July 14, 2009 issue
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FAREWELL FOR FREMAN:
(from left) Freman Hendrix, EMU's chief government
relations officer since August 2006, accepts
gifts from College of Education Dean
Vernon Polite as EMU President Susan
Martin looks on. A farewell reception
for Hendrix took place in the Student
Center June 8. Hendrix left EMU
to serve as one of a team of advisers
on new Detroit Mayor Dave Bing's crisis
management team. Hendrix will help tackle
that city's problems. Previously, Hendrix
served as deputy mayor under former Detroit
Mayor Dennis Archer. Hendrix lost the
mayoral election to former mayor Kwame
Kilpatrick in 2005 and against Bing earlier
this year.
