July 22, 2020
ITiMS professors - Distinguished University Professors 2020
Lut Raskin & Don Zak received one of the University of Michigan’s top honors as Distinguished University Professors. The Board of Regents approved the appointments July 16. They are effective Sept. 1 and last throughout the recipient’s period of active service at U-M and may be retained after retirement.
ITiMS program adivsory committee member & mentor, Lutgarde Raskin, was appointed Vernon L. Snoeyink Distinguished University Professor of Environmental Engineering, effective September 1, 2020. She is also the Altarum/ERIM Russell D. O’Neal Professor of Engineering, associate dean for academic programs and initiatives, and professor of civil and environmental engineering, College of Engineering.
ITiMS mentor, Donald R. Zak was appointed Alexander H. Smith Distinguished University Professor of Ecology. He is also an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, the Burton V. Barnes Collegiate Professor, and professor of natural resources, School for Environment and Sustainability; professor of environment, SEAS and LSA; and professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, LSA.
Read the full press release in The Record https://record.umich.edu/articles/regents-approve-four-distinguished-university-professors/