Regents approve Big House fireworks display for concert

Fans attending the concert featuring country music star Zach Bryan at Michigan Stadium will be treated to a fireworks display, after the Regents approved a close-proximity fireworks display request. The Sept. 27 event is expected to draw a crowd of over 110,000, making it one of the largest live music performances ever held in North America. The approximately 90-second post-concert display will be staged from the rooftops of the east and west towers of Michigan Stadium. A full safety, fire protection and security plan for the show will be in place to ensure the safety of those in attendance and the surrounding area. 

Purchase of property near Central Campus approved

The Board of Regents approved the purchase of property across from the Alexander G. Ruthven Building on Central Campus. Acquiring the property at 415 Church St. provides options for the university to continue developing this strategic area. The university will purchase the property for $1,950,000 with a tentative closing date no later than July 4, 2025. The property has an existing lease and in the near term, the university will continue to lease the units. Bond proceeds or central reserves will be used to complete the purchase.

Regents pass resolution honoring Marschall Runge’s years of service

The Board of Regents passed a resolution in honor of Marschall S. Runge, who is retiring from his leadership roles at the university and returning to the Medical School faculty as a professor. He has served as executive vice president for medical affairs and chief executive officer of Michigan Medicine since March 2015 and as dean of the Medical School since January 2016. He announced in July 2024 that he would retire from those leadership roles following the conclusion of his contract June 30, 2025. The Regents’ resolution acknowledges he was the first person at the university to serve in all three leadership roles. It noted that in addition to uplifting the care provided by the health system and the extraordinary education offered at the Medical School, Runge led sizable clinical growth at Michigan Medicine. “Marschall, you are a great friend to the University of Michigan, and we are profoundly grateful for your outstanding service to the university. The Board of Regents wishes you success, fulfillment and happiness in all your future endeavors,” the resolution reads.

Regents approve UM-Dearborn 2027-28 academic calendar

The Board of Regents approved the UM-Dearborn academic calendar for 2027-28. The Dearborn campus will offer a total of 68 class days in the fall semester and 69 class days in the winter semester. Classes for the fall begin Monday, Aug. 30, and end Thursday, Dec. 9, with commencement taking place Saturday, Dec. 18. The winter semester begins Wednesday, Jan. 5, and ends Tuesday, April 18. Winter commencement is scheduled for Saturday, April 29.

Ann Arbor campus

Faculty appointments with tenure

Meredith E. Adams, associate professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, Medical School, effective July 1, 2025.

Karsten Bartels, professor of anesthesiology, professor of psychiatry, and professor of learning health sciences, Medical School, effective Aug. 25, 2025.

Heather Gilbert, professor of theatre and drama, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, effective Aug. 25, 2025.

Patrick Grzanka, professor of women’s and gender studies, and professor of psychology, LSA, effective Aug. 25, 2025.

Ken Inoki, promotion to professor of molecular and integrative physiology, and professor of internal medicine, Medical School, effective Aug. 25, 2025.

Naoki Masuda, professor of computational medicine and bioinformatics, Medical School, and professor of mathematics, LSA, effective July 1, 2025.

Lue Pan, associate professor of mathematics, LSA, effective Aug. 25, 2025.

Doron Ravid, associate professor of economics, LSA, effective Aug. 25, 2025.

Roozbeh Tabrizian, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, College of Engineering, effective Aug. 25, 2025.

Ian Tobasco, associate professor of mathematics, LSA, effective Aug. 25, 2025.

Named professorships

*Brian D. Athey, Michael Savageau Collegiate Professor, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027.

Angela Calabrese Barton, Alvin Demar Loving Sr. Collegiate Professor of Education, Marsal Family School of Education, effective June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2030.

*Elizabeth Popp Berman, Richard H. Price Professor of Organizational Studies, LSA, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.

*David A. Bloom, Jack Lapides Professor of Urology, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2026.

*Tilman M. Börgers, Samuel Zell Professor of the Economics of Risk, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

*Terrill D. Bravender, David S. Rosen, M.D. Collegiate Professor of Adolescent Medicine, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

*Elaine M. Caoili, Saroja Adusumilli Collegiate Professor of Radiology, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2028.

Gregory D. Cartee, Beverly D. Ulrich Collegiate Professor of Kinesiology, School of Kinesiology, effective June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2030.

*Kristin Chrouser, Matthew Berge, M.D. Research Professor, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

Kao-Ping Chua, Marilyn Fisher Blanch Research Professor of Child Health Policy, Medical School, effective June 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2029.

