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Professor White's Trees

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Do you love the Diag, with its criss-cross paths and canopy of trees? If so, you have one man to thank. The story of Andrew White, who nurtured intellects and seedlings alike.

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HEALTH

Spring cleaning for your nose

Nose

Allergies? Sinus problems? A good schnozz-cleaning is literally just what the doctor ordered. Here's how to do it.

Talking about words

Trophies

Talking about words

Our language guru considers "signes of victorye" from the Stanley Cup to Ashton Kutcher.

Talking about movies

The talkies' first great screenwriter

Dudley Nichols

Dudley Nichols gave John Wayne some of his best lines, and his screwball writing for Hepburn and Grant remains hilarious. If you want to know movies, you need to know about Nichols.

U-M IN THE WORLD

An undeclared crisis

'Weathered (Self-Portrait) by Robert Dockter

The US now incarcerates more people than any other country. More than one percent of the US population is behind bars. U-M profs say there's a better way.

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Joshua Aaron,

Joshua Aaron, class of 1995, will be expanding his business, NYC-based Business Technology Partners, with the opening of a regional office in Michigan. Business Technology Partners, Inc. (BTP), is a premier New York City IT consulting firm. BTP is a partner with many leading companies including Microsoft, Cisco, HP, Dell, Symantec, Lenovo and APC. "Getting IT done" for over a decade, BTP helps its customers dramatically improve productivity and efficiency in their businesses through its technology expertise, proven designs and solutions.

Sandra Gaines Delson,

This alum has been appointed to serve on the Fund Board (Board of Directors) of Queensborough Community College, Bayside, New York.

Dan Matlow,

Dan Matlow has recently made partner at the law firm of Ruden McClosky. Ruden McClosky is a full service, business law firm with offices throughout the State of Florida. Dan handles civil litigation (mostly contract disputes) and practices in the Fort Lauderdale office.

John K Ludlow MD,

After nine years in Grand Rapids, I have moved my urology practice to Holland, Michigan and joined Western Michigan Urological Associates as a partner. I am still living in east Grand Rapids with my wife Barbara, son J. and daughter Claire, while our oldest son Will is finishing his sophomore year in Ann Arbor.

Mary K McClellan,

is currently training to complete the Washington DC 40 mile Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, May 3-4th. With a Columbia University MBA, Mary worked in financial services in NYC and internationally, including a couple years in Paris. Mary is now an executive search professional in finance and technology in the DC area, and enjoys volunteering for the U-M Alumni Club.

John R. Schroeder,

eo art lab is a renown contemporary art gallery in Chester, Connecticut owned by John R. Schroeder, B.S. Arch, '87. The gallery features amazing, mostly abstract work from emerging and established artists from around the country.

The gallery also features independent films during their cold weather film series on thursday nights in January, February, and March.

John would be happy to extend a discount to Michigan Alum. Come pay us a visit in person or on line! www.eoartlab.com.

Laura (Cruce) Keyes,

A principle planner in the Transportation Planning Division of the Atlanta Regional Commission, Laura Keyes (nee Cruce) was recently elected Vice President of Chapter Services of the Georgia Chapter of the American Planning Association. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a BS from the School of Natural Resources and Environment. Laura lives in Decatur, GA, with her husband Kevin and three children.

Alessia Costantini,

has transitioned from an engineering career to a comedy writing career. Her episode of "Everybody Hates Chris" with Chris Rock premieres on Sunday, April 6, 2008, at 8/7 Central on The CW, with a repeat presentation on April 13th. The episode, entitled "Everybody Hates the BFD" involves the adventures of a young Chris Rock, who gets embroiled in a funeral director's scholarship in order to buy Run-DMC tickets.

She has also written The 2007 World Music Awards, filmed in Monte Carlo, and Nickelodeon's animated comedy, "The X's." You can read more about Alessia's experiences in her "Letter Home" essay, published in the Mar/Apr issue of Ambassador magazine. She is a frequent blog contributor for the University of Michigan Entertainment Coalition at www.um-ec.org.

Jeffrey L. Williams,

Jeffrey L. Williams (B.A. 1982) became the Chief Financial Officer of Concordia University (Ann Arbor) in March 2008. In addition, he is the award-winning author of "The Cheek Family Chronicles". Jeff is also a Eastern Michigan University graduate (M.P.A., 1992) and of Huron High School in Ann Arbor (1978).

Leslie Anderson,

Leslie Anderson, PhD in political science, 1987, has been awarded a titled professorship at the University of Florida. She is now a University of Florida Research Foundation Professor of Political Science. Anderson is currently serving as a Fulbright Scholar (spring, 08) at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina.

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