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DearAlumni and Friends,
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It is myhonorto serveas PresidentoftheAlumni Associationof
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Remembering Coach Ed Allen
IplayedbaseballatVCUforfouryears
underEdAllen. Hewasawonderful
manwhodefinitelycaredaboutpeople.
CoachAllenhelpedmepersonallyfor
severalyearsaftercollege, andheandhis
wifebecameverydearfriends.
1havebeeninbusinessfor28years
andcanhonestlysayEdAllen'ssupport stunned, thepitcherdelayedcharging
ispartofthereasonformysuccess. He theball.Thethirdbasemanwasstuckin
wndeohfteiCnnhoeiatavveceilhrnyggtAahltvloeeeasncmihtiesuiaeattvhpieeeornadfaeterscriitesremeesex.tnaodmhopeullsepwokifind-s ebhaironsetddhttrfaohicrteskhtsb.e.arOtsTtuhewrreerrwfeuiarnsssntasefbaerafeawstaeatssmefasicnraosftnne,deawvtoherihrlotechmoievrd;-. WMWyehaamsetkmeoddryoioue,ysoiunclluodveeplaabyionugtbasRkPetIb/alVlCU?
lossrecordtobeconsideredagreatcoach. TheOld Dominioncoachandtheteam fortheRPI GreenDevilsinthe '60s, and
Hewastrulyaspecialpersonwhorepre- werecomplete!}'thrownforaloop. We playingbridgein theShaferStreetSlop
sentedVCUinamostadmirableway. wentontotiethescoreaftertwoouts; Shop (theonlynewbuildingoncampus).
MarkCoates andintheseventhinningwescoredthe ThanksforincludingRPIinyoursurvey.
winningrun. BobLehman '66BS/B
IInpi1t9c6h4edorfo'r6t5hweeRwaemrseipnla1y9i6n4g-O6l7.d squeLaetzeerpwlaey,aswkheednthweecwoearcehswohfyarthe OneofmyfondestmemoriesofRPIwas
DominionatoldHochkissField.They behind. Hesaidtheywouldnever meetingfriendsinthebasementloungeat
werebeatingusbadlybyeightruns. It expecttheunexpected. Andtheydidn't, 901 FranklinSt. Inthosedaysalltheclasses
wasthebottomofthesixthofaseven- becausetheteamthathadbeenbeating metinformerbedroomsofthelocalhouses.
inninggame.Wehadloadedthebases ourbrainsoutstartedtolooklikethe Youkneweveryone, andeveryoneknewyou.
withtwoouts. CoachAllensignaled amazin'Mets. 1knowtheplacehasgrown...butIwill
tbahmeaantzchehemwewenatna.ltleTldhoeotkhseeqdusaeqteuzeeeeazcpehlapoyltahuye.sruOailnnlyttohteal hgreeatCtroeraaetcsehpdeAceltvleaernny.d.m.sawiannsceforunentitnhoteeprtelesatay.mfHowreiatwnhads nHeevnerryfoBrogsetchtheeng'o5o0dBSt/iEmesIhadthere.
givesupthebattertogetarun;andwe agoodmanandyousawthisfromhim
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theTthheirndebxatsepilticnhe,ttohecosnqfueerewzietwhaCsooanc,h. GoodbyeCoach, thankyouand sioninmylife. 1wasalsoproudtoserveon
anddownthethirdbaselinecameour please nosqueezeplaysupthere. theAlumniBoardasSecretary/Treasurerand
ontheAlumniCommitteeinthejoiningof
runner.Theballwasbunted. Evidently MiltWoody'67BS/E RPIandMCVasaCornerstoneMember.
StillmisssittingontheShaferStreetwall
AnobituaryforCoachEdAllenison inthespringtime.
page40.
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To celebrate RPI as the seed and photoofalumnusMarkBurnsideonpage19
trunk of VCU, the Reunion Planning oftheSpring2005issue;thephotographeris
MikeZinski, www.VASphoto.com.
