Project to renovate Lorch Hall approved

A project to renovate and build an addition to Lorch Hall was approved by the Board of Regents. This project calls for the renovation of the existing Lorch Hall building and construction of an addition in the exterior courtyard to accommodate the current and projected growth needs for the LSA Departments of Economics and Linguistics. The architectural firm of MGA Partners, based in Philadelphia, will design the project. In keeping with the university’s sustainability efforts, the building will be all-electric on a path to becoming carbon-neutral. The estimated cost of the project is $190,000,000, with funding provided by LSA resources.

— Brian Taylor, Public Affairs

Regents approve academic calendars

The Board of Regents approved the 2027-28 academic calendar for the Ann Arbor campus. The calendar includes a pre-Labor Day start beginning Aug. 30, 2027, which provides a one-week break between the end of summer term and the start of fall term. It also includes a fall break, Oct. 18-19, and no classes on the day before Thanksgiving, Nov. 24. Classes will end on Dec. 10, and exams will end on Dec. 20. The winter term will start Jan. 12, 2028, with classes ending April 25 and exams ending May 4. Spring Break will begin March 4, with classes resuming March 13. Regents also approved an amended Summer 2025 academic calendar for UM-Dearborn. Juneteenth, which was listed as a “Holiday,” has been updated and changed to “No Regular Classes” to reflect that staff are expected to report to work.

— Brian Taylor, Public Affairs

Ann Arbor campus

Faculty appointments with tenure

Rüdiger Bachmann, professor of economics, LSA, effective Aug. 25, 2025.

Jennifer Buckley, associate professor of English language and literature, LSA, effective Aug. 25, 2025.

**Jonathan Lifshitz, professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation, Medical School, effective May 1, 2025.

Jae-Won Shin, associate professor of dentistry, School of Dentistry, and associate professor of biomedical engineering, College of Engineering and Medical School, effective July 1, 2025.

Named professorships

*Gorav Ailawadi, Helen F. and Marvin M. Kirsh Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030.

Shorya Awtar, Joseph E. Shigley Collegiate Professor of Engineering, College of Engineering, effective May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2030.

*Chad M. Brummett, Bert N. La Du Professor of Anesthesiology Research, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

Michael Cianfrocco, Michael Marletta Collegiate Professor in the Life Sciences, Medical School, effective May 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

Gabriela Cruz, Glenn McGeoch Collegiate Professor of Music, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, effective June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2030.

Alexandre F.M. DaSilva, William K. and Mary Anne Najjar Endowed Professor of Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, effective June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2030.

*Eric R. Fearon, Emanuel N. Maisel Professor of Oncology, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

Fei Gao, James Duderstadt Collegiate Professor of Nuclear Engineering, College of Engineering, effective May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2030.

L. Jay Guo, Emmett Leith Collegiate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering, effective May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2030.

Lisa H. Harris, George E. Wantz, M.D. Professor of Interdisciplinary Enrichment in Medicine, Medical School, effective May 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2029.

Laura R. Hopson, Josiah Macy, Jr. Distinguished Educator Professor, Medical School, effective May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2030.

*Lori L. Isom, Maurice H. Seevers Collegiate Professor of Pharmacology, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.

David K. Jones, Pfizer Upjohn Early Career Research Professor of Pharmacology, Medical School, effective May 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2029.

*Dawn O. Kleindorfer, Robert W. Brear Professor of Neurology, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030.

*Karl M. Krushelnick, Henry J. Gomberg Collegiate Professor of Engineering, College of Engineering, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030.

Erica S. Levitt, Pfizer Upjohn Research Professor of Translational Pharmacology, Medical School, effective May 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2029.

Isabelle M.A. Lombaert, William E. Kotowicz Collegiate Professor of Dentistry, School of Dentistry, effective June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2030.

*Rajesh S. Mangrulkar, Marguerite S. Roll Professor of Medical Education, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2026.

Zhuoqing Morley Mao, Farnam Jahanian Collegiate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, effective May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2030.

*John D. Meeker, Dow Professor of Toxicology, School of Public Health, effective June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2030.

*Bethany B. Moore, Nancy Walls Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2026.

*John V. Moran, Gilbert S. Omenn Collegiate Professor of Human Genetics, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

Ellen Muehlberger, Richard Hudson Research Professor of History, LSA, effective Jan. 1, 2026, through May 24, 2026.

*Jack M. Parent, William J. Herdman Professor of Neurology, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

*Marina Pasca di Magliano, Maude T. Lane Professor of Surgical Immunology, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

Christopher J. Peikert, Arthur W. Burks Collegiate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, effective May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2030.

John R. Prensner, Barry J. Glick Early Career Professor of Pediatric Oncology, Medical School, effective May 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2029.

Venkatramanan Raman, James Arthur Nicholls Collegiate Professor of Engineering, College of Engineering, effective May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2030.

Ellen H. Rowe, Earl V. Moore Collegiate Professor of Music, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, effective June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2030.

*Michael S. Sabel, William W. Coon Collegiate Professor of Surgical Oncology, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

Vaibhav Sahai, Lindsay Olson Pancreatic Cancer Research Professor, Medical School, effective May 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2029.

