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DIMENSIONS
Academic units Alumni Awards to faculty, students Computing Costs to attend (from U-M Office of Budget and Planning) U-M employment in Washtenaw County (from Michigan Economic Development Corporation) Faculty & staff (from U-M Office of Budget and Planning) Financial aid (from U-M Office of Financial Aid) Flora Food Honorary degrees		Housing Libraries Licensed products, logos Mail Medical Center Parking Plant Operations (from U-M Plant Operations Division) Property Recreational Sports (from U-M Recreational Sports Division) Recycling Research (see also Research Advances) Telecommunications Volunteerism

ACADEMIC UNITS Schools and colleges---19 at Ann Arbor, four at Dearborn, and four at Flint.

ALUMNI, DEGREES GRANTED Services for alumni are provided by the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan.

Michigan Today, a quarterly alumni newspaper published by News and Information Services, mails approximately 300,000 copies to alumni around the world.

Much more information is available in the "University of Michigan Profile," from Marketing Communications

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AWARDS MACARTHUR FELLOWSHIPS are given by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Fellowship winners receive grants that vary in amounts according to recipients' ages and are disbursed over five years. Recipients are free to use the money any way they wish. Among U-M alumni and faculty who are known to have won MacArthur Fellowships:
  •  Aaron Dworkin (2005), alumnus, Founder and President, Sphinx Organization.
  •  Steven Goodman (2005), alumnus, Conservation Biologist.
  •  David Green (2004), alumnus, Executive Director, Project Impact.
  •  Erik Mueggler (2002), professor of cultural anthropology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.
  •  Bright Sheng (2001), professor of composition and music theory, School of Music.
  •  Susan Alcock (2000), professor of classical anthropology and classics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.
  •  Cecilia Munoz (2000), alumna, vice president of the National Council of La Raza.
  •  Kun-Liang Guan (1998), professor of biological chemistry, Medical School; research scientist, Institute of Gerontology.
  •  Vonnie McLoyd (1996), professor of psychology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts; research scientist, Center for Human Growth and Development. She has since left the U-M.
  •  Thylias Moss (1996), professor of English, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.
  •  Michael Marletta (1995), professor of medicinal chemistry and pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy; professor of biochemistry, Medical School. He has since left the U-M.
  •  Henry T. Wright (1993), professor of anthropology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts; curator of archaeology, Museum of Anthropology.
  •  Stephen Lee (1993), associate professor of chemistry, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. He has since left the U-M.
  •  John Holland (1992), professor of electrical engineering and computer science, College of Engineering; professor of psychology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.
  •  Ann Ellis Hanson (1992), visiting associate professor of Greek and Latin. She has since left the U-M.
  •  Alice Fulton (1991), professor of English, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. She has since left the U-M.
  •  Rebecca J. Scott (1990), professor of history, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.
  •  Thomas C. Holt (1990), professor of history, director of Center for Afroamerican and African Studies. He has since left the U-M.
  •  Sherry B. Ortner (1990), professor of anthropology and women's studies, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. She has since left the U-M.
  •  Ruth Behar (1988), professor of anthropology and women's studies.
  •  Robert Axelrod (1987), professor of political science and public policy.
  •  Richard Wrangham (1987), professor of anthropology. He has since left the U-M.
  •  Joseph Brodsky (1981), professor of Slavic languages and literatures. He joined the Mount Holyoke College faculty the same year as the award.
  •  Philip DeVries (1988), 1962 alumnus who won as a biologist.
  •  W.A. Christian Jr. (1986), 1971 alumnus. religious studies scholar.
  •  Amos Tversky (1984), 1965 alumnus, psychologist.
  •  William H. Durham (1983), 1973 alumnus, anthropologist.
  •  Karen K. Uhlenbeck (1983), 1964 alumna, mathematician.
  •  George Zweig (1981), 1959 alumnus, physicist.



NOBEL PRIZES are presented for work benefitting all humanity in the areas of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace. The U-M's seven Nobel Laureates:
  •  Martinus J.G. Veltman, Ph.D. (1999), on U-M faculty 1981-97, physics.
  •  Stanley Cohen, Ph.D. (1986), 1949 alumnus, medicine.
  •  Jerome Karle, M.S., Ph.D. (1985), 1942 master's and 1944 Ph.D. alumnus, chemistry.
  •  Lawrence R. Klein (1980), 1930 alumnus, economics.
  •  Samuel C.C. Ting, M.S., Ph.D. (1976), 1959 undergraduate, 1960 M.S., and 1963 Ph.D. alumnus, physics.
  •  Marshall W. Nirenberg, Ph.D. (1968), 1957 alumnus, medicine.
  •  Thomas H. Weller, M.S. (1954), 1936 undergraduate and 1937 master's degree alumnus, medicine.

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PULITZER PRIZES honor the achievements in journalism, literature, music, and theatre. U-M faculty members who have won Pulitzer Prizes:
  •  William Bolcom (1988), professor of music composition; music, for Twelve New Etudes for Piano.
  •  Leslie Bassett (1966), professor of music; music, for Variations for Orchestra.
  •  Ross Lee Finney (1937), professor of music; music, for a string quartet.
  •  Percival Price (1934), carillonneur and professor of campanology; music, for Saint Lawrence Symphony.
  •  Claude H. Van Tyne (1930), professor and chairman of the history department; American History, for The War of Independence.
  •  Leland Stowe (1930), professor of journalism; correspondence, for his work as a reporter on the foreign staff of the New York Herald Tribune.
  •  Robert Frost, a one-time faculty member won four Pulitzer Prizes through the years.



NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES membership is considered one of the highest honors that can be accorded to scientists and engineers, in recognition of distinguished, sustained achievements in original research. Faculty members elected:
  •  Philip H. Bucksbaum (2004), Otto Laporte Professor of Physics, College of Literature, Science, & the Arts
  •  Raymond C. Kelly (2004), professor of athropolgy, College of Literature, Science, & the Arts
  •  Lennard A. Fisk (2003), Thomas M. Donahue Collegiate Professor of Space Science, College of Engineering
  •  Martha L. Ludwig (2003), professor of biological chemistry, Medical School
  •  Rowena G. Matthews (2002), G. Robert Greenberg Distinguished University Professor, biological chemistry, Medical School
  •  Richard Nisbett (2002), Theodore M. Newcomb Distinguished University Professor, psychology, College of Literature, Science, & the Arts
  •  Martinus Veltman (2000), John D. MacArthur Professor of Physics, College of Literature, Science, & the Arts
  •  William Fulton (1997), M. S. Keeler Professor, mathematics, College of Literature, Science & the Arts
  •  Joyce Marcus (1997), professor of anthropology, College of Literature, Science & the Arts
  •  Edward Smith (1996), professor of psychology, College of Literature,Science & the Arts
  •  Vincent Massey (1995), professor of biological chemistry, Medical School
  •  Henry Wright (1994), professor of anthrolpology, College of Literature, Science & the Arts; curator, Museum of Anthropology
  •  Melvin Hochster (1992), Raymond L. Wilder Professor of Mathematics, College of Literature, Science & the Arts
  •  Mathew Alpern (1991), professor emeritus of physiological optics, Medical School
  •  Frederick Gehring (1989), T.H. Hildebrandt Distinguished University Professor of Mathematics
  •  Robert Axelrod (1986), Arthur W. Bromage Distinguished University Professor of Political Science & Public Policy, School of Public Policy
  •  Kenneth Pike (1985), Professor emeritus of linguistics, College of Literature, Science & the Arts
  •  Warren Wagner (1985), Jr., professor emeritus of botany, School of Natural Resources & the Environment
  •  Minor J. Coon (1983), Victor C. Vaughn Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Biological Chemistry, Medical School
  •  Thomas M. Donahue (1983), Edward H. White II Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Planetary Science, College of Engineering
  •  Hyman Bass (1982), professor of education, School of Education, & mathematics, College of Literature, Science & the Arts
  •  Clyde Coombs (1982), professor emeritus of psychology, College of Literature, Science & the Arts
  •  Kent V. Flannery (1978), James B. Griffin Distinguished University Professor of Anthropological Archaeology, College of Literature Science & the Arts
  •  Stanley M. Garn (1976), professor emeritus of nutrition, School of Public Health
  •  James N. Morgan (1975), Professor emeritus of economics, College of Literature, Science & the Arts
  •  Richard D. Alexander (1974), Theodore H. Hubell Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Evolutionary Biology, College of Literature, Science & the Arts
  •  Horace W. Davenport (1974), William Beaumont Professor Emeritus of Physiology, Medical School
  •  Ronald Freedman (1974), Roderick D. McKenzie Professor Emeritus of Sociology, College of Literature, Science & the Arts
  •  Philip Converse (1973), Robert Cooley Angell Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Sociology & Political Science, College of Literature,Science & the Arts
  •  Jerome Conn (1969), Louis Harry Newburgh University Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine, Medical School
  •  H. Richard Crane (1966), George P. Williams Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Physics, College of Literature, Science, & the Arts
  •  James V. Neel (1963), Lee R. Dice Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Human Genetics, Medical School
  •  J. Lawrence Oncley (1947), professor emeritus of biological chemistry, Medical School