Committee is holding a design
competition to commission a
sculpture recognizing Richmond
Professional Institute. The site
is well-remembered, in front of
the Shafer Street arch of Ginter
House—the Ad—and incorporat-
ing the well-used stone wall where
so many sat and sighed, giggled
and gabbed. The three top de-
signs will be on display online, so
you can vote on
Homecoming Grill and Chill—and Thrill
your choice. The
Chillyitwas,but350alumni,guestsandstudents, didn'tmind, atatailgatecookout
Committee will oncampusFebruary 11.VCUalumnifromtheSchoolsofBusinessandEngineering,
invite all alumni to aswellastheYoungAlumniCouncil, AfricanAmericanAlumniCouncilandVCU
contribute to funds AlumniAssociationsetuptentsandgrilledhotdogsandburgers.
Aftertheeats,aparadestreamedfromtheVVLottotheSiegelCenterforthehome-
for the memorial. cominggame, alsobroadcastonESPN2.Andhere'sthethrill—VCUvODU, 80-74.
SHAFER COURT 2 CONNECTIONS
EnrollmentStrategies
AttherequestoftheVCU VCUexpectsenrollmenttoreach
BoardofVisitors, Presi- 34,000by2012,largelyfromexpanded
dent EugeneIrani agreed SchoolsofBusinessandEngineering.
in Maytoextend hispresidencyforthreeyears VCUalsoexpectssubstantialgrowth
beyond hiscontracttoJune30, 2010. VCU forgraduateprogramsinnursingand
Rector Edward Bersoffsaidthe Board "did not publichealth.
wantto lose momentum on several important Enrollmentforthe2005-06is
Super Sculptors initiativesthatreach critical stages rightatthe t2e9n,0y0e0arsstuadgeon.tsE,nrcoolmlmpeanrtedprtooje2c1t,i3o4ns9
U.S.NewsandWorldReportTanksVCU'sgraduate timeIraniwould bestepping down." dependonadequatestategeneralfund
sculptureprogramnumberoneinthecountry, Ihose initiatives include majorconstruction supporttoallowforresidentialgrowth.
andVCUartistscontinuedtocaptureaccolades projectson both campuses, furtherdevelop-
in2005. mentoftheVirginia Biotechnology Park, and TheresaPollak'sLegacy
SculpturealumnaTeresitaFernandez expansion ofthe Inova CampusoftheVCU VCUartistsdominatedtheeighth
'92MFAreceiveda5-year, $500,000MacArthur School of Medicine in NorthernVirginia. annualTheresaPollakPrizesfor
"genius"AwardinSeptember. Herworkintegrates "Dr. Irani has been uniquelysuccessful ExcellenceintheArts,establishedby
architectureandopticaleffectsofcolorandlight atbuildingVCU intoa major urban research RichmondMagazmeXohonorthefound-
tocreateexquisitelyconstructed,contempla- institution in partnershipwith the Richmond ingartistandteacheroftheSchoolof
tivespaces. CeramicistDaisyYoungblood,who community, greatlyenhancingtheeconomic theArts.
ArtschooldeanRichardToscan
studiedattheSchooloftheArtsinthelate'60s, vitalityoftheentire region," Bersoff said. headlinedthisyear'shonorees,accept-
receivedaMacArthurAwardin2003.http:// SinceIranitookthe presidencyin 1990, ingthePollakLifetimeAchievement
www.macfound.org/programs/fel/announce.htm VCU's partnershipswith othergovernment Award.AlsohonoredwereElizabeth
NewYorkartistBonnieCollura '94BFAwas agenciesandthe private sect—or have become King,professorofsculpture:John
awardedaGuggenheimFellowshipinMay.Col- a modelforotherinstitutions and cities. Winn'93BM'95MM,vocalistand
lurateachessculptureattheRhodeIslandSchool "I lookforward," Irani said, "to notonly musicfacultymember:poetElizabeth
ofDesign. FacultymemberElizabethKingheld leading ourimportant initiatives, butalsotoan SeydelMorgan'87MFA/H&S:
aGuggenheimin2002, andTeresitaFernandez expanded external roleofthe presidency." sculptorR.NicholasKuszyk'02BFA,
in2003. honoredasanemergingartist:and
Fortheicingonsculpture'scake,Tara JamesParrish,aleaderamong
Donovan '99MFAwasfeaturedinARTNewsin Richmondfilmmakersanddirectorof
December. "Wow,wheredoyougofromhere?" developmentfortheSchoolofNursing.
exclaimedSculptureDepartmentChairAmy formHeortVelCUX,satubdaenndtsf,oaunnddeEdzibbyutMwuontu
HauftintheRichmondTimes-Dispatch. AfricanDanceandCulturalFoundation,
alsostartedatVCU,receivedprizesfor
Quality, Veteran Leadership
collectiveart.
