WMU Home > About WMU > WMU News Orval Lee UlryFeb. 13, 2007 Orval Lee Ulry, former head of what was known at the time as the Department of Teacher Education at Western Michigan University, died Dec. 9 in Westerville, Ohio. He was 89. Ulry came to WMU in the late 1960s and served about five years at the University. His 40-year education career included posts as a high school teacher, superintendent, college assistant dean of education and deputy director of education for a U.S. embassy in India. He retired in 1979 from Western Illinois University as professor emeritus. Media contact: Jeanne Baron, (269) 387-8400, jeanne.baron@wmich.edu WMU News |