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December 3, 2012
Joseph Blotner Joseph Leo Blotner, a former U-M professor whose biography of William Faulkner set a new standard for a literary biography, died Nov. 16 in Oakland, Calif. As the editor of the Faulkner letters and then of all Faulkner’s novels for the Library of America, Blotner was the crucial expert of his era on…
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November 19, 2012
October 2012 crimemap > Two assaults on Oct. 20 Two separate aggravated assaults reportedly occurred Oct. 20, resulting in emergency room visits for each victim. Around 2 a.m., a university police officer observed a fight near Washtenaw Avenue and South University. As the officer exited his vehicle, he observed one of the fighters unexpectedly strike…
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November 19, 2012
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its Nov. 15 meeting. Addition and renovations planned for School of Music, Theatre & Dance A $23.27 million dollar project is planned that will create an approximately 21,000-gross-square foot addition to the Earl V. Moore Building. The addition will house a new rehearsal hall,…
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October 22, 2012
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its Oct. 19 meeting. Regents cancel formal session for January Regent Denise Ilitch announced that in place of the formal Board of Regents meeting in January, the board will instead meet for an extended informal session Jan. 17-18, 2013. Those sessions, she said, are…
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October 22, 2012
Dr. Walter Loesche Dr. Walter Loesche, one of the world’s authorities on caries and periodontal disease, and a former Marcus L. Ward Professor of Dentistry in the Department of Biologic Materials Sciences at the School of Dentistry, died Oct. 14. He was 77. Loesche A School of Dentistry faculty member from 1969 until his retirement…
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October 15, 2012
September 2012 crime map > No updates regarding groping incidents reported in September Three students had reported to university police in early September that they had been groped or inappropriately touched by unknown males. These incidents were reported in the Sept. 17 University Record. The Department of Public Safety has not received additional information regarding…
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October 15, 2012
Christopher Peterson Christopher Peterson, a professor of psychology and organizational studies whose research dealt with character strengths and how they relate to such outcomes as happiness, achievement and physical well-being, died Oct. 9. He was 62. Peterson, who had been at U-M since 1986, was internationally recognized for his research and dedication to students. “This is…
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October 8, 2012
Pauline Steele Pauline Steele, the second director of the dental hygiene program at the School of Dentistry from 1968 to 1988, died Sept. 13 in Columbus, Ohio, after an extended illness. She was 88. After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Miami University in Ohio (1946), she managed a physician’s office…
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October 1, 2012
Pauline Steele Pauline Steele, the second director of the dental hygiene program at the School of Dentistry from 1968 to 1988, died Sept. 13 in Columbus, Ohio, after an extended illness. She was 88. After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Miami University in Ohio (1946), she managed a physician’s office…
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September 24, 2012
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its Sept. 20 meeting. Regents authorize sale of property The Board of Regents authorized the sale of the university-owned house at 1019 Ferdon Road in Ann Arbor. The property was listed at $529,000. A purchase price has been set at $530,000 and the sale will…