Dr.JonathanPerlin'91PhD'92MD'96HS/M
'97MSHA/APHwassworninasUnderSecre- Adtention!
taryforHealthintheDepartmentofVeterans VCUAdcenterstudentscollectedthe
AffairsonMay5, havingbeen grandprizeinthestudentcategoryand
assistantundersecretarysince agoldprizeinthegeneraladvertis-
April6,2004.AsCEOofthe imagining Success ingcategoryatthenationalATHENA
VeteransHealthAdministra- InJuly, VCU'snationalchampionsoftware Aadwvaerrtdissifnogr.cTrehaetiAvdictyenintenrewwshpiacpher
tion (VHA), Perlinleadsthe designteamfinishedamongthetop 13teamsin Crea&Vrtymagazinerankednumberone
nation'slargestintegrated Microsoft'sImagineCup,aninternationalcom- advertisinganddesignschoolinthe
healthsystem. puterandsoftwaredesigncompetition inJapan. country,hascollectedeightATHENAs
Perlinisalsooneof 16ex- VCU'sTeamLINK—JamesBarrett'05BS/B,John since1998.
pertsnamedtoanationalcom- McKeonandJohnSells—hadtakenfirstplacein TheStudentGrandPrizewinner
missiontoincreaseeffective MayintheU.S. ImagineCupInvitational.They usedthesimpleimageofanewspaper
useofcomputerizedpatientrecordsandother representedtheU.S. inYokohamaamong200 inaplasticbagwiththeline,"The
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whelmingpositiveresponsefromthejudgesand
copywriterfortheGrandPrizead.
participantshasvalidatedtheuniversal needand "Winningoneaward,letalonetwo,
appealofourvision," Barrettsaid. wasagreatsurprise,"Weinblattsaid.
SPRING
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Disarming Nature
RecentoutbreaksinAsiaofbirdfluviruses
whichhaveinfectedandkilledsomepeople
haveraisedthespecterofaworldwidepandemic,
OnApril25, 2005, VCU's interim provost Dr. Stephen Gott- ifthevirusmutatestobecomedirectlyinfectious
fredsonwas namedVCU's provostandvice presidentfor human-to-human. "Inthiscase.Natureherself
AcademicAffairs. As provost, he istheacademic leaderof isthebioterrorist,"observedDr.JefferyTauben-
theentire university. berger'86MD'87PhD/M. Heistheleadauthor
WhileGottfredsonwasdean ofthe Collegeof Humani- ofastudyofthe 1918fluviruspublishedinthe
tiesand Sciences, researchfunding quadrupledand new October6issueofNature.
schoolsand programswerecreated, such asthe L. Douglas TaubenbergerandhiscolleaguesattheArmed
WilderSchool ofGovernmentand PublicAffairs, theVCU ForcesInstituteofPathologyinWashington,
SchoolofWorld Studies, andtheforensicscienceand homeland securityand D.C. analyzedthegeneticsequenceofthevirus,
emergencypreparedness programs. revealingthatitwasprobablyderivedfromabird
"Dr. Gottfredson seizes opportunities inthe mostchallenging circumstances, virus.Theteamhasalsoidentifiedgeneticmuta-
which isa real strength ata public university," said Dr. Edward Bersoff, rectorof tionsthatmayexplainitsdeadliness.Thevirus
theVCU BoardofVisitors. killedSOmillionpeopleworldwide.
Scientistscanusetheinformationfrom
RollCall Taubenberger'steamtohelpidentifysimilar
NewDeanforSchoolofMedicine birdvirusesandtodevelopeffectivedrugsand
Aftera40-yearcareeratMCVand vaccines.Asecondgroupofresearchershas
VCU,Dr.Heber"Dickie"Newsome alreadyusedthegeneticsequencetorecreatethe
Jr.'63-'70HS/Mretiredasdeanof virusandstudyitseffectsinmice.Taubenberger
theSchoolofMedicineandprofessor alsoholdsanaffiliateappointmentintheVCU
ofsurgery.AtCommencementin DepartmentofAnatomyandNeurobiology.
