Campus News

  1. June 10, 1998

    Obituaries

    The University Record, June 10, 1998 Obituary Richard John Ross Richard John Ross, professor emeritus of English in the College of Engineering, died May 29 at University Hospital. A specialist in the poetry of Robert Herrick, Ross retired from the University in 1984 after 37 years of service. Born Nov. 6, 1918, in Ludhiana, Punjab,…
  2. May 20, 1998

    Regents’ Roundup

    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…
  3. May 20, 1998

    Obituaries

    The University Record, May 20, 1998 Obituaries Clifford P. Lillya Clifford P. Lillya, professor emeritus of music, died May 3 at Glacier Hills Nursing Center. A professor of trumpet and cornet at the School of Music for 32 years, Lillya retired in 1979. In 1974, he was named the Earl V. Moore Professor of Music,…
  4. May 20, 1998

    Police Beat

    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…
  5. May 6, 1998

    Regents’ Roundup

    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).…
  6. May 6, 1998

    Obituaries

    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…
  7. April 15, 1998

    Obituary

    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…
  8. April 15, 1998

    Police Beat

    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…
  9. March 25, 1998

    Obituaries

    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…
  10. March 25, 1998

    Regents’ Roundup

    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…