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INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE members are elected on the basis of their professional achievement, service without compensation in the conduct of studies, conferences, and other institute inquiries into matters of national policy for health. Election to active membership is both a honor and a commitment. Members include:
  •  Alan R. Saltiel (2005), John Jacob Abel Collegiate Professor in Life Sciences; Professor of Internal Medicine and Physiology, Medical School
  •  Paula G. Allen-Meares (2004), Dean and Norma Radin Collegiate Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work
  •  Rowena G. Matthews (2004), G. Robert Greenberg Distinguished University Professor of Biological Chemistry, Medical School
  •  Michael W. Mulholland (2004), Frederick A. Coller Distinguished Professor of Surgery, Medical School
  •  William G. Barsan (2003), professor of emergency medicine, Medical School
  •  Robert H. Bartlett (2003), professor of surgery, Medical School
  •  Timothy R.B. Johnson (2003), Bates Professor of Diseases of Women and Children, Medical School
  •  James Jackson (2002), professor of psychology, College of Literature, Science, & the Arts
  •  Robert L. Kahn (2002), professor emeritus of psychology, College of Literature, Science, & the Arts
  •  Thomas L. Schwenk (2002), professor of family medicine, Medical School
  •  George Kaplan (2001), professor of epidemiology, School of Public Health
  •  Allen S. Lichter (2001), dean, professor of radiation oncology, Medical School
  •  Stephen J. Weiss (2001), Upjohn Professor of Internal Medicine and Oncology, Medical School
  •  David R. Williams (2001), Harold W. Cruse Collegiate Professor of Sociology, College of Literature, Science, & the Arts, and professor of epidemiology, School of Public Health
  •  Noreen Clark (2000), dean, Marshall H. Becker Professor of Public Health, School of Public Health
  •  David Ginsburg (1999), professor of internal medicine & human genetics, Medical School
  •  Julian Hoff (1999), professor of surgery, Medical School
  •  James S. House (1999), professor of sociology, College of Literature, Science, & the Arts
  •  Kenneth Warner (1996), Richard D. Remington Collegiate Professor of Public Health; professor of health management & policy, School of Public Health
  •  Mary Sue Coleman (1997), President, professor of biochemistry, Medical School, & chemistry, College of Literature, Science, & the Arts
  •  Nancy Reame (1996), professor of nursing, School of Nursing
  •  Sid Gilman (1995), William J. Herdman Professor of Neurology, Medical School
  •  Lazar Greenfield (1995), Frederick A. Coller Distinguished Professor, Surgery, Medical School
  •  Huda Akil (1994), Gardner C. Quarton Distinguished Professor of Neurosciences in Psychiatry, Medical School
  •  Stanley J. Watson (1994), Theophile Raphael Collegiate Professor of Neurosciences, Medical School
  •  Jack Dixon (1993), Minor J. Coon Professor of Biological Chemistry, Medical School
  •  Bernard W. Agranoff (1991), professor of biological chemistry; professor of psychiatry, Medical School
  •  Francis S. Collins (1991), professor of internal medicine; professor of human genetics, Medical School
  •  Peter Ward (1990), Godfrey D. Stobbe Professor of Pathology, Medical School
  •  David Kuhl (1989), professor of internal medicine; professor of radiology, Medical School
  •  Ada Sue Hinshaw (1989), Dean, School of Nursing
  •  Harold Shapiro (1989), former UM president
  •  Marshall Becker (1987), professor of health behavior & health education; professor of education, School of Public Health
  •  Minor J. Coon (1987), Victor C. Vaughn Distinguished University Professor of Biological Chemistry, Medical School
  •  June Osborn (1986), professor of epidemiology; professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, Medical School
  •  Stefan Fajans (1985), professor emeritus of internal medicine, Medical School
  •  Rhetaugh Dumas (1984), Dean Emerita, School of Nursing
  •  Gilbert S. Omenn (1979), professor of internal medicine & Human genetics, Medical School, and of public health, School of Public Health
  •  James V. Neel (1972), Lee R. Dice distinguished university professor emeritus of Human genetics, Medical School
  •  Avedis Donabedian (1971), Sinai Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Public Health, School of Public Health
  •  George Zuldema (1971), vice provost for medical affairs emeritus, and professor emeritus of surgery, Medical School
  •  Jerome Conn (1970), Louis Harry Newburgh university Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine, Medical School

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NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING members are those who have made important contributions to engineering theory and practice and those who have demonstrated unusual accomplishments in new and developing fields of technology. Membership is one of the highest professional distinctions an engineer can receive. Members include:
  •  Linda M. Abriola (2003), professor of civil & environmental engineering, College of Engineering
  •  Ronald G. Larson (2003), George Granger Brown Professor of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering
  •  Richard D. Woods (2003), professor of civil & environmental engineering, College of Engineering
  •  Gerard A. Mourou (2002), A.D. Moore Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering & and Computer Science, College of Engineering
  •  Stephen M. Pollock (2002), Herrick Professor of Manufacturing, College of Engineering
  •  Glenn Knoll (1999), professor of nuclear engineering and radiological sciences, College of Engineering
  •  Kensall D. Wise (1998), J. Reid & Polly Anderson Professor of Manufacturing Technology, College of Engineering
  •  Fawwaz Ulaby (1995), R. Jamison and Betty Williams Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, College of Engineering
  •  Don B. Chaffin (1994), G. Lawton and Louise G. Johnson professor of engineering of industrial and operations engineering, College of Engineering
  •  Elmer G. Gilbert (1994), professor of aerospace engineering and of electrical engineering & computer science, College of Engineering
  •  George Haddad (1994), Robert J. Hiller professor of electrical engineering and computer science, College of Engineering
  •  Peter Banks (1993), dean, College of Engineering
  •  Albert Schultz (1993), Vennema Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mathematics, College of Engineering
  •  William Brown (1992), adjunct professor of electrical engineering, College of Engineering
  •  Gerard Faeth (1991), Arthur B. Modine Professor of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering
  •  Lynn Conway (1989), professor of electrical engineering & computer science, College of Engineering
  •  Stephen W. Director (1989), Rogert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering, College of Engineering
  •  James J. Duderstadt (1987), professor of nuclear engineering, College of Engineering
  •  Chen-To Tai (1987), professor emeritus of electrical engineering & computer science, College of Engineering
  •  Walter Weber (1985), Earnest Boyce professor of Civil & Environmental engineering, College of Engineering
  •  Robert D. Hanson (1982), professor of civil engineering, College of Engineering
  •  Emmett Leith (1982), Schlumberger Professor of Engineering, College of Engineering
  •  Chia-Shun Yih (1980), Stephen P. Timoshenko Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Fluid Mechanics, College of Engineering
  •  Bruce G. Johnston (1979), professor emeritus of structural engineering, College of Engineering
  •  James W. Daily (1975), professor emeritus of fluid mechanics & hydraulic engineering, College of Engineering
  •  Frank E. Richart, Jr. (1969), Walter Johnson Emmons Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering
  •  Donald Katz (1968), professor emeritus of chemical engineering, College of Engineering

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NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE recipients are America's leading scientists and engineers. Evaluation criteria is based on the total impact an individual's work has had on the present state of physical, chemical, biological, mathematical, engineering, behavioral or social sciences. Recipients include:
  •  Hyman Bass (2007), Roger Lyndon Collegiate Professor of Mathematics, College of Literature, Science, & the Arts; professor of mathematics education, School of Education
  •  H. Richard Crane (1986), George P. Williams Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Physics, College of Literature, Science & the Arts
  •  Donald Katz (1982), professor emeritus of chemical engineering, College of Engineering
  •  Elizabeth Crosby (1979), professor of anatomy, Medical School
  •  Emmett Leith (1979), Schlumberger Professor of Engineering, College of Engineering
  •  James Neel (1974), Lee R. Dice Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Human Genetics, Medical School

NATIONAL MEDAL OF TECHNOLOGY recipients receive the award in recogniton of their accomplishments, which have generated jobs and created a better standard of living. Recipients include:
  •  James Duderstadt (1991), professor of nuclear engineering, College of Engineering

NATIONAL MEDAL OF ENGINEERING recipient:
  •  Donald L. Katz, professor emeritus of chemical engineering, College of Engineering

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RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS at the University of Oxford are given to people in whom "intellectual distinction is a necessary-but not a sufficient-condition for election. Selection committees are charged to seek excellence in qualities of mind and in qualities of person which, in combination, offer the promise of effective service to the world in the decades ahead. The Rhodes Scholarships ... are investments in people, rather than in project proposals."

