Regents approve changes to 2026, 2027 meeting schedules
The Board of Regents approved a series of changes to its meeting schedule for calendar years 2026 and 2027. July meetings have been added, and no scheduled meetings for January are on the updated schedule. Meetings take place at University Hall, Alexander G. Ruthven Building, unless otherwise noted. Visit the Board of Regents’ website for a complete schedule of meetings.
2026-27 UM-Flint academic calendar approved
The UM-Flint 2026-27 academic calendar was approved by the Board of Regents. The academic year will consist of a total of 69 class days in the fall semester and 67 class days in the winter semester. Fall classes begin Aug. 24 and the winter semester starts Jan. 6.
Ann Arbor campus
Faculty appointments with tenure
**Hwajung Choi, associate professor of internal medicine, Medical School, and associate professor of health management and policy, School of Public Health, Aug. 1, 2025.
**Sara Dean, associate professor of art and design, Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, Aug. 25, 2025.
**Domenico Grasso, professor of civil and environmental engineering, College of Engineering, UM-Ann Arbor; professor of public policy and administration, College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters, and professor of sustainable engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science, UM-Dearborn, Aug. 25, 2025.
**Emily Hector, associate professor of biostatistics, School of Public Health, Aug. 25, 2025.
**Justin Jager, associate professor of psychology, LSA, Aug. 25, 2025.
**Yekang Ko, associate professor of landscape architecture, School for Environment and Sustainability, Aug. 25, 2025.
**Delia J. Milliron, professor of chemical engineering, College of Engineering, Aug. 25, 2025.
Regina M. Mills, associate professor of American culture, LSA, Jan. 1, 2026.
Peter M. Mourani, professor of pediatrics, Medical School, Oct. 1, 2025.
**Tim Parsons, professor of art and design, Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, Aug. 25, 2025.
**David R.W. Sears, associate professor of music, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, Aug. 25, 2025.
**Thomas M. Truskett, professor of chemical engineering, College of Engineering, Aug. 25, 2025, through Aug. 24, 2030.
**Thomas J. Wang, professor of internal medicine, Medical School, Sept. 15, 2025.
Named professorships
*Denise L. Anthony, Rubin Department Chair of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Ellen M. Arruda, Tim Manganello/BorgWarner Department Chair of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2028.
*Erhan Bayraktar, Susan Meredith Smith Professor of Actuarial Sciences, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
Asheesh Bedi, Ashken Family Professor of Sports Medicine, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
**Damian R. Beil, Ford Motor Company Co-Director of the Joel Tauber Institute for Global Operations, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.
*Anthony M. Bloch, Alexander Ziwet Collegiate Professor of Mathematics, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Charles F. Burant, Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Professor of Metabolism, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
Sarah A. Burgard, James S. House Collegiate Professor of Sociology and Population Studies, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Stanley J. Chetcuti, Eric J. Topol Collegiate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
Brian Connolly, NBD Bancorp Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2026.
Felipe A. Csaszar, Alexander M. Nick Professor, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Steven T. Cundiff, Harrison M. Randall Collegiate Professor of Physics, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Christian Davenport, Mary Ann and Charles R. Walgreen, Jr. Professor for the Study of Human Understanding, LSA, Jan. 1, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2030.
*Frieda Ekotto, Lorna Goodison Collegiate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies, Comparative Literature, and Francophone Studies, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*James T. Elder, Kirk D. Wuepper Professor of Molecular Genetic Dermatology, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 8, 2026.
Henriette Elvang, Oskar Klein Collegiate Professor of Physics, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Sara L. Forsdyke, Josiah Ober Collegiate Professor of Ancient History, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Santhi K. Gahesh, David J. Pinsky, M.D. Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Enrique García Santo-Tomás, Frank P. Casa Collegiate Professor of Spanish, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
Andrea Gondos, Stuart B. and Barbara Padnos Professor of Jewish Thought, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
Lindred L. Greer, Gerald and Esther Carey Professor of Business Administration, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
Christiane J. Gruber, Mehmet Ağa-Oğlu Collegiate Professor of Islamic Art History, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
Anhong Guo, Morris Wellman Faculty Development Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Oct. 1, 2025, through Sept. 30, 2027.
