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.
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Student wins international music competition (Aug. 7) Junior Eric Bowman named best student jazz trombonist at International Trombone Festival.
Google picks engineering grad (Aug. 17) WMU alumnus Jonathan Rumohr tapped to work on next version of Google Earth and Sketchup.
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.
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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.
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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.
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Three students earn Gilman Scholarships (July 31) Two seniors and one junior get total of $18,000 to study abroad.
Playwrights clean up at Kennedy Center regional fest (Jan. 28) Grad students Kris Peterson, Christine Iaderosa and Karen Wurl are among top finishers.
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Hiller named NFF National Scholar-Athlete (Nov. 2) Quarterback Tim Hiller is among just 16 finalists nationwide vying for the William V. Campbell Trophy.
Hiller named Michigan College Athlete of the Year (May 5) Tim Hiller, of Orrville, Ohio, is the first Bronco ever to receive the honor from the Detroit Athletic Club.
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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.
Supply management students win scholarships (Jan. 6) Alison Brubaker, Kevin Little and David Ursing named ISM Services Group Scholars.
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Dunn travels to Spain (Feb. 10) President Dunn's trip marks the 10th anniversary of WMU's most popular study abroad program.
WMU receives $1 million for Green Manufacturing (Oct. 26) Project to help create more energy efficient, sustainable business processes and products.
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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.
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One of America's Best Colleges |
WMU named one of nation's best universities (Aug. 20) WMU marks 19th straight year on U.S. News & World Report's "Best National Universities" list.
WMU has nation's newest Confucius Institute (Aug. 1) Institute will promote cultural and business ties with China, expand program options for students.
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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.
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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.
| Diether and Carol Haenicke in 1998. |
WMU mourns death of 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.
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.
WMU one of 'Best Colleges to Work For' (July 8) Chronicle of Higher Education names WMU one of America's Great Colleges to Work For.
Trio wins international research contest (July 15) Students capture first place in international engineering competition with their nanotechnology research.
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Music professor rakes in another award (Jan. 7) Curtis Curtis-Smith receives 32nd award from ASCAP.
Students win statewide advertising scholarships (July 22) Eric Leonard and John Peters receive two of only three scholarships awarded by AdCraft.
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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.
Joint engineering program wins innovation award (July 21) Partnership between WMU and KCC garners Business Review's Innovation Michigan award.
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