External-Award Winners - Office of Research Development

FEBUARY 2008 EXTERNAL-AWARD WINNERS

Brian Anderson, Dir. Office of Research Development
	U-TEAMED Travel Support Michigan Technological University $2,000

Anne Bednar, Dir. Nancy Copeland, Codir. Toni Jones, Codir. Teacher Education
	MI Champions Program Evaluation MACUL, Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning $27,435

John Boyless, Dir. Phillip Cardon, Codir. School of Technology Studies
	Project Lead the Way Detroit Regional Chamber, Inc. $137,500

Gerald Lawver, Dir. Center for Regional and National Security and School of Technology Studies
	EMU School of Cyber Crime Investigation Michigan Department of State Police $27,858 EMU School of Computer Forensics Michigan Department of State Police $28,988

Ronald Lewarchik, Dir. John Texter, Codir Jamil Baghdachi, Adm. Coatings Research Institute
	UV Coil Primer and EB Coil Topcoat Beckers-Fusion $88,890

Theodore Ligibel, Dir. Geography and Geology
	Proposal to Complete Investigation of Battlefield Boundaries for the River Raisin Battlefield, Monroe, Michigan Heidelberg College $20,905

Erik Lokensgard, Dir. School of Engineering Technology Daniel Fields, Adm. Center for Product Research and Development
	Injection Mold Run Individual Inventor $1,020

Rebecca Martusewicz, Dir. Teacher Education David Clifford, Adm. Institute for the Study of Children, Families and Communities (ISCFC)
	Great Lakes Fisheries Stewardship Implementation Great Lakes Fisheries Trust $199,766

Mansoor Moaddel, Dir. Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology
	Ethnicity and Attitudes: Lebanon after the Cedar Revolution (Part 2) Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden $10,963

Melissa Motschall, Dir English Language and Literature Peggy Wiencek, Adm. Institute for the Study of Children, Families and Communities
	Toys for ‘Tweens and Teens Michigan Campus Compact $1,500

Hitomi Oketani, Dir. Foreign Languages and Bilingual Studies
	Japanese School of Detroit—Year Nine Japanese School of Detroit $36,955

JANUARY 2008 EXTERNAL-AWARD WINNERS

Christine Aris, Dir. Children’s Institute
	2007-2008 Michigan School Readiness Program Michigan Department of Education $170,000

Barbara Hopkins, Dir. Arlene Cook, Adm. Center for Organizational Risk Reduction (CORR)
	Training DaimlerChrysler Corporation $55,000

Barbara Hopkins, Dir. Elena O’Connor, Adm. Center for Quality
	PFMEA Consulting and Team Problem-Solving with Team-Building Training Severstal North America $8,000

Crystal Mills, Dir. School of Social Work
	BFDI: Family Connections Year 3—Supplement Black Family Development, Inc. $1,451

Vernon Polite, Dir. Michael Bretting, Adm. Office of the Dean of the College of Education
	Nurturing our Future as African-American Females: A Courageous Conversation McGregor Fund, Detroit, Michigan $24,000

Jianhua Wang, Dir. Behrooz Lahidji, Codir. Walter Tucker, Codir. School of Engineering Technology
	Investigating the China-Based Automotive-Supply Chain: Implications for SET Curricula Daimay North America, Inc. $20,000

Yichun Xie, Dir. Institute for Geospatial Research and Education (IGRE)
	IGRE Small Contracts Fund: Friends of the Rouge Project, Part 2: Project Management Software Consulting Engineering Associates, Inc. $25,960 Pontem Cemetery Mapping Project: Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Indiana Resource Information Associates, Inc. (Pontem) $18,090

DECEMBER 2007 EXTERNAL-AWARD WINNERS

Margaret Carter, Dir. Holman Learning Center
	Michigan Department of Career Development KCP State GEAR-UP Program Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth-Career $81,880

Margaret Carter, Dir. Judy Mack, Codir. Holman Learning Center
	Getting on the Right Track—Trackers Program (Michigan 4-SProgram) Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth $150,000

Ellen Gold, Dir. Health Services
	Comparative Study of Influenza Vaccines in Adults – FLUVACS Year 4 (2007-2008) University of Michigan $105,304

Vannie Hodges, Dir. Psychology David Clifford, Adm. Institute for the Study of Children, Families and Communities (ISCFC)
	Michigan Level of Functioning Project – Year 12, 2007-2008 Michigan Department of Community Health $83,452

Barbara Hopkins, Dir. Arlene Cook, Codir. Center for Organizational Risk Reduction (CORR)
	Training in Asbestos Awareness Labor and Economic Growth-MIOSH $30,000 OSHA 10-Hour Construction Outreach Training Metro PCS $2,650 500 Trainer Course for Construction Training U.S. Safety $5,400 Confined Space Permit Issuers Training MSX International, Inc. $18,000

