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University News
Contact: Barbara Rea - (314) 935-5297 barbara_rea@aismail.wustl.edu Distinguished faculty and friends are honored at 149th Founders Day event [St. Louis, MO., 11-08-02] The 149th anniversary of Washington University's founding will be celebrated with the presentation of awards for distinguished faculty and alumni, and with Tom Brokaw presenting the keynote speech. In addition, the Board of Trustees will bestow its annual Robert S. Brookings Awards.
There are six alumni who will receive Distinguished Alumni Awards from Washington University's Alumni Association. The awards are bestowed upon alumni for demonstrated outstanding professional achievement, public service, exceptional service to Washington University, or all three. This year's recipients are F. Gilbert Bickel III (Business, 1966), Zhangliang Chen (Arts & Sciences, 1987), Joseph M. Davie (Medicine, 1968), Mark Levin (Engineering, 1973, 1974), Thomas E. Lowther (Law, 1962, Arts & Sciences, 1999), and Richard B. Teitelman (Law, 1973). F. Gilbert Bickel III F. Gilbert Bickel has been in the financial services industry since 1966, when he began his career as a securities analyst with Yates, Woods and Company. He worked with several other firms in St. Louis before joining Merrill Lynch in 1988. He now serves as a first vice president of the Merrill Lynch Private Client Group. His professional service in the St. Louis community extends to a number of public and private firms. Bickel has been a director of Brentwood Bancshares, Data Research Associates, and St. John's Banchares. He is a member of the St. Louis Financial Analysts Society and the Investment Management Consultants Association. In addition, Bickel is active in local government and is the current mayor of Huntleigh, after having served that St. Louis county municipality as an alderman. He has held a number of public official positions and was chosen to be on the Missouri Governor's Commission on Crime. Also at the local level, Bickel is involved in charitable and cultural organizations, including the Salvation Army, the United Way of Greater St. Louis, the St. Louis Zoo and the Today and Tomorrow Foundation, which provides scholarships for needy students in the St. Louis parochial schools. Bickel has kept a strong connection to Washington University throughout the years. He received a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1966. He also earned a master's degree in commerce from St. Louis University. For the Olin School of Business, he has served as president of the Olin Alumni Association, and as a member of the Capital Resources Committee, the Seminar Series Programs Committee and the school's National Council. Currently, he directs the school's Skandalaris Fund and has been active in its Hatchery Program. Furthermore, he has been involved in a number of special events for Olin and has served the University as a member of the Alumni Board of Governors and as chair of his class's 25th Reunion Committee. Zhangliang Chen Zhangliang Chen is one of China's most prominent scientists. Since coming to Washington University as a doctoral student in 1983 to study transgenic plant engineering, Chen's academic career has focused on gene cloning and development of disease and pest-resistant plants. He completed his doctoral degree in biology at Washington University in 1987 and returned to Beijing to establish the National Laboratory of Plant Genetic Engineering at Peking University. A prolific scholar, Chen has published seven books and more than 150 research papers. He holds seven patents with an equal number pending. Currently he is the president of China Agricultural University and vice president of Peking University. In addition to his academic career, Chen is also founder and president of the Weiming Biotechnology Company, which produces many DNA recombinant drugs, vaccines and some nature products. An active participant in the Chinese government, he is a representative to China's National People's Congress and vice chairman of China Biotechnology Association. In addition, he serves as vice chairman for the China National Youth Federation. Among his many honors are the UNESCO Javed Husain Prize for Young Scientists and TIME's Global 100 Roster of Young Leaders for the New Millennium, as well as the Science and Technology prizes from the Ministry of Education in China. Joseph M. Davie Joseph M. Davie retired from the international biopharmaceutical company, Biogen, Inc., in 2000, after serving as senior vice president in its Department of Research. During his tenure at Biogen, the company engaged in pioneering research that led to the development of several important new medical therapies. Prior to joining Biogen, Davie held high-level research positions with G.D. Searle & Company, having worldwide responsibility for its research and development. From 1975 to 1987, he chaired the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and was a member of the faculty of the Department of Pathology at Washington University, coming back after a stint with the National Institutes of Health. During his tenure at the School of Medicine, he conducted important immunological work on B-cell diversification and developed the Hybridoma Center for monoclonal antibodies. Furthermore, he was instrumental in developing the Monsanto agreement, forging a significant partnership between industry and academic medicine. Davie received a bachelor's, masters and doctoral degrees from Indiana University. He received a medical