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May 9, 1994
Anthropology Prof. Henry T. Wright has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Wright is one of 60 new members and 15 foreign associates elected to the Academy. The Academy is a private organization of approximately 2,000 scientists and engineers dedicated to the furthering of science and its use for the general welfare. Election…
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May 9, 1994
By Rebecca A. Doyle Robert G. Forman, who has served as director of the Alumni Association for the past 28 years, will be honored at a Universitywide reception 4–6 p.m. May 18 in the Founders Room, Alumni Center. He will retire June 30. “Over time, some people come to personify the institutions they represent. Bob…
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May 9, 1994
This fall, students living in the Bursley and Baits residence units will be able to connect their personal computers to the campus network and campus computing sites using Ethernet, allowing them to take full advantage of the expanding array of distributed computing services currently under development at the University. The students will be able to…
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May 9, 1994
Margaret Grace Dow Towsley, Ann Arbor civic leader and philanthropist, died of a stroke May 2 at St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital. She was 88. A generous supporter of the Univer-sity, Towsley was vice president and trustee of the Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation, a philanthropic organization founded in 1959. She was the first…
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May 9, 1994
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Ronni L. Sanlo of Jacksonville, Fla., has been named the new coordinator of the University’s Lesbian-Gay Male-Bisexual Programs Office, effective June 1. Since 1987, Sanlo has served as human services program manager in the AIDS Surveillance Program Office, Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services. “I am very…
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May 9, 1994
The Michigan Society of Fellows has selected four individuals to serve three-year appointments as postdoctoral scholars and assistant professors. Fellows are young scholars chosen for their independent scholarship and interdisciplinary intellectual interests. During their stay here they teach selected courses in their affiliated departments and continue their research. The new fellows, their affiliated departments and…
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May 9, 1994
Registrations are now being accepted for this year’s Workplace of the ’90s conference, which focuses on the theme of “Envision the Future: Understand Empowerment, Embrace Diversity, Build Excellence.” The conference will be held May 24 and repeated May 25 at the Michigan League. The conference is open to U-M support and administrative staff as well…
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April 25, 1994
Two senior members of the Office of the Vice President for University Relations have been promoted. Lisa B. Baker, director of public affairs, is now associate vice president for university relations, and Frank C. Williams Jr., director of strategic planning, is now associate vice president for university relations. The title changes, effective April 15, were…
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April 25, 1994
Robert Fulton Haugh Robert Fulton Haugh, professor emeritus of English, died at his home here March 24. He was 84. Haugh joined the U-M in 1940 as a teaching fellow and was a member of the Department of English from 1947 until he retired in 1979. Following retirement he returned to active duty a number…
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April 25, 1994
By John Woodford News and Information Services Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama who is both the spiritual and secular leader of Tibet, says that the goal of humanity as it faces the 21st century is “to build a happier world.” In the 20th century, the Dalai Lama told an audience of 9,000 attending the…
