Published by the
Department of Geography and Geology,
Norman Tyler, Editor
Fall 1998
Fore!!
Our First Golf Outing!
In
case you haven't heard yet, we're inviting everyone--alumni, students,
friends--advanced or beginning golfer--to join in our first "LINKS TO THE FUTURE" golf outing. The
event has been put together by the Planning Program's student club, and theyÕve
done a wonderful job setting up a day for fun on the links.
The date for the Golf Outing is Friday, October 2nd. It's a great day to
take off from work. ItÕs the end of the week. The leaves on the trees are
starting to turn. The weather will be pleasant, rather than hot. And according
to the golf pro, the grass at this time will be the greenest it is all year.
We'll be playing on the beautiful EMU Eagle Crest golf course. From its
elevated clubhouse, you will have beautiful views of the course, the township
park, and
This golf outing is meant to be a fun time for everyone. It has two goals,
One, to raise money for the newly established Urban and Regional Planning
Program Scholarship Fund. Two, to allow students to spend a day with planners
and other professionals. Oh, yes, and the third goal is to just enjoy
ourselves.
But, you say, what do I do if I'm not a "decent" golfer?
What do I do if I don't know what a handicap is?
What do I do if I not only don't know the difference between a
"mashie" and a "spoon," but between a "driver"
and a "putter"?
What do you do? You come anyway!
For
this is fun golf. We will be playing a "scramble," which means each person
in a team of 4 will hit a shot, but then all members of the team will play the
next shot from location of the best shot of the four. It's painless golf.
You'll feel you're sharing with the members of your team, rather than competing
against them.
And there will be lots of prizes. Prizes for longest drive, closest to the
pin, and some just "luck-of-the-draw" prizes. And Rocky has promised
to drive the beverage cart, so you can have your favorite brew delivered by
your favorite bartender.
But the real benefit of this first annual LINKS TO
THE FUTURE golf outing is in raising money for the newly established
Planning Program Scholarship Fund. This Fund has been approved by the EMU
Foundation, and will be used to attract a more diverse student population to
the Program and the Department. This was established as a important goal for
the Program during its accreditation review.
Thanks loads to the students in PLACE, the PLanning Awareness Club of
Eastern--Michelle Aniol, Laurie Yorke, Kelly Kolakowski, Rodney Nanney, Ken
Bednark and others. They have been very active in organizing this event because
they are committed to the Program and its future and because they see the
benefits, both for themselves and for future students, in being involved.
They hope you'll also be involved. You can be involved by coming to play a
round of golf with the rest of us on October 2nd. You can be involved by
sponsoring a student to play (at the reduced student rate), and even asking one
or two students to play in your foursome. You, or your firm, also can be
involved as a Hole Sponsor, Patron Sponsor, Benefactor, or other.
Reserve the date on your calendar. We're really looking forward to seeing
you for this special EMU event.
LINKS TO THE FUTURE Golf Outing:
The Details
This year's golf outing is the result of some good
organizing by students, faculty, and the Planning Program's Professional
Advisory Committee. But it could use your help. There are many ways you can
help make it successful.
1. Get together a foursome to play.
If you are a student, make contact with an alumnus or a professional and
encouragehim or her to participate. You need to begin "networking,"
and the social environment of a golf outing is a great way to meet people.
If you are a professional, get a partner to play with, and then ask a
student or two to join you. We'd be glad to provide names and phone numbers of
interested students. (See list of contacts below.)
2. Contribute as a Sponsor.
Whether you play or not, you can contribute to the Scholarship Fund as one
of the Sponsors. There are a number of contributing categories available. Pick
the one you feel is most appropriate for you.
Checks should be written payable to the "Eastern Michigan University
Foundation" and sent to PLACE Links to the Future Golf Outing, Department
of Geography and Geology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI 48197.
