Other items approved by the Board of Regents at its June 15 meeting:
Regents approve Master of Social Work degree program at UM-Flint
The College of Health Sciences at UM-Flint will offer a professional Master of Social Work degree program effective July 1. The Flint campus will offer a 60-credit-hour program for regular-standing students and a 36-credit-hour program for advanced-standing students who have a bachelor’s degree in social work. The program will offer a flexible, online full-time and part-time curriculum, and will primarily serve working professionals. The program will address the growing demand in the educational marketplace for professional MSW programs focused on clinical practice in behavioral health and social work in health care settings. The degree program was reviewed and supported by members of the UM-Flint community.
— Hanna Quinlan, Public Affairs
Ann Arbor campus
Faculty appointments with tenure
Ang Chen, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, College of Engineering, effective Aug. 28, 2023.
Erin Elizabeth Flynn, associate professor of education, Marsal Family School of Education, effective Aug. 28, 2023.
Irina Gaynanova, associate professor of biostatistics, School of Public Health, effective Aug. 28, 2023.
Libby M. Hemphill, associate professor of information, School of Information, effective Sept. 1, 2023.
Christopher L. Hill, associate professor of comparative literature, LSA, effective Aug. 28, 2023.
Silvia Elena Santa Maria Newell, professor of environment and sustainability, School for Environment and Sustainability, effective Aug. 28, 2023.
Cara Wallis, associate professor of communication and media, LSA, effective Aug. 28, 2023.
Toni M. Whited, professor of economics, LSA, effective Aug. 28, 2023.
Named professorships
*David A. Antonetti, Roger W. Kittendorf Research Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Brian D. Athey, Michael Savageau Collegiate Professor, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2025.
*Liliana Borcea, Peter Field Collegiate Professor of Mathematics, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*David J. Bradley, Macdonald Dick, II, M.D. Research Professor of Pediatrics, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Maria G. Castro, R.C. Schneider Collegiate Professor, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Anne Curzan, Geneva Smitherman Collegiate Professor of English Language and Literature, Linguistics, and Education, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Angela D. Dillard, Richard A. Meisler Collegiate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies and in the Residential College, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Andrzej A. Dlugosz, Poth Professor of Cutaneous Oncology, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Gregory R. Dressler, Collegiate Professor of Pathology Research, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*James T. Elder, Kirk D. Wuepper Professor of Molecular Genetic Dermatology, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2024.
*Dee E. Fenner, Bates Professor of Diseases of Women and Children, Medical School, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028.
*Gary J. Fisher, Harry Helfman Professor of Molecular Dermatology, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Gary L. Freed, Percy J. Murphy, M.D. and Mary C. Murphy, R.N. Professor of Pediatrics for Child Health Delivery, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Samir Gadepalli, Daniel H. Teitelbaum, M.D. Collegiate Professor, Medical School, effective July 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2027.
*Hugh J.L. Garton, Richard C. Schneider Professor of Neurosurgery, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Karla A. Goldman, Sol Drachler Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Theodore G. Goodson III, Richard Barry Bernstein Collegiate Professor of Chemistry, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Daniel F. Hayes, Stuart B. Padnos Professor of Breast Cancer Research, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Kanishka T. Jayasundera, Paul R. Lichter Professor of Ophthalmic Genetics, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Ellen D. Katz, Ralph W. Aigler Professor of Law, Law School, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028.
*Vikramaditya S. Khanna, William W. Cook Professor of Law, Law School, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028.
*Valerie A. Kivelson, Thomas N. Tentler Collegiate Professor of History, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Amanda E. Kowalski, Gail Wilensky Professor of Applied Economics and Public Policy, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Andrew P. Lieberman, Gerald D. Abrams Collegiate Professor, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Pedro Lowenstein, Richard Schneider Collegiate Professor, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Nicholas W. Lukacs, Godfrey Dorr Stobbe Professor of Research, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Carey N. Lumeng, Frederick G.L. Huetwell Professor for the Cure and Prevention of Birth Defects, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Julie C. Lumeng, Thomas P. Borders Family Research Professor of Child Behavior and Development, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Anna K. Mapp, Edwin Vedejs Collegiate Professor of Chemistry, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Adam J. Matzger, Charles G. Overberger Collegiate Professor of Chemistry, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Nina A. Mendelson, Joseph L. Sax Collegiate Professor of Law, Law School, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028.