*Ananda Sen, Lee A. Green Collegiate Research Professor, Office of the Vice President for Research, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

Vinayak Shanbhag, Katta G. Murty Collegiate Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering, College of Engineering, effective May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2030.

Cristiane Squarize, Marilyn Woolfolk Collegiate Professor of Dentistry, effective June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2030.

Jennifer N. Stojan, Josiah Macy, Jr. Professor of Advancing Medical and Health Professions Education, Medical School, effective May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2030.

Daniel R. Wahl, Achtenberg Family Professor of Radiation Oncology, Medical School, effective May 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2029.

Euisik Yoon, William G. Dow Collegiate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, effective May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2030.

Administrative appointments

*Maya Barzilai, director, Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, LSA, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029.

Domenico Grasso, interim president, Office of the President, effective May 8, 2025.

*Donna L. Hayward, associate dean of libraries, University Library, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.

*Trachette L. Jackson, associate vice president for research-strategic partnerships and inclusive excellence, Office of the Vice President for Research, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.

*Julie C. Lumeng, associate vice president for research-clinical and human subjects research, Office of the Vice President for Research, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030.

*Anna K. Mapp, associate dean for academic programs and initiatives, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.

*Eric Michielssen, associate dean for research, College of Engineering, effective June 1, 2025, through May 24, 2030.

*Belinda L. Needham, chair, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2027.

Deborah Dash Moore, acting director, Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, LSA, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.

Allison L. Steiner, chair, Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, College of Engineering, effective July 1, 2025, through May 31, 2029.

Yung-Jin Carolyn Yoon, associate dean for community and global initiatives, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, effective June 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.

Ji Zhu, chair, Department of Statistics, LSA, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030.

Other transactions

David R. Dowling, transfer of tenure to professor of naval architecture and marine engineering, with tenure, and professor of mechanical engineering, without tenure, College of Engineering, effective May 1, 2025.

**Todd V. Ester, change in title to associate dean for wellbeing and people, School of Dentistry, effective April 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2028.

Dearborn campus

Aaron C. Ahuvia, Richard E. Czarnecki Endowed Collegiate Professor I, College of Business, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027.

Charu Chandra, Donald Ross Cowan Endowed Collegiate Professor, College of Business, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027.

Ghassan T. Kridli, interim provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs, Office of the Provost, effective May 12, 2025.

Vadym Pyrozhenko, change in title as associate professor of political science, with tenure, Department of Social Sciences, College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters, effective May 1, 2025.

Maria Gabriella Scarlatta, interim chancellor, UM-Dearborn, effective May 8, 2025.

Vivek Singh, Richard E. Czarnecki Endowed Collegiate Professor II, College of Business, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027.

Flint campus

Min Jung Kang, acting chair, Department of Accounting, Finance and International Business, School of Management, effective July 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2025.

Cynthia A. McCurren, dean, School of Nursing, effective Jan. 1, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2030.

Zhenfeng Liu, chair, Department of Accounting, Finance and International Business, School of Management, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.

Abby L. Parrill-Baker, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, effective June 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030.

*Reappointments

**Interim approval granted

Retirements

William James Adams, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Shorey Peterson Professorship of Industrial Organization, and professor of economics, LSA, May 31, 2025. Adams earned his bachelor’s (1969), master’s (1971) and doctorate (1973) in economics from Harvard University. He joined U-M as an assistant professor of economics in 1973 and rose to professor in 1988. He was a research associate in the Institute of Public Policy Studies, an associate professor of law in the Law School, and a professor in the LSA Honors Program. In the Department of Economics, he was director of undergraduate studies (2002-19) and department chair (2015-16). He also served in LSA on the Executive Committee, as associate dean for faculty affairs, as director of the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program, and as director of the Center for West European Studies. Due to his expertise, Adams served as an adviser to the Federal Trade Commission and to the U.S. Ambassador to France. He held visiting professorships at Harvard, Aix-Marseille II, and the European University Institute.  Adams also received recognition for his teaching, including the Amoco Foundation Award (1986) and the Golden Apple Award (1998), and U-M nominated him for U.S. Professors of the Year (2007) and the State of Michigan’s Distinguished Professor of the Year (2008).

Gary M. Beckman, George G. Cameron Professor of Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations and Languages, and professor of Middle East studies, LSA, May 31, 2025. Beckman received his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1977 and joined U-M as an adjunct professor in 1996. He was promoted to professor in 1998. Beckman, a historian of the ancient Near East, offered courses primarily in the Akkadian and Hittite languages and in the history and culture of the ancient Near East. From 2004-10, he served as chair of the Department of Near Eastern Studies. In 2004-05, he served as president of the American Oriental Society, and, since 1999, he has been associate editor for the ancient Near East section of the “Journal of the American Oriental Society.” Beckman also taught briefly at the Institute for the History of Ancient Civilizations of Northeast Normal University (Changchun, China), Beijing University, the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), and Bilkent University (Ankara, Turkey). Beckman has published on Hittite religion and Hittite social organization and diplomacy. He also compiled two catalogues of the Old Babylonian cuneiform tablets held by the Babylonian Collection of Yale University. Beckman was an active mentor of graduate students and has served on and chaired over 25 dissertation committees.

