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and Underground Railroad history in Michigan. Numerous book signings and speaking engagements resulted from its publication. Currently, Mull is con- tributing a chapter to A Fluid Frontier: Slavery, Freedom and the Underground Railroad in the Detroit River Borderland, scheduled for publication in 2013. Notable: Mull is chair of the Michigan Freedom Trail Commission, is a schol- ar in residence at Washtenaw County’s African American Cultural and Historical Museum and provides advisory services to the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit. Current home: Ann Arbor
Carol Mull (BA74, MS98)
Who: Rob Powers (BS88) Award: Alumnus Achievement Claim to fame: Powers is the lead sports anchor for WABC-TV in New York City, reporting sports news for the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. weekday newscasts. WABC, the ABC-owned television station in New York, is the most watched station in the na- tion’s largest media market and at racts a larger audience than any other television station in the nation. He joined WABC’s Eye- witness News team as weekend sports anchor in 2009 and took on his current role in January 2011. He covers sports news for New York and New Jersey professional sports teams, as well as national and local sports news. Before coming to New York, Powers was the longtime sports director at
Rob Powers (BS88)
ABC-owned WTVG-TV in Toledo, Ohio. Notable: Powers was also a sports anchor/reporter at TV stations in Binghamton, N.Y., and Indianapolis. Current home: New York City
Who: Mark Sadzikowski (BS74) Award: Distinguished Alumnus Claim to fame: Dr. Sadzikowski has been an emergency physi- cian since 1996 and currently practices at Beaumont Hospital in Grosse Pointe. Dr. Sadzikowski has practiced medicine on
all seven continents and has been on more than a dozen medical missions around the world, providing medical care to people in Nepal, Bosnia, Honduras, the Philippines and Africa. It is not unusual for him to work 10 to 12 hours a day and perform at least 200 surgeries on these missions. Dr. Sadzikowski was honored with an Outstanding Doctor Award from Beaumont Health System in 2011. Notable: Dr. Sadzikowski spent almost a year at the U.S. Palmer Station(National Science Founda- tion) on Antarctica, providing 24/7 medical/surgical care to scientists and workers. While there, he had many duties, including being the doctor, dentist, storekeeper and cook’s assistant. Current home: St. Clair Shores
Mark Sadzikowski (BS74)
Who: Dan Arbour (MBA77) Award: Dr. John W. Porter Distinguished Service Claim to fame: Arbour, the chief executive offi cer of Apogee LLC, has more than 30 years’ experience in higher education and online information products and services. Prior to his current position, he was CEO of NA Publishing from 2005 to 2011. He has a long history of volunteer service at EMU and has been involved with the EMU Foundation for more than 10 years. He served as a trustee, vice chair, chairman and chairman emeritus. Arbour’s term as chairman ended in June 2009 with an exceptional fundraising year and with contri- butions totaling $6.8 million. T e public launch of the Invest Inspire Campaign took place the follow- ing spring. According to Maureen T omas, who followed him as Foundation chair in 2009, Arbour’s steady leadership during the silent phase of the campaign is a major part of the reason the campaign will conclude ahead of schedule and exceed the $50 million goal. Notable: Arbour has worked with major publishers such as Dow Jones, McGraw Hill and Time, Inc. Current home: Ann Arbor 3
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