The following items also were approved by the Board of Regents at its July 20 meeting:
Regents revise bylaws to expand Faculty Senate
The Board of Regents approved a resolution to expand U-M’s central faculty governance system to include clinical professors, archivists, curators and lecturers. The Faculty Senate — formally known as the University Senate — currently includes more than 4,269 tenured and tenure-track instructional faculty, research faculty, librarians, deans and executive officers from the Dearborn, Flint and Ann Arbor campuses, including Michigan Medicine. The revision to Bylaws 4.01 and 4.03 will effectively increase the Faculty Senate by about two-thirds. The change also increases the Senate Assembly, the legislative arm of U-M’s faculty governance system, from 74 to 77 members elected by schools, colleges, other academic units, and the Flint and Dearborn campuses. The increase permits the creation in the Senate Assembly of a new unit to include librarians, archivists and curators from all three campuses.
— Katie Kelton, The University Record
Dearborn, Flint academic calendars revised to include Juneteenth holiday
U-M has revised its 2023-24 academic calendars for the Dearborn and Flint campuses to recognize Juneteenth (June 19) as a holiday and have no regular classes. Juneteenth already is observed on the Ann Arbor campus with a day of symposia with no regular classes scheduled. The two updated calendars were reviewed by the appropriate faculty and administrative groups.
— Hanna Quinlan, Public Affairs
Dearborn 2025-26 academic calendar approved, pre-Labor Day start
The 2025-26 academic calendar for UM-Dearborn’s campus will have a pre-Labor Day start beginning Aug. 27, 2025. Classes for the 2026 winter term begin Jan. 7, 2026, with the summer term beginning May 6, 2026. Winter Commencement is scheduled for Dec. 20, 2025, and Spring Commencement is set for May 2, 2026. The calendar aligns with the Dearborn campus’ policy and offers a total of 68 class days in the fall term and 69 class days in the winter term.
— Hanna Quinlan, Public Affairs
New birth center rooms coming to Mott, Von Voigtlander hospitals
The C.S. Mott Children’s and Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospitals Birth Center will undergo renovations to create three new labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum patient rooms. The $5.7 million project, designed by the architectural firm Fishbeck, will renovate approximately 3,350 gross square feet of existing office space on level nine to create space for the new rooms. The project will also include nearly 175 gross square feet on level 11 for the future relocation of the Birth Center staff and support functions. Funding for the renovation will be provided from U-M Health resources. There will be no impact to parking from this project. The project is expected to provide an average of 16 on-site construction jobs and construction is scheduled to be completed in the spring of 2024.
— Hanna Quinlan, Public Affairs
Ann Arbor campus
Faculty appointments with tenure
April Baker-Bell, associate professor of education, Marsal Family School of Education, effective Aug. 28, 2023.
Timothy M. Cheek, professor of music, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, effective Aug. 28, 2023.
M. Candace Christensen, associate professor of social work, School of Social Work, effective Aug. 28, 2023.
Roya Ensafi, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, College of Engineering, effective Sept. 1, 2023.
Christine L. Exley, associate professor of economics, LSA, effective Aug. 28, 2023.
Jason K. Fettig, professor of music, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, effective Jan. 1, 2024.
Julie S. Ivy, professor of industrial and operations engineering, College of Engineering, effective Aug. 28, 2023.
Alexandra A. Killewald, professor of sociology, LSA, effective Aug. 28, 2023.
Crystal L. Patil, professor of nursing, School of Nursing, effective Aug. 16, 2023.
Melynda J. Price, professor of women’s and gender studies, LSA, effective Aug. 28, 2023.
Kirk Severtson, professor of music, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, effective Aug. 28, 2023.
Stephen J. Terry, associate professor of economics, LSA, effective Aug. 28, 2023.
Donglin Zeng, professor of biostatistics, School of Public Health, effective Aug. 28, 2023.
