of LSA," Hanlon added.
McDonald arrived at the University in 1980, after receivingk
his PhD in American history from Stanford University. His F
administrative positions include serving as associate dean of
LSA from 1995-2000, serving for one semester as interim
Chair of the History Department, and serving as interim dean
of LSA since July 2002.
According to the press release issued by the University,
McDonald has written or edited four books and has
received numerous teaching awards for his work as Profes- McDonald

sor of History.
Rackham student Karen Miller has known McDonald, who has served
as her academic advisor, for 10 years and said she feels McDonald "is an
excellent diplomat - that is, he is very good at listening to people, and
good at figuring out how to coordinate people's needs."
Although McDonald seems to be enjoying widespread support among
many membersA hemangioma, as defined by the Mayo Clinic, is "a birthmark that most commonly appears as a rubbery, bright red nodule of extra blood vessels in the skin."

A hemangioma, as defined by the Mayo Clinic, is "a birthmark that most commonly appears as a rubbery, bright red nodule of extra blood vessels in the skin."

The vascular abnormality is common — occurring in about 1 out of every 100 births, according to Kids Health — and sometimes referred to as a strawberry mark, stork bite or port-wine stain. The cause of hemangiomas, however, is unknown.

There are three types of hemangiomas: a capillary hemangioma, which develops on the top layer of skin; a carernous hemangiom, which forms deeper in the skin; and a combination of the two.

Hemangiomas are more common