Patrice Speeter (Pam) Beddor, John C. Catford Collegiate Professor of Linguistics and professor of linguistics, LSA, May 31, 2025. Beddor earned a B.S. in French (1974) and an M.A. (1976) and Ph.D. (1982) in linguistics from the University of Minnesota. She was on the faculty at Yale University until joining U-M as an assistant professor in 1987. She was promoted to associate professor in 1993 and to professor in 2001, and named the John C. Catford Collegiate Professor of Linguistics in 2011. Beddor was the chair of the Department of Linguistics from 2004-10. She is a world-renowned linguist and phonetician. Her service to the university goes beyond linguistics, including service on LSA’s Divisional Evaluation Committee and the Rackham MORE Faculty Committee on Mentoring. She was a member of the Cognitive Science Task Force, helping create the undergraduate cognitive science major and paving the way for the Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science. Beddor received two LSA Excellence in Education and in Research Awards, served as editor-in-chief of the “Journal of Phonetics,” and has been a regular member of review panels for the NIH and the NSF. Beddor has transformed the linguistics department through her leadership and has had a lasting impact in the field.

Sugato Bhattacharyya, associate professor of finance, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, May 31, 2025. Bhattacharyya received his B.Sc. (1977) degree in physics from Calcutta University, his M.B.A. (1980) in finance from the Indian Institute of Management, and his Ph.D. (1990) in finance, applied microeconomics, and industrial organization from Harvard University. He joined the faculty at U-M in 1996 and was promoted to associate professor in 2001. Bhattacharyya has contributed to journals such as the “Review of Finance,” “Journal of Financial Economics,” and “Review of Financial Studies,” and his work has explored a range of financial topics. His teaching has also spanned undergraduate, MBA and executive education levels. The latter included specialized programs, such as finance courses designed for NFL players. Bhattacharyya’s excellence in teaching and mentorship has been recognized through several honors, including the Best Lecturer Award (MBA Program) at the National University of Singapore (2008) and a 2003 award for his contribution to the Ph.D. program in finance at the Ross School. He was the founding co-editor of “Finance Research Letters,” and he has served as a reviewer for numerous leading finance journals.

Joel D. Blum, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Jerry Keeler Distinguished University Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, John D. MacArthur Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and professor of earth and environmental sciences, LSA, May 31, 2025. Blum received his B.A. from Case Western Reserve University (1981), his M.Sc. from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks (1982), and his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology (1990). He was on the faculty of Dartmouth College (1990-99) before joining U-M in 1999 as the John D. MacArthur Professor. He served as department chair for geological sciences from 2000-06. Blum was named an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor in 2010 and the Jerry Keeler Distinguished University Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences in 2015. His research included atmospheric chemistry, hydrogeochemistry, chemical oceanography, aquatic and terrestrial foodwebs, animal migrations, forest nutrient cycling, meteoritics, ore deposits and archaeology. Blum is known as a pioneer of techniques for high-precision measurement of mercury stable isotope ratios and for the discovery of patterns of mass-independent isotope fractionation. He was elected to the Geochemical Society, the American Geophysical Union, the Geological Society of America, and the National Academy of Sciences. He is also editor-in-chief of American Chemical Society – Earth and Space Chemistry and was the winner of the C.C. Patterson Award of the Geochemical Society.

Gabriele Boccaccini, professor of early Christianity and of Judaic studies, LSA, May 31, 2025. Boccaccini received his Ph.D. from the University of Turin (1991). He joined U-M as an adjunct professor in 1992, became an assistant professor in 1999, and was promoted to professor in 2006.  Boccaccini’s research focuses on Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins. He has published numerous books and articles on the subject, which have been translated into languages, including Italian, German, Portuguese, Korean, Hungarian and Chinese. In 2001, he founded the Enoch Seminar, an international organization affiliated with the Society of Biblical Literature that is devoted to the study of Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins. In 2009, he created the website 4 Enoch: The Online Encyclopedia of Second Temple Judaism (4enoch.org). In 2018, Sergio Matterella, president of Italy, awarded Boccaccini the title of “Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia” (Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy) for his “preservation and promotion of national prestige abroad.” Boccaccini has been a central figure in the ancient history programs in the Department of Middle East Studies, the Department of History, the Department of Classical Studies, and the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies.

Enoch Brater, Kenneth T. Rowe Collegiate Professor of Dramatic Literature, professor of English language and literature, LSA, and professor of theatre, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, May 31, 2025. Brater earned a B.A. from New York University (1965) and M.A. (1967) and Ph.D. (1971) from Harvard University. He was a teaching fellow at Harvard and an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania, joining U-M in 1975 as an assistant professor of English. He became an associate professor in 1977 and a professor in 1987. Since 2006, he has held the Kenneth T. Rowe Collegiate Professorship. Brater ranks among the world’s leading scholars on Samuel Beckett, serving as president of the Samuel Beckett Society and publishing multiple books on the author. Arthur Miller’s plays have also been a passion of Brater’s. The U-M Press series “Theater: Theory/Text/Performance” began in 1988 with Brater as founding editor, and it remains the cornerstone series of theatre and performance studies in the United States. Brater has taught a variety of courses on topics, including modern drama, Shakespeare and the works of both Beckett and Miller. He has been awarded the Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award, the John D’Arms Award for Graduate Mentoring, and the Amoco Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching.

