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40 Pages·1999·3.9 MB·English

by  Virginia Commonwealth University. Office of Alumni Activities

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willstayonasaprofessorandcontinue ChrisGroomequicklylearnedthata
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whenDr.DavidSaundersdiedJuly25,1998,afteralongbatde Hospitalsisalsoaskingfor$10
withcancer,at56.Knownasastrongadvocateforsocialjustice millionmorefromthestatetohelp
forthepoor,Davidwasacommittedteacher,scholarand coveruncompensatedindigentcare.
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A1963graduateofDartmouthCollege,Davidearnedhis
MSWfromtheUniversityofMichiganin1965,andreceived VirgiVniirag.iniaBiotechnologyResearch
hisPh.D.inSocialWorkandSocialResearchfromBryanMawr Park.Theparkisrequesting$10
Collegein1975.HecametoVCUasanassistantprofessorin millioningeneralfundstobuyland
theSchoolofSocialWork,andwasassociateprofessorfrom includedinitsmastersiteplan.When
1978untilhisdeath. completed,theparkwillinclude1.5
DavidservedontheGovernor'sCouncilonAlcoholandDrugAbuseProblemsfrom1987-90,andhewasthe millionsquarefeetofspace,$.5bilMon
executivedirectoroftheMetroRichmondCoalitionAgainstDrugsfrom1991-94. ininvestment,andabout3,000high-
Evenwhilebattlingcancer,Davidcontinuedhisadvocacyforthepoor.InDecember,1997,hejoinedDr.DavidStoesz payingjobs.
tospeaktotheVirginialegislatureontheresultsofashidyofwaystohelpfamiliesgainpermanentindependencefrom Servingthe Unbanked
welfare.LastApril,heandDr.StoeszworkedwiththeFederalReserveBankofRichmondtopresentASymposiumonthe Unemploymentisat4percent.
DeliveryofFinancialServicesinaPost-Welfare-ReformSociety,aforumattendedby400bankersandprofessionalsto Prosperityisnotjustaroundthe
discussaccesstofinancialservicesforresidentsoflow-incomecommimities. comer,butinthebackyard.AnSUV
WeallmissDavid.ThehallsoftheRaleighBuildingechothesilencecreatedbythelossofatrulylovingandgiving ineverygarage.Globalbusinesstakes
companion,fiiendandfellow. off.Butwhataboutthoseleftbehind
inapost-welfare-reformera?What
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havethesameaccesstocapital for
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TheSchoolhasestablishedtheDavidN. SaundersLegislativeInternshipFundtorecognizeDr. Saunders' business,foreducatingtheirchildren?
commitmenttosocialworkeducationanditsinteractionwithgovernment. Donationscan bedesignatedfor Morethan400professionalscame
thefundandmadepayabletotheSchool;sendtoDean'sOfftce.VCUSchoolofSocialWork, P. O. Box toVCUinAprilwhentheFederal
842027,Richmond, VA 232S4-2027. OrcallJeffFranklinat(804)828-0410. ReserveBankofRichmondjoined
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Engineering a School
VCU'snewVfJmillionSchoolofEngineeringhaibeencalled"amaria^of
academicsandindustry."It'samarriagethathathadiirongHipportfroma
diversegroupofindustry,universityand^eminentrelative*.Youcouldfay 1
thewholefamilyw<lstheretocelebratethededicationofthefintbu3dingon
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November13.Inthecourtyard,atleft, areWilliamGoodwin,pretidcmofthe
EngineeringFoundation;formerfkjvemorGeorgeAlien;VCL'Pretideni K
EugeneIrani;layWeinberg,rectorofVCLTsBoardofVisitori;VS.Senator
CharlesRobb;andDr.HenryMcGte,foundingdeanoftheSchoolof K
Engineering.Adinnerthenightbeforehonoredthosewhosethoi^htand
generositycontributedtotheSchool.AhighlightwastheunveilingofLofyn
Brazier's'62BA/Aportraitin"oldmailer"styleofthefoundingBoardofthe g
EngineeringFoundation
ThedazzlingstoneandglassbuildingatBelvidereandMainStreetsis
designedtofostercreativesolutions."Inthisschool,therearenodepartments «
andtherearenowallsblockingthefreeflowofcreativity,"saidPresidentTrani.
ThebuildingandtheSchoolareacatalystforthefusionofideasnotonlyfrom
differentengineeringdisciplines,butincorporatingcommunications,business,
andevenart.Faculty,studentsandindustrymentorswerekamii^andworking
forceswiththeSchoolofSocialWork Aprogramhighlightwasa inthestate-of-the-artfacilitiesbylastsummer,andthethirddassofengineering I
forasymposiumondeliveringfinan- demonstrationofthevirtualinterna- freshmenstartedclassestherelastfall.
ciinalcosemreviacreesast.oSrpeesaikdeenrtssfoofcluoswe-don tBiuosnianlecssl—asswrhoiocmhitnatkheesSdicshtoaonlceof thes"tOuudrenctsomwmhiotemnernoltlbhoetrhetisotooucrrepaatretnaesrcshvoAo\lotihnavtebstgerdoiunntdhiesdpirnojreecatl-awnodrltdo <
expandingelectronicbankingservices learningintonewdimensions. experiencetoprepareengineersforcareers notjustjobs,"Presid—entIranicon-
andbuildingassetsinlow-income Conferenceorganizer.Dr.Van tinued.DeanMcGeepointedoutthatthepartnershipofindustry likePhilip
neighborhoods.Onesourceoffinan- Wood,PhilipMorrisChairin Morris,VirginiaPowerandMotorola witheducationgK'estheSchoolthe
cialservicesiscommunitydevelop- InternationalBusiness,holdsjoint resourcesto"pushfornewboundariesandblenddisciplineinanenvironment
mentcreditunionslikeChicago's classeswith—studentsinVCU'sIPRL thatbringsengineeringtolifeforourstudents."
