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In Their Own Words – Autism Remission?
This "In Their Own Words" essay was submitted by Orfa De armas of Seattle, Wash. who has a son with autism. Orfa's writing can be read in English and in Spanish on her blogs.
I breathe autism.
I eat autism.
I drink autism.
I live to fight it and to win the battle.
So why am I so speechless? I should be celebrating today's news and jumping up and down with joy. Why do I feel so confused when we've kicked autism in the butt so early in the game?
Today, May 19, 2010, marks the end for us of two long years of early intervention under the guidance of the University of Washington Autism Center. We moved across the country in 2007 so we could get on a waiting list to obtain an early diagnosis for our son, Frankie, and to learn the next step for this lifelong journey. Today, we got more than what we had been hoping for; besides a tentative label for his forehead reading: PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified) we also got the news that he was no longer considered autistic, per se. In order to explain this better, we were told that if our kid had cancer, he would now be in remission – so, we needed to watch it, keep it in check, be aware there could be a regression if a big crisis would arise, if stressful situations involving big changes or social challenges ever took place. But for now, it's all good … it's all too good.
So, if this analogy is right, does that make Frankie an autism survivor?
Personally, this information creates a big paradigm shift for me. I have spent the past 30 months learning to accept the reality of Frankie's autism and brainwashing myself to deal with it for life. Ever since we contemplated the possibility that our youngest son had autism, I was scared of the unknown. I made it a point to know. I promised myself that if I knew enough, or in my case, more than enough, I wouldn't be scared to take on the fight. I've always believed that ignorance holds you back and that knowledge is power – so that's what I did: I learned. Autism became my thing – I learned to listen, I learned to process, I learned to research and I became a pro at it. Name the website of the month, I knew it. Name the event of the week, I knew it. I was informed and on top of it. I gave the early intervention of my child the highest priority in this family. Our lives revolved around the parent training sessions, the intervention schedules, the evaluations – everybody was on board and there was no other way. No long vacations were allowed; we had sessions in the middle of snowstorms, hail and rain – not a minute went to waste. The efforts paid off but the reward was more than we bargained for.
Then, why on Earth am I so shocked at what I heard today?
Perhaps I'm shocked because I never really expected to win the battle?
Perhaps because now I'm left without a purpose, without a mission?
Maybe because at one point this became more about me than about Frankie?
Is it because I feel that we belong in the autism community and we will have no identity left once we are out?
I'm not sure of the reasons of why I feel so surprised at what the future holds for Frankie. The truth is that I just wished for him to survive and now I'm told that he can thrive and this is hard to process. I am, once again, scared, but this time I'm scared to take on this new reality and truly enjoy it because it seems so unreal. Could it be really happening? How did it happen? What did we do differently? Why can't this be the outcome of every family living with autism? What is that magic ingredient we found without knowing?
So many questions are dancing in my head and are making me dizzy but one thing remains very clear to me; the sky is the limit when you reach for it and there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. Our tunnel was shorter than other families' tunnels but it was indeed a tunnel and it was very dark. But the light at the end is so bright, I might need to wear my shades all day long!
"In Their Own Words" is a series within the Autism Speaks blog which shares the voices of people who have autism, as well as their loved ones. If you have a story you wish to share about your personal experience with autism, please send it to email@example.com. Autism Speaks reserves the right to edit contributions for space, style and content. Because of the volume of submissions, not all can be published on the site.
June 28, 2010 at 10:49 am
Dear Ofra,
How wonderful! That is such thrilling news that Frankie has lost his diagnosis. He is a hard working little boy and you are an amazingly dedicated Mom.
I think many parents suffer from a form of PTSD. The diagnosiscompletely traumatizing yet one must move immediately towards action-get on the waiting lists- learn about IEPs- spend a million hours on the internet because your pediatrician probably knows very little, etc…Having your child's future hanging in the balance doesn't give one much time to reflect.
Whenever I hear a toddler really cry or tantrum I get horrible flashbacks to my son's 2 years of non stop screaming. I cannot look at old pictures or home movies because it is too painful to re live those scenes of normalcy and see how much my son has lost. Ofra, even though your son is recovered you are probably still traumatized to a degree. I hope that fades in time and you are to able to enjoy your family without the constant spectre of autism hanging over your head. Allow yourself to feel proud of your accomplishment.
I have been working constantly for 6 years to help my son and he is nowhere near recovered. The fact that you have recovered Frankie makes me hopeful. Big congratulations to Frankie's team!
Katie Wright
June 28, 2010 at 12:58 pm
While I'm sure it's thrilling and confusing, we at Brain Balance Centers hope you take a moment to enjoy the view from where you are now. Kudos to you on being a tireless advocate for your child! Good luck in the future and may many more children make the strides your child has. Thank your for sharing your story.
Brain Balance Centers
Effective Education for Children with Mild to Moderate Autism
June 28, 2010 at 1:27 pm
Hello Ofra,
My 4 year old Nickolas received an early diagnosis of PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified) at the age of two in November 2008. Last November, we were told that he was no longer autistic at Morristown Memorial Hospital, NJ. It's the same hospital that gave us the diagnosis. You can call it remission as you stated. He got early intervention sessions, but at a later time b'se once he turned 3 on Jan 30, 2009 the early intervention ended. He was placed in an autistic Pre-k program with intensive ABA. In November 2009, he was transferred to the D.A.I.S.Y Pre-k program for kids with special needs. He has improved a lot socially and his speech has grown tremendously. At the end of November during the follow up appointment, we were given the same news. Since my oldest son who is 11 is on the spectrum too, I just couldn't believe it. The neurologist suggested taking the label away, but I refused for now b'se it's too good to be true. Despite the few moments when he stims/flaps when something excites him it's very hard to observe any autistic characteristics/tendencies. I'm so happy to hear that another parent is going through the same situation that I've experienced. God is great!!! Best wishes and keep up the good work with your son!!!
Cecilia Kayiwa
June 28, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Congrats to you Ofra, Frankie and your family. You guys are amazing!!! I too have put countless hours and training for me into my son Jacob's life. He was diagnoised with PDD-NOS at the age of 3. He has had another label as explosive disorder too. He is now 10. I have had him with DCF-Voluntary services, with creative interventions and numerous other programs. It also has been a long struggle for my family. My daughter at times feels left out. It is so hard. But i truly believe he is doing soo much better. It took many years and many PPT's to get him into an appropriate school(Woodland School in East Hartford). I also believe this school has had a huge input into him as well. His self esteem came back. His behavior is awesome. This school is truly amazing!!! He is now doing very well. I can remember back a few years ago and we couldn't get 1 minute to ourselves without him screaming at us. We can now go for hours at a time with out him wanting our attention. Things have really improved and his new school is doing wonders with him. He is learning to read, write, add/subtract and tell time. He learned a few months back how to tie his shoes. He is doing awesome. I am too hoping that someday he will no longer have the labels he has now. I think the only additional help will be for him to get more mature. I have taught him to listen to other peoples feelings/wishes and if someone is hurt to get help for them and make sure they are ok. This was huge!! But he is doing all these things i have taught him. I am hoping, praying and working hard with him and hopefully i will be in the place you are right now. Thanks for sharing!!! I too still have hope!!!
June 28, 2010 at 3:06 pm
I'm delighted for you, that has to be a better feeling than winning the lottery 50 times over. I'm a little confused myself because as a mother of a 14 year old boy who has shown great improvement, I had no idea this could happen. I find this post shocking to say the least, I'm totally bewildered by what I've just read and the fact in all the meetings I've attended over the years no one ever told me my son could be recovered. Having said that it's amazing to know a little boy and his family can make such improvement. I'm sure you are giving so much hope to so many. It's a lovely story, good luck for the future.
June 28, 2010 at 6:40 pm
I once thought that Aspergers wasn't "curable" and that people like Jenny McCarthy were nuts for thinking their kid was cured…
But I have to say in the past 18 months we've watched our son go from vacant to present, from tantrums to communicating, from alone to social and I say he is nearly undetectably on the spectrum.
I agree it's a shock to think that you're going to live with a vacant autism diagnosis for life and then suddenly your kid shows up and delights you!
We celebrate every day.
Thanks for sharing your story.
http://www.maxnmestudio.com (if you want to read our story)
June 28, 2010 at 7:09 pm
a family member has aspergers,with genius IQ,but he only want to talk or do anything if he has cannabis or morphin,and then he is like a different person,it does not make him high or drugged up, just normal,the docs see it as a adiction but hes just self medicating, why cant they stop being so narrow minded and see that God created these drugs to help,and the fact sum one on the spectrum who needs it to get thru the day shud be able to get it on prescription!!!! crazy they will give meds out by the boat load thats no good,but wont listen wen we find sumit that works.find me on fb if u want to talk kim griffiths UK ENGLAND. PLZ EXCUSE rytin im vy tired
April 22, 2011 at 6:11 am
Hey Kim,
Thanks for this – I couldn't find you on FB, come and find us and share you're story please! We're a pressure group fighting for safe access to cannabis for autistic people and we'd love to have you on board :)
June 28, 2010 at 9:43 pm
what did you do so differently?