Daniel M. Burns Jr., professor of mathematics, LSA, May 31, 2025. Burns received a B.S. from the University of Notre Dame and a Ph.D. (1972) in mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Burns held faculty positions at Princeton University from 1972-78, joining U-M in 1978 as an associate professor. He was promoted to professor in 1983. Burns held visiting appointments at several institutions in both the U.S. and Europe, received a Sloan Fellowship in 1978, and was named a fellow of the American Mathematical Society in 2013. Burns’ research primarily focused on complex geometry and several complex variables, and he made significant contributions in these areas. From 2005-17, Burns was co-director of the U-M Bioinformatics program and continues to work with its faculty on interdisciplinary research. Throughout his career, Burns advocated for bringing science outreach to underserved populations. He has been coordinator and co-coordinator of the STEM-Africa Initiative with the U-M African Studies Center, and helped organize five STEM conferences in Ann Arbor, Ghana and Cameroon. Locally, as director of the Michigan Math and Science Scholars program, Burns worked with public schools in Detroit. Burns also advised 17 Mathematics Ph.D. students, served on multiple Ph.D. dissertation committees, and mentored several young faculty and postdoctoral researchers.

Mark A. Burns, T.C. Chang Professor of Engineering, professor of chemical engineering and of biomedical engineering, College of Engineering, June 30, 2025. Burns earned his B.S. in chemical engineering (1981) from the University of Notre Dame and completed his M.S. (1983) and Ph.D. (1986) in chemical and biochemical engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. He was an assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts before joining U-M as an assistant professor of chemical engineering in 1990. He was promoted to professor in 2002. He held several administrative positions at U-M, including chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering (2008-17) and adviser to the dean in the College of Engineering (2020-23). His pioneering research centers on the design, fabrication and application of microfluidic systems to tackle critical challenges in healthcare and environmental monitoring. Burns earned numerous accolades, including the National Science Foundation’s Engineering Initiation Award, the College of Engineering’s Teaching Excellence, Research Excellence, and Rexford E. Hall Innovation Excellence Awards. He was elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, and the American Institute for Chemical Engineers. Burns authored approximately 400 publications and presentations, including 40 patents.

Christin Carter-Su, Anita H. Payne Distinguished University Professor of Physiology, Henry Sewall Collegiate Professor of Physiology, professor of molecular and integrative physiology and of internal medicine, Medical School, March 31, 2025. Carter-Su received her Sc.B. (1972) from Brown University and M.S. (1974) and Ph.D. (1978) in biophysics from the University of Rochester. Carter-Su joined U-M as an assistant professor in 1981 and became a professor in 1992. In 2012, Carter-Su was named the Henry Sewall Collegiate Professor of Physiology, and the following year, she was named the Anita H. Payne Distinguished University Professor of Physiology. Carter-Su was appointed as a professor in 2013 to the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes.  Carter-Su is recognized for her pioneering work on the cellular actions of growth hormones. As the associate director of the NIH-funded Michigan Diabetes Research Center for almost 30 years, she helped expand it to over 150 members and leveraged its resources to maximally support the research of its members. Her mentoring efforts have been recognized by the Sarah Goddard Power Award (1999) and the Aspire, Advance and Achieve Mentoring Award (2016), both from U-M, as well as a Mentoring Award from the Women in Endocrinology (2018).  

David Chatkoff, professor of psychology in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters, UM-Dearborn, April 30, 2025. Chatkoff received his Ph.D. (2003) in counseling psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical health psychology service at the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System. He joined UM-Dearborn in 2004 and was promoted to associate professor in 2010 and to professor in 2024. Chatkoff is a leader in the field of health psychology and used this expertise to benefit the clinical health psychology and health psychology graduate programs. Chatkoff served as director of the master’s programs in health psychology and clinical health psychology from 2012-15, and, since 2004, has served as a member of the psychology master’s program committee. During Chatkoff’s time as director, the program added numerous courses, many of which he helped to develop. His research has contributed to the understanding of the behavioral constructs of pain and has provided important insights into therapeutic interventions for individuals suffering from chronic pain. He co-authored several notable articles, including Hoffman, et al., “Meta-analysis of psychological interventions for chronic low back pain” (2007).

Ali M. Elkateeb, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science, UM-Dearborn, Jan. 31, 2025. Elkateeb received his B.Sc. in electrical engineering from the University of Technology in Baghdad (1976). He earned an M.S. in computer and communication engineering from the University of Kent at Canterbury (1980) and a Ph.D. in computer engineering from Concordia University in Montreal (1992). Elkateeb joined UM-Dearborn in 2000 as an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering without tenure and was promoted to associate professor with tenure in 2005. Elkateeb’s research and teaching focused on areas including sensor networks, high-speed networks, network processors and computer architecture and design. Prior to joining UM-Dearborn, Elkateeb worked as an associate professor with the School of Computer Science at Acadia University and as a senior application-specific integrated circuit engineer and design engineer for Mentalogic System Inc. and Air Tools, Inc., Technologies, respectively. Elkateeb is an active member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He was named Professor of the Year by the School of Computer Science at Acadia University in 1997-98 and 1998-99.