*Katherine E. Davis, Marjorie M. Fisher Professor of Egyptology of the Pharaonic Period, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

*Kirk A. Frey, David E. Kuhl Collegiate Professor of Radiology, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2028.

Patrick Grzanka, University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor, LSA, effective Aug. 25, 2025.

*Gary D. Hammer, Millie Schembechler Professor of Adrenal Cancer, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

*Maya M. Hammoud, J. Robert Willson Research Professor, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

Rebecca Hasson, Victor L. Katch Collegiate Professor of Kinesiology, School of Kinesiology, effective June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2030.

*Nan E. Hatch, Lysle E. Johnston, Jr. Collegiate Professor of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

*Norah L. Henry, Daniel F. Hayes, M.D. Breast Cancer Research Professor, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

Crystal M. Holmes, Larry D. Soderquist Research Professor, Medical School, effective June 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2029.

Lloyd D. Johnston, Angus Campbell Collegiate Research Professor, Office of the Vice President for Research, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

*Vesa M. Kaartinen, Dr. Roy H. Roberts Professor of Dentistry, School of Dentistry, effective Aug. 1, 2025, through July 31, 2030.

*Ella A. Kazerooni, Terry M. Silver, M.D. Collegiate Professor of Radiology, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2026.

*Catherine E.H. Keegan, Charles E. Lytle, Jr. Research Professor of Pediatrics, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

*David H. Kohn, Natalie C. Roberts Professor of Dentistry, School of Dentistry, effective Aug. 1, 2025, through July 31, 2030.

*John V. Leahy, Allen Sinai Professor of Macroeconomics and Public Policy, LSA , and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

*Cheng-Yu Lee, Robert H. Bartlett Collegiate Professor of the Life Sciences, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

*Joyce M. Lee, Robert P. Kelch, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

*Donna M. Martin, Ravitz Foundation Endowed Professor of Pediatrics, Medical School, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.

*Sofia D. Merajver, Greater Good Breast Cancer Research Professor, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

*Kenneth R. Mills, J. Frederick Hoffman Professor of History, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

Inbal Nahum-Shani, Collegiate Research Professor, Office of the Vice President for Research, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

Andrea T. Obi, Wakefield Family Research Professor, Medical School, effective June 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2029.

*Sara K. Pasquali, Janette Ferrantino Professor of Pediatrics, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

Megan E. Patrick, Collegiate Research Professor, Office of the Vice President for Research, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

*Steven W. Pipe, Laurence A. Boxer, M.D. Research Professor of Pediatrics, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through July 31, 2027.

*Joel F. Platt, Melvyn T. Korobkin, M.D. Collegiate Professor of Radiology, Medical School, Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2026.

Manojkumar A. Puthenveedu, Pfizer Upjohn Research Professor of Pharmacology II, Medical School, effective June 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2029.

*Jennifer C. Romano, Herbert Sloan Collegiate Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

*Charles R. Shipan, J. Ira and Nicki Harris Professor of Social Science, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

*Kanakadurga V.N.L. Singer, Valerie Castle Opipari, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

*Mrinalini Sinha, Alice Freeman Palmer Professor of History, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

J. Logan Skelton, Artur Schnabel Collegiate Professor of Music in Piano, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, effective June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2030.

Connie Sung, Annmarie Hawkins Research Professor of Disability Justice, School of Social Work, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

*Robert J. Taylor, Harold R. Johnson Professor, School of Social Work, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

*Dana A. Telem, Lazar J. Greenfield, M.D. Professor of Surgery, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

*Frank Wang, William B. Taylor Endowed Professor of Clinical Dermatology, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

Brent B. Ward, Chalmers J. Lyons Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, effective June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2030.

*Celeste M. Watkins-Hayes, Jean E. Fairfax Collegiate Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

*Lois S. Weisman, Sarah Winans Newman Collegiate Professor of the Life Sciences Institute, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

*Sijue Wu, Robert W. and Lynn H. Browne Professor of Science, LSA, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

*Gregory A. Yanik, Leland and Elaine Blatt Family Professor of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

*Bing Ye, Burton L. Baker Collegiate Professor of the Life Sciences, Medical School, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2030.

Administrative appointments

*Valeria M. Bertacco, vice provost for engaged learning, Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, effective July 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2029.

*Carlos González-Cabezas, associate dean for academic affairs, School of Dentistry, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030.