Mark R. Hemmila, Stewart C. Wang, M.D. Professor of Trauma and Burn Surgery, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*William H. Herman, Stefan S. Fajans, M.D./GlaxoSmithKline Professor of Diabetes, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Donald J. Herzog, Edson R. Sunderland Professor of Law, Law School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Richard A. Hirth, S.J. Axelrod Collegiate Professor of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Jan Ching-Chun Hu, Samuel D. Harris Collegiate Professor of Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Oct. 1, 2025, through Sept. 30, 2030.
*Gary B. Huffnagle, Nina and Jerry D. Luptak Research Professor, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Ken Inoki, Roger C. Wiggins Collegiate Professor of the Life Sciences, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Timothy Y. James, Lewis E. Wehmeyer and Elaine Prince Wehmeyer Professor of Fungal Taxonomy, LSA, Dec. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
Renée Jorgensen, Max Mendel Shaye Professor of Public Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
Joanne M. Kahlenberg, Michael H. and Marcia S. Klein Professor of Rheumatic Diseases, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*L. Lacey Knowles, Robert B. Payne Collegiate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Laura A. Kresty, John A. and Carla S. Klein Family/Mark B. Orringer Research Professor of Thoracic Surgery, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Lafontaine Francine, William Davidson Professor of Business Administration, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Kenneth M. Langa, Cyrus Sturgis Research Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
Adam S. Lauring, Lydia DeWitt Collegiate Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
Yufeng Liu, John D. MacArthur Professor, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
Charisse M. Loder, F. Wallace and Janet Jeffries Legacy Professor of Reproductive Health, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Ormond A. MacDougald, John A. Faulkner Collegiate Professor of Physiology, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Puneet Manchanda, Isadore and Leon Winkelman Professor of Retail Marketing, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
Michael Mathis, Kevin K. Tremper, Ph.D., M.D. Research Professor, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*David M. Mayer, John H. Mitchell Professor of Business Ethics, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2027.
Safyer McKenzie-Sampson, John G. Searle Assistant Professor of Health Behavior and Health Equity, School of Public Health, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Vonnie C. McLoyd, Ewart A.C. Thomas Collegiate Professor of Psychology, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Anne J. McNeil, Carol A. Fierke Collegiate Professor of Chemistry, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
John D. Meeker, Dow Professor of Public Health, School of Public Health, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Eric Michielssen, Louise Ganiard Johnson Professor of Engineering, College of Engineering, Oct. 1, 2025, through Sept. 30, 2030.
**Delia J. Milliron, Anthony C. Lembke Department Chair of Chemical Engineering, Aug. 25, 2025, through May 31, 2030, James and Judith Street Professor of Chemical Engineering, Aug. 25, 2025, through Aug. 24, 2030.
*Lona Mody, Amanda Sanford Hickey Collegiate Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Meredith Morgan, Theodore S. Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D. and Patricia Krause Research Professor of Radiation Oncology, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Julian D. Mortenson, James G. Phillipp Professor of Law, Law School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Peter M. Mourani, Frederick G.L. Huetwell Professor of Pediatric Research, Medical School, Oct. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, Stevo Julius Research Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
Hakan Oral, Frank Norman Wilson Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
Susan Scott Parrish, Valerie Traub Collegiate Professor of English, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Vincent L. Pecoraro, John T. Groves Collegiate Professor of Chemistry, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Mark D. Peterson, Charles E. Lytle, Jr. Research Professor, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Thad A. Polk, Samuel D. Epstein Collegiate Professor of Psychology, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
Devon Powers, Pris Rogers Professor of Strategic Communications, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Johanna H. Prins, Irene H. Butter Collegiate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Jianming Qian, David M. Dennison Collegiate Professor of Physics, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Mathias W. Reimann, Hessel E. Yntema Professor of Law, Law School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Christopher I. Rider, Thomas C. Kinnear Professor, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Linda C. Samuelson, John A. Williams Collegiate Professor of Gastrointestinal Physiology, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Jeffrey G. Sanchez-Burks, William Russell Kelly Professor of Business Administration, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2027.
