Regents roundup

Updated 4:00 PM July 28, 2003

Regents roundup

By Diane Brown, Facilities and Operations, and Laura Lessnau, News Service

Editor’s note: The following actions were taken by members of the Board of Regents at their July meeting.

Sleep Disorders Center to double
The Sleep Disorders Center (SDC) of the U-M Hospitals and Health Centers (UMHHC) will expand to an off-site location, doubling capacity from nine beds to 18. The SDC evaluates patients with known or suspected sleep disorders. Laboratory sleep studies are ordered when necessary. Currently, the center occupies a nine-bed unit in the University Hospital and operates seven days a week with a six-month wait-time for sleep studies.
Nine new beds will be added in leased space at 3621 S. State Street. The regents approved renovating approximately 5,200 gross square feet at the new site. The project is estimated to cost $1.18 million, which includes $599,000 for moveable equipment and furnishings. Funding will be provided from UMHHC capital resources. Construction is scheduled to be completed this fall.

Orthopedics to expand
The Department of Orthopedics will expand into adjoining space on Level 2 of the Taubman Health Center. The departments of Neurosurgery and Urology, which currently occupy the 6,300 square-foot space, will be relocated to Level 3, which was vacated in January by the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry program.
Renovations for all three departments are estimated to cost $2.17 million, which will be provided by UMHHC capital resources. Renovations on Level 3 will be completed this fall, while the Orthopedics expansion will be completed next spring.

Kinesiology to add lab
A new muscle biology laboratory will be built for the Division of Kinesiology in the Central Campus Recreation Building. The north end of the first-floor gymnasium and one racquetball court, approximately 6,500 gross square feet, will be renovated to create the lab. Ann Arbor Architects Collaborative will design the project, which is estimated to cost $775,000 from department funding. Construction is scheduled to be completed in early 2004.

Bids to be issued for SPH, CVC
The regents authorized issuing two building projects—construction of a new cardiovascular center and renovations to the School of Public Health (SPH) buildings—for bids, and subsequently awarding contracts. Both projects had been approved at the May regents meeting; construction will begin later this summer.
Additionally, the regents approved a project budget revision for the SPH project. The budget was reduced by $1.5 million to $68.5 million, which will be provided from gifts, capital investment proceeds and SPH.

New appointments and promotions, with tenure
Brad Bushman, professor of communication studies, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2003.
Dr. Kathryn Eaton, associate professor of comparative veterinary pathology in the unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine, Medical School, effective Aug. 1, 2003.
Dr. Robert Kelch, professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, Medical School, effective Sept. 15, 2003. He also holds the appointment as executive vice president for medical affairs.
Gregory Keoleian, associate professor of natural resources and environment, School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE), effective Sept. 1, 2003.
Dr. Alisa Koch, professor of internal medicine, and Frederick G. L. Huetwell and William D. Robinson, M.D. Professor of Rheumatology, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2003.
Barbara Metcalf, professor of history, and Alice Freeman Palmer Professor of History, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2003.
David Musch, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, Medical School, effective Aug. 1, 2003.
Serena Ng, professor of economics, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2003.
Edward Parson, professor of law, Law School, and associate professor of natural resources and environment, SNRE, effective Sept. 1, 2003.
Patricia Simons, associate professor of the history of art, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2003.
Julie Ellison, professor of American culture, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2003.
Rodney Ewing, professor of geological sciences, LSA, effective July 1, 2004.

Administrative appointments and reappointments
Evan Caminker, dean, Law School, effective Aug. 1, 2003.
June Howard, reappointed associate dean for interdisciplinary initiatives, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2004.
Steven Kunkel, reappointed associate dean for biological sciences and life sciences initiatives, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2004.
Henry Meares, reappointed assistant dean, School of Education, effective Aug. 1, 2003-July 31, 2006.
Yavuz Bozer, Ford Motor Co. Co-Director of the Joel D. Tauber Manufacturing Institute, College of Engineering (CoE), effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2007.
Steven Croley, associate dean for academic affairs, Law School, effective Aug. 1, 2003-July 31, 2005.
Anthony Francis, director, Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project, Office of the Vice President for Research, effective June 21, 2003.
Tamas Gombosi, chair, Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, CoE, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008.
Richard Hume, chair, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2006.
James Reece, Goff Smith Co-Director of the Joel D. Tauber Manufacturing Institute, School of Business Administration, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2004.
Michael Andreasen, assistant dean and director of development, School of Business Administration, effective Aug. 11, 2003-Aug. 31, 2006.
Peggy Burns, from interim to assistant dean for advancement, LSA, effective July 1, 2003-June 30, 2008.
William Gosling, university librarian, University Library, effective Aug. 1, 2003.

