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November 19, 2001
David C. Chandler David C. Chandler, a preeminent educator and highly respected Great Lakes research scientist, died Nov. 8 in Schaumburg, Ill. He was 95. Born in Walnut Grove, Minn., Chandler attended Greenville College in Greenville, Ill., receiving an A.B. in biology. He then attended the U-M where he received an A.M. and Ph.D. in…
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November 19, 2001
By Diane Brown Facilities and Operations Suspicious substances and packages on the increase Officers with the Department of Public Safety (DPS), in collaboration with staff in Occupational Safety and Environmental Health (OSEH), have responded to numerous reports on campus of suspicious substances, packages or mail this fall. Between Sept. 11 and Oct. 31, DPS responded…
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November 19, 2001
Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their November meeting. By Wono LeeNews and Information Services Gifts received The Regents, at their Nov. 15 meeting, formally accepted a total of $10,683,158 in gifts received by the University during October of this year. The total included $7,018,143 from individuals, $1,124,110 from corporations,…
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November 5, 2001
Marcellus L. Wiedenbeck Marcellus Wiedenbeck died June 16, 2001, in Philadelphia. He was born Oct. 11, 1919, in Lancaster, N.Y., the son of George and Catherine Roskey Wiedenbeck. After graduation from Canisius College in 1941, he received a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Notre Dame in 1945. During World War II, he taught…
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October 29, 2001
John Milholland John E. Milholland, professor emeritus of psychology, died Oct. 13. He was born April 18, 1910, in Paris, Ill. Milholland graduated from Colorado State Teachers College (now Northern Colorado University) in 1932. Jobs were scarce in 1932 due to the depression, and John sold Remington Rand typewriters before returning to Colorado State Teachers…
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October 22, 2001
Robert Cooper Taylor Robert Cooper Taylor, professor emeritus of chemistry, passed away Sept. 27 after a short illness. In recent years Taylor served as departmental historian and maintained the departmental alumni records. Taylor came into his office daily until this summer, when his wife, Evelyn, suffered complications from hip replacement surgery and passed away. At…
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October 22, 2001
By Diane Brown Facilities and Operations Three crime alerts issued Crime alerts for an attempted rape Oct. 9 near West Hall, an assault and battery in the Arboretum Oct. 9, and a strong-arm robbery Sept. 23 near the Michigan Union were issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS). Anyone with information regarding these reports…
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October 22, 2001
Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their October meeting. By Wono Lee, News and Information Services, and Diane Brown, Facilities and Operations Emeritus professors Three faculty members were given the emeritus title by the Regents at their Oct. 18 meeting. Those retiring are Charles J. Krause, professor of otorhinolaryngology; Lee…
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October 8, 2001
Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their September meeting. (Other Roundup items appeared in the Sept. 24 issue of the Record .) By Wono Lee News and Information Services Gifts received The Regents formally accepted a total of $56,484,968 in gifts received by the University during June, July and August…
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October 1, 2001
Charles Frederick Cannell Charles Frederick Cannell, professor emeritus of communications and research scientist emeritus at the Institute for Social Research, died suddenly in an auto accident Sept. 18. Always a skillful and careful driver, he apparently suffered a heart attack before losing control of his car. His death came only a week before a long-planned…
