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May 19, 2003
Are you ready to rock and roll? For Gary Maki, the answer is an emphatic yes. He is a founding member and veteran trumpet player for the 14-year-old local band, Channel 6. The seven members of the band, who mostly play weddings and corporate parties, have no limits when it comes to what they will…
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May 5, 2003
Once he passed a phase during which he aspired to be a professional singer, James Craven knew at a young age that he wanted to be a bookbinder. “My father was a bookbinder, and I was interested in the work,” says Craven, document restoration specialist and book conservator at the Bentley Historical Library. “In fifth…
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April 21, 2003
Archery, muzzle loading, raptor identification, and fly tying and casting—what better way to spend the weekend of Mother’s Day? For Gail Chapman, a mother and grandmother, this sounds like an ideal holiday. Now the chairwoman of Wild Women of Washtenaw (WWOW), Chapman participated in the Becoming an Outdoors Woman program in northern Michigan six years…
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April 14, 2003
By Kara Bomzer University Record Intern Imagine a job that allows you to examine numerous works of art each day, a job during which you can put together exhibits that people will remember for years to come. Visualize yourself working with people from all over the world, exploring the past, present and future through paint…
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April 7, 2003
The soft song of a sparrow, the quiet hum of a cricket, the wind whistling through the trees and freight trains rumbling past are among the many sounds in the Nichols Arboretum that allow Greg Laman to compose his unique music. “I have been making sound recordings for use in a variety of musical compositions…
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March 31, 2003
(Photo by Marcia Ledford, U-M Photo Services) While most people are content pursuing an activity or two outside of their careers, a select few are more ambitious, immersing themselves in numerous extra pursuits. Karen Simpson, a student account assistant II/ Financial Operations employee is one such person. Simpson, a U-M employee for the past 25…
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March 17, 2003
Daguerreotypes. Pointillage. Naumachia. Hobbledehoy. This is a sample of the spelling words the team of Ruth Kallio, associate director of the Office of Budget and Planning (OBP), and Karen Zaruba and Susannah Livingood, research associates in the OBP, and encountered to win the Junior League of Ann Arbor Corporate Spelling Bee fundraiser Feb 12. Karen…
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March 10, 2003
A dedicated team of U-M staff members is working to save the lives of children with neuroblastoma, one of the most common solid tumors of early childhood. Back row, left to right, Denise Regan and David Hubers; front row, Cynthia Bower and Shelli Anuszkiewicz.(Photo by Martin Vloet, U-M Photo Services) “These individuals have dedicated an…
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February 17, 2003
Many people wonder how they would react in a life-threatening situation. Heidi Ashby-Rogge faced this situation recently when a co-worker was choking, and she knew exactly what to do. Heidi Ashby-Rogge, left, saved Robin Woodard by using the Heimlich maneuver.(Photo by Paul Jaronski, U-M Photo Services) Ashby-Rogge, a student loans financial operations clerk, learned the…
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February 10, 2003
Life has a funny way of showing us what’s important. Take Maureen Perdomo, for example. The manager of marketing and promotion for the A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning (TCAUP) got her wake-up call five years ago when her husband, Raul, almost died of a dissecting aortic aneurysm. He recovered, but the…
