Very Sad News

Sharon Whilhelm is the Senior Executive Secretary who has been helping me with the "A Day with the Grizzlies" and figuring out the proper channels to follow on campus. This is very shocking. I will be attending her funeral on Thursday, which is during class time, so I have permission to give you an electronic assignment instead of regular class. I will tell you more about that tomorrow in class.

The Announcement I received today with other staff from the Provost:

It is with deep sadness that I inform you of the passing of Sharon L. Wilhelm. Ms. Wilhelm served as the Senior Executive Secretary to the Vice-President of Academic Affairs and Provost since 1984, but her service to Oakland University began in 1962.

In her forty-five years at Oakland University, Sharon worked in various capacities: first at the University Book Center from 1962-1967, Departmental Secretary in the Department of Psychology from 1967-1971, Secretary to the University Ombudsman from 1971-1973, Executive Secretary for the Assistant President of Academic Affairs from 1973-1975, Secretary to the Associate Provost 1975-1980, Executive Secretary to the Vice-Provost and Dean of the Graduate School from 1980-1984, and Senior Executive Secretary to the Provost from 1984.

Ms. Wilhelm's devoted service to Oakland University and to the Office of Academic Affairs will be deeply missed. In her passing, we have lost a genuinely good human being.