The Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents approved
five administrative professional appointments at its regular
meeting June 17.
The administrative appointments are as follows:
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Balazs |
Anne Balazs, of Starkville, Miss., was
named department head of marketing, effective Aug. 1. Her
position also includes tenure at the rank of professor.
Previously, Balazs was a marketing professor at Mississippi
University for Women from 2005-2008 and interim dean there
from 2005-2007. Balazs received her doctorate in business
administration from the University of Massachusetts; her
master's degree in economics from Boston University; and
her bachelor's degree in economics from Smith College in
Northampton, Mass.
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Laporte |
Marianne Laporte, of Ann Arbor, was
named department head of biology, effective May 1. Laporte
came to EMU in August 2001 at the rank of assistant professor
of biology. She was promoted to associate professor of
biology and received tenure in August 2006. Laporte received
her doctorate in botany at the University of Wisconsin-Madison;
her master's degree in biology from Indiana University;
and her bachelor's degree in biology from the University
of Michigan.
Tom Venner, of Saline, was named dean
of the College of Arts and Sciences, effective July 1.
Previously, Venner served as the head of the art department
at EMU since coming to EMU in 1998. From 1987-1998, he
was the head of the art department at Siena Heights College
(now University) in Adrian. Venner received his master
of fine arts degree from EMU and his bachelor's degree
from Alma College.
Rosemary Weston-Gil, of Amherst, Mass,
was named department head of foreign languages and bilingual
studies, effective Aug. 1. Her position also includes tenure
at the rank of associate professor. Before coming to EMU,
Weston-Gil was chair of the department of modern languages
and an associate professor of applied linguistics at Rhode
Island College. She received her doctorate, master's degree
and bachelor's degree, all from the University of Massachusetts.
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Wood |
Peter Wood, of Chicago, Ill., was named
department head of sociology, anthropology and criminology,
effective Aug. 1. His position also includes tenure at
the rank of professor. Previously, Wood was interim department
head of sociology, anthropology and social work at Mississippi
State University from 2007-2008. He had been at Mississippi
State University since 1996, where he was a professor of
sociology, criminology and social work; director of the
program in criminal justice and corrections since 1998;
and an inaugural faculty member of the African-American
Studies program there since 2007. Wood received both his
doctorate and master's degree in sociology from Vanderbilt
University; and his bachelor's degree in sociology/English
from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa.