Barbara Hopkins, Dir. Elena O’Connor, Adm. Center for Quality
	Consulting Severstal North America $1,600 Team Problem Solving with Team-Building Training Severstal North America $5,100 Consulting in Russia Severstal North America $8,000

Barbara Hopkins, Dir. Center for Quality
	Internal Auditing to ISO/TS 16949:2002 Training Adrian Steel $7,350

Theodore Ligibel, Dir. Geography and Geology
	Graduate Internship for the Michigan Department of Transportation, 2008 Michigan Department of Transportation $12,600

Alice Rainville, Dir. School of Health Sciences
	UM:NFSMI Ensuring Access to CNPs and Improving Program Quality and Integrity University of Southern Mississippi $19,964

Motoko Tabuse, Dir. Foreign Languages and Bilingual Studies
	Japanese Business Language and Culture Project: Toward a More Effective Business Japanese Program Japan Business Society of Detroit Foundation $4,828

Yichun Xie, Dir. Institute for Geospatial Research and Education (IGRE)
	Technology Implementation and Data Creation and Management City Connect Detroit $4,000

NOVEMBER 2007 EXTERNAL-AWARD WINNERS

Jeffrey Bernstein, Dir. Political Science
	Expert and Novice Political Thinking: Implications for Learning Spencer Foundation $39,913
John Boyless, Dir. School of Technology Studies Ronald Fulkert, Codir. School of Engineering Technology
	2007-2008 Career and Technical Teacher Education-Program Improvement Grant Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth $7,000
Robert Carpenter, Dir. Teacher Education
	Professional Services for “Ready to Learn” Project University of Michigan $37,454
Deborah Heyl-Clegg, Dir. Chemistry
	Development of Insulin-Based Inhibitors for Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide, a Protein Implicated in Beta-Cell Membrane Destruction in Type II Diabetes Research Corporation $44,456
Barbara Hopkins, Dir. Center for Quality
	PFMEA and Lean Operations Training International Truck and Engine Corp. $11,280 Project Management Overview Training D.A. Stuart $2,850 Design for Manufacturing/Design for Assembly Training Zebra Technologies $6,600 Rescue from Heights Refresher and CSR Refresher Training DaimlerChrysler Corporation $4,500 Confined Space Permit Issuer Training Guardsmark $6,100
Ronald Lewarchik, Dir. Jamil Baghdachi, Adm. Coatings Research Institute
	Development Proposal for Coating Technologies that Provide Low Emissivity—Supplement and Budget Revision TRACO $69,620
Crystal Mills, Dir. School Social Work
	BFDI: Family Connections, Year 5 Black Family Development, Inc. $52,514
Shelly Weaverdyck, Dir. Elizabeth Schuster, Adm. Gerontology
	EMU Alzheimer’s Education and Research Program Michigan Department of Community Health $87,184

Barbara Hopkins, Dir. Arlene Cook, Adm. Center for Organizational Risk Reduction
	503 Trainer Update Course for General Industry Training National Safety Council of South Florida $250 501 Trainer Course for General Industry Training National Safety Council of South Florida $875 RCRA Hazardous Waste-Management Awareness Training Work Skills Corporation $825 DOT Function-Specific Compliance Training Security Packaging $4,200 Confined Space Entrant and Attendant Training Michigan Seamless Tube $2,250 Confined Space Permit Issuer Training MSX International, Inc. $6,100 Confined Space Entrant and Attendant Training JET Environmental Technology $2,250 502 Trainer Update Course for Construction Training National Safety Council of South Florida $125 500 Trainer Course for Construction National Safety Council of South Florida $1,000
Barbara Hopkins, Dir. Elena O’Connor, Adm. Center for Quality
	Pennant Moldings Pennant Moldings $6,600 Team Problem Solving with Team-Building Training Severstal North America $5,100
Gerald Lawver, Dir Center for Regional and National Security School of Technology Studies
	Unified Command—Superior Township—2005 Superior Township $1,177
Mansoor Moaddel, Dir. Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology
	Ethnicity and Attitudes: Lebanon after the Cedar Revolution Rodney Stark $15,000
Barbara Scheffer, Dir. Martha Tanicala, Codir. School of Nursing
	Innovations in Nursing Education: Creating Reform National League for Nursing $5,022
Yichun Xie, Dir. Institute for Geospatial Research and Education
	Friends of the Rouge Project Consulting Engineering Associates, Inc. $1,880

