April 25, 1994
The Regents approved the following renovation projects at their April meeting: The Baits Housing complex was constructed in the late 1960s and its original domestic hot water system no longer meets code. The estimated cost for corrections required to comply with code is $400,000. Work will begin in 1995 and be phased over three years.…
April 25, 1994
The Flexible Benefits Advisory Committee was appointed by Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Farris W. Womack and Provost and Executive Vice President Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. in May 1993. The Committee was charged to investigate the feasibility of a flexible benefits program for the University. Towers Perrin, a national benefits consulting firm, was…
April 25, 1994
Walton granted emeritus title Joseph A. Walton Jr., assistant professor of internal medicine, was given the emeritus title by the Regents at their April meeting. Walton, who joined the U-M in 1966, “played a key role in the development of the cardiac catheterization program at the U-M Hospitals,” the Regents noted. “He directed the catheterization…
April 25, 1994
2 receive Rockefeller Fellowships Two U-M undergraduates have received Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowships, awarded to minority students who plan to enter the teaching profession. Juniors Candace R. Boone and Felicia L. Tripp are among 25 students nationwide to win the Fellowships. Each will receive stipends of up to $2,500 for teaching-related research this summer. Upon…
April 25, 1994
The Flexible Benefits Advisory Committee has submitted its final recommendation to the Executive Officers for their consideration. The Committee recommends that, with some modifications, its original plan for flexible benefits be “the foundation for a University plan to be designed and evaluated for implementation in January 1996.” Among other recommendations, the Committee says that the…
April 25, 1994
Consolidation of the School of Public Health faculty into five core departments—Biostatistics; Environmental and Industrial Health; Epidemiology; Health Behavior and Health Education; and Health Management and Policy—was approved by the Regents at their April meeting.. “The Review Committee of the School of Public Health has completed its study of the mission and functions of the…
April 25, 1994
Detroit Mayor Dennis W. Archer will deliver the commencement address at the University Graduate Exercises at 9:30 a.m. April 30 in Hill Auditorium. Opening remarks will be made by President James. J. Duderstadt. Honorary degree recipients, in addition to Archer, will be: David Broder, Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist for the Washington Post; Father William T. Cunningham,…
April 25, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank Central Campus is either being torn up or improved, depending on your point of view, acknowledged Dean Edie N. Goldenberg at LS&A’s April 11 faculty meeting. Updating faculty on the progress of a number of projects near the Diag, Ctirad Uher, associate dean for research and facilities, asked his colleagues to…
April 25, 1994
By Jane R. Elgass Background: On the evening of April 5, someone used a modem to connect an off-site computer to one at a campus computing site. The individual then used a stolen computer account and password and the Internet network to send a racist electronic message to the international electronic conferencing/bulletin board called Usenet…
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…
