University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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Erin Himstedt When Erin Himstedt decided to study gender and race relations in American and French history, she realized she would have to learn more than names and dates. Social history means understanding how people interact, how they work out or exacerbate differences, and all the tensions and prejudices that influence the events you read about in history books. Erin recognized that many of these feelings and problems still existed throughout the country and on the U-M campus, and thus throughout her undergraduate career she sought to balance intensive classroom study with a sensitive understanding of the University community and its social dynamics. Erin recognized the danger of isolating herself from the community by writing two honors theses in history and French during her senior year. It ' s not like spending an hour or two on an assignment and then moving on to something else, she said. You have to become a part of the person or event you ' re researching so it can start to dominate your time and thoughts. But Erin always fought against this kind of closed-mindedness, so she also sought to understand other people and educate students about the complexities and problems of modern race relations. During her senior year, for example, she co-facilitated a dialogue group between students from different ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. With all the rhetoric about PC and harrassment I think people are afraid to ask questions and explore their own beliefs and opinions, she said. I just wish people would realize that we all have a lot to learn about ourselves and other people, and the only way to learn is to ask questions, admit and correct misconceptions, and learn from each other. Erin hoped to continue studying social history and such problems as immigration, foreign relations, and gender studies in graduate school. But although she was well-qualified to study at the best schools in the country, she refused to confine herself to libraries and an isolated academic life. Modern society can help you understand history as much as history can help you understand modern society, she said. Each compliments the other and neither should be studied in isolation. Adam Hundley Major: History Honors and French Honors Favorite Class: Pratical Botany and French Phonetics. They had the most practical application. Thing She Witt Miss About Ann Arbor: Having all her friends to- gether in one place Thing She Will Miss Least About Ann Arbor: The weather! Highlight Of Her Education: Her summer trip to Paris, France. I learned how much there is to do and learn in the world. Favorite Hangout Place Most Fre- quented: The Union. I live there. Qraduation Plans: Graduate school in history or working in Montreal or Paris Graduates 315

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rill ' Jennifer Steinman-Organitational Behavior Katherine Stern-Elementary Education Rebecca Stern-Religion Wendy Stevens-Nursing Wendy P. Stevens-Psychology Alicia Stewart-Anthro olog}i-Zoo!og}i Jennifer Stewart-Materials Science and Engineering Robert J. Stewart, Ill-Political Science Economics Scott Stiegler-Accounting Carrie Stillson-Economics Mark Grant Stimson-Political Science Colette L. Stinger-Biops;ychoiog} Julie M. Stoeckel-Communications Asher L. Stoller-Histor} of Art Mike Stone-Sports Management Communications Amy Stoner-Nat. Res. and Env.-SCC Behavioral Cone. Matthew R. Stopnik-Political Science Elizabeth Cooney Storen-Honors English Michelle Strnad-Kinesiolog} Grace W. Su-Environmental Engineering Tina Subhedar-Organi ational Studies Gilbert Ken Sugiura-Economics Japanese Seung-Il Suh-Linguistics Ps;ychology Jennifer Sullivan-Education Ps ycholog} Jim Sullivan-General Studies Marketing Kevin Sullivan-Economics Sarah Suit-Elementary Education Jennifer Chit- Yi Sung-Doctor Of Pharmacy Aileen Supena-Accounting Matthew D. Suskin-Economics Alan Susser-Biolog Lee R. Sussman-History Roderick Sutherland-Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Tetsu Suzuki-Psychology Lynne M. Svedberg-Engineering 314 Graduates

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iinill IMP f L Natalie Depcik Favorite Class: Chem 340, Spring term Favorite Hangout: Bill ' s apartment Place She Would Like To Visit: Ann Arbor ' s Main street on a summer night when all the stores are open at midnight Favorite Book: This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald Favorite Movie: La Femme Nikita Role Model: James Herriot What Ske ' ll Miss About Ann Arbor: Ann Arbor itself with the integration of the community and the University. Favorite Library: The Grad because she studied there the most Natalie Depcik definitely left her mark at the University of Michigan. From volunteering for S.W.A.T. Hunger, where she fed homeless people once a month at the First Baptist Church, to participating on a IM Softball team, where she played hard and had fun, Natalie did it all. Her greatest time commitment was with APO, the University ' s service fraternity. The biggest thing that I was involved with at the University of Michigan was with APO. The coolest thing about it was there were people from all different backgrounds and all interested in community service. I met a lot of friends through it that have similar interests as I do, she said. She also volunteered at the hospital, represented Phi Lambda Upsilon (the Honors chemistry society) as its President, and researched in the lab with the Bio-Medical fellowship. From all of these activities, Natalie learned a great deal of useful knowledge. I believe there is nothing better than pratical experience. I got a 100% more out of it than I would have in a classroom, she said. Another of her many activities included being a member of the Institute for Humanities. This was a program designed to expose science majors to humanities by inviting guest lecturers and having round table discussions. The most salient aspect of the Institute for Humanities was that people from many different disciplines could explore something they would not ordinarily talk about otherwise, she said. With these and her many other extracurricular activities, how did Natalie do it? Sleep less! she said jokingly. Planning out what I need to do and making work a priority was how Natalie managed her time. When asked why she chose to spend her time this way, Natalie said, It is a good habit especially in your later life. Be cognant of the fact that there are opportunities to use your talents in many ways. Natalie pictured at right Tina Kong ' 316 Graduates ! ' ! I i