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Rebecca Devooght Named Vice President of Government Relations
July 18, 2024 - J. Reuter
Rebecca Devooght is an experienced government relations professional with a career spanning nearly 25 years in various state and public sector positions. For the past 11 years, she has represented the University of Michigan as the Director of State Relations, focusing most of her time on state appropriations and on elevating research and academic freedom through strong collaborations with university academic and administrative units on the various intersections with state policy. Through her direct efforts, she was successful in securing base appropriation increases for the university as well as Capital Outlay support for such purposes as UM’s School of Dentistry, a joint project between the College of Engineering and School of Information as well as other critical research projects. She has successfully worked to enhance campus engagement and collaboration with a wide range of government and non-government organizations beyond higher education.
Walter Named Co-Chair of the Energy Sciences Coalition
April 14, 2024 - J. Reuter
Associate vice president for federal relations Sarah Walter will be the co-chair of the Energy Sciences Coalition (ESC), starting in May.
Joe Tate next Speaker of the House
November 11, 2022 - J. Reuter
Congratulations to Representative Joseph “Joe” Tate on his re-election to the House of Representatives and being selected as Speaker of the House for the upcoming legislative session. Representative Tate has made history becoming the first Black lawmaker to be Speaker of the House.