degree from Washington University in 1968 and completed his internship in the Department of Pathology at Barnes Hospital. A distinguished scholar, Davie has been widely published. He is a member of numerous professional organizations, and has been honored with a membership in the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. He has served on the editorial boards of many journals, including the Journal of Immunology and the American Journal of Pathology. Davie serves his alma mater as a member of the Boston Regional Cabinet. For the School of Medicine, he serves on its National Council, its Capital Campaign Committee and its Eliot Society Membership Committee. Davie was awarded the school's Alumni Achievement Award in 1993. With his wife, he has created the Davie Family Scholarship for medical students. Mark Levin Mark Levin is chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors of Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The company uses molecular medicine to produce novel products in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, inflammatory diseases and metabolic diseases. Currently, Millennium markets INTEGRILIN Injection, used in the treatment of acute coronary syndrome, and has developed Campath, a monoclonal antibody for the treatment of some forms of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. From 1987 to 1994, Levin was a partner at the Mayfield Fund, a venture capital firm, and co-director of its Life Sciences Group. While with Mayfield, he founded several biotechnology and biomedical companies, including Millennium, Cell Gynesys, Inc., Cyto Therapeutics, Inc., Tularik, Inc. and Focal, Inc. Prior to joining Mayfield, Levin was in development, manufacturing, marketing and research and development at Genentech, Eli Lilly & Co., Miller Brewing, and Foxboro Company. He graduated with a masters degree in chemical and biomedical engineering from Washington University in 1973. Thomas E. Lowther Thomas Lowther has been a partner with The Stolar Partnership since 1965, and has been with the firm even before graduating from the Washington University School of Law in 1962. During his tenure, the law firm has grown from 11 lawyers to more than 50 today. A dedicated and energetic alumnus, Lowther has served in many roles for the University and the School of Law. As a member of the Alumni Board of Governors for seven years, he served on the Executive Committee as a vice chair of alumni activities and made many contributions in this capacity, especially in the area of career services for alumni. Under his leadership, significant online services were developed for alumni. For the School of Law, Lowther is a member of its National Council and serves as national vice chair for the school's Campaign Cabinet Annual Fund. He is a member and past president of the school's Executive Committee, and co-chairs its 125th anniversary committee. In addition to the time he gives to his alma mater, Lowther and his wife sponsor a Scholar in Law annually, and they also have recently established an endowed scholarship. In 1997, Lowther was honored with the school's Distinguished Alumni Award. Lowther's generosity extends to the St. Louis community as well. Since 1996 he has been a member of the Board of Directors and the president of St. Joseph's Home for Boys and the Marian Hall Residential Center for Girls. He also serves as a co-trustee for the Suzanne Feld Zalk Charitable Trust. He received the J.D. degree in 1962, and a MLA from University College in 1999. Richard B. Teitelman Earlier this year, Governor Bob Holden appointed Richard Teitelman to the Missouri Supreme Court. This appointment followed a three-year stint as a member of the Missouri Court of Appeals. Most of his career, however, has been as a lawyer in the public sector. He served for 23 years with Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, 18 of those years as Executive Director and General Counsel. As the first legally blind, Jewish judge to serve on the Missouri Supreme Court, issues of equality and accessibility for all people take center stage in his work. He is a member of the African-American/Jewish Task Force, the Missouri Library Association's Access & Opportunity Steering Committee, FOCUS St. Louis, the Jewish Community Relations Council, and the American Federation for the Blind. Furthermore, he serves on the boards of Paraquad, the United Way Government Relations Committee and the St. Louis Public Library. His dedication to serving the under-represented has earned him considerable recognition, including the Missouri Bar President's Award and the American Bar Association's Make a Difference Award. His professional awards include the Missouri Bar's Purcell Award for Professionalism, the American Jewish Congress' Democracy in Action Award and the Lawyer's Association of St. Louis Award of Honor. Throughout his career, he has served the St. Louis and Missouri bar associations in a number of ways. He received the law school's Distinguished Alumni Award in 1999. A 1973 graduate of the Washington University School of Law, Teitelman is a member of the Order of the Coif. He serves the school as a member of the Alumni Executive Committee, and was vice chair of the school's Eliot Society membership committee. In addition to the alumni, four faculty members will receive this year's Distinguished Faculty Awards. They are: Rosa M. Davila Rosa Davila is an associate professor of pathology and immunology in the School of Medicine. As a pathologist, she focuses on anatomic pathology with clinical