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Corporate Pilot Dan Homolek - Giving Back by Going Back

College of Aviation

… the cloudy memories, Dan remembers knowing by 7th grade he wanted to fly as a career.  Not that the career was always his first choice.  He initially went through typical …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2013/06/homolek

June Marie Conkin obituary

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… Michigan University staff member, died Nov. 24 . She was 73. Conkin, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU staff in 1988 … retired as a custodian in 2005 after more than 17 years of service to the University. Remembrances The family obituary … Homes, Westside Chapel, 3926 S. 9th St. in Kalamazoo. Services The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36675

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

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… offices to pharmacies to the emergency room.   “My father always said, ‘If you can think of it, you can do it.’ And … between Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo Forward Ventures , aimed to spur creativity and … the next generation of founders.   Pitch night   Marseille was one of nine students chosen as finalists from a pool of …

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

Dorothy L. Franzen obituary

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… development, died Saturday, May 9, in Kalamazoo. She was 91. Franzen joined what was then the College of Education in 1968 and retired in 1988 after 20 years of service. She received the WMU Teaching Excellence Award …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25426

Aviation the Apogee Way: Pascal Paffhausen and Austin Harper are the Dynamic Duo

College of Aviation

… Aviation the Apogee Way: Pascal Paffhausen and Austin Harper are the Dynamic Duo … Paffhausen.  Request College of Aviation Information Harper was born and raised in the Lake Michigan shoreline community … offers flight training, aircraft management, and pilot services for customers throughout metro Detroit.  It’s the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/01/apogee-0

Vision for the future: Grad works toward more accessible world

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… Vision for the future: Grad works toward more accessible world Submitted by Erin Flynn on Jeffery Crouch breezed through his healthcare services and sciences bachelor's degree and is ready to get … Michigan University graduate.  His little girl will be watching as he walks across the stage in Miller Auditorium …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/06/graduate-success-healthcare-services-sciences-jeffery-crouch

Engineering grad manufacturing a successful career

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… huge here in Michigan. Finding enjoyment in what I do has always been my main motivation. I could end up in any … he says. "A lot of people come to college and say, 'I want to build airplanes or roller coasters.’ For me, I'm … "I'm very passionate about Industry 4.0—the fourth industrial revolution—and seeing it implemented. It's the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73693

Kathleen McHugh Drzick obituary

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… Michigan University faculty member, died May 13 . She was 91. Drzick, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU faculty in 1965 and retired in 1990 after 25 years of service to the University. She was professor emerita of English. Services Visitation will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40244

Student organization awarded distinguished chapter recognition

Haworth College of Business

… Student organization awarded distinguished chapter recognition Submitted by … CHAPTER Beta Alpha Psi is an international honor and service organization for accounting, finance and information … reached a substantial amount of professional and community service hours to achieve the designation. “Earning …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66302

WMU's Fall Convocation celebrates achievement, State of University

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… of University Submitted by Deanne Puca on WMU President Edward Montgomery will recognize outstanding faculty and staff … 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/2019/09/54907