May,2005,VCUawardedhimthe
PresidentialMedallionforextraor- Jazz for Jimmy Black
dcionmamriytamcehnitevteomtehnetUinnilveearrsniitnygHaendled VCUhostedafreejazzconcert
themedicalschoolasdean,aschairof onOct. 16tocelebratethe
generalandtraumasurgery,senioras- lifeandmusicallegacyofthe
sociatedeanandchiefofmedicalstaff latejazzpianistJimmyBlack.
forMCVHospitals, Stellarjazzcombosinclud-
DrJeromeStraussbecamedean Stirring it Up at WiiSiams-^onoma ing"FastEddie" Erickson,
oftheVCUSchoolofMedicineonSept. OnOctober24,W.HowardLester,chairofthe SteveBassettandtheJimmy
15.Strausshadbeenassociatechair boardofdirectorsofWilliams-Sonoma, Inc., told BlackTriojazzedupthechilly
ofObstetricsandGynecologyatthe astanding-roomonlycrowdofmostlybusiness autumnnightintribute. VCU
UniversityofPennsylvania'sSchoolof
MedicineandfoundingdirectorofU studentsaretailsaga. Sinceheboughtthecompa- alumniintheNeighborliness
Penn'sCenterforResearchonRepro- nyin 1978,ithasgrownoutofthekitcheninto JazzQuartetcomposedand
ductionandWomen'sHealth. therestofthehouse,fromsalesof$4millionto performed"JazzforJimmy
$3.5billion-plussalesandsixbrands, including Black,"inhishonor.
RiverWatch PotteryBarn. VCUthrewthepartyin
DrLeonardSmock, LesterexplainedthatW-S'ssuccessdepended thanksfora$1 milliongiftto
chairoftheBiology onitswillingnesstotakecreativerisks, reported VCUJazzStudiesfromW.E.Singletonandhis
Department,isthenew theRichmondTimes-Dispatch.WhenW-Sbought wife. DaleHarmanSingleton, lifelongfriends
directoroftheInger PotteryBarn, theydevelopedadistinctivebrand ofBlack.ThepartyalsorenamedVCU'smusic
andWalterRiceCenter
forEnvironmentalLife bydesigningproductsinhouse. Lesteradmitted instructionandrehearsalfacility.TheJamesW.
Sciences,VCU'senvironmentalfield hethoughtPotteryBarn Kidswas"adumbidea" BlackMusicCenterisscheduledformajorrenova-
stationontheJamesRiverSmockwill whenwomenemployeesfirstsuggestedit;butit's tionsanda2007reopening.
overseeday-to-dayoperationsand nowgeneratingabout $700millionayear.
coordinateactivitiesandprograms "Thelifebloodoftheretailbusinessisnew Honoring Government Excellence
associatedwiththeRiceCenter,a ideas," Lesteremphasized. "Andwithoutthem, VCU'sL.DouglasWilderSchoolofGovernment
343-acrepropertysupportingresearch, wewillbecomestagnant. Wedon'tseeenough andPublicAffairsatVCUhonoredVirginians
educationandoutreach. reallygoodsmallmerchantscreatingreallygood whohavemadedistinctivecontributionstothe
NewLessonPlan newideas." practiceofgovernmentandtothewell-beingof
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July1,2005.Deansince2002,Bosher RonSmith '85MFA/H&SandElizabethSeydel GovernmentAwardsinNovember.
expandedresearchanddeveloped Morgan '87MFA/H&Seach received $10,000 Awardwinnersare: VirginiaSenateMajority
off-campusprogramstosupportlocal eachaswinnersofthefirst CaroleWeinstein LeaderWalterStosch,thePublic-PrivatePartner-
schoolsystems.Bosherremainsonthe Prize in Poetry, tobegivenannuallytoapoet shipAward;theVirginiaDepartmentofEduca-
SchoolofEducationfaculty,withajoint inCentralVirginiapoetwhohasmadesignifi- tion, PublicInformationAward; RichardKern,
appointmentintheL DouglasWilder cantcontributionstotheart. Weinstein also directoroftheVirginiaCriminalSentencing
SchoolofGovernmentandPublic madeSmith andMorgan curatorsoftheaward Commission, InnovationinGovernmentAward;
Atfofsaierrsv.e"VICloUokanfdoriwtasrsdtutdoecnotnstwihnuiilneg forthefuture. Child&FamilyNetworkCentersinAlexandria,
focusingonpublicpolicy,"Boshersaid. Bothpoets,Weinsteinsaid, "havegiventheir CommunityEnhancementAward; RobertGrey
DrBeverlyWarren,associate creativeenergytoteachingliterature, tomentor- '73BS/B, partner, Hunton&Williamsandformer
deanforfacultyaffairsintheSchoolof ingwriters, andtoadvocatingfortheartof presidentoftheAmericanBarAssociation, the
Education,isinterimdean. poetryeverywheretheygo."SmithandMorgan ExpansionofFreedomAward;andRichardD.
havepublishedwidely, andbothhavenewcollec- Brown,directoroftheVirginiaDepartmentof
tionscomingfromLSUPress. PlanningandBudget, LifetimePublicAchieve-
mentAward.
