Staff Spotlight
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November 16, 2015
Executive secretary inspired by childhood on farm
Josie Pickens grew up on an Ohio farm that has been in her family for more than 200 years. Now an executive secretary in the School of Nursing, Pickens’ face lights up when she thinks about the farm.
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October 19, 2015
Scenic artist paints it up at Walgreen Drama Center
Enter the Walgreen Drama Center’s scene and paint shop and Beth Sandmaier will greet you in paint-splattered jeans and a messy ponytail, paintbrush in hand. Sandmaier is charge scenic artist at the Walgreen Drama Center.
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September 21, 2015
Greg Maxwell helps UMHS patients heal through music
Greg Maxwell still remembers the first time he saw a U-M Health System patient react to his therapeutic guitar playing. He works for the health system’s Gifts of Art program as a certified music practitioner, singing and playing his guitar in patients’ rooms.
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September 8, 2015
MESA program manager gives back to community
Upon leaving the Navy, Leon Howard III embarked on a journey of personal growth through learning and service. Today, as the program manager for the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs, he helps other students realize their full potential, as he did his.
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July 27, 2015
Multimedia specialist channels creativity as aspiring filmmaker
Brian Lillie epitomizes the term “renaissance man.” An aspiring filmmaker, writer and musician, Lillie’s creativity is never at rest.
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June 22, 2015
Registered dietician is a foodie with an agenda
Lindsay Haas is on a mission to help everyone live a healthy life. And eat more vegetables.
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June 8, 2015
Librarian expands video game, comic book collections
Nestled in the basement of the Duderstadt Center is the Computer and Video Game Archive, managed by librarian David Carter.
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May 26, 2015
Director of debate leads team to record-setting success
As politicians gear up for the 2016 presidential debate cycle, U-M’s Debate Team, led by Director Aaron Kall, is dominating debate on the intercollegiate level.
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April 27, 2015
Media lab consultant finds intersection of social justice, art and science
Carlos Garcia, one of the four artists in Complex Movements, also works as managing consultant at GroundWorks Media Lab in the Duderstadt Library’s Digital Media Commons. Garcia graduated from U-M in 2012 with a degree in performing arts technology and a concentration in engineering.
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April 13, 2015
Director of Greek life receives national recognition
To the right of Mary Beth Seiler’s desk, framed photo collages cover the wall, illustrating her career in Greek life during the past 36 years. As the longest-serving sorority and fraternity adviser in the nation, many stories hang in those frames. And a new addition to her walls is one that Seiler is humbly honored by — an award that Delta Gamma Fraternity recently created in her name.
