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April 2, 2007
Few people are able to exercise while they work. As the Michigan Healthy Community (MHC) Wellness Coordinator, Colleen Greene not only makes sure other employees reap the benefits of a healthy lifestyle; she gives her own heart rate a boost at the same time. (Photo by Martin Vloet, U-M Photo Services) “I love getting to…
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March 26, 2007
As one of the 11 licensed mechanics at the Elevator Shop, Frank Seaburg is skilled in maintaining and servicing any of the 500-plus elevators on campus. (Photo by Lin Jones, U-M Photo Services) Seaburg, who has worked in the Elevator Shop since 1996, loves the satisfaction he gets from fixing a building’s elevator. “The people…
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March 19, 2007
After 30 years, Sara Constant retired from the job of teaching public school students and began teaching teachers. (Photo by Lin Jones, U-M Photo Services) Initially hired as a University field instructor with the School of Education, Constant’s responsibilities grew and she eventually was named the coordinator of elementary undergraduate teacher education. One of her…
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March 12, 2007
Last year, Myron Hepner found a way to combine his love for the NCAA college basketball tournament and his gratitude towards the U-M Kellogg Eye Center through a unique fundraiser that involves watching 32 straight games of basketball in order to raise money for eye research. (Photo by Karen Hepner) The Michigan Administrative Information Services…
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March 5, 2007
Years before Gregory McKinney became a jazz musician and a nurse aide with the U-M Health System, he got the nickname Super G “because everything I tried I was good at it,” he says. “The only thing is that I couldn’t fly.” (Photo courtesy Gregory McKinney) But even Superman—his childhood idol—would be put to the…
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February 19, 2007
Bargain shoppers can find everything from dental examination chairs to desks at U-M Property Disposition, dubbed by some as the “biggest garage sale in Michigan.” (Photo by Scott Galvin, U-M Photo Services) Almost anything that no longer is of use to departments can be found in the 15,000 square-foot warehouse on North Campus. Steve Sinelli,…
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February 12, 2007
Pickled birds, bird eggs, bird nests, bird tissue, bird skeletons and stuffed skins. No, these aren’t items on the menu at a French restaurant. They are the objects included in the research collection of the U-M Museum of Zoology Bird Division. (Photo by Scott Galvin, U-M Photo Services) Janet Hinshaw, collection manager for the Bird…
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February 5, 2007
For more than 30 years Richard Fetchiet, the director of external relations and continuing education for the School of Dentistry, watched college baseball and football games from the best seat in the house. (Photo courtesy Richard Fetchiet) Fetchiet didn’t have front row tickets. He was on the field as a college and international baseball umpire…
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January 29, 2007
For many U-M employees, a typical day consists of eight hours of work in an Ann Arbor office building. (Photo by Scott Galvin, U-M Photo Services) For Survival Flight nurse Jeff Pietsch, a typical day lasts at least 12 hours and may take him from this side of the state to the other side of…
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January 22, 2007
In an environment full of stress and long work days, sometimes a trip to the gym is all that is needed to relax and recharge. At least that’s what Deb Webb believes. Webb, the senior associate director for the Department of Recreational Sports, works at the Central Campus Recreation Building (CCRB), where she oversees the…