June 30, 2010 at 12:07 am
Heather, I am not sure…we were very ignorant when we started and were overwhelmed by all the options for treatment – we decided to stick with intensive early intervention using the ABA method (30 hours per week) through the University of Washington Autism Center. We were part of the research program for two years, with no vacation and no breaks. That's all I can say we have done and many people do the same with not such good results…Perhaps the fact that Frankie was not even 24 months when we started played a big role in his success, I am not sure but I am sure that there is hope, no matter what everyone else says.
June 28, 2010 at 11:31 pm
What a wonderful achievement. It gives hope to all that are touched with this condition. I have been challenged and rewarded by my 4yo son who has autism, challenged as a parent in ensuring he is well supported and has access to the therapies and resources to assist his needs and rewarded in seeing the progress that he is making. Your story gives me a great deal of hope that all things are possible. I can understand your mixed emotions in that something that was so much of a focus is no longer there but it is a great achievement for Frankie, yourself and all involved in his recovery. I wish you and your family the very best.
Sharon Dzodzadinov
Melbourne, Australia
June 29, 2010 at 2:47 am
I did not expect my blog to be published by Autism Speaks and this is a very humbling experience for me. I appreciate all the positive comments my blog has received and I am glad that so many of you can relate to our story. I started blogging as a way to cope with our son's diagnosis and in an effort to make myself focus on the positive and not the negative – that's been our mission so far and we will continue to work hard promoting awareness and hope.
June 29, 2010 at 11:47 am
Some real good reading material
June 30, 2010 at 4:21 pm
That is excellent and encouraging news. Would you be willing to share what he received for treatment etc.? I am Mom of a 2 year old who was recently diagnosed with PDD. Thanfully he was diagnosed at 22 months and we have been forging ahead ever since. I just like to hear what worked well from others as we observe his daily sessions.
June 30, 2010 at 7:38 pm
We joined a study at the UW for intensive early intervention following the Early Start Denver Model. It uses the ABA system (applied behavioral analysis) for addressing problem areas in the child's development. First we addressed basics, like pointing, waiving, joint attention, responding to names, etc, since our son was as young as yours; later on, we moved on to more elaborated things like taking turns, pretending, sequencing and so on. At this point, since he is four, I am working with a private therapist and introducing kindergarten stuff like days of the week, reading comprehension, questions and answers, good manners, friendship, etc..You will see, everything will work out great and all you have to do is tune in to the specific needs of your child and work at his speed. Many blessings!
June 30, 2010 at 7:39 pm
Tina, Here is a link on the project we joined:
July 6, 2010 at 3:08 pm
Thank you so much for responding. I feel we are on the same track with therapy and he is making tons of progress with pointing, pecs and responding to his name. Thank you for sharing. We are hoping in 2 years that we will be in your shoes. Thanks again!
July 3, 2010 at 11:18 pm
Dear Orfa:
What a remarkable story! Thank you for sharing it.
My son is 4 1/2 and was diagnosed with ASD two years ago. We're currently building up to 20 hours a week of therapy through BBA (Boundaries Beyond Autism); he received one hour a week of OT at one of the city hospitals; and he will start 4K in September. My wife and I have seen him make tremendous gains over the last few months, and we're optimistic he can continue to do so if we stay proactive.
I can only imagine your shock upon hearing about your son's "remission." To be honest, as happy as I would be if that ever happened to my son, I can't even begin to imagine the shock I would feel. My wife and I don't know "normal," and it seems strange to be around neuro-typical 4 1/2 year olds because our son is for the most part nonverbal. However, I hope we can one day experience what you are experiencing right now.
We both are optimistic our son will one day reach a point where he will be able to communicate effectively and contribute to society. Your story is heartwarming and gives me hope.
God Bless.
Kirk Bey
July 4, 2010 at 10:02 pm
Hello Ofra, I am new to this.. all of this.. I am overwhelmed to say the least, but I am hopeful. It is typical, if you will, to read about boys being diagnosed on the spectrum, but I have a beautiful little girl who was diagnosed in Feb of 2010 at the age of 29 months. She was given the diagnosis of PDD-NOS. I am still in denial because deep inside, I feel that she can overcome this and when I read your post, I started to cry like a baby.. because I KNOW that it is possible.
My daughter is the youngest of 3 girls, the older 2 are 11 and 8. They play with her constantly and I do think they have helped her tremendously. My little one is verbal, she always was but the thing that led the doctor to diagnose her is that her eye contact was not good and she did not respond to her name that well either. SHe is inconsistent, which can be both a good and bad thing. We started receiving services through early intervention, but it took a few weeks of complaining to the agency that I did not want Floortime therapy but that my doctor recommended up to 20 hours of combined speech, occupational and ABA therapy combined. So we are receiving 16 hours of in home therapy a week, 14 of these hours is ABA, which is fine for me right now because more than this I don't think my daughter can handle. Since the middle of March, she has definitely progressed.. She never really has tantrums that last more than a minute and even those are phasing out. She knows all her colors, shapes, counts to 15, recognizes numbers up to 15, identifies probably half of the alphabet, she sings songs, she shows empathy…says hi and good bye when she sees someone coming and going..she has a vocabulary I think now of about 100 words…people can understand her speech, she asks for things..can wash her hands on her own..I can go on and on.. but still I am not sure if I am doing this right.
There are things she needs to work on, such as she cannot pull up her pants or take them down.. dressing is very hard for her..choosing is hard for her and probably her biggest behavior issue is transitioning from one task to another while she is at school (she goes 2 x per week w/a shadow)..at home her transitions are fine. She also has had a touch of delayed echolalia…happened mostly with when she used to watch Sesame street. We have since stopped her from watching anymore than 1/2 of tv a day. Should I be increasing the hours of ABA? Should I increase OT? There is no one I am talking to b/c I don't know anyone wants to open up about this. I do have wonderful therapists I am working with that have taught me so much already.
Right now, my school district is evaluating her and I am gone to see a school in 2 nearby districts that utilize ABA therapy throughout the day and I DID NOT like either one. One had 3 non-verbal boys in the class with no opportunity for partial inclusion into the general ed classes, and the other school had several children with the same scenario and again, there are no peers to help her model after. I know that she would benefit from ABA so I have asked to school to consider placing her in their Pre-school disabled class that consists of children with Language Delays, no one with PDD. I am proposed that she also get 2 hours of ABA in the afternoon as well. They are currently considering it and they will get back to me. I strongly believe that my daughter needs social interaction with peers and not just a full day of ABA. Then again, I am relying on the professionals to help me out with this.
I am glad I found this site.. until now I stayed away from the internet b/c I was getting myself very upset. I apologize for writing so much.. it is everything I have had bottled up inside me for so long.
I am thankful to read about progresses and so happy for you and your family. Thank you for sharing this with the community.
July 26, 2010 at 11:24 am
Cat, you are doing so much already on your own and I commend you for paying attention to where your child is in her development and being so clear about her problem areas – being aware of her struggles is winning half the battle already. She will accomplish things at her own pace and you need to be tuned in to what method she responds better to. Have you tried social stories? They worked so well for Frankie and they continue to save my life once I hit a wall for a while and I can't get around it. Her issues with dressing might not be motor skills related but a question of control and rigidity, same as having trouble with transitioning. That was the case for my son for a long time until he got better at negotiating, mainly with the aid of social stories… You are right about the importance of social interaction for your daughter, it's not all about ABA. While you wait for the school district to get back with you, I would suggest that you take it upon yourself to plan playdates with NT (neurotypical) children you might know and supervise them, coaching your child through the right ways to interact with a playmate. Also, you might want to try a few hours at a regular preschool or co-op where more parent involvement is allowed and you might be able to monitor her social interaction closely. I have information on social stories and on planning playdates that I would be happy to send to you. You can contact me directly at email@example.com and provide me with your e-mail or physical address and I will be happy to share. Don't apologize for venting, we all need it! and, although we are no experts in Autism, we are parents and "experts" in our own children – nobody knows your daughter better than you do! Good luck and stay in touch.
