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In Memoriam, summer 2026

W Magazine

… BS ’51, Nov. 29, 2025, Grand Rapids, MI Ona Eileene (Pappe) Wall , BA ’52, MA ’64, Dec. 7, 2025, Grandville, MI Muriel G. (Gill) Strickland , BA ’53, MA ’57, Dec. 26, 2025, Parchment, MI Nina … Robins , BA ’54, Nov. 24, 2025, Livonia, MI Willard Howard Mejeur , BS ’54, Dec. 10, 2025, Cadillac, MI Thomas …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2026/06/memoriam-summer-2026

Alumnus turned top Seattle tech CEO tackles health care arena

W Magazine

… do a lot for you.” An avid sports fan, Singh didn’t land his childhood dream job as the quarterback for the … in acquisitions. Singh’s journey to becoming a leading CEO wasn’t linear though. In fact, Singh stumbled at the first college he attended. “GMI (Kettering) wasn’t a good fit,” he admits. “I was miserable, so at 18 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75128

Aviation grad makes dream of flying a reality

News

… have a guaranteed job for the rest of my life already if I want it." Charting her course Stachowiak gained leadership … AirVenture Oshkosh, the largest air show in the world. "It was one of the coolest experiences to fly in," she … flight hours to join Endeavor Air and then eventually land on the flight deck at Delta. "My ultimate goal is to be …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/04/graduate-success-aviation-flight-science-management-operations-grace-stachowiak

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 … in hand, takes the career path to Apogee Air based at Oakland International Airport near Detroit.  Two of the latest … Paffhausen.  Request College of Aviation Information Harper was born and raised in the Lake Michigan shoreline community …

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

Checklist Validation

The Evaluation Center

… of the project catalyzed by funding from the  Faster Forward Fund  in 2017, a field testing phase was added to ensure checklists are usable and have tangible … Roberts, University of Minnesota Mike Rudibaugh, Lake Land College Karen Snyder, Free the Slaves Leonard Sterry, …

https://wmich.edu/evaluation/checklists/checklistsvalidation

Impact

STEM Workforce Collaboratory

… Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Description: T he purchase of Ward's Essentials Research Binocular Microscopes will … plant species and four soil types from different restored land management strategies. Findings from this undergraduate … equipment enables use without expensive virtualization software and can be accessed remotely.   The equipment will …

https://wmich.edu/stem/impact

Journal Articles

Bronco Construction Research Center

… evaluation of floating wind turbines   Abstract Limited land and near coast spaces led to the development of … wind turbine (FWT) farms in unlimited space of deep water with steady winds. Experimental evaluation of dynamic … larger-scale testing of FWT and apply realistic wind and wave loads, distributed real-time hybrid simulation (dRTHS) …

https://wmich.edu/construction-research/journal-articles

Why I Give: Barbara Rider and Fred Sammons

W Magazine

… four decades of partnership, Barbara Rider decided it was about time she and Fred Sammons “take the plunge.” So, … one evening early last year, she popped the question. “I was cleaning something off the kitchen floor and already … at Virginia Commonwealth University on the GI Bill, Sammons landed a job at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2025/03/why-i-give-rider-sammons

Expert Insights: The healing power of music

W Magazine

… music Submitted by Deanne Puca on Artist-in-residence Frank Waln performs on a Native American hand drum during his … as a tool for healing and activism. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Frank Waln is leaving a lasting legacy—one that bridges the gap … XL pipeline, which would have disturbed reservation lands and water reserves in North Dakota and South Dakota. …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2025/03/expert-insight-frank-waln

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences recognizes its 2025 Presidential Scholars

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Engineering Juan Miguel Sanchez Flores  is looking forward to jumpstarting his career in the mechanical … [student organization],” says Flores.  This excitement was shaped by his experience working as a research assistant … will begin working as a process engineer at Benteler in Holland, Mich. after graduation and looks forward to applying …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/04/engineering-presidential-scholars-2025