Campus News

  1. June 6, 1994

    OBITUARY

    Charles L. Dolph Charles L. Dolph, professor emeritus of mathematics, died June 1 at his home here after a long illness. He was 75 years old. While serving with the U.S. Navy during World War II, Dolph was part of a team of scientists who developed an IFF (“Identification: Friend or Foe”) radar system, which…
  2. May 23, 1994

    POLICE BEAT

    By Mary Jo Frank DPS assists police in murder investigation The Department of Public Safety (DPS) is working with the Ann Arbor Police Department on its investigation of the murder of Christine Ann Gailbreath, office assistant in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, who was attacked near her west side Ann Arbor home May 7. Police…
  3. May 23, 1994

    REGENTS’ ROUNDUP

    Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their May meeting. Administrative appointments Administrative appointments approved included: Richard G. Cornell, professor of biostatistics, will continue to serve as interim dean of the School of Public Health until Aug. 31, 1995, or until a permanent dean is appointed. Eugene Pijanowski, professor of art,…
  4. May 9, 1994

    OBITUARY

    Melville B. Stout Melville B. Stout, professor emeritus of electrical engineering, died May 1 at his Ann Arbor home. He was 98. Stout joined the U-M in 1922 as an instructor of electrical engineering and was promoted to professor in 1943. He taught electrical engineering until his retirement in 1964 after 42 years of service.…
  5. April 25, 1994

    OBITUARIES

    Robert Fulton Haugh Robert Fulton Haugh, professor emeritus of English, died at his home here March 24. He was 84. Haugh joined the U-M in 1940 as a teaching fellow and was a member of the Department of English from 1947 until he retired in 1979. Following retirement he returned to active duty a number…
  6. April 25, 1994

    REGENTS’ ROUNDUP

    Walton granted emeritus title Joseph A. Walton Jr., assistant professor of internal medicine, was given the emeritus title by the Regents at their April meeting. Walton, who joined the U-M in 1966, “played a key role in the development of the cardiac catheterization program at the U-M Hospitals,” the Regents noted. “He directed the catheterization…
  7. April 18, 1994

    POLICE BEAT

    By Mary Jo Frank Chester Posby found guilty but mentally ill A Washtenaw County Circuit Court jury found Chester L. Posby, 70, guilty but mentally ill of first degree murder charges April 12 for the June 1992 shooting death of John L. Kemink, professor of otorhinolaryngology, in a U-M Hospitals examining room. Posby, a retired…
  8. April 4, 1994

    OBITUARY

    E. Lawrence McMahon E. Lawrence McMahon, associate professor emeritus of electrical engineering and computer science, died March 25 at his home here. He was 62. A teacher, adviser and counselor to electrical engineering students for 34 years, he retired from the faculty in 1993. McMahon received his B.S. in electrical engineering in 1952 from Fournier…
  9. March 28, 1994

    OBITUARY

    Frederick H. Wagman Frederick H. Wagman, former director of the University Library and professor emeritus of library science, died March 19 following a brief illness. He was 81. Wagman joined the U-M in 1953 as director of the University Library and professor of library science. “Fred was one of the great librarians of the University…
  10. March 28, 1994

    REGENTS’ ROUNDUP

    Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Board of Regents at its March meeting. 6 Distinguished University Professorships approved Six Distinguished University Professorships were approved, bringing the total to 18. “Individuals appointed to these prestigious professorships have attained national and international recognition for originality and scholarly achievement,” Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. said.…