*Rajiv Saran, Florence E. Bingham Research Professor of Nephrology, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Leslie S. Satin, Joanne I. Moore Research Professor of Pharmacology, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Michael C. Schoenfeldt, John R. Knott, Jr. Collegiate Professor of English Literature, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Hasan N. Seyhun, Jerome B. and Eilene M. York Professor of Business Administration, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
Yatrik Shah, Horace W. Davenport Collegiate Professor of Physiology, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
Trina R. Shanks, Harold R. Johnson Professor of Social Work, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
Jordan Siegel, Jack D. Sparks-Whirlpool Corporation Research Professor of Business Administration, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2027.
Alison Snyder-Warwick, William C. Grabb, M.D. Legacy Professor, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Molly J. Stout, Morton R. Lazar Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Innovation, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Jing Sun, Michael G. Parsons Collegiate Professor of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, College of Engineering, Oct. 1, 2025, through Sept. 30, 2030.
**Stephan F. Taylor, Daniel E. Offutt, III Professor of Psychiatry, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Nicola Terrenato, Esther B. Van Deman Collegiate Professor of Roman Studies, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*B. Gregory Thompson, Jr., John E. McGillicuddy Collegiate Professor of Neurosurgery, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Michael Thouless, Janine Johnson Weins Professor of Engineering, College of Engineering, Oct. 1, 2025, through Sept. 30, 2030.
*Richard M. Tolman, Sheldon D. Rose Collegiate Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*John R. Traynor, Edward F. Domino Research Professor of Pharmacology, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
**Thomas M. Truskett, Vennema Professor of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Aug. 25, 2025, through Aug. 24, 2030.
*Ctirad Uher, C. Wilbur Peters Collegiate Professor of Physics, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*John Varga, Frederick G.L. Huetwell Research Professor of Rheumatology, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
Sarah Veatch, Daniel Axelrod Collegiate Professor of Biophysics, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
**Angela Violi, Dennis Assanis Collegiate Professor, College of Engineering, July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030.
*John J. Voorhees, Duncan O. and Ella M. Poth Distinguished Professor of Dermatology, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
Thomas J. Wang, Josiah Macy, Jr. Professor of Health Professions Education, Medical School, Oct. 15, 2025, through Sept. 30, 2030.
*Stephen J. Weiss, E. Gifford and Love Barnett Upjohn Professor of Internal Medicine and Oncology, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Michael P. Wellman, Lynn A. Conway Collegiate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Nov. 1, 2025, through Oct. 31, 2030.
*Kyle Powys Whyte, George Willis Pack Professor, School for Environment and Sustainability, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*David B. Wooten, Alfred L. Edwards Collegiate Professor, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Yung-Jin Carolyn Yoon, Wilbur K. Pierpont Collegiate Professor of Management, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
*Alford A. Young Jr., Edgar G. Epps Collegiate Professor of Sociology, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
Administrative appointments
*Matthew L. Boulton, senior associate dean for global public health, School of Public Health, Sept. 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2025.
***Steven P. Broglio, associate dean for graduate affairs, School of Kinesiology, July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027.
**David J. Brown, associate dean for health advancement, Medical School, July 1, 2025.
**Kara S. Finnigan, associate dean, Marsal Family School of Education, July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.
**Inés Ibáñez, associate dean for academic affairs, School for Environment and Sustainability, Aug. 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028.
**Kelley M. Kidwell, interim associate dean for faculty affairs, School of Public Health, July 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2026.
Rebecca A. Lange, interim associate dean for natural sciences, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
***John V. Leahy, chair, Department of Economics, LSA, July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029.
***Lu Li, interim chair, Department of Physics, LSA, July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
**Arthur Lupia, vice president for research and innovation, U-M Office of Research, Aug. 1, 2025, through March 31, 2029.
***Barbra A. Meek, associate dean for social sciences, LSA, July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029.
