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September 3, 2002
Linda Elaine Fisher Linda Elaine Fisher, associate professor of biology and microbiology and chair of the biology discipline at U-M–Dearborn, died at the emergency room at Garden City Hospital Aug. 13. She was 54. Fisher’s research focused on virology and microbiology with a special interest in emerging infectious diseases, including measles, West Nile Virus and…
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August 12, 2002
Regula Herzog, a U-M psychology professor and researcher who was awarded the U-M Distinguished Research Scientist Award this year, died in her sleep July 28. She was 61. She was a senior research scientist at the Institute for Gerontology and the Survey Research Center of the Institute for Social Research. She also was an adjunct…
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July 1, 2002
Elizabeth ‘Libby’ Douvan Elizabeth Douvan, a social psychologist who tracked the mid-century changes in the American psyche through national surveys, died June 15 at her home after a long illness. She was 76. Her pioneering research on the social and psychological condition of Americans before and after the 1960s painted an intriguing portrait of shifts…
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June 3, 2002
Richard ‘Andy’ Andrews A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. today (June 3) at the Business School’s Hale Auditorium for Richard W. (Andy) Andrews, associate professor of statistics, who died of a heart attack May 29 in Brazil. He was 61. Andrews, who had taught at the Business School since 1974, was also…
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May 6, 2002
Gale Edward Jensen Gale Edward Jensen, professor emeritus of education and community development, died April 15. Jensen joined the School of Education faculty in 1956 as an associate professor specializing in community development adult education. When he retired in 1984, he was a professor of education and community development. Jensen received his B.S. from the…
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April 8, 2002
James Edward Lesch James Edward Lesch, 80, died on March 24, at the Saline Evangelical Home. Lesch was a widely respected research administrator whose U-M career spanned 33 years. He served as director of the Division of Research Development and Administration (DRDA) from 1973 until his retirement in 1987. Prior to that appointment he worked…
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March 25, 2002
Nancy Foran Nancy Foran, associate professor of accounting at U-M–Dearborn, died Feb. 25. She was 57. Foran joined the Dearborn faculty in 2000, after serving as a faculty member at Wichita State University for more than 20 years. She wrote numerous articles in professional journals, primarily on tax-related issues in accounting. “She was an honored…
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March 4, 2002
Murray Jackson Murray Jackson, a poet, retired college professor and community and civil rights activist, died Feb. 5 following a lengthy illness. He was 75. The U-M offered Jackson a tenured faculty position in 1972 that he held until his appointment as associate professor emeritus of urban higher education in 1992. He also served as…
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February 11, 2002
Linda Smrcka Linda Smrcka, 39, a nurse in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) at University Hospital, died unexpectedly the evening of Jan. 31. After completing a 12-hour day shift, Linda was driving home when she stopped to assist at a rollover accident, and was struck by another vehicle. Linda was married to Larry Smrcka,…
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February 4, 2002
By Diane Brown Facilities and Operations Keith Curtis “Keith was a professional and a gentleman,” said Department of Public Safety (DPS) director William Bess after the funeral service for DPS police officer Keith Curtis, who died Jan. 24 after a courageous battle with leukemia. Curtis was 32. “He was talking just last week about working…
