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He was elected to the Board of Trustees in 1965, served as a member of the Educational Policy Committee and was elected an emeritus trustee in 1977.

Jeff M. Michalski Julie D. Morris Barry A. Siegel Janice M. Huss Michael Sherraden Adam S. Kibel Roger Phillips Guido L. Weiss Deborah L. Lerner Christine Floss Colin G. Nichols Tuan-hua David Ho Kenneth F. Kelton John K. McGuire Rachel D. Roberts Dennis E. Hourcade Ronald S. Indeck Richard K. Wilson James E. Galvin Steven G. Krantz Alexis M. Elward Rebecca Treiman Angela Miller Shankar M. Sastry and Richard LaForest

Research Web site now more user-friendly A newly designed “Research at Washington University” Web site has been launched with the goal of providing a central resource for all information regarding research at the University. Theodore J. Cicero, Ph.D., vice chancellor for research, recently announced the redesign. “We were aware that a large amount of valuable […]

Steve TruesdellPatients, families and professionals enjoy the Siteman cancer Center Wellness Fair.

With more than 200 activities and events planned, the 150th Birthday Pary Sept. 14 will offer something of interest to everyone.

Robert J. Dole will be the kenote speaker at the Founders Day Dinner Sept. 20.

This feature will run in each 2003-04 issue of the Record as part of the observance of Washington University’s 150th anniversary.

Lee C. Bollinger, president and professor of law at Columbia University, will deliver the inaugural fall Assembly Series lecture at 11 a.m. Sept. 10 in Graham Chapel. His talk, “The Foundations of the Principle of Academic Freedom,” also is the School of Law’s Sesquicentennial Lecture. Bollinger is a graduate of the University of Oregon and […]

Former president Jimmy Carter delivers an address as a guest of the School of Law in 1975 while he was still governor of Georgia. Carter returned to the University to speak as part of the Assembly Series on Feb. 28, 1991, when he gave an address in the Field House titled “Social Responsibility: Caring About […]

ParedesWith the final provision of Sarbanes-Oxley now in effect, lawyers are required to report corporate wrongdoing. Although many lawyers are concerned that this may breach attorney/client privilege, Troy Paredes, associate professor of law at the Washington University School of Law, says, “The requirement that lawyers report ‘up the ladder’ if they are aware of a material violation is an important part of the Sarbanes-Oxley reforms.” Paredes notes that lawyers are an important gatekeeper that the market depends on to help oversee management.