Eastern Michigan University celebrated four federal earmarks (nearly $3.3 million) it received this year with a reception and press conference in the Student Center Feb. 20. It was the most federal earmarks EMU has ever received, according to Brian Anderson, director of EMU's Office of Research Development. Below (from left to right), EMU College of Education Dean Vernon Polite and Freman Hendrix, EMU's chief governmental relations officer, share a moment with Sen. Debbie Stabenow, who supported EMU's federal earmarks in Congress. The following are the EMU individuals and the federal earmark amounts they were able to secure:

John Texter, professor, Coatings Research Institute $1.6 million

Subhas Ghosh, professor, School of Technology Studies $800,000

Vernon Polite, COE dean, $564,000

Lynette Findley, assistant vice president for retention and student success, Retention Services, $330,000

 

Source: Feb. 20 press conference with Sen. Debbie Stabenow, EMU Student Center

 

 

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