Dr. Zina Pitcher, army surgeon, botanist, teacher, and politician, serves three terms as mayor of Detroit. He is the driving force behind the city’s first public school system and an active member of U-M’s Board of Regents from 1837-52.
Dr. Zina Pitcher, army surgeon, botanist, teacher, and politician, serves three terms as mayor of Detroit. He is the driving force behind the city’s first public school system and an active member of U-M’s Board of Regents from 1837-52.