*James D. Morrow, A.F.K. Organski Collegiate Professor of World Politics, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Lisa A. Nakamura, Gwendolyn Calvert Baker Collegiate Professor of American Culture and Screen Arts, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Norah N. Naughton, Georgine M. Steude Professor of Anesthesiology Education, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*William J. Novak, Charles F. and Edith J. Clyne Professor of Law, Law School, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028.
*David P. Olson, David Murray Cowie, M.D. Research Professor of Pediatrics, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028
*Kathy Sue O’Shea, Crosby-Kahn Collegiate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Ivette Perfecto, Bunyan Bryant Collegiate Professor of Environmental Justice, School for Environment and Sustainability, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Mark E.P. Prince, Charles J. Krause, M.D. Collegiate Professor of Otolaryngology, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Malini Raghavan, Nancy Walls Research Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, effective July 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2027.
*Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy, Robert W. Parry Collegiate Professor of Chemistry and Biophysics, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Rajesh Rao, Leonard G. Miller Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Janet E. Richards, George G. Cameron Professor, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*John K. Riles, H. Richard Crane Collegiate Professor of Physics, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Oren Sagher, William F. Chandler Collegiate Professor of Neurosurgery, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Vahakn B. Shahinian, Dr. Robert H. and Eva M. Moyad Research Professor of Urology, Medical School, effective July 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2027.
Lynne Shankel, Carole Caplan Lonner Professor of Musical Theatre Composition, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2027.
*Scott D. Spector, Rudolf Mrázek Collegiate Professor of History and German Studies, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Jawad Sukhanyar, Howard R. Marsh Visiting Professor of Journalism, LSA, effective Aug. 28, 2023, through May 3, 2024.
*Jeffrey Veidlinger, Joseph Brodsky Collegiate Professor of History and Judaic Studies, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Brenda L. Volling, Lois Wladis Hoffman Collegiate Professor of Psychology, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Julian Wan, Reed Nesbit Professor of Urology, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Kon-Well Wang, Stephen P. Timoshenko Collegiate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Tajudeen M. Yacoubou, Journal of Language Learning Visiting Research Assistant Professor of Linguistics, LSA, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024.
*Jianzhi Zhang, Marshall W. Nirenberg Collegiate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Bing Zhou, Donald A. Glaser Collegiate Professor of Physics, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Administrative appointments
Sara B. Blair, vice provost for academic and faculty affairs, arts, and humanities, Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, effective July 1, 2023.
Bénédicte M. Boisseron, chair, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, LSA, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2023.
*Steven P. Broglio, associate dean for graduate affairs, School of Kinesiology, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2025.
Shawna J. Lee, associate dean for faculty affairs, School of Social Work, effective Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2026.
Mingyan Liu, associate dean for academic affairs, College of Engineering, effective June 1, 2023, through May 31, 2028.
Jacques E. Nör, dean, School of Dentistry, effective Aug. 1, 2023, through July 31, 2028.
*Manjunath P. Pai, chair, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, effective July 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2026.
Catherine Sanok, associate dean for academic programs and initiatives, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026.
Matthew J. Smith, associate dean for research, School of Social Work, effective Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2026.
**Dennis M. Sylvester, interim chair, Division of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering, effective June 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024.
*Dana J. Tschannen, associate dean for undergraduate studies, School of Nursing, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2026.
Celeste M. Watkins-Hayes, dean, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028.
Dearborn campus
Krisanu Bandyopadhyay, chair, Department of Natural Sciences, College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026.
Dagmar Budikova, dean, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028, and professor of geography, College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters, effective July 1, 2023.
Natalia V. Czap, chair, Department of Social Sciences, College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026.
