News Releases for June 1998
June 19
- James Johnson named new vice president for computing at WSU
- James Johnson, a nationally known expert in information technology (IT) has been named vice president for computing and information technology effective July 1. Johnson's most recent position was ...
June 17
- Exhibit at Wayne State University honors labor leader Doug Fraser
- A new exhibit at Wayne State University's Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs gives visitors a glimpse into the life and times of internationally known labor leader Douglas Fraser....
June 16
- Concordia Singing Society to transfer quarter-million in stock assets to Wayne State for scholarship fund
- It is axiomatic that the most effective way to familiarize oneself with the language and culture of another country is to visit and study in that country. And so it is that the Concordia Singing S...
June 12
- Blue Ribbon Panel on Wayne State Athletics Recommends Division I men's and women's hockey
- The addition of Division I men's and women's ice hockey topped a list of four recommendations on athletics presented to Wayne State President Irvin D. Reid today (June 12) by a Blue Ribbon panel on...
- Board of Governors approves tuition and fees increase
- The Wayne State University Board of Governors June 12 approved an increase in tuition and fees for resident and non-resident students for the1998-99 fiscal year. The tuition increase, which avera...
June 10
- Blue Ribbon Panel on Athletics announces recommendations at news conference Friday, June 12
- The recommendations of a 20-member advisory panel that studied the feasibility of Division I athletics at Wayne State University will be made public at a news conference at noon, Friday, June 12, a...
- Wayne State University tuition and fees increase recommended to Board of Governors
- The Board of Governors has received a recommendation to increase tuition and fees for resident and non-resident students for the 1998-99 fiscal year. The proposed increases, which average 2.5 perce...
June 8
- Michigan State Bar endorses retired WSU law Dean Robinson nomination
- The Board of Commissioners of the State Bar of Michigan has unanimously endorsed the nomination of James K. Robinson as assistant attorney general in charge of the Criminal Division, U.S. Departmen...
June 5
- Wayne State pediatric neurologist doubly honored
- For the second consecutive year, the Child Neurology Society selected Gyula Acsadi, MD, to receive one of its three annual Outstanding Resident/Junior Member Awards. Dr. Acsadi is a clinical instru...
- J.P. McCarthy Foundation funds two Wayne State researchers
- The J.P. McCarthy Research Poundation awarded two of its three basic research grants to Wayne State University School of Medicine faculty members, Roger Dansey, MD, and Jared Klein, MD. The foundat...
- "Code blue" student group recognized for outstanding service to local kids
- "Code Blue," a phrase normally heard in hospitals to indicate a life-threatening situation, was adopted by Wayne State University medical students as the name for their service organizati...
June 4
- High performance Wayne State ethanol car wins 1998 Ethanol Vehicle Challenge
- A team of Wayne State University engineering students has won the 1998 Ethanol Vehicle Challenge with its re-engineered 1997 Chevy Malibu. The Team Ethanol WSU vehicle outperformed entries from 13...
- Author Peter Senge to speak on team-building
- Peter Senge will be the guest speaker June 30 at an all-day seminar sponsored by the Wayne State University College of Lifelong Learning. Senge is author of The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practi...
June 3
- Faye Nelson named Wayne State VP for governmental and community affairs
- Faye Alexander Nelson has been named vice president for governmental and community affairs at Wayne State University. Nelson, a resident of Troy, had been vice president for governmental affairs s...
June 1
- Six receive 1998 WSU President's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Six of Wayne State University's best faculty members received 1998 President's Awards for Excellence in Teaching at the fifth annual Academic Convocation, recently held in Community Arts Auditorium...
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