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The Westerner Vol. 9 No. 4, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 9 No. 4, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• WMU launches largest fund-raising effort ever • Critics and audiences laud retired professor's first stage play • 'Walter Mitty' volunteers, participants help fund Medallion Scholarship • Hurletron employees donate their expertise • Plaque honors emeriti scholarship donors • Blanchard names new trustees • WMU annually pumps 334 million dollars into Kalamazoo County • Consortium forms Center for Lost Foam Casting Development • Trustee Brady listed among nation's best lawyers • Bob Donewald named men's basketball coach • University presidents seek more state tax dollars for education • The 'Campaign for Excellence' • William U. Parfet spearheads $55 million capital …
The Westerner Vol. 9 No. 3, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 9 No. 3, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• Waszkiewicz, Williams to lead trustees • Haworth gift is biggest in WMU history • Purchase enhances service in Grand Rapids • Wartime reunion set for September • Sweatshirts commemorate MAC win • Information about 'lost' class members sought • Tang reception celebrates Western, Upjohn relationship • In laboratories and towns, Western is working • First of America pledges gift to business building • In laboratories and towns, Western is working • Program brings minority scholars to campus • Phonathons advance Annual Fund toward goal • Viglianti returns to Western as director of the Gary Fund • Western names first …
The Westerner Vol. 9 No. 2, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 9 No. 2, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• The Upjohn Company pledges $2 million to WMU Foundation • Lees pave the way for honors facility • Gridders clinch trip to California Bowl • Three receive 1988 alumni teaching awards • Trustees and faculty praise Haenicke' s leadership • Three win alumni teaching excellence awards • Alumni Association elects officers; welcomes six new directors • Western inducts five into Athletic Hall of Fame • Fall enrollment is at an all-time high • Parfet, Lee elected Foundation chair, vice chair; board expanded • Corporate alumni group funds, awards Medallion Scholarship • Cunningham Memorial Scholarship is awarded • Reorganization focuses …
The Westerner Vol. 9 No. 1, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 9 No. 1, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• Distinguished Alumni Award winners • Legislature counts Western among 'Big 5' • Last year's major 'headlines' give us a lot to be proud of • Alumni contributions fund unique jobs • Painter/illustrator assists art students through 'living' bequest • Western is in the forefront of helping minority students • Sindecuse endowment supports numerous special activities • New dean of students named • Western meets research challenge • Wall of Distinction cites achievements of graduates • Six Nobel laureates to offer their views • The Oaklands heads improvements list • Jailed South African leader given honorary degree • Last academic …
The Westerner Vol. 8 No. 4, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 8 No. 4, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• Gilmore Foundation gives $2 million for Laura Shaw Theatre • Dedication ceremonies conclude Welborn project • Special reunion brings sisters together after decades-long separation • Gold Company celebrates its tenth anniversary • Former Western student goes to the Grammies • Catch the wave; show your Western pride at Homecoming • Appointment made for Upjohn Chair • Three honored at April commencement • Computer center to replace Maybee • Trustees, legislature cite Faculty Senate • Additional Medallion Scholarships available • Volunteers inducted into academy • Uncle Sam, as well as Western, provides benefits to volunteers • Bronco basketball heavyweight inducted …
The Westerner Vol. 8 No. 3, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 8 No. 3, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• Executive keeps on challenging herself • Increase in research is paying big dividends • New assistant alumni director announced • Alpha Beta Epsilon plans fiftieth anniversary celebration • Regional alumni activities being held throughout Michigan • Pondering what really gives significance to our lives • Wolpe uses pay raise to help students prepare for politics • Different type of giving makes for successful annual event • Rogers establishes scholarship • The tales they could tell-and did • New board officers elected • Board shows its support for President Haenicke • Two trustees honored for their decades of service to …
The Westerner Vol. 8 No. 2, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 8 No. 2, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• Meet our outstanding teachers for 1987 • Governor Blanchard appoints two new Board of Trustees members • 'Grateful faculty praises Haenicke's vision and leadership • Among Alumni • Giving • OnCampus • Sports • Mathematics professor finds the right equation for success • Agriculture specialist has a down-to-earth classroom style • Teaching, in Latin or English, is a way of life for Groper • Alumnotes
