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Michael Coldagelli’s “Go For Shot” – Attend WMU and Pursue an Aviation Career

College of Aviation

… latter is in New Berlin, Wis., a western suburb of Milwaukee where about 40,000 folks reside.  Request College of … Paul Harding, is a member of the Western class of 1954.  After his military service, Harding ended up as the executive vice president of …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/04/coldagelli

Paule Miller obituary

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… Michigan University, died May 1 in Madison, Wisconsin. She was 91. Miller joined the faculty in 1961 to teach French and retired in 1992 after 31 years of service to the University. She was forced to retire early …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32193

Eugene L. Keller obituary

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… , in the Crystal Woods assisted living community. He was 91. Keller joined the WMU staff in 1971 and retired as a dining center manager in 1989 after 17 years of service to the University. About Eugene Keller Prior to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30449

A Career Couple: Karleigh Pleyer and Mitch Whitcomb Climb the Ranks as Professional Pilots

College of Aviation

… their degrees in aviation flight science in 2019, along the way enjoying the festive environment of being in the student … as certified fight instructors for Superior Aviation Gateway, which is based at the executive airport serving the … because you never heard of many women becoming pilots.  But after thinking a lot about what I wanted to do after high …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/02/karleighandmitch

"Eggles" lands his "Field" of Dreams

College of Aviation

… event, resulting in rerouting our plans.  Sean Egglesfield was both good and lucky. For Sean Egglesfield, aviation was not his dream.  Graduating from a high school in Crete, … biology/premed with all intentions of going to med school after graduation,” said Egglesfield.  However, he would soon …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2014/07/egglesfield

Bronson Barth Keeps his Eyes on the Sky in Louisville

College of Aviation

… Louisville and the Louisville International Airport, which was chosen in 2005 as the UPS heavy airfreight hub and a … Barth just liked airplanes.  The experience and awe of watching something so mammoth take to the skies was … him to spend a semester working with the FAA.  Soon after graduating in April of 1993, Barth was hired full time …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2015/07/barth

The Migration of Jonathan Miller - A SouthWestern Journey to Success

College of Aviation

… pilot. Timing is said to be everything, but that dimension wasn't working at all for Miller when he graduated from the … cusp of repeating The Great Depression. Symbolic of that was the airline industry, which is normally in the upper … school in nearby Palatine, vividly remembers his fate. "After graduating from Western," he says, "the economic …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/01/jonathanmiller

WMU trustees to meet, consider 2016-17 apartment rental rates

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… following the Dec. 8 meeting, and she will retire in June after more than 40 years of service in various roles at WMU. A tribute to her will be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/28939

Richard L. McAnaw obituary

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… of Public Affairs and Administration, died Oct. 21 . He was 85. McAnaw joined the faculty in 1964 and retired in 1999 after 35 years of service to the University. From 1974 to 1978, he served as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28288

Passion in research: Yomi Nathan’s journey to finding his niche

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… College, which he chose because of the accessible pathway it offered to begin his education. He eventually … the Haenicke Scholarship.    “From a young age, I knew I wanted to become an engineer, though I was initially … uncertain about which discipline to pursue,” says Nathan. “After exploring interests in electrical and aerospace …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/03/yomi-nathan-mechanical-engineering