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May 9, 1994
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Ronni L. Sanlo of Jacksonville, Fla., has been named the new coordinator of the University’s Lesbian-Gay Male-Bisexual Programs Office, effective June 1. Since 1987, Sanlo has served as human services program manager in the AIDS Surveillance Program Office, Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services. “I am very…
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May 9, 1994
By Rebecca A. Doyle Robert G. Forman, who has served as director of the Alumni Association for the past 28 years, will be honored at a Universitywide reception 4–6 p.m. May 18 in the Founders Room, Alumni Center. He will retire June 30. “Over time, some people come to personify the institutions they represent. Bob…
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May 9, 1994
President James J. Duderstadt will recommend to the Regents at their May meeting the appointment of Charlie Nelms, chancellor of Indiana University East, as chancellor at U-M-Flint. If the Regents approve the appointment, Nelms will begin his new duties Aug. 1. Nelms will succeed Clinton B. Jones as Flint chancellor, who is returning to teaching…
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May 9, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank Henry D. Baier will become the University’s director of Occupational Safety and Environmental Health (OSEH), effective June 1. Baier, coordinator of the OSEH’s hazardous materials unit since January 1992, will succeed Kenneth C. Schatzle, who retires June 30. OSEH, with 52 employees, is responsible for laboratory safety and industrial hygiene, radiation…
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May 9, 1994
Patricia Mische, director of Global Education Associates of New York City, will give the Merrill Lecture at 8:30 p.m. Wed. (May 11) in Rackham Amphitheater. Her topic is “Religion’s Contribution to a Culture of Peace.” Refreshments will be served at 7:30 p.m. Mische, a leader and participant in a number of international movements for peace,…
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May 9, 1994
Six U-M students have been named 1994 Andrew W. Mellon Fellows in Humanistic Studies. Given annually by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, the award provides a $12,750 stipend and covers first-year tuition and fees for students planning to pursue advanced study in the humanities at any U.S. or Canadian graduate school. Only Harvard University,…
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May 9, 1994
The University and the city of Ann Arbor have formed a joint Move-In Task Force to address issues concerning the fall term move-in process. The task force will collaborate with a Housing Division planning group to ensure a smooth procedure for opening of the residence halls Aug. 31. The task force, chaired by Alan J.…
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May 9, 1994
The Institute for the Humanities will host an impressive and varied group of visiting fellows in 1994–95, all of them working in areas relevant to the Institute’s theme for next year, “Work and Play.” During their residencies, visiting fellows contribute to the interdisciplinary intellectual community at the Institute, joining the 11 U-M faculty and graduate…
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May 9, 1994
Faculty, staff, students and friends of the School of Information and Library Studies (SILS) will meet at 4:30 p.m. May 20 at the Alumni Center Building to honor and celebrate the life of the late Kenneth E. Vance, professor emeritus and former assistant dean of SILS. The program will include remarks by some of Vance’s…
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May 9, 1994
By Rebecca A. Doyle The Confidential Research Information Act, which adds specific exemptions from disclosing certain kinds of information requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), was signed into law in April by Gov. John Engler. “The passage of this act is an important event for the University of Michigan,” says Homer A. Neal,…
