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Volume 10, No. 1 Spring 2007
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Griffin courthouse dedication / Alumni Updates Courthouse named in honor of Senator Robert. P. Griffin
The Robert P. Griffin Hall of Justice was dedicated on November 13, 2006. The project consisted of a two-story plus basement addition and the renovation of the Bethany Baptist Church and the Old Stone Church totaling approximately 54,240 square feet. The facility combines the activities and staff of the 86th District Court, Probate/Family Court, Probation Departments and Probate Court Volunteers into one, connected structure. Former Michigan Governor William G. Milliken (pictured, right) joined other dignitaries, family and friends in honoring Senator Griffin during the ceremony.
1930s / 1950s / 1960s / 1970s / 1980s / 1990s / 2000s I have so many wonderful memories of Central from the 1930s and the 1950s. Plus, my mother, aunt, mother-in-law and father-in-law all graduated from there many years ago. Central has and always will mean so much to me and others. I taught school for 35 years, and I loved all of the children so much. I even received wonderful accolades from our government at my retirement. I felt blessed by being able to be a part of so many lives – I had almost perfect attendance. I still see several of my former students: my dentist, my favorite store owner, several of my church members, etc. My only son, John Winters, graduated from Central in 1968. His father and my husband, George Winters, died following a serious accident in January of 1968. I was afraid that John Jr. would quit and not graduate, but he did graduate and we went on, with many prayers. Sincerely yours, Helen (Peters) Winter-Cole Teaching Certificate, ’39 B.S. Social Science, ’59
The Honorable Fred M. Mester (Soc. Sci. ’59) was awarded the Michigan State Bar Champion of Justice Award in recognition of his significant contributions to the community outside of the legal profession and his meritorious efforts to resolve widespread problems affecting the Pontiac community and its youth. He also received an award from the Women’s Bar Association for his outstanding leadership within the legal community and his commitment to the furtherance of diversity both in the community and in the legal profession. The WBA recognized Mester during their 24th Annual Holiday Party and Benefit in December.
The Honorable Fred M. Mester accepts an award from the Women's Bar Association.
Hans Andrews (Commerce/Bus. Admin./ROTC ’60) has written Awards and Recognition for Exceptional Teachers, which encourages schools and community colleges to develop teacher recognition programs. Mark S. Gaylord, (Psych. ’68) is a Fulbright scholar at Chinese University of Hong Kong for the 2006-07 academic year. He teaches in the School of Law and assists the director of the Hong Kong-America Center with fundraising and programming. The center promotes understanding between Hong Kong and southern China and the U.S. through educational and cultural exchanges. Karen (Bohnhoff) Minnis (Hist. ’66) was one of 10 women selected from the Presbytery of East Iowa to visit Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil, in January of 2006 to strengthen the partnership between the two Presbyteries. During the trip, they observed projects that are improving educational opportunities for the general public in northeastern Brazil.
Larry Crandall (BS Ed.: Pol. Sci. ’70) is retiring after 36 years with Dowagiac Union Schools, where he was superintendent for the past seven years. Nancy Casey Fulton (Eng. ’71; MA ’73) received first prize for her poem, “A Long Dying,” in the annual poetry contest conducted by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. It was published in the December edition of NewsLine/Insights. She is the spiritual care coordinator at Hospice of Central Michigan in Mount Pleasant. Dennis E. Hensley (MA Eng. ’73) served as a guest lecturer at Oxford University for one week in January of 2006. He is an English professor at Taylor University Fort Wayne, where he serves as director of the professional writing major. His 47th book, Jack London’s Martin Eden: The Annotated Edition, was released by Taylor University in August of 2006. Linda E. Homeyer (Pol. Sci. ’70) was promoted from associate professor to professor at Texas State University-San Marcos. Maxine Klumpp Kent (Psych. ’72; MA Ed. Admin. ’84) was highlighted in the Michigan American Council on Education Network newsletter for her service to higher education in Michigan. She is associate vice president of human resources at CMU. Diane (Williamson) Lentz (Soc. Sci. ’71; MA Library Sci. ’72) retired from Sandusky Community Schools after 33 years of teaching elementary and middle school and finishing her career in the high school media center. William C. “Kit” Moran (Hist. ’77) was named principal at Dexter High School in July. Marie Wright Tolliver (Soc. ’76) was elected the 27th national president of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs Inc. She is author of The Triumphs and Tribulations of a Leader: The History of My Life. Carl Stempel (Soc./Pol. Sci. ’78) is an associate professor of sociology at California State University East Bay. He earned a doctorate in sociology from the University of Oregon.
Andrew Arena (Hist. & Pol. Sci., ’85) was named head of the FBI agency in Michigan, where he oversees approximately 240 agents across the state. He began his role as special agent in charge of the Detroit office in February. He joined the FBI in 1988 and served as special agent in charge of the criminal division in New York for the past three years. Paul Coleman (Psy.D. ’83) recently published his 10th book, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Intimacy. An updated edition of his earlier book, The 30 Secrets of Happily Married Couples, also was published recently. He is in private practice as a clinical psychologist in Wappingers Falls, New York. He and his wife, Jody Wangberg Coleman, ’81, have three children. Tom Henry (Jrn./Pol. Sci. ’81), an environmental reporter for the Blade in Toledo, received the inaugural Great Lakers Award in the media category from the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition. Ohio Governor Bob Taft and New York Governor George Pataki received awards in the public official category. Henry also was one of three recipients of the Vermont Law School Environmental Law Media Fellowship. He has received two first-place awards for environmental writing from the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, and he was named the state’s top environmental writer by the Ohio Environmental Council in 2004.
Timothy A. Gates (Psych. ’99; MS ’02) received a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine on June 11, 2006. He also received the Medical Literary Achievement Award at a ceremony held on June 9, 2006. The award is given to a member of the graduating class who demonstrates excellence in investigational medical writing and presentation. Gates also has a bachelor’s degree in astrophysics from Michigan State University. He is the son of Pamela Gates, interim dean of CMU’s College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences. He is specializing in neurosurgery and is completing his internship and residency program at Garden City Hospital, Garden City, Mich. Joseph A. Liebner (Soc./ROTC ’98) commands Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery, in Idar-Oberstein, Germany. Rachel (Zimmerman) Nagy (Soc. ’97) and her husband, Matthew, announce the birth of their daughter, Natalie Elizabeth, born Feb. 24, 2006. She joins her sister, Madison. Chunhou Zhang (MPA ’98) published Toward a New Theory of American Electoral Psychology: Achieving the Superordinate Goals of the Nation State.
Phil Schultz Jr. (Soc.: Criminal Justice, ’03) received a promotion to shift supervisor at the Macomb County Juvenile Justice Center in July 2006.
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Traverse
City officials named a new courthouse expansion project in honor
of CMU graduate and former U.S. Senator 
Jeffrey
Caponigro (Jrn./Eng. ’79) conducted public relations/crisis
management seminars in China and Taiwan last summer. His book,
The Crisis Counselor: A Step-by-Step Guide to Managing a
Crisis, is published in five languages, including Chinese.
Caponigro began a one-year term as chairman of the CMU Board of
Trustees in January.