Eastern Michigan University is a great place to work and to teach. And EMU employees are the best people to tell you why.

On this site are testimonials from EMU staff and faculty members who have been featured in Focus EMU. In their own words, they tell you why they work or teach at EMU. You'll find some inspiration here. And you'll find real people making real contributions, every day, to the great community we call Eastern Michigan University. We'll keep adding to this site every week (monthly during summer), so keep coming back.

Enjoy the trip!

EMU Staff (listed alphabetically):

EMU Faculty (listed alphabetically):

Anita Amrhein, Administrative Secretary, Department of Public Safety Brian Anderson, Director, Office of Research Development Don Anderson, Director, Access Services Susan Anderson, Assistant Director, Honors College Claudia Bean, Assistant Director, International Admissions Gerri Beaugrand, Executive Secretary, Enrollment Services Sandra Billups, Senior Account Clerk Sean Braden, Manager, Planning and Design, Physical Plant Elizabeth Bucciarelli, Health Sciences Librarian, Bruce T. Halle Library Susan Campbell, Research Associate, Office of Research Development Phyllis Carter, Senior Secretary, Art Department Patti Cartwright, Office Supervisor, Alumni Relations Andrew Cluley, Reporter/Producer, WEMU 89.1 FM Radio David Costanza, Manager, Budget and Operations, Academic Affairs Kathy Couture, GEAR UP Site Coordinator, Willow Run High School Toni Deas, Library Assistant III, Halle Library Deb deLaski-Smith, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs Kevin Devine, Director, Student Media Vicki Diaz, Customer Service Specialist, Admissions Candace Dorsey, Crime Prevention Officer, Department of Public Safety Bob Eccles, News Anchor/Reporter, WEMU 89.1 FM Bob England, Director, Olds-Robb Rec/IM Susan Ervin, Executive Secretary, Vice President for Business and Finance Sarah Fabian, First-Year Experience Librarian, Halle Library Candice Fayaz, Academic Adviser II, Academic Advising Brian Filipiak, NCATE/Live Text Implementation Coordinator, College of Education Phoebe Foy, Custodian, McKenny Union and Campus Life Su Frazier-Abbasi, Customer Service Rep II, Advising Center, College of Health and Human Services Karen Hansen, Administrative Secretary, College of Education Joanne Hartmeyer, Project Officer, Office of Research Development Sally Hattig, Supplemental Instruction Coordinator, Holman Learning Center K. Michelle Henry, Coordinator, Graduate Business Programs, College of Business Clara Hoedema, Senior Secretary, Career Services, Gold Medallion Winner 2004 Katie Holdgreve-Resendez, Coordinator, New Student and Transition Programs, Campus Life Bob Holkeboer, Associate Vice President, Graduate Studies and Research Barb Hopkins, Director, Center for Quality Madeleine Huggins, Costume Shop Manager, Communication and Theatre Arts Jill Hunsberger, Senior Director, Academic Units Campaign Coordinator, EMU Foundation Charlene Hunt, Administrative Secretary, EMU Student Center Mary Beth Irwin, Coordinator, Eagle Card Office Bob Jones, Driver, Physical Plant Tom Kasper, Admissions Adviser, Admissions Sarah Kersey Otto, Interim Director, Career Services Aric Kirkland, Assistant Director, Academic Computing and Technology Services Christine Lancaster, Academic Advising Coordinator, College of Education Kevin Lawson, Operations Manager, McKenny Union Natalie Lazuka, Adviser, Service EMU Bernice Lindke, Vice President, Student Affairs Steve Martin, Engineer, Communication and Theatre Arts Tony Martin, Director, Center for Regional and National Security Cathie McClure, Executive Secretary, Vice President for Student Affairs Patt McGeorge, Custodian, Physical Plant Tamara Miller, Leasing Coordinator, EMU Housing Larry Newhouse, Director, Ford Gallery Donna Noffsinger, Senior Secretary, Office of Research Development Linda Panzica, Customer Service, Events, McKenny Union and Campus Life Gregory Peoples, Ombudsman, Student Affairs Stephanie Petsch, Assistant Director of Loans, Office of Financial Aid Alice Preketes, Director of Development, College of Health and Human Services Dana Priess, Custodian, Brown/Munson Apartments Ann Rentfrow, Administrative Secretary, Strategic Planning and Continuous Improvement Robert Rhodes, Director, Orthotics and Prosthetics Program, School of Health Promotion and Human Performance John Rice, Videographer, Marketing and Communications Ann Richards, Application Processing Area Manager, Admissions D.C. Rouseau, Coordinator, EMU Computer Store Operations Tracy Rush-Byers, Senior Secretary, Continuing Education Dan Salk, Assistant Director, Risk Management and Worker's Compensation Caroline Sanders, Administrative Assistant II, Credit Programming Continuing Education Maryanne Shichtman, Coordinator of Admissions Information Systems, Office of Admissions Karen Simpkins, Interim Associate Vice President, Human Resources Akosua Slough, Administrative Associae to the Provost, Academic Affairs Amy Schulz Spooner, Director, Alumni Programs; Alumni Relations Deedra Springgay, Academic Advisor, Academic Advising Center Greg Steiner, Assistant Sports Information Director Roger Stidham, Assistant for Special Events, Convocation Center Dennis Stolte, Director, Project Management, ICT Stella Switala, Senior Secretary, Military Science and Leadership Art Timko, Interim Vice President, University Communications and Public Affairs Jeanne Torok, Senior Information Systems Clerk, Graduate School Angela Wafer, Assistant Director, Transfer Admissions, Admissions Patricia Walker, Administrative Secretary, Charter Schools Eric Ward, Health Education and Wellness Coordinator Dave Wilcox, Collection Manager, Student Business Services Jackie Wilson, Secretary II, Foreign Languages and Bilingual Studies Malverne Winborne, Associate Director, Charter Schools Yulanda Woods, Senior Secretary, Geography and Geology Ron Woody, Associate Director, Academic Technology and Computing Services, Division of Information Technology Andy Wright, Associate Director, Office of Admissions