Rhodes Trustees pay all educational costs for two years of study and pay for the cost of travel to and from Oxford. Since Rhodes Scholarships were founded in 1903, 24 U-M students have been Rhodes Scholars.
• 1907   Lawrence C. Hull
• 1908   Willard T. Barbour
• 1911   James K. Watkins
• 1913    Brand Blanshard
• 1916   William A. Pearl
• 1918   Ralph M. Carson
• 1921   Albert C. Jacobs
• 1922   Bertrand Bronson
• 1924   John P. Dawson
• 1927   Edgar H. Ailes
• 1930   Allan Seager
• 1931   Glen D. Gosling
• 1932   S. H. Beer and George C. Tilley
• 1934   Wilfred S. Sellars
• 1935   Martin Wagner
• 1939   R. V. Roosa
• 1947   Robert L. Taylor
• 1957   David W. Baad
• 1958   Gary R. Noble
• 1967   Mark R. Killingsworth
• 1980   Ihor Fedorowycz
• 1994   Leah Niederstadt
• 1997   Fiona Rose
• 2005   Joseph Stephen Jewell

MARSHALL SCHOLARSHIPS go to students identified as "intellectually distinguished young Americans who will one day become leaders, opinion formers and decision makers in their own country."

The scholarships were instituted by the British Parliament in 1953 "as a practical and enduring gesture of thanks on behalf of the British people for assistance received from the United States in the aftermath of the Second World War."

Funded by the Diplomatic Wing of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, they are "named after General George C. Marshall, President Truman's 'Architect of Peace', whose personal support made the European Recovery Program (Marshall Plan) possible."
U-M's Marshall Scholars have been—
•  1961 Hugh Witemeyer
•  1962 Stephen O'Harrow
•  1962 Philip Power
•  1963 David Rottenberg
•  1973 Gregory Parston
•  1978 Patti Waldmeir
•  1984 Hans Hsu
•  1984 Lauris Kaldjian
•  1987 Anne Jellema
•  1994 Michael Weiss
•  1996 Benjamin Novick
•  1997 Heather Stoll
•  2005 Jacob Bourjaily
•  2007 Lyric Ingrid Chen

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COMPUTING The Information Technology Central Services (ITCS) is the University unit responsible for campus computing.

•  Computers on the three U-M campuses are connected by a large network that includes a variety of campus computing sites open to students, faculty, and staff. Several e-mail systems are used across this network.

•  Wolverine Access allows students to—
*  View on-line course catalogs
*  Register for courses
*  View course schedules
*  View financial aid awards
*  View grades
*  Update/Change personal data (address/phone number)
and faculty to—
*  View on-line course catalogs
*  View course enrollment data
*  Download class rosters and advising reports (with proper access)
and staff to—
*  View paycheck information
*  View course enrollment data (with proper access)
*  Update personal data
and alumnae/alumni to—
*  Update personal data (address/phone numbers).

•  The U-M Gateway Web site (http://www.umich.edu) is the U-M home page, behind which reside hundreds of individual and unit Web sites.

•  The University's X.500 Online Campus Directory contains more than 180,000 entries for individuals, groups services and documents.

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FLORA Although much of the Ann Arbor campus is situated in an urban environment, nature's seasonal colors and greenery abound. The staff at Grounds and Waste Management Services plant and maintain—
•  14,785 square feet of annual flower beds
•  95,955 square feet of perennial flower beds
•  1,240,541 square feet of shrub beds
(These beds cover the surface area of 23.5 football fields.)
•  More than 150 acres of lawn
(If you were to mow all that lawn with a 24" wide mower, you would walk approximately 480 miles, the distance from Ann Arbor to Chicago and back.)
•  6,967 linear feet of hedge
(If planted in a single line, these hedges would reach from Burton Tower on Central Campus to Lurie Tower on North Campus.)
•  More than 7,000 trees
(About 100 new trees are planted per year around campus.)
•  Eight species of oak trees grown between the Rackham and Frieze buildings
•  2,158 Flowering Crabapple trees
(the Ann Arbor campus' most widely planted tree)
•  1,741 maple trees
(the second most numerous family of trees on campus)
•  the campus' largest tree, a Quercus Bebbiana, growing in a courtyard of East Quad Residence Hall (a trunk 74" in diameter)
•  the largest American elm tree on campus (trunk 49" in diameter)

The labor needed to maintain the landscape of an average residential lot is .01% of the labor needed to maintain the Ann Arbor campus landscape.

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FOOD •  During an eight-month academic year, U-M's University Housing serves more than 3-million meals in its residence halls and other dining areas—an average of 11,000 meals per day.

•  University Housing reports the most popular foods served on campus are lasagna and spaghetti while the least popular is liver.