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"There'salwaysgoingtobesomeonewho'sgo- civilrightsmovement. Onlineathttp://www. aretwodifferentsetsoffootprints,
ingtotellyouthatyoucan'tdothisoryoucan't library.vcu.edu/jbc/speccoll/civilrights.html. whichhebelievesindicatetherewere
dothat,"saidWilder,theonlyAfricanAmerican twokillers.VCUoffersbachelor'sand
everelectedgovernorintheUnitedStates. "I've Winning World Gold master'sdegreesinforensicscience.
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licAffairs, alsourgedgraduatestobe"informed headcoachJayWrightformandguidetheU.S. ersfromUCLA,andlaboratorymice
aboutwhatishappeninginourworld." squadintoaclose-knitteamthatnavigateda speciallybredtobeallergictocats.
Impressive Double dTihfeficAumletriinctaernnsatdieofneaaltefdieUldkrtaoicnaep,t8u5r-e7t0hfeotrittlhe.e Tprhoetenienwthtartecaatumsenetscliantksalalefregliienseto
KendrickWarren'05BS/H&S,whoproduced championshipandthegoldmedal. ahumanproteinthatstopsimmune-
95double-doublesduringhisstoriedVCUbasket- "Watchingourguyscelebrate, andthesense systemcellsfromreleasinghistamine,
bDaelclecmarbeeerr,1p0u.lHleedroefcfehiivsedmohisstBiamcphreelsosrivoefdCoriumbil-e oprfipcerliedses.t"heCyapdeilspslaaidy.edInthhrisoufigrhstoutthrteheisyetarrispwatas talhleecrKgheyepmsliyecmyaplstttorhmeassts.essettshaotff
nalJusticedegreeonthesamedayhisjersey. VCU, CapelledtheRamstoa60-31 recordand itwouldbeatleastthree
No. 23,wasretired. twopostseasonappearances. tofiveyearsbeforeany
WarrenleftVCUin 1994with 1,858career treatmentbasedonthe
pointsandabevyofotherVCUrecords researchisavailable
butafewcreditsshortofadegree.So 11 tohumans.
yearslater,whenhereturnedtoRichmond
tocompetefortheRichmondGeneralsof
theAmericanBasketballAssociation, he
tookthesummercoursesheneeded
tofinish.
WarrenremainsaVCUcareerleader
in 11 statisticalcategories,averaging 17.7 VCU gave itsannualawards
pointsand9.9rebounds. Heplayedin tofourdistinguishedfaculty
theContinentalBasketballAssociation membersat2005Convocation
forseveralyearsbeforeheadingabroad in September.
tocompeteinSweden,England,France, Dr. SuzanneBarbour, Dr.DonaldAbraham, Dr.Jean- Dr. PhillipHylemon,
BrazilandFinland. Venable "Kelly"Goode, Dr. PhillipHylemon AwardofExcellence,
SchoolofMedicine. BackedbyconsistentNational Institutesof Healthfunding,
"Give Me Land, Lotsa Land..." microbiologist Hylemonandhiscolleagueshaveplayedaleadingrole in research
TheVCUSchoolofBusinesshostedthe contributingtothe understandingofarteriosclerosis, cholesterolgallstonedisease,
15thannualReal EstateTrendsConference cholestatic liverdiseasesand colon cancer.
inOctoberattheGreaterRichmond Dr. SuzanneBarbour,DistinguishedTeachingAward,SchoolofMedi-
ConventionCenter. cine. Barbouris internationallyrecognizedforhercontributionstothefieldof
FeaturedspeakersincludedRaymondTorto biochemical and immunological research. Asateacher, wroteVCU colleague Dr.
