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Ron Kitchens Steps Down From WMU Board

WMUK | By Sehvilla Mann

Published June 17, 2021 at 5:24 PM EDT

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A Western Michigan University Trustee whostayed on the Boardafter moving out of state is leaving it after all.

Ron Kitchens left Michigan about half a year ago to take a job in Alabama. He’s the former head of the economic development agency Southwest Michigan First.

In a statement today, the University thanked Kitchens for his service to Western, and said Governor Gretchen Whitmer would appoint his replacement.