Named professorships
*Peter R. Arvan, William K. and Delores S. Brehm Professor of Type 1 Diabetes Research, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Susan J. Ashford, Michael and Susan Jandernoa Professor of Business Administration, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Mousumi Banerjee, Anant M. Kshirsagar Collegiate Research Professor, Office of the Vice President for Research, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Ruma Banerjee, Vincent Massey Collegiate Professor of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
André L. Boehman, Vennema Professor of Engineering, College of Engineering, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Julie P.W. Bynum, Margaret Terpenning, M.D. Collegiate Professor of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Evan H. Caminker, Branch Rickey Collegiate Professor of Law, Law School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Elaine M. Caoili, Saroja Adusumilli Collegiate Professor of Radiology, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2024.
*Heang-Ping Chan, Paul L. Carson, Ph.D. Collegiate Professor of Radiology, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2024.
Kevin C. Chung, William C. Grabb Distinguished University Professor of Surgery, effective Sept. 1, 2023.
Omolola Eniola-Adefeso, Vennema Professor of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028.
Bogdan Epureanu, Roger L. McCarthy Professor of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028.
*David A. Fox, Frederick G.L. Huetwell and William D. Robinson, M.D. Professor of Rheumatology, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Anthony Grbic, John L. Tishman Professor of Engineering, College of Engineering, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028.
John Alexander Halderman, Bredt Family Professor of Engineering, College of Engineering, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028.
*Phyllis I. Hanson, Minor J. Coon Collegiate Professor of Biological Chemistry, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2024, through June 30, 2028.
Elizabeth A. Holm, Richard F. and Eleanor A. Towner Professor of Engineering, College of Engineering, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028.
*Raffi J. Indjejikian, Carleton H. Griffin-Deloitte & Touche LLP Collegiate Professor of Accounting, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Joanne M. Kahlenberg, Giles G. Bole, M.D. and Dorothy Mulkey, M.D. Research Professor of Rheumatology, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Alexandra A. Killewald, Robert F. Schoeni Research Professor, Institute for Social Research, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028.
*Aradhna J. Krishna, Dwight F. Benton Professor of Marketing, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Mark J. Kushner, William P. Allis Distinguished University Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, effective Sept. 1, 2023.
Paula M. Lantz, University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor, effective Aug. 28, 2023.
*Anna Suk-Fong Lok, Alice Lohrman Andrews Research Professor of Hepatology, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Catharine A. MacKinnon, Elizabeth A. Long Professor of Law, Law School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Scott A. Mahlke, Claude E. Shannon Professor of Engineering Science, College of Engineering, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028.
*George A. Mashour, Robert B. Sweet Professor of Anesthesiology, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2024, through June 30, 2029.
Brett A. McCray, Fovette E. Dush Early Career Professor, Medical School, effective July 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Fred Morady, McKay Professor of Cardiovascular Disease, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Bhramar Mukherjee, John D. Kalbfleisch Distinguished University Professor of Biostatistics, effective Sept. 1, 2023.
*Martin G. Myers, Jr., Marilyn H. Vincent Professor of Diabetes Research, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*M.P. Narayanan, Robert Morrison Hoffer Professor of Business Administration, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Edward C. Norton, UnitedHealthcare Professor of Health Care Management, School of Public Health, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Richard G. Ohye, Edward L. Bove, M.D. Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Hakan Oral, Frederick G.L. Huetwell Research Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Francis D. Pagani, Otto Gago, M.D. Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Paolo Pasquariello, John C. and Sally S. Morley Professor of Finance, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Himanshu J. Patal, Joe D. Morris, M.D. Collegiate Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*David J. Pinsky, J. Griswold Ruth, M.D. and Margery Hopkins Ruth Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Amiyatosh K. Purnanandam, Michael Stark Professor of Finance, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028.
*William E. Rainey, Jerome W. Conn Collegiate Professor, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Srinivasaraghavan Sriram, Dwight F. Benton Professor of Marketing, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Stewart J. Thornhill, Eugene Applebaum Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Antoinette Louise Toppin, University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor, effective Aug. 28, 2023.
Pei-Suen Tsou, Frederick G.L. Huetwell Research Professor of Rheumatology II, Medical School, effective July 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Kon-Well Wang, A. Galip Ulsoy Distinguished University Professor of Engineering, effective Sept. 1, 2023.