July 16, 2010 at 1:09 pm
I'm so happy for your family. I too have began pinching myself that what was a long 3 years of therapies, doctors, diets, etc…has become a much more normal life of watching my son interact with other children, laughing, giving hugs and being a silly 8 year old who loves video games. Autism remission is TOTALLY possible! It's a tough road, but like you said the rewards are so worth it. It makes you stronger and more patient in a way you never thought possible. My son is not 100% there, but to just see the difference 3 years has made is wonderful. To have therapists, friends and family notice and comment that he seems so different and more social is a huge reward. It makes me know my fight was worth every minute.
July 26, 2010 at 11:09 am
Kirk, Cat and Lisa, thank you for taking the time to comment on my posting. It means a lot to me to learn about your personal story and the hopes we share for our children. Many blessings!
September 15, 2011 at 1:27 am
I'm a little late from the discussion, but I thought I'd post anyway.
I am a 27 year old woman who had severe developmental problems when I was a child. I was diagnosed as mentally retarded, and when it was discovered that I didn't have that, I was diagnosed with ASD.
Not to go into too much, I had a lot of problems. It was absolutely horrible. I did the handflapping (which I did well into my teenage years, even age 18 but I no longer do it), I wasn't talking even at the age of 4 years, etc.
Anyway, something I never understood was how well I'm doing now (and how so many people who know a lot about Autism are shocked to know that I was diagnosed with it) and how I always heard that people with Autism "don't get better". Since I always heard that, I always assumed that whatever I had when I was younger, was in fact, something else entirely, but I never knew what it was. I mean, the doctors diagnosed me as mentally retarded and then literally said they made a mistake and diagnosed me with ASD. Perhaps they were wrong with me again? If so, what did I have, because there certainly was something wrong with me.
Anyhow, most educational psychologists I meet and I tell them the story (the much longer and more detailed story) are baffled that I was ever diagnosed with ASD because of how I am currently. I never know what to tell them.
I don't know if this is encouraging or not. All I know is something my mother always told herself: Doctors don't know my child like I do and they don't know everything. In my case, she was absolutely right.


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Is Mike Martin missing from that list????,,
this may be of some local interest
Molk, Huyge, Koger
[serious worry stops here]
[slight worry stops here]
Robinson, Lewan, Fitzgerald
One Of Three Guys On The Interior Line. The world assumes Schofield is the heir apparent at right tackle. This is a good assumption since the list of scholarship non-freshman, non-Lewan tackles on the roster reads "Michael Schofield." That paves the way for one and a half new starters on the interior.
The half is all but certainly Barnum, who had a few starts early in the season before ankle issues took him out of the lineup. He will start at center or guard, in all likelihood. Candidates for the one include:
Losing Molk is brutal but finding a serviceable replacement from one of the above three seems likely.
Someone at tight end. With two departures and a bad gamble in last year's recruiting class the only tight ends on the roster are redshirt senior Brandon Moore and redshirt sophomore Ricardo Miller. Moore supposedly has stone hands; his main contribution to last year was blowing his assignment on Michigan's ill-fated fourth and one attempt versus Michigan State. Miller is a converted WR who needs to add 20 pounds if he's going to press for playing time.
Reinforcements will come from two or three freshmen; 280 pound AJ Williams is probably the most pret a porter. He's big, you see, and Devin Funchess is not. Williams spent his senior year of high school impressing people at tackle and is likely to be more of a sixth offensive lineman than a dynamic receiver.
Stonum being indie
Sort of Darryl Stonum, maybe. The WR corps gets a one for one replacement on both of its departed slots and may/should/could return Darryl Stonum, who was suspended for the 2011 season after his second DUI. His latest legal trouble consists of driving to a probation meeting, which may or may not move Hoke's needle.
If he's back, Michigan gets its most physically gifted WR, someone who can beat you over the top and could have an explosive final season on the end of Al Borges's copious deep balls. Or he could be another version of what he's been most of his career: an athlete who doesn't really know how to play WR. Stonum's availability and play is the biggest wildcard on the 2012 offense.
Senior Denard, you'd think. Robinson panicked and reverted against the swarming VT defense; before that he'd put together a solid second half as he began to understand the offense and maybe possibly got healthy. With another year in the system he should improve on his throwing numbers.
Tailback, probably. Fitzgerald Toussaint is for real as long as he's healthy and Vincent Smith is a quality third down back. Depth still looks hairy.
The starting tackles. Lewan was impenetrable this year and Schofield had a strong debut at guard. Dollars to donuts they're the best bookends in the conference.
Going from year one to year two with the same coaches. Everyone was a freshman last year. Now they've got some sophomores.
Tight end. After a couple years playing with Koger and Martell Webb it appeared that Rodriguez had come around on the idea of tight ends, as he recruited a half-dozen over the course of his last year at Michigan. Unfortunately, he struck out on all of them. When Hoke came in he grabbed Arkansas decommit Chris Barnett without checking into the guy; he was gone before his first fall camp ended.
With Koger and Watson out the door, this leaves very little at a position Borges loves. Fifth-year-senior-to-be Brandon Moore's most significant contribution to the 2011 season was busting his assignment on Michigan's ill-fated fourth and one against Michigan State; he's the only tight end on the roster now. To bolster that depth Michigan will bring in two or three in the fall and I bet you a dollar a defensive lineman with a Z in his last name finds himself on the other side of the ball this spring.
This does not mean things can be expected to go well here.
Offensive line depth. Rodriguez's 0-fer on the OL two years ago really begins to squeeze in 2012. The interior will probably be fine, with three of Khoury/Mealer/Bryant/Miller available to spot any starters that go out. Five-star freshman Kyle Kalis turns out to be 6'4" and is talking about how much he likes guard; plugging him in there will probably not be a disaster.
It's at tackle where there is a terrifying cliff after the starters. Past a couple of guys who could end up bookending the All Big Ten OL there is nothing but walk-ons and true freshmen. Michigan's best bet in the event of an injury to Lewan or Schofield is probably flipping Barnum or Omameh outside.
Gamebreakers at WR. Stonum, Roundtree, and Gallon isn't the worst unit Michigan's run out at WR in the past decade or so but it's no Edwards, Avant, and Breaston. Stonum's breakout junior year was only a breakout relative to his underclass performance: 49 catches for 633 yards.
Will Borges go with the flow? This blog spent most of the summer demanding a shotgun-exclusive offense that incorporated Borges's passing trees with some of the power blocking Hoke could not stop talking about. By the end of the year that's basically what we got en route to what was probably Michigan's best-ever offensive performance against the Indianapolis-Fort Wayne Mad Antz. The numbers, helpfully recompiled by Seth* after that game, are stark:
|Pass YPA
|Run YPA
|Total YPA
|Denard Jet
The Ace numbers are a small sample and are heavily dependent on Fitzgerald Toussaint's long jet in the Purdue game, FWIW.
When Michigan runs from the shotgun, holy pants. Downshifting into the I-Form may be appropriate for short yardage situations and as a change of pace, but that's all it's good for, especially when you consider that Michigan's ripped their tough closing slate for 5.5, 4.5**, and 6.4 yards a carry without dropping into the I for much more than goal line duty. As I said in the OSU game recap, by the end of the year it kind of seemed like the transition costs of moving from Rodriguez to Borges were zero.
So that worked better than anyone expected it to after Michigan learned a couple of harsh lessons. Q: will they accept that verdict in 2012 or try to change it? Despite the clear advantages of running from the shotgun in 2011, it's clear where Borges wants to take the offense long-term. With a lot more BEEFCAKE on the interior line it could work better… but…
[thousand word rant about removing Denard's legs from the equation]
…in the EYE with a FORKING FORK.
How much will Denard progress? It became less about accuracy late in the year and more about just knowing where to go with the ball. His default action when he doesn't know what to do should be take off; instead it's unleashing the deep-ball dragon. Michigan has to find a way to not completely bog down against elite defenses, because a quick glance on the schedule shows quite a few that promise to approach that level.
Will the real Toussaint injury vulnerability please stand up? Brionte Dunn has cast his lot with Test Drive U, leaving Michigan with a non-obvious answer to "what happens if Toussaint is injured?" It could be Vincent Smith but Toussaint's emergence has reminded us all of what a nice bonus it is to have a playmaker at tailback. Thomas Rawls comes Fred Jackson approved, for what that's worth. Justice Hayes is coming off a redshirt year with a lot of recruiting hype… that said he was a great fit for a spread.
Static yardage-wise, more under center stuff I'll loathe, significantly reduced interceptions from Denard, about the same with less tendency to get totally shut down by top tier Ds. A slight upgrade overall.
*[Is it as much of a relief to everyone else that you no longer have to figure out how to pronounce "Misopogon"?]
**[Nebraska; these totals were depressed by a lot of predictable Michigan plods into the line in the fourth Q. Seth's numbers only include the first three quarters in games closer than 18 points, FWIW, which slashes out big chunks of Minnesota.]