Named professorships
Emina Alibegovic, T. H. Hildebrandt Research Assistant Professor of Mathematics, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2003-May 31, 2006.
Susan Ashford, reappointed Michael and Susan Jandernoa Professor of Business Administration, School of Business Administration, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008.
Dr. Laurence Boxer, Henry and Mala Dorfman Family Professor of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Medical School, effective Aug. 1, 2003-July 31, 2008.
David Cohen, reappointed John Dewey Professor of Education, School of Education, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008.
Edward Cooper, reappointed Thomas M. Cooley Professor of Law, Law School, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008.
Gerald Davis, Jack D. Sparks—Whirlpool Corporation Research Professor of Business Administration, School of Business Administration, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2005.
Phoebe Ellsworth, Frank Murphy Distinguished University Professor of Law and Psychology, Law School, effective Sept. 1, 2003.
William Fulton, reappointed M.S. Keeler II Professor of Mathematics, LSA, effective July 1, 2003-June 30, 2008.
David Ginsburg, James V. Neel Distinguished University Professor of Internal Medicine and Human Genetics, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2003.
Linda Gregerson, Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008.
Samuel Gross, reappointed Thomas G. and Mabel Long Professor of Law, Law School, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008.
Melvin Hochster, reappointed Robert W. and Lynn H. Browne Professor of Science, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008.
Michael Johnson, reappointed The D. Maynard Phelps Collegiate Professor in Business Administration, School of Business Administration, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008.
George Kaplan, Thomas Francis Collegiate Professor of Public Health, School of Public Health, effective Aug. 1, 2003-July 31, 2008.
Gautam Kaul, reappointed John C. and Sally S. Morley Professor of Finance, School of Business Administration, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008.
Thomas Kinnear, reappointed Eugene Applebaum Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, School of Business Administration, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008.
James Krier, reappointed Earl Warren DeLano Professor of Law, Law School, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008.
Muthukrishnan Krishnamurthy, T. H. Hildebrandt Research Assistant Professor of Mathematics, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2003-May 31, 2006.
Reuven Lehavy, Bank One Corporation Assistant Professor of Business Administration, School of Business Administration, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2004.
James Levinsohn, J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, effective Sept. 1, 2003-May 31, 2008.
Earl Lewis, Elsa Barkley Brown and Robin D. G. Kelley Collegiate Professor of History and African American and African Studies, LSA, Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008.
Catherine MacKinnon, reappointed Elizabeth A. Long Professor of Law, Law School, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008.
Andrei Markovits, Karl W. Deutsch Collegiate Professor of Comparative Politics and German Studies, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008.
William Ian Miller, reappointed Thomas G. Long Professor of Law, Law School, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008.
Dana Muir, Lois and Myrtle Moskowitz Research Professor of Business and Law, School of Business Administration, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2004.
Jani Onninen, T. H. Hildebrandt Research Assistant Professor of Mathematics, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2003-May 31, 2006.
Coimbatore Prahalad, reappointed Harvey C. Fruehauf Professor of Business Administration, School of Business Administration, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008.
Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, Sanford R. Robertson Assistant Professor of Business Administration, School of Business Administration, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2004.
Rebecca Scott, Charles Gibson Distinguished University Professor of History, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2003.
Dennis Severance, reappointed Accenture Professor of Computer and Information Systems, School of Business Administration, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008.
Hasan Nejat Seyhun, reappointed Jerome B. and Eilene M. York Professor of Business Administration, School of Business Administration, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008.
Bright Sheng, Leonard Bernstein Distinguished University Professor of Music, School of Music, effective Sept. 1, 2003.
Douglas Skinner, reappointed KPMG Professor of Accounting, School of Business Administration, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008.
Joel Smoller, reappointed Lamberto Cesari Collegiate Professor of Mathematics, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008.
Ann Laura Stoler, Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008.
Daniel Stoljar, Marshall M. Weinberg Endowed Distinguished Visiting Professor of Philosophy, LSA, effective Jan. 1, 2003-May 31, 2004.
Julianna Tymoczko, T. H. Hildebrandt Research Assistant Professor of Mathematics, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2003-May 31, 2006.
Monica VanDieren, T. H. Hildebrandt Research Assistant Professor of Mathematics, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2003-May 31, 2006.
J. David Velleman, G.E.M. Anscombe Collegiate Professor of Philosophy, LSA, effective Sept.1, 2003-Aug. 31, 2008.
Meredith Woo-Cumings, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2003-Aug.31, 2008.
U-M-Dearborn
Swatantra Kachhal, chair, Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, effective July 1, 2003-June 30, 2006.
Sheryl Pearson, interim associate dean, College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters, effective, July 1, 2003-June 30, 2004.