*Mark D. West, Nippon Life Professor of Law, Law School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*James D. Westphal, Harvey C. Fruehauf Professor of Business Administration, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028.
Kyle P. Whyte, University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor, effective Aug. 28, 2023.
Patricia J. Wittkopp, Deborah E. Goldberg Distinguished University Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, effective Sept. 1, 2023.
Alford A. Young, Jr., University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor, effective Aug. 28, 2023.
Administrative appointments
Eleanor A. Abrons, director, Digital Studies Institute, LSA, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026.
*Hyun-Soo Ahn, Ford Motor Company Co-Director of the Joel Tauber Institute for Global Operations, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2026.
Jennifer L. Bednar, associate dean for academic affairs, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, effective Aug. 1, 2023, through July 31, 2025.
**Lilia M. Cortina, interim chair, Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, LSA, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024.
*William S. Currie, associate dean for research and engagement, School for Environment and Sustainability, effective July 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2026.
***George A. Garcia, interim chair, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2024.
Julie S. Ivy, chair, Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, College of Engineering, effective Aug. 28, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Erin L. Krupka, associate dean for faculty, School of Information, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026.
Jeffrey D. Morenoff, associate dean for research and policy engagement, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, effective Aug. 1, 2023, through July 31, 2024.
Crystal L. Patil, associate dean for research and Rackham graduate studies, School of Nursing, effective Aug. 16, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2026.
Katherine E. Richards-Schuster, associate dean for undergraduate programs and strategic initiatives, School of Social Work, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through May 31, 2026.
Catherine Shakespeare, Thomas C. Jones Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026.
Shana Weber, associate vice president for campus sustainability, Office of the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective Sept. 1, 2023.
*Michaela T. Zint, associate dean for academic affairs, School for Environment and Sustainability, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2025.
Other transactions
Todd V. Ester, change in title to Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, School of Dentistry, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Daniel M. Romero, transfer of tenure to associate professor of information, School of Information; associate professor of complex systems, LSA, effective Aug. 28, 2023.
Yafeng Yin, correction of an academic administrative appointment as Donald Malloure Department Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, effective July 1, 2023.
Dearborn campus
Shan Bao, chair, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science, effective Aug. 28, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Frédéric Brunel, dean, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028, and professor of marketing, College of Business, effective July 1, 2023.
Wencong Su, chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2027.
*Oleg Zikanov, chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Flint campus
Marouane Kessentini, professor of computer science, effective Aug. 28, 2023; Myron and Margaret Winegarden Professor, and associate dean of research and graduate studies, College of Innovation and Technology, effective Aug. 28, 2023, through Aug. 27, 2028.
*Reappointments
**Interim approval granted
***Reappointment and interim approval granted
Retirements
Cleopatra Howard Caldwell, professor of health behavior and health education, School of Public Health, May 31, 2023; chair of health behavior and health education, School of Public Health, Aug. 31, 2023. Caldwell received her B.S. in 1973 from North Carolina A&T State University, her M.A. in 1975 from Wayne State University, and her A.M. and Ph.D. from U-M in 1983 and 1986, respectively. Caldwell joined the School of Public Health faculty as an assistant professor in 1996 and was promoted through the ranks to professor in 2014. She has served as the director of the Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture and Health at SPH since 2011 and she has chaired the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education since 2017. Caldwell also is an adjunct professor in LSA’s Department of Psychology, and a faculty associate with the Program for Research on Black Americans in the Research Center for Group Dynamics at the Institute for Social Research. Caldwell’s work highlights the role of racial discrimination and racial identity as risk or protective factors for the mental health of ethnically diverse Black youth and families. She has published more than 195 peer reviewed articles, 25 book chapters, and one co-authored book.
