October 8, 2006

Candidates for university boards on November ballot

This article gives brief profiles on candidates running for the Wayne State University Board of Governors, the Michigan State University Board of Trustees, and the University of Michigan Board of Regents. WSU Board of Governors • Eugene Driker (Democrat), 66, earned his undergraduate degree in 1959, his law degree in 1961, and an honorary doctor of laws degree in 2001 - all from WSU. He has been a member of the WSU Board of Governors since 2002. • Margaret Guttshall (Green Party), 56, earned a master's degree in library and information science from WSU in 2003. She ran unsuccessfully for the WSU Board of Governors in 2004. • Thomas W. Jones (Libertarian), 62, attended WSU from 1962-64. He ran unsuccessfully for the WSU Board of Governors several times. • Andrew G. McLemore, Jr. (Republican), 51, ran unsuccessfully for the WSU Board of Governors in 2002. • Michael Merriweather (Green Party), 24, is currently a senior at WSU, where he also has worked as a computer technician since 2002. • Bob Schubring (Libertarian), 48, earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry from WSU in 1980. • Other WSU candidates who have not attended WSU are Debbie Dingell (Democrat), 52; Robert Van Bemelen (U.S. Taxpayers Party), 58; Philip Johnson (U.S. Taxpayers Party); and Tara C. Stegner (Natural Law Party).

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