The Westerner Vol. 8 No. 1, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 8 No. 1, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• Honors College: Exemplifying Quality, Success For All Students • Distinguished Alumni Award winners remember their school days • Exceptional professor, dean earn Distinguished Service Awards • Corporate crime is the most deadly, sociologist concludes from his studies • There's always something new on campus • Western researchers seeking public input on package designs • Three students help develop solution to temporary flooding as part of research project • New staff built on principle of coaching continuity • Eight baseball, hockey players selected by professional teams • President's Club Associates speakers offer their thoughts on giving • Personal dreams, generosity …
The Westerner Vol. 7 No. 6, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 7 No. 6, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• Two engineering programs added to regional offerings • Thirty-seven faculty members retire during 1986-87 after many years of dedicated service • Appointment of development administrator announced • Ten more prestigious Medallion Scholarships announced •and awarded • Michigan Bell executive named 1986 'volunteer of the year' • Endowed lectureship created • Having a will insures that your wishes are carried out • Seasons end for three sports; Western' s athletes turn in fine performances • Among Alumni • Planning is well on the way for Homecoming • Class of 1962 schedules silver anniversary reunion in conjunction with Homecoming • Alumnotes …
The Westerner Vol. 7 No. 5, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 7 No. 5, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• Pushing, pulling, twisting limits some product's usefulness, study says • Kellogg Foundation grant focuses on strengthening preparation of administrators • Investigating all financial aid options a must today • College of Health and Human Services has long tradition of service, academic excellence • Number of freshman applications up about 30 percent • 'Traditional' students becoming more 'nontraditional' • Choosing a good health club, requires expending energy • Dybek named one of thirteen Michiganians of the Year • Robots getting a bad rap because of improper use, robotics specialist says • Medical science could reverse trend toward sexual equality • …
The Westerner Vol. 7 No. 4, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 7 No. 4, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• Western is first post-secondary institution in the country to have a fully automated loan processing system for GSLs • Association says WMU's residence halls are the best • Colorado administrator named provost and vice president • Health and Human Services celebrates tenth anniversary • Renner named libraries dean • Record enrollment set during winter • 'The school on the hilltop' has undergone dramatic changes • Retired provost reviews his thirty-year association with Western • Board authorizes $8.8 million telecommunications contract • Trustees elect new officers • Post will strengthen Western's regional leadership role • Self-instructional programs just keep growing …
The Westerner Vol. 7 No. 3, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 7 No. 3, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• Help with reading is just a telephone call away • Commencement will have more 'pomp and circumstance' • Dedication of McCracken Hall addition draws large crowd • Student enrollment represents many countries, states • Today' s residence halls keep changing to better meet student needs • High water levels linked to change in climate • Western thanks AMBUCS for giving 'bucks' • Married athletes work hard in school, in sports, at home • There's still a whole lot in store for Bronco fans as fall play gives way to winter action • The University's giving clubs honor Western's valued …
The Westerner Vol. 7 No. 2, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 7 No. 2, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• Service to Grand Rapids and West Michigan has a long tradition • 1986 Teaching Excellence Award recipients announced • September 11 was a special day • New cost-cutting program gains national recognition • WMU Foundation elects six officers at annual meeting • Education department grant will fund training program • Missing class ring surfaces after seven-year absence • Traveling by commercial airline is safe, faculty member says • Attitudes must change if America is to solve its societal drug problem, expert contends • Most Michigan school superintendents favor consolidation-especially for other schools • Athletes pay attention to what, when …
The Westerner Vol. 7 No. 1, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 7 No. 1, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• Alumni and other friends set. giving record • Association names recipients of Distinguished Alumni Award • Board approves 'standstill' operating budget, tuition increase • Haenicke reflects on his first year at Western • Engineering students develop world's first five-horsepower 'plastic engine' • Communication can be important medicine for cancer patients • Evaluation center to aid Ohio in promoting career education • Researchers working to help students with learning problems • Western's groundwater program cited as model for the state • Placement office's services prove to be effective • Russell Gabier leaving Western for private foundation post • Architects selected …