3. Help as a Volunteer.
The PLACE group could use your help both before and on the day of the
outing. They need the following help:
- Mailings
- Getting people to donate
prizes
- Setting up for the event at
the golf course
- Tending holes during play
- Organizing the dinner program
4. Come for dinner.
If you can't participate in the golf, come and join us for a steak and
chicken dinner at Eagle Crest.
INFORMATION
For information on the LINKS TO THE FUTURE
golf outing, contact one of the following individuals:
Michelle Aniol, PLACE President 313/278-7171
Laurie Yorke, PLACE Vice-President 313/584-5372
Norm Tyler, Faculty 734/761-5549 or 487-8656
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS, October 2nd
8 a.m. Registration, continental breakfast, and practice tees and putting.
9 a.m. Scramble tournament/ "Shotgun start" (everyone starts at
once)
2:30 p.m. Social hour (cash bar) followed by dinner, raffle, prizes and awards
presentations
PRIZES & DONATIONS
for the
"LINKS TO THE FUTURE" Golf Outing
are being added all the time.
COST
$100 per golfer/ $75 for students (full-time students) includes breakfast,
18 holes of golf with cart, dinner, refreshments and a contribution to the
Scholarship Fund.
$40 per person Dinner Only option includes dinner, refreshments and a
contribution to the Scholarship Fund.
CONTRIBUTOR CATEGORIES
- Benefactor Sponsor: $5000
- Beverage Cart Sponsor: $1000
- Patron Sponsor: $300
- Hole Sponsor: $150
- Sponsor a Student to Play:
$75
- Prize Sponsor: $50
- Contributor Sponsor: Any
amount
The Golf Outing is being sponsored in part by Eagle Crest
Golf Club, Department of Geography and Geology, the Urban and Regional Planning
Program, Washtenaw Development Council and First of America Bank. We encourage
you or your organization to be added to this list by completing the Sponsorship
Form on the Golf Outing brochure.
CEITA program very active...
There's been a lot of planning, organizing and proposal
writing; but it has paid off, resulting in the Department of Geography and
Geology's new CEITA program and lab. CEITA stands for Center for Environmental
Information and Technology Application and represents a firm commitment by the
department to invest a large part of its future in Geographic Information
Systems (G.I.S.) technology. Under the direction of Professor Yichun Xie, CEITA
is participating in a multi-year, $1.2 million grant from the National Science
Foundation awarded to EMU and Henry Ford Community College as the Work/Site
Alliance. The purpose of the grant is to integrate G.I.S. in curriculum at the
high school and community college levels, and to train instructors and teachers
in how it could best be used.
The CEITA staff has given workshops in the new computer lab, located in 201
Strong Hall. The lab includes many new, state-of-the-art computers appropriate
for teaching GIS.
One year of the program has been funded, and we are optimistic that a second
and third year will be funded through NSF. After that, the Center should be
self-sufficient, paying its costs through training programs and consultant
services to schools and communities.
Our hats are off to Dr. Xie and the others who have made the Center a
success. It not only provides a resource to others, but also serves as a great
interdisciplinary resource for the students in the department's many programs,
including our own urban and regional planning students. Many of our students
have used their GIS training as a stepping stone into their first placements
after graduation, and this can only help in making our planning students more
desirable.
MSPO/MAPA Conference...
Many students and faculty are planning to attend the joint
annual conference of the Michigan Society of Planning Officials (MSPO)/
Michigan Chapter, American Planning Association (MAPA). It is undoubtedly the
best opportunity to meet other planning professionals in Michigan, and students
have benefited greatly by attending.
This year the student club, PLACE, is trying to organize a bus which will
take students up to the conference from all four planning schools (EMU, MSU, U
of M and Wayne State).
Club members have also arranged a hospitality room for EMU people, with the
cost covered through donations from members of the Professionals Advisory
Committee. There has been an increasing number of EMU students and alumni at
these conferences every year, and this will allow us to bump into each other,
catch up with old friends and make some new ones. This is the first time EMU
has sponsored a hospitality room, and we know you'll want to be there. It will
take place at the Grand Hotel on Thursday at about 5 p.m. Look for an
announcement in the conference program.
