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June 25, 1996
The University Record, June 25, 1996 Regents grant emeritus status to 10 faculty Ten faculty members were given the emeritus title by the Regents at their June meeting. Those retiring are Donald R. Brown, professor of psychology and research scientist; Irene H. Butter, professor of health management and policy; Robert M. Darvas, professor of architecture;…
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June 25, 1996
The University Record, June 25, 1996 U-M establishes Erb Environmental Management Institute The U-M will establish the Frederick A. and Barbara M. Erb Environmental Management Institute to “focus the capabilities and resources of the University to create and support high-quality teaching and research in the field of environmental management.” The Erb Institute is made possible…
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June 25, 1996
The University Record, June 25, 1996 Administration responds to DPS Oversight Committee report By Rebecca A. Doyle U-M President James J. Duderstadt and Farris W. Womack, executive vice president and chief financial officer, responded quickly to a report of the Public Safety Oversight Committee that was issued June 17. Answering the committee’s concerns about their…
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June 25, 1996
The University Record, June 25, 1996 Kirkpatrick, Walton, White to hold named professorships At their June meeting, the Regents approved three faculty as named professors. They are: Diane M. Kirkpatrick, professor of history of art and interim director of the Institute for the Humanities, also will hold the Mary Fair Croushore Professorship of Humanities. The…
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June 25, 1996
The University Record, June 25, 1996 Three journalists receive Livingston awards; Peters wins new Clurman Award A blue-ribbon panel of print and broadcast journalists has awarded $10,000 Livingston Awards to three young journalists for excellence in local, national and international reporting, and has created a fourth prize honoring the late Richard M. Clurman, one of…
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June 25, 1996
The University Record, June 25, 1996 Business and Finance Distinguished Staff nominations due July 15 Nominations for the 1996 Business and Finance Distinguished Staff Awards Program are being accepted for staff members in the Business and Finance Division. Since 1992, the division has honored outstanding staff members who make a difference in their departments by…
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June 25, 1996
The University Record, June 25, 1996 Use of Social Security #s by U databases to be phased out by 2002 In a recent memo to more than 190 U-M deans, directors and department chairs, J. Bernard Machen, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs; Farris W. Womack, executive vice president and chief financial officer;…
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June 25, 1996
The University Record, June 25, 1996 Media Union will be a key to state of Michigan’s future U-M chemical engineering lecturer John T. Bell demonstrated Vicher I—one of two virtual reality educational modules he has developed for engineering students—at an open house for the new Media Union on June 21. Using the head-mounted display an…
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June 25, 1996
The University Record, June 25, 1996 Registrar’s Office staff win award The staff of the Office of the Registrar has received the Staff of the Year Award from the Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (MACRAO). The office will display a plaque, and individual staff members received certificates to commemorate their accomplishments. University…
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June 25, 1996
The University Record, June 25, 1996 Quinn to direct new program Tim Quinn, president of Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City for the past seven years, has accepted a new position at the University. Beginning Sept. 1, Quinn will join the new Academic Outreach Program, which was established in late 1995 to extend the U-M’s…
