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April 22, 1997
The University Record, April 22, 1997 REGENTS’ ROUNDUP Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their April meeting. $7.2 million in gifts acceptedThe Regents accepted $7,206,078 in gifts received during March. The total included $4,350,390 from individuals, $2,083,342 from corporations, $490,946 from foundations, and $281,400 from associations and others. Faculty appointments…
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April 22, 1997
The University Record, April 22, 1997 A memorial service for Susan S. Lipschutz, who had served as associate provost since 1993, will be held 3:30–4:30 p.m. May 5 in Rackham Auditorium. A reception in the lobby of the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies will fo llow the service. Lipschutz died April 13 at…
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April 15, 1997
The University Record, April 15, 1997 Obituary Tom D. Rowe Tom D. Rowe, professor emeritus of pharmacy and dean emeritus of the College of Pharmacy, died April 1. He was 86. Rowe attended the U-M for two years and then obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Montana. He earned a Ph.D.…
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March 25, 1997
The University Record, March 25, 1997 REGENTS’ ROUNDUP Note: Regents’ Roundup appears as a semi-regular feature in The Record. Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their March meeting. $10.3 million in gifts accepted At their March meeting, the Regents accepted $10,358,090 in gifts received during February. The total included $6,109,497…
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March 25, 1997
The University Record, March 25, 1997 Obituary Charles Overberger Charles G. Overberger, professor emeritus of chemistry and vice president emeritus for research, died March 17 at Riverview of Ann Arbor after an extended illness resulting from Parkinson’s Syndrome and related disorders. He was 76. An educator and internationally known expert on organic polymer chemistry, Overberger…
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March 18, 1997
The University Record, March 18, 1997 POLICE BEAT DPS is looking for five suspects Department of Public Safety (DPS) officials are seeking help in finding five suspects in a strong-arm robbery that took place at approximately 11:30 p.m. March 12 in the southeast stairwell, roof level, of the Church Street parking structure. Five unknown males…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 REGENTS’ ROUNDUP Note: Regents’ Roundup appears as a semi-regular feature in The Record. Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their February meeting. $28.3 million in gifts accepted At their February meeting, the Regents accepted $28,328,867 in gifts received by the University during January. The…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 Obituaries Chai Yeh Chai Yeh, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering, died Feb. 15 in Davis, Calif. He was 85. A pioneering researcher in the fields of photonics, fiberoptics and solid-state electronics, Yeh was a member of the faculty for 20 years. Yeh came to Ann Arbor in…
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February 25, 1997
The University Record, February 25, 1997 OBITUARIES: Joseph R. Akerman & Morris Greenhut Joseph R. Akerman Joseph R. Akerman, associate professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, died Feb. 12 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. He was 86. An expert in the heating and air conditioning field, Akerman had a diverse career bridging industry and academia and…
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February 18, 1997
The University Record, February 18, 1997 OBITUARY: Ross Lee Finney Ross Lee Finney, professor emeritus of music and composer-in-residence emeritus, died at his home in Carmel, Calif., Feb. 4. He was 90. Finney joined the U-M in 1949, and until his retirement in 1974, headed both the Composition Department and a graduate program in composition…
