The Board of Regents approved the following items at its Oct. 19 meeting:
Schembechler Hall locker room to be renovated
Glenn E. Schembechler Hall will be renovated to create an expanded locker room and make improvements to the locker, shower and team areas. In addition, gender-inclusive locker facilities for student-athletes and staff will be built. The project involving approximately 14,000 gross square feet is estimated to cost $14 million, with funding provided by athletic department gifts. The architectural firm Integrated Architecture will handle the design work. While there will be a temporary loss of some adjacent parking spaces during construction, the project will have no permanent impact on parking. Construction is scheduled to be completed in summer 2024. Schembechler Hall, which was built in 1990 and renovated in 2009, is where the U-M football team is housed and trains throughout the year.
— Ann Zaniewski, Public Affairs
Renovations headed to Davidson Player Development Center locker rooms
A locker room will be renovated in the William Davidson Player Development Center, which houses practice and game-day facilities for the men’s and women’s basketball teams. The project will involve renovating approximately 11,500 gross square feet to create an expanded locker room and make improvements to the locker, shower, team and support areas. In addition, gender-inclusive locker facilities for student-athletes and staff will be built. The project includes necessary architectural, electrical and mechanical work. The estimated cost is $10 million, with funding provided by athletic department gifts. The architectural firm Integrated Architecture will handle the design work. While there will be a temporary loss of some adjacent parking spaces during construction, the project will have no permanent impact on parking. Construction is expected to be completed in fall 2024. The Davidson Player Development Center was built in 2011.
— Ann Zaniewski, Public Affairs
Improvements coming to Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering building
The Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering building, which was constructed in 1962 and is in need of upgrades, will undergo $4.1 million in infrastructure and interior improvements. Approximately 8,400 gross square feet of classrooms, offices, restrooms and the Marine Lab will be renovated, and two interior entries will be refreshed. The project includes necessary architectural, electrical and mechanical work. Funding will be provided by College of Engineering resources. The architectural firm Integrated Design Solutions will handle the design work. Construction is scheduled to be completed in winter 2025. The project will have no impact on parking.
— Ann Zaniewski, Public Affairs
Ann Arbor campus
Faculty appointments with tenure
Nicole Marroquin, professor of art and design, Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, effective Aug. 28, 2023.
Dylan A.T. Miner, professor of art and design, Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, effective Oct. 1, 2023.
Jorge Raus, professor of pharmacology, Medical School, effective Nov. 1, 2023.
Chenhui Shao, associate professor of mechanical engineering, College of Engineering, effective Jan. 1, 2024.
Rebecca Strzelec, professor of art and design, Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, effective Oct. 1, 2023.
Named professorships
Joseph Trent Alexander, Jerome M. Clubb Collegiate Research Professor, Office of the Vice President for Research, effective Oct. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Todd R. Allen, Chihiro Kikuchi Collegiate Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, College of Engineering, effective Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2028.
Gregory M. Bodwin, Morris Wellman Faculty Development Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, effective Oct. 1, 2023, through Sept. 30, 2025.
Michael P. Dorsch, Lynda S. Welage Collegiate Professor of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, effective Oct. 1, 2023, through Sept. 30, 2028.
Katherine A. Gallagher, Leland Ira Doan Research Professor of Vascular Surgery, Medical School, effective Oct. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Brian C. George, Hugh Cabot Professor of Surgery, Medical School, effective Oct. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Daniel H. Halberstam, Eric Stein Collegiate Professor of Law, Law School, effective Nov. 1, 2023, through Oct. 31, 2028.
Peter K. Henke, James C. Stanley Professor of Vascular Surgery, Medical School, effective Oct. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Alfred O. Hero III, R. Jamison and Betty Williams Professor of Engineering, College of Engineering, effective Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2028.
*Daniel J. Inman, Harm Buning Collegiate Professor of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, effective March 1, 2024, through Feb. 28, 2029.
*Hosagrahar V. Jagadish, Bernard A. Galler Collegiate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering, effective Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2028.
*Mark J. Kushner, George I. Haddad Collegiate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering, effective Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2028.
*Jessica D. Litman, John F. Nickoll Professor of Law, Law School, effective Nov. 1, 2023, through Oct. 31, 2028.
Wei Lu, James R. Mellor Professor of Engineering, College of Engineering, effective Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2028.
Necmiye Ozay, Chen-Luan Family Faculty Development Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, effective Oct. 1, 2023, through Sept. 30, 2025.
Himanshu J. Patel, Richard L. Prager, M.D. Research Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Medical School, effective Oct. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
*Adam C. Pritchard, Frances and George Skestos Professor of Law, Law School, effective Nov. 1, 2023, through Oct. 31, 2028.
*Kamal Sarabandi, Rufus S. Teesdale Professor of Engineering, College of Engineering, effective Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2028.
*Volker Sick, DTE Energy Professor of Advanced Energy Research, College of Engineering, effective Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2028.
Laurie K. Svoboda, John G. Searle Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, effective Oct. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2026.
Seth A. Waits, Moses Gunn, M.D. Research Professor, Medical School, effective Oct. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Jason B. Weinberg, James L. Wilson, M.D. Research Professor of Pediatrics, Medical School, effective Oct. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Edward M. Wojtys, William S. Smith Collegiate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2026.
Matthias T.F. Wolf, Robert C. Kelsch Collegiate Professor of Pediatric Nephrology, Medical School, effective Oct. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Administrative appointments
Mark Fitzgerald, senior associate dean, School of Dentistry, effective Oct. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2024.
Kyle D. Logue, interim dean, Law School, effective Jan. 1, 2024, to serve until appointment of a permanent dean.
