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David C. Chandler
David C. Chandler, a preeminent educator and highly respected Great Lakes research scientist, Born in Walnut Grove, Minn., Chandler attended Greenville College in Greenville, Ill., receiving an A.B. in biology. He then attended the U-M where he received an A.M. and Ph.D. in zoology. During his advanced studies, Chandler developed an increasing fascination with the world’s largest freshwater ecosystem-the Great Lakes. This intrigue set the stage for noteworthy research in the years to follow.
In 1934–1947, Chandler taught at the University of Arkansas, Ohio State University and Cornell University. In 1953 he joined the U-M as a professor of zoology, where he worked until his retirement in 1973.
While at the University, Chandler first served as the director of the Great Lakes Institute and then helped establish the Great Lakes Research Division (GLRD) of the Institute of Science and Technology, for which he served as director for 13 years. During his tenure with the Great Lakes programs, Chandler worked to unify the Great Lakes research efforts and data sharing of various state, federal and international agencies. He viewed the Great Lakes holistically and championed international cooperation in research efforts. His vision, fund-raising skills and management style served as a center point around which some of the most important Great Lakes research initiatives of the 20th century revolved.
Following his retirement, Chandler was an adjunct professor of zoology at the Biological Station on Put-In-Bay for Ohio State University in 1974–1978. Upon relocating to Gainesville, he was named a visiting adjunct professor of zoology at the University of Florida.
Chandler was named an American Man of Science, and served as president of several scientific societies including the American Microscopical Society, the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography and the International Association of Great Lakes Research, as well as the Great Lakes Foundation. He also served on the National Academy of Sciences board, the National Sea Grant Committee and the AIBS Advisory Committee on Oceanic Biology for the Office of Naval Research. Chandler was also a charter member of the Limnological Society of America (later to become the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography) and one of the founding members of the International Association of Great Lakes.
In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made in Chandler’s name to either Hospice of North Central Florida, 4200 NW 90th Blvd., Gainesville, FL, 32606, or to VITAS Hospice, 580 Waters Edge, Ste 100, Lombard, IL 60148.
Cecil J. Nesbitt
Cecil J. Nesbitt, former chairman of the Mathematics Department and professor emeritus, died of a heart attack May 29 in Brazil. He was 61.
Andrews, who had taught at the Business School since 1974, was also the academic director of the Brazil Global MBA Program. At the time of his death, he was in Brazil working with teams of students helping companies to solve problems in business.
“Andy was a beloved member of our community,” says Susan Ashford, senior associate dean for academic affairs. “He brought his passion for excellence and his unique zest to everything he did.”
Jim Walsh, professor and chair of organizational behavior and human resource management, called Andrews the “Michael Jordan of our world.”
“He was simply the best teacher I have ever known,” Walsh says. “You had to bring your best game if you wanted to teach with him. His knowledge, preparation, enthusiasm and commitment were unparalleled. He made us all better.”
“I often told him that he was wasting his talents teaching statistics,” adds Peter Lenk, associate professor and chair of statistics and management science. “He could easily have been a general, CEO or talk-show host, which pretty much spans his talents. But teaching statistics was his passion.”
Andrews’ academic work focused on statistical quality control studies, applications of Bayesian statistical analysis, and vehicle fuel economy and emissions.
“Though he took his work seriously and demanded excellence from himself and others, he didn’t take himself too seriously,” says Michael Gordon, associate dean for information technology. “He was quick to credit others, quicker to tell a funny story or joke. He had an unusual ability to connect with people.”
A decorated war veteran, Andrews served in Vietnam as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, 1964–68. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1964 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. He earned a master’s in mathematical statistics from Michigan State University in 1970 and a doctorate in statistics from Virginia Tech in 1973.
During his tenure at the Business School, Andrews served as chair of statistics and management science, 1989–1997. He also consulted with companies, such as Ford Motor Co., Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Michigan, and Ernst & Young.
Andrews was died at his home April 30, 2002. Crum joined the LS&A; faculty in 1965 as an associate professor of botany and curator of bryophytes for the University Herbarium. He had a distinguished reputation of international renown as an authority on mosses, with special interest in Spagnum and in peatland ecology.
He taught general biology and various botany courses, including plant diversity, bryology, lichenology and wetlands. For many summers he also taught at the U-M Biological Station at Douglas Lake in the northern Lower Peninsula. He wrote half a dozen books, published more than 200 journal publications, and edited The Michigan Botanist, The Bryologist, and The Journal of Bryology. Retirement in 1995 did not slow his energetic pace. His book “Structural Diversity of Bryophytes” came out on his 79th birthday, and another is soon to be published.
Crum was died of cancer May 10, 2002. He was 77.
In 1970, Silverman became chair of psychiatry at the Medical School. He is credited with redirecting the department’s research, education and treatment programs, and leading during a time of great change. He returned to research and clinical care in 1981, and retired in 1990, but continued as professor emeritus. A research conference named for him has been held annually for 12 years at the U-M.
“Al was truly a force to be reckoned with, an international leader in the field of psychosomatic medicine, and an important figure in the development of psychiatry at Michigan and beyond into a field that embraces all aspects of the human brain and psyche,” says John Greden, current department chair and executive director of the U-M Depression Center. “We will miss him terribly, but we know that his contributions will live on.”
Silverman set out to bridge the gap between the Mental Health Research Institute, home to noted basic research in the neurosciences, and the psychoanalysis-focused psychiatry faculty. In addition to strengthening the clinical trials program, he helped the U-M implement new clinical treatments and research programs emphasizing psychopharmacology, biofeedback and stress-neuroendocrine relationships. He also revamped the curriculum for medical students to include more psychiatric training, improved the residency program and attracted young neuroscientists.
An amateur musician and sculptor, Silverman was a patron of the University Musical Society, a friend of the Museum of Art and a patron of the Detroit Institute of Arts.
In the mid-1950s, Silverman led research for the U.S. Air Force on space neuroscience and psychology, which rose from obscurity to prominence overnight in 1957 with the launch of Sputnik. In addition to performing key research on physical and psychological responses to G-force acceleration and space travel as chief of the stress and fatigue section of the Aero Medical Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, he helped invent a device that used pilots’ brain waves as an oxygen-deprivation warning system.
He is survived by his wife Halina W. Silverman of Santa Barbara, Calif.; son Barry Evan Silverman (Nancy) of Pittsburgh; daughter Marcy Silverman Mullan (John) of Carpinteria, Calif.; four grandchildren, Luke, Kelly, Erin and Mark; and brother Marvin Silverman of Ottawa, Canada and his family.
In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the U-M Department of Psychiatry (301 E. Liberty, Suite 300, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2251); Hadassah; or the Music Academy of the West.