Kent V. Flannery, James B. Griffin Distinguished University Professor of Anthropology, professor of anthropology, and curator, Museum of Anthropological Archaeology, LSA, May 31, 2025.  Flannery earned a B.A. (1954), an M.A. (1961), and his doctorate (1964) at the University of Chicago. He became an associate curator at the Smithsonian Institution in 1964, then joined U-M as an assistant professor in 1967. He was promoted to professor in 1972. Flannery’s research centered on prehistoric sociopolitical evolution, especially the early stages. He has published on the origins of agriculture and village life in the Near East and Mexico. He has also published synthetic overviews such as “Zapotec Civilization: How Urban Society Evolved in Mexico’s Oaxaca Valley” (1996, with Joyce Marcus). Flannery excavated in Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Iran, and North America. He also taught undergraduate and graduate courses at U-M for 56 years. He was named Russel Lecturer (2008), received the A. V. Kidder Medal for achievement in American archaeology (1992), and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania (1987). Flannery was named Distinguished University Professor of Anthropological Archaeology in 1985. In 1978, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and served as its chair of anthropology from 2008-10. 

Linda Gregerson, Caroline Walker Bynum Distinguished University Professor of English Language and Literature and professor of English language and literature, LSA, May 31, 2025. Gregerson received a B.A. from Oberlin College (1971) and an M.A. in English from Northwestern University (1972). She earned an M.F.A. in creative writing from Iowa Writers Workshop (1977) and a Ph.D. in English from Stanford University (1987). Gregerson joined U-M as an assistant professor in 1987 and was promoted to professor in 2001. Gregerson is a distinguished scholar of early modern literature. She has published seven books of poetry and was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2014. Gregerson won the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature, the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, and numerous Pushcart prizes for poetry. She has held fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Institute for Advanced Study, the National Humanities Center, the Michigan Society of Fellows, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Gregerson served for 10 years as director of the Helen Zell MFA Writing Program in the Department of English. Before receiving her Distinguished University Professorship in 2008, she was the Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor in the College of LSA. She was also elected a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets in 2015.

Martin Katz, Gwendolyn Koldofsky Distinguished University Professor of Music, Earl V. Moore Collegiate Professor in Music, Artur Schnabel Collegiate Professor of Music in Piano, and professor of music, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, May 31, 2025. Katz received a B.M. in 1966 from the University of Southern California. He held several adjunct, guest and visiting appointments from 1968-84 before joining U-M in 1983 as a professor of music in collaborative piano. In 1996, Katz became the only recipient of the Artur Schnabel Collegiate Professor of Music in Piano title. In 2015, Katz was named the Earl V. Moore Collegiate Professor in Music, and in 2017, he received the title of Gwendolyn Koldofsky Distinguished University Professor. The New York Times called Katz “the gold standard of accompanists.” Over 60 years, his career spanned five continents, and he worked alongside some of the world’s most renowned singers in both recitals and recordings, including Marilyn Horne, Frederica von Stade, Kathleen Battle, David Daniels, Karita Mattila and José Carreras. He also recorded with major labels, such as RCA, CBS and BMG, and Katz engaged as a conductor and editor, directing opera productions for San Francisco’s Merola Opera Program and numerous performances in Ann Arbor.

Kerry Charles Larson, professor of English language and literature, LSA, May 31, 2025. Larson received a B.A. (1977) from the University of Iowa, and an M.A. (1980) and doctorate (1983) from Johns Hopkins University. Larson joined the faculty at U-M as an assistant professor in 1982 and was promoted to professor in 2007. Larson’s scholarship on 19th-century American literature combines a broad historical and theoretical perspective with incisive close reading. His rigorous and imaginative analyses offer new insights into canonical authors, such as Whitman, Emerson and Stowe, and striking engagements with lesser-known figures, such as Lydia Sigourney. Larson has been a dedicated undergraduate teacher, and his graduate students praise his fierce intellect and generosity. Among many admirably performed assignments for English, his term as graduate chair was notable. That was followed by eight years at the Rackham School of Graduate Studies, where he served as senior associate dean. Larson helped win and administer multiple external grants, and his leadership was especially important in an innovative, many-faceted exchange program between the university and two selective regional colleges. Larson’s humane, inquisitive, modest style and integrity made him a highly valued colleague.

Melvyn Levitsky, clinical professor of public policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, May 31, 2025. Levitsky received his Bachelor of Arts degree from U-M (1960) and completed a Master of Arts degree at the State University of Iowa (1963). Levitsky had a 35-year career as a U.S. diplomat. He was the U.S. Ambassador to Brazil from 1994-98 and before that held such senior positions as assistant secretary of state for international narcotics matters, executive secretary of the State Department, U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria, deputy director of the Voice of America, and deputy assistant secretary of state for human rights. Levitsky also was director of the State Department’s Office of U.N. Political Affairs and as officer-in-charge of U.S.-Soviet Bilateral Relations. Earlier in his career, he was a political officer at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and a consul at U.S. Consulates in Belem, Brazil, and Frankfurt, Germany. Levitsky joined the Ford School in September 2006, first as a lecturer, and beginning in 2009 he was appointed a clinical professor of public policy. He taught graduate courses in the areas of foreign affairs and international relations, drug, crime and terrorism policy, and U.S. national security. Levitsky also served as a senior associate of the school’s International Policy Center and senior adviser to the Weiser Diplomacy Center.

