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February 19, 2007
Jon Cosovich After a four-year struggle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Jon Charles Cosovich died on Jan. 24 at his home in San Francisco. (Photo courtesy Cosovich Family) A former vice president for development, from 1983 to 1993, “He established a focus on higher-end fundraising; he really put us ahead of our time,” said Jerry…
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February 5, 2007
Alfred Edwards Alfred Edwards, professor emeritus of business administration at the Ross School of Business, died Jan. 26 in his sleep. He was 86. The venerable ‘Dr. E’ was Ross School ambassador for diversity. (Photo by Gregory Fox) Edwards was a driving force in recruiting and mentoring minority students at the business school for more…
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January 8, 2007
Martha Ludwig Martha Ludwig, the J. Lawrence Oncley Distinguished University Professor of Biological Chemistry at the Medical School and senior research professor in the Biophysics Research Division, died Nov. 27. Ludwig was one of the most distinguished scientists on campus, colleagues say. She joined the faculty in 1967 as an assistant professor and maintained an…
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December 4, 2006
Henry Root Austin Henry Root Austin, professor emeritus of communication, died Sept. 4. He was 97. Austin was born in Alma, Mich. His family moved to Ann Arbor, where he earned all of his degrees from U-M—Bachelor of Arts (1934), Master of Arts (1947) and doctoral degree in education (1959). Gifted as a singer and…
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August 14, 2006
Gay Delanghe, professor of dance in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, died in Ann Arbor Aug. 1 after a long illness. She was 65. (Photo courtesy School Of Music, Theatre & Dance) Delanghe joined the faculty in 1972 and retired in 2001 after serving as chair of the dance department since 1995. Known…
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July 24, 2006
A. Richard Krachenberg A. Richard Krachenberg, professor of business administration and former dean of the School of Management at U-M-Dearborn, died July 5. He was 79 and lived in Plymouth. (Photo courtesy U-M-Dearborn) Krachenberg was a leading faculty member from the earliest days at U-M-Dearborn, joining the campus as assistant professor in 1962. He was…
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June 12, 2006
Dr. Harold Francis Falls Dr. Harold Francis Falls, Brighton, an ophthalmologist who played an early and influential role in the field of medical genetics, died of congestive heart failure May 27 at age 96. Dr. Falls helped establish one of the first human genetics clinics in the nation and devoted his long career to building…
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April 10, 2006
Dr. Ian Higgins Dr. Ian Thomas Twistington Higgins, professor emeritus of epidemiology, and environmental and industrial health, died March 26 at home in California. He was 87. (Photo courtesy Higgins Family) Higgins was an international expert in epidemiology of chronic respiratory diseases, cancer and other ailments stemming from occupational and environmental exposures, including cigarette smoking.…
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March 20, 2006
Robert Smock Robert B. Smock, professor emeritus of sociology at U-M-Dearborn, died Feb. 25 in Plymouth, Mich. He was 80. (Photo courtesy Smock Family) Smock taught and held senior administrative positions at U-M-Dearborn for 27 years and retired in 1990. He joined U-M-Dearborn as an assistant professor of sociology and director of the Center for…
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March 6, 2006
Richard Sacks Professor of Chemistry Richard Sacks died Feb. 11 at his home in Ann Arbor after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 63. Sacks (Photo by Bob Foran) Sacks received his bachelor of science in chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1965, and his doctorate in analytical chemistry from the…
