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May 20, 1998
Regents’ Roundup Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their May meeting. Slottow named associate vice president for finance The appointment of Timothy P. Slottow as associate vice president for finance was approved by the Regents at their May meeting, effective June 1. He is currently assistant vice president of finance…
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May 20, 1998
The University Record, May 20, 1998 Police Beat By Rebecca A. Doyle Damage estimates reach $250,000 in two fires Fires in the Law Quad and Medical Science I buildings have caused an estimated $250,000 in damages. A May 7 blaze in an office area of Med Sci I was reported to the Department of Public…
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May 6, 1998
The University Record, May 6, 1998 Regents’ Roundup Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their April meeting. Parnes named associate vice president for research Marvin G. Parnes will serve as associate vice president for research and executive director of research administration and interim director of the Technology Management Office (TMO).…
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May 6, 1998
The University Record, May 6, 1998 Obituaries Maiteland Robert La Motte Maiteland Robert La Motte, retired chief photographer for News and Information Services, died March 22 in Kentucky following a short illness. He was 79. La Motte was a familiar face on campus for 21 years, after joining the University in 1952. Prior to that…
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April 15, 1998
The University Record, April 15, 1998 By Rebecca A. Doyle 8 Man jailed on sexual assault charges A 25-year-old male graduate student is being held in Washtenaw County Jail in lieu of $5,000 bond in connection with two separate cases of criminal sexual assault. On March 30 at 6:45 p.m. he allegedly approached a female…
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April 15, 1998
Warren T. Norman Warren T. Norman, professor emeritus of psychology, died of a heart attack April 8. He was 67. Norman was an internationally recognized expert on the structure of personality and on the use of innovative statistical procedures in personality assessment. He wrote several seminal articles in these areas, works that have continued to…
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March 25, 1998
The University Record, March 25, 1998 Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their March meeting.Administrative appointments OK’d Administrative appointments included: Eugene Pijanowski, professor of art, was reappointed associate dean for undergraduate education of the School of Art and Design for a one-year term, effective July 1. Alexander D. Knysh, professor…
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March 25, 1998
The University Record, March 25, 1998 Robert Taylor Blackburn Robert Taylor Blackburn, 74, died March 1 at Arbor Hospice Residence. Blackburn’s principal faculty positions before joining the U-M were on the natural science faculty in Hutchins’ College at the University of Chicago, as an assistant and associate professor of physical science at San Francisco State…
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March 18, 1998
The University Record, March 18, 1998 By Rebecca A. Doyle Student charged with stalking Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers arrested a U-M student Feb. 26 on charges of aggravated stalking. According to the complainant, a female resident student, the man had tried to contact her more than 100 times since she broke off her…
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March 18, 1998
The University Record, March 18, 1998 Daniel Katz Daniel Katz, professor emeritus of psychology, died Feb. 28 at his home. Born in Trenton, N.J., in 1903, Katz was in his 95th year. Although he had become increasingly frail in recent years, his remarkable intellect and his qualities of character remained unchanged. In these frail years,…
