ANN ARBOR—Faculty appointments to endowed and named professorships, approved by the University of Michigan Regents at their April 13-14 meeting, included:

Robert Jon Feigal, professor of dentistry, will hold the Samuel D. Harris Collegiate Professorship of Dentistry, effective April 1.

Michael J. Solomon,assistant professor of chemical engineering will hold the Dow Corning Assistant Professorship of Chemical Engineering, effective Sept. 1.

Victor Chi-Min Yang, professor of pharmaceutics, will hold the Albert B. Prescott Professorship of Pharmaceutics, effective Sept. 1.

Feigal, since coming to the U-M in 1993, “has done an exemplary job serving the School of Dentistry as head of the pediatric dentistry program,” said William E. Kotowicz, dean of the School. “He was instrumental in facilitating a rotational training program agreement for master’s students in pediatric dentistry with Mott Children’s Hospital and Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Mich., that has been ongoing since 1994. He has been involved in the administration of the School as interim associate dean for academic affairs since 1998.”

Solomon joined the U-M faculty in 1997 and “his research interests are in processes involving colloids and macromolecules at the nanoscopic level,” said Stephen W. Director, dean of the College of Engineering. “Prof. Solomon’s undergraduate courses are highly rated and he gets favorable reviews from his students, both graduate and undergraduate, for his classroom instruction and research guidance.”

Yang, who joined the U-M faculty in 1986, is “a member of several professional organizations and has receive many honors and awards,” said George L. Kenyon, dean of the College of Pharmacy. “He currently sits on the editorial boards for four highly regarded journals and serves as a member of two different study sections at the National Institutes of Health for reviewing grant proposals. He has a distinguished record of research and scholarly activity, with numerous publications and patents to his credit.”

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