The chief investment officer, who will report directly to the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Robert Kasdin, will be responsible for creating the University's financial asset policies as well as its investment manager retention policies to be recommended to the University Board of Regents for approval.
A search will be conducted with the help of the New York-based recruiting firm Russell Reynolds Associates.
Seven faculty members received the Arthur F. Thurnau professorship, an award that recognizes faculty for outstanding contributions to the education of undergraduates, at the regents meeting Thursday.
Faculty receiving the honor are Julia Adams, associate professor of sociology; Dionissios Assanis, professor of mechanical engineering and applied mechanics; Vincent Castagnacci, professor of art; Susan Douglas, the Catherine Neafie Kellogg professor of communication and professor of communication studies; A. Roberto Frisancho, professor of anthropology; Khalil Najafi, professor of electrical engineering and computer science and professor of biomedical engineering; and Christopher Peterson, professor of psychology.
The University recognizes the professors as Thurnau professors for a three-year period, and they receive a grant to support their teaching endeavors.
The awards, named after a student who attended the University from 1902 to 1904, are supported through his will by the Thurnau Charitable Trust.
James Kister, a professor of mathematics, joined the University in 1959. Through his research, Kister contributed to developing the theory of higher dimensional topology. He also served as chair of the department of mathematics and as managing editor of the Michigan Mathematics Journal.
Also retiring is David Shappirio, a professor of biological sciences. Shappirio began his work at the University in 1957.
The regents also gave Gene Smith an emeritus title. Smith became a University faculty member in 1963. During his time on campus, Smith published papers on thermodynamics.
In addition to his publications, Smith was an associate chair of the department of mechanical engineering and applied mechanics and assistant dean of the College of Engineering since 1987.
The film, produced and directed by Margaret Lazarus, is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
In the film, writer Jean Kilbourne explores advertising's images of women, men and children and examines advertising techniques that create insecurity in consumers about their sexuality, body and age.
In addition to tonight's showing, the film will be shown Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. in room 1210 of the Chemistry Building.
- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Nika Schulte.
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