Is Mike Martin missing from that list????,,
Might have been fun to watch blocking on the goal line
Or scoring a TD.
Stonum doesn't play the ball in the air like Junior does. Junior was sort of Denard's security blanket - and I don't mean that as an insult to Denard. Michigan doesn't win the ND game or the VT game without him. I think Junior's season stats don't do justice at all to what he meant to the offense.
I think the team will miss Odoms more than the above reflects too, for his approach to the game more than anything.
This is my thought too. The following line...
His default action when he doesn't know what to do should be take off; instead it's unleashing the deep-ball dragon.
...makes it fact. Hemingway slays the dragon. Is there anyone else we can depend on like we could with Hemingway to do that? I doubt it. I am not kidding when I say Hemingway was probably worth three or four wins this year in his ability to rescue Denard from trouble, preserve drives, and score touchdowns simply by being really fucking good at catching jump balls. Maybe add another win if the review guy had made the right call against Iowa.
I think you underestimate Stonum's speed as something that we didn't have at all this past year. Let's say it was Hemmingway who was suspended for the year, not Stonum, and all else remains the same. Where Hemmingway deep throws were jump balls often into double coverage, Stonum deep throws would be lead throws to a WR with seperation (which Hemmingway could never get), or at the very least a 1-on-1 with a safety. Much of Denard's "unleashing the dragon" was based off of Hemmingway's skillset which, while different than Stonum's, isn't necessarily better. I would actually say that a legitimate deep threat like Stonum is just what Borges' offense missed this year, and a Stonum for Hemmingway trade could very well be a net gain.
It's not just deep balls where it's Hemingway one on one with someone, consider a throw like the first touchdown in the Sugar Bowl where Hemingway beat both a safety and a corner to the ball. I don't think that's a play where Stonum's speed would come in any handier than Hemingway's hands, and red-zone plays are the same way.
the number of times Denard has shown the ability to lead a receiver on a deep ball properly on one hand, maybe because I don't remember any.
This is nothing against Denard, but to this point, accuarcy in the deep passing game has not been a strength of his.
What he has done "well" is chuck it up into a crowd of people and have Hemingway/Gallon/Roundtree come down with it, either luckily, or thankfully, due to Jr's mad-skillz in this area.
Unless Denard's ability to throw an accurately timed and well placed deep ball improves, we'll need Stonum to do EXACTLY what Junior has done this entire season.
More like Denard will need to throw an accurately timed and well placed short/medium pass, and Stonum will use his speed to get YAC, if I am correctly envisioning what Borges wants.
The goal is to reduce the set of situations where he "doesn't know what to do" to asymptotically close to zero so that he knows what to do. Be it throw to an outlet, throw deep, run up field, or scramnble to buy time.
As for Hemingway - what a gift to our team this year. But that is what a top receiver is supposed to do. When the play goes wrong, come back get open and give your QB a target. A great player. I hope he has a great pro career.
Junior is #1 jersey emeritus stuff. Let's start a movement........
Phrases that make me uncomfortable: "Al Borges's copious deep balls."
did you just suggest 1972 Rod Stewart was good?
I think we can assume that what we're seeing is some sort of distortion of space-time (causing letters to randomly coalesce) rather than the suggestion that Rod Stewart was ever good.
I think the correct analogy is "1972 Stevie Wonder" versus "2012 Stevie Wonder."
You guys have obviously never heard the Faces stuff from the early 70s. There's a reason the requisite statement about Rod Stewart's career is "rarely has anyone betrayed his talent so completely."
vs. 2012 Aerosmith, zombie edition?
I would have gone with 1971, year of the release of Every Picture Tells a Story, which is a preposterously good record. In addition to Maggie May, it has the title track and Mandolin Wind, whose only sin is being appropriated by that incubus of suck, Bruce Hornsby, who didn't even have the decency to cover it, only bastardize it.
Also, the Faces' record A Nod Is as Good as a Wink... came out in 1971, including Stay with Me, which is a great song.
In fairness to the young whippersnappers, though, if you've heard any of the crap he has produced since then, it's hard to conceive that he ever did anything worthwhile. That's why Brian's use of Rod Stewart is so appropriate -- it's like aliens came down and took the 1971 model away, leaving a thoroughly non-musical copy in his place.
But, hey, as for Bruce Hornsby -- even accepting that he's nothing special, I'd have to work my way through a list of thousands of other, much more worthy candidates before I'd label him the "incubus of suck." Ease off -- he's harmless!
Duly noted re Hornsby; however, I think his harmlessness is exactly the problem. I'd much rather be challenged and disappointed than anesthetized.
Perhaps he was just thinking of "You Wear It Well"?
I think Brian's going for 'Sexy'.
I think Brian's going for 'Sexy'.
If I were Vincent Smith, I would put Throwback Screen Merchant on my business card.
Fort Wayne reference wooooo!!!!
Go IPFW Fighting Mastadons! One of which can be found in the Natural History Museum in Ann Arbor. Boom, connected.
"Jeremy Gallon is basically Odoms except quicker."
Whatever you say, Fred.
I'm not sure about that statement either. Odoms beat Denard in a race and I doubt Gallon is faster than Denard
Well, there has been a distinction made that fast and quick are different things. Fast means top end speed whereas quick means good acceleration and shiftiness.
What he said...I think that Odoms is faster, but Gallon is quicker. Look no further than the move he put on a N'Western DB to get into the endzone.
Check the :12 mark
"His default action when he doesn't know what to do should be take off; instead it's unleashing the deep-ball dragon. "
May it never rear it's ugly head next season.
Perhaps a drawing of this dragon will ward off its powers. This was generally our ancestors' answer to everything.
while the sun shines with his star quarterback.
Michigan football has Denard Robinson for, Loki willing, 14 games next year.
Then it's done. Forever.
For the next 7 to 10 years it's highly unlikely that MIchigan football fans will ever see a quarterback again with a "forkin" Pratt & Whitney jet engine attached to his body like Denard Robinson.
So yes, it'll be back to Abraham Lincoln-like, statuesque quarterbacks with 6.8 speed and Howitzer arms from 2013 on out. hoo-ray.
Here's to hoping that Al Borges instructs Denard Robinson to put on a thunder and lightning show that the Big House and the Big Ten will never forget in 2012.
While I agree with your general thoughts, the coaches have shown no intent on recruiting statues at QB. Bellomy and Morris both are listed with 4.63 40s on Rivals. They might not be Denard-fast, but they definitely aren't statues. If anything, they are probably looking for pocket passers with some quickness so they can get away from pressure and extend plays.
Cosigned. If you want to run the WC offense, why not go for a Steve Young type. You know, a quick but not blazing fast lefty? Ring a bell for anyone?
The best QB I ever saw? Maybe. He was pretty amazing.
I mean, I know you didn't invent the construct of "impermanence." But reading it made me realize how I've only got one more season to watch Denard do his thing. One more season to hear my daughter yell "Go Denawd Robinson!" I guess, though, next year it will likely be a clearly annunciated "Denard."
I feel this way towards the end of every season in re: to the seniors. But, I'm getting that feeling way too early right now. I feel like Mikey in "The Goonies" right before he convinces the gang not to escape up through the well.
I can't believe Odoms is already graduating and Denard is about to be a senior. Seem like just yesterday that some of these guys arrived. Yikes, I'm getting old.
I remember going to the Miami (NTM) game in 2008 with my dad and telling him how excited I was for Odoms, McGuffie, and Shaw. Then, I saw Odoms on Bourbon Street, realized this could be the last time that I ever hear about him, and thanked him for everything he's done for Michigan. I just couldn't believe that some of these players are already leaving. Then, you look at the year that the recruits were born and you really start to feel old.
But I love all the creative names that this site (and Brian in particular) has come up with for Ohio State. "Test Drive U" had me laughing at my desk, as did "the Indianapolis-Fort Wayne Mad Antz"
Shouldn't it have been "THE Test Drive U"?
Consider me convinced!
Which is, to the degree team talent allows, more toward his pro style offense. Because of Molk's injury*, I really want to discount Denard's erratic performance in the Sugar Bowl and to expect that he will continue his maturation in Borges's system. Al has demonstrated that he is quite willing to tailor his schemes to the available skill set, so I'm sure he'll make good use of Denard.
The opener against Alabama should tell us a lot about what 2012 will be like. They are going to lose some folks, but it is a safe bet that they will bring a very tough defense.
*I have neither the knowledge nor ability to assess the actual impact on the play of the OL, and the offense as a whole, of Molk's injury. He played heroically all game, but our OL production seemed pretty feeble. I wonder if VT would have been able to dominate the offense had Molk been 100%. Clearly the knowledge and ability to answer that question can be found among the analysts here. Would one of you be willing to analyze our OL play specifically in terms of Molk's injury and render an opinion?