Daniel R. Davis, chair, Department of Language, Culture and the Arts, College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026.
Camron M. Amin, change in title from professor of history, Department of Social Sciences, to professor of Middle East and Iranian Diaspora studies, College-Wide Programs, College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters, effective Aug. 28, 2023.
Flint campus
Yael Sela, chair, Department of Behavioral Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026.
Transfer of appointments and tenure from the School of Education & Human Services to the College of Arts and Sciences, effective July 1, 2023:
Aviva B. Dorfman, to associate professor of education
Elizabeth Cunningham, to associate professor of education
Sonja Feist-Price, to professor of education
Suzanne M. Knezek, to associate professor of education
Suzanne Knight, to associate professor of education
Beth Kubitskey, to professor of education
Toko Oshio, to associate professor of education
Melissa Sreckovic, to associate professor of education
Sapna Thwaite, to associate professor of education
Transfer of appointment and tenure from the School of Education & Human Services to the College of Health Sciences, effective July 1, 2023:
Julie Ma, to associate professor of social work
*Reappointments
**Interim approval granted
Retirements
Richard P. Bagozzi, Dwight F. Benton Professor of Marketing and professor of marketing, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, May 31, 2023. Bagozzi received his Ph.D. from Northwestern University in 1976. He received his B.S.E.E. in electrical engineering from Kettering University in 1970, his M.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado in 1969, his M.B.A. in general business from Wayne State University in 1972, and his M.A. in theology from the University of St. Thomas in 2005. Bagozzi joined U-M in 1986 where he has served for 33 years. Bagozzi was awarded the Medal of Science from the University of Bologna, Italy, and was a Senior Fulbright Hays Research Scholar in Germany. Bagozzi was recognized by Thomson Reuters for ranking among the top 1% most cited researchers in economics and business between 2002-12. Bagozzi is a fellow of the American Marketing Association, the Association for Consumer Research, the Association for Psychological Science, the Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology, and the Michigan Society of Fellows. He studies human action, focusing on individual, interpersonal and group behavior. Social psychology, emotion research and other sources from the social and behavioral sciences undergird these studies.
Wayne E. Baker, Robert P. Thome Professor of Business Administration and professor of organizational behavior and human resource management, Stephen M. Ross School of Business; and faculty associate in the Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, May 31, 2023. Baker received his B.S. in 1974 and M.A. in 1976 from Northern Illinois University, his Ph.D. in 1981 from Northwestern University. He joined the University of Chicago as an assistant professor in 1987. He joined U-M as an associate professor in 1995, and was promoted to professor in 1999. He was appointed a faculty associate at ISR in 1998, professor of sociology in 2001 and professor of organizational studies in 2002 in LSA. He was awarded the Jack D. Sparks Whirlpool Corporation Research Professorship in 2008. Baker was a pioneer of the new economic sociology, noted for his work on the sociology of markets and economic crime. He published more than 50 academic articles and several books. He chaired the committee to establish the Economic Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association and served two terms as faculty director of the Center for Positive Organizations. He co-developed the Reciprocity Ring and Givitas app and co-founded Give and Take Inc.
Linda Balogh, clinical assistant professor of internal medicine and of pediatrics, Medical School, June 30, 2023. Balogh received her B.S. from U-M in 1983 and her M.D. from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1995. She completed her postgraduate training in internal medicine and pediatrics at U-M in 1999. She joined U-M as a clinical instructor in 1999 and was promoted to clinical assistant professor in 2002. Balogh has provided care to a large and complex panel of general internal medicine and pediatric patients. She has been engaged in clinical and educational programs and was recognized for her positive impact on the clinical programs. She regularly teaches and staffs internal medicine and pediatrics residents in their continuity clinics at the Canton Health Center, where she also has served as the clinic pod lead for the Canton Health Center Medicine/Pediatrics practice since 2005. She teaches and staffs residents during their ambulatory care rotations at the Canton clinic. Additionally, she teaches MS 1 and 2 students during their internal medicine clerkship at the Canton Health Center. Balogh received the John G. Frohna Award for Outstanding Teaching in Medicine and Pediatrics from the Department of Internal Medicine in 2010 and 2020.
