Menzies chosen as year's top Bronco fansJan. 13, 2011 KALAMAZOO--Western Michigan University's Varsity "W" Club has chosen Hal and Bonnie Menzie of Kalamazoo as the 2010 Man and Woman of the Year. The Menzies will be honored Saturday, Jan. 22, by Athletic Director Kathy Beauregard at a reception from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Read Fieldhouse conference room and during halftime of the men's basketball game against Northern Illinois, which begins at 2 p.m. A 1949 graduate of WMU, Hal Menzie is the 45th recipient of the Varsity 'W' Club Man of the Year honor, which was first awarded in 1967. The Varsity 'W' Club Woman of the Year honor was established in 1990, making Bonnie Menzie the 22nd recipient of the award. The couple has been attending Western Michigan athletic events for more than five decades and can be seen cheering on the Broncos whether it's at Waldo Stadium, University Arena or Lawson Ice Arena. For more information, contact Stacy Vallier at stacy.vallier@wmich.edu or (269) 387-3062. Media contact: Jeanne Baron, (269) 387-8400, jeanne.baron@wmich.edu WMU News |