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October 13, 2008
University Bus 3031, operated by Ken Bowman, is not filled with many pictures or decorations. Perhaps that is because Bus 3031 is all the decoration Bowman needs. Bowman, who has worked 14 years as a transit coach operator for Parking and Transportation Services, has 29 years experience in bus operations. Photo by Scott Soderberg, U-M…
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October 6, 2008
When Thomas Smith thinks about what he likes most about working as general manager of the new Hill Dining Center, the sense of variety comes to mind. (Photo by Lin Jones, U-M Photo Services) “When I started in dining it was very basic with a few options and everyone stands in one line,” he says.…
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September 29, 2008
Jeanie Mack-Powers says her work as a volunteer docent at the U-M Museum of Art (UMMA) compliments her job as a clinical nurse helping cancer patients. (Photo by Lin Jones, U-M Photo Services) “I do see sick people and some are dying. I go the museum and my cup gets filled up about life,” she…
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September 22, 2008
On a good day, U-M Medical School Diversity & Career Development Office (DCDO) Health Career Programs Manager and youth mentor Princess Currence does not need an iPod or radio on her drive home. “When they believe in themselves like I believe in them, that is what brings me joy — that is what sends me…
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September 15, 2008
Some would say Jodi Korte is generous with her time, as she has made two trips to Louisiana to help Hurricane Katrina victims and plans a third in October that she scheduled before Hurricane Gustav struck earlier this month. (Photo by Lin Jones, U-M Photo Services) But Korte says she has received more than she…
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September 8, 2008
The clean, litter-free stairs, stairwells and elevators in campus parking structures are thanks to parking maintenance workers like Garnet Sharpe. (Photo by Martin Vloet, U-M Photo Services) Sharpe, an Ann Arbor native now living in Milan, has worked for the University since 1977. “We pick up trash and check the stairwells, check elevators, check stairways…
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September 2, 2008
In 48 years at the U-M Golf Course, Charlie Green has known the sports greats and even met a president. “I like to tell people I’ve been blessed to be on a first-name basis with people here that you read about in books,” says Green, golf course manager. (Photo by Scott Galvin, U-M Photo Services)…
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August 11, 2008
In this ever-evolving computer age there are myths to expose and tips to spread about energy-smart computer use. MaryBeth Stuenkel uses her jobs at U-M to do both. (Photo by Scott Soderberg, U-M Photo Services) One myth involves turning off computers at night. Stuenkel, who evenly splits her time as a team lead with the…
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July 28, 2008
Keeping the media happy may seem like a difficult job for some, but not for U-M Health System‘s Kara Gavin. (Photo by Scott Soderberg, U-M Photo Services) “I think the key is I was trained as a reporter, so I know where they’re coming from,” says Gavin, lead public relations representative. Experience in how to…
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July 14, 2008
As a boy, New Orleans-born Chris Smith tagged along with his jazz trombonist father to gigs in the Ann Arbor area. (Photo by Lin Jones, U-M Photo Services) “Some of my earliest memories are of being on stage with my dad. I knew from a very young age that playing jazz was something I was…
