Editor’s note: The following actions were taken by the Board of Regents at its February meeting.
Auditorium approved for North Campus
The regents approved construction of a large classroom auditorium on North Campus. They also approved the selection of Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg as the design architects. It is anticipated the 450-seat auditorium will be connected to the Walgreen Drama Center near the Pierpont Commons.
The building will have two floors to house the auditorium and first-floor lobby, which will be available for use by all units on North Campus. Investment proceeds will fund the $8.8 million project. Schematic designs and construction schedules for the two buildings are expected later this spring.
Infrastructure at Trotter House to be renewed
The William Monroe Trotter House on Washtenaw Avenue is home to the William Monroe Trotter Multicultural Center. The regents approved an infrastructure renewal project that will provide upgrades to fire safety features, additional restrooms, new electrical wiring and outside repairs. Additionally, four small assembly or conference spaces will be created that will provide more flexibility for programming and scheduling.
The project, which is estimated to cost $890,000, will be funded from investment proceeds. Construction will be completed this summer.
Right-turn lane to ease congestion
Two slivers of land north of Huron Street between Zina Pitcher Place and Glen Avenue will be transferred to the Michigan Department of Transportation in order to construct a right-turn lane. The lane will assist drivers turning north onto Glen from Huron.
Hospital to expand sterilizing capacity
Sterilizing capacity to meet the increasing operating room demand at the University Hospital will be expanded to four floor sterilizers and two cart and carriage units next summer. The project is estimated to cost $1.4 million, which includes $672,000 for new equipment. Funding will be provided from Hospitals and Health Centers’ resources.
Four utilities projects approved
The regents approved four projects related to utilities distribution—a new chiller plant on Central Campus, replacement boilers on North Campus, replacement turbines in the Central Power Plant and extension of an underground steam line.
The penthouse of the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library will house the new Central Campus Chiller Plant, which ultimately will provide chilled water for conditioned air to Hatcher and Clements libraries, the President’s Residence, Tappan Hall and Alumni Memorial Hall. By centralizing this function into one area, rather than maintaining separate building chillers, the total capacity can be reduced while providing currently non-existent back-up cooling in case of emergencies. Annual costs for capital, energy, maintenance and equipment are expected to be reduced by more than $100,000. The project budget of $6.8 million will be provided from Utilities and General Fund resources. Construction is expected to be completed next summer.
The boilers providing heat to the Gerstacker Building, Engineering Research Buildings I and II, and the School of Information North Building will be replaced. The replacement boilers will be smaller and more energy efficient due to the added efficiency of the North Campus Chiller Plant, currently under construction. The boiler replacement project is estimated to cost $1.3 million and will be funded from Utilities resources. Construction is expected to be completed next winter.
Two of three steam turbines in the Central Power Plant that help produce electricity for Central and Medical campus buildings will be replaced. The replacement turbines will operate more efficiently, producing greater amounts of electricity with the same amount of energy. As a result, it is estimated the University will save $670,000 per year in purchased energy and will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 1,000 tons per year. The $4.2 million project will be funded from Utilities resources. Installation will be completed by spring 2006.
The underground steam tunnel will be extended from north of Hutchins Hall south along South State Street to provide steam and other utilities to Weill Hall, currently under construction. Utilities resources will fund the $1.9 million project, which is scheduled to be completed next winter.
Faculty appointments with tenure
Y. David Chung, associate professor of art and design, School of Art & Design, effective Sept. 1, 2005.
Elona Van Gent, associate professor of art and design, School of Art & Design, effective Sept. 1, 2005.
Dr. Shin Mineishi, associate professor of internal medicine, Medical School, effective March 1, 2005.
John Montgomery, professor of chemistry, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2005.
Richard Moyer, professor of natural sciences, U-M-Dearborn Department of Natural Sciences, College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters, effective March 1, 2005.
Administrative appointments
Timothy L. Colenback, reappointed assistant dean for student services, School of Social Work, effective April 1, 2005-March 31, 2010.
C. Olivia Frost, acting dean, School of Information, effective March 15-Aug. 15, 2005. Dean John L. King will be on sabbatical teaching at the University of Frankfort.
James S. Jackson, director, Institute for Social Research, effective July 1, 2005-June 30, 2010.
Paul K. Peterson, chair, U-M-Flint Department of Philosophy, effective Jan. 1, 2005-Dec. 31, 2007.