SouthShoreBankandtheMarshall consortium studentsinOregon, Good\vinaddedthattheSchool'shigliqualityteachingwillbecompfement-
HeightsCommunityDevelopment Montana,bothIrelandsandFrance.
CorporationinD.C.Animportant Studentsandteacherscanwatchand edbyitsresearchinto"themodernizationofmanufacnuingprocessesandto
developmentinlate1998isthefederal conversethroughTVmonitors;a buildingthescienceattheintersectionofengineeringandmedicine."Business
AssetsforIndependenceActwhich computerlinkletsthemviewany andindustryleadersontheEngineeringFoundationwerepartnersnotonlyin
setsaside$125milhonforafive-year websiteoruseanysoftwareprogram; raisingftjndsfortheschool,butinestablishingaaossdisciplinarycurriculum
trialofIndividualDevelopment aVCRhookupbringsinvideos;anda thatteachesstudentstothinkoutsidetheirhighlyfiinctionalandgorgeousbox.
Accounts(IDAs).TheVirginialegis- camera—canfocusinonnotesoran Thepressandother\isitorshadalookattheVirginiaMiaodectronics
laturehasdesignated$500,000totry object oftenaproduct. Center, featuring7,500squarefeetof"cleanroom"spaceforresearchand
outIDAs(VIDAs)infivesites. V^ood'sclasseslearntousethe learningwithsemiconductors.TheCenterissupportedbyanS11millionincen-
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thenextcentury?Morethan250 useitfor.Studentteamsintroduce dubbedVirginia"theSiliconDominion."
scholarsfi'om30statesand15 EuropeanandU.S.productstoeach SenatorRobbcongratulated\'CUandFoundationleadersfor'establishing
EuropeanUnioncoimtriesmetat otherandresearchmarketsfortheir yourselfrightattheoutsetasoneofthefinestengineeringprogramsinthe
VCUtoexchangeideaswhenthe productsinEuropeandtheU.S. country."(Formore,seepage15.)
SchoolofBusinesshostedthe1998 Culturaldifferencesemergeina
U.S.-EuropeanUnionlointConsortia businesssimulationgame,Wood A Running Start
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Facultyinfieldsasdiverseasengi- thenwanttotakeoutaloan." McGeecamefrom\'irginiaTech
neering,healthcare,architecture, SpanishvisitorPabloAmor,from todeveloptheSchoolinFebruan'
aerospace,law,environmental theEuropeanCommission,com- 1994,hewanted"tobalancethe
science,journalismandsemiconduc- mented,'Tgivegrantsforthiskindof traditionalmathematicaland
tormanufacturingdiscussedwhat equipmentallthetime,andthisisthe anal\ticalapproachtoengineering
skillstheirstudentsneed.Theconsen- firsttimeI'veeverseenan)'thingthat educationwithastrongerorienta-
suswasthatfutureleadersshouldbe makesitworthwhile."Wood tiontowardsynthesis,aeati\it\-and
multiculturalandmultilingual;they comments,"TheyrealizedtheU.S.is
mustbeabletouseandunderstand morethanjustNewYorkandLA." imagination."
technology,andtheymustbeinter- McGeeispleasedTOththeprogresstow^ardthosegoals,andhe:;;- ,"_.i.e
disciplinary.Theymustbeableto Comingup,theSchoolofBusiness School'ssupport"fromdiversepartners,particulaih^intheindustrialsector,isa
buildrelationships. milhosttheInternationalBusiness criticalingredientinachie\Tngourvision."
Forum,whereexpertsfrontEurope, "Henn'hasbeenaguidingforceinturningthisschoolfromdreamto
AsiaandtheU.S.milspeakonGhbal realit)',"sav's\'CVPresidentEugeneIrani."Underhisleadership,wet«niited
InnovativeTechnologies,frombiotech ourfirstengineeringundergraduateseagertostud\-inirmo%^ti\Tecurriculathat
totelecommunications.It'sfreeand aredrawingattentionnationwide."Thisfall,theSchoolofEngjneaing
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fromPeoplefortheAmericanWay"Ethics, PoliticsandArts:
AlienstoEachOther," HonorsAssembly,GraceStreetTheater,
February15.
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VariationsApril3,8pm.
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ThunderKnoclcingon ErinGerkinandCherami youmustbeenormoifsly
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sculptorsattheAndersonGallery RedSquare, madea "housecalltomedicalstudents"
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fortheKam'sMen'sBasketball,many therapy,fillingsorotherkind.sof theUniversity,theirprofessionsandoimmunity.
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UnderCoachDavidGlass, history.Morethan2,206fi-eshmen Excellence,ischairofemergencymedicineanddirectorof
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Ingolf,seniorDonnyLee,last Berglund,pointsoutthat"abouthalf Hunt for Dean
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f0 Hospitalsthat MBAwithdirectmarketingtoolsand commentsthat"Barbara'svision
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inJulysuccessfully researchersinthisfield. astrongadvocateforinformation
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manylives.Partialliverdonationscouldbecomeascommonasdonatingblood. educationanddirectoroftheUnited 26diBiennialNationalMedicinal
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McMillan,whooncewrotefortheuniversitydevelopmentoffice,has relatedissues."Russianhealthstatis- MolecularSmiles
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