fromTortoWheatonResearchinBostonand JanChlebowski, her "clarity, articulationandenthusiasm...communicatetheen-
EdwardMcMahonfromtheUrban Land gagementin biosciencethatweallshare butoftencannotfullyexpress." Barbour
InstituteinWashington, D.C.McMahonspoke promotes minorityenrollmentingraduatesciencethroughthe Bridges Program.
aboutsustainabledevelopment, notingtheav- Dr.Jean-Venable"Kelly" Goode,DistinguishedServiceAward,School
eragefamilysizewasdecreasingastheaverage ofPharmacy.Workingwith Ukrop'sgrocerypharmacists, Goodedevelopedan
amountoflandperfamilyincreased. arrayofwellnessand preventionactivities, suchasimmunizationsand programsto
"HereintheCommonwealth, wehavebeen managediabetesorquitsmoking, whicharea national modelofhealthcare.
usinglandtwotothreetimesfaster Dr.DonaldAbraham,DistinguishedScholarshipAward,Schoolof
thanpopulationgrowth," he Pharmacy.Abraham hasaworldwidereputationfordevelopingdrugsthat interact
said. Nationally, "wehave with hemoglobin. Heand hiscolleagues inthe InstituteforStructural Biologyand
beenusingmoreland Drug DiscoveryattheVirginia Biotechnology Research Park havediscovered
thanatanytimeinthe a drugswith potentialfortreating sicklecellanemia, andfortreating breast
historyofplanetEarth." cancer metastasistothe brain.
SPRING 0b
2
Smart Growth at VCU
VCUbeganbuildingthreeambitiousconstruction
projectsduring2005, turningtheearthfornew
SchoolsofBusinessandEngineering,anewcriticalcare
hospital, andanewSchoolofNursing.
VCUfaculty, staffalumniandfriendsgathered
November 1 forgroundbreakingandlunchtocelebrate
theneweststepinredefiningtheUniversity'sphysical
andacademiclandscape. New, linkedbuildings
expandingtheSchoolsofBusinessand Engineering
"willprovidemanagementeducationfirmlygrounded
intechnology, interdisciplinaryteamworkandglobal
perspectives," saidVCUPresidentEugeneIrani.
This$141 millionprojectisthebeginningofthe
11-acreMonroeParkCampusAdditioneastofBelvidere
aulntdimsaotuetlhyoifncMlauidensSttruedeetns.tTrehseid$e2n2c8esmainlldioannpelwanhwoimlle FlankedbyRichmond'sMayorL.DouglasWilder(I)andSchoolofBusinessDean
forTVCwUo'wseAedkcsenltateerr.,VCUMedicalCenterbrokeground $M1i4c1hameillliSoensnnoewwitbzus(ir)n,ePsrseasniddeenntgEiungeeerniengIrbauniilcdienlgesb—rat"eastgrraonusnfdobrrmienagkimnogmfeornt
onanewcriticalcarehospitalattheHealthSciences for[VCU],ourSchoolsofBusinessandEngineering,andtheCityofRichmond."
Campus.The 15-level, $192millionbuildingwillhouse
spacioustreatmentareasandinnovativemedicaltechnologies. —
"ItisthebeginningofaneweraofinvestmentattheVCUMedicalCenter invest-
mentinprograms, peopleandfacilities,"saidJohnDuval, CEOofMCVHospitals.
Infact, friendsoftheSchoolofNursinggotthejumponinvestmentinhealth
careonJune 14,whentheSchoolbrokegroundfora$17millioneducationbuilding.
TheSchoolhasalmostdoubledinthepast 10years, andgrowntremendouslyin
researchandoutreach.Themodernfacilitywillsupporttheextendedfunctionsofa
21st-centurynursingschoolandallowforfurthergrowthtoaddress
thecriticalnursingshortageinU.S. healthcare.
Philip IVIorris-VCU: Great Partners!
InJanuary, PhilipMorrisUSAannouncedagift
ofmorethan $2.2milliontoVCU'sSchools
ofBusinessandEngineering. Eachschoolwill
receive$1 million,andtheSchoolofEngineering
willalsoreceive$225,000inequipment.
"WevalueVCU'scollaborativeapproachto
preparingahighlyqualifiedworkforceandits
contributionstotheeconomictransformationof
—
thecity acommitmentsharedbyPhilipMorris
USAthroughourinvestmentinthenewCenter
torResearchandTechnology,"saidMichaelSzy-
manczyk, PhilipMorrischairandCEO.