Go Blue!
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Heitzman, for those having to check the depth chart by class.
you could be right, he did say DL, but I sorta think he means Jordan Paskorz, 246 pound LB.
We've heard some encouraging words about Heitzman and he's also a year younger. Paskorz, based on the depth chart, what we heard about him as a recruit, and that he wasn't able to sniff the field as a RS frosh, seems like a complete non-contributor at LB or DE, in fact he seems very much in the Steve Watson mold, a guy that you move over and hope he can do something to contribute.


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Saturday, 07/30/1988
The Roma, Telluride, CO
Set 1: All Blues[1], Mr. P.C.[2]
Set 2: Funky Bitch[1], SuzySuzy Greenberg[1], She Caught the KatyShe Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride[1], Contact[1], Maiden Voyage[2], Corinna[1]
Set 3: La Grange, On Your Way Down, SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light, TimberTimber (Jerry), Walk Away > Possum, Sneakin' SallySneakin' Sally Through the Alley, Harpua
Set 4: Fluffhead, Anarchy, Dear Mrs. Reagan, Terrapin[3], AntelopeRun Like an Antelope
Encore: Fire
[1] Fish absent, Trey on drums.
[2] First known Phish performance; Fish absent, Trey on drums.
[3] Fish trombone solo.
Noteworthy Jams: Timber (Jerry) (highly recommended), Run Like an Antelope
Average Song Gap: 16.35
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: This show featured the first known Phish performances of Mr. P.C. and Maiden Voyage. Fish missed the first two sets of the gig, prompting the band to play two sets of jazz and standard Phish material in his absence with Trey on drums. These opening sets are sometimes referred to as "Jazz Odyssey," as the lone known taper labeled his master tapes as such. All Blues was played for the first time since April 15, 1986 (111 shows). During Antelope, Trey told the story of what happened to Fish that evening and explained that Fish, who had been at the top of a mountain and, therefore, late for the gig, had to "Run like an Antelope, out of control." Elsewhere in the set, Trey chided Fish for his tardiness. The narration in Harpua was straightforward, with no teases. Anarchy was jokingly named Whipping Post. Terrapin featured a Fish trombone solo. Many recordings of this show in circulation have the venue mislabeled as Fly Me to the Moon Saloon.
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The council's revised LEED program, due in 2011, will include landscape criteria based on rating2 metrics developed by the Sustainable Site Initiative, a partnership of the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, and the U.S. Botanic Garden. Almost 40 hydrology, vegetation, soils, materials, and human health experts contributed to Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks, which will be released this summer.
In the meantime, the 2008 Farm Bill contains two new funding sources.
Up to $5 million is available to buy equipment to monitor, remove, dispose of, and replace disease- and invasive species-infested trees. Available only to jurisdictions in quarantined areas, Congress hadn't appropriated a specific amount for the Pest and Disease Revolving Loan Fund as of press time.
The Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program provides matching grants to buy private forestland threatened by conversion to nonforest uses. Properties must be accessible to the public and provide economic, environmental, recreational, or educational benefits.
Even with the promise of new funding and presidential support, times remain tight, budgets are shrinking, and urban forestry programs may be among the first to be scrutinized for potential savings.
To show policy-makers how important these programs are to sustainability efforts, the Society of Municipal Arborists suggests managers assess and prioritize potential budget cut implications and make recommendations that shift capital and operating resources accordingly. Have a plan prepared for essential activities based on revenue-neutral or ordinance-driven programs.
Deploying software to manage and quantify the value of green assets also helps justify programs. The i-Tree software suite, for example, offered for free at www.itreetools.org, analyzes urban ecosystem and street tree inventories, and calculates the monetary value of environmental and aesthetic benefits. If your community is part of the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement (www.usmayors.org/climateprotection), such software can be used to help meet goals.


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• CENTRAL ItltHICAN UN VERSITY
JIII'IUary 21, 1'381
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Central Michigan University Board of Trustees
f'1etting of January 21,1981
I'It . Pleasant, Mi ch igan
f'1ell'bers preSent; Mrs. Katharine C. Hafstad , Chairman: Dr. Bernadine H.
Denning: Mr . leo A. Farhat; Mr . Alfred J. For tino; Mr . Raymond A.
LaBounty; Mr. Walter W. WI gh tman ; Or. Harol d Abel. President.
Members absent: I'Ir5. Marga r e t A. Ri ecke ,., I1rs. Alic;:e Tombou!i .. n.
Also attending : Dr . John [ . (.ln telon, Proyos t: Dr. Te rrence J. Carey,
Secretary to the Boa r d of Trustees and Vi ce President f o r University
Rela t ions: Mr. Arthur E. Ell i s , Vice President for Public Affairs;
Hr . James L. Hill, Vice Pre sident fo r Student Affai r s: Mr . Jerry R.
Tubbs, Treasurer of the Boa rd of Tru s tees and Vice President for
Business and Finance.
The meeting was called t o o rder by Chai rman Hafstad at 9:37 a.m.
The minutes of the DecerrOer 11, 1980,
correc ted : Tuiti oo and Fees, p;tge I S2 1t
read as fol lows :
et ;ng ",ere approved as
of the December minutes
BE IT RES OLVED , That the 5chedu ll!' of tuot 000 and fees at the
Unive r s it y , com>tnc ing January I, 1981, the begioning of the
\Jinter Semester, is adopted as fo llows:
Out- state Res i dent
Unde rg raduate
Rate Per
SI!'l»es t e r Hour
Credit by Eltamination 33.50
Fo r on - Col"4JUS classes, a non- refundable registration fee shall
also be assessed eath semes t er: 512.50 for students taking
shou l d
five hou r s o r less ; $25.00 fo r s tudents taking silt hou rs or ~re.
Staf f repons; Publ i c S"fety
Sexual Harrassment
Tl t Ie I X
h was II'Oved by Dr. Bernadine Denning, Seconded by Mr. Al fred Fonino.
and ca rried unanimously, that Sabbatical Leaves, Items 68·96, be removed
f rom the table,
It was moved by Dr. Bernadine Denning, seconded by Mr. Alfred Fonino,
and carried, that the following recO'll"l'lendations be approved.
Appoi ntments;
Chriseda Allen, Temporary Assistant Professor, Home EconOlllics,
Family life and Consumer Education, rive·sixths time, IJinter 1981
B.S . , Cent ral Michigan University, 1954
John Ammerman, Temporary Instructor. Speech and Dramatic Arts,
three-fourths time, IJinter 1981
B.S . , Central Mi chgian Un i versity , 1977
M.F.A., University of Geo rgia, 1979
Edward L. Ballard, Temporary Instructor, Religion, one-fourth time,
lIinter 1981
B.A., Mi ch i gan State Un i ve r s ity, 1975
David Brittain , Temporary Assistant Instructo r , Jou rnalism, onefourth
time, lIinter 198 1
B.S., Rocheste r Inst itute of Techl10 1ogy, 1964
Almeda Chaffer, Temporary Instructor, Mathematics, full-time,
lIil1ter 1981
B.S., Illinois Sta te Univers i ty, 1962
/'1 .5., Illinois State Unive rsity, 1965
Robert E.
August I,
Craft, reappointment as Chai rperson, Management,
1981 - July 31, 198~
Carol Ann Feight, Temporary Instructo r , Health Education and
Health Science, one · sixth time , lIint e r 1981
B.S., Ce ntra l Michigan Unive rsity, 1960
/'I.A., Central Michigan Unive r si ty, 1971
Frank Fishell , Tempora ry Assistant P-o fessor , Mathematics, onefourth
time, Wi nter 1981
B.S., Central Michigan University, 1957
/'I.A., l'Iichigan State University. 1)6 1
Ph.O., Michigan State University, 1975
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Appointments continued
C. Joanne H. Grabinski, Temporary Assistant Professor, Home
Economics, Family life and Cons~r Education, one · half time,
Win ter 1981
B.S. , Oregon Sta t e University, 1963
/'I.A., Cent ral Michigan Unive r sity, 1976
11.5., Central /'Iichi gan Unive r sity, 1960
Sedley D. Hall, Temporary Professor, Teacher Education and Professional
Development , one-s i xth time, \linter 1981
B.S. , University of Nebraska, 1952
M.S ., Un i versity of Nebraska. 1953
Ed.O., University of Nebraska, 1963
Ernest M. Hammel. Temporary Associate Professor , Health Education
and Health Science, one· fou r th time, Winter 1981
B.S., Heidelberg Co l lege, 1962
/'I.P.H., University of l'Iich igan, 1966
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1975
Gary Ha re, Tempo rary Assistant Professor, Speech and Dramatic Arts,
one-fourth time., \linter 1981
B.S. , Southern Illinois Univers i ty, 1969
/'I.A., Western /'Ii chigan University, 1970
Ph.O .• Purdue Unive r sity, 1979
Thomas Hicks, Temporary Assistant Professo r , Mathemati cs, onefourth
t irne, IJil"lter 1981
B.S., West 'V i rg inia University, 1968
1'1 .5., West 'Virg inia University, 1970
Ed.D., West 'Virginia University, 1972
Elizabeth J. Hitch, Temporary Assistant Professor, Home Econom i cs,
Family life and Consumer Education , one-half time, Winter 1981
B.S . , l'Iichigan State University, 1971
M.A., Mi chigan Stat e University, 1972
Ph.D., University of Mi chigan. 1980
Jean Houghton, Temporary Instructor, Teacher Education and Professional
Oevelopment, one-sixth time, 'Winter 1981
B.S. , Cent ra l l'Iichigan University, 1962
/'I.A., Cen tral Michigan UI1iversity. 1970
Joel Jankowski, Temporary Assistant Prof~ssor, Finance, Insurance,
and Real Estate, one· fourth time, Winter 1981
A.B. , University of Michigan, 1965
M.B .A. , University of Michi gan, 1966
J.t.PointnenU cont inucd
Oale Jarman, Temporary Instructor, C~uter Science, one-fourth
tire, IJinter 1981
B.S., Central .l\ichiqan Univen.ity, 1966
I1.A., Centra l .l\ichigan University. 1975
George Jennings, Tc~rary A~sistanl Professor, Counsel ing.