Alec D. Gallimore, Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Richard F. and Eleanor A. Towner Professor of Engineering, and professor of aerospace engineering, College of Engineering, June 30, 2023. Gallimore earned his Ph.D. in 1992 from Princeton University. He joined U-M as an assistant professor in 1992, was promoted to associate professor in 1998 and professor in 2004. After assignments as the Rackham Graduate School’s associate dean for academic programs and initiatives from 2005-11, and CoE’s associate dean for research and graduate education from 2011-13 and associate dean for academic affairs from 2014-16, he served as the Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering from 2016-23. He was named provost and chief academic officer of Duke University in 2023. Gallimore founded and co-directed the Plasmadynamics and Electric Propulsion Laboratory and co-founded ElectroDynamic Applications Inc. He authored or co-authored more than 360 archival journal articles and conference papers, and co-owns four patents. He co-founded MCubed, a universitywide seed-funding, multidisciplinary research program. Gallimore was awarded the U.S. Air Force Decoration for Meritorious Civilian Service in 2005, is a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2019.
Larry D. Gruppen, professor of learning health sciences, Medical School, June 30, 2023. Gruppen received his M.A. in 1980 and Ph.D. in psychology in 1987, respectively, from the University of Michigan. Gruppen was appointed research investigator in the Department of Postgraduate Medicine and Health Professions Education, was promoted to assistant research scientist in 1988 and to associate research scientist 1995. In 2000, Gruppen was promoted to senior research scientist and professor. He was assistant director of the Office of Educational Resources and Research from 1993-97, director of the Medical Education Scholars Program from 1997-2007, and director of the Office of Educational Resources and Research from 1998-2003. In 2003, Gruppen was named chair of the Department of Medical Education and honored with the Josiah Macy, Jr. Professorship in Medical Education. He founded the Master of Health Professions Education program in 2012. He was honored in 2014 with U-M’s Medical School League of Research Excellence, and in 2015 he was awarded the League of Educational Excellence. In 2015, Gruppen was awarded the Merrel Flair Award in Medical Education by the Association of American Medical Colleges and the John P. Hubbard Award from the National Board of Medical Examiners.
Gregory M. Hulbert, professor of mechanical engineering, College of Engineering, June 30, 2023. Hulbert received his B.S. in mechanical engineering in 1978 from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He earned his M.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1979, and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Stanford University in 1989. He joined U-M in 1989 as an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and applied mechanics. He was promoted to associate professor in 1995 and to professor in 2002. He was the associate chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering from 2003-06, and undergraduate program director from 2002-06. Hulbert’s expertise is in computational mechanics, finite element methods, structural dynamics, flexible multibody dynamics, dynamic response of composites, vehicle dynamics and engineering mechanics education. He is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and of the International Association of Computational Mechanics. He received the Tau Beta Pi Faculty Teaching Award for 1991-92, U-M’s Transportation Research Institute Best Publication Award in 2003, and the College of Engineering’s van Eenam Teaching Award in 2009. He has published more than 70 articles in journals, written seven book chapters, and authored or co-authored eight books.
Larry Junck, professor of neurology, Medical School, May 29, 2023. Junck received his B.S. in physics and his A.B. in philosophy from the University of Illinois in 1972. In 1976, he earned his M.D. from U-M. He completed his residency in neurology at Stanford University in 1980, followed by a research fellowship in positron emission tomography at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He joined U-M’s Department of Neurology as an assistant professor in 1983. In 1990, he was promoted to associate professor and to professor in 2000. Junck’s major focus has been advancing the care of patients with brain tumors. He was the director of the Rogel Cancer Center’s Neuro-Oncology Program and of the Neuro-Oncology Clinic. He was a founding member of the U-M Brain Tumor Board and served as its leader from 2001-02. He was recognized with the Status Pedagogicus Award from the U-M neurology residents and the Teaching Recognition Award from the American Academy of Neurology. He was initiated into the Medical School’s League of Clinical Excellence. He produced more than 180 peer-reviewed publications and more than 25 book chapters. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Michigan State Medical Society.