InApril2005, PhilipMorrisUSAannounced
itwouldbuilda $300millionresearchand
technologycenterinRichmond'sVirginia
BioTechnologyResearchParkneartheVCU
HealthSystem. Amajorfocusattheresearch
centerwillbedevelopingproductsand
technologiestomakesmokinglessharmful.
Gleefullydiggingintogroundbreakingforthe new ofcVomCpUatiisbrleeadryesteoarbceh,cosmayesaDrp.arFtrnaenrciisnMkaecyrianreaa,s Girls(and boys),formerpatientsofVCU
$17millionSchoolofNursing building areJames vicepresidentofresearch. "We'reinafull MedicalCenter'sICU,arrivedready,able
Roberts,co-chairofCampaignforVCU;Associate discoverymode,"hesays. andwillingtohelpstartthediggingfora
Dean Dr.JanetYounger; ProfessorEmerita Dr.Judy newS192millioncritical carefacility.
Collins;PresidentIrani;Dr.Sheldon Retchin,CEO And IVIore Generosity
ofVCU HealthSystem;DeanDr. NancyLangston; VCUandtheVCUMedicalCenterannouncedtwocommitmentsfromStanleyand
PaulaSaxby,presidentofMCVAlumniAssocia- DorothyPauleyandthePauleyFamilyFoundation: $4millionfortheSchoolof
EngineeringCampaignand $5 millionfortheHeartCenter,toberenamedthePauley
tNiuorns'sinNgurOsfifnicgerDifvoirsiVoCn;UaHnedalCtahroSlysCtroesmb.y,Chief HeartCenter. StanPauleychairandCEOofCarpenterCompany, isatrusteeofthe
SchoolofEngineeringBoardandhasbeen
treatedattheHeartCenter.
Mikeand Elizabeth Fraizerhavemadea $1.4millioncommitmenttobuilda
dedicatedtennisfacilityforVCU'sLobsandLessonProgram,whichprovidestennis
andacademictutoringforat-riskchildren.
Follow the Campaign for VCU at www.vcu.edu/campaign
MAN OF THE WO^LD
Regis Chapman 'OlPhD/H&S is
n a governmentbureaucrat whose
resume reads more like an action
hero's. Since 1998 he hasbeen work-
ing forthe U.S. Treasury Depart-
ment, providingtechnical assistance
Yj
to ministers offinance in developing
countries. He spent sixmonths in
I
Albaniabefore being evacuated after
theembassybombings in Tanzania
and Kenya. Duringa two-year stint
livingandworkingwith theMinis-
tryofFinance as a residentadvisor
in Georgia, Chapman witnessed
hungerstrikerswho had sewn their
mouths shutwith needle and thread
and sawotherprotestsagainst the
government's failure toprovide
p-
1 electricity. "A couple times 1 got
^^Sfe-J stuckout in protests afterdark," he
recalls. "Peoplewere burningtires in
the streets."
•>afr^^ i After Georgia, twoyears in
hi. ^<sK South Africa. Duringtwoyears
based in Budapest, Chapman over-
sawTreasuryDepartment missions
in morethan 25 countries, from
Armenia andAzerbaijanto Paraguay
and Zambia.
BY JORIEL C. FOLTZ
The 1990s and later have been a time of global
shifts. The Soviet Union broke up, freeing many
Eastern European countries from isolation but
facing them with the existential dilemma of
finding new ways to function effectively. There
were wars of ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and
Rwanda, health crises in Africa. To many of us
watching on TV news, even if we were moved
by tragedy or possibility, these events seemed
remote and beyond reach. But many alumni saw
—
and were moved and moved. They went there; InIndependenceSquare,Colombo,SriLanka,
RegisChapmanstandswithcolleagues.Hisguard
they took their talents and helped. Others real- SumithKangara(l|waswoundedthreetimesfight-
ingtheTamilTigers.DriverChandrasenaSilva(r)
ized borders were arbitrary, ignored them, and lostfivefamilymembers,includinghiswife,inthe
December2004tsunami.
found friends and colleagues all over the world.
SPRING 7 2006
"I'dsaythe mostcompelling
environment I'veeverbeen in is
Liberia," he says. "When I landed
attheairport, armedMarineswere
theretopickme upbecausethat
daytheUnited Nations had started
buyingweapons, in anattemptto
disarm the people fightingthe civil
war. The money ran out, andthe
soldiers got upset and started
shootingagain."