Educationo1l Administration. library ~dia and CO/IIT'unity leadership,
one - founh time, \,linter 1981
B.S., Ohio State University, 1956
11.5., I1ichigan State Unive rsity. 1966
Ed.S., Central Michigan Unive rsity, 1978
Ann S. Jen~en. Temporo1ry Assisto1nt Instructor, H~ Econ~ics .
Fa",ily life and Consumer Education, one-half tiroe, \,linter 1981
B.S., Iowa State University, 1957
Burnet t Kelly , Temporary Ass i stant Professor, /'Ianaqenlent, onefourth
time, Winter 1981
B.S., Michigan State University, 1966
J.O., Detroit College of L<IW, 1974
Jean laming, Temporary Instructor, English, one - half time,
Winter 1981
B.A., Central Michigan University, 1970
I1 .A . . Cel"lt ral I'Iichigan University, 1975
Robert Brick Lancas ter, Temporary Inst r uctor, Health Education and
Health Science, one-founh tire , Winter 1981
8. 5., Central Michiqan University, 1971
M.A., Central Michigan University, 1972
Karen Ledebuhr, Tempo r ary Instructor. Health Education and Hea l th
Science, fiVe-twe lfths time, II lnter 1981
B.S., I1ichigan State Uni vers.i t y , 1972
M.A ., Central Mi chlgao University, 1977
Phy 11 is .l\arshall, Temporary I nst ructor, Teacher [ducat ion and
Professional Oeve l opnlent, one-sixth time, lIinter 1981
B.S., Central I1ichigal'l University, 1970
I"I. A., Cent ral l"Iichigan University, 1979
Debo r ah l"Iartineau, Temporary Instructor, Speech and Dramatic Arts,
one - half t ime, Wi nter 1981
B.A .. Central l"Iichigan Unive rsity, 1969
I"I.A., Central I"Ilchg ian Universi t y, 1974
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Appointmenu cont inued
Velma HeClintic, Temporary In st ructor, Teache r Education and
Professional Development, one-fourth ti ,Winter 198\
B.A ., Central Michigan University, 1956
I'I.A., Central Michigan University, 1958
Ed.S., Central Michigan University, 1966
Dorothy A. Nelson, Tempo rary Instructor, Sociology, Anthropology,
and Social 1I0rk, one-fourth time , Vinter 1981
B.A., Michigan State University, 1974
B.A., Michigan State UniI/Crsity, 1976
I"I.A., Michigan State Unive r sity, 1979
Barry Nobles, Temporary Ins tructor, Counseling, Educational
Administration, library ~dia and Community leadership, par t-ti me ,
february 13-22, 1981
B.S. , Central Michigan University, 1968
I'I.A . , Central l"Ii chlgan Ul'live rsity, 1975
Ted Nunthlrapakorn, Assistant Professor, ACCOUI"ltil'lg, 1981-82
B.S., College of COIIW""erce, Thai land, 1968
B.S., lIest Liberty State, lIest Vi rginia, 1970
M.B .A. , Northeast louisiana University, 1974
Patricia Ann Podoll, Tempo rary Assi s tant Pro fesso r, Recreation and
Park Administration, one-sixth time, Winter 1981
8 .5 .. Valparaiso University, 1960
M.S . , University of Illinois, 1963
Donna Poynor, Temporary Assistant Professor, Home Economics,
Family Life and Cons.....-.er Education, five- s ixths time, IJinter 1981
B.S., Central I1i chlgan University, 1962
I"I.A ., Central Michigan University, 1969
Cary Rayburn, Tell"9Orary Ass i stant Profenor, Counse ling, Educational
Administration, library Media and Community Leadership,
one-fourth time, ..... inter 1981
B.S., Centra l Michigan Univers ity, 1963
I1.A., Central Mi chigan Un iversi ty. 1970
John Repp, Temporary Instructor, English , one-half t;!'"It, lIinter
Winter 1981
B.A . , franconia College, Ne .. Hampshi re, 1977
I1 .A., Cen tral Michigan Un i versi t y. 1980
John 1"1. Sanders, Adjunc t Professor, Chemistry, Winter 1981
B.S ., Un iversity of Illinois, 1977
J .O. , John l"Iarshall Law SchOOl. Illinois. 1980
AppointMents tOO t i nlH!d
Villia"l Shirley, Tel'lpOrary Assistant Professor , Bus iness Publit
Affairs and le gal Studi es , one-half time, \lInter 198\
A,B" Cent ral Mithgian University, 1966
J ,D. , Vayne StiHe Un iversity, 1969
lawrence Smith, Te~o rary Assistant Profes sor , Counseling , Educational
Administration, library Hoedi .. and CQI'I"O"Iunity leade r s hi p ,
one-fou rth ti me, '..linter 1981
B.S " EaSlern Mi chigan Un ;venity, 1951j
M.A . • University of Mi chigan, 1957
linda Z. Smi th, Tempo rary Ins tructor , Tea che r Education and
Professional Developmen t, one -fourth li me. Vinter 198 1
8 .A . • Un i versi t y of Northe rn Colorado, 1966
Cory don Somes, Temporary In s truc tor , Managemen t, one-four th
t ime, Vi nter 1981
B.A., lake Superior State Co llege , 1967
H.S.A. , Cent ral /'Iichi gan University, 1977
Sharon Stevenson, Temporary Assistan t Professo r , English, fullti
me, Vinter 1981
B.A . , Tark io Co ll ege, Mi ssou ri. 1962
M.A., Ves t Virginia Universi t y, 1965
Ph . D., University of Florida, 1971
Suu,n K. Swiller. Temporary Assistant Inst r uctor , Business EdUcation
and Administrative Se r vices , fiye-sixths time, Vinter 1981
B.S., Central Hi ch i gan Unive r s ity, 1978
Alan Weber, Tempo r a ry Assis t ant Professor. English. three-fourths
time, Wi nter 1981
B.A. , St. KGry's Co llege, 1967
H.Ed .• University o f Illi noi s , 1971
Ph.D . . Un ive r si ty o f Illinois , 1973
James Wojcik , Temporary As sis tant Professor.
fourt h time, Vinter 1981
B. S. , Central Hichigan University, 1965
/'I .A. , Cen t ral Hi ch i gan Univers ity, 1968
Superv i sory /Techn i ca I
Journali s m, one-
John Kahmann, TV Ope r ator ST-t., provisional , Pub li c BroadcaH ing
Olivia A. Kogler. Center Represen tati ve ST- Ij , one -half time.
p r ov isiona l. t PCD/Phi ladelphia
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Appointments continued
Catherine H. HcNamee, Senior Clerk C- 3. one-half time, provi siona l,
I PCD//'IcCu i re
/'Iaintenance/Food Services
Helen Stephison. Kitchen Cleane r HF-2, Food Services/Robinson
Ronald Vindgaston, Ut i lity Helper MF-!, Food Services
Pronotion s , Reclass ifications, and Salary Adjustments :
Suzanne /'Iarie Conwell. Temporary Instructor, Economics, from onehal
f time t o three-fourths time, Win ter 198 1
Richard Featheringham, Bus iness EdlKation and Acbini st rative
Services , from Ac ting Chairpe r son to Chairperson, August 1, 1981
July 31, 1981j
Edward B. Grant. from ASSiStan t Dean, School of 8usiness Acbini s tration
one-fourth lime and Associate Professor , Accounting threefourths
time:, to Assistilnt Deiln, School o f Business Administration
one-fourth time and Associ"'te Professor and Chairperson , Accounting
three-founhs time, June 7 . 1981 - August 25, 1981
Kenneth McCleary , Marke ting ~nd Hospitality Services Admin j s tr ~tion,
from Associate Pro fe sso r to Associate Professo r and Ac ting
Chai rperson, January 5, 1981 - /'lay 9, 1981
\I . Dean Hoemerin g , Associate Professor, English. from full-time to
one-half time, Winter 1981
John Nichol. Tempo rary Assistant Professor. Mus i c , f rOOl pa rt - time
t o full-tille, Winter 198 1
l'Iariene Ri chardson , TempO rary Assis tant Profes sor. /'Iusic. frQIII
seven -ei gh th s time t o fu11-time , \lint e r 1981
Administrative /Pro fessional
Janet l. D'~rosio to Schedu les and Space Coor dinato r AP-3.