Ian Hiskens, Vennema Professor of Engineering and professor of electrical engineering and computer science, College of Engineering, Aug. 31, 2023. Hiskens received a B.Eng. in electrical engineering in 1980 and a B.App.Sc. in mathematics in 1983 from the Capricornia Institute of Advanced Education, and a Ph.D. in 1991 from The University of Newcastle, Australia. He held positions with the Queensland Electricity Commission as security applications engineer and as planning engineer transmission systems. He also was a senior lecturer at the University of Newcastle and a visiting associate professor at the University of Illinois. In 2002, he joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison as associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and was promoted to professor in 2005. In 2008, he joined U-M as a professor and as the Vennema Professor of Engineering. Hiskens is an expert in power system analysis with a special focus on grid integration of renewable generation. He has authored two books, 10 book chapters, 86 refereed journal papers and 180 conference papers. Hiskens has chaired the board of directors of the International Institute for Research and Education in Power System Dynamics. He is a recipient of the M.A. Sargent Medal from the Electrical College Board of Engineers Australia.
Martin M. Kaufman, David M. French Professor and professor of geography, planning and environment in the College of Arts and Sciences, UM-Flint, May 31, 2023. Kaufman received his B.A. in 1976, M.U.P. in 1980, and Ph.D. in 1994, all from U-M. He joined UM-Flint as an assistant professor in 1995, and was promoted to associate professor in 2000, and professor in 2005. Kaufman chaired the Department of Earth and Resource Science from 2000-10. Kaufman was a scholar in the areas of environmental risk assessment, water resources and geographic information systems. His research developed new automated procedures for groundwater risk assessment and GIS modeling. He authored or co-authored 27 peer-reviewed papers and published three books. He taught 22 different courses, founded the GIS program at UM-Flint and designed its associated courses. He also designed and implemented a new major in environmental science and sustainability and oversaw the steady growth of the department. When the Flint water crisis occurred, Kaufman approached the city of Flint and volunteered to map the locations of the lead pipes within the city. This pro bono effort attracted international attention, culminating in an invitation to participate and speak at the White House in 2016.
Rajan P. Nair, associate research scientist, dermatology, Medical School, Aug. 31, 2023. Nair received his Ph.D. from the University of Kerala in 1976 and completed his postdoctoral fellowships at the Medical College of Georgia in 1983 and the U-M Medical School in 1987. He was a researcher for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute from 1987-91, then joined U-M’s Department of Dermatology as a research investigator and lecturer in 1991. He was promoted to assistant research scientist in 1996, became a research assistant professor in 2003, and an associate research scientist in 2011. Nair is a foremost scientist in the field of psoriasis genetics, whose research has shaped the understanding of psoriasis as a heritable, immune-mediated disease with a multifactorial genetic basis. As co-director of U-M’s Psoriasis Genetics Laboratory, he established the largest single collection of well-phenotyped psoriasis DNA samples in the world. He has co-authored more than 120 publications, and he was centrally involved in several large-scale, multinational genetic and genomic analyses. Nair has served on the Medical School IRBMED as a non-physician scientist member and minority advocate since 2004, providing review for countless human subject research protocols. Nair received the Society for Investigative Dermatology Eugene M. Farber Psoriasis Research Award in 2007.
James Ottaviani, librarian in the University Library, Jan. 28, 2022. Ottaviani obtained a B.S. in nuclear engineering from the University of Illinois in 1986, an M.S. in nuclear engineering from U-M in 1987, and an M.S. in information and library science from U-M in 1992. Ottaviani began his career in 1990 as a library associate in U-M’s Engineering Library as a student and became a full-time librarian with the Engineering Library after graduating. His work included developing interactive computer-based instruction programs, conducting user training in bibliographic tools and microcomputer skills, and serving as a dedicated liaison for a research program in the Mechanical Engineering department. He became the head of Reference at the Engineering Library in 1994 and then the head of Reference and Information Services at the Media Union Library in 1996. In 2005, Ottaviani became the first service coordinator of the library’s institutional repository, Deep Blue, and was instrumental in its planning, launch and growth. The library developed Deep Blue to address the demand from U-M faculty for a means to share materials with scholarly and educational value that did not fit into traditional publication models.
