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July 1, 2009, Kalamazoo MI USA

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Bronco men's tennis team wins fourth straight MAC championship.

Photo of 2009 WMU men's tennis team.
2009 MAC champions

Men's tennis wins fourth straight MAC Championship (April 27) Broncos advance to NCAA Tournament for seventh time in program history.

Jazz students win multiple DownBeat awards (June 3) WMU is the only university in Michigan to win an award this year.

Photo of Alison Brubaker.
 
Photo of Kevin Little.
Brubaker   Little

Business students win SAP scholarships (May 13) Alison Brubaker, Kevin Little win $10,000 each from world's leading business software company.

Student named Richter Scholar (May 18) Jamie Alan Loeks is one of eight students nationwide to receive the prestigious business scholarship.

Photo of Sarah Gerbig.   Gerbig

Student chosen for nationwide leadership program (Feb. 25) Senior Sarah Gerbig is one of 24 students chosen for Society of Automotive Engineers leadership program.

ROTC cadet receives national scholarship (May 1) Raymond Johnson is one of just four cadets nationwide chosen for the Future Heroes Program.

Photo of Beverly Houseman, Mayela Cameron, Nancy Sluss, Tammy Kiel planting tree.
Planting trees on Arbor Day--Beverly Houseman, Mayela Cameron, Nancy Sluss, Tammy Kiel.

WMU among nation's first Tree Campus schools (March 4) National Arbor Day Foundation names WMU 12th Tree Campus USA.

Bronco men have highest grades in the MAC (March 25) WMU is awarded for having highest GPA among male athletes in the MAC.

Photo of quarterback Tim Hiller.   Hiller

Hiller named Michigan College Athlete of the Year (May 5) Quarterback Tim Hiller is the first Bronco ever to receive the honor from the Detroit Athletic Club.

Playwrights clean up at Kennedy Center regional fest (Jan. 28) Grad students Kris Peterson, Christine Iaderosa and Karen Wurl are among top finishers.

Photo of Sandra Borden.   Borden

News as a commodity topic of award-winning book (March 12) National award for top book in applied ethics goes to Dr. Sandra Borden.

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President Dunn (left) talks with WMU students at the University of Burgos in Spain.

Dunn travels to Spain (Feb. 10) President Dunn's trip marks the 10th anniversary of WMU's most popular study abroad program.

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Health and Human Services building receives gold-level LEED-EB certification

WMU earns gold for going green (May 29) Health and Human Services Building rated one of the highest performing buildings in Michigan.

WMU receives $500,000 from Kellogg Foundation (June 4) Funds to support groundbreaking foster care initiative.

Photo of Hana Beloglavec.   Beloglavec

Music student wins prestigious competition (March 24) Hana Beloglavec takes top honors in national trombone competition.

Sky Broncos take third in national championship (May 28) Precision flight team extends streak of top-four finishes to 18 straight years.

Photo of Louis Delmas.   Delmas

Louis Delmas drafted by Lions (April 28) Delmas is chosen in second round, 33rd overall, becoming second-highest draft pick in WMU history.

Three Bronco teams in NCAA's top 10 percent academically (April 22) Men's basketball, men's soccer and softball rank in top tier among Division I schools.

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Diether and Carol Haenicke in 1998.

WMU mourns death of former president Diether Haenicke (Feb. 15) Longtime WMU president notable for extraordinary record of achievement and service died Feb. 15 at the age of 73.

Student invited to Sundance Film Festival (Jan. 21) Senior Alex Inkster of Kalamazoo gets hands-on experience in Adobe Reel Ideas film program.

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Photo of Dave Morin.
Hayward   Morin

Men's tennis earns MAC's highest honors (April 30) Kevin Hayward is Player of the Year, Dave Morin is Coach of the Year.

Student wins information management award (May 12) Matthew Andreychuk is recognized by international telecommunications association.

Photo of C. Curtis-Smith.   Curtis-Smith

Music professor rakes in another award (Jan. 7) Curtis Curtis-Smith receives 32nd award from ASCAP.

Photo of telecast of President Obama's inauguration.
Thousands watch President Obama's inauguration in Miller Auditorium.

Campus community joins inaugural celebration (Jan. 20) More than 2,500 come together to witness Barack Obama's historic inauguration as 44th U.S. president.

Supply management students win scholarships (Jan. 6) Alison Brubaker, Kevin Little and David Ursing named ISM Services Group Scholars.

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