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February 20, 1995
The University Record, February 20, 1995 OBITUARY Claude A. Eggertsen Claude A. Eggertsen, professor emeritus of education, died Feb. 9 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. He was 85. A pioneer in the field of international and comparative education, Eggertsen joined the U-M in 1939. He established exchange programs with the universities of Bombay, Keele, Sheffield…
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February 13, 1995
The University Record, February 13, 1995 Police Beat POLICE BEAT Student charged in Internet transmissions An LS&A sophomore was charged last week in a federal criminal complaint with transmitting a threat to injure a U-M student. U.S. attorney Saul A. Green said the charges arise from a series of transmissions made on the Internet computer…
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December 19, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank Fight leads to arrest A 20-year-old man who is not affiliated with the University is in the Genesse County jail after being apprehended by Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers following a fight at 1 a.m. Nov. 23 in a resident’s room at Mary Markley Residence Hall. While investigating the altercation…
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December 12, 1994
Stephen B. Preston Stephen B. Preston, associate dean emeritus and professor emeritus of natural resources, died Nov. 30 of lung cancer. Preston joined the U-M in 1951 after earning a master’s and a doctoral degree in wood science and technology from Yale University following military service in World War II. He held various teaching and…
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October 31, 1994
William K. Frankena William K. Frankena, the Roy Wood Sellars Distinguished College Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, died Oct. 22 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. He was 86. Frankena, an historian of ethics, came to the U-M in 1937 as an instructor and retired in 1978. His textbook Ethics, first published in 1963, has been translated…
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October 24, 1994
Editor’s Note: The Regents took the following actions at their October meeting. Nursing prof joins faculty Loretta Sweet-Jemmott, a faculty member at Columbia University School of Nursing, will become professor of nursing, with tenure, effective July 1, 1995. 3 administrators appointed Anne Percy Knott, assistant dean and director of development and alumni relations at the…
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October 24, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank Student robbed on Fletcher on a Sunday afternoon A female student was struck on the head and robbed while walking in the 200 block of Fletcher Street at 2 p.m. Oct. 9. The alleged assailant was apprehended 15 minutes later, after being spotted by DPS and Housing Security officers, reports Capt.…
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October 17, 1994
Harold James Lockett Harold James Lockett, formerly a clinical assistant professor at the Medical School, died here Oct. 6 at age 70. Lockett held a B.A. from Indiana University and received his M.D. from Meharry Medical College. He served his residency in adult psychiatry at the U-M and a residency in child psychiatry at the…
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September 26, 1994
Frank E. Richart Jr. Frank E. “Bill” Richart Jr., the Walter Johnson Emmons Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering, died Sept. 16 at his home. He was 75 years old. A member of the National Academy of Engineering, Richart joined the U-M as professor and chair of the Department of Civil Engineering in 1962. He served…
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September 26, 1994
Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their September meeting . $32 million received in gifts The Regents accepted a total of $32,084,637 in gifts received by the University in June, July and August of this year. The total included $16,941,345 from individuals, $7,593,925 from corporations, $4,775,589 from foundations, and $2,773,778…
