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Milton Tamres
Milton Tamres, professor emeritus of chemistry, died May 21, 2001 at the age of 90. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. June 9 in the special collections room on the seventh floor of the Hatcher Graduate Library, named for her husband, who was president 1951–67.
Sally Fleming, wife of another former U-M president, Robben Fleming, described Hatcher as a wonderful friend of the University who did a great deal for campus life. “She opened the President’s House to students, faculty and staff as well as members of the Ann Arbor community,” Fleming said. “Anne was a very fine person to be around, combining a grace and elegance with great kindness and thoughtfulness.”
Harold Shapiro, U-M president 1980–87 and outgoing president of Princeton University, said that Hatcher was an extraordinarily intelligent and gracious person.
“She was of enormous help to both Vivian and me at the beginning of my presidency as, of course, was Harlan,” Shapiro said. “Anne had an extraordinary commitment to the university and continued to be supportive in many important ways.
“We knew the Hatchers well, too, as neighbors for many years up north in Leland,” Shapiro added. “So, it’s a sad time now, but we have a tremendous store of happy memories to draw on.”
Actively involved in the Ann Arbor community as well as campus life, Hatcher served on the board of the American Red Cross and was instrumental in the Ann Arbor YMCA building project. She also was on the board of the local chapter of the American Association of University Women and was involved in the early stages of the founding of the U-M Center for the Education of Women.
Hatcher was married Harlan Hatcher in 1942. He preceded her in death in 1998 at the age of 99. The Hatchers are survived by two children, Anne and Robert, and four grandchildren.
Robert E. Russell
Robert E. Russell born Feb. 10, 1948, in Seattle, Wash.
Russell received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington in 1970, and he received his MBA from the U-M in 1971. He received a Ph.D. from the U-M Center for the Study of Higher and Post Secondary Education in 1981.
Russell came to work at the University in 1975 in the Purchasing Department and was asked to help design and implement a state-of-the-art mainframe-based purchasing and accounts payable system. Russell was promoted to assistant director of Purchasing, Stores and Auxiliary Services in 1978. While at Stores, he teamed up with the Department of Information Technology to host the Computer Kickoff Sale, an annual event that turned out to be the largest public-sector sale of its kind, with more than 2,500 computers sold and distributed in just two days. Russell also introduced the utilization of bar code label technology in the University Stores distribution center.
In 1994, Russell was hired by Financial Operations to lead a project that would establish a one-card identification system for students and staff members. His enthusiasm and vision resulted in the development of the Mcard. Russell received worldwide recognition for the smart-card technology utilized in the Mcard program.
“Over the years, as I’ve talked to Bob Russell and his staff, I have always been impressed with the ways that Bob found to convey his respect for, and trust in, the people who worked for him (or as he used to say, the people he worked with),” said Robert Holmes, director, Human Resource Development (HRD).
“As HRD has endeavored to develop the skills and knowledge of managers and supervisors, I have often thought that Bob Russell was the best of all possible role models for others in the University,” Holmes added. “While I’m deeply sorry that all of us didn’t have much more time to learn from him, I and many others will always be grateful for the images of effective leadership and positive interpersonal relationships that Bob consistently provided us with. My hope is that, out of respect to Bob’s memory, we will all look for more ways to practice the humane workplace values that he practiced during his career.”
“I was thinking about Bob’s embracement of M-Quality and wondered if he realized that he practiced the same fundamentals of empowerment, team building, positive feedback and the notion that the individual matters,” said Kevin Donovan, administrative manager, Facilities and Operations. “I hope he did, because it was obvious to all of us that we had a uniquely gifted boss and friend-a man, I believe, to be ahead of his time.”
“Bob’s willingness to take on a difficult project and give it 110 percent was typical of his initiative and commitment to the University,” said Robert Moenart, executive director of University audits. “Bob will be missed by all of us, especially those who worked closest with him and knew him well.”
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 12721 30th Ave. NE, Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98125.
Russell T. Woodburne
Russell T. Woodburne, professor emeritus of anatomy and former chair of the Department of Anatomy, died recently [2001] at age 78. Memorial services were held in Davis, Calif.
Siegenthaler served on the faculty of the School of Public Health (SPH) 1967–85 and is remembered for his contributions to improvements in food safety, particularly the safety of milk products.
In a feature focusing on 10 great public health achievements of SPH, Findings, the School’s magazine, wrote last year, “Siegenthaler oversaw a program for the training of food sanitarians who came to Michigan from throughout the United States. His experience overseas had taught him that ‘the problems of sanitation in America do not necessarily apply to other parts of the world’-a perspective he sought to convey to his students. ‘When you are in a developing country, you cannot throw away food if you don’t trust it,’ he learned. ‘Instead, you have to solve that problem.’ ”
“Prof. Siegenthaler brought to our faculty and students not only breadth of knowledge and academic competence of high order, but also an old-world concern for food taste as well as safety,” said his former colleague, Myron Wegman, dean emeritus and the John G. Searle Professor of Public Health Emeritus. “Eating at his home was always a delight, both intellectually and gastronomically.”
A native of Zurich, Siegenthaler was a naturalized U.S. citizen. He received his bachelor’s degree in 1947 from the College Juventus in Zurich. He spent five years at the Swiss Federal Institut of Technology, receiving an “ingenieur agronom” degree and earning his doctorate in scientific technology in food science in 1965.
In 1954, Siegenthaler was appointed an officer with the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, and in 1960–65, he conducted bacterial research and consulted for the Swiss Federal Institute of Dairy Research. He accepted a research associate position in the Food Science Department at Cornell University in 1965.
He joined the University in 1967 as an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Health. He was promoted to associate professor in 1971. Four years later, he became a faculty member in the Program for Human Nutrition.
In his retirement memoir, the U-M Board of Regents called Siegenthaler one of the few experienced specialists in the world for dairy development in Third World countries. It noted that he had provided advice to newspapers, shop owners and private individuals locally, in addition to doing international consulting and advising governments in the areas of agriculture development, food handling and processing, and in planning and establishing milk collecting centers and cheese factories.
The family requests that donations in Siegenthaler’s name be made to St. James Catholic Church in Davis, Calif., or to the American Heart Association.
