Regents view concepts for Law School additions
Architect Renzo Piano presented planning concepts for additional classrooms, student support spaces and faculty offices for the Law School. The conceptual goals identified include adding a building for classrooms and offices at the southeast corner of the current complex to complete the quadrangle, and to reveal the south-side, cathedral view of the William Cook Legal Research Library by removing the “stacks” and building a new student center entrance to the quad.
The Law School architecture has made the complex an extraordinary landmark on the U-M campus since the late 1920s. Retaining the architectural integrity while providing modern, barrier-free facilities with access to new technology has been important to the planning process, which was led by a Law School Building Committee under the leadership of Dean Jeffrey Lehman.
Provost Paul N. Courant said the conceptual presentation to the regents was an unusual but important step in the planning process done in advance of any formal action by regents in order to recognize Lehman’s vision and vital contributions to the programming efforts. “This is how Jeff Lehman has spent his last three to four years and it seemed only right that the handoff of this to the board be done by him at this last meeting before he leaves,” Courant said.
Second regional stormwater detention basin to be built
Stormwater control on North Campus will be enhanced this fall when a new detention pond and piping system will be constructed following project approval by the regents. The new detention area will be designed as a naturalized wetland system that will be fed from the new piping system encircling the North Campus core area. It will retain rainwater in a manner that promotes evaporation and infiltration to minimize the discharge to the stormwater system and ultimately the Huron River.
The detention system, stretching from Bonisteel to Fuller roads, will address some of the flooding issues in the lower portions of North Campus, and provide an area for wildlife habitat and naturalized plantings, while also reducing the run-off flowing into the city’s stormwater system.
The project is estimated to cost $2.8 million, which will be funded from capital investment proceeds. Construction is scheduled to begin this summer and be completed in late fall.
Design approved for Cardiovascular Center
The regents approved the schematic design for the U-M Health System’s (UMHS) new Cardiovascular Center, as created by the architectural firm Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott. The five-floor, 350,000-square-foot clinical facility will include eight operating rooms dedicated to cardiac and vascular surgery, 24 intensive-care patient beds, 36 outpatient exam rooms and 14 procedure labs for heart and blood vessel procedures, and a state-of-the-art noninvasive diagnostic facility. Nearby teaching space will help UMHS train future cardiovascular specialists.
The center and its adjoining 465-space parking garage are to be built on the former site of the “Old Main” hospital that served U-M patients until the mid-1980s, along and behind a steep rise fittingly known as “Cardiac Hill.” Construction is scheduled to begin this fall and be completed in early 2007.
Tunnel system to extend to NIB
The University’s underground utility tunnel system will be extended to connect the 300 North Ingalls Building with the campus steam distribution system. This connection will replace the existing building boilers that have reached the end of their usefulness. Tunnel construction will require reducing a traffic lane of Catherine Street during the summer construction period. Project funding of $3.1 million will be provided from utilities reserves for major repairs.
Property purchase approved
The regents approved acquiring the property at 507 South Division St., directly west of the Thompson Street parking structure, for $410,000, subject to satisfactory environmental assessment and due diligence. The site contains a small apartment building, and leases for the existing tenants will be accommodated. Land procurement funds will be used to close the purchase.
Administrative appointments and reappointments
Beverly Ulrich, reappointed dean, Division of Kinesiology, effective Jan. 1, 2004-Dec. 31, 2008.
Peggy McCracken, chair, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, LSA, effective July 1, 2003-June 30, 2006 (also associate professor of French, with tenure, and associate professor of women’s studies, with tenure).
Joint appointments or transfers of full professors and administrative staff
Herbert Eagle, acting director, Residential College, LSA, effective May 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2003 (also associate professor of Slavic languages and literatures, with tenure, and associate professor in the residential college, without tenure).
Knute Nadelhoffer, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, with tenure, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2003 (also director, Biological Station).
Anita Sandretto, assistant dean for academic affairs, School of Public Health, effective July 1, 2003-June 30, 2006 (also lecturer in human nutrition).
Cathleen Connell, senior associate dean for academic affairs, School of Public Health, effective July 1, 2003-June 30, 2005 (also associate professor of health behavior and health education, with tenure).