expertise in cytopathology and renal pathology. Since joining the Washington University faculty as an instructor in 1988, Davila has served the school in many ways. She was the medical director of the Cytopathology Service from 1994 - 97, and has been the medical director of the Cytotechnology Program at the Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health since 1994. Several years ago she established the first ACGME approved Cytopathology Fellowship Training Program at the Washington University medical center, and continues to serve as its director. Over the years, students have honored Davila with seven awards for teaching excellence and dedication, including the Distinguished Teaching Service Award, Lecturer of the Year Award, and Professor of the Year Award. In addition to her teaching, research and clinical practice, Davila serves the School of Medicine as a member of several administrative committees. Davila received a bachelor degree in biology and a medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico. After completing a cytopathology fellowship at St. Louis University, she became the first board certified cytopathologist in the St. Louis area. Recognized worldwide as a leader in her field, Davila is a member of the American Society of Cytopathology, Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology, Renal Pathology Society, International Academy of Cytology, American Society of Clinical Pathology and the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology. Her work has been featured in professional conferences around the world, and she has authored more than 50 articles relating to her research. Her clinical research is on the evaluation and refinement of cytomorphologic criteria for various pathologic entities and in defining the role of ancillary testing in diagnostic cytopathology. Lee Epstein Lee Epstein joined Washington University's political science department in 1991, and soon after became a full professor. From 1995 - 99 she served as department chair, and in 1998 she was named the Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished Professor of Political Science in Arts & Sciences. In 2000, she received a dual appointment in the School of Law. Internationally recognized as a leading authority on courts, law, and judicial politics, Epstein has authored, co-authored or edited 12 books, including The Supreme Court Compendium: Data, Decisions, and Developments, which received special recognition as well as being named Outstanding Academic Book from Choice magazine; and The Choices Justices Make, which received the C. Herman Pritchett Award for best book published on law and courts in 1998. In addition, Epstein is the recipient of seven grants from the National Science Foundation to support her research. Contributing to her profession, Epstein serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Judicature Society, and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Law and Society Association. She sits on the editorial or advisory boards of several scholarly publications, and she currently serves as president of the Midwest Political Science Association. As an active member of the Washington University community, Epstein is on the Academic Planning Committee for the College of Arts & Sciences, the Advisory Boards for the Law School's Center for Interdisciplinary Studies and for the Whitney R. Harris Institute for Global Legal Studies, and the university's Academic Freedom and Tenure Hearing Committee. Recognized for her inspiring and demanding role as a teacher, she was honored recently with the Faculty of the Year Award from the university's Student Union, and as Professor of the Year by the Undergraduate Political Science Association. Ronald Leax During his 17 years as a member of the faculty in the School of Art, Ronald Leax has made significant contributions by his teaching, creative endeavors and service. As a sculptor, Leax has been an innovator whose art explores ecological issues and the signs and systems of order and decay, both cultural and natural. Long recognized as a trailblazer, Leax's sculpture was included in one of the nation's first exhibitions with an ecological theme. His major work, "Ontological Library," is a compendium of books and objects, categorized by branches of knowledge, undergoing various processes of decay and corrosion induced by chemical and physical treatments. His work has been exhibited in a number of museums and galleries, including the Maine Coast Artists Gallery, the Chicago Cultural Center and the Forum for Contemporary Art in St. Louis. Leax's influence as a teacher is borne out by his students, who refer to him as an outstanding teacher, showing an ability to help both beginning and advanced art students understand the elements of three-dimensional design, creative building techniques and their aesthetic context. One of his most significant contributions to art education is his membership in the National Advisory Board for the Advanced Placement Studio Art Program for the Educational Testing Service. Through this service, Leax has helped develop curriculum for art education that is being distributed through the College Board to more than 10,000 secondary schools throughout the country. In addition, Leax serves the School of Art, as chair of its faculty. For the university, he has served on many committees; they currently include the Retention, Promotion, Tenure Committee; and the Curriculum Committee. He received a bachelor's degree in arts from Brown University in 1969 and a master's degree in