Named professorships
James R. Barber, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, effective July 1, 2005-June 30, 2008.*
Dr. Michael A. DiPietro, John F. Holt Collegiate Professor of Radiology, Medical School, effective April 1, 2005-Aug. 31, 2010.
Richard D. Friedman, Ralph W. Aigler Professor of Law, Law School, effective March 1, 2005-Feb. 28, 2010.
Dr. David Ginsburg, Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis Professor in Medicine, Medical School, effective July 1, 2004-Aug. 31, 2009.
Freda A. Herseth, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, School of Music, effective July 1, 2005-June 30, 2008.*
Timothy A. McKay, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, LSA, effective July 1, 2005-June 30, 2008.*
Lester P. Monts, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, effective July 1, 2005-June 30, 2008.*
Wei Shyy, Clarence L. “Kelly” Johnson Collegiate Professor of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, effective Jan. 1, 2005-Dec. 31, 2009.
Takeshi Takahara, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, effective July 1, 2005-June 30, 2008.*
Alford A. Young, Jr., Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, LSA, effective July 1, 2005-June 30, 2008.*
* See Six honored with Thurnau professorships>
Retirements
Kenneth L. Campbell, senior research scientist in the Transportation Research Institute, effective Aug. 10, 2001. He joined the University in 1974. Campbell applied statistical methods to distributions of time to collision in normal driving to estimate the effect of advanced technologies on the probability of collision. He received the Society of Automotive Engineers’ Excellence in Oral Presentation Award and the Arch T. Colwell Award.
Robert D. Ervin, research professor in the Transportation Research Institute and research scientist in the College of Engineering, effective Oct. 31, 2004. He joined the University in 1961. Ervin is world-renowned for creating an understanding of the stability and control of heavy trucks. His research focused on the mechanical performance of motor vehicles and the dynamics and control of vehicles as applied to the operation, design and policy issues affecting traffic safety.
David I. Friedman, professor of microbiology and immunology in the Medical School, effective Dec. 31, 2004. He joined the University in 1971. Friedman studied the interplay of bacterial viruses and their bacterial hosts to answer questions about the molecular biology of the cell. He did pioneering work to characterize the development of bacterial viruses, which led to the discovery of several host factors, and revealed key mechanisms for controlling gene expression.
Noriko Kamachi, professor of history in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters at U-M-Dearborn, effective Dec. 31, 2004. She joined the University in 1971. Her research interests centered on Japanese historiography of modern China, Sino-Japanese relations in the modern period, and cultural identity in an age of nationalism. Kamachi has written numerous articles on East Asian history.
Charles C. MacAdam, research scientist in the Transportation Research Institute, effective Dec. 1, 2003. He joined the University in 1971. MacAdam led UMTRI’s Engineering Research Division into specialized areas of modeling and analysis that support its focal area of study in vehicle dynamics and control. He has published in most of the bi-annual International Association of Vehicle System Dynamics international symposia since 1979.
Kurt Metzger, associate research scientist in the College of Engineering, effective April 30, 2004. He joined the University in 1966. Metzger played a significant role in the field of digital signal processing. He was responsible for signal generation and processing of the first receptions for the 1991 Heard Island Feasibility Test, in which ship-based acoustic transmissions were received on both U.S. coasts and many other globe-spanning receiving sites.
Andrzej S. Nowack, professor of civil engineering in the College of Engineering, effective Dec. 31, 2004. He joined the University in 1979. Nowack is an expert in structural reliability and bridge engineering. He made important contributions in the area of bridge and buildings and the development of loads on bridges and fatigue load spectra. Nowack received the College of Engineering’s Excellence in Research Award.
Richard W. Roehl, professor of economics in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters at U-M-Dearborn, effective Dec. 31, 2004. He joined the University in 1976. Roehl’s research efforts and publications focused on medieval feudalism and modern European economic development. He taught courses in American economic history, European economic history and the history of economic thought.
Eugene F. Stoermer, professor of natural resources in the School of Natural Resources and Environment and research scientist in the Herbarium, effective Jan. 9, 2005. He joined the University in 1965. Stoermer is recognized internationally as one of the leading authorities on the taxonomy of diverse organisms. His research has examined the physical, chemical and biological limnology of large lakes such as the Great Lakes and Lake Baikal.
