was elected following the organization's annual conference … Teaching Award and the 2012 Haworth College of Business Service Award. She is faculty advisor for the WMU AdClub, an …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11307
Dale P. Pattison obituary
News
… Michigan University faculty member, died April 16. He was 83. Pattison joined the WMU faculty in 1963 and retired … professor emeritus of history in 1995 after 32 years of service to the University. He was an accomplished scholar in British intellectual and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/351
Brunch to honor human performance, health education alumni
News
… for the professional accomplishments, contributions and service of outstanding alumni. Eight individuals who earned … for the event, visit mywmu.com/hphehonoracademy . 2018 award recipients Tracy Ciucci , B.S. exercise science, 1999, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/46044
Willie J. Mitchell Jr. obituary
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… in Facilities Management-building custodial and support services at Western Michigan University, died suddenly at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo Sept. 16 . He was 40. Willie J. Mitchell Jr. Mitchell joined the WMU staff … officer and began working as a custodian in 2009. He was an active member of WMU's local of the American …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9614
Shelley S. Grant obituary
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… Shelley S. Grant, a former manager of building support services in the Department of Facilities Management at Western Michigan University, died April 1 . She was 56. Grant joined the WMU staff in 1992 and retired for … to the University. During her WMU career, she worked her way up the facilities management ranks. By 2002-03, she had …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26321
Doctoral duet: Ph.D. student channels jazz legend and mentor Wynton Marsalis in his dissertation
W Magazine
… played for the first time ever in Kalamazoo in February. “I was just amazed at how he was able to integrate Black church spirituality and jazz … mean, he made his instruments sound like a Sunday morning service.” Southern knew then he had to meet Marsalis and …
https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2026/06/doctoral-duet-millard-southern-wynton-marsalis-jazz-dissertation
Bridging the Gap: Kyle Kos explores the impact of artificial intelligence on nursing education
College of Health and Human Services
… his final semester in the College of Health and Human Services, the excitement of completing his nursing degree is … ChatGPT, on nursing education. Kyle knew that this was a chance to explore an area of great potential, but one … "I chose the topic of Artificial Intelligence because I was unfamiliar with how it worked and how it would impact my …
https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2024/12/kos
Russell J. Grandstaff obituary
News
… emeritus of theatre, died Dec. 20, 2014 , in Kalamazoo. He was 86. Grandstaff joined the WMU faculty in 1965 and retired in 1991 after 26 years of service to the University. He directed more than 50 plays …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22705
Rising senior awarded coveted $10,000 national scholarship
Haworth College of Business
… Rising senior awarded coveted $10,000 national scholarship Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Larson KALAMAZOO—A Western Michigan University … recede from the oversaturated, traditional ground delivery service with plans for a warehouse blimp where drones would …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38963