Don Anderson, Eastern Michigan University's director of access services since 2002, died Dec. 25. He was 54.
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His life's passion was working for the full inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of society. His career involved helping to provide access to higher education for individuals with disabilities.
Anderson, an Ypsilanti resident, received his master's degree in counseling and his bachelor's degree in English, both from Michigan State University.
Before coming to EMU, Anderson was a hearings/privacy officer for Washtenaw Community Health Organization from 2001-2002; director of educational accessiblity services for Wayne State University from 1997-2001; and disability rights and educational coordinator for the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living from 1992-1997.
Anderson was an active member of the Michigan Association on Higher Education and Disabilities.
Survivors include his father, Harold C. Anderson; his stepmother, Shelby Anderson; a sister, Rebecca Jamros; two sons, Trevor and Andrew Rose-Hamblin; his ex-wife and friend, Michelle Rose-Armstrong; a niece and two nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in his name may be made to either the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation or to EMU, Division of Student Affairs.
Angelina B. Laycock, a former assistant director of placement services at Career Services, died Dec. 8. She was 75.
Laycock received her master's and bachelor's degrees in family life, both from Eastern Michigan University.
Laycock started her career as a Project Head Start teacher in 1969-1970. She served as a teacher/counselor in the University of Michigan's Adolescent Program from 1973-1975 and, from 1975-1977, she worked as a staff member on a consumer education research project at EMU.
In 1978, she was appointed field coordinator of EMU's Contemporary Parenting Project. As coordinator, her position until 1981, Laycock implemented and coordinated components of the project in a Wayne County suburb. The Contemporary Parenting Project features classes designed specifically for adoptive parents, single parents, step-parents, foster parents and parents of handicapped children.
Laycock later was coordinator of cooperative education and then interim cooperative education director in 1984. She was promoted to assistant director of placement services in 1985. She retired in 1999.
Laycock was a member of the Michigan Council Family Relations, the National Council Family Relations and the International Childbirth Education Association. In that position, Laycock was responsible for administering, directing and supervising all on-campus placement activities of the Career Services Center.
Survivors include her husband, Daurcy "Will" W. Laycock; two sons, Gregory and Douglas; two brothers, Charlie Roma and Victor Roma; a sister, Anne O Shana; a daughter-in-law, Barbara Bushy; and a grandson, Andrew.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the University of Michigan Health System - Cardiovascular Centers.
Barbara Brackney, a former EMU professor of psychology from 1975 to 2001, died Oct. 18.
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Brackney received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Michigan and her bachelor's degree in clinical psychology from the University of California-Berkeley.
While at EMU, she received tenure in 1979 and classes taught included "The Psychology of Women" and "The Psychology of Sex." During a 1976 interview with FOCUS EMU, Brackney discussed the psychology of women and found it striking that "the difference between men and women is the need women have to get the approval of other people."
"If she does something, it's usually not worth much unless she has approval — and the approval usually comes from a male. If it's something competitive, she gets the double-whammy. She needs assurance that she has not overstepped her bounds, assurance that she is not unfeminine."
In 1988, Brackney received a Keal Fellowship from the EMU Women's Commission.
In her later years, Brackney, in partnership with her adopted Chinese brother, Zidong Zhao, raised funds to create a modern elementary school in the village of Zhao Duan, China. The school serves more than 700 children.
Survivors include George Simone, her life companion of nearly three decades.
