Ballinger, former head of surgery department, 85
Walter F. Ballinger II, MD, former head of the Department of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine, died Friday, April 29, 2011, of pneumonia at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. He was 85.
Annelise Mertz, 93
Annelise Mertz, professor emerita in the Performing Arts Department (PAD) in Arts & Sciences, died Friday, April 28, at her home in Clayton, of pancreatic cancer. She was 93.
Manske, orthopedic hand surgeon, 72
Paul R. Manske, MD, professor of orthopaedic surgery, died Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital of an extended illness. He was 72. Manske, a hand surgeon at Washington University since the late 1960s, was chairman of the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery from 1983-1995. In addition, he was formerly orthopedic surgeon in chief at Barnes Hospital and director of hand surgery at Shriner’s Hospital for Children.
Raymond L. Barber, project manager in facilities, 68
Raymond L. Barber, project manager in Facilities, Planning & Management since 1992, died unexpectedly Dec. 26, 2011, in Urbana, Ill. He was 68. Barber managed or was involved in many important Danforth Campus building projects during his time at WUSTL, including the Knight Center, Whitaker Hall and the installation of a glass dome on the Anheuser-Busch Hall courtyard.