E. Han Kim, Everett E. Berg Professor of Business Administration and professor of finance, corporate strategy and international business, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, May 31, 2023. Kim received his B.S. in 1969 from the University of Rochester, his M.B.A. in 1971 from Cornell University, and his Ph.D. in 1975 from State University of New York at Buffalo. He joined U-M as an associate professor in 1980 and was promoted to professor in 1982. Kim received his first endowed professorship appointment to the Fred M. Taylor Professorship in 1984. Kim published more than 60 scholarly works and became one of the most highly cited contributors to the field of financial economics. He established the Mitsui Life Financial Research Center and the NTT Program of Asian Finance and Economics. He developed a global M.B.A. program and was the founding director for more than 25 years. Kim received the Journal of Financial Economics’ 2009 Jensen Prize for Corporate Finance and Organizations, the Award of Appreciation by the Korea-America Economic Association in 2019, the Eminent Scholar Award by The Financial News and Korea America Finance Association in 2014, the inaugural Economist Award by the Maekyung Business News in 2006, and U-M’s CORE Award in 2004.
Peter Lenk, professor of technology and operations, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, May 31, 2023. Lenk received his B.A. in 1977 and his M.A. in 1979 in mathematics from Indiana University. He earned his M.A. in statistics in 1981 and his Ph.D. in statistics in 1984 from U-M. He was an assistant professor at New York University from 1984-89 and joined U-M as an assistant professor in 1989. He was promoted to associate professor in 1994, and professor in 2008. He was named the Sanford R. Robertson Associate Professor of Business Administration in 1994 and was a Michael R. and Mary Kay Hallman Fellow from 2011-14. Lenk was elected a fellow of the American Statistical Association in 2011. Lenk studied Bayesian statistics and its application to business. He published articles and book chapters in statistics, information science, marketing, management science, finance, psychometrics and leadership. Lenk developed electives in Bayesian analysis, regression analysis, machine learning, time series analysis, design of experiments and statistical process control. He advised numerous student projects at companies through the Action Learning Program and the Tauber Institute. He taught workshops in Bayesian analysis to marketing research professionals and consulted on numerous projects.
Michael W. Mulholland, professor of surgery, Medical School, June 30, 2023. Mulholland received his B.A. in 1974 and M.D. in 1978 from Northwestern University, and his Ph.D. in 1985 from the University of Minnesota. He was an intern and resident in surgery at the University of Minnesota from 1978-85. He joined U-M as an assistant professor of surgery in 1988, and was promoted to associate professor in 1991 and professor in 1995. He served in several leadership positions before being named the Frederick A. Coller Professor of Surgery and chair of the Department of Surgery from 2002-19. Mulholland was appointed senior associate dean for clinical affairs, and executive director of the U-M Medical Group from 2019-22. Mulholland is a member of the Multidisciplinary Pancreatic Cancer Program of the U-M Cancer Center, and he received the NIH MERIT Award in 2004. His research has produced more than 200 peer-reviewed publications, more than 80 book chapters, and 18 books. Mulholland was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies in 2004. He was awarded the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract’s Layton F. Rikkers Master Clinician Award in 2018, and the American Surgical Association Medallion for Scientific Achievement in 2021.
