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August 14, 2000
Michael Aldrich Michael S. Aldrich, professor of neurology and founder of the U-M Sleep Disorder Laboratory, died July 18 at his home in Ann Arbor after a long fight against osteosarcoma. He was 51. Known internationally for his work on narcolepsy, Aldrich was considered a pioneer neurologist in the relatively young field of sleep medicine.…
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July 17, 2000
By Rebecca A. Doyle Man arraigned in connection with carjacking at University Hospital A 20-year-old Ypsilanti man was arraigned yesterday and charged with carjacking and resisting arrest. The man allegedly stopped a woman driving an SUV in a parking lot near the Hospital, took the vehicle and led police on a 20-minute chase through Washtenaw…
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July 17, 2000
Sheridan Baker Sheridan Baker, educator and author, passed away at St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital June 30 after a short illness. In World War II, he served more than six years with the U.S. Navy on destroyers in both the Atlantic and Pacific theatres, attaining the rank of Lt. Commander. He received his B.A. and advanced…
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July 17, 2000
Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their July meeting. By Jane R. Elgass Administrative appointments Stephen W. Director, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, was reappointed the Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering in the College of Engineering, effective July 1, 2001–June 30, 2006. Robert Jon Feigal, the Samuel…
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July 3, 2000
David Goldberg David Goldberg, a distinguished professor of the University, died of cancer June 13 at his home in Ann Arbor. Goldberg, the son of Russian immigrants, spent some of his undergraduate years in Ann Arbor studying history, but earned his bachelor’s degree from Wayne State University. He came to the U-M in 1952 to…
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July 3, 2000
Athletic money woes fixable, Martin says By Jane R. Elgass The Athletic Department’s financial woes are “short-term and are challenges we can fix,” Bill Martin told the Regents at their June meeting. And meeting those challenges may come in several forms, including an increase in football ticket prices; consideration of such approaches as requiring a…
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June 19, 2000
Heleen W.A.M. Sancisi-Weerdenburg Heleen W.A.M. Sancisi-Weerdenburg died at the age of 56 in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on May 26, after a courageous battle against cancer. Sancisi-Weerdenburg held the Netherlands Visiting Professorship at the University in 1989–90 in the Departments of History and Near Eastern Studies. Building upon the extensive bonds she forged in her year…
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June 19, 2000
Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their June meeting. By Wono LeeNews and Information Services Administrative appointments Administrative appointments approved by the Regents included: Frederick R. Amrine, the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and associate professor of Germanic languages and literatures, was reappointed chair of the Department of Germanic Languages and…
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June 5, 2000
Harold Haugh Harold Haugh, professor emeritus of music, died May 24 in Ann Arbor at the age of 94. The Cleveland native joined the U-M faculty in 1948 and continued as a voice teacher until his retirement in 1976. A tenor who started his musical career as a youngster singing in the church where his…
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May 22, 2000
By Rebecca A. Doyle Rape charge under investigation Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers are investigating a report that a female student was sexually assaulted by a male acquaintance on April 18. The woman, a resident of West Quadrangle Residence Hall, reported that she had met the man earlier in the evening at a bar.…
