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History of the EMU Board of Regents

The Board of Regents is the governing body of Eastern Michigan University. Its current format was created when the State of Michigan ratified a new constitution Jan. 6, 1964. The Board comprises eight regents who are appointed to eight-year terms by the governor, with the approval of the senate.

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FORMER REGENTS

[Deceased regents are indicated by (d.)]

O. William Habel (Jan. 1964-Oct. 1967) d.

J. Don Lawrence (Jan. 1964-Oct. 1967) d.

Dr. Martin P. O'Hara (Jan. 1964-Oct. 1967) d.

Lawrence R. Husse (Jan. 1964-Dec. 1972) d.

Virginia R. Allan (Jan. 1964-April 1974) d.

Veda S. Anderson (Nov. 1967-Dec. 1974)

Dr. Charles L. Anspach (Jan. 1964-June 1974) d.

George E. Stripp (Jan. 1967-Dec. 1976) d.

Dr. Mildred Beatty Smith (Jan. 1964-June 1977) d.

Edward J. McCormick (Jan. 1964-Dec. 1978) d.

Dr. John F. Ullrich (Jan. 1975-Oct. 1979) d.

Linda D. Bernard (Oct. 1977 to Dec. 1980)

James T. Barnes, Jr. (Oct. 1979-Dec. 1982)

Carelton K. Rush (June 1974-Dec. 1982)

Dr. Warren L. Board (Jan. 1979-Dec. 1984)

Dr. Timothy J. Dyer (Jan. 1973-May 1984)

Dolores A. Kinzel (Jan. 1977-Dec. 1984) d.

Beth Wharton Milford (April 1974-Dec. 1986) d.

Geraldine M. Ellington (Feb. 1981-Dec. 1988) d.

Donald E. Shelton (Feb. 1987-Feb. 1990)

William Simmons (March 1983-Dec. 1990)

Geneva Y. Titsworth (March 1983-Dec. 1990)

John H. Burton (Jan. 1985-Jan. 1992) d.

Dr. Richard N. Robb (Dec. 1967-Dec. 1992)

Thomas Guastello (Jan. 1985-Dec. 1992)

Robin W. Sternbergh (Jan. 1991-Dec. 1992)

Frederick L. Blackmon (Jan. 1993-March 1996)

Anthony A. Derezinski (Jan. 1984-Dec. 1996)

James Clifton (Jan. 1989 -Dec. 1996)

Mara L. Letica (Jan. 1993-Jan. 1997)

Gayle P. Thomas (Jan. 1991-Jan. 1999)

Carl D. Pursell (Jan. 1993-Dec. 1999)

Donna Milhouse (April 1999-Feb. 2000)

William J. Stephens (June 1996-March 2001)

Robert DeMattia (199 - 199 )

Rosalind E. Griffin, M.D. (1997-Dec. 2004)

Michael Morris (1997-Dec. 2004)

Steven G. Gordon (May 2001 - March 2005)

Joseph Antonini (1998 - Dec. 2006)

Jan A. Brandon (April 2000 - Dec. 2006)

Karen Q. Valvo (March 2001 - Dec. 2006)

Sharon J. Rothwell (Oct. 2002 - Dec. 2006)

Ismael Ahmed (Jan. 2007 - Aug. 2007)



BOARD CHAIRS

Edward McCormick (Jan. '64 - Jan. '75)

Richard Robb (Jan. '75 - Feb. '85)

William Simmons (Feb. '85 - Jan. '88)

Geneva Titsworth (Jan. '88 - Jan. '89)

John Burton (Jan. '89 - Jan. 91)

Anthony Derezinski (Jan. '91 - Jan. '93)

Robert DeMattia (Jan. '93 - Jan. '95)

Philip Incarnati (Jan. '95 - April '05)

Karen Valvo (June '05 - Dec. '06)

Thomas Sidlik (Jan '07 - present)


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