Vladimir M. Ognenovski, clinical associate professor of internal medicine, Medical School, July 14, 2023. Ognenovski received his M.D. in 1984 from the Univerzitet Kiril i Metodij, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, Yugoslavia. He completed an internal medicine internship at Medicinski Centar, Bitola, Republic of Macedonia, Yugoslavia in 1985. He completed an internal medicine residency at St. John Hospital & Medical Center in Detroit, from 1987-90, and a rheumatology fellowship at U-M from 1994-96. In 1998, he joined U-M as a clinical instructor and was promoted to clinical assistant professor in 2002 and clinical associate professor in 2018. Concurrently, since 2008, he has been a visiting professor at University “Ss Cyril and Methodius,” Skopje, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Since 2022, Ognenovski has been the medical director in U-M’s UMMG Faculty Benefits appointment. Ognenovski has given international extramural invited presentations including the 2016 Congress of Respiratory Medicine of the Republic of Macedonia and the EULAR 2012 conference at Berlin. From 1999-2003 he was the secretary for the Michigan Rheumatism Society. He has been a member of the Controlled Substances Quality Improvement Committee, the Clinical Innovation Committee, and CDS/Select Steering Committee. Ognenovski received U-M’s 2017 Global Community Service Award.
Elisabeth Quint, clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology, Medical School, June 30, 2023. Quint received her medical degree in 1985 from the University of Leiden Medical School in The Netherlands. She completed an obstetrics and gynecology residency at the U-M Hospitals and joined the faculty in 1991 as a clinical lecturer. She was promoted to clinical assistant professor in 1993, clinical associate professor in 1999, and clinical professor in 2005. Quint is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology and received a focused practice designation in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology from the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Quint has served as clinic director for PAG since 1991. Since 2012, she has organized the annual Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser Adolescent Women and Families Day at U-M. Quint has been the director of the PAG Fellowship Program since 2011 and served as assistant dean for clinical faculty for the Medical School from 2004-23. Quint has 113 peer-reviewed publications, 20 book chapters, and numerous invited lectures on contraception in medically complex patients, gynecologic care for youth with special needs, and menstrual management for adolescents with disabilities. Quint served as the president of the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology from 2011-12.
Thomas G. Robins, professor of occupational medicine, School of Public Health, May 31, 2023. Robins received his A.B. in philosophy from Harvard University in 1972, his M.D. from Tufts University in 1979, and his M.P.H. from U-M in 1983. He completed a family practice residency in 1982 and a residency in occupational medicine at the School of Public Health in 1984. He joined U-M as an assistant professor in 1985, was promoted to associate professor in 1992 and professor of occupational medicine in 2001. He was director of U-M’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center from 2001-11. He was director of global public health for the School of Public Health from 2011-13 and director of the U-M WHO Collaborating Center in Occupational Health from 1995-2003. He was the U-M director of the Fogarty International Center Southern African Program in Environmental and Occupational Health from 1996-2007 and director of the Ghana-Michigan Collaborative Health Alliance for Reshaping Training, Education & Research from 2008-15. He has authored 150 peer-reviewed publications and served as the principal investigator on 24 research grants.
Richard B. Rood, professor of climate and space sciences and engineering, College of Engineering, and professor of environment and sustainability, School for Environment and Sustainability, May 31, 2023. Rood received his B.S. in physics from the University of North Carolina in 1976, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in meteorology in 1979 and 1982, respectively, from Florida State University. In 2001, he was the founding director at the NOAA/NASA Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation. In 2005, he became chief of the Computational and Information Sciences and Technology Office, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, in addition to professor of atmospheric, oceanic and space sciences at U-M. Rood’s research includes investigations of the interaction of atmospheric dynamics and chemistry, computational fluid dynamics, climate and chemical data assimilation, and climate change. He advises the undergraduate climate impacts engineering program and the Master of Engineering degree in applied climate. He has engaged in strategic leadership positions for the emerging Unified Forecast System at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He is a member of NASA’s senior executive service. Rood is a fellow of the American Meteorological Society and a winner of the World Meteorological Organization’s Norbert Gerbier Award.
