An Eastern Michigan University professor has been selected by Gov. Rick Snyder to help lead efforts to preserve Michigan’s history.
Ted Ligibel, a historic preservationist at EMU, was named the chair of the State Historic Preservation Review Board.
Ligibel teaches geography and geology classes and is director of the Historic Preservation program. He is also an adviser emeritus to the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Gov. Snyder told university communications Ligibel’s expertise will help guide efforts of preserving the state’s history.
“We can only achieve extraordinary things if we aspire beyond traditional thinking,” he said. “[Ted Ligibel] can help make that happen with a vision, plan and action.”
“This is a high honor and one that I hope to carry out seriously and carefully in a manner befitting EMU,” said Ligibel.
The State Historic Preservation Review Board is made up of professionals in areas such as architecture, American history, architectural history, cultural geography, prehistoric and historic archaeology and historic preservation. Board members are responsible for reviewing and approving national register nominations before they are submitted to the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places. Other duties of the board are having appellate jurisdiction under the Local Historic Districts Act and contributing to the State Historic Preservation Office.
At Eastern, Ligibel has assisted in the many of the accomplishments of the historic preservation program, helped develop and continue summer field schools and aided in raising awareness of the River Raisin Battlefield from the War of 1812.