Jwo Pan, professor of mechanical engineering, College of Engineering, Aug. 31, 2023. Pan received his B.S. in mechanical engineering in 1974 from the National Taiwan University, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in solid and structural mechanics from Brown University in 1978 and 1981, respectively. He joined U-M in 1984 as an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and applied mechanics, and was promoted to associate professor in 1990, and professor in 1999. He was director of the Center for Structural Durability Simulation from 1994-98. Pan’s expertise is in fracture and failure of materials, fatigue testing and modeling, constitutive laws for porous and pressure-sensitive materials, sheet metal forming, crankshaft fillet rolling and residual stresses, rolling modeling and fatigue, modeling/testing of fusion welds, solid state welds and mechanical joints, and modeling/testing of deformation behavior of lithium-ion batteries. He is an elected fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Society of Automotive Engineers. He received the SAE Medal of Honor in 2017, the ASEE Archie Higdon Distinguished Educator Award in 2012, and has received U-M’s Robert M. Caddell Memorial Award four times. He has published more than 350 journal articles, conference proceedings papers and book chapters, and has written two books.
Randall L. Repic, professor of geography, planning and environment, College of Arts and Sciences, UM-Flint, May 31, 2023. Repic received his B.S. in 1980 from Aquinas College and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Indiana State University in 1987 in 1992, respectively. He joined UM-Flint as an assistant professor in 1992, and was promoted to associate professor in 1999, and professor in 2006. Repic chaired the Department of Earth and Resource Science from 2006-10 and the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment from 2016-22. He was an early innovator in real-time digital videographic remote sensing. He worked in environmental site and hazards assessment and emergency management. He also worked in science education, specifically earth science and integrated science education. He authored or co-authored 23 regional, national and international scholarly reports, publications and peer-reviewed papers. His research developed innovative methods and processes in water quality investigations utilizing videographic remote sensing techniques and water quality chemistry. He was an invited and contributing scientist in the Regional Assessment of Water Quality in the Rio Grande Basin, by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, International Boundary Water Commission, Texas General Land Office, Coastal Impact Monitoring Program, the Government of Mexico and with the United States Department of Agriculture.
Mary J. Schleppegrell, professor of education, Marsal Family School of Education, Aug. 31, 2023. Schleppegrell received her B.A. in German from the University of Minnesota in 1972, her M.A. in teaching English as a foreign language from the American University in Cairo, Egypt in 1982, and her Ph.D. in linguistics from Georgetown University in 1989. She was an education specialist for the Peace Corps in Washington, D.C., from 1989-92, then was appointed an assistant professor of linguistics at the University of California, Davis. In 2005, she joined U-M as a professor. She chaired Educational Studies from 2012-15. Schleppegrell’s research explores the relationship between language and learning with a focus on students for whom English is a second language. Schleppegrell authored the 2004 book “The Language of Schooling: A Functional Linguistics Perspective” and has co-authored four additional books. Her research has been funded by the Institute for Educational Sciences and, with collaborator Chauncey Monte-Sano, the Library of Congress and James S. McDonnell Foundation. She was editor of the Language Learning Monograph Series, chaired the editorial board of Language Learning, and was a member of numerous editorial boards.
Beverley A. Smith, associate professor of anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences, UM-Flint, May 31, 2023. Smith received her M.A. and Ph.D. from Michigan State University in 1985 and 1996, respectively. She joined UM-Flint in 1990 as an instructor, then was a visiting assistant professor. In 1997, Smith was hired as an assistant professor and promoted to associate professor in 2003. Smith is a preeminent researcher in the field of Great Lakes archeology. Her scholarship specializes in the recovery and analysis of animal and human remains. Notable contributions include the Stone Street Ancestral Recovery and Reburial Project for which she was awarded the Karlstom Award for Civic Engagement, and Great Lakes digital faunal databases for a National Science Foundation project. She also is a recognized expert in dogs and canine burials from the Great Lakes. Smith has worked with the Academic Affairs Advisory Committee and Honors Council; Executive, Academic Standards, Curriculum and LEO Review Committees. She is president of the Huron Valley Chapter of the Michigan Archaeological Society, Conference on Michigan Archaeology and is an expert and consultant to multiple groups, including the Genesee County Land Bank, Saginaw Chippewa Tribe, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe, and Parks Canada.