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HONORARY DEGREES Hundreds of people have received honorary degrees from the University of Michigan since the practice was adopted here in 1866. The following is a partial list of those who have received honorary degrees since 1922:
•  Robert Frost, poet, Master of Arts, 1922
• Robert Bridges, poet laureate of Britain, Doctor of Laws, 1924
•  Willa Cather, novelist, Doctor of Letters, 1924
•  Orville Wright, inventor, Doctor of Engineering, 1924
•  Henry Ford, inventor, manufacturer, Doctor of Engineering, 1926
•  Albert Kahn, architect, Doctor of Laws, 1933
•  Eliel Saarinen, architect, Doctor of Architecture, 1933
•  Walter Lippmann, journalist, Doctor of Laws, 1934
•  Cordell Hull, U.S. Secretary of State, Doctor of Laws, 1935
•  Thomas E. Dewey, New York County Deputy Assistant District Attorney (later New York Governor and presidential candidate), Master of Laws, 1937
•  Frank Murphy, Attorney General (former Detroit Mayor and Michigan Governor), Doctor of Laws, 1939
•  J. William Fulbright, senator, Doctor of Laws, 1948
•  Mohammed Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, Doctor of Civil Law, 1949
•  Robert Flaherty, director, Doctor of Fine Arts, 1950
•  Margaret Bourke-White, photographer, Doctor of Fine Arts, 1951
•  Ralph Bunche, diplomat, Doctor of Laws, 1951
•  Juliana, queen of the Netherlands, Doctor of Civil Law, 1952
•  Eugene Ormandy, conductor, Doctor of Music, 1952
•  Katherine Anne Porter, novelist, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1954
•  Haile Selassie, emperor of Ethiopia, Doctor of Civil Law, 1954
•R. Buckminster Fuller, architect, Doctor of Arts, 1955
•  Edgar A. Guest, poet, Doctor of Laws, 1955
•  Jonas Salk, physician, Doctor of Science, 1955
•  Earl Warren, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice, Doctor of Laws, 1955
•  Arthur Miller, playwright, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1956
•  Walter Reuther, labor leader, Doctor of Laws, 1955
•  Sukarno, president of Indonesia, Doctor of Civil Law, 1956
•  Marian Anderson, contralto and diplomat, Doctor of Music, 1959
•  Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, wife of first president of Nationalist China (Taiwan), Doctor of Laws, 1959
•  Edward R. Murrow, broadcast journalist, Doctor of Laws, 1961
•  Arnold Toynbee, historian, Doctor of Laws, 1961
•  Minoru Yamasaki, architect, Doctor of Architecture, 1961
•  Robert Frost, Pulitzer Prize winner, poet, Doctor of Laws, 1962
•  Stanley S. Kresge, businessman, Doctor of Laws, 1962
•  Robert S. McNamara, U.S. Secretary of Defense, Doctor of Laws, 1962
•  Theodore Roethke, poet, Doctor of Letters, 1962
•  Lyndon Baines Johnson, U.S. President, Doctor of Civil Law, 1964
•  Leonard Bernstein, conductor, Doctor of Music, 1964
•  Aaron Copland, composer, Doctor of Music, 1964
•  Thurgood Marshall, jurist (later U.S. Supreme Court Justice), Doctor of Laws, 1965
•  James Reston, journalist, Doctor of Laws, 1965
•  John K. Galbraith, economist, Doctor of Laws, 1966
•  Ferdinand Marcos, Philippines President, Doctor of Civil Law, 1966
•  U Thant, United Nations Secretary-General, Doctor of Civil Law, 1966
•  Ralph Ellison, novelist, Doctor of Letters, 1967
•  Helen Hayes, actress, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1971
•  Bruce Catton, historian, Doctor of Letters, 1974
•  Gerald R. Ford, U.S. Vice President, Doctor of Laws, 1974
•  Walter Mondale, U.S. Vice President, Doctor of Laws, 1978
•  Coleman Young, Detroit Mayor, Doctor of Laws, 1980
•  Lee Iacocca, Chrysler Corp. CEO, Doctor of Laws, 1983
•  Walter Cronkite, broadcast journalist, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1984
•  Marcel Marceau, mime, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1985
•  Nelson Mandela, South African political leader, Doctor of Laws, 1987
•  Mike Wallace, broadcast journalist, Doctor of Laws, 1987
•  Joseph Brodsky, poet, Nobel laureate, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1988
•  Frank Rhodes, president, Cornell University, Doctor of Laws, 1990
•  George Bush, U.S. President, Doctor of Laws, 1991
•  Barbara Bush, first lady, Doctor of Laws, 1991
•  Toni Morrison, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1992
•  Joyce Carol Oates, author, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1992
•  Hillary Rodham Clinton, first lady, Doctor of Laws, 1993
•  Carlos Salinas de Gortari, President of Mexico, Doctor of Laws, 1993
•  John Engler, Michigan Governor, Doctor of Laws, 1993
•  Elie Wiesel, 1986 Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights advocate, Doctor of Humane Letters, 1993
•  Marian W. Edelman, founder, Children's Defense Fund, Doctor of Laws, 1995
•  Johnnetta B. Cole, president of Spelman College, Doctor of Laws, 1996
•  Robert Altman, film-maker, Doctor of Fine Arts, 1996
•  Sandra Day O’Connor, justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Doctor of Laws, 1996
•  Mary Francis Berry, scholar and public servant, Doctor of Laws, 1997
•  Ken Burns, film-maker and historian, Doctor of Laws, 1997
•  Mamphela Ramphele, South African educator, anthropologist, activist, physician, Doctor of Laws, 1998
•  Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General, Doctor of Humanities, 1999
•  Romano Prodi, European Commission President, Doctor of Laws, 1999
•  Davis Halberstam, author and journalist, Doctor of Humane Letters, 2000
Halberstam's address
•  Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic, Doctor of Laws, 2000
Havel's address
•  Ruth Bader Ginsburg, justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Doctor of Laws, 2001
•  Robert Pinksy, professor, Boston University, U.S. poet laureate, Doctor of Humane Letters, 2001
Pinsky's address
•  Dwight Gourneau, Native American inventor & activist, Doctor of Laws, 2001
•  Kapila Vatsyayan, one of India's most influential cultural leaders, Doctor of Fine Arts, 2001
•  Donald Glaser, Nobel Prize-winning physicist and former U-M faculty member, Doctor of Science, 2002
•  William H. Gray III, president and chief executive officer of the United Negro College Fund and former U.S. congressman, Doctor of Laws, 2002
•  John Rich, award-winning television and film director and producer, Doctor of Humane Letters, 2002
•  Donna E. Shalala, president of the University of Miami and former secretary of health and human services, Doctor of Laws, 2002
•  Roy Hamlin Johnson, a pioneer in composing music exclusively for the carillon, Doctor of Music, 2002
•  Philip Levine, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Doctor of Humane Letters, 2002
•  Nellie Y. McKay, teacher, author and editor, Doctor of Humane Letters, 2002
•  Oleg Grabar, educator and researcher in Islamic art and former U-M faculty member, Doctor of Humane Letters, 2003
•  Leo Goodman, statistical analyst and developer of quantitative research methods, Doctor of Science, 2003
•  Jennifer Granholm, Michigan Governor, Doctor of Laws, 2003
•  Judith Jamison, artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Doctor of Fine Arts, 2003
•  Ann Lurie, investment firm president and philanthropist, Doctor of Laws, 2003
•  Thomas Miller, U.S. ambassador to Greece, Doctor of Laws, 2003
•  John J.H. (Joe) Schwarz, practicing physician and former Michigan legislator, Doctor of Laws, 2003
•  Hillel I. Shuval, world authority on water supplies and public health, Doctor of Science, 2003
•  Billy Taylor, jazz pianist and educator, Doctor of Music, 2003
•  Daniel Aaron, founder and director of the Library of America series and U-M alumnus, Doctor of Laws, 2004
•  Julius Chambers, director of the Civil Rights Center of the University of North Carolina Law School amd U-M alumnus, Doctor of Humane Letters, 2004
•  David Davis Jr., founder and editor emeritus of Automobile Magazine, Doctor of Humane Letters, 2004
•  Elizabeth L. Eisenstein, historian and former U-M faculty member, Doctor of Humane Letters, 2004
•  William Nelson Joy, Internet pioneer, co-founder of Sun Microsystems and U-M alumnus, Doctor of Engineering, 2004
•  Robert P. Moses, educator and civil rights activist, Doctor of Laws, 2004
•  Helmut Stern, industrialist, entrepreneur, philanthropist and humanitarian, Doctor of Laws, 2004
•  Karen Uhlenbeck, researcher on non-linear differential equations and their geometric properties and U-M alumna, Doctor of Science, 2004
•  John Seely Brown, former chief scientist of Xerox Corp. and U-M alumnus, Doctor of Science, 2005
•  Henry W. Bloch, founder of H&R Block and U-M alumnus, Doctor of Laws, 2005
•  Elizabeth Catlett, artist and civil rights activist, Doctor of Fine Arts, 2005
•  Mildred Dresselhaus, physicist and leader in the advancement of science education, Doctor of Science, 2005
•  Freeman Dyson, mathematician and physicist, Doctor of Science, 2005
•  Bruce S. McEwen, neuroendocrinologist and researcher on stress, Doctor of Science, 2005
•  William Richardson, president of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and former Johns Hopkins University president, Doctor of Laws, 2005
•  Margaret Ann (Ranny) Riecker, philanthropist and longtime supporter of higher education and the education of women, Doctor of Laws, 2005
•  Glenn E. "Bo" Schembechler, former U-M football coach, Doctor of Laws, 2005
•  Sam Zell, commercial real estate entrepreneur and U-M alumnus, Doctor of Laws, 2005

