Eastern Michigan University, is a public research university in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States. The university was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School. Today, the university is governed by an eight-member board of regents whose members are appointed by the governor of Michigan for eight-year terms. The school belongs to the Mid-American Conference and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Since 1991 EMU athletes have been known as "Eagles" and the school mascot, Swoop, was officially adopted by the university three years later. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".
Dale Edward Kildee was an American politician who served as U.S. Representative of Michigan from 1977 to 2013. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
William Wallace Blackney was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served eight terms in the United States House of Representatives.
William McNulty Brodhead is an American lawyer and former politician from Michigan who served four terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1983.
George Willard was a politician and newspaperman from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and was also instrumental in opening the University of Michigan to women.
Lee Gonzales is an American politician from the Michigan. Gonzales is a former Democratic Party member of Michigan State House of Representatives. He represented the 49th District, which is located in Genesee County and includes part of the city of Flint.
Robert Dean is a politician from the state of Michigan. He is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives. His district was in the eastern portion of the city of Grand Rapids. He is a Democrat.
Mary Valentine is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. She is a Democrat and former member of the Michigan State House of Representatives. She represented the 91st State House District, which includes most of Muskegon County, except for the city of Muskegon and surrounding areas. It also includes a small portion of Ottawa County. In 2010 she ran for the state senate, but was defeated in a landslide by her Republican opponent.
Brenda Clack is an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. She is a Democrat and was until 2009 a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives. She represented the 34th House District, which is located in Genesee County, and includes much of the city of Flint. She chaired the Families and Children's Services Committee.
Michael Dean Bishop is an American attorney and politician who was the U.S. representative for Michigan's 8th congressional district from 2015 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1999 to 2003, and the Michigan State Senate from 2003 to 2010 where he served as majority leader.
Woodrow Stanley, a Democratic Party politician, is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives from District 34. Stanley was a former mayor of Flint, until he was recalled from office in 2002.
Susan Work Martin is an American academic administrator who was most recently the interim president of San José State University. Previously, Martin served as president of Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan from 2008 to 2015. She was the first female president in the university’s 160-year history. She held a simultaneous appointment as Professor of Accounting in the College of Business during her tenure at Eastern.
Jack Minore was an American politician. He was a Democratic Party member of the Michigan State House of Representatives from 1999 to 2004. He represented the 49th District, which is located in Genesee County and includes part of the city of Flint. He was a member of the Flint City Council from 1983 to 1998.
George W. Mans was an American football player and coach and politician. He was the captain of the 1961 Michigan Wolverines football team, an assistant football coach at the University of Michigan from 1966 to 1973, and the head coach of the Eastern Michigan Eagles football team from 1974 to 1975. Mans later went into politics, serving as the mayor of Trenton, Michigan and a member of the Michigan House of Representatives.
James Ananich is a politician from the State of Michigan. He is a Democratic Party member of the Michigan State Senate representing the 27th district, which is located in Genesee County and includes the cities Burton, Clio, Flint, Mount Morris and Swartz Creek and the townships of Flint Township, Forest, Genesee, Mount Morris, Richfield, Thetford and Vienna.
Eastern Michigan University College of Technology (COT) is one of the seven Colleges at Eastern Michigan University. The College of Technology was established in 1980 and is housed in Sill & Roosevelt Halls. The college consists of 1525 undergraduate and 452 graduate students. The College of Technology offers over 25 undergraduate and 10 graduate programs.
Daniel Timothy Kildee is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Michigan's 5th congressional district since 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Pamela L. Hornberger is an American politician. Hornberger is a Republican member of the Michigan House of Representatives.
Beth Griffin is an American politician, teacher, and business person from Michigan. Griffin is a Republican member of Michigan House of Representatives.
John Malhelm Berry Sill was American diplomat and educator who served as the United States Counsel-General to Korea, president of Michigan State Normal College, and superintendent of Detroit Public Schools. He also served as a regent of the University of Michigan.