**James J. Moon, interim chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, July 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2026.
**Youngju Ryu, director, International Institute, LSA, July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.
*Duxin Sun, associate dean for research, College of Pharmacy, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2029.
**Stephan F. Taylor, chair, Department of Psychiatry, Sept. 1, 2025.
**Arthur M. Verhoogt, associate dean for humanities, LSA, July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.
**Johannes E. von Moltke, acting director, International Institute, LSA, July 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2025.
**Thomas J. Wang, dean, Medical School, Sept. 15, 2025, through Sept. 30, 2030.
Patricia J. Wittkopp, associate dean for research, LSA, Sept. 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.
*Ekow Yankah, associate dean for faculty and research, Law School, Jan. 1, 2026, through June 30, 2026.
Other transactions
Matthew Fraleigh, Toyota Visiting Professor of Japanese Studies, LSA, Aug. 25, 2025, through April 30, 2026.
Gabe Habash, Helen Zell Visiting Professor of Creative Writing, LSA, Aug. 25, 2025, through May 24, 2027.
Allen D. Hicken, extension of a personal leave of absence, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2027.
**Wei Ho, research leave of absence beyond one year, July 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2027.
**Mark D. West, extension of personal leave, Aug. 1, 2025, through July 31, 2027.
**Robert Hewlett, III, vice president for finance, Office of the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, July 1, 2025.
**Jae-Won Shin, correction of new faculty appointment effective date as associate professor of dentistry, School of Dentistry, and associate professor of biomedical engineering, College of Engineering and Medical School, effective July 15, 2025.
Jonathan Ullman, correction of new faculty appointment effective date as associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, effective Aug. 25, 2026.
Dearborn campus
Yi Guo, change in title to professor of management information systems, College of Business, Aug. 27, 2025.
Richard A. Kent, change in title to associate professor of accounting, College of Business, Aug. 27, 2025.
Di Ma, chair, Department of Computer and Information Science, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
Hafiz Malik, associate dean for graduate education and research, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
Brahim Medjahed, associate dean for undergraduate education, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.
Melissa Stone, vice provost for enrollment management, UM-Dearborn, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Hung-Chung Su, change in title to professor of operations management, College of Business, Aug. 27, 2025.
Flint campus
**Curtis G. Fennell, associate professor of exercise science, College of Health Sciences, Aug. 20, 2025.
**James L. Hargett, vice chancellor for business and finance, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance, Sept. 8, 2025.
**Gregory A. Laurence, chair, Department of Management and Marketing, School of Management, July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.
Derwin S. Munroe, chair, Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, College of Arts, Sciences and Education, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Shandowyn L. Parker, interim dean, College of Health Sciences, Jan. 1, 2026.
**Theodore F. Rippey, dean, July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030, and professor of German, College of Arts, Sciences and Education, July 1, 2025.
* Reappointments
** Interim approval granted
*** Reappointment and interim approval granted
Retirements
James A. Ashton-Miller, Albert Schultz Collegiate Research Professor, Office of Research; research professor, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, College of Engineering; research professor, School of Kinesiology; and research professor, Institute of Gerontology, Medical School, June 30, 2025. Ashton-Miller received his B.Sc. (Hons.) in mechanical engineering (1972) from the University of Newcastle, U.K., and his M.S.M.E. in mechanical engineering (1974) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He earned his Dr. Philos. (1982) in biomechanics from the University of Oslo. He joined U-M in 1983 as an assistant research scientist in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and rose through the ranks to research professor in 2003. He served as the director of the Biomechanics Research Laboratory (1999-present), the director of the Bone and Joint Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Center, MedSport, U-M (2010-14), and associate vice president for research (2012-17). His expertise is in biomechanics, with specific interests in unintentional injury. He is a fellow of ASME, AIMBE, GSA and ASB, and served as president of the American Society of Biomechanics (2001). He has earned numerous recognitions, is a co-founder of the U-M Pelvic Floor Research Group, and, as of March 2025, Google Scholar ranked him in the world’s top 25 most widely cited biomechanists.
