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May 20, 1998
Twenty-six faculty members retire Twenty-six faculty members were granted emeritus status by the Regents at their May meeting. Those retiring are Sally L. Allen, professor of biology; Richard D. Duke, professor of urban planning; Joe G. Eisley, professor of aerospace engineering; Daniel N. Fader, professor of English; Irene Fast, professor of psychology; Carl Gans, professor…
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May 20, 1998
Regents’ Roundup Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their May meeting. Slottow named associate vice president for finance The appointment of Timothy P. Slottow as associate vice president for finance was approved by the Regents at their May meeting, effective June 1. He is currently assistant vice president of finance…
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May 20, 1998
Reader Center will be a place to enjoy nature, literature, art By Rebecca A. Doyle Burnham House has begun to settle in its new home in the Arboretum after an official groundbreaking ceremony May 15. An addition will house an elevator and necessary physical equipment, allowing the existing rooms in the structure to house the…
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May 20, 1998
Journalists with Pulitzers have U-M ties By Paula Saha The U-M showed well in one of the country’s most prestigious writing competitions when Russell Carollo, a 1990 Michigan Journalism Fellow now with the Dayton Daily News in Ohio, and Tom French, a 1991 Livingston award-winner with the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, took Pulitzer prizes…
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May 20, 1998
The University Record, May 20, 1998 Obituaries Clifford P. Lillya Clifford P. Lillya, professor emeritus of music, died May 3 at Glacier Hills Nursing Center. A professor of trumpet and cornet at the School of Music for 32 years, Lillya retired in 1979. In 1974, he was named the Earl V. Moore Professor of Music,…
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May 20, 1998
The University Record, May 20, 1998 Kellogg grant funds nurse-managed primary care consortium By Amy Reyes News and Information Services Nurse practitioners in Michigan have a new opportunity to demonstrate their vital role in communities across the state. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation awarded the School of Nursing and its four partners $4.4 million for a…
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May 20, 1998
The University Record, May 20, 1998 Beat negativity. Tell yourself to have a great day! By Jane R. Elgass It’s not the bad hair day but what you choose to do with your bad hair day that makes a difference, Lois Wolfe-Morgan told her Workplace 2000 Conference audience earlier this month. Negativity, defined as an…
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May 20, 1998
The University Record, May 20, 1998 Commission to explore future of life sciences at University By Jane R. Elgass The current state of the life sciences at the University, as well as the potential for new directions and collaborations, will be the focus of efforts of a new commission appointed by President Lee C. Bollinger.…
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May 20, 1998
The University Record, May 20, 1998 Law Quad fire causes $200,000 in damages By Rebecca A. Doyle An early morning fire on May 9 sent residents at the Law Quadrangle out of their rooms and caused an estimated $200,000 in damage. (Extreme heat raised the damage estimate from the original $80,000 to a current figure…
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May 20, 1998
The University Record, May 20, 1998 U-M engineers win Army grant to build artificial eye By Adam Marcus College of Engineering Researchers from the U-M and the University of Texas, Austin, will combine lenses, tiny lasers and tunable light detectors to build a microchip that could help the military conduct the most accurate remote visual…