William S. Lovejoy, Raymond T.J. Perring Family Professor of Business Administration, professor of technology and operations, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, and professor of art and design, Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, May 31, 2025. Lovejoy received his B.S. (1973) in industrial engineering and M.Eng. (1974) in nuclear engineering from Cornell University, and his Ph.D. (1983) in operations research and marine studies from the University of Delaware. He joined the faculty at the U-M School of Business in 1994 and was jointly appointed as a professor in the School of Art and Design in 2007. Lovejoy’s work has been recognized with numerous honors, including the Spirit of Detroit Award from the Detroit City Council (2018), fellowship in the Production and Operations Management Society (2011), and the Ross School of Business Core Award for contributions to the research culture (2010). Lovejoy’s research includes many publications in top academic journals and co-authorship of the book “Hospital Operations: Principles of High Efficiency Health Care” (2013). He has held administrative leadership roles within the Ross School and editorial leadership roles with Management Science and Manufacturing and Service Operations Management. He has developed courses including both the on-site and online MBA Business Statistics course and the cross-disciplinary Integrated Product Development course, which received national media attention.

James W. McNally, research scientist, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, Institute for Social Research, April 1, 2025. McNally earned his B.A. (1983) in forensic anthropology from the University of Maryland, his M.A. (1989) in formal demography and population health from Georgetown University, and his Ph.D. (1994) in demography and sociology from Brown University. He joined ICPSR at U-M as an archivist/senior research associate in 1998, was promoted to research investigator/archivist in 2006, assistant research scientist in 2009, associate research scientist in 2011, and research scientist in 2018. He served as the NACDA Program on Aging Director at U-M for 26 years. McNally’s work on data imputation has been cited in deliberations before the U.S. Supreme Court. During his career, he has worked extensively with studies on the aging life course, health, retirement and international aspects of aging. He has spent much of his career addressing the methodological issues associated with the measurement of health outcomes, specifically focusing on applications for using secondary data in research applications. He has helped design and implement health surveys at the national, community level and international settings. His curation work has led to the long-term preservation and maintenance of contemporary and historical studies.

Diarmaid Ó Foighil, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and curator, Museum of Zoology, LSA, May 31, 2025. Ó Foighil received his B.Sc. (1981) degree from the National University of Ireland, Galway, and his Ph.D. (1987) from the University of Victoria (1987). He served as a postdoctoral fellow at the Friday Harbor Labs, University of Washington (1987), independent researcher at the Bamfield Marine Station (1988-89), NSERC postdoctoral fellow at Simon Fraser University (1989-92), and research associate professor at the University of South Carolina (1993-95). He joined U-M as an assistant professor in the Department of Biology (now the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) and assistant curator in the Museum of Zoology in 1995 and was promoted to associate professor/curator in 2001 and professor/curator in 2007. He served as the director of the Museum of Zoology from 2011-14 and as the chair of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from 2014-20. Ó Foighil’s research focused on the evolution, biogeography, reproduction, life history and systematics of mollusks. He is a co-author on nearly 100 scientific publications. As director of the Museum of Zoology, he helped plan and coordinate the move of many millions of specimens from the Alexander G. Ruthven Building to the Research Museums Center.

Peter Railton, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Gregory S. Kavka Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy, John Stephenson Perrin Professor, and professor of philosophy, LSA, May 31, 2025. Railton attended Harvard University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (1971). He then attended Princeton University where he earned his doctorate (1980). He joined the faculty at U-M as an assistant professor in 1979 and was promoted through the ranks to associate professor in 1983, and then professor in 1990. Railton has made lasting contributions to many areas of philosophy, especially normative ethics, metaethics, moral psychology, and the philosophy of science. His two most famous articles, “Alienation, Consequentialism, and the Demands of Morality” (1984) and “Moral Realism” (1986), have each been cited well over a thousand times and reprinted in multiple venues. His papers on scientific explanation, especially “A Deductive-Nomological Model of Probabilistic Explanation” (1978) and “Probability, Explanation, and Information” (1981), fundamentally changed the way philosophers think about explanation. His work in moral psychology places him among the world leaders in that field. His most recent research focuses on philosophical issues that arise in connection with AI. Railton was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2004. From 2011-12 he was president of the American Philosophical Association, Central Division.

Yehoash Raphael, R. Jamison and Betty J. Williams Professor of Otolaryngology and professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, Medical School, June 2, 2025. Raphael received a B.A. in audiology & speech and hearing disorders (1977), and then M.Sc. in embryology (1979) from Tel-Aviv University. He received a Ph.D. in teratology (1987) from Tel-Aviv University Medical School. He joined U-M in 1990 as a research investigator, completing his post-doctoral training in 1993. He was appointed assistant research scientist in 1993, then promoted to assistant professor in 1996. He was promoted to associate professor, with tenure, in 1999 and to tenured professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery in 2006, when he also became the inaugural holder of the R. Jamison and Betty J. Williams Professor of Otolaryngology Endowed Chair. Raphael’s research has focused on repair and regeneration in the inner ear. He is a world expert in pathological changes in the inner ear that result in deafness. He is also a founder of the field of gene therapy for deafness and a pioneer who established the feasibility of viral vector gene therapy for regeneration of sensory cells in deaf ears. He contributed to the fields of therapy for genetic deafness,stem cell therapy for hearing loss, and enhancement of the functionality of cochlear implants.