The Westerner Vol. 6 No. 6, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 6 No. 6, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• Women no longer funneled away from pursuing engineering careers • Student applications increase • Seven more Medallion Scholarships established and awarded • Business building site selected • Tour group from Western reflects on Russia trip, radiation leak • Honorary degrees, seivice awards presented during commencement exercises • New center will promote region's horticultural industries • Administrative reorganization will strengthen 'critical areas' • Welborn Hall groundbreaking ceremonies draw large crowd • Projects should improve science and mathematics teaching • Funds received to pay for Libyan students' educations • Dolphins pick Offerdahl in second round of NFL draft • Moving to …
The Westerner Vol. 6 No. 5, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 6 No. 5, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• Volunteerism helps make Western one of Michigan's best universities • Thanks for helping • Quiet students may need a little 'verbal encouragement' • Enrollment figures continue their upward climb • Denenfeld to retire next year after serving more than 30 years • Radio and television were instrumental in the Philippine revolution • WMU economist says U.S. trade deficit isn't alarming • Tate center's equipment and personnel ease graduate students' frustrations • Listening: an essential skill for those wanting to get ahead in the business world • Mechanical Engineering to establish new research centers • Private donors have generously supported …
The Westerner Vol. 6 No. 4, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 6 No. 4, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• $27.1 million approved for new construction • Haenicke makes four commitments during his inauguration speech • Classes toward bachelor's degree offered at General Motors plant • Groundwater, horticulture to be focus of new centers • Commerce department funds Technology Transfer Network • Financial aid available to nontraditional students • Haenicke says computers won't replace people • Soviet Union's foreign policy is based -on defensive considerations • Malaysia trip successful • Who says academics and athletics don't mix? • New program helps undecided students explore their academic and career options • Kayla Skelly runs wild with success in 1985 • …
The Westerner Vol. 6 No. 3, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 6 No. 3, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• Halley's comet expected to thrill audiences less than it did the last time around • Project will help children with communication disorders • Board seeks state funds for business college, library • A television visit with artist-entrepreneur Gwen Frostic • President Haenicke hoping to bolster academic excellence at Western • Professor emeritus of history honored on ninety-fifth birthday • Sports • 1985 Development Fund gifts increase 45 percent over last year • WMU Foundation assets total more than $7.7 million • Dear WMU Alumni: • Career assessment offered • Alumnotes
The Westerner Vol. 6 No. 2, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 6 No. 2, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• Dear WMU Alumni: • 1985 Teaching Excellence Award recipients announced • Fall enrollment increases for the first time since 1980 • Engineering programs receive accreditation • Alumna Mary Jackson shines in benefit show • President Haenicke means what he says about his management style • Computerized data base improves registration • Board of Trustees approves 1985-86 operating budget • Attention is focused on quality teaching and learning • Career services aid alumni • Among Alumni • Sports • Alumnotes
The Westerner Vol. 6 No. 1, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 6 No. 1, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• Life was good for prehistoric Michigan's inhabitants • Recipients of Distinguished Alumni Awards named • Following the academic road to Western • Haenicke's stance on important educational topics • ‘Gandhi' screenwriter has fond memories of Western • New scholarships announced • Printing center to be named for Sen. Robert Welborn • Board honors Bernhard for his service to Western • Program gives students valuable work experience • Homecoming constituency activities scheduled • Sports • Strong volleyball team ready for 1985 season • Healy signs contract with the NHL's Los Angeles Kings • Football squad has forty returning lettermen • …
The Westerner Vol. 5 No. 6, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 5 No. 6, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• Haenicke named fifth president • Education curriculum revision reflects national educational concerns • Commencement is back in vogue • Western issues formal response to commission report • DEC provides computer loan • Breed, Kaufman receive Distinguished Service Awards • Two awarded honorary degrees • 1984-85 faculty retirements • Room and board rates increased • Medallion Scholarships awarded to seven • Largest bequest ever left to Western will aid students • Fund receives $2.9 million in gifts • Sports • Orlofsky inducted into Gymnastics Hall of Fame • Dorion and Powers gain national recognition • Homecoming theme selected for 1985
The Westerner Vol. 5 No. 5, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 5 No. 5, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• WMU education expert praises state for teacher competency approach • Presidential search narrowed to three • Water quality project receives grant from Kellogg Foundation • Class' computer program makes car buying easier • Four recognized for achievement • DNR and Western conduct unique training program • Host families can make a big difference • WMU to take part in liberal arts workshop • Carol Kent 'speaks up with confidence' • Sports • WMU to host national volleyball championships • Among Alumni • Former dean recounts business college's development • Alumninotes • Schneider takes investments seriously