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HOUSING AND RESIDENCE LIFE •  Facts about University Housing
•  Cable television is available in all—more than 5,524—residence hall rooms and in all family housing.
•  All residence hall rooms also are wired for ethernet connectivity to the U-M academic computing environment and the Internet.

University Housing provides students living in residence halls and family housing units with programs that include and complement classroom instruction.
•  Max Kade Residence (German language residence)
•  Honors Housing for students enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, & the Arts.
•  Lloyd Hall Scholars Progam involves 350 students and is located in Alice Lloyd Hall; it provides live-in graduate student instructors that teach its classes.
•  The Residential College in East Quad residence hall houses students who participate in this degree granting program in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.
•  The Michigan Community Scholars Program in Couzens residence hall offers academic courses and community service opportunities aimed at broadening perspectives of complex issues facing local communities and the nation.
•  Women in Science and Engineering, a cooperative effort by University Housing and the Center for the Education of Women, helps female students establish networks with professional women.
•  The Michigan Research Community is a residential affiliate of the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP.

The Family Housing Child Development Center is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children—an honor afforded approximately five percent of early childhood programs nationwide.

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LICENSED TRADEMARKS The U-M Intercollegiate Athletics Department licenses internationally products that bear U-M trademarks.
The University charges manufacturers a royalty on all products that contain licensed material. U-M has registered at least nine trademarks/servicemarks with the U.S. Trademark Office. They include---
(1) the Wolverine (2) Michigan (script) (3) football helmet (4) M Go Blue (5) Michigan (block) (6) M plus the Wolverine (7) Michigan (8) M (block) (9) M plus Michigan.

