ANN ARBOR—Seven University of Michigan faculty members were given the emeritus title by the U-M Regents at their July 17-18 meeting.

Those retiring are Richard E. Czarnecki, professor of business administration at the U-M-Dearborn; Mary Lou Kemme, assistant professor of psychology; Sylvan Kornblum, professor of psychology, research scientist, and professor psychology in the Department of Psychiatry;

Paul R. Lehman, professor of music; Philip M. Margolis, professor of psychiatry; William Martel, the Fred Jenner Hodges Professor of Radiology; and James M. Miller, associate professor of industrial and operations engineering.

Prof. Czarnecki, who joined the U-M-Dearborn faculty in 1968, is “a well-recognized leader in the accounting profession and has won top honors in the field from such organizations as the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy,” the Regents noted. “On

Prof. Kemme joined the U-M faculty in 1971. “Her primary expertise was in the field of child psychotherapy. She was involved in clinical supervision of psychiatric residents, psychology interns and fellows, and social work students. In 1983-84, she served as psychology training director for child psychiatry and in 1984 she was associate chief psychologist for the Child Service. She was administrative program director for the Child Inpatient and Day Hospital Service in 1984-85 and served as program director of the Day Hospital for Children and Adolescents in 1985-89.”

Prof. Kornblum, who joined the U-M faculty in 1959, “is internationally known for his novel approach to the study of human performance,” the Regents said. “Human performance is often determined by whether the stimuli and the responses in a task match or not: if they match, performance is usually better and easier than if they do not match. The theory that Dr. Kornblum has been developing over the past several years—the Dimensional Overlap Model—postulates that matches may result from perceptual, conceptual, or structural similarities between the stimulus and the response sets.”

Prof. Lehman joined the U-M faculty in 1975 and was appointed associate dean of the School of Music in 1977 and senior associate dean for graduate studies in 1989. “He has served the Music Educators National Conference continuously since 1964 in several dozen roles, including its president in 1984-86. Since 1992, he has been regularly involved in a wide variety of standards-related publications and activities, and he chaired the task force that developed the voluntary national standards for K-12 instruction in music. He has served on the board of directors of the International Society for Music Education and the executive board and council of the College Music Society.”

Prof. Margolis, who joined the U-M faculty in 1966, “has been a leader in many state and national organizations. He is a life fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and has been active in a number of its affiliated organizations. He has served as president of the Michigan Psychiatric Society and the Washtenaw County Medical Society. Dr. Margolis served on the Michigan Board of Medicine and is a member of the board of directors of the Federation of State Medical Boards. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and has been an examiner for the board for 30 years.”

Prof. Martel, who joined the U-M faculty in 1957, “has been a strong advocate for the role of radiology in medical student education,” the Regents said. “When he was not personally directing the department’s efforts, he encouraged and guided others in their participation. Dr. Martel is an accomplished teacher, both in informal settings at the viewbox and as a lecturer. He has served as a faculty adviser to numerous medical students considering a career in radiology and has frequently taught informally small groups of students interested in additional exposure prior to beginning their internships.

Prof. Miller joined the U-M faculty in 1971. “He developed new courses in safety management, occupational and product safety engineering, safety engineering research, and legal and labor issues in industrial engineering. His work on motor carrier safety is well-known, and he has also contributed greatly to the field of recreational boating safety. His two volumes that define future directions for the U.S. Coast Guard’s research program in recreational boating and human factors are particularly significant, and he continues to be known as the foremost authority in this area.”