Sonya Dal Cin, associate dean for academic programs and initiatives, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.

Deirdre L. de la Cruz, chair, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, LSA, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.

Gottfried J. Hagen, interim chair, Department of Middle East Studies, LSA, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.

Christopher T. Harding, associate dean for graduate studies, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, effective July 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2025.

Dewey Jung, associate dean for academic programs and initiatives, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.

*Sharon R. Kardia, senior associate dean for education, School of Public Health, effective Aug. 25, 2025, through Aug. 24, 2027.

Sachin Kheterpal, chair, Department of Anesthesiology, effective July 1, 2025, and Robert B. Sweet Endowed Professor of Anesthesiology, Medical School, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030.

Karen J. McConnell, associate dean for clinical affairs, College of Pharmacy, for a five-year term, effective June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2030.

*John D. Meeker, senior associate dean for research, School of Public Health, effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2027.

*David S. Sept, associate dean for academic programs and initiatives, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. 

Megan L. Sweeney, chair, Department of English Language and Literature, LSA, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030.

Other transactions 

Emanuel Gull, extension of a research leave, effective Sept. 1, 2026, through May 31, 2030.

John Cameron Mitchell, John H. Mitchell Visiting Professor of Media Entertainment, LSA, effective Aug. 25, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2025.

Naomi T. Shapiro, Journal of Language Learning Visiting Research Assistant Professor of Linguistics, LSA, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.

Joseph Sywenkyj, Howard R. Marsh Visiting Professor of Journalism, LSA, effective Aug. 25, 2025, through May 24, 2026.

Chuanwu Xi, extension of a scholarly activity leave, effective July 1, 2025, through May 31, 2026.

Dearborn campus

Mahesh K. Agarwal, chair, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.

Stein Brunvand, interim associate provost for digital learning and faculty development, Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, effective May 15, 2025.

Susan A. Everett, interim associate dean, College of Education, Health, and Human Services, effective June 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.

Lisa A. Martin, chair, Department of Health and Human Services, College of Education, Health, and Human Services, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.

Joan C. Remski, interim vice provost for research and dean of graduate studies, Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, effective May 15, 2025.

Nitya Sethuraman, chair, Department of Behavioral Sciences, College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.

Armen Zakarian, interim dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science, effective May 13, 2025.

Yunus Zeytuncu, associate dean, College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.

*Reappointments

Retirements

Mark S. Ackerman, George Herbert Mead Collegiate Professor of Human-Computer Interaction, professor of information, School of Information, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, College of Engineering, and professor of learning health sciences, Medical School, May 31, 2025. Ackerman received his B.A. from the University of Chicago in 1979, his M.S. from Ohio State University in 1981, and his Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1994. He joined the UMSI faculty as an associate professor in 2001 and was promoted to professor in 2009. He was also a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the College of Engineering and a professor in the Department of Learning Health Sciences in the Medical School. Ackerman’s major research was in human-computer interaction and computer-supported cooperative work, examining social media, collaborative information access, pervasive environments, organizational memory, privacy, the design of technical systems and the sociology of information. He has also investigated collaborative information creation and access in online knowledge communities, medical settings and expertise sharing. Ackerman was named a fellow of the Association of Computing Machinery in 2013 and elected a Computer-Human Interaction Fellow in 2009.

William (Bill) G. Barsan, professor of emergency medicine in the Medical School, June 30, 2025. Barsan earned his M.D. at Ohio State University in 1975, then completed an internship in general surgery and a residency in radiology at the University of Virginia Hospital in 1976 and 1977, respectively. Barsan finished his residency in emergency medicine at the University of Cincinnati Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, in 1979. That same year, Barsan was appointed assistant professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. In 1985, he was appointed associate professor, and in 1991, he was promoted to professor with tenure. In 1992, he began his career at U-M as a professor in the Department of Surgery, and in 1995, he was appointed professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine. Barsan was a dedicated collaborator, leader and teacher and has served as the director of the Strategies to Innovate Emergency Care Clinical Trials Network since 2017. In his role as director, he was instrumental in helping further the goals and mission of the department. Barsan also was chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine from 1999-2012.

