September 6, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank A colorful and warm welcome awaited members of the class of 1994 at the New Student Convocation last Thursday. Flags from each of the University’s schools and colleges and dozens of bright yellow mums served as a backdrop on Hill Auditorium’s stage for the many-colored academic gowns and hoods worn by…
June 6, 1994
By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services Top nutrition and cancer researchers will present the latest information on cancer-fighting foods at a conference at the U-M Friday (June 10). Sponsored by the Human Nutrition Program of the School of Public Health, the Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Ann Arbor Dietetic Association, the conference, “Nutrition and…
June 6, 1994
Ilse Lehiste, one of the first women to hold a Ph.D. in the field of linguistics, will receive the Alumnae Council’s 1994 Athena Award. Lehiste, who received her Ph.D. from the U-M 1959, is one of the most recognized scholars in her field. “Prof. Lehiste is a distinguished educator and researcher in the phonetic study…
June 6, 1994
By Kellee Davis News and Information Services Som Sattana aspired to study journalism in his home country of Cambodia as a child, but under Communist rule was forced to grow rice instead. Now, at age 34, he is one of 15 international fellows selected by the Freedom Forum to study in the United States as…
June 6, 1994
The Central Purchasing Department will move on June 13 from the Administrative Services Building to Room 7071, Wolverine Tower, 3003 S. State St., 1282. Central Purchasing’s telephone numbers will remain the same. Information can be sent to Central Purchasing through Mail Service or by using drop boxes that have been installed at six locations for…
June 6, 1994
Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. has appointed the College of Pharmacy Dean Search Advisory Committee, which is being chaired by Michael A. Marletta. College of Pharmacy Dean Ara G. Paul, who has served as dean of the College since 1975, will complete his third term as dean June 30, 1995. Marletta is the John Gideon…
June 6, 1994
The Department of Communication will be reviewing its use of funds from endowments as a result of an internal audit. The audit, which covered the period from July 1989 through December 1992, concluded that some expenditures charged by the department to three privately funded endowment accounts may not have been strictly in accordance with the…
June 6, 1994
McGeoch Professorship established in School of Music Establishment of the Glenn McGeoch Collegiate Professorship in Music in the School of Music was approved by the Regents at their May meeting. The professorship is being established with funds provided by Gilbert Patrick, said Paul C. Boylan, vice provost for the arts and dean of the School…
June 6, 1994
Chaffin honored for contributions to industrial hygiene Don B. Chaffin, the G. Lawton and Louise G. Johnson Professor of Engineering and director of the Center for Ergonomics, has received the 1994 Edward J. Baler Technical Achievement Award. The award is presented by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) Board of Directors to an individual, company,…
June 6, 1994
President James J. Duderstadt will recommend the appointment of Thomas C. Kinnear, the D. Maynard Phelps Professor of Business Administration, as interim vice president for development. If approved by the Regents at their June meeting, the appointment will be effective for a period of two years beginning Sept. 1. Kinnear’s appointment comes at the end…