David A. Spahlinger, clinical professor of internal medicine, Medical School, July 9, 2023. Spahlinger received his B.S. from The Ohio State University in 1977 and his M.D. from The Ohio State University School of Medicine in 1980. He completed his residency training in internal medicine at U-M and entered private practice at the Wooster Clinic in Wooster, Ohio. Spahlinger returned to U-M in 1994 as a clinical instructor in the general medicine division of the Department of Internal Medicine. He also was appointed medical director of primary care. Spahlinger was promoted to clinical assistant professor of internal medicine in 1995, clinical associate professor in 1997, and clinical professor in 2014. Spahlinger was appointed assistant dean for clinical affairs of the Medical School in 1996, associate dean in 2002, senior associate dean in 2004, and executive vice dean in 2016. Spahlinger served as the medical director and executive director of the Medical School’s Faculty Group Practice from 1997-2016. In 2016, Spahlinger became president of the U-M Hospitals and Health Centers and the U-M Medical Group. He chaired the Association of American Medical Colleges committee that advised the AAMC board on health care reform from 2008-11.
Alan Sugar, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, Medical School, June 30, 2023. Sugar received his B.A. in 1967 and his M.D. in 1969 from U-M. He completed an internship in internal medicine at U-M in 1970 and a residency in ophthalmology at Washington University in St. Louis in 1974. He completed a fellowship in corneal transplantation at the University of Florida in 1975. He earned an M.S. in clinical research design and statistics from the School of Public Health in 1988. He joined the faculty of the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City in 1975 and rose to associate professor of ophthalmology in 1979. He joined the U-M Medical School in 1979 as an associate professor and was promoted to professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences in 1984. Sugar was associate/vice-chair of the ophthalmology department from 1993-2022. He produced 239 peer-reviewed publications, six books and 57 book chapters. Sugar received the R. Townley Paton Award from the Eye Bank Association of America and the Castroviejo Medal Award from the Cornea Society, where he was president from 2004-06. He served on a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel from 1989-96. Since 2011, he has co-chaired the Institutional Review Board for Human Subjects Research.
Thomas W. Wakefield, James C. Stanley Professor of Vascular Surgery and professor of surgery, Medical School, June 30, 2023. Wakefield received his undergraduate degree from the University of Toledo in 1975 and his M.D. from the Medical College of Ohio in 1978. He then completed his general surgery residency and vascular surgery fellowship at U-M. He joined U-M as an instructor in 1984, and was promoted to assistant professor in 1986, associate professor in 1992 and professor in 1998. Wakefield was appointed the S. Martin Lindenauer Collegiate Professor from 2002-12 and the James C. Stanley Professor of Vascular Surgery in 2012. Wakefield was section head of vascular surgery from 2004-22 and director of the Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center from 2014-22. Wakefield was the lead principal investigator on an NIH T32 training grant in vascular biology for 15 years. He has authored more than 300 peer-reviewed scientific articles and more than 150 book chapters. Wakefield received the America Heart Association’s Coeur D’OR Award for Excellence in 2013, the Founders Award from the American Venous Forum in 2019, American Heart Association Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology’s Special Recognition Award in Thrombosis in 2020, and U-M’s Vascular Surgery Excellence in Education in 2020.
Mark Zalupski, clinical professor of internal medicine, Medical School, June 30, 2023. Zalupski received his M.D. from Wayne State University in 1982. He then completed his internal medicine internship and residency, chief medical residency, and hematology-oncology fellowship all at the Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center. He was appointed to the Wayne State faculty as an assistant professor of internal medicine in 1989 and promoted to associate professor in 1996. Zalupski joined U-M in 1999 as an associate professor of internal medicine and was promoted to professor in 2005. In 2002, he originated and has since served as the medical director of U-M’s Multidisciplinary Pancreatic Cancer Clinic. Zalupski is responsible for oversight of National Clinical Trials Network clinical research conducted at the Rogel Cancer Center. Zalupski has authored and conducted several Phase I and Phase II clinical trials, and led multidisciplinary trials and cooperative group studies. He was director of the Clinical Trials Office and chair of the Protocol Review Committee and Quality Assurance Committee. In 2014, he was elected to the Clinical Excellence Society of the Department of Internal Medicine. He was the recipient of the Medical School’s Outstanding Clinician Award in 2018. He has received four division teaching awards at U-M.
— Compiled By Katie Kelton, The University Record
