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Team USA luger sees natural track to career success at Western
News
… Jennewein Cookman started competing in natural track luge after learning about the sport during a field trip to a … top athletes at the World Cup series in Europe. In fact, he was in Italy last year when he completed his interview for … Borders, a registered student organization focused on service through engineering, as well as on Western’s …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70875
Burian University-Community Lecture Series
College of Health and Human Services
… Burian , founding dean of WMU's College of Health and Human Services, believed in a global health and human services … Eva Evans 2013 - Brian Gibbs 2013 - Richard Kirsch 2013 - Wayne Muller William A. Sanger Richard D. Lamm Parker J. … Ted Kennedy Jr. About Dr. Bill Burian Dr. Bill Burian was named founding dean of WMU's College of Health and Human …
https://wmich.edu/hhs/about/lectures
Out of this Earth: Margo Vriesinga Reaches for the Stars with Virgin Galactic
College of Aviation
… the words acted as a magnet, drawing the individuals towards the human quest to explore and colonize the space … Margo Vriesinga, the call of the final frontier would come after a journey that took her from cars to complex jet … wheels that never left the ground. “Originally, my interest was focused on cars and high school auto shop,” she …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2018/03/vriesinga
Behind the Boarding Gate: Brady Wilson’s Impact on Aviation Management
College of Aviation
… one's career and life. On a spring Saturday in 2022, he walked across the Miller Auditorium stage to receive his … in airport management and operations, and on Monday he was in the employ of Delta Air Lines at its hub in Atlanta, … that few airline passengers ever think of. Four years after his stroll across the Miller stage with degree in …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/12/wilson
History of CAC
Mathematics
… DeVos Center in downtown Grand Rapids. The conference was designed to foster communication among the many parties … teachers who mentor teacher interns. This conference was initiated by Dr. Charlene Beckmann, a faculty member at … development directors from school districts and regional service centers — to engage in discussions related to …
https://wmich.edu/math/cac2025/cac2025about
Wrenches and Wings: Morgan Boyd’s Mission to Keep Aviation Soaring
College of Aviation
… "I have found that there is nothing more thrilling than watching an aircraft, which you helped tear apart, inspect, … fix and then reassemble, again take off from the runway and fly home." Request College of Aviation Information … I wasn't enrolled in her courses." A summer internship after her sophomore year took her to the airframe division …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/07/boyd
Aviation at WMU - 75 Years and Counting!
College of Aviation
… about the history of aviation. 75 years ago aviation was barely an industry; at worst – a fad, at best – the next … mechanics program and the pilot training initiative, which was sponsored by the federal government and included the … our students the tools to make themselves a highly sought after commodity.” In addition to celebrating the importance …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/02/75years
Mike Farrell
Chemical and Paper Engineering
… leadership positions with Graphic Packaging for 13 years. After starting his career as General Manager of the … and quality results of the CRB system. In January 2018 he was appointed to SVP, Supply Chain. Mike lead the supply chain team and processes to support the SBS and Foodservice business integration and in mitigating our …
https://wmich.edu/chemical-paper/directory/farrell
Trustees approve faculty and staff retirements
News
… status. Their names, positions, years of continuous service and effective dates of retirement are: Dr. Ronald B. … resigning is: Dr. Deanna Swoboda , associate professor of music, effective Aug. 19, 2012. All of the changes in … , assistant professor of counseling services Dr. Delores D. Walcott , professor of counseling services Contact: Jeanne …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/363
Meet Ramsey
College of Education and Human Development
… M.A. '23: Ramsey Nichols — A Career Built on Leadership, Service, and Student Success For nearly 30 years, Ramsey … four consecutive Big 16 West Division Coach of the Year awards. These accomplishments highlighted the disciplined, … and school leadership. He began his career at Wayne State University Public Middle School—Michigan’s first …
https://wmich.edu/education/spotlight-nichols