News Releases for May 1998

Judge Damon Keith to receive Edward Devitt Award at WSU: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas will visit Wayne State Friday, June 5, to present the 16th annual Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award to Judge Damon J. Keith, senior...

Wayne State begins work on Master Plan for the campus: A team of architects, engineers and planners has begun work on a master plan for the Wayne State University campus designed to create the "model urban university for the 21st century." W...
Wayne State University adding Italian Room as student study area: A reception to celebrate the opening of the Italian Room, the latest addition to Wayne State University's Ethnic Heritage Center, will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 11, in room 160 General Lectu...

Student engineers work with alternative fuel cars: (Detroit, Mich) The Wayne State College of Engineering Ethanol Team is putting the finishing touches on its vehicle as it enters the final weeks before the 1998 Ethanol Vehicle Challenge. The natio...
Arbor Drugs founder receives honorary degree from Wayne State: Eugene Applebaum, chief executive officer of Arbor Drugs, Inc., and a Wayne State University pharmacy graduate, received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the university at the commencement ce...
Arthur Johnson, former president of Detroit NAACP, receives honorary degree from Wayne State University: Arthur L. Johnson, former president of the Detroit chapter of the NAACP, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Wayne State University earlier this month at a commencement ceremo...
Mahoney named WSU Law School dean: Joan Mahoney, professor of law and former dean at Western New England College School of Law and a Wayne State University alumna, was named dean of the WSU Law School today (May 22) by President Ir...

Journalism leaders at Wayne State say "yes" to sophisticated audiences of the future: Media leaders put a positive spin on the future of journalism in a discussion of "Journalism's Future: A View From the Top" during the recent Communication Week at Wayne State University....

Judge Damon Keith to receive Edward Devitt Award at WSU: U.S. Supreme Court Judge Clarence Thomas will visit Wayne State Friday, June 5, to present the 16th annual Edward J. Devitt Distinguished Service to Justice Award to Justice Damon J. Keith, a senio...

Five receive Board of Governors Faculty Recognition Awards: Five professors, recipients of Board of Governors Faculty Recognition Awards, were honored at the fifth annual Academic Convocation April 28. The faculty members will receive a citation, engraved ...

Wayne State University Law School celebrates at May 15: Hundreds of Wayne State University Law School alumni, faculty, friends, and dignitaries will gather to celebrate the 70 year history of the Law School at a black tie gala, the "Treasure of Det...

Wayne State University adopts new policy for transfer students: Beginning this fall, students who wish to transfer to Wayne State University from another accredited institution of higher learning will find they can make the move sooner than in the past. The WSU...
WSU German students win 10 Faulhaber scholarship awards: The Department of German and Slavic Studies at Wayne State University has announced the recipients of the Uwe K. Faulhaber Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship for 1998-99. In recognition of their a...

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