John R. C. Crump, clinical assistant professor of internal medicine in the Medical School, Sept. 5, 2025. Crump received his B.S. in 1980 and M.D. in 1984 from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta. In 1988, he completed his postgraduate training in internal medicine at the St. Thomas Medical Center in Akron, Ohio, and in 1992, completed a fellowship in infectious diseases at U-M. He joined U-M as a clinical instructor in 1995 and was promoted to clinical assistant professor in 2001. As an outpatient clinician, Crump delivered comprehensive care to a large panel of general internal medicine patients. He also actively participated in clinical and educational programs and supervised internal medicine residents at their continuity clinics and during their ambulatory care rotations at the Saline Health Center. Crump taught medical students during their internal medicine clerkship at the Saline Health Center and precept nurse practitioner students during their clinical rotations. He held an administrative role at Michigan Medicine and was instrumental in opening the Saline Health Center in 1996, serving as its medical director until 2017. He returned as director in 2020 and will continue there until his retirement later this summer.

Richard Curtin, research professor in the Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, June 30, 2025. Curtin earned a B.A. in economics from Michigan State University in 1967 and a Ph.D. in economics in 1975 from U-M. He received a faculty appointment in SRC in 1975 and was promoted to senior associate research scientist in 1997 and to research professor in 2020. Curtin’s research interests involved how consumers form economic expectations and how those expectations influence the macroeconomy. From 1976 to 2022, Curtin was the director of the monthly Surveys of Consumer Attitudes, funded by grants. He wrote more than 1,500 reports on the impact of consumer expectations on the macroeconomy, and his reports received more media citations than any other research project at U-M (averaging 75,000 to 100,000 citations per year). Curtin also helped more than six dozen foreign countries establish consumer sentiment surveys. His research was based on an interdisciplinary approach to behavioral economics, including economics, psychology and neuroscience. Curtin published dozens of articles and six books, including “Consumer Expectations: Micro Foundations and Macro Impact.” In 2020, he won the Isaac Kerstenetzky Lifetime Scholarly Achievement Award, which recognized his contributions to the field of consumer surveys.

Zora Djuric Longworth, research professor, family medicine, Medical School, and research professor, nutritional sciences, School of Public Health, June 30, 2025. Djuric Longworth received her B.S. in biochemistry in 1978 from Texas A&M University, and her M.S. in 1980 and Ph.D. in toxicology in 1983 from the School of Public Health. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Center for Toxicological Research in 1986 and began her academic career as an assistant professor at Wayne State University in 1986. She was promoted to associate professor in 2000. She joined the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical School in 2005 as a research professor and became a member of the Rogel Cancer Center. In 2005, she was jointly appointed in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences (now Department of Nutritional Sciences) and the School of Public Health. Djuric Longworth’s research has identified dietary factors that affect cancer risk biomarkers in experimental models and humans, and she developed novel methods to achieve adherence to cancer preventive eating patterns in individuals at high risk for cancer. Her work was funded by at least 10 National Institutes of Health grants as a principal investigator and three American Institute of Cancer Research grants as a principal investigator.

Brian Patrick Green, professor of accounting, College of Business, UM-Dearborn, June 30, 2025. Green received his Bachelor of Science in accounting in 1979 and his M.B.A. in 1981 from Central Michigan University. He became a certified public accountant in 1983 and earned his Ph.D. in accounting from Kent State University in 1991. Green began his career as an internal auditor for the U.S. Army and held several positions in public accounting and academia before joining UM-Dearborn’s College of Business as an assistant professor in 1992. He was promoted to associate professor in 1998 and professor in 2003. Green is a dedicated researcher, teacher and colleague. He has published more than 80 articles in leading academic, professional and pedagogical journals. He was awarded the Richard Czarnecki Endowed Collegiate Professorship four times from 2008 to 2020, College of Business Distinguished Performance in Research in 2014, University Distinguished Professor of the Year in 2011, and the university’s Distinguished Faculty Research Award in 2000. For his teaching, he was given the university’s Distinguished Teaching award in 2017. Green was also recognized by the Michigan Association of CPAs with their Educator of the Year award in 2003 and the Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education award in 2009.

Howard A Hamerink, clinical assistant professor of dentistry, School of Dentistry, June 30, 2025. Hamerink received his D.D.S. from the School of Dentistry in 1976 and completed graduate studies in 1978. He rejoined U-M in 1999 as an adjunct assistant professor. He has had several faculty appointments, serving as adjunct clinical assistant professor, adjunct clinical associate professor and clinical assistant professor. He was program manager and associate director of the School of Dentistry Community Based Clinical Education program and director of the Victors for Veterans program. In 2012, Hamerink was appointed academic program manager for Community Based Clinical Education and co-director of the Health Care Delivery Pathway Program for the Dental School. That same year, Hamerink was also instrumental in founding the Pathways “Victors for Veterans Program,” which is now in its 13th year with him as director. He has been actively involved in material science and clinical research as principal investigator, and he has been a consultant and facilitator for the founding of two special needs clinics. Hamerink is a member of the American Dental Education Association, International Association of Dental Research and American Academy of Dental Research. 