The Westerner Vol. 5 No. 4, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 5 No. 4, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• Printing center receives $200,000 Kellogg grant • Board of Trustees elects new slate of officers and gains two new members • Maier is among the nation's best • List of presidential hopefuls narrowed • Kemp cited for his service to WMU • Henderson named admissions head • Bernhard comments on findings in higher education commission report • Technology transfer idea gaining momentum • WMU television programs earn awards • Inaugurations: Everything from rhetorical to rowdy • New training program initiated • Sports • Linebacker Offerdahl named All-American • The beauty of the beast • Among Alumni • Alumnotes
The Westerner Vol. 5 No. 3, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 5 No. 3, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• McCracken Hall expansion approved • Contract ratified • More than 100 want to be president • Residence hall life becoming more popular • New program serves thought with food • Beam appointed finance chief • Lawyer named to development post • Workers restoring Asylum Lake site • Paper foundation elects officers • Americans sticking with traditional holiday foods • Sports • Among Alumni • Protecting your rights with a will • Medallion Scholar applicants sought • Alumninotes
The Westerner Vol. 5 No. 2, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 5 No. 2, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• New office aids nontraditional students • More freshmen are attending Western • Ho receives appointments in China • Faculty contract still not ratified • Proposal C: 'A dagger in the heart of higher ed' • Chinese Fulbright studying here • Gallegos named education dean • National guard and Western sign degree-program agreement • Job market for teachers showing improvement • Admissions adds toll-free numbers • Being the president's daughter isn't all fun • New aid director says plan ahead • Sports • Student commutes from Oregon for unique program • Proposal C is 'crippling' tax initiative • Economic recovery …
The Westerner Vol. 5 No. 1, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 5 No. 1, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• Three faculty members receive Fulbright awards • Distinguished Alumni Award recipients announced • Statistician named to Love Canal panel • Library school to close by May 1985 • Michigan values its colleges • Alumna praised at Merze Tate Center dedication • Job-seekers helped • Bernhard-A self-reflection • Ramona Bernhard has played many roles • Thirty-eight faculty members retire in 1983-84 • Sports • We asked the deans how you can help: Private support is essential • Among Alumni • Alumnotes
The Westerner Vol. 4 No. 6, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 4 No. 6, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• Mentor/Mentee program is a concept that works • Wetnight announces retire • Medallion scholarships awarded to six • 'Real world' program brings together graduate students and preschoolers • Development campaign launched • Fellowship funds research into child sexual abuse • College seniors ill-prepared for graduation shock • The library-an issue of quality • Gymnastics and Orlofsky • WMU's gift to the Olympics • Sommerville, Kinne named scholar-athletes for 1984 • Mike Gary Athletic Fund surpasses goal, sets record • Among Alumni • Career fair sets attendance record • Alumninotes
The Westerner Vol. 4 No. 5, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 4 No. 5, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• In a few words ... • Bernhard announces retirement as president • Charter trustee Adams honored • Brinn named vice president for University relations • Goldfarb new associate dean • The alumni/development shuffle • Room and board rates increase • Honorary degrees granted at April commencement • Phillips receives service award • Greenburg, Svoboda receive honorary degrees • Noted scholar appointed to Upjohn Chair • Western Leadership 1983 • Among Alumni • Alumnotes • Sports
The Westerner Vol. 4 No. 4, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 4 No. 4, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• Health-oriented residence halls open • Regional theatre festival on campus • Hannah named assistant VP for academic affairs • Board leadership re-elected • Management advancement programs begin for facility and staff • Tate Center opens • Trans Tech and I.T .E. merge • You met the anniversary challenge! • Film wins national award • Memorable giving-planning for immortality • Daniels named to alumni post • Got travel plans for the summer? • '44 to celebrate fortieth anniversary • Veteran's reunion being planned • Among Alumni • Sports
The Westerner Vol. 4 No. 3, Western Michigan University
The Westerner Vol. 4 No. 3, Western Michigan University
The Westerner (1980-1997)
• Students hunt for jobs by computer • Western shows its bones to the community • Smith encourages business-campus cooperation • Information network announced • WMU Foundation Board elects officers • Paper Technology board elected • Pond area renamed for biologist • HIREing is underway • Cooperation is the answer to higher education problems • Brighter future for education predicted • Mentor/Men tee Program on the rise • Health grant emphasizes prevention • Speech Pathology and Audiology receives grant • Tax laws favor giving • Among Alumni • Sports