Stuart A. Batterman, professor of environmental health sciences and professor of global public health, School of Public Health, Aug. 31, 2025. Batterman earned his B.S. (1979) in environmental sciences from Rutgers University and his M.S. (1981) and Ph.D. (1986) in civil and environmental engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was a visiting scientist at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (1986, 1988, 1990), and assistant professor of environmental and water resources engineering at Texas A&M University (1986-89). He joined U-M as an assistant professor in the School of Public Health (1989), and was promoted to associate professor (1995) and professor of environmental health sciences (2002). Secondary appointments include professor of global public health in SPH and professor of civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering. He directed six training grants at U-M, helped establish the Energy for Sustainability Program at the University of Coimbra, Portugal, while on sabbatical (2006-07), and was engaged in training and research programs internationally. Acknowledgements of his work include two Fulbright Fellowships (Portugal) and an Honorary Professorship (University of KwaZuluNatal). He served on multiple air, water, toxics and lead commissions, including for the cleanup of one of Michigan’s largest Superfund sites (Metamora), and Michigan’s Drinking Water Advisory Council established in the aftermath of the Flint disaster.
N. Reed Dunnick, professor of radiology, Medical School, Aug. 31, 2025. Dunnick received his B.S. from Purdue University (1965) and Doctor of Medicine from Cornell University (1969). After two clinical years at the University of Rochester, he joined the Public Health Service at the National Institutes of Health. Dunnick took his residency in radiology at Stanford University before returning to the NIH. Next, he was an associate professor at Duke University. In 1992, he came to U-M as a professor and chair of the Department of Radiology. In 1997, he became the Fred Jenner Hodges Professor of Radiology, a title he held until 2018. Dunnick’s research focused on imaging and image-guided intervention in the genitourinary tract. He published more than 300 scientific papers and wrote 10 textbooks. He served on the editorial boards of more than 12 radiology journals, and in 2017 became editor-in-chief of “Academic Radiology.” Dunnick served as president of the Academy of Radiology Research, the American Board of Radiology, the American Roentgen Ray Society, the Association of University Radiologists, the Radiological Society of North America, the Radiology Research Alliance, the Society of Chairs of Academic Radiology Departments, the Society of Computed Body Tomography, and the Society of Uroradiology. He served on more than 45 U-M committees, including three terms on the Medical School Executive Board.
Rebecca Hardin, associate professor of environment and sustainability, School for Environment and Sustainability, May 31, 2025. Hardin received an A.B. from Brown University (1988) in modern culture and media, then an M.Phil. and Ph.D. in anthropology from Yale University (1994, 2000). She joined Yale as a lecturer in anthropology (2000), then went to the Université Paris, Sorbonne, France as a visiting professor (2001-02). She was appointed assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology and in the School of Environment at McGill University (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) in 2002. In 2003, she joined U-M as an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology in LSA and in the School for Natural Resources and Environment (now SEAS). She became an associate professor in SNRE in 2009, where she co-founded and directed a software platform learngala.com, or Gala. Appointed faculty director for Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in 2022, Hardin worked with the Community Impact and Engagement team on values-driven organizational change for the school. She advised SEAS and Program in the Environment students since 2008 on the weekly live broadcast “It’s Hot in Here” on WCBN Ann Arbor, 88.3 FM, and she formalized an environmental communications course that leveraged input from her co-leadership of the UM STEM Africa initiative, and her mentorship of U-M Wallace Fellows in journalism.