OCTOBER 2007 EXTERNAL-AWARD WINNERS

Joan Abbey, Dir. School of Social Work
	EMU Evaluation of Infant Mental Health Contractors for Detroit-Wayne County CMH Agency Guidance Center—Virtual Center for Excellence $93,902
Brian Anderson, Dir. Caryn Charter, Codir. Office of Research Development (ORD)
	U-TEAMED TIP Project #3: Synthesis of Novel Polyester Polyols from Vegetable Oil Derivatives-GA Support Michigan Technological University $4,480
Jeffrey Bernstein, Dir. Political Science
	What Do Our Students See When They Look at Congress The Dirksen Center $2,925
Maurice Henderson, Dir. School of Technology Studies
	Michigan Business Professionals of America (BPA) Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth-Career $75,000
Barbara Hopkins, Dir. Arlene Cook, Adm. Center for Organizational Risk Reduction (CORR)
	Rescue from Heights Training DaimlerChrysler Corporation $14,550
James Knapp, Dir. Honors College
	McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program U.S. Department of Education $220,000
Allen Kurta, Dir. Biology
	Acoustic Monitoring of Bat Activity at a Proposed Wind Farm in Mason County, Michigan Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. (WEST) $34,897
Aaron Liepman, Dir. Biology
	Physcomitrella patens as a Heterologous Expression System for Investigating the Functions of Cellulose Synthase-Like Gene Products University of Rhode Island $109,915

Lynn Malinoff, Dir. David Clifford, Adm. Institute for the Study of Children, Families and Communities (ISCFC)
	21st Century Community Learning Centers Michigan Department of Education $749,694
Russell Olwell, Dir. History and Philosophy David Clifford, Adm. Institute for the Study of Children, Families and Communities (ISCFC)
	GEAR UP—Program Income Michigan Department of Education $2,395
Alice Rainville, Dir. School of Health Sciences
	Editor for The Journal of Child Nutrition and Management School Nutrition Association $29,599
Weidian Shen, Dir. Physics and Astronomy
	USCAR-USAMP, AMD-604 Task 1.4 Corrosion and Surface Finishing Project United States Automotive Materials Partnership $50,000
Arthur Timko, Dir. WEMU Radio
	WEMU Community Service Grant, 2007-2008 Corporation for Public Broadcasting $164,007
Jaclynn Tracy, Dir. Leadership and Counseling
	Creating Sustainable Growth in Student Achievement through Improving Leaders’ Skills and Working Conditions at Multiple Levels Western Michigan University $3,750
David Wait, Dir. School of Technology Studies
	Michigan Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth-Career $55,000
Yichun Xie, Dir. Institute for Geospatial Research and Education (IGRE)
	Development of Web Application for Macomb County Health Department Consulting Engineering Associates, Inc. $14,000 Development and Implementation of a Web Map Application for the City of Adrian Consulting Engineering Associates, Inc. $9,194

SEPTEMBER 2007 EXTERNAL-AWARD WINNERS

Joan Abbey, Dir. School of Social Work
	EMU Evaluation of Infant Mental Health Contractors for Detroit-Wayne County CMH Agency FY2006-2008 Guidance Center—Virtual Center for Excellence $7,763
Brian Anderson, Dir. Caryn Charter, Codir. Office of Research Development (ORD)
	U-TEAMED TIP Project #1: Silver Surfactant and Anionic Surfactant Invention Testing Michigan Technological University $4,000
Jamil Baghdachi, Dir. School of Engineering Technology
	Nano-Engineered Automotive Topcoat Toyota Technical Center, USA $118,140
Joanne Caniglia, Dir. Mathematics
	Building Communities, Building Lives Michigan Campus Compact $27,760
Ellene Contis, Dir. Chemistry Joanne Caniglia, Codir. Mathematics
	Creative Scientific-Inquiry Experience: Developing Integrated Science Curriculum to Increase STEM Graduates—Year Five Funding National Science Foundation $302,796
Cathy Fleischer, Dir. English Language and Literature
	Ideas for a Book Series for NCTE National Council of Teachers of English $12,000
Margaret Harless, Dir. Diversity Programs
	JumpStart Americorps Program—1st Year of 3-Year Renewal JumpStart Americorps $65,685
Barbara Hopkins, Dir. Center for Quality
	Production Part Approval Process Training International Truck and Engine Corp. $3,640
Barbara Hopkins, Dir. Arlene Cook, Codir. Center for Organizational Risk Reduction
	Confined-Space Rescue Team Training Steel Industries, Inc. $4,100 Confined-Space Refresher Training DaimlerChrysler Corporation $2,250 CPR and Basic First Aid Training DaimlerChrysler Corporation $2,250 Confined-Space Rescue Training DaimlerChrysler Corporation $8,200 502 Trainer Update Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Construction Training National Safety Council of South Florida $250 500 Trainer Course for Construction Training National Safety Council of South Florida $375 I/C Refresher Training MSX International Inc. $9,000
Barbara Hopkins, Dir. Elena O’Connor, Adm. Center for Quality
	Team Problem-Solving with Team-Building Training Severstal North America $5,100
Benjamin Keller, Dir. Computer Science
	Prototyping Strategies for the Elucidation of Genetic Interactions in Complex Disease Etiology The University of Michigan $39,314
Mary Kubitskey, Dir. Physics and Astronomy
	The Impact of Online Professional Development The University of Michigan $32,085

Gerald Lawver, Dir. School of Technology Studies