Drew Nazzaro leaving position as Department
Head to return to faculty...
The department head position is a demanding one, especially
in a department that includes programs as diverse as geology, historic
preservation, travel and tourism, and planning. After six and one-half years,
Drew Nazzaro will return to the faculty in January 1999 as a full-time
professor.
There is currently a search for a new permanent department head. It will be
a national search to find someone beginning in August 1999.
There are also searches for two new faculty positions in the
department--someone to replace retiring Marshall McLennan in historic
preservation and someone to replace "Mac" MacMahan in earth science.
This will bring a lot of new blood into the department, and should invigorate
all the programs.
New facilities...
There are also plans currently being developed for a new $60
million science building on campus. This will undoubtedly affect the classroom
spaces we now have in Strong Hall, but it is still undetermined just how.
Finally, the campus has a new, totally up-to-date central library. It makes
heavy use of computer workstations and has an automated retrieval system. Be
sure to see it next time you're on campus.
Student/Alumni
News
We know you like to stay informed on what's been
happening with your former classmates. Below we listed some of the recent
changes. Please keep us informed of others.
Leslie Kettren (1991) has been elected as President of the Michigan
Society of Planning Officials (MSPO). This is the largest planning organization
in the state, and represents both professional and lay planners, and others
interested in planning in Michigan. Leslie has been a dynamic voice for
planning issues for years and is now with the Oakland County Planning
Department.
Andrea
Brown (1994) and Jerry Hancock (1994) are the proud parents of
twins, Ruby (left) and Alice. (Aren't they cute!) With the responsibilities of
the twins and their older sister, Madeline, Andrea has retired from her
position with the Ann Arbor Planning Department and is staying at home as a
full-time mother.
Kevin Kwiatkowski (1998) turned down a tempting job offer as a
planner with Lake County, Ohio, to take an even better offer as planner for the
Ypsilanti Township Community Development Department. He is working closely with
Bob Beaugrand, AICP (1991), an earlier graduate of our program.
Brett Lenart (1998) had been serving as an intern with the Ypsilanti
Community Development office, but recently accepted their offer of a full-time
Assistant Planner position. As is often the case, it shows the benefits of an
internship.
Keith Edwards (current) has moved from Carlisle-Wortman Associates in
Ann Arbor to a position as planner with the City of Birmingham Community
Development Department.
Keith Snarey (1994) has also taken on a position with the Birmingham
Community Development Department. He had been working as a G.I.S. specialist
with the Washtenaw County Planning Commission.
Jim Schafer, AICP, a planner with Birchler-Arroyo Associates, Inc.
has moved to a new location at 20245 W. 12 Mile Road, Suite 200, Southfield,
Michigan, 48076. The office's new phone number is 248/213-1776.
Shannon Mosier (1997) is now an Assistant Planner with Rowe Inc., an
engineering/planning firm in Flint.
Ralph Pasola (1975) has retired from the Washtenaw County Planning
Commission, and now is working for Carlisle-Wortman Associates in Ann Arbor.
Devany Donigan (1993) writes from Mountain View, California (in
Silicon Valley), where her husband, Jim, now heads a new software firm,
Fakespace, which deals with virtual reality environments.
Scott Swearengen (1994) and his wife Angela have moved to Chicago.
Scott left his job with Vilican Leman to enter graduate studies the the
University of Illinois, Circle Campus. Angela will work for Sidwell Mapping
Company.
Carolyn Casarico (1995) is now living in Vermont, and is an
Environmental Planner with the State's Hazardous Waste Program.
Jeff Schroeder (1998) is beginning graduate studies, also at U of I,
Circle Campus. His special area of interest is transportation planning, and he
has an internship with the Chicago Transportation Research Institute.
Mario Ortega (1997) has a position as G.I.S. specialist with McKenna
Associates. He will be working primarily with ARCCAD software.
