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March 14, 1994
Students will be recognized for their academic achievement at the University’s annual Honors Convocation at 2 p.m. Sunday (March 20) in Hill Auditorium. The convocation address, titled “Honors at Michigan: More than a 4.0,” will be given by Maureen A. Hartford, vice president for student affairs. Leah N. Niederstadt, winner of a Rhodes Scholarship, and…
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March 7, 1994
Authors Micheal O’Siadhail, Julie Ellison, Rei Terada and Jane Smiley will present their works in the Visiting Writers Series this month. Sponsored by the Department of English and Borders Book Shop, the series features fiction and poetry readings by more than two dozen writers. Most readings are free to the public. Those scheduled for March…
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March 7, 1994
Prof. Annemarie Sullivan Palincsar of the School of Education will hold the Jean and Charles R. Walgreen Jr. Professorship of Reading and Literacy. Her appointment to the endowed chair, effective Feb. 1, was approved by the Regents at their February meeting. Since joining the U-M in 1989, she has received the Raymond B. Cattell Early…
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March 7, 1994
The University is rapidly approaching the end of the fiscal year when 20 percent of energy savings for the year will be returned to the participating colleges under the “20 percent plan.” With that in mind, David B. Anderson, coordinator of energy management, Office of the Plant Director, offers some tips that may help increase…
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March 7, 1994
Donahue honored Thomas M. Donahue, the Edward H. White II Distinguished University Professor of Planetary Science, has received the 1994 Atwood Award from the College of Engineering. Hoff named to professorship Julian T. Hoff, professor of surgery and section head, Department of Neurosurgery, has been named the first Richard C. Schneider Professor of Neurosurgery. The…
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March 7, 1994
Rhetaugh Graves Dumas, dean of the School of Nursing, will be recommended to the Regents at their March meeting as the University’s vice provost for health affairs, effective July 1. In announcing the recommendation, Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. said the primary responsibility of the position will be to work with him to foster cooperation…
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March 7, 1994
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Perry J. Samson wants to bring the world of weather to the desk of every elementary and secondary school student in Michigan. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Samson and his students are developing a full-color interactive software package called Blue-Skies that will provide access to…
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March 7, 1994
Marilee Benore-Parsons, assistant professor of biology at U-M-Dearborn, has received the Susan B. Anthony Award from U-M-Dearborn’s Commission for Women. The annual award is given to a Dearborn faculty, staff member, alumnus or University supporter “who exemplifies the dedication, fortitude and involvement of Susan B. Anthony, a leader of the women’s suffrage movement.” Linda E.…
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March 7, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank Walter P. Metzger, emeritus professor of history at Columbia University, will give the fourth annual Davis, Markert, Nickerson Lecture on Academic and Intellectual Freedom at 4 p.m. March 21 in Rackham Amphitheater. Metzger, author of Academic Freedom in the Age of the University, will discuss “A Walk Along the New Frontiers…
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March 7, 1994
Eight candidates are running for three seats on the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA). The election will be held at the March 21 Senate Assembly meeting. Three candidates will be elected to serve three-year terms beginning May 1, succeeding John Birge, George Cameron and Ronald Lomax. The candidates and their “campaign statements” are:…
