97-02-07 Trustees: Cancer Researchers & Other Personnel

TRUSTEES APPOINT CANCER RESEARCHERS, OTHER PERSONNEL ACTIONS

     COLUMBUS -- The Ohio State University Board of Trustees on 
Friday (2/7) appointed three internationally prominent cancer 
researchers, an acting vice president for human resources, a 
director of the Heart and Lung Institute, and filled a named 
professorship.  

de la Chapelle named director of Human Cancer Genetics program 
and to Immke chair

     The board named Albert de la Chapelle as director of the 
Human Cancer Genetics Program at the Comprehensive Cancer Center-
Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, effective 
July 1.  Trustees also named him to the Leonard J. Immke Jr. and 
Charlotte L. Immke Chair in Cancer Research. He will lead the 
newly created Division of Human Cancer Genetics within the 
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, and will head 
the Cancer Genetics Scholar Program.

     de la Chapelle, a professor and chair of the Department of 
Medical Genetics at the University of Helsinki and physician-in-
chief of clinical genetics there, is regarded as the most 
prominent scientist in Finland and is considered one of the 
foremost medical geneticists in the world.  He received his M.D. 
and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Helsinki, Finland, where 
he completed his training in internal medicine.  de la Chapelle 
is a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization and 
the Royal Swedish Academy for Genetic Research.

     Established in 1985 by Leonard J. Immke Jr. and Charlotte L. 
Immke, the endowed chair provides income to support the work of 
an eminent cancer researcher.

Bloomfield named director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center

     The board named Clara D. Bloomfield as director of the 
Comprehensive Cancer Center and deputy director of the Arthur G. 
James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, effective May 1.  
Trustees also named her to the William Greenville Pace III 
Endowed Chair in Cancer Research.  Bloomfield, chair of the 
Department of Medicine and Chief, Division of Oncology at the 
State University of New York at Buffalo, is considered the 
world's authority on how changes in chromosomes influence 
treatment and outcome in adult acute leukemia.

     Bloomfield received her medical degree from the University 
of Chicago and completed training in internal medicine and 
medical oncology at the University of Minnesota.  She became a 
full professor of medicine at Minnesota within seven years.  She 
has served on the board of directors of the American Society of 
Clinical Oncology and the American Association of Cancer 
Research.  She has also chaired the National Cancer Institute 
Division of Cancer Treatment's Board of Scientific Counselors.

     Established in 1970 by an anonymous donor, the Pace 
professorship provides income for use in the advancement of 
medical knowledge in cancer research. 

Caligiuri named to Marakas chair and a cancer genetics scholar 

     Trustees named Michael A. Caligiuri to the John L. Marakas 
Nationwide Insurance Enterprise Foundation Chair in Cancer 
Research, effective June 1.  The board also named him a 
Comprehensive Cancer Center Genetics Scholar.  Caligiuri, a 
professor of microbiology at the State University of New York at 
Buffalo and professor of medicine at Roswell Park Cancer 
Institute, specializes in the characterization of human natural 
killer cells, which have potent killing activity against cancer 
cells.

     Caligiuri earned his undergraduate degree at the State 
University of New York at Buffalo and his graduate and medical 
degrees from Stanford University School of Medicine.  He trained 
in internal medicine, oncology, bone marrow transplantation and 
immunology at Harvard University Medical School.  Caligiuri is 
the chair of the Cancer and Leukemia Group B AIDS Malignancy 
Working Group and a member of the New York State Governor's 
Council on Transplantation.

     Established in 1995 by funds from the Nationwide Insurance 
Enterprise Foundation, the chair provides income for the support 
of cancer research.

Lewellen named acting vice president for Human Resources

     Trustees named Larry Lewellen of GAHANNA as acting vice 
president for human resources, retroactive to Feb. 1.  He had 
been assistant vice president.

     Lewellen has been with the university for 10 years, working 
with compensation, benefits and employee relations.  He received 
his M.B.A. from Ohio State in 1990 and a bachelor's degree in 
personnel and industrial relations from Indiana University in 
1976.  Prior to joining Ohio State, Lewellen managed human 
resource functions for CTS Corp.  He will act as vice president 
while a committe searches for a permanent replacement for Linda 
Tom, who has left the university to join her husband in 
retirement.

Goldschmidt-Clermont named director of Heart and Lung Institute

     The board named Pascal Goldschmidt-Clermont of DUBLIN as 
director of the Heart and Lung Institute to be built in the Ohio 
State Medical Center in 1999.  He was also appointed to the John 
H. and Mildred C. Lumley Chair in Medicine, retroactive to Jan. 
1.  Goldschmidt-Clermont, the former director of the Bernard 
Vascular Biology Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University, 
specializes in inherited risk factors leading to heart disease.

     A native of Belgium, Goldschmidt-Clermont received his 
medical degree from the Universite Libre de Bruxelles, where he 
held his internship and residency.  He was a research fellow at 
the Medical University of South Carolina and held a two-year 
residency at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Md.  He is a 
reviewer for the New England Journal of Medicine and the Annals 
of Internal Medicine. 

     Established in 1990 by the estates of John H. and Mildred C. 
Lumley, the professorship provides support for research of 
cancer, arthritis, and diseases of the heart.

Joseph named to Naylor professorship

     Trustees named Brian D. Joseph of UPPER ARLINGTON to the 
Kenneth E. Naylor Professorship in South Slavic Linguistics, 
retroactive to Jan. 1. Joseph, chair of the Department of 
Linguistics, specializes in historical linguistics and the 
linguistic structure of the Greek language. He has taught at Ohio 
State since 1980.

     A native of New York City, Joseph earned his undergraduate 
degree from Yale University and his graduate and doctoral degrees 
from Harvard University. Joseph received the University 
Distinguished Scholar Award in 1996 and has been recognized by 
the Fulbright Foundation, the National Endowment for the 
Humanities, and the American Council of Learned Societies.

     Established in 1993 by the estate of Kenneth E. Naylor, the 
professorship provides support for the study of South Slavic 
culture in the College of Humanities.

Emeritus titles granted

     Trustees granted emeritus titles to:

     -- G. Adolph Ackerman of WORTHINGTON, professor emeritus of 
cell biology, neurobiology, and anatomy, retroactive to Jan. 1.

     -- Earl N. Metz of WORTHINGTON, professor emeritus of 
internal medicine, retroactive to Jan. 26.

     -- Richard A. Milum of LIMA, assistant professor emeritus of 
English, retroactive to Jan. 1.

Resolutions in memoriam

     The board adopted resolutions in memoriam for:

     -- Lena Charles Bailey, dean and professor emeritus of human 
ecology - Administration, who died Oct. 11.

     -- Bertha Everhart, instructor emeritus in the Ohio State 
University Extension, who died Nov. 21.

     -- Julia I. Dalrymple, professor emeritus of home economics 
education, who died Aug. 18.

     -- Mabel M. Sarbaugh, professor emeritus of human ecology, 
who died Nov. 27, 1995.

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