fine arts from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1980. James T. Little For the past 31 years, James Little been a teacher, administrator and scholar at Washington University, first in Arts & Sciences as a professor of economics, and currently in the Olin School of Business, as professor of finance and economics. His research interests include the study of implications of globalization for corporate strategies, the economics of the European Union, and insurance regulation. His accomplishments in the classroom are matched by his administrative successes. From 1983 - 89, Little served as associate dean for academic affairs, where he led the effort to restructure Olin's undergraduate curriculum and to create a new Study Abroad program which has been widely adopted by other undergraduate business programs throughout the country. In addition, he currently administers the Olin London Summer Program and serves as academic director for the school's EMBA program. His administrative expertise is matched by his teaching. Little has received three awards for outstanding teaching, including the 2001 Professional MBA class award, and the 2000 and 2001 Executive MBA class awards. As a responsible citizen of the university, Little has contributed in many ways over the years, among them: as a member of the Freshman Advisory Board, the Faculty Senate, and the International Relationships Committee. Little received a bachelor's degree in communications from the University of British Columbia in 1967, and a doctoral degree from the University of Minnesota in 1977. Receiving this year's Robert S. Brookings Award are Whitney R. Harris, and Robert J. and Julie Skandalaris. Whitney R. Harris Whitney Harris has long been associated with human rights and universal justice. As a young Naval officer with a law degree from the University of California at Berkeley, Harris was chosen at the end of World War II to join the Office of Strategic Services and help prosecute German war criminals at Nuremberg. He served in this capacity throughout the trial and was responsible for the prosecution of Ernst Kaltenbrunner as well as members of the Gestapo and the Security Service. These remarkable experiences were later recounted in his 1954 book, Tyranny on Trial, the Evidence at Nuremberg, widely considered to be the first definitive account of this unprecedented chapter in modern history. It is currently in its third edition. Returning to the States after the war, Harris taught law at Southern Methodist University, where he also directed the Law Institute of the Americas. In addition, he served as staff director of Legal Services and Procedure for the Commission on the Organization of the Executive Branch of the United States Grovrnment, and as the executive director of the American Bar Association. From 1954 63, he served as general solicitor for Texas for the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, and until 1965 as general solicitor for the company in St. Louis. Following that, Harris entered private practice with Sumner, Harris and Sumner until his retirement in 1989. Known for his philanthropy and civic involvement, Harris has supported many institutions in St. Louis and has been especially generous to Washington University. In 1980, he established the Whitney R. Harris Collection on the Third Reich, which is housed in Olin Library's Jane and Whitney Harris Reading Room. For his achievements in international justice and for his support, the School of Law recently renamed its Institute for Global Legal Studies in his honor. Robert J. and Julie Skandalaris Robert and Julie Skandalaris embrace the concepts of entrepreneurship and philanthropy and have successfully combined these interests through their involvement at Washington University. A true entrepreneur, Robert Skandalaris has created many successful enterprises. He is the founder, president and chief executive officer of Noble International, Ltd., a NASDAQ manufacturer of automotive parts and heavy equipment, and provider of logistic services. Prior to founding Noble, Skandalaris was a shareholder and vice chair of the Oxford Investment Group. He also co-founded the Michigan Trust Bank, the Bank of Bloomfield Hills and the Bank of Rochester, some of the state's most successful private banks. Last year, he helped found and now manages Quantum Associates, LLC, a leveraged buyout fund for acquisition of distressed middle market manufacturing and distributing entities. Before that, Skandalaris was a senior vice president and member of the Chairperson's Council for Prudential Bache Securities. He began his career as a certified public accountant with Touche Ross and Company. For Washington University, the Skandalarises have created a significant and successful program that facilitates students' understanding of what it takes to start a business. The Skandalaris Entrepreneurial Program provides valuable help with student-started companies. Under this program, the Olin School has more than doubled its student entrepreneurial opportunities. Robert and Julie Skandalaris serve Washington University in very meaningful ways. They serve as co-chairs for the Parents Council and they also belong to the Detroit Regional Cabinet and Campaign Committee. Robert was recently named a member of the university's Board of Trustees. In addition to program support for Washington University, they direct the Skandalaris Family Foundation which provides scholarships to exceptional students throughout the country. |
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