- Anthony Aristar
Anthony Manuel Rodrigues Aristar is the founder of the LINGUIST List, the most important linguistic resource on the web. He was born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1948, received his BA from the University of Melbourne in Australia, his AM from the University of Chicago, and his PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. He is now co-director of the Institute for Language and Information Technology at Eastern Michigan University, where he is a professor of linguistics. - John A. Fallon
Dr. John A. Fallon III is the former president of Eastern Michigan University. Dr. Fallon began his tenure at EMU on July 18, 2005 after serving as president of SUNY Potsdam and William Penn College. He had been appointed by the EMU Board of Regents in March of 2005. Dr. Fallon was fired by Eastern Michigan University on July 15, 2007. Although the university did not state a reason for his firing, it is believed to have been related to Dr. - Marcello Truzzi
Marcello Truzzi (September 6, 1935-February 2, 2003) was a professor of sociology at Eastern Michigan University, founding co-chairman of Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, a founder of the Society for Scientific Exploration, and director for the Center for Scientific Anomalies Research. Truzzi was an investigator of various protosciences and pseudosciences and, as fellow CSICOP cofounder Paul Kurtz dubbed him, … - John Hieftje
John Hieftje (pronounced "HEEFT-yeh") is the current mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Hieftje began his political career in 1999, when he was elected to the city council for Ann Arbor's 1st Ward as a Democrat. He was first elected to the post of Mayor in 2000, and was re-elected in 2002, 2004 and 2006. Hieftje is a native of Ann Arbor and graduated from Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan in 1997. - Freman Hendrix
Freman Hendrix was a 2005 mayoral candidate in Detroit. The son of an African-American Army veteran, Emmanuel Freman Hendrix and an Austrian-born woman, Rudolfine Ernegger, he was Deputy Mayor for former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer. He lost to incumbent Kwame Kilpatrick in the November 8 2005 election. In the August 2 primary election Hendrix outpolled Kilpatrick by a comfortable margin, with Kilpatrick coming in a solid second. - Charlie Batch
Charles D'Donte Batch (born December 5, 1974 in Homestead, Pennsylvania, a Pittsburgh suburb) is a veteran NFL football quarterback. Charlie had a remarkable career at Eastern Michigan University, owning almost every passing record. He was a local favorite when he was drafted by the Detroit Lions (over Brian Griese) in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He was the Lions' starter through most of the 1998-2001 seasons, … - Charles Ramsey
Charles Ramsey is the head men's basketball coach at Eastern Michigan University. - Jeff Parker
Jeff Parker (born January 3, 1974) is an American novelist and short story writer. His novel "Ovenman" will be published in 2007 by the book division of the literary journal Tin House. Parker received praise from within the literary community for his hypertext story "A Long Wild Smile" which has appeared in numerous online journals. Parker grew up in Tallahassee, Florida, and received a B.S. in Journalism from the University of Florida. - Clayton Eshleman
Clayton Eshleman is an American poet, translator, and editor. Eshleman has been translating since the early 1960's. He is the recipient (with José Rubia Barcia) of the National Book Award in 1979 for his co-translation of César Vallejo's "Complete Posthumous Poetry". He has also translated books by Aimé Césaire (with Annette Smith), Pablo Neruda, Antonin Artaud, Vladimir Holan, Michel Deguy and Bernard Bador. - Earl Boykins
Earl Antoine Boykins (born June 2 1976 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association. He played collegiately at Eastern Michigan University from 1995 to 1998. He earned All-Mid-American Conference first team honors in his junior and senior year. During his senior year, Earl was second in the NCAA with 26.8 ppg. He holds the career record for assists at his alma mater. - George Gervin
George "The Iceman" Gervin (born April 27, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan) is a retired American professional basketball player; a shooting guard for the American Basketball Association's (ABA) Virginia Squires and San Antonio Spurs and the National Basketball Association's (NBA) San Antonio Spurs and Chicago Bulls. Gervin averaged at least 14 points in all 14 of his ABA and NBA seasons, and finished with an NBA career average of 26.2 points per game. - Anthony Iannaccone
Anthony Iannaccone is a composer and conductor. His music has been performed by major orchestras and chamber ensembles, and he has conducted numerous regional and metropolitan orchestras in the United States and in Europe. He is a conductor and professor at Eastern Michigan University. He has studied with Aaron Copland (1959–1964); with David Diamond, Vittorio Giannini, and Ludmila Ulehla at the Manhattan School of Music, … - Charles Thomas
Charles Thomas (born October 3 1969 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player who played in the NBA. Thomas played for Everett High School in Lansing, Michigan then played in college for Eastern Michigan University. He played professionally for the Detroit Pistons for the 1991-1992 season. Charles Thomas also played three seasons in the Australian National Basketball League - two seasons with the Wollongong Hawks, and one with the Adelaide 36ers. - John Heffron