In the midst ofsometimes chaotic
experiences, Chapman's focus re-
mains firmlyon makingeconomies
work. "We give technical assistance
to ministersoffinance indevelop-
ingcountries sothattheycanget JessamynMillerPriebe'smuralsteachGulneanchildrenandtheirparentsgoodhealthhabits.
theirfinancial managementand
theirbudgetingsystems in order." THE PICTURE OF HEALTH tocometothembecausetheywere
Chapman helps "todeveloptheir sick. Theyweren'tInterestedun-
JessamynMillerPriebe '01BIS/
information systems, theirdecision- H&S studied photography, Spanish lesstherewas moneyinvolved." So
makingprocesses, theircapacityto Priebefollowed PeaceCorpsadvice
and French as an Interdisciplinary
gatherand analyzeinformation, to to seekoutandcultivatecommunity
Studies major. She caughtthetravel
be responsive to national policies, leaders. "They'rethe oneswhoare
bugduringan internshipwiththe
and to mobilizetheirbureaucratic goingto staybehind. Ifyoucan en-
WallStreetJournalEuropein Brussels.
organization tocreate results." Basi- couragethem, givethem ideasand
cally, he says, his job is "building "Thebest part aboutitwasthe news- information, that'sthebestyoucan
room," Priebe recallsvividly. "You're
credibilityforagovernment in the sitting inthistinyroomwith30 hopetodo."
eyesofitsowncitizens." journalists crammedin and they're Sheusedherarttoeducate,
Settinguphardwareand software painting50muralsat 10clinics.
all speakingdifferentlanguages all
and teachingbestpractices for man- Inpictures, children areweighed
daylong."
agingeconomies is not so hard. But Determinedtoworkinternation- on scales, pregnantwomen sit
"I'm perplexedbythe level ofcor- ally, Priebe, like manyVCU alumni, undertrees restingfromfieldwork,
ruption in the culturesthat 1 tend appliedtothe Peace Corps. In childrenwashtheirhands, mothers
to deal in. There's a lot oftheft at October2002 she arrived inGuinea, arebreastfeeding. "Thedoctors and
tohtehemrihcarnodl,eviet'lsohnowonpeeohpalned.maOknetahe Asfhreicsat.ayFeodrwtihtehfiarshtotshtrefeammiolnytahnsd pnluarisnesthcionuglsdtuosepetohpelem,u"rParlisebteoseaxy-s.
livingbecausetheyreallydon'tget "There'snotmuchvisual artinthat
attendedclasses everyday, learning
salaries. In Georgia, the monthlysal- culture, soanythingthat'swrittenor
tobe apublic healthworker.
aryattheMinistryofFinancewasn't "When you're in Africa, you printedis justfascinatingandamaz-
enoughtopaybus farebackand watch everyaspect oflife hap- ing. IrememberonetimewhenI
forth toworkeach day." waspaintingawhite squaretoputa
Still, he says, "I'm amazed by the pexepnlariingsh.t"bTehfeorree'ysonuorperyievsa,c"yP,rnieobe mural on, awoman camebyand she
dinitgengirtiytyanofdtthheepseeorpiloeusInewsosraknwditthhe opuetrssiodnea—l sepaatcien.g,Evceorokyitnhgi,nggoisidngonteo wsaaisdj'iuts'tsbbelaoutwinfualw,ayit.'"sbeautiful.' She
just about everywhere I go. People's thebathroom, discussions. You see Today, Priebeworks inthe
motivations are similar every- graphicsprintdepartmentofa large
where," he adds. "In the countries so much. It's like a performance advertisingcompany, but she and
1 work in, it's very fundamental. eveWroyrdkaiy.n"g forthe Health Minis- herhusbandAdam have bigplans
It's prettymuch food, medical care, tryinthe cityofLabewas a crash forthefuture. "I knowwe're going
and trying to generate confidence backoverseas. That's ourdream.
course in communityorganizing. We
in tChheapfumtaunre,."hiswifeDianne, and "1 can'teven tellyou how hard it crave it."
was toget somebodyinterested in
theirtwodogs nowlive in Sri Lanka, change," she says. "Weweretrying
where he isa residentadvisor. to motivate peopletodo health pro-
motion andnot justwait forpeople
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