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Ruth B. Alford MacFarlane was a faculty member in the Biology department in Eastern Michigan University's College of Arts and Sciences. She was the curator of EMU's Herbarium for eight years.

Abstract The Linda Kurtz collection contains a selection of correspondence, research and writing, and teaching material arranged by Linda Farris Kurtz, a Professor Emerita in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She began teaching at Eastern Michigan University's School of Social Work in 1989 and taught courses centered around human behavior, policy issues in chemical dependency, self-help, mental illness, and substance abuse. She retired in 2004. Materials were collected or written by Linda Kurtz. The collection...

Abstract Donald Loppnow is an emeritus faculty and former administrator of Eastern Michigan University. The Donald Loppnow papers document his tenure at EMU, including his roles as both faculty and administrator. Loppnow began his career at EMU as a lecturer in sociology. He rose through the academic ranks to professor of social work, the position he held at the time of his retirement in 2014. He was instrumental in founding the Department of Social Work, now the...

Scope and Contents The Arab-American Faculty and Staff Association collection includes materials related to the founding of the association. The collection includes agendas and meeting minutes, correspondence, event flyers, newsletters pertaining to Arab concerns, a reading list, membership information, and clippings. While some materials are as recent as 2011, the majority of the collection is from the founding of the associationin 2003 and 2004. Files are arranged in...

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The Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur papers includes files related to Upshur's work in the History Department at Eastern Michigan University, as well as other institutions where she led workshops and lectures to continuing education learners. Materials include awards & accolades, teaching files, papers and presentations, and research files.

Abstract Lloyd W. Olds was an alumni, faculty member, and athletic coach at Eastern Michigan University. Dr. Olds joined the EMU faculty in 1921 and worked in the Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, of which he served as the department chair from 1956 to 1963. Olds was also a track and field coach at EMU and served as an associate coach of the US Olympics track and field team in 1932. Notably, Olds established the first collegiate intramural athletics department in 1921,...

Abstract Dr. Betty Brown-Chappell is emerita faculty of Eastern Michigan University. The Betty Brown-Chappell papers documents her academic, genealogical, and professional life. The collection relates her lifetime experience in the sectors of family and student life as a first generation collegian, as an African-American Ph.D. of Social Work, and professor, and as an academic administrator. Additional materials focus on Brown-Chappell’s work as a social work advocate...

Abstract The Emeritus Faculty Association of Eastern Michigan University was formed in January 1968 and adopted its current constitution in 1992. The Association functions to promote a closer relationship between emeritus faculty, who have been recognized for their service, the administration and the active faculty; furnish a means of continuing social contact among the members of the emeritus faculty; to provide experience and talent to advise on and to support the goals of the University; and to...

Abstract Dr. Andrew Allen Nazzaro is an American geographer and Eastern Michigan University Emeritus Professor residing in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Having been appointed to associate professor of geography at EMU in 1969, Nazzaro retired in 2015 after 45 years with the university. This collection contains materials pertaining to Nazzaro's professional career with Eastern Michigan University, including photopgraphs, teaching awards, correspondence, teaching files, student papers, press clippings and...