Named professorships
Huda Akil, Gardner C. Quarton Collegiate Professor of Neurosciences in the Mental Health Research Institute, Medical School, effective May 1, 2003-April 30, 2008 (also professor of psychiatry, with tenure, and co-director, Mental Health Research Institute).
Philip Bucksbaum, Otto Laporte Collegiate Professor of Physics, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008 (also professor of physics, with tenure).
Nicholas Delbanco, Robert Frost Collegiate Professor of English Language and Literature, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008 (also professor of English language and literature, with tenure).
Lennard Fisk, Thomas M. Donahue Collegiate Professor of Space Science, College of Engineering, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008 (also professor of atmospheric, oceanic and space sciences, with tenure).
Ronald Gibala, L.H. and F.E. VanVlack Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2004 (also professor of materials and metallurgical engineering, with tenure).
Erdogan Gulari, Donald L. Katz Collegiate Professor of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008 (also professor of chemical engineering, with tenure).
James Hathaway, James E. and Sarah A. Degan Professor of Law, Law School, effective July 1, 2003-June 30, 2008 (also professor of law, with tenure).
Robert Howse, Alene and Allan F. Smith Professor of Law, Law School, effective July 1, 2003-June 30, 2008 (also professor of law, with tenure).
Joyce Marcus, Elman R. Service Collegiate Professor of Cultural Evolution, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008 (also professor of anthropology, with tenure).
Robert Owen, associate dean for undergraduate education, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2003 (also professor of marine geochemistry, with tenure).
Capt. Michael Owens, chair, Naval Officer Education Program, effective Aug. 1, 2003.
Sallyanne Payton, William W. Cook Professor of Law, Law School, effective June 1, 2003-May 31, 2008 (also professor of law, with tenure).
Martin Powers, Sally Michelson Davidson Professor of Chinese Arts and Cultures, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008 (also professor of the history of art, with tenure).
Nancy Reisman, Helen Herzog Zell Professor of Fiction, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2004-May 31, 2006.
Elizabeth Denise Riley, Norman Freehling Visiting Professor, LSA, effective Jan. 1, 2004-May 31, 2004.
William Rosenberg, Alfred G. Meyer Collegiate Professor of History, LSA, effective Sept.1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008 (also professor of history, with tenure).
Robert L. Smith, Altarum/ERIM Russell D. O’Neal Professor of Engineering, College of Engineering, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008 (also professor of industrial and operations engineering, with tenure).
Stanley Watson Jr., Theophile Raphael Collegiate Professor of Neurosciences in the Mental Health Research Institute, Medical School, effective May 1, 2003-April 30, 2008 (also professor of psychiatry, with tenure).
Reinhard Zoellner, Toyota Visiting Professor of Japanese Studies, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2003-May 31, 2004.
Dearborn Campus
Administrative reappointments
Bonnie Beyer, associate dean, School of Education, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2006 (also associate professor of education, with tenure).
Ronald Morash, associate dean, College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters, effective July 1, 2003-June 30, 2005 (also professor of mathematics).
Flint Campus
Administrative reappointment
Mojtaba Vaziri, chair, Department of Computer Science, College of Arts and Sciences, effective July 1, 2003-June 30, 2005 (also associate professor of physics, with tenure).
Retirements
Eleven faculty members were given the emeritus title. Those retiring are:
Paul Adams, associate professor of biology; Margo Halsted, associate professor of music and university carillonneur; Robert Helling, professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology; Stanley Jacobs, professor of atmospheric, oceanic and space sciences and professor of applied mechanics and engineering; Lawrence Kugler, professor of mathematics; Shirley Lockery, associate professor of social work; Larry Nooden, professor of botany, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, and professor of botany, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Bruce Oakley, professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology; Emerson Robinson, professor of dentistry; Marilynn Rosenthal, professor of sociology; and Rosemary Russell, associate professor of music (voice).
Adams joined U-M-Flint in 1970; his retirement is effective May 31. He was interested in the education of introductory students. He helped initiate the division of introductory biology courses into major and non-major tracks and the development of the core curriculum within the major track in the mid-1970s. He regularly taught a course, “Evolution Controversy,” that incorporated history, philosophy, theology and the various natural sciences that impact this issue. In 2000, he was awarded a Templeton Course Prize by the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences in Berkeley, Calif.