Lloyd (Lance) Sandelands, professor of organizational behavior and human resource management, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, and professor of psychology, LSA, May 31, 2025. Sandelands received his B.A. (1977) degree from Washington University and his Ph.D. (1982) from Northwestern University. He joined the faculty at U-M in 1989, was promoted to associate professor in 1991 and was promoted to professor in 1996. Sandelands’ research has focused on the social and spiritual dimensions of organizational life, with a teaching portfolio that includes courses in social and organizational psychology and management. He has taught undergraduate and graduate students in both business administration and psychology. Sandelands has served as a Faculty Fellow at the Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America since 2017. His book publications include “Love First: Toward a Catholic Humanism” (2017), “Being at Work” (2014) and “An Anthropological Defense of God” (2007). He has authored numerous scholarly articles and essays, including recent works such as “Hope and Leadership in Organizations: Receptivity and Transcendence” (Oxford Compendium on Hope, 2024) and “What it means to be truly human in business organizations: Martin Buber’s concept of I-Thou relations” (2021). Sandelands has presented his work in a range of academic forums.

Rebecca J. Scott, Charles Gibson Distinguished University Professor of History, professor of history, LSA, and professor of law, Law School, May 31, 2025. Scott received a Ph.D. in history from Princeton University (1982). She joined the U-M faculty as an assistant professor of history in 1984 and was promoted to professor in 1992. Scott is a renowned scholar of race, law and citizenship in the Atlantic World. Her seminal book, “Slave Emancipation in Cuba”(1985), was followed by dozens of articles, five co-edited volumes, and two multiple prize-winning monographs: “Degrees of Freedom: Louisiana and Cuba after Slavery” (2005) and “Freedom Papers: An Atlantic Odyssey in the Age of Emancipation”(2012), co-authored with Jean Hébrard. Scott received fellowships from the MacArthur Foundation, NEH, and Guggenheim Foundation, and a Distinguished Service Award from the AHA Conference on Latin American History. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Foreign Corresponding Academician in the Cuban Academy of History, and honorary fellow of the American Society of Legal History. At U-M, Professor Scott held numerous leadership positions and founded the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program. Her teaching was recognized by a Thurnau Professorship and John H. D’Arms Faculty Award for Distinguished Graduate Mentoring in the Humanities.

Andrew Shryock, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, and professor of anthropology, LSA, May 31, 2025. Shryock received his B.A. (1984) from Georgia Southern College and his M.A. (1987) and Ph.D. (1993) in anthropology from U-M. He joined the faculty at U-M as assistant professor in 1999 and was promoted to professor in 2011. Shryock specialized in the study of Middle Eastern societies and Arab/Muslim immigrants in North America. He did ethnographic research on the transition from oral to literate history among Bedouin in Jordan. In Detroit, his research and public programming culminated in films, museum exhibitions and several books on the city’s Arab communities. He explored hospitality as a moral system and developed new ways of writing about the deep history of humans and their ancestors. Shryock won numerous grants and fellowships (Fulbright, NSF, ACLS, Guggenheim); he was a visiting fellow at both the Institute for Advanced Study and the Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences. Shryock’s published works include “Nationalism and the Genealogical Imagination: Oral History and Textual Authority in Tribal Jordan”(1997), “Islamophobia/Islamophilia: Beyond the Politics of Enemy and Friend”(2010), “Deep History: The Architecture of Past and Present”(2011), and “Beyond Refuge in Arab Detroit”(2025). From 2006-16, he edited the journal “Comparative Studies in Society and History.”

Edward A. Silver, William A. Brownell Collegiate Professor of Education and professor of education, Marsal Family School of Education, May 31, 2025. Silver received a B.A. from Iona College (1970) and an M.A. (1973), M.S. (1977), and Ed.D. (1977) from Teachers College, Columbia University. He was a middle and high school mathematics teacher from 1971-77. He was appointed as an assistant professor at Northern Illinois University (1977) and then San Diego State University (1979), where he was promoted to associate professor in 1981 and to professor in 1984. In 1987, he was appointed as a professor and senior scientist at the University of Pittsburgh. He joined the U-M School of Education in 2000 as a professor and has held the William A. Brownell Collegiate Professorship since 2004. He was an affiliate faculty member in the Mathematics Department from 2000-21. He served in many administrative appointments: chair of Educational Studies (2003-05); associate dean for academic affairs (2005-08); dean of the UM-Dearborn School of Education (2010-13); founding dean of the UM-Dearborn College of Education, Health and Human Services (2013); and senior associate dean for research and graduate studies (2016-21). He also held two funded visiting professorships including a Fulbright award. Silver’s preeminent work has earned him election to the National Academy of Education, an American Education Research Association Fellowship and the AERA Senior Scholar Award, among others.

