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Regional giants: Led by faculty-owned investment firm, WMU reps take home ‘Newsmaker of the Year’ awards

W Magazine

… firm, WMU reps take home ‘Newsmaker of the Year’ awards Submitted by Paula M. Davis on Dr. Doug Lepisto … management at WMU and co-founder of Sleeping Giant Capital, was named a “Newsmaker of the Year.” KALAMAZOO, … with identifying a $2 million growth opportunity. Now a services sales specialist with Dell Technologies, Cramer …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2026/06/regional-giants-sleeping-giant-capital-russ-kavalhuna

Nominations sought for Global Engagement Award

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… Nominations sought for Global Engagement Award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU's … Nov. 1 , to nominate colleagues for the Global Engagement Award . The award recognizes contributions to: Communities … instructional activities, research and creative activities, service, and outreach. They should reflect an accumulated …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43467

Janet L. Clubb obituary

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… Western Michigan University staff member, died July 9 . She was 77. Clubb, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU staff in 1993 and retired as a custodian in 2005 after 12 years of service to the University. Services Friends may visit with the family from 6 to 8 p.m. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41036

Longtime employees inducted into 25 Year Club

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… for 25 years. The 2016 class of inductees began their service to WMU in 1991. Counting these faculty and staff … Thiel , licensed electrician, maintenance services Arthur Ward , refrigeration repairperson, maintenance services Martha B. Warfield , vice president for diversity and inclusion Alice …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36766

Associate director of culinary operations makes mark in nationwide cooking competition

Dining Services

… Kimchi. The nationwide contest invites non-commercial food-service operation employees to create an original dish … says Francisco. "Cooking in national contests is one way I am able to have a creative outlet, without causing … desired result. This mentality is a major asset for Dining Services, especially as we move to offering more global …

https://wmich.edu/dining/news/2024/09/cando-challenge-0

Anthony A. Gioia obituary

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… Michigan University faculty member, died Jan. 4 . He was 81. Gioia, of Augusta, Michigan, joined the WMU faculty in 1966 and retired in 1996 after 30 years of service to the University. He began his career at WMU as an … retired as professor of mathematics. Before joining WMU, he was a Major in the U.S. Air Force-Strategic Air Command and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30912

Marvin 'Geno' Milkovich obituary

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… died Dec. 24, 2015, at home with his family by his side. He was 83. Milkovich joined the staff in 1987 and retired in 1997 after 10 years of service to the University. The lifelong Kalamazoo resident was a U.S. Army veteran and owned and operated Gene Steam …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29782

WMU's Fall Convocation celebrates achievement, State of University

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… State of University Submitted by Deanne Puca on President Edward Montgomery KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University  President Edward Montgomery  will deliver his State of the University … staff achievement for excellence in teaching, research and service. The campuswide celebration at the Bernhard Center …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48927

Shirley Ann Lukens obituary

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… emerita of occupational therapy, died June 3 . She was 82. Lukens, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU faculty in 1972 and retired in 1998 after almost 26 years of service to the University. Services and remembrances Services and a private burial have …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/40914

Ernesta Hinton obituary

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… Michigan University staff member, died Sept. 3 . She was 96. Hinton retired in 1983 as a custodian after 10 years of service to the University. She later returned to the … University to work at The Oaklands on a periodic basis. She was active in the Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church and a member of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1859