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March 29, 1993
Alice M. Kern Alice M. Kern, professor emeritus of music, died on Feb. 23 in Tucson, Ariz. She was 86. Kern joined the U-M in 1949 as an instructor in piano. She became a full professor in 1965 and retired in 1976. A native of Illinois, Kern studied at Alabama College, Eastman School of Music…
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March 22, 1993
Clarence K. Pott Clarence K. Pott, professor emeritus of Germanic languages and literatures, died in Holland on March 13. He was 86. Pott joined the U-M in 1944 as an instructor in German and was awarded the rank of full professor in 1960. From then until 1971, he served as chairman of the Department of…
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March 15, 1993
Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Board of Regents at its March meeting. Four new faculty appointed The following faculty appointments, with tenure, were approved: John F. Cherry, a faculty member at the University of Cambridge, will become professor of classical archaeology and Greek, effective Sept. 1. Regina Morantz-Sanchez, a faculty member…
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March 15, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank 2 employees caught writing fake travel advances A 44-year old student services associate in Medical Administration and a 27-year old program coordinator in the College of Pharmacy were arrested Feb. 12 on charges of embezzlement over $100. The women were arraigned that day in Ann Arbor’s 15th District court. The cases…
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March 8, 1993
Michael Morden Michael Morden, adjunct lecturer in philosophy at U-M-Dearborn, died on Feb. 26 in Miami, Fla., from complications following a scuba diving accident. He was 50. Morden joined U-M-Dearborn in 1988 and in recent years served on the Affirmative Action Committee and taught in the REACH Program. He also taught philosophy at U-M-Flint. “Michael…
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March 1, 1993
Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Board of Regents at its February meeting. Neal appointed vp for research Homer A. Neal, professor and chair of the Department of Physics, will become vice president for research Sept. 1. He will succeed William C. Kelly who will retire as vice president for research on…
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March 1, 1993
J. Radcliffe Squires J. Radcliffe Squires, professor emeritus of English, died Feb. 14 of an abdominal aneurysm at University Hospital. He was 75. Squires was the author of seven books of poetry and numerous critical books and essays. He was editor of the Michigan Quarterly Review, the University’s literary and scholarly journal, in 1970–77. A…
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February 15, 1993
Frank Copley Frank O. Copley, professor emeritus of Latin, died Feb. 3 in Rogers City. He was 85 years old. He joined the faculty in 1934 and taught here until his retirement in 1977. His special interests included the Roman poet Catullus and Latin elegiac poetry. His translations of Virgil’s The Aeneid, Cicero’s On Old…
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February 15, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank Stalking legislation gives police new tool The Department of Public Safety has received two complaints under Michigan’s new stalking laws, which became effective Jan. 1, reports Lt. James R. Smiley. Stalking is a misdeamenor with a penalty of one year in jail and/or $1,000 fine. Stalking consists of two or more…
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February 1, 1993
William Mirsky William Mirsky, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, died Jan. 22. He was 70. Mirsky was born July 10, 1922, in Prystan, in what is now the Ukraine. He was the son of Peter and Mary (Yewush) Mirsky. He attended public school in Hartford, Conn., then received a B.S. in mechanical engineering at the…