MAIL The U-M Mail Service's 20 full-time employees deliver mail to more than 175 locations on the Ann Arbor campus each week day. During 1996-97 Mail Service staff processed more than 4,200,000 pieces of outgoing U.S. Mail and sorted and delivered 3,120,000 pieces of campus mail and incoming parcel post packages.

The U-M Mail Service also offers UPS shipping and tracking, international re-mail discount services and bulk mail preparation.

In addition, the U-M Mail Service's ungoing educational program among U-M units encourages efficient use of the U.S. Postal System to provide the greatest speed and value for the University.

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MEDICAL CENTER •  In 1999, the U-M Medical School was again ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the top 10 research-oriented medical schools. •  The Medical School is part of the U-M Health System, whose hospitals remain ranked among the best in the nation.

PARKING •  Parking and Transportation Services is responsible for administering parking on the Ann Arbor campus. There are 10 parking structures on the Ann Arbor campus which, along with 230 surface parking lots scattered throughout campus, have space for about 22,000 vehicles.

•  A limited number of student parking permits are sold to students and are valid for an entire academic year.

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PROPERTY The U-M has grown immensely in geographical size since members of the Ann Arbor Land Company sold 40 acres to the University for $160,000 March 20, 1837.
•  Area of original campus---40.3 acres
•  Land holdings today---Ann Arbor campus, 3,074; total acreage, 20,965 •  Physical plant---535 major buildings (4,000 sq. ft. or more) plus 223 North Campus apartment buildings; total book value of physical plant is more than $2.6-billion.

Besides the Ann Arbor campus, the U-M has property throughout the State and nation. Here are some of these properties and a description of their uses.
•  Base Lake Farm (206.0 acres): Administered by School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE) for use by SNRE students and faculty in instruction and independent research. A caretaker's house is located on farm as well as a barn which is used for equipment storage. No classroom space exists at site.
•  Biological Station (13,346.5 acres): The Biological Station is an independent academic unit operated by the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. The Station has been in continuous use since 1909 and is located at two separate sites.
•  Camp Davis, Wyoming (120.0 acres): This facility is used for teaching and research, administered by Geological Sciences. About 22 faculty and support staff operate the camp (elevation, 6,300 feet) during the summer. Structures include cabins with sleeping quarters, a mess hall, two classrooms, faculty office, and a recreation hall. Camp Davis was originally built by U-M civil engineers in 1929-30 and became a geology field camp in 1965. Actor Harrison Ford owns a ranch nearby. At each summer's end the camp throws a large barbecue picnic, inviting all local residents to enjoy a taste of Wolverine hospitality.
•  U-M Dearborn (196.0 acres), located along the Rouge River.
•  U-M Flint (70 acres), adjacent to the commercial and retail district of downtown Flint, along the Flint River.
•  Fresh Air Camp (170.2 acres): Plant Operations took over administration of the Camp around 1989 from the School of Education. The Camp, located west of Pinckney, is rented to private and public groups for day or overnight outings. Many U-M units reserve the Camp for picnics etc. Facilities can accommodate about 180. Guests can shoot hoops at a basketball court, play baseball at the baseball diamond; take to Patterson Lake in the Camp's canoes, rowboats and paddle boats, play volleyball, and swim at Patterson Lake's beach. The camp is open for overnight stays from Memorial Day to Labor; with its dining hall open year round. Those who want to visit for one day retreats will find the Camp open all year. Fresh Air Camp is situated on a secluded peninsula of Patterson Lake in a quiet surrounding.
•  Edwin S. George Reserve (1,500 acres), the field research facility of the U-M Museum of Zoology, was a gift by the late Edwin S. George of Detroit.
•  William A. Harper Preserve (330.0 acres): Property is located in southern Genesee County near Linden and is administered by the School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE). The preserve is occasionally used by SNRE students and faculty for instruction and independent research.
•  Keweenaw Rocket Range (203.4 acres): This former Michigan Spaceport is located at the extreme eastern tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula along the shore of Lake Superior. The idea for a Midwest rocket launch site was first proposed in 1962 by U-M's Institute of Science and Technology, to expand rocket launch capabilities for sounding rockets, which gather information on atmospheric conditions at from 20-70 miles above the planet. With a State of Michigan grant of $52,850 grant plus private donations, construction of Michigan's Spaceport began during the summer of 1964. The National Weather Service furnished five Arcas rockets that were about six feet long and weighed 76 pounds. On the morning of August 6, 1964, a team of U-M scientists and other technicians launched Michigan into the Space Age, boosting an Arcas rocket t41 miles above Michigan with a payload of atmospheric measuring equipment. Its flight lasted five minutes before it splashdown in Lake Superior 20 miles east of the launch site. The last flight from Michigan's Spaceport came in 1971 with the launch of two NASA Nike-Apache rockets that rose 100 miles above Lake Superior where they measured atmospheric conditions and radioed the data back to scientists.