James L. Hilton, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, and professor of information, School of Information, Feb. 14, 2025. In 1985, Hilton received his Ph.D. from Princeton University and joined U-M as an assistant professor in LSA’s Department of Psychology. In 1991, he was promoted to associate professor. In 1997, Hilton was named an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, and in 1999, he was promoted to professor in the Department of Psychology. Hilton served as special assistant to the provost for media rights from 1999-2000; associate provost for academic, information, and instructional technology affairs from 2001-06; and interim university librarian from 2005-06. In 2006, Hilton was appointed professor in the Department of Psychology and vice president and chief information officer at the University of Virginia. In 2013, Hilton returned to U-M as a professor of information at UMSI and was named an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor. From 2013-22, he served as university librarian and dean of libraries and as vice provost for academic innovation from 2013-23. Hilton is a prominent social psychologist, educator and academic administrator, recognized for his leadership in information technology. Hilton received LSA’s Excellence in Education Awards, the Class of 1923 Memorial Teaching Award, and the 2015 Educause’s Leadership Award.

Powel H. Kazanjian, professor of internal medicine, Medical School; professor of epidemiology, School of Public Health; and professor of history, LSA, June 30, 2025. Kazanjian received his B.A. in 1975 from the University of Pennsylvania, his M.D. in 1979 from Tufts University, his M.A. in 2002 in the history of science from Harvard University, and his Ph.D. in 2012 in history from U-M. Kazanjian served on the faculty of Harvard Medical School as an instructor from 1989-93, then as an assistant professor from 1993-94. He joined the Medical School as an assistant professor in 1994, was promoted to associate professor in 1997, and to professor in 2003. He was appointed professor in the School of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology in 2008, and professor in the Department of History in 2013. Kazanjian served as the chief of the infectious diseases division from 2005-24. Under his leadership, the division expanded its clinical dimensions by adding new areas of expertise (HIV, transplant, antimicrobial stewardship). Kazanjian is an internationally recognized medical researcher in HIV/AIDS, publishing numerous articles on the epidemiology and treatment of HIV. He also broadened the scope of his research by publishing two books on the history of infectious disease.

Cheryl A. King, professor of psychiatry in the Medical School, June 30, 2025. King received her B.A. from U-M in 1976 and Ph.D. from Indiana University in 1983. She worked with the Department of Mental Health in Wisconsin from 1984-85; completed a postdoctoral fellowship in 1988; and served as a visiting assistant professor at UM-Dearborn from 1987-89. King joined Michigan Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry as an instructor in 1989. She was promoted to assistant professor in 1991 and to associate professor in 1997. She also joined LSA’s Department of Psychology in 1994 and was promoted to associate professor in 1999. She was promoted to professor in both departments in 2009, and she served as director of the Mary A. Rackham Institute from 2009-17. A distinguished clinical scientist and educator, King’s many contributions included the development of the Youth-Nominated Support Team intervention, which has been associated with reduced mortality in early adulthood. In psychiatry, King served as director of Psychology Training from 1995-2002, leading the first nationally accredited postdoctoral program in clinical child psychology. King was named to the League of Research Excellence at Michigan Medicine in 2014 and twice received the Teacher of the Year Award in child psychiatry. 

Daniel E. Little, professor of philosophy, College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters, UM-Dearborn, professor of sociology, LSA, and professor of public policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, June 30, 2025. Little received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1977. Before joining U-M, he served as professor of philosophy at Colgate University from 1979-96 and vice president for academic affairs at Bucknell University from 1996-2000. Little joined the UM-Dearborn faculty as chancellor and professor of philosophy in 2000 and was appointed professor of sociology, LSA, in 2010 and professor of public policy in the Ford School in 2018. He stepped down as chancellor of UM-Dearborn in 2018. Little is a prolific and wide-ranging scholar whose interests fall at the intersection of philosophy and the social sciences. He has written on the philosophy of history and the ethics of economic development policy, and recurring themes in his work include the contingency and heterogeneity of the social world, the centrality of agency in social processes, and the intertwining of issues of social justice with concrete social processes of change. Little has published over 100 articles, chapters and reviews and has presented invited papers in 20 countries and four continents. 