Re'Jist rilr
Pr OlllOt ions, Pecla,~ificatiOM , and Salary Adj us tment s cOl'llinued
Gene vieve E. Coll esch t o Publi c Broadcas ti ng Deve l op~nt Coordinator
AP - ) , p rovi$ ioo .:.l, Public Broadcasting
e yn t h i ~ Harper , l i brarian AP-4, provisional , library/lpeO
Marjorie l. Keene t o Coordinator Registration Activities AP-4,
Re g istrar
Janet M. !<napper, Personnel Representative AP-), Personnel and
Surf Relati ons
Judy K. Sl ovak. to Personnel Rep resentative AP-3, Personnel end
Surf Relations
Cynthia A. ~i I Iiams to Coordinator AP-). Vete rans' Programs
Supe rvi sory/Technical
Margaret ~arner to Supervisor/Word Processing ST-), IPCO
Cheryl Rodden to Administrative Secret~ry C-5, Psychology
Sandra Seymour to Administrative Secret a ry C- S, CEAlMCl
Beatrice ~indgeston to Administrative Sec retary C-S, Cl a rk.e
Historical Library
Maintenance/Food Servi ces
Garne ll frost to Util ity ~orker MF-2, Food Services/Carey
leaves o f Absence :
Ka t hleen Utecht, l'Ianagel!'lent, requests a le~ve o f ~bsence for
~I nter 1981, without pay to pursue Ph.O.
Sabbatical leaves
Jatro:ls Bidwell
l'Iat hemat i C5
~inter 1982 ~i th full pay
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cont inued
Carol ai II ingho1lll Fall 1981
Finance, Insurance, and Real [state
Roger Bland, Biology
loren R, Cli fford
Phys i cs
l_rence R. O_son
Jose ph~. DeBol t
Sociology. An thropology and
Socia l ~ork
Barbara B. O i~on
"'~ ic
Kendall ~ . Folk.ert
Rel igion
Physi cs
John O. Haeger
Bee Hall e tt
Physical Educa t ion
Janet S. Helfrich
Physi cal Education
JerOl!lt O. Henderson
Bro~d cast and Cinematic Arts
Robert O. Havs
"""sl c
f"Ielvyn Jaffa
Sari Khoury "t
David L. lawton
~inter 1'387
Fall 1'381
~inter 1982
~Inter 1982
~inter 1982
Fa l l 1'381
\lInter 1982
Fall 1981
fall 1981
\linter 1982
Winter 1982
\linter 1982
\lith full pay
~ith full pay
\lith full pay
~i th full pay
With half pay
With half pay
Wi th full pay
With full pay
With full pay
Wi th full pay
With full pay
Wi th full pay
'With full pay
~ith ful l pay
Le aves of Absences
"'elv'n P04lge
cant inued
Sherman L. Ricards
Socio logy , AnthroPOlogy and
Social Work
Williilm H. Riv"rd
Janet D. Rodewald
Foreign Languages, Literatures and
Cui tures
Dennis J. Thavenet
Hi s tory
Roger K. VilnHorn
\linter 1982
\linter 1982
FiliI 1981
Winter 1982
Winte r 1982
Djuro J. Vrga Fall 1981
Sociology, Anthropo logy and
Soc iill !,Iork
Robert S. \lelsh Winter 1982
Karketing and Hospitality Services
T. Edward Wes ten
Political Science
f'1i chae: I P. Wolfe
Te4lche r Education and Professional
Oeve 100ment
Daniel E. !,Iujek
ThaddeuS C. lol ty
Political Sc ience
Equity Adjustrrents:
Adm; n i s t rat i yelP ro ress i ana 1
F<'Ill 1981
!,linter 1982
Winter 1982
Winter 1982
\.lith hillf pay
With full pay
With full pay
Wi th full pay
With full pay
With full P4lY
With full pay
With full p<'ly
\lith full pay
With full pay
With full pay
With full pay
Thomas Hunt, Radio Station Han<'lger AP -S, Public Broadcasting
Thomas Endres , Di rector/Tech. Services AP-6, Public Broadcasting
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Harket Adjus t...enu .
Janet Adeyig<'l
Clayton Agui lar
Arthur Beard
Ronald Beaut ieu
Herbert Bomzer
Donald Breckon
J<'Imes Burley
Darius Conger
Robert L. Cook
Robert Craft
Sahab Dayal
Dav; d Fetyko
Edolard Fisher
R"b.", '.-y.
Edolard Crant
\Ii II; am HUIlter
Lawrence Jenicke
Dav; d Jorgenson
Edward Lamie
Lawrence Lepisto
C. H. Mas hilyekhi
Kenneth HcCleary
John Mitchel t
Karket'ng 4Ind Hospitaltiy Services
Information Systems and Analysis
Hulth Education al'ld Health Sciel'lce
/'Iarketing and Hospitality Services
Economi cs
Harketing ilnd Hospitality Services
AccoUll t i ng
Information Systems and Analysis
Computer Science
Account lng
Economl cs
Information Systems and Analysis
Computer Science
Marketing and Hospital it 'I Services
Admlnlstrilt ion
Informat ion Systems and Analysis
Marketing and Hospitality Services
FInance, Insurance, and Real Estate
Market Adj ustments
Jar-.es I"on roe
Freeman ~r e
I't<thmoud ~urs i
Thomas Peterson
Richa rd Ph i l l ips
Dean Sande rs
John Sch teede
Dani e l Schne i d
Ste ven Shwi ff
M. Richard Sussman
Dan iel Thornton
Thomas We i ri ch
Robert Welsh
con t in ued
Geo logy
Comp uter Sc ience
I'Ianagemen t
Finance , Ins ur ance, and Real Estate
Computer Sci ence
Marketing and Hos pitalit y Servi ces
Adm inis tration
Etonom i cs
Fi nance, Insu r an ce , and Rea 1 Es t a te
Economi cs
Acco unt i ng
Marketing and Hos pitality Serv i ce s
Adm i ni stration
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Resignations, Terminations , Etc. contlnurd
John To"onsend, Instructor, Physical Education, effectiw
Dece..oe r 17, 1'380
Dorothy E. Western, lIesearch Assistant II Ap·2, provision .. l,
Dorothy Fettinq, Senior Nurse AP·), Health Services
Carot Wehrkamp, lib r ary Cataloq Technician ST-5, library
CIer i tal
Linda vi Ison , Senior Cle rk C-3, Residences and Auxi liary Services
John Ettinger, Caretake r I'tF· It , Physical Plant
E. ll:eed Wicander Geo logy Reti rements.
J , Ko l ton Wi Isoo
Pamel a Wilson
Basi 1 Zinmer
Habib Zube r i
Bus iness Publi c Affa irs and legal
St udies
I'Iarke ting and Hosp itality Servi ces
Adm i n i s trat ion
Economi cs
Economi cs
Resignations , Term i n ati ons , Etc.:
Donald Bo i lea u, Assoc iate Professo r, Speech and Drama ti c Ar t s ,
effec t ive DecelT"be r )1 , 1'3 80
Sharon 1'1 . McDona l d , Temporary Ins t ruc t o r . Bus iness Education
and Administrative Serv i ces, effec t ive DecelT"be r 13, I'3 BD
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Eve Iyn I. lIoune r . Professor, Home Economi cs, r atlli Iy life .Ind
Consume r [duc.l! ioo
Septembe r I. 1959 • Kay 9 , 1981
Supe r v I SOrt IT echn i ca I
Donald McKi I lip , Elect r ician Supervisor 5r·6. PhYSical PI.lnt
Feb r uary 2, 1958· Ma rch 14 , 1981
Maintenance/rood Se r vites
Carl K.lmpf, Journeyman Welder t'lF-8. Physical Plant
Sep t elT"ber 2), 1968 - DecelT"ber 31. 1930
GRADUATE ASSISTANT STIPENDS fOR 1981-82:
It .... as moved by Hr . Alfred fortino, seconded by Or. 8ernadine
Denning, and carded, that the following resolution be adopted.
