The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its April 15 meeting.
Pneumatic tube system at medical center to be upgraded
The U-M Hospitals and Health Centers plan to upgrade the pneumatic tube system used to transport patient materials between various parts of the University Hospital, C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital, Cancer Center, A. Alfred Taubman Health Care Center and Maternal Child Health Center. The new system will increase both system security and efficiency, and also will be connected to the new C. S. Mott Children’s and Von Voightlander Women’s Hospitals Replacement Project currently under construction. The $3 million project will be funded from U-M Hospitals and Health Centers’ resources and is scheduled to be completed in the winter of 2011.
Addition planned for Institute for Social Research
The Board of Regents gave the initial approval for a $23 million addition to the Institute for Social Research (ISR) to enhance the institute’s ability to support its growing research programs. The four-level addition will add approximately 44,700 gross square feet of space to ISR and renovate 7,200 gross square feet of the existing facility. The project will be funded by an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 grant from the National Institutes of Health, the Office of the Provost and ISR.
Ann Arbor campus
Faculty appointments and promotions with tenure
Clement Hawes, professor of English language and literature, and professor of history, LSA, effective Sept. 1.
Mark Rudelson, professor of mathematics, LSA, effective Sept. 1.
Tad Schmaltz, professor of philosophy, LSA, effective Sept. 1.
Administrative appointments
Timothy Colenback, assistant dean for student services, School of Social Work, effective April 1, 2010-June 30, 2015.
Dr. Gregory Dalack, chair, Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, effective April 1.
Nancy Janz, associate dean for academic affairs, School of Public Health, effective June 1, 2010-May 31, 2013.
Martha Pollack, vice provost for academic and budgetary affairs, Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, effective July 1, 2010-June 30, 2015.
Janet Weiss, dean, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, and vice provost for academic affairs-graduate studies, Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, effective Sept. 1, 2010-Aug. 31, 2015.
Named professorships
Dr. Steven Buchman, M. Haskell Newman Collegiate Professor of Plastic Surgery, Medical School, effective April 1, 2010-Aug. 31, 2015.
Dr. Sally Camper, James V. Neel Collegiate Professor of Human Genetics, Medical School, effective April 21, 2010-June 30, 2015.
Dr. Eric Fearon, Emanuel N. Maisel Professor of Oncology, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2010-Aug. 31, 2015.
Dr. William Herman, Stefan S. Fajans, M.D./GlaxoSmithKline Professor of Diabetes, Medical School, effective April 21, 2010-Aug. 31, 2015.
Dr. Jay Hess, Carl Vernon Weller Professor of Pathology, Medical School, effective July 1, 2010-June 30, 2015.
Wallace Hopp, Keith E. and Valerie J. Alessi Professor of Business Administration, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, effective May 1, 2010-April 30, 2015.
Dr. Timothy Johnson, Lewis and Lillian Becker Professor of Dermatology, Medical School, effective May 19, 2010-Aug. 31, 2015.
Dr. Cheryl Lee, Dr. Robert H. and Eva M. Moyad Research Professor of Urology, Medical School, effective April 1, 2010-Aug. 31, 2015.
Victor Li, E. Benjamin Wylie Collegiate Professor of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, effective May 1, 2010-Aug. 31, 2015.
Ormond MacDougald, John A. Faulkner Collegiate Professor of Physiology, Medical School, effective April 1, 2010-Aug. 31, 2015.
Jeffrey MacKie Mason, Arthur W. Burks Collegiate Professor of Information and Computer Science, School of Information, effective Sept. 1, 2010-Aug. 31, 2015.
Mrinalini Sinha, Alice Freeman Palmer Professor of History, effective Sept. 1, 2010-Aug. 31, 2015, and professor of history, LSA, effective Sept. 1.
Dr. James Stanley, Marion and David Handleman Research Professor of Vascular Surgery, Medical School, effective April 21, 2010-Aug. 31, 2015.