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•  Mud Lake Bog Reservation (257.9 acres): The botany section within the Biology Department administers this Reservation. This site has been used extensively in the past in teaching field botany courses. However, in recent years the field laboratory has been used less often because of changes in course offerings that emphasize less field botany work and because of increased damage done to the bog mat because of large numbers of students walking on it. The Reservation is located south of Pinckney near Independence Lake.
•  Peach Mountain (147.4 acres): A 52" telescope, constructed at the site in the late 1960's, was moved to Tuscon, Arizona, around 1974. In 1955 a radio telescope was built to study the sun. In late 1958 a 26 metre radio telescope was built and has been in operation since. The computer automated radio telescope is used for teaching and research by undergraduate and graduate students, and faculty. Another telescope, 24" in diameter, is owned by the University but is mostly used by an amateur group called the Lowbrow Astronomers. The volunteer astronomy group provides public demonstrations and education events. Maintenance of the telescope is done jointly by U-M and the Lowbrow Astronomers.
Also located on Peach Mountain is the transmitter and antenna of WUOM-FM, one of three stations that comprise Michigan Radio.
•  Chase Osborn Preserve (3,187.6 acres)---see Biological Station.
•  Pell's Island, Douglas Lake (3.5 acres)---part of Biological Station.
•  Rackham Educational Memorial, Detroit (2.6 acres): This 121,000-square-foot building is across the street from the Detroit Institute of Arts. The U-M co-owns the building and property with the Engineering Society of Detroit. The University's portion of the building consists of 71,847 square feet; of which 1,100 square feet is occupied by a branch of the U-M Admissions Office. The University and the Engineering Society of Detroit furnish free office space to two community organizations which provide education and social support services.
•  Ringwood Forest Reserve (160.0 acres): Preserve has been leased to Saginaw County Parks and Recreation Department for 30 years, beginning in 1983.
•  St. Pierre Wetlands Preserve (129.4 acres): Administered by School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE). Preserve is used occasionally by SNRE students and faculty for instruction and independent research.
•  Stinchfield Woods (664.3 acres): Administered by School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE). Woods is used by SNRE for alumni reunion weekends. The University's Reserve Officer Training Corps has used the site for training. Structured classes are held on the property. Buildings on the site include a caretaker's house and classroom building, but no overnight accommodations exist.

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RECYCLING (WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING) The University is committed to finding more environmentally and economically sound ways of handling solid waste. The most recent available fiscal year (FY) figures on trash collections and recycling on the Ann Arbor campus---
•  Total U-M trash from all buildings and grounds.
FY 99-00   8,099 tons
FY 98-99   6,497 tons
FY 97-98   7,862 tons
FY 96-97   7,727 tons
FY 95-96   8,198 tons
FY 94-95   9,077 tons

•  Total U-M paper recycled. Includes newspaper, cardboard, office paper and magazines.
FY 99-00   2,296 tons
FY 98-99   2,484 tons
FY 97-98   2,168 tons
FY 96-97   2,073 tons
FY 95-96   1,617 tons
FY 94-95   1,955 tons

•  Total containers recycled. Includes metal cans, glass bottles and plastic jugs.
FY 99-00   123 tons
FY 98-99   132 tons
FY 97-98   127 tons
FY 96-97   124 tons
FY 95-96   70 tons
FY 94-95   79 tons

•  Recycling during student move-out
Since 1988, U-M Waste Management and Housing Divisions have teamed up to collect unwanted materials—from food to loft wood—to prevent them from entering the waste stream. A week before move-out, promotional posters are displayed around the residence halls. Then, during move-out, Recycling/Donation Stations are set up in residence hall lobbies and "Take It or Leave It" areas are designated outside near the loading docks.

At the donation stations students place clothing, toiletries, household items, and non-perishable food in appropriate containers. Extra recycling bins are also provided. The donations are collected by U-M Waste Management and transferred to a garage at North Campus where materials are sorted before being picked up by local charities. 1998 was a record-breaker, with over 11 tons donated to Purple Heart, Food Gatherers, Knitwits, and the Cope-O'Brien Center for Youth.

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RESEARCH The University’s research expenditures remain among the largest of the nation's universities.

TELEPHONE AND TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE The Information Technology Central Services (ITCS) operates the University's telephone service through Information Technology Communication Services (ITCom).

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UNIVERSITY LIBRARY The University Library is comprised of 19 libraries.

Although five libraries located on campus are considered separate from University Library, the holdings of four of them
(1) Kresge Business Library,
(2) Law Library,
(3) William Clements Library, and
(4) Bentley Historical Library
are tabulated with the holdings of the University Library in determining total volumes.

The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library is the fifth separate on-campus library and its holdings are not included among University Library collections.

The University Library System comprises the eighth largest university research library in volumes held, as ranked by the Association of College and Research Libraries (1998)—more than 7 million volumes.

Other University Library parameters include:
•  More than 3 million visitors per year
•  More than 23 thousand computer files
•  More than 390 staff members to answer reference questions, help locate a resource and offer other services
•  More than 63,000 requests for interlibrary loans filled in 1999-2000
•  A mathematics collection that is one of the strongest in the country and is internationally respected •  A Dentistry Library with the nation's largest dentistry collections accessible to the public
•  A Papyrology Collection that is one of the largest in the Western Hemisphere—more than 10,000 pieces of original papyri dating from the third century B.C.
•  The Asia Library is among top the three in the U.S.
•  A Near East Asia Division of Area Programs that is among the top three collections in the nation
•  A Slavic and East European Division of Area Programs among the top three collections in the nation
•  French and German collections among the top five in the U.S.

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VOLUNTEERISM U-M students have a history of giving of themselves. Their effort to help humankind was given form when presidential candidate John F. Kennedy made a campaign stop at the Ann Arbor campus. In the early morning hours of 14 October 1960, the Senator from Massachusetts stood on the steps of the Michigan Union and defined his concept of what would become the Peace Corps—an idea first suggested by two U-M graduate students.

•  The Ginsberg Center for Learning Through Community Service connects students with local and national charitable/social welfare organizations.

•  Project Community gives students a chance to earn academic credit while helping service organizations.

•  Under the umbrella of Project Serve, students can get involved in a variety of programs, including Alternative Breaks, in which students forfeit going home or heading south to traditional spring break or weekend pursuits to work and learn at off-campus sites and for service organizations.

•  Another example of a student volunteer group is Bursley Community Volunteers (BCV). a student-run organization located in the 1,350 student Bursley Residence Hall on North Campus.

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