8E IT RESOLVED, That effective .... ith the 198,-82 academic
year , graduate assistant s tipends be establi shed as
Degree Pursued
Specialist o r Doctorate
( .... i th at leas t ]0 hours o f credi t
earned beyond baccalaureate)
full-time Academic Year
Teach I ng Load
Stipends for individual g raduate assistants .... i II be determined
at departmental/school discretion. All graduate
assistants are class ifi ed as Mi ch i gan residen t s for tuition
GRADUATE fELLO~H I P ST IPENDS;
It .... as moved by Or. 8ernadine Denning. seconded by Mr . Alfred
f o rtino, and carried, that the following resolution be adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED, That effective .... ith the 1981 -82 academic
year, fe llowshi ps be authori zed at the rate o f :
Doc t o ral fellowships at 55 ,000 each
Graduate fellowships at S" ,000 each
All fellOols hips .... ill include full tuition for up to
thirty seme s ter hours per year.
ALLOCATION f OR HEALTH SERVICE EXPENSES:
It .... as moved by Mr . Alfre d fortino, seconded by Or. Bernadine Denning,
and carded, that the fo11Oo1ing resolution be adopted.
8E IT RES OLVED. That the Presi dent i s authorized to
utilize an arrount not to e}!ceed $1.75 of the student
credit hour tuition c harge tOolard the support of the
University Health Serv ices operation.
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I1rs. Ka tha rine Harstad reported t hat HAG8 .nd the Presidents Counci I,
State Colleges and Universities held a joint I"eeting on Nove""er 25.
KAG8 is encouraging/pushing the p re s ident s to do s~ things. Public
relations for higher education have been very poor. we ,re not s ure
1'1001 to prOll1Ote or advertise because we are not sure of the I ...... ge of
higher education. An attitude survey IIIaIY be helpful.
All bo.rd members were invi l ed t o attend, panel discussion on ' Tax
Reform . State Revenues and Thei r Impact on Higher Educa t ion." !'\embers
of the pane l : OoYg las Roberts, Deputy Director , Office of Management
and 8udget: Harvey E. 8razer, Professor of Economics, Univers ity of
Michigan; Edward H. Gra".,lich, Professor of Economics ",d Director of
the In s titute fo r Public Policy, Unive rsity of Mi chigan.
ACQUISITION Of J.R. WINFRED 'S;
It was moved by Mr . Walter Wightlllaln, seconded by Or. Bernadine
Denning, and carried, that the following resolution be adopted.
8E IT RESOLVED, That the Preside nt, or his designated
representative, is authorized to purchase the following
property for a price not to exceed $~50,OOO provided,
.fter ma1dng the down payment, the University is not
requi red by the cont ract to make any pay ments on principal
for a period of three years from the date of purchase,
except t o the extent payments are requl red by grants
related t o the proPerty which are accepted by the University.
The President is aut1"lorized to negotiate other terms o f the
purchase including minor deviat ions in the legal description :
Property si tuated in the City of 1'\(, Pleasant (forrre rly
Township of Union), County of Isabel l a , and State of
Michigan, to-wit :
Commencing at a point ]] feet Hor th of and 200 feet West
of the Southeast corner of Section 22, TownShip 14 North,
Range 4 Wes t, Union TownShip, Isabella Co~ty, Michi gan;
thence Morth, parallel with the East line of s&id
Section. 20~ feet; thenc.e West, Parallel with the South
line of said Section, 50 feet; thence North, parallel
with the East line of said Section, IS~ feet; thence West
para ll e l witl"! the South line of said Section, )5 feet:
thence North, parallel .... ith the EoUt line of Sa id Section,
200 feet; thence Wes t, parallel with the South line of
uid Section, 95 feet; t hence South, paral lel .... ith said
[liSt Section line, 21~.12 feet; thence Wes t, paralle l
with said South Sec tion line , 161 .61 feet; thence South,
Acquisition of J.R. Wi nfred'S cont inued
pa r a llel ... Ith sa i d East Section l ine. 343.98 feet;
thence East. pa ralle l ... ith said South Settlon line 342.33
341.33 feet t o the point o f beginning.
Chairman Harstad made the following comni ttee appointments.
Academic Af fai r s Corumi ttee: Dr. Bernad ine N. Denning. Chai rman
Hrs. Margare t A. Riecker
Mr. Raymond A. LaBoun ty
This COfmlittee ... ill also serlle as the Facu lty-T rustees Liaison
Commi uee.
finance Comnittee: I'1r . Alfred J. f o rtino, Chairmofn
Hr . leo A. Fofrhat
Mrs. Al ice TOI!tlouli .Jll
Hr . Woflt e r W. Wi ghtman
HAGB: I'1rs. Kat harine C. Hahtofd . RepresentUi ve
Hr . Alf red J. fortino . Alternate
It ... ofS moved by Hr. Al fred Forti no. seconded by Or. Bernofdine
Denning. ofnd carried . thoft gifts received during the month o f
Oecetrber totaling SI8].454.51 be ofeeepted ... ith appreciation.
ESTABllSHI'1ENT Of EI'1ERiTUS RANK FOR H(I'1BERS OF THE BOARO Of TRUSTEES:
It ... ofS moiled by Dr. Bernadine Oenn i ng . seconded by Mr. Al f red Fortino.
ofnd car ri ed unanimously. that t he fol l o.- i ng re so l uti on be adopted.
BE IT RESOlVrO. Thoft a metrbe r of the Board of Trustees may.
upon comp l et ion of at least eight years o f serllice , be
~a r ded the rank of Trustee Emeri tus.
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Th(' n('xt meeting of tl'le Board of Trustees ... ill b(' held ',;ednesd"", .
February 18 . 1981.
It ... as moiled by I'1r. Walt('r Wightman, seconded by Or. Bernadin('
Denning. and carri('d. that the Board of Trust('('s molle into closed
session to di,cuss st rategy connected ... ith the negOtiation Of
collective ba rgaining agreements. For: Oenning. Farhat. Fortino.
Hahtad. LaBounty. "'ight~n. Aga i nst: none .
The open session adjou rned at 12 : 11 a ....
2.Yt'!z Terrence J. Carey
Secre tary to the Boa d of Trustees
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Bishop Lewis Brannon
Published: Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 8:08 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 8:08 a.m.
SPARTANBURG, SC-- Bishop Lewis Brannon, 74, of 310 Willow Oak Dr., entered into eternal rest Monday, December 3, 2012. He was the widower of Mrs. Patricia Ann Harrison Brannon and the son of the late Mr. Erskine Caldwell and Mrs. Louise Brannon Simpson. He was a native of Spartanburg County. Bishop Brannon was the founder and pastor of Community Bible Believers Church.
Survivors include his son, Pastor Terry (Lesha) Brannon of Boiling Springs, SC; four brother, Gene (Sallie) Bonds, John Simpson, Claude Simpson, and Reverend Frankie L. (Peggy) Ford; four sisters, Emma Shands, Elaine Rice, and Deloris Mitchell; two grandsons, Terrance Smith, Marcus Tate and Mary Williams.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 8, 2012, at 1:00 p.m. at the Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Cowpens, SC. Dr. C. Dennis Rector and Dr. Robert Burkett will officiate. Burial will be in the Heritage Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends at the home.
J.W. Woodward
Funeral Home
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DAVIE, Fla. -- The Miami Dolphins continued their early start to training camp. The Dolphins remain the only AFC East team on the practice field, as they completed Day 3 on Tuesday.
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- It was not a banner day for Miami's quarterbacks. Starter Ryan Tannehill and backup quarterback Matt Moore both struggled against Miami's defense on the first day in full pads. Tannehill threw a pair of pick sixes to Dolphins safety Chris Clemons and linebacker Dannell Ellerbe, respectively. Moore, who had a stellar day on Monday, also threw a pick to safety Jimmy Wilson in team drills. A shaky practice like this reminds you that Tannehill is young and still has a lot to learn. He started 16 games as a rookie in 2012, but he will still have his ups and downs.
- One of the reasons the quarterbacks struggled was because the offensive line was shaky all morning. The defensive line did a good job collapsing the pocket, and Tannehill was often rushed into making quick decisions. Miami's defense also brought some complicated blitzes that caused would-be sacks. "It was good," Dolphins Pro Bowl defensive tackle Randy Starks said after practice. "We tried to set the tone and we did that."