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Executive Editor and Executive Director
of Alumni Relations
Marcie Otteman Grawburg, '87
Editor
Betsy Miner-Swartz, '86
Managing Editor
Robin Miner-Swartz
Graphic Designer
Amy Gouin
Photographer
Steve Jessmore, '81
Writers
Cynthia Drake, M.A. '08
Terri Finch Hamilton, '83
Andy Sneddon
Research Associate
Bryan Whitledge
Editorial Assistants
Vicki Begres
Lori Conroy
Communications Committee
Kevin Campbell, '74 M.A. '76
Kevin H. Richman, '93
Vice President of Development and
External Relations
Kathleen M. Wilbur
Associate Vice President
of University Communications
Sherry Knight, '86
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Michigan University Offi ce of Alumni Relations. It is printed by
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Offi ce under nonprofi t mailing. CMU, an AA/EO institution,
provides equal opportunity to all persons, including minorities,
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4 CMU Today
CMU faculty member creates a simulator
tool to help get drivers back on the road.
34 Hidden Central
The university's greenhouse at Brooks Hall
is a winter and springtime oasis – an
8,000-square-foot sanctuary of all things
green.
36 Alumni news
A Chippewa led ESPN's coverage of the
most-watched event in cable TV history.
38 In Memory
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