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Ronald B. Chase

Geological and Environmental Sciences

… at Western Michigan University as an associate professor, after which, in 1980, he became a professor of geosciences. … recognition twice and the Sigma Xi Outstanding Researcher Award for 1972-73. At WMU, Chase won the Alumni Award for Teaching Excellence in 1999. He has been vice-chair …

https://wmich.edu/geology/directory/chase

Andrew Hennlich

Gwen Frostic School of Art

… culture, issues of globalization, decolonization and post-War Germany.  He is completing a monograph, (un)Fixing the … in 2011. Hennlich is also curating a touring exhibition, After the Thrill is Gone: Fashion, Politics and Culture in …

https://wmich.edu/art/directory/hennlich

Amy Avery

Dance

… WMU College of Fine Arts Excellence in Part-time Teaching Award.  Amy is the founder and former owner of Dance … in the West Michigan area. Over the course of 14 years, she was awarded numerous dance and choreography honors at both the regional and national levels. After selling her studio, Amy’s expertise in studio …

https://wmich.edu/dance/directory/avery

Christopher J. Schmidt

Geological and Environmental Sciences

… Dr. Christopher J. Schmidt attended Oberlin College where—after participating in Freedom Summer in 1964 and the third … Michigan University as an assistant professor in 1978 and was at different times a visiting research professor at … University, Montana Tech, and Utah State University. He was a visiting professor and Fulbright Scholar at …

https://wmich.edu/geology/directory/schmidt

Matthew Fries

Jazz Studies

… Competition, his debut album, Song for Today (TCB Music) was named a 2001 critics pick by Jazziz Magazine, and his … Pennsylvania, Matthew grew up in a musical home. His mother was a classical singer. His father was a professor of piano … him piano and music theory. He caught “the jazz bug” after a college jazz history course awakened his interest in …

https://wmich.edu/jazz/directory/fries

Emanuel Kamber

Physics

… molecular optics physics at Western Michigan University. After receiving his Ph.D., he worked as a research assistant at University College of Swansea, UK, and as a research associate at Kansas State …

https://wmich.edu/physics/directory/kamber

Andrew Rathbun

Jazz Studies

… “reflecting both childlike wonder and well-honed artistry.” After hearing 2014’s  Numbers & Letters  the New Yorker … Suites , Rathbun’s JUNO-nominated jazz-orchestra project was summarized in Jazziz Magazine;  “ On the basis of this … of Debussy,  about   which revered Chicago critic Howard Reich   declare s " the listener travels from a …

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