Lawrence R. Stump, clinical assistant professor of public health and health sciences, College of Health Sciences, UM-Flint, July 31, 2023. Stump received his B.S.N. in 1968 from the University of Wisconsin, his M.Ed. in 1980 from North Carolina State University, and is on track to complete his post-professional doctorate of nurse anesthesia practice from UM-Flint in 2023. Stump has been a certified registered nurse anesthetist since 1971, when he completed his certificate in nurse anesthesiology at the Duke University Medical Center. Stump began his career at UM-Flint in 1991 as an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Public Health and Health Sciences. At UM-Flint, Stump had instructional responsibility in the Nurse Anesthesia Program. Stump served on several unitwide committees as well as on the boards of the Michigan Board of Nursing, Michigan Association of Nurse Anesthetists, and American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. Stump’s research focused on CRNA professional issues, educational practices, and myriad clinical topics. Stump practiced as a clinical CRNA for more than 47 years, including his work at Michigan Medicine for over 20 years.
Dale J. Trela, professor of English, College of Arts and Sciences, UM-Flint, May 31, 2023. Trela earned his B.A. in history in 1981 from the University of Illinois-Chicago. In 1984, he completed his Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Edinburgh. He joined the faculty at Roosevelt University in 1989. In 1999, Trela was named professor of English and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at UM-Flint. He was dean for 14 years, before returning to the faculty in 2014. Trela is an expert in British literature and is the author or editor of dozens of scholarly works, including five books. Trela served on several advisory committees, including the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee, the College of Arts and Sciences Executive Committee, and the Honors Council. Trela also chaired the Provost’s Task Force on General Education Reform. He chaired UM-Flint’s previous Faculty Council as well as the new Faculty Senate. In addition, he served for two years as interim chair of the Department of Foreign Languages. Trela was a member on the community boards of the Flint Cultural Center Corporation, the Flint Institute of Music and the Flint Institute of Art.
Armin W. Troesch, ABS Professor of Marine and Offshore Design Performance, and professor of naval architecture and marine engineering, College of Engineering, Dec. 31, 2022. Troesch received a B.S.E. in NAME from U-M in 1969 and became a design and project engineer at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics. He then returned to U-M and received his M.S.E and Ph.D. in NAME in 1972 and 1975, respectively. From 1976-79, Troesch was an assistant research scientist and lecturer in NAME. He became an assistant professor in 1980, associate professor in 1984, and professor in 1995. From 1980-87, he was director of the Ship Hydrodynamics Laboratory. Troesch chaired the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from 2003-11. From 1987-88, he was a research associate at the David Taylor Naval Ship Research and Development Center. Troesch is a fellow of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. He was awarded the prestigious SNAME David W. Taylor Medal for “Notable Achievement in Naval Architecture and/or Marine Engineering” and received best paper awards from both SNAME and the American Society of Naval Engineers. He received the CoE Teaching Excellence Award in 2002. His research has appeared in more than 160 publications.
David M. Williams, Kyung J. Cho Collegiate Professor of Radiology, professor of radiology, and of internal medicine-cardiology, Medical School, June 30, 2023. Williams received his B.A. in philosophy from Maryglade College in 1967, and his M.A. in physics from Wayne State University in 1971. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1972-75 as a lieutenant and radiation safety officer at the Naval Regional Medical Center in San Diego. He then attended medical school at U-M and graduated in 1979. He joined the U-M radiology department as an instructor in 1983 and rose through the ranks to become a professor of internal medicine-cardiology in 2006. Williams pioneered the use of intravascular ultrasound and pressure-measurements in the diagnostic evaluation and mechanical treatment of aortic branch artery obstruction. He also was one of the earliest pioneers in the transvascular treatment of extensive venous occlusion either because of blood clot, complications of medical devices, or congenital anomalies. He has more than 200 peer-reviewed publications and has participated in more than 75 clinical and industry-sponsored trials. His honors include the Dotter Memorial Lecturer in 2003, the Society of Interventional Radiology’s Gold Medal Award in 2020, and the University of Virginia’s Tegtmeyer Lecturer in 2022.
— Compiled by Katie Kelton, The University Record
