Awards honor extraordinary teachers
Krikor T. Dikranian, M.D., Ph.D.; Jay F. Piccirillo, M.D.; and David W. Windus, M.D., recently received the Samuel R. Goldstein Leadership Awards for excellence in education.
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Free concerts begin July 8
The Gateway Festival Orchestra of St. Louis begins its 44th season of free Sunday performances at 7:30 p.m. July 8 in Brookings Quadrangle. Concerts continue through July.
Obituary: Kaufmann, multimedia specialist in computing, 26
William C. “Billy” Kaufmann, a multimedia specialist in Medical Computing Services at the School of Medicine, died Monday, May 14, 2007, in a motorcycle accident in south St. Louis.
Obituary: Johnson, 89
Franklin Johnson, Ph.D., assistant dean of engineering from 1978-1984, died Saturday, April 28, 2007.
John E. Klein named president of Randolph College
Executive Vice Chancellor for Administration John E. Klein has been named as the ninth president of Randolph College in Lynchburg, Va.
Russert to Class of 2007: ‘The children are our future’
Speaking at the 146th Commencement ceremony May 18, the host of NBC’s “Meet the Press” told the audience of more than 14,000 that while this year’s some 2,600 graduates have done well and have the world at their feet, one of their real responsibilities is to take care of the world’s children.
Women’s infectious diseases focus of study for new center
The School of Medicine is launching the center for Women’s Infectious Disease Research, a new effort to study infectious diseases that preferentially affect women.
Money talks
Barry Melancon (right), president and CEO of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, speaks about the future of American accounting practices last month in Simon Hall’s May Auditorium at the John M. Olin School of Business.
The Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values awards 10 grants
The Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values has awarded research grants for six faculty projects and four student projects for 2007-08.
Danforth receives inaugural Spirit of Hope Award
Chancellor Emeritus William H. Danforth, M.D., was presented with the inaugural Christopher Hobler Spirit of Hope Award by the non-profit organization Hope Happens at the 3rd annual “Evening of Hope,” a gala dinner and concert May 14 at The Sheldon Concert Hall.