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Kalamazoo College responds to death of student from bacterial meningitis

Courtesy of Kalamazoo College

A 19 year old Kalamazoo College student has died from bacterial meningitis.Emily Stillman died early Sunday morning of complications from the disease. 

K-College officials say they are working with the county health department to prevent any possible spreading of the disease. College officials say so far there have been no other cases of bacterial meningitis reported. MliveKalamazoo reports Stillman was remembered for her personality and sense of humor during a memorial service last night at Stetson Chapel. 

Gordon Evans became WMUK's Content Director in 2019 after more than 20 years as an anchor, host and reporter. A 1990 graduate of Michigan State, he began work at WMUK in 1996.