John Heffron (born in Detroit, Michigan; raised in South Lyon) is an American stand-up comic. He is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University. By the time he reached 25 years of age, he was a successful comedian and took a job as radio sidekick to Danny Bonaduce on a highly rated Detroit morning show. He has appeared on "Comedy Central Presents", "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, and won Season 2 of "Last Comic Standing". - Dann Florek
Dann Florek (born May 1, 1950 in Flat Rock, Michigan) is an American actor and director. Florek worked his way up from the theatre into supporting roles in such diverse '80's films as "Sweet Liberty", "Moon Over Parador", and "Angel Heart". After a brief stint as the boring husband of Susan Ruttan on NBC's hit drama "L.A. Law", Florek co-starred in the NBC crime drama "Law & Order" as Capt. Don Cragen. - Jeff Genyk
Jeff Genyk (August 22, 1960) is the head football coach at Eastern Michigan University. In 2004, his team went 4-4 in the Mid-American Conference, and posted high offensive numbers. From 1994 to 2003, he served as an assistant football coach at Northwestern University. The Wildcats won three Big Ten championships during that time. He has also coached at Grand Rapids Community College. From 1978 to 1981, he was the starting quarterback at Bowling Green State University. - Ron Westrum
Ron Westrum is an American sociologist. Born in Chicago in 1945, Westrum studied at Harvard University and the University of Chicago. As of 1987, he was professor of Sociology and Interdisciplinary Technology at Eastern Michigan University. Many of his articles have been published in leading journals, and as of 1987, he was the editor of the "Social Psychology of Science". Interested in unidentified flying object reports, Westrum was a MUFON consultant. - Rodney E. Slater
Rodney Earl Slater (born in Marianna, Arkansas on February 23, 1955) was the United States Secretary of Transportation under U. S. President Bill Clinton. Slater graduated from Eastern Michigan University in 1977, and received his Juris Doctor degree from The University of Arkansas in 1980. Slater became an assistant attorney general for the state of Arkansas in 1980. He was appointed to several state government positions in Arkansas by Bill Clinton, … - Carl Thomas
Carl Thomas (born October 3 1969) is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. Though born in Dayton, Ohio, Thomas moved to Lansing, Michigan where he played basketball at Everett High School. He went on to college at Eastern Michigan University, where he also played basketball. Thomas began his NBA career with the Sacramento Kings in 1991-92, playing one game, scoring twelve points. He did not return to the league until 1996-97, … - Gene Smith
Gene Smith is currently the athletic director for The Ohio State University. He was named the university's eighth athletic director on March 5, 2005. Prior to his tenure at Ohio State, he served as the ad for Arizona State, Eastern Michigan, and Iowa State. He oversees one of the biggest athletics programs, with 36 varsity sports, and over 900 student athletes. He was also identified as Black Enterprise's "50 most powerful African-Americans in sports". - Bob Welch
Robert Lynn "Bob" Welch (born November 3, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan), is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1978-87) and Oakland Athletics (1988-94). He played in college for Eastern Michigan. He batted and threw right-handed. In a 17-year career, Welch compiled a 211-146 record with 1,969 strikeouts and a 3.47 ERA in 3,092 innings. A two-time All-Star, Welch won 14 or more games in eight years, … - Loren D. Estleman
Loren D. Estleman (born September 15, 1952) is an American writer of detective and Western fiction. He writes with a manual typewriter. Estelman attended Eastern Michigan University. He is most famous for his novels about P.I. Amos Walker. Other series characters include Old West marshal Page Murdock and hitman Peter Macklin. - Grant Long
Grant Andrew Long is a former professional basketball player. A 6’9” forward from Eastern Michigan University, Long was selected with the 33rd pick of the 1988 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat. Long played six seasons for the Heat, earning a reputation for his aggressive defense and strong rebounding. Long would also play for the Atlanta Hawks (in two separate stints), Detroit Pistons, Vancouver and Memphis Grizzlies, and Boston Celtics, … - Lynne Cohen
Lynne Cohen (born July 3, 1944) is an American-Canadian photographer. Born in Racine, Wisconsin, Cohen was educated in printmaking and sculpture in Madison, Wisconsin, and in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, Michigan. Cohen has lived and worked in Canada since 1973, initially in Ottawa, and in Montreal since 2005. She has taught and provided workshops at several institutions, primarily Eastern Michigan University (1968-1973), Algonquin College (1973-1975), … - Paul McMullen
Paul McMullen (born 19 February 1972 in Cadillac, Michigan) is an American middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. He finished tenth at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg and the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton. He won the 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials 1500m, and was also national champion in 1995. His personal best 1500 m time is 3:33.89 minutes, achieved in July 2001 in Monaco. - Hayes Jones
Hayes Wendell Jones (born August 4, 1938) is a former American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Born in Pontiac, Michigan, Hayes Jones was quite short for a hurdler (only 5 feet and 10 inches), but his outstanding speed, great start, and nearly perfect technique won him many championship titles. Jones burst onto the international athletics scene by winning the 120 yd hurdles in 1958 AAU championships. - Zonya Foco
