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June 14, 2002 Vol. 26, No. 33
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Simmons reminds graduates of 'debt you owe to the world'

Receiving a degree is a privilege, and with that privilege comes a great deal of responsibility, said Ruth J. Simmons, Ph.D., in her keynote address at the University's 141st Commencement May 10. Full story

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Disaster drill
Preparing for the worst

Participants in May 19's "Operation Unified Response," a weapons of mass destruction (WMD) field-training exercise, look for "survivors" in Brookings Quadrangle as part of their responsibilities should an attack occur. View in full

Frey named director of Teaching Center

Regina Frey, Ph.D., senior lecturer in chemistry in Arts & Sciences and assistant dean in the College of Arts & Sciences, will become director of the Teaching Center July 1.

Named associate director of the center in 2001, Frey will succeed James W. Davis, Ph.D., professor of political science in Arts & Sciences, who will stay on as a part-time consultant during the coming academic year. Davis was named director in 1996. Full story

Obituaries

Paul Aaron Wright; 2nd-year law student
Second-year law student Paul Aaron Wright died Sunday, May 5, 2002, from a hemorrhage of the brain. He was 26. Full story

Woods-Miller, 73
Jane Woods-Miller, owner and publisher of the St. Louis Metro Sentinel, died Tuesday, May 21, 2002, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital after a series of illnesses. She was 73. Full story

Rosenkoetter, 75
Gerald E. Rosenkoetter, an associate professor of of civil engineering and applied mechanics from 1955-1960 and a lecturer in civil engineering for University College in Arts & Sciences, died Monday, May 20, 2002, of cancer at his home in Sarasota, Fla. He was 75.

Gallop, 69
Donald P. Gallop, chair of the School of Law National Council, former member of the Board of Trustees and law school alumnus, died Wednesday, May 22, 2002, of cancer. He was 69.


Early elected to Council of American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Gerald Early, Ph.D., the Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters, professor of English and of African and Afro-American Studies, all in Arts & Sciences, has been elected to the Council of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

The council serves as the governing board of the institution.

"We are pleased that Professor Early will play a leadership role at the American Academy," said Leslie C. Berlowitz, executive officer of the academy. "His intelligence and experience will be a great asset in fulfilling the academy's mission of encouraging academic excellence and enhanced interaction with the broader community."

