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Western Michigan University’s First AGEP Ph.D. Graduate in Engineering

Zella Jackson Hannum, and Dr. David Lyth

Zella Jackson Hannum, who will be WMU’s first National Science Foundation (NSF) Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) grant doctoral graduate in engineering, successfully defended her dissertation on May 16, in Walwood Commons.  Western Michigan University is partnered in a special AGEP Alliance with the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and Wayne State University in a federally funded initiative aligned with efforts to increase participation among underrepresented groups in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Dr. Hannum will be awarded a Ph.D. at the June 2012 commencement ceremony from the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, which is chaired by Dr. Paul Engelmann. 

Dr. David Lyth, professor and co-director of the Engineering Management Research Laboratory in the College of Engineering, served as Dr. Hannum’s dissertation chair and guided her   research, titled Development of a New Technology Balanced Scorecard Derived from Critical Factors that Impact Product Quality.  Hannum’s study used multiple linear equations to predict critical factors that drive product quality and that demonstrated significant correlations with measures of product quality management practices and product quality performance.  The second part of the study developed and tested scorecard performance capability and usability and demonstrated significant correlations with measures of scorecard performance capability and managers’ decisions to use the scorecard as a tool in making quality management decisions. Such a performance measurement tool will be important to business environments interested in cultivating new technology ventures (NTVs) through the use of continuous process improvement and quality efforts. 

Other members of Dr. Hannum’s dissertation committee include the following: Dr. Tarun Gupta and Dr. Leonard Lamberson, professors, WMU Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Dr. John Lloyd, University Distinguished Professor emeritus, College of Engineering, Michigan State University.

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Graduate Honors Convocation 2012

[View Photos of the Graduate Honors Convocation Here]

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Graduate Student Research and Travel Grants
March - April 2012 Awards Announced

[View the award recipients of the March - April 2012 Graduate Student Research and Travel Grants]

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Graduate Research and Creative Scholar, and Graduate Teaching Effectiveness Awards Announced

The Graduate College, the Graduate Studies Council, and the Graduate Student Advisory Committee are proud to announce the 2011–12 recipients of the Graduate Research and Creative Scholar, and the Graduate Teaching Effectiveness Awards at Western Michigan University

[ Graduate Research and Creative Scholar Award Recipients ]

[ Graduate Teaching Effectiveness Award Recipients ]

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Office of the Vice President for Research Announces an Updated Research Handbook

[View more information about the updated Research Handbook Here]

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Paying for Graduate School:
Financial Aid Changes for 2012

Significant changes have been made to Graduate Financial Aid for 2012-2013 download the linked .pdf document for complete information.

[Financial Aid Changes for 2012-2013.pdf]

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New Appointee Categories for Spring 2012

Implementation of New Graduate Appointee Categories Effective Spring 2012
[Including information on addendum letters for Service Assistants]

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2011 GA Health Insurance Enrollment Information Now Available

Read the Spring 2012 Health Insurance Letter

Health Insurance Sign up - Note: You must have an appointment to sign up for health insurance

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Number of Doctoral Degrees Awarded at WMU Per Academic Year [pdf]

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Number of Disciplines in Which Doctoral Degrees Were Awarded at WMU Per Academic Year [pdf]