Dylan A.T. Miner, associate dean for research and creative practice, Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, effective Oct. 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026.
Priti R. Shah, chair, Department of Psychology, LSA, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028.
Rebecca Strzelec, associate dean for academic programs, Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, effective Oct. 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026.
Other transactions
Trachette L. Jackson, change in title to associate vice president for research-diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, Office of the Vice President for Research, effective Oct. 1, 2023.
Annalisa Manera, extension of personal leave of absence, effective July 1, 2023, through May 31, 2024.
Alfred O. Hero III, correction of a type of leave of absence to intergovernmental personnel assignment, effective Sept. 26, 2023, through Sept. 25, 2024.
Wenhao Sun, change in title to Dow Early Career Professor of Engineering, College of Engineering, effective Oct. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2025.
Dearborn campus
Charu Chandra, William E. Stirton Professor, College of Business, effective Sept. 1, 2023, through Aug. 31, 2028.
Flint campus
Elizabeth Cunningham, chair, Department of Education, College of Arts and Sciences, effective Nov. 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026.
**Gerald L. Glasco, interim vice chancellor for business and finance, Office of the Chancellor, UM-Flint, effective Nov. 1, 2023.
*Reappointments
**Interim approval granted
Retirements
Shobha V. Malviya, professor of anesthesiology, Medical School, July 31, 2023. Malviya received her medical training in 1981 from Topiwala National Medical College in India and completed an internship in pediatrics at Columbia University. She went on to complete her residency in pediatrics at Case Western University. She was a resident in anesthesiology at the University of Michigan and a fellow in pediatric anesthesiology at the University of Toronto. Malviya joined the U-M faculty as an instructor in 1988, and was promoted to assistant professor in 1991, associate professor in 2000 and professor in 2007. Malviya was director of the pediatric pain service for six years and the director of pediatric anesthesia research for more than 20 years. With her team she was the first to identify a glaring disparity in how pain was managed in children who were cognitively impaired. Malviya was president of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia from 2014-16. She participated in the organizing committee of the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society and was on the steering committee of the Women’s Empowerment and Leadership Initiative. Malviya received the Robert M. Smith Award, the highest honor awarded to a pediatric anesthesiologist in the United States.
Bruce A. Mueller, professor of pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Oct. 31, 2023. Mueller received his B.S. in pharmacy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1984 and his Pharm.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1988, simultaneously completing his residency training at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He was at the Purdue University School of Pharmacy as an assistant professor of clinical pharmacy, then associate professor of clinical pharmacy and professor of pharmacy practice. In 2000, Mueller joined U-M as a professor and chair of the Department of Clinical, Social, and Administrative Sciences in the College of Pharmacy, and as the assistant director of the Department of Pharmacy Services in the U-M Health System. He was the associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Pharmacy from 2011-20 and became the senior associate dean in 2020. Mueller’s research focused on pharmacotherapy in patients receiving dialysis therapies. He led dozens of research trials and published more than 150 peer-reviewed scientific papers. He received the 2015 U-M Institute for Clinical & Health Research’s Distinguished Clinical and Translational Research Mentor Award. Mueller was awarded the 2020 U-M Center for Interprofessional Education’s Distinguished Leadership Award.
Morand R. Piert, professor of radiology, Medical School, Oct. 31, 2023. Piert received his M.D. in 1984 and his doctorate in 1985 from the University of Cologne. After mandatory military service in Germany, he received board certification in general surgery at the University of Tübingen in 1996. He was a postdoctoral fellow at U-M from 1992-93. He entered a nuclear medicine residency program at the Technical University of Munich from 1999-2003 and received board certification in nuclear medicine and radiation safety in 2003. Piert joined U-M as an associate professor in 2004 and was promoted to professor in 2014. Piert’s research focused on the use of nuclear medicine techniques for the quantification of metabolic processes in bone and cancers. He was the first to establish and validate non-invasive quantitative PET for measurements of the osseous blood flow and metabolism using the radiotracer 18F-NaF and to validate 18F-misonidazole PET to assess the oxygenation status of the liver. He later focused on clinical molecular imaging of cancers. He authored more than 100 scholarly publications and several textbook chapters. Piert received the German Society of Nuclear Medicine’s Best Scientific Publication Award and the European Association of Nuclear Medicine’s Springer Prize for the best basic science paper.
James A. Slavin, professor of climate and space sciences and engineering, College of Engineering, Sept. 30, 2023. Slavin received his B.S. in physics in 1976 from Case Western Reserve University. He received his M.S. in geophysics and space physics in 1978 and a Ph.D. in space physics in 1982 from the University of California, Los Angeles. Slavin accepted a resident research associateship at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 1982. He was appointed the discipline scientist for magnetospheric physics in NASA’s space physics division in 1986. He accepted a civil service position in the Laboratory for Extraterrestrial Physics at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in 1987, and was appointed head of the electrodynamics branch from 1990-2004 and director for the Heliophysics Science Division from 2005-11. In 2011, Slavin was appointed a professor and chair of U-M’s Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences. Slavin’s MESSENGER Mercury orbiter and magnetospheric multiscale research groups published around 200 refereed journal articles. Slavin received two NASA medals for exceptional achievement in space science and engineering and 10 NASA Group Achievement Awards for space flight missions. He was named an American Geophysical Union fellow, the AOGS 14th annual Distinguished Lecturer in Planetary Sciences, and to the UCAR High Altitude Observatory heliophysics summer faculty.
— Compiled by Katie Kelton, The University Record