Zonya Foco , Michigan USA -- 5.0k to 10.0k Zonya is the ONLY Registered Dietitian and Certified Health & Fitness Instructor IN THE COUNTRY having earned the prestigious Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation. Recognized for her powerful life-changing performances, PBS has launched Zonya's own weekly health series nationwide called, "Zonya's Health Bites". - Bobby Williams
Bobby Williams was the running backs coach for the NFL's Miami Dolphins and former head coach of the Michigan State Spartans football team from 2000 to 2002. During his tenure he compiled a 16-17 record. In his final season the team went 3-6, before he was fired mid-season after falling to the University of Michigan, by a score of 49-3. He was fired on November 4th, 2002. Williams is most noted for a press conference in which when asked, … - Dean Rockwell
Dean Rockwell (born 1912 in Cass County, Michigan; died August 8, 2005)was a World War II hero at the D-Day invasion of Normandy, an Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling coach, and a college football coach. After graduating from Eastern Michigan University (then called Michigan State Normal College) in 1935, Rockwell taught and coached track, wrestling and football at several Michigan high schools. - Ron Cooper
Ron Cooper (born February 11, 1962) is the Assistant Head Coach for the Defensive Secondary at the University of South Carolina. Previously he was the head football coach at the University of Louisville from 1995 to 1997. His record there was 13-20. He left in disgrace after a 1 - 10 season. He has also served as the head football coach at Eastern Michigan University, and Alabama A&M. Other coaching stops include University of Wisconsin and University of Notre Dame. - Ryan Goleski
Ryan Steven Goleski (born March 19, 1982) is a professional baseball player currently on the roster of the Akron Aeros. He bats and throws right handed and plays mostly in right field. Goleski spent the 2006 season splitting time between the Akron Aeros and the Kinston Indians in the Cleveland Indians organization. Goleski was originally selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 24th round (708th overall) in the 2003 amateur entry draft. - Jamie Nieto
Jamie Nieto (born 2 November 1976) is an American high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.34 meters, achieved at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Jamie Nieto attended Eastern Michigan University. - Derrick Dial
Derrick Jonathon Dial (born December 20 1975 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player who played in the NBA. Dial graduated from Cass Technical High School. Dial played for Eastern Michigan University before being drafted in the second round by the NBA's San Antonio Spurs in 1998. Dial played for the Spurs until 2001. After that he played for the Toronto Raptors for the 2001-02 season and then the Orlando Magic for the 2003-04 season. - Chris Hoiles
Christopher Allen Hoiles (born March 20 1965 in Bowling Green, Ohio, USA) was a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles from 1989 to 1998. Hoiles was drafted by the Detroit Tigers but was traded to the Orioles in 1988 for Fred Lynn. Hoiles was a career .262 hitter with 151 home runs, hitting 20 or more in 3 seasons. His career slugging percentage of .467 is the 9th best in Orioles history. - Larry Warren
Larry Warren, M.A., has served as Executive Director of UMHHC, and as Associate Vice President of the U-M Health System, since March 1998. Before his full appointment, he served nearly two years as interim Executive Director. In addition to his new four-year term, he will receive a new title, Director and Chief Executive Officer of UMHHC, on March 12, 2004. The reappointment also continues his current title within the UMHS leadership, … - Winsor McCay
Winsor McCay (September 26 1867(?) – July 26 1934) was a prolific artist and pioneer in the art of comic strips and animation. His comic strip work has influenced generations of artists, including creators such as Moebius, Chris Ware, William Joyce, and Maurice Sendak. His early animated films far outshone the work of his contemporaries, and set the model to be followed by Walt Disney and others. - Tracie Morris
Tracie Morris is an American poet and academic originally from Brooklyn, New York. Morris emerged as a performer and writer from the Lower East Side poetry scene in the early 1990s. She became known as a local performer in the "slam" scene located in the Nuyorican Poets' Cafe in New York City, New York. She began touring with other "slam poets" around the country including Maggie Estep, Dael Orlandersmith, Mike Tyler and Paul Beatty. - Warren Defever
Warren Defever (first name often spelled Warn; b. 1969) is a musician and producer from Livonia, Michigan. He is most known for his chameleonic project His Name Is Alive, though he is active in numerous other circles. He produced, engineered, and or remixed recordings by Iggy and the Stooges, Blanche, Low, Ida, Califone, Yoko Ono, Thurston Moore, the Gories, the Go, NOMO, Saturday Looks Good to Me, Faruq Z. Bey, the Von Bondies, Destroy All Monsters, … - Barry Pyle
Dr. Barry Pyle (born May 7, 1965) is an Associate Professor at Eastern Michigan University in the United States who has written some of the most interesting material on the American judicial system. Along with Elaine Martin he has written "Gender and Racial Diversification of State Supreme Courts". - Dave Coverly
Dave Coverly (born 1964) is the creator of the one panel comic Speed Bump. He grew up in Plainwell, Michigan and graduated from Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan with a degree in philosophy. At EMU, he worked for the student newspaper, the Eastern Echo. He went on to get a master's degree in English from Indiana University.
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