Daniel F. Hayes, Stuart B. Padnos Professor of Breast Cancer Research and professor of internal medicine, Medical School, Sept. 30, 2025. Hayes received his A.B. (1974) and M.S. (biochemistry, 1977) from Indiana University and his M.D. from IU School of Medicine (1979). He served his internal medicine residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (1979-82) and his fellowship in medical oncology at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School (1982-85), where he was also on the faculty (1985-96). He was an associate professor at Georgetown University Medical Center (1996-2001), then joined U-M’s Medical School (2001) as professor of internal medicine. He was the inaugural Stuart B. Padnos Professor of Breast Cancer Research (2008) and the Breast Oncology Program clinical director in the Cancer Center (2001-17). He has conducted studies that have changed the practice of breast cancer, particularly in the field of tumor biomarker tests. He was active in the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and served as president (2015-18). He’s authored or co-authored more than 275 peer-reviewed papers, and hosted the podcast “Pioneers in Oncology,” produced by the “Journal of Clinical Oncology,” where he was on the board of directors (2011-14). He won the U-M Medical School Dean’s Outstanding Clinician Award and the Division of Hematology/Oncology’s Teacher of the Year.
Rodney A. Hayward, professor of internal medicine, Medical School, and professor of health management and policy, School of Public Health, Sept. 30, 2025. Hayward earned his A.B. from the University of California, Berkeley (1978) and M.D. from UC, San Diego (1983). He completed his residency in internal medicine at UCLA (1986). He joined the internal medicine faculty at the U-M Medical School as an instructor (1988), and was promoted to assistant professor (1990), associate professor (1994) and professor (1999). He was jointly appointed in SPH, Department of Health Management and Policy (1988). Hayward practiced as a primary care physician concomitant with the clinical instruction and mentorship of medical students and residents (1988-2025). His last 10 years of research have been directed at developing more individualized estimates of treatment risk and benefit to optimize chronic disease management. He served as director and associate director of the U-M Institute of Healthcare Policy & Innovation National Clinicians Scholars program. He also served as director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program (2008-17) and of the Rackham MSc degree program of Health & Health Care Research (2005-23) housed at IHPI. He was the founding director of the Ann Arbor VA Health Services Research & Development Center (1996-2009) and has been a senior investigator there since 2009.
Peter F. Hitchcock, Skillman Research Professor of Pediatric Ophthalmology, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, and of cell and developmental biology, Medical School, Aug. 31, 2025. Hitchcock received his bachelor’s at Michigan State University (1978) and his Ph.D. from the University of Alabama,Birmingham (1983). In 1986, he joined U-M as an assistant research scientist in ophthalmology and visual sciences and assistant professor of anatomy and cell biology. He became a professor (2003) and was appointed the Skillman Research Professorship in Pediatric Ophthalmology (2022). He was also a Fogarty Senior International Research Scholar in London (1997-98) and a Fulbright Research Scholar in Barcelona (2020). Hitchcock taught U-M dental, medical and graduate students, serving as course director in the School of Dentistry and the Medical School, and he received the League of Educational Excellence award. As a developmental neurobiologist and vision scientist, he focused on the retina and its molecular mechanisms. He published more than 81 peer-reviewed articles. and was the associate director and director of the Interdepartmental Neuroscience Graduate Program. He was founding director of the Vision Research Training Program and the Medical School’s Office of Postdoctoral Studies, and the associate dean for academic programs and initiatives at the Rackham School of Graduate Studies for seven years.
Robert B. Kiningham, clinical professor of family medicine, Medical School, Aug. 31, 2025. Kiningham received his B.S.(biology) from St. Lawrence University (1981). He received an M.A. (exercise physiology) from the University of California at Davis (1984), followed by his M.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (1989). At U-M, he completed a family medicine residency (1989-92) and fellowship in sports medicine (1992-93). He joined the department of family medicine as a lecturer in 1993. He was appointed a clinical assistant professor (1996), promoted to clinical associate professor (2002), and became a clinical professor (2021). He focused on the promotion and safety of physical activity for all ages and skill levels within primary care and sports medicine. He worked with the Michigan High School Athletic Association for more than three decades and developed the Michigan Weight Loss Monitoring Program for high school wrestlers, which was used as the template for programs by both the National Federation of State High School Associations and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. He served as a team physician for both U-M and Eastern Michigan University Athletics, serving as head team physician for EMU Athletics since 2011. In 2015, he received the Founders’ Award from the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine.