Kristine Ajrouch, Associate Professor, Sociology, Director, Gerontology Program Henry Aldridge, Professor, Communication and Theatre Arts W. Douglas Baker, Associate Professor, English Language and Literature Lisa Barley, Instructor, Management Patrick Barry, Adjunct Lecturer, Communication, Media and Theater Arts Daryl Barton, Associate Professor, Department of Marketing Kathleen Beauvais, Professor, Teacher Education Jeff Bernstein, Associate Professor, Political Science Joe Bishop, Assistant Professor, Teacher Education Howard Booth, Professor, Biology John Boyless, Interim Director, School of Technology Studies Margie Brooks, Lecturer, Communication and Theatre Arts Betty Brown-Chappell, Director, McNair Scholars Program, Professor, School of Social Work Ella Burton, Associate Professor, Leadership and Counseling Phil Cardon, Associate Professor, Technology Karen Carney, Assistant Professor, Special Education Sock Chung, Associate Professor, Computer Information Systems, College of Business Margaret Coffman, Assistant Professor, Biology Nancy Copeland, Assistant Professor, College of Education Abby Coykendall, Associate Professor, English Language and Literature Joe Csicsila, Assistant Professor, English Language and Literature Craig Dionne, Professor, English Language and Literature Marion Dokes-Brown, Associate Professor, Teacher Education Richard Douglass, Professor, Health Administration School of Health Sciences, College of Health and Human Services Jeff Duncan, Professor, English Language and Literature Doris Fields, Associate Professor, Communication and Theatre Arts Rebecca Forsyth, Teacher II, Children's Institute Betsy Francis, Department Head, School of Health Sciences Tom Franks, Professor, History and Philosophy Megan Gore, Lecturer, Communication, Media and Theater Arts Thomas Gwaltney, Professor, Teacher Education Sheryl James-Vigmostad, Lecturer, English Language and Literature Elizabeth Johnson, Associate Professor, Teacher Education Christine Karshin, Assistant Professor, Health Education Jim Knapp, Director, Honors College Toni Knechtges, Lecturer, Management Mary Koral, Lecturer II, English Department Eric Kos, Lecturer, Political Science Lydia Kret, Interim Program Director, Dietetics and Human Nutrition Pamela Landau, Lecturer II, Psychology Carol Landry, Visiting Lecturer, Biology Lidia Lee, Associate Professor, Special Education Linda Lewis-White, Professor, Teacher Education George Liepa, Professor, Nutrition Dian Love, Assistant Professor, Interior Design Arnold Mackowiak, Lecturer, English Language and Literature Bonnie Miller, Full Time Lecturer, School of Social Work Betsy Morgan, Professor and Department Head, Foreign Languages/Bilingual Studies Nancy Oestrike, Teacher/Mathematics Placement Specialist Janet Okagbue-Reaves, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work Dennis Patrick, Associate Professor, Communication and Theatre Arts Sharon Pendleton, Instructor, Health Promotion and Human Performance Robert Perry, Professor and Director, African American Center for Applied Research and Services Claudia Petrescu, Associate Professor, Political Science, Director, American Humanics James Pinson, Professor, English Language and Literature Barry Pyle, Associate Professor, Political Science Gretchen Reeves, Associate Professor, School of Health Sciences Anita Rich, Professor, Interpretation / Performance Studies, Communication and Theatre Arts Brenda Riemer, Coordinator, Sports Management Program, School of Health Promotion and Human Performance Rick Rogers, Lecturer III, History and Philosophy Barbara Scheffer, Professor, School of Nursing Phil Schmitz, Associate Professor, History and Philosophy Linda Schott, Director, Women's and Gender Studies Eric Schulz, Assistant Professor, Management Daniel Seely, Professor, English Language and Literature Marty Shichtman, Professor, English Language and Literature Debi Silverman, Assistant Professor and Faculty Development Fellow, School of Health Sciences Charles Simmons, Professor, English Language and Literature Rebecca Sipe, Department Head, English Mary Stapleton, Adjunct Faculty, Teacher Education Andrea Kaston Tange, Associate Professor, Literature Programs Coordinator, English Language and Literature Martha Tanicala, Associate Professor, School of Nursing Christine Tanner, Assistant Professor, Communication and Theatre Arts Alvin Tessmer, Lecturer, School of Technology Studies Gary Thompson, Teacher I, Children's Institute Christine Tracy, Assistant Professor, English Language and Literature Tom Ulch, Lecturer, English Language and Literature Nancy Wain, Lecturer, Communication and Theatre Arts Glenn Walker, Professor, Biology Laurie Walker, Lecturer, English Language and Literature Pamela Walsh, Associate Professor, School of Health Services Lisa Mills Walters, Lecturer, the Graduate School Bingwu Wang, Associate Professor, Mathematics Jo Warner, Teacher Placement Specialist, Developmental Mathematics Bob Winning, Professor, Biology Bonnie Wylo, Professor, Physics and Astronomy Marjorie Ziefert, Director, School of Social Work

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