U-M-Flint
Lois Alexander, chair, Department of Music and Art, effective July 1, 2003-June 30, 2004.
Martin Kaufman, chair, Department of Earth and Resource Science, effective July 1, 2003-June 30, 2006.
Steven Myers, chair, Department of Biology, effective July 1, 2003-Dec. 31, 2003.
Virgil Cope, chair, Department of Chemistry, effective July 1, 2003-June 30, 2005.
Bruce Parfitt, chair, Department of Biology, effective Jan. 1, 2004-June 30, 2006.
Eric Worch, chair, Department of Education, effective July 1, 2003-June 30, 2006.
Thomas Wrobel, chair, Department of Psychology, effective July 1, 2003-June 30, 2006.

Retirements
Anita Barry, professor of linguistics in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at U-M-Flint, effective May 31, 2003. She joined the U-M-Flint faculty in 1975. Barry led he way in moving the English department from a purely literary approach to a more comprehensive program. She served multiple terms on the CAS Executive Committee and was appointed department chair. Barry instituted and directed CAS’s faculty colloquium series, edited the U-M-Flint Faculty Forum, and served on many advisory committees.
Carl Berger, professor of education in the School of Education and director of advanced technologies in the Collaboratory for Advanced Research and Academic Technologies, effective June 30, 2003. He joined the University in 1972. Berger held several administrative positions, including associate dean for research in the School of Education, dean of the School of Education, director of instructional technology in the Information Technology Division, and director of academic liaison in the Office of the Chief Information Officer. In 1979, Berger was named Michigan Science Educator of the Year by the National Association for Research in Science Teaching. He also received the Distinguished Contributions to Science Education through Research Award in 1996 and the first EDUCAUSE Award for Leadership in Information Technology in 2001.
Dr. Oliver Cameron, professor of psychiatry, effective June 30, 2003. He joined the faculty in 1979. Cameron is the author of more than 80 published manuscripts, a book and important book chapters. He was selected as teacher of the year in 1983-84. He also has held key leadership positions in the Department of Psychiatry, including division director for adult ambulatory services and hospital services, chief of adult services, and associate chair and chair of the department’s Appointments and Promotions Committee. He is a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and has been elected president of the American Psychosomatic Society and a member of the Michigan Psychiatric Society Council.
William Drake, professor of resources planning and conservation in the School of Natural Resources and Environment, and professor of urban, technological and environmental planning in the A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, effective May 31, 2003. He joined the faculty in 1964. A creative and inspired leader, Drake established the innovative Ph.D. program in urban, technological and environmental planning in the early 1970s. Drake established vital teaching and research collaborations, the most dramatic of which was the Population-Environment Program, which evaluated the interaction among environmental issues, human health and society. He was a key developer of the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority and its ground-breaking “Dial-a-Ride” program.
Hiroko Pijanowski, professor of art in the School of Art & Design, effective May 31, 2003. She joined the faculty in 1978. A recipient of two National Endowments for the Arts awards, she recently was inducted into the prestigious American Craft Council’s College of Fellows. As a jewelry designer and metalsmith, Pijanowski’s work has gained her national and international prominence. Her work has been displayed in many museum collections, including the National Museum of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution; the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto, Japan; and galleries and collections in Autralia, Germany and New York.
Michael Schneider, professor of biology in the College of Arts, Science, and Letters at U-M-Dearborn, effective June 30, 2003. Schneider joined the faculty in 1973. He served as chair of the Department of Natural Sciences, associate provost, and interim provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. He also served as college ombudsman, chair of the Distinguished Leadership Awards Committee, vice chair of the Faculty Senate and member of the Faculty Senate Council. In 1991, Schneider was presented the Best in Class award in recognition of his distinguished service.

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