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March 29, 1993
Alice M. Kern Alice M. Kern, professor emeritus of music, died on Feb. 23 in Tucson, Ariz. She was 86. Kern joined the U-M in 1949 as an instructor in piano. She became a full professor in 1965 and retired in 1976. A native of Illinois, Kern studied at Alabama College, Eastman School of Music…
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March 29, 1993
By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services Poverty leaves measurable scars on 5-year-old children’s intelligence and behavior, according to a study presented last week at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. And the longer children have lived in poverty, the deeper those scars are likely to be. The study is the…
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March 22, 1993
Clarence K. Pott Clarence K. Pott, professor emeritus of Germanic languages and literatures, died in Holland on March 13. He was 86. Pott joined the U-M in 1944 as an instructor in German and was awarded the rank of full professor in 1960. From then until 1971, he served as chairman of the Department of…
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March 22, 1993
Six faculty members have been named to Arthur F. Thurnau Professorships, which “recognize and reward faculty for outstanding contributions to undergraduate education.” Those honored are Richard I. Ford, professor of anthropology; Richard G. Lawton, professor of chemistry; Terrence J. McDonald, professor of history; Kim Lane Scheppele, associate professor of political science and public policy; James…
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March 22, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank George J. Brewer, Thomas E. Moore and Louise K. Stein will begin serving three-year terms on the Senate Advisory Committee for University Affairs (SACUA) May 1. The three were elected at the March 15 Senate Assembly meeting. Ronald J. Lomax was elected to a one-year term resulting from the resignation of…
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March 22, 1993
By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services U.S. Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, will be the University’s Alumna-in-Residence, Friday and Saturday (March 26–27). While here, she will meet with students, faculty and staff at the Institute of Public Policy Studies to discuss international trade issues. She also will attend a lunch hosted by the Student Alumni…
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March 22, 1993
By Rebecca A. Doyle Before long, University faculty, staff, students and other affiliates may be able to access buildings, use libraries and computing sites, and even buy lunch using their University identification card. The University has set a goal of developing a single identification card to be used by all faculty, staff and students on…
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March 22, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank Editor’s Note: The following topics were presented or discussed at the March 15 Senate Assembly meeting. Editorial Advisory Board named Senate Advisory Committee for Uni-versity Affairs Chair (SACUA) Ejner J. Jensen announced that the new Editorial Advisory Board for the Faculty Perspectives Page to appear in the Record will be chaired…
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March 22, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank The Review Committee for the Department of Population Planning and International Health (PPIH) met for the first time March 18. John H. Romani, professor of public health administration who is on retirement furlough, chairs the review committee. Also serving: Sheldon H. Danziger, professor of social work and public policy; Albert C.…
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March 22, 1993
By Rebecca A. Doyle To help manage the more than 150 programs they administer for student financial aid, the Office of Academic Affairs and the Office of Financial Aid have purchased the Student Aid Management (SAM) system. They hope to have it in place by February of next year. Initially, says Harvey P. Grotrian, director…
