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January 11, 1993
By Jane R. Elgass Mary Louise Antieau, coordinator of residence education for South Quadrangle Residence Hall, has been appointed assistant to the vice president for student affairs. In her new post, Antieau will create the Student Judicial Adviser’s Office, which will handle implementation and monitoring of the University’s Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities. The…
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January 11, 1993
Otto G. Graf Otto Gotthold Graf, professor emeritus of Germanic languages and literatures, died Dec. 15 at Glacier Hills Nursing Center. He was 82 years old. Graf came to the U-M as a student in 1927 and devoted his entire professional career to serving the University as a teacher, scholar and administrator. He directed the…
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January 11, 1993
The University’s research expenditures increased by 6.9 percent in 1991–92, reaching a record total of $346,531,594. “The University’s fiscal year 1992 was still another financially sound year in research, one that saw our total research volume climb to levels that set both a record for this institution and a leading pace for the nation’s major…
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January 11, 1993
Outgoing Regents Neal D. Nielsen and Veronica Latta Smith were made Regents Emeritus at the December meeting of the Board and presented with resolutions commending their service to the University over the past eight years. Smith lauded as ‘splendid woman of Michigan’ “The Regents of the University of Michigan extend their warm greetings and deep…
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January 11, 1993
Editor’s Note: A complete calendar of events related to commemoration of Martin Luther King’s birthday appears on pages 8–9. Two concerts and several community sing programs by the Urban Bush Women are among the events scheduled for the University’s commemoration of Martin Luther King’s birthday this week and next. The Urban Bush Women, established in…
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January 11, 1993
Max McGraw Professorship in Corporate Environmental Management established Establishment of the Max McGraw Professorship in Corporate Environmental Management, to be shared by the School of Business Administration and School of Natural Resources and Environment, was approved by the Regents at their December meeting. “This professorship is being established as the result of the pledge of…
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January 11, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank A mailer’s worst nightmare: carefully crafted letters flowing aimlessly in the land of the undeliverable, doomed to never reach the students, parents, graduates or donors to whom they are addressed. Unfortunately approximately one out of three business letters nationally is undeliverable as addressed because of errors in addressing, the addressee has…
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January 11, 1993
From the Payroll Office Changes in federal withholding tax tables effective Jan. 1 have resulted in a slight decrease in federal income tax withheld for most staff. In addition to the amount of each federal allowance (exemption) increases from $2,300 to $2,350. And the wage-base limit for both parts of FICA (Federal Social Security/Medicare) has…
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January 11, 1993
“People just don’t understand that something as simple as an ear infection in childhood can affect a child’s whole life,” says third-year medical student Kevin N. Hibbert. “A child who can’t hear may not learn to speak or will learn slowly. Then he is labeled a `problem child’ in school, may not graduate and may…
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January 11, 1993
By Jane R. Elgass The rapid growth of computer communication at the University has prompted Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. to request a review of the policy and support issues inherent in the “electronic community.” Whitaker has asked the Information Technology Policy Committee (ITPC) to consider issues related to proper use, privacy, confidentiality, freedom of…
