Governor Jennifer Granholm announced the appointment of
four new regents to Eastern Michigan University's governing
board, and the reappointment of another Wednesday, Jan.
17.
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Hawks |
The four new regents are:
Ismael Ahmed, of Dearborn, executive director of the Arab
Community for Economic & Social Services. Ahmed is
appointed to represent the general public for a term expiring
Dec. 31, 2008. He succeeds Jan A. Brandon, who resigned.
Gary D. Hawks, of Okemos, retired. Hawks was the vice
president of University Relations at EMU from 1972-1981.
He is appointed to represent the general public for a term
expiring Dec. 31, 2010. He succeeds Sharon J. Rothwell,
who resigned.
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Parker |
Francine Parker, of St. Clair Shores, president and CEO
of Health Alliance Plan. Parker is appointed to represent
the general public for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2014. She
succeeds Joseph E. Antonini, whose term has expired.
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Stapleton |
James F. Stapleton, of Ann Arbor, president
and CEO of B&R Consultants. Stapleton is appointed
to represent the general public for a term expiring Dec.
31, 2008. He succeeds Karen Quinlan Valvo, who resigned.
Floyd Clack, former Michigan state representative
and retired teacher and counselor at Flint Community Schools,
was reappointed. Clack, of Flint, will represent
the general public for a term expiring December 31, 2014.
"To say that I look forward to working with you in
the interest of the University's progress would be nothing
short of a gross understatement," said EMU President
John Fallon during his report at the Jan. 19 Board of Regents
meeting. "Your presence here, coupled with your new
personnel appointments and strong institutional aspirations
and expectations, suggests that this is a new day for this
University...that our time is now. And you have my full
and complete pledge, and that of my colleagues, to do anything
and everything I can to both assist you in your policy
and oversight role, and provide focused and strategic administrative
leadership of the institution."
The other members of the EMU Board of Regents are Tom
Sidlik (chair), a member of the Board of Management
of DaimlerChrysler AG; Philip Incarnati, the CEO of McLaren
Health Care Corp. in Flint; and Roy Wilbanks (vice chair),
former vice president of University Relations at EMU. — Ron
Podell contributed to this report.
