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Notes
of Interest to COE Alumni and Friends
Archived
Alumni Notes
April
29, 2002
Brenda
May Bentzel Richter '64, '82, age 57, died recently. Her career
was spent in the Ida school district, at the Milan Children's Nursery
School, and at Paddock Elementary School in Milan.
David
Symington '69, '71, '74, has announced his resignation as principal
of Lahser High School in Bloomfield Hills. He has been at Lahser since
1980 in several capacities.
Kathy
Witt is the supervisor of special education for the school district
that includes Ft. Meyers, Florida.
Barbara
Jones '88, '90 works for Saginaw Valley State University. She
is the current chair of the executive board for the Young Educators
Society and she attended last Saturday's YES convention at EMU.
Daniel
Jones '88, '89, '93, a former Ypsilanti social studies teacher,
has been in Rome for the past nine years. He is near completion of
his doctorate in patristics, the study of early church leaders.
April
22, 2002
William
A. Spencer '49, '60, '62, age 83, died recently in Florida. He
was retired from the Ann Arbor schools.
Ken
Walcott '70, superintendent of the Norton Shores schools, is a
candidate for the Michigan House of Representatives.
Letitia
Byrd '70, retired teacher from the Ann Arbor schools and civic
leader, and Andrew Lindsey '94, '97, '02, award-winner teacher
in the Van Buren Public Schools, were featured in the most recent
issue of "Focus EMU." Both will receive awards at the April
27 Alumni Awards Dinner.
April
15, 2002
Heloise
W. Travis Dunstan '49, '59 died recently at the age of 90. She
had a 40-year career as a teacher in the Wayne-Westland school district.
Mary
Lou Durbin '52, '60, '66 is still active as a teacher after more
than 50 years in the classroom. Her career has been spent in the Garden
City school district, with special interests in reading and in special
education. In addition to her three degrees from EMU, she holds the
Ph.D. from UM, computer credentials from Schoolcraft College, and
she has recently explored pursuing additional credentials in reading.
Letitia
J. Byrd '70 will receive the EMU Distinguished Alumnus Award in
ceremonies at Eagle Crest on April 27.
Stanley
Heath '88 was recently named head basketball coach at the University
of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Heath, who prepared as a secondary social
studies teacher at EMU and who later earned a master's in sports administration
at WSU, served as an assistant coach at Hillsdale College, Albion
College, WSU, Bowling Green State University, and MSU. Most recently,
he has been head basketball coach at Kent State University. He was
a three-year letterman in basketball at EMU during his undergraduate
years.
Andrew
L. Lindsay '94, '97, '02 will receive the EMU Outstanding Young
Alumnus Award in ceremonies at Eagle Crest on April 27.
April
8, 2002
Robert
Wallace '64, age 69, retired principal of Melvindale High School,
died recently at his home in Dearborn. He had worked at that high
school since 1957, including as a teacher, counselor, and coach.
At
the EMU Alumni Awards ceremony on April 27, Letitia Byrd '70,
who is retired from the Ann Arbor schools, will receive the Distinguished
Alumnus award. Andrew Lindsay '94, '97, a middle grades teacher
in the Van Buren district who has won two state wide teaching awards
in the past few years, will receive the Outstanding Young Alumnus
Award.
Nia
Aguirre '95 was featured recently in the Ann Arbor News for her
work as a "fitness guru, personal trainer, and exercise instructor,"
with particular emphasis on her work with exercise for senior citizens
in the county.
April
1, 2002
The
24 students in the 3rd grade class at Lawton Elementary School (Ann
Arbor), taught by Brian Schad ‘78, ‘87, recently
learned that they had won third place in a NASA-sponsored contest
that drew 1,200 student entries in six categories. The NASA Student
Involvement Program Competition aims to stimulate excellence in mathematics,
science, technology, and geography.
Last
Modified on
May 4, 2002
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