Joel B. Slemrod, Paul W. McCracken Professor of Business Economics, David Bradford Distinguished University Professor of Economics, professor of business economics and public policy, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, professor of economics, LSA, and professor of law, Law School, May 31, 2025. Slemrod received his B.A. (1973) degree in economics from Princeton University, and his Ph.D. (1980) in economics from Harvard University. He joined the faculty at U-M in 1987 and was promoted to professor in 1989. Slemrod is the director of the Office of Tax Policy Research at the Ross School. Slemrod studies and writes about tax policy. He was a National Fellow at the Hoover Institution in 1983-84 and served as the senior economist for tax policy at the President’s Council of Economic Advisers in 1984-85. He has been a consultant to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Canadian Department of Finance, the New Zealand and South African Treasuries, the World Bank, the OECD, and several corporations. From 1992-98, he was editor of the “National Tax Journal,” and from 2006-10, he co-edited the “Journal of Public Economics”. He served as president of the National Tax Association in 2005-06 and of the International Institute of Public Finance starting in 2015. He received the Daniel M. Holland Medal from the National Tax Association in 2012 and the Atkinson Award in 2015.

Jeffrey A. Stanzler, lead lecturer and lecturer IV in educational studies, Marsal Family School of Education, June 30, 2025. Stanzler received a B.A. (1984), M.A. (1990), and Ph.D. (2004) from U-M. He was appointed by the U-M School of Education as co-director and teacher of the Computer Commuter Summer Program (1990-94) before teaching at the Emerson School in Ann Arbor from 1998-2004. He was appointed as a lecturer I in 2004 and promoted to lecturer II in 2007, lecturer III in 2013, and lecturer IV in 2018. From 1989-2025, he also served as director of the Interactive Communications and Simulations group, coordinating computer-mediated curricular projects. Stanzler is a dedicated teacher and mentor whose scholarship of practice is focused on the design of web-based curricular activities and mentorship and on the intellectual and social development of college students. His courses engaged students in immersive learning experiences exploring complex world issues while simultaneously exploring the pedagogical issues involved in supporting the intellectual work of younger students. His courses were enhanced by his cross-campus collaborations with the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies and the Michigan Community Scholars Program, as well as partnerships with colleagues at other universities. He received numerous grants to support the development of his teaching and scholarly projects.

James P. Walsh, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Gerald and Esther Carey Professor of Business Administration, and professor of organizational behavior, human resource management, corporate strategy and international business, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, May 31, 2025. Walsh earned his B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany (1975), followed by M.A. degrees from Columbia University (1977) and the University of Chicago (1980). Completing his Ph.D. at Northwestern University (1985), he began his academic career at Dartmouth College, where he earned tenure in 1991. Deeply grateful to his colleagues for teaching him how to be a professor, he moved that same year to Michigan as a tenured associate professor. Believing teaching to be an act of love, Walsh was especially devoted to action-based learning — the idea that education must be embodied, not simply received. The Ross School and U-M both honored him for teaching excellence. Named a Distinguished Scholar by the Academy of Management, his research culminated with an effort to articulate a normative theory of business — one that views business as a vital institution working in and for society. Walsh also embraced the call to service. On campus, he chaired the Management and Organizations Department and the Strategy Department, and contributed to countless committees and task forces.

Donald R. Zak, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Alexander H. Smith Distinguished University Professor of Ecology, professor of natural resources, School for Environment and Sustainability, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, LSA, and professor of program in the environment, SEAS and LSA, May 31, 2025. Zak earned his B.S. degree in forest ecology from Ohio State University (1981). He earned his M.S. in forest ecology from the University of Idaho (1983), and received his Ph.D. in forest ecology from Michigan State University (1987). After completing a postdoctoral research appointment at the University of Minnesota, he came to U-M in 1988 as an assistant professor of natural resources in the School of Natural Resources and Environment, now SEAS. He was promoted to associate professor in 1994 and to professor in 2000. In 2003, he was appointed as a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology. In 2009, he was appointed as the Burton V. Barnes Collegiate Professor of Ecology, and in 2017, was appointed as an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor. Zak was appointed the Alexander H. Smith Distinguished University Professor of Ecology 2020. Zak is one of the nation’s foremost ecologists and the world leader in the study of soil microbial communities. He has developed a new branch of ecology that unifies molecular biology and ecology to understand the response of organisms and ecosystems to environmental stressors.

Bing Zhou, Donald A. Glaser Collegiate Professor of Physics and professor of physics, LSA, May 31, 2025. Zhou earned her B.S. degree from the University of Science and Technology of China (1982) and her Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1987). She began her career at Boston University as a postdoctoral research fellow, where she was appointed assistant professor in 1991 and promoted to associate professor in 1997. In 1998, she joined U-M as an associate professor and became a professor in 2003. She was named the Donald A. Glaser Collegiate Professor of Physics in 2013. She served as the associate chair for research and facilities in the Department of Physics and as a member on the Executive Board of the Rackham School of Graduate Studies. Zhou is a leader in experimental particle physics, focusing on fundamental particles and their interactions. She is a renowned expert on gaseous detectors and has substantially contributed to validating the Standard Model and exploring physics beyond it. Her quest to understand nature at the most fundamental level has taken her to the forefront of experiments at the world’s most powerful particle colliders. Zhou was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society in 2001.

— Compiled by Genevieve Monsma and Jeff Bleiler, The University Record