William J. McCune, Michael H. and Marcia S. Klein Professor of Rheumatic Diseases and professor of internal medicine, Medical School, July 2, 2025. McCune earned his M.D. from the University of Cincinnati in 1975, then completed his internal medicine internship in 1976 and internal medicine residency in 1978 at U-M’s Health System. McCune pursued dual roles as a clinical fellow and research fellow in internal medicine rheumatology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, respectively, from 1978-81. McCune began his career in internal medicine at U-M, where he was appointed as an assistant professor from 1981-89 in internal medicine. He advanced to associate professor from 1989-99, then to professor of internal medicine with a specialization in rheumatology from 1999-present. McCune has held the Michael H. and Marcia S. Klein Professorship in Rheumatic Diseases since 2009. He has also contributed his expertise as a visiting professor globally, and his presentations have covered critical topics like severe systemic lupus. McCune focuses his research on the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of systemic lupus, immunosuppression techniques and imaging in rheumatic diseases. McCune has been recognized since 1996 in The Best Doctors in America and holds memberships in prestigious societies, including the American College of Rheumatology.

Mark A. McQuillan, clinical associate professor of internal medicine, Medical School, June 30, 2025. McQuillan received his M.D. in 1980 from U-M Medical School, where he also completed an internal medicine residency and rheumatology fellowship and a rheumatology research fellowship. He received board certification in internal medicine, rheumatology, geriatrics, and sports medicine. He began his career at U-M in 1986 as a clinical instructor in internal medicine and was promoted to clinical assistant professor in 1994 and to clinical associate professor in 1998. During his long career, McQuillan has become “legendary” for his extraordinary clinical skills, and he received the prestigious Dean’s Award for Outstanding Clinician. He was elected to the Department of Internal Medicine’s Clinical Excellence Society and served as its president from 2018-2020. He has been honored in “Best Doctors in America” since 2006. McQuillan has held multiple leadership positions at the local, regional and national level, and has given hundreds of lectures and conferences to learners and colleagues. He has been a core educator, serving as a revered instructor of the “Doctoring” longitudinal course in the Medical School. He has made significant contributions to scholarship, including the publication of “Cyclosporin induced hyperuricemia and gout” in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Valerie P. Opipari, professor of pediatrics, Medical School, June 30, 2025. Opipari received her bachelor’s in 1979 from McGill University in Montreal and completed her M.D. in 1983 and pediatric residency in 1986 at McMaster University in Ontario. She finished her fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology at U-M in 1990, where she joined the faculty as an assistant professor in pediatrics. In 1996, she was promoted to associate professor of pediatrics. In 2001, Opipari was promoted to professor of pediatrics. Throughout her career, Opipari has held numerous administrative roles at U-M, including associate provost for academic and faculty affairs and associate chair for research in the Department of Pediatrics. She was named chair of the Department of Pediatrics in 2003, becoming the first woman to hold that role in the history of the Medical School. During her 15-year tenure as chair, she led a transformation in pediatric medicine at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. In 2018, the Valerie P. Opipari, M.D. Endowed Lectureship was established to honor her leadership and contributions to the Department of Pediatrics. In 2020, the Valerie Castle Opipari, M.D., Professorship in Pediatrics was established to recognize her impact as a physician-scientist. 

Melvyn Rubenfire, professor of internal medicine, Medical School, June 30, 2025. He earned his B.S. and M.D. at Wayne State University. Following his residency training in internal medicine at Sinai Hospital of Detroit, he completed a clinical and National Institutes of Health research fellowship in cardiovascular diseases at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit in 1970. Prior to joining U-M as a professor in 1991 in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Rubenfire was chair of the Department of Medicine and chief of cardiovascular medicine at Sinai Hospital, as well as medical director of the lipid clinic at Sinai Hospital, and a professor of medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine. Rubenfire is a pioneer in coronary disease prevention, having developed Michigan’s first cardiac rehabilitation and lipid management program in the 1980s. He has nearly 300 publications in medical journals, and his research includes developing tools to assess pre-clinical atherosclerosis, depression, coronary disease, and the metabolic syndrome. In 2000, he received the Laureate Award from the American College of Physicians – American Society of Internal Medicine, Michigan Chapter. In 2015, a named professorship, the Melvyn Rubenfire Professorship in Preventive Cardiology, was established in his honor. 