Maria Carmen de Mello Lemos, professor of environment and sustainability, School for Environment and Sustainability; and professor of environment, Program in the Environment, LSA and SEAS, Aug. 31, 2025. Lemos received her B.S. (economics) from the Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora in Brazil (1983) and her M.Sc. and Ph.D. (political science) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1990, 1995). After appointments at the University of Arizona, she joined U-M in 2002 as an assistant professor of natural resources and environment, in the School of Natural Resources and Environment, now SEAS, adding a joint appointment in the Program in the Environment in 2003. She was promoted to associate professor (2006), then to professor (2012). Lemos’ research interests are related to climate adaptation and the role of knowledge in building adaptive capacity. She served as co-director of the Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments, SEAS Executive Committee, Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute Executive Committee, Promotion and Tenure committee and, most recently as chair of the SEAS Dean Search Committee, UM Eisenberg Civic Engagement Committee, and associate dean for research and engagement (2015-20). In May 2023, she was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.
John E. Marcotte, archivist, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, Institute for Social Research, Aug. 4, 2025. Marcotte received his B.J.S. from Northwestern University (1978) and both his M.S. (1984) and his Ph.D. (1988) from the University of Wisconsin. Marcotte joined U-M in 2011 as an archivist in ICPSR at ISR. Since 2017, he has also served as an adjunct clinical instructor in the School of Nursing and has had affiliations at the Michigan Institute for Data Science and the Health Analytics Collaboratory. At ISR, Marcotte served as the principal investigator and project director of Data Sharing for Demographic Research. He also served in a leadership role on the National Archive for Computerized Data on Aging. In addition to leading these two major archival initiatives and numerous related projects, Marcotte served as the director of the restricted data repository for the National Health and Aging Trends Study. He has been a long-time member of the Population Association of American and the American Statistical Association. He served as chair of the PAA’s Computer Advisory Committee, served on numerous review panels at the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health, and is currently co-editor of the journal “JMIRAging.”
Carol Shannon, senior associate librarian, University Library, June 30, 2025. Shannon earned three degrees from U-M: a Bachelor of Arts (1974), a Master of Arts (1989), and a Master of Public Health (2000). Her career in the University Library began in 2005 as a library assistant in the Dentistry Library. In her role as Taubman Health Sciences Library’s information services specialist (2006-11), Shannon presented workshops on citation management tools, supervised School of Information students’ development of instructional materials, and developed tutorials to support the use of instructional technologies. She was appointed informationist in 2011. She worked with student teams on impactful projects, including development of online tutorials for point-of-need instruction and user experience and design recommendations for the Plain Language Medical Dictionary development team, which received the Medical Library Association’s Jean Williams Sayre Innovation Award in 2010 and Frank Bradway Rogers Information Advancement Award in 2013. Her contributions to the university include serving on the Faculty Senate’s Medical Affairs Advisory Committee (2022-25), the School of Public Health’s Reaccreditation Task Force (2017-20), and the Health Equity Leadership Pipeline Collaborative (2016-19). Shannon also impacted the broader health sciences library community through exceptional service to the Midwest Chapter of the Medical Library Association (2008-25).
Jocelyn E. Wiggins, clinical professor of internal medicine, Medical School, Sept. 30, 2025. Wiggins received her B.A. (1970) and both her M.A. and B.M., B.Ch. (1972) from Oxford University in England. She completed her residency training in internal medicine and pediatrics at Middlesex Hospital Medical School in London, England (1975, 1976). She emigrated to the U.S. in 1976 and joined the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine at U-M as a fellow in 1995. Wiggins was appointed as a clinical lecturer (1997), clinical assistant professor (2003), clinical associate professor (2009) and clinical professor (2014). She has served as both service chief and associate division chief for the Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine. Wiggins has specialized in the care of older patients with kidney disease, including those requiring dialysis and transplantation. She has published in both nephrology and geriatric journals. She taught a national class for nephrology providers on the special needs and the management challenges of their older patients. She taught a national class for nephrology providers on the special needs and the management challenges of their older patients. She has been the principal investigator for multiple National Institutes of Health clinical trials.