Janet Mocadlo (current) is working with the Southeast Michigan
Council of Governments (SEMCOG) as a planning assistant in the DataCenter. She
is currently working on the Regional Development Forecast for 2020.
John Enos (1992) left his job with Livingston County Planning
Department to become Community Development Director with Pittsfield Township
near Ann Arbor.
Diana Halliwill (1995) has returned from her job in Grand Rapids to
serve on the staff of EMU's Institute for Community and Regional Planning
(ICARD) as a G.I.S. specialist.
Terry Harper (1995), who we last heard from as Director of
Ypsilanti's Downtown Development Authority, has moved to Chicago to work as
Human Resources Director with a new company.
Nathan Voght (1995) has moved from his internship with the Washtenaw
County Development Council to a full-time position as planner with
Carlisle-Wortman Associates Inc.
Vicki Georgeau (1991) is now a planner with Birchler-Arroyo
Associates Inc. in Southfield.
Dave Schneider (1988) is now working in the Property Department of
Sprint Corporation, developing locations for new towers.
David Schleg (1998) has a planner's position with Pinellas County in
Florida.
Scott Black (current) has also begun working full-time with
Carlisle-Wortman.
Amy Miller (1997) was taken initially as an intern in Garden City,
Michigan, and now has a full-time position as Assistant to the City Manager.
Clement Chukwu (current) has again won honors in running at the NCAA
national track meet. Clement returned to his home in Nigeria during the summer,
and won the African Championship in the 400 meter.
Laura Judkins, formerly serving an internship, now has a permanent position
Beckett and Raeder, a landscaper architecture/planning firm in Ann Arbor.
AICP
We are proud to announce the following Planning Program
alumni who have passed their certification exam and are now members of the
American Institute of Certified Planners. Congratulations! It is not easy, but
you did it.
Judith Bocklage, AICP, Canton, Michigan
Mary Campbell, AICP, Boyne City, Michigan
Michael Howell, AICP, Clinton Twp., Michigan
Mary Ann Lamkin, AICP, Lakeland, Michigan
Leigh Hennings Oesterling, AICP, Newark, Ohio
Current Internships:
Rodney Nanney as Site Selection Analyst with Washtenaw Development
Council.
Sherrie Pryor with Canton Township Planning Department.
Kelly Kolakowski with Ypsilanti County Community Development
Department.
Jenni Lawrence is doing site design work for an Oakland County
landscape architecture firm.
Faculty Activities
Rocky Ward has been responsible for coordinating
business and industrial groups with the G.I.S. Worksite Alliance grant project.
He was also recently appointed Secretary of the Washtenaw County Metropolitan
Planning Commission.
He has made a couple of trips recently. He is visiting
Yichun Xie has successfully coordinated establishment of the CEITA
center at the department and has set up a staff for the new G.I.S. training and
consultant services center. The staff includes Ray Timm, Carol Konieczki,
Doreen Mobley and William Lumpkin.
Yichun is the Interim Project Director of Worksite Alliance, which held two
successful two-week workshops for high school and community college teachers,
and EMU faculty. He has also coordinated seven mini-grants to integrate G.I.S.
into department classrooms and community service projects.
In August, he gave a paper presentation on "Community-based G.I.S.
Outreach" at the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)
conference in
Yichun recently visited
Norm Tyler is on sabbatical for the fall semester. He is updating his
textbook on historic preservation for a new publisher and also writing a new
book on downtown planning, written for Internet use. It should be available on
a CD for the winter semester course he teaches on downtown revitalization. He
has had articles on his downtown research recently published in the "Urban
Quality Indicators" and "Downtown Idea Exchange" newsletters.
Norm also recently went to Jacksonville, Florida, to receive an Innovative
Excellence in Teaching Award from the Conference on College Teaching, Learning
and Technology at the organization's Ninth International conference.
John Enos, a program alumnus, has agreed to teach, for the first
time, a Special Topics course on Site Plan Review. It is expected to be quite
popular with students.