Georgiana M. Sanders, Kenneth P. Mathews M.D. Collegiate Professor of Allergy and Immunology, clinical professor of internal medicine, research associate professor of the Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center, and clinical professor of pediatrics, Medical School, July 2, 2025. Sanders received a B.S. from Duke University in 1971 and M.D. from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1975. She completed residency at Children’s Hospital of Michigan in 1978 and served as chief resident in pediatrics from 1978-79 at the Boston City Hospital. She was an instructor from 1979-81 in pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine before completing a fellowship in allergy and immunology in 1984 at U-M’s Health System. At U-M, Sanders was appointed instructor in the Department of Internal Medicine from 1984-85 and clinical instructor the Department of Pediatrics from 1985-96, then clinical assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics from 1996-2014 and in the Department of Internal Medicine from 1997-2014. She advanced to clinical associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics from 2014-19. She was appointed research associate professor in the Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center from 2016-present. She was promoted to clinical professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Internal Medicine from 2019-present and was appointed as the Kenneth P. Mathews M.D. Collegiate Professor of Allergy and Immunology from 2023-present. Sanders is an expert in asthma and food allergies, known for her work on innovative therapies.

Karen Strandholm, associate professor of strategic management, College of Business, UM-Dearborn, June 30, 2025. Strandholm received her B.B.A. in accounting from UM-Dearborn in 1978. She earned a J.D. from U-M in 1983 and a Ph.D. in strategic management and organizational theory with a minor in economics from Indiana University in 1996. From 1977-80, she worked as a cost accountant for General Motors Corp., Cadillac Division, before returning to school in 1980. From 1983-91, she worked for several law firms. After receiving her Ph.D., she was a visiting assistant professor at Washington State University from 1996-97. In 1997, Strandholm joined UM-Dearborn as assistant professor of strategy. In 2003, she was promoted to associate professor and moved into administration soon after. Strandholm served as associate dean from 2006-08 and department chair from 2013-19. She served again as associate dean from 2019-23 and was called upon once more to serve as department chair from 2020-23. Strandholm taught a wide variety of courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. As a former first-generation UM-Dearborn college student, she has touched the lives of hundreds, if not thousands, of students. 

Brent C. Williams, professor of internal medicine,Medical School, June 30, 2025. Williams earned his B.S. in philosophy and science from Grinnell College in 1979 and his M.D. from the University of Illinois, Chicago in 1983. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Virginia Medical Center in 1986. He completed an M.P.H. in health services management and policy at the Harvard (now T.H. Chan) School of Public Health in 1987 and a fellowship in health services research at the University of Virginia Medical Center in 1989. He joined the internal medicine faculty at U-M as an instructor in 1989 and was promoted to assistant professor in 1992, associate professor in 1997 and professor 2016. He served as associate residency program director from 1995-2000, and was appointed medical director of the Complex Care Management Program in 2007, and director of Global Health and Disparities Path of Excellence at the Medical School from 2011-23. As a general internist, he received numerous teaching and community service awards, including the U-M Department of Internal Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022. Williams authored more than 75 publications and taught numerous courses in evidence-based medicine, geriatrics, and care of the underserved. He developed assessment instruments in clinical teaching and geriatrics knowledge that achieved national dissemination. 

Elizabeth Yakel, C. Olivia Frost Collegiate Professor of Information and professor of information, School of Information, May 31, 2025. Yakel received her A.B. from Brown University in 1980. She received her A.M.L.S. in 1982 and her Ph.D. in 1997, both from U-M. She joined UMSI as an assistant professor in 2000. She was promoted to associate professor in 2005 and to professor in 2011. She served as acting associate dean for academic affairs in 2013, associate dean for research and faculty affairs in 2014, associate dean for academic affairs from 2015-22, and interim dean of UMSI from 2022-24. Yakel’s research interests include digital archives and curation. Her most recent research examines data sharing and reuse of public health data during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yakel’s work includes more than 130 writings. In 2020, she received the Society of American Archivists, Council Exemplary Service to the Profession Award for the Archival Metrics Research Project. Yakel was awarded the Michael D. Cohen Outstanding Service Award from the School of Information in 2012. She has been active in the Society of American Archivists and was elected as a fellow in 1999.

— Compiled by Genevieve Monsma, The University Record