Halsted joined the University in 1987; her retirement is effective May 31. She holds a commanding position in the international carillon world. Her playing has brought acclaim from audiences throughout the world; her performances are marked by an exemplary musical and expressive quality. Halsted has made enormous strides in increasing the prestige and usefulness of Michigan’s carrillons. She has given recitals in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Copenhagen and Paris, and at the Congress of the World Carillon Federation in France.
Helling, a professor in LSA, joined the University in 1965; his retirement is effective May 31. Helling has conducted ground-breaking studies on the regulation of uptake and metabolism of the sugar arabinose by the bacterium Escherichia coli. In 1973 he participated in pioneering work to artificially propagate (“clone”) DNA fragments. His work formed the basis for recombinant DNA technology and built the foundation of the biotechnology industry. His recent work focused on biochemical and physiological bases for evolutionary change in microorganisms.
Jacobs joined the University in 1964; his retirement is effective May 31. He started his career studying rotating flow as applied to laboratory and geophysical phenomena on water waves and on hydrodynamic stability, resulting in a seminal paper on the Taylor Column. Jacobs also has published on the problem of predictability in meteorology, and his work on the slow manifold set the field on a more sound mathematical basis. At the University, he developed the physical oceanography curriculum and took the lead in teaching dynamics courses in both atmospheric science and oceanography.
Kugler joined U-M-Flint in 1966; his retirement is effective May 31. Kugler was the first director of the Math Field Day project, a statewide math competition for high school students, and was instrumental in bringing the event to Flint. The program is now in its 36th year of operation. He is known for his dedication to students, and in recognition of his many years as a faculty counselor in the Academic Advising Center, the University established the annual Larry Kuglar Award for Excellence in Student Advising. He also has served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, interim chancellor, interim provost, and chair of the math department.
Lockery joined the University in 1990; her retirement is effective May 31. She has worked extensively on health issues of ethnic and racial minorities. She has received many training grants and research awards, including a National Institute on Aging minority investigator award with the Health and Retirement Study. She is a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America and a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers. She was on the editorial board of Gerontology and Geriatrics Education and a consulting editor of Health and Social Work.
Nooden joined the University in 1965; his retirement is effective May 31. During his career, he investigated how the physiological processes of plant growth and aging are affected by various plant hormones. He was one of the first researchers to identify the regulatory effects of the DNA-binding proteins known as histones on the regulation of gene expression. Nooden conducted many important research projects on the role in plant development of plant hormones. He taught courses in plant physiology and the major introductory biology courses.
Oakley joined the University in 1966 and retires May 31. He is known for his commitment to providing opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in laboratory work. He taught a popular lab course in neurobiology for many years. Based on that course, he developed and published a lab manual that was used at many universities. In 1999-2000, he directed a National Science Foundation training grant that funded summer research fellowships for many undergraduate students. Oakley is widely recognized for his contributions to our understanding of the chemical senses, especially the sense of taste.
Robinson joined U-M in 1971 and retires May 31. He was a strong participant in didactic and clinical instruction and in continuing dental education programs. His interests have included community dentistry, prosthodontics and sleep apnea. He served as acting chair of the Department of Community Dentistry in 1976 and was interim director of minority affairs from 1997-99. He has served on many committees, including the President’s Advisory Commission on Minority Affairs, the Martin Luther King Symposium Committee and the Student Achievement Awards Committee.
Rosenthal joined U-M-Dearborn in 1976; her retirement was effective April 30. She participated in academic life at the Dearborn and Ann Arbor campuses, making her an important link between the campuses. She served as program director of the Program in Health Policy Studies on the Dearborn campus since 1981 and associate director for the U-M Forum on Health Policy within the Program in Society and Medicine on the Ann Arbor campus since 1994. She has been a visiting research scholar, visiting fellow and visiting professor at many institutions, including Columbia University and Harvard University.
Russell joined the University in 1966; her retirement is effective May 31. She has served as coordinator and chair of the Department of Voice, administrator of the All-State Program, and faculty member and performer at the Interlochen Center for the Arts. She has a mezzo-soprano voice and has had a successful career as a professional singer. She has appeared with many orchestras, including the Detroit Symphony, Rhode Island Philharmonic and the Aspen Festival Orchestra. She has performed nationwide and toured Europe with the Virginia Polytechnic Institute’s Men’s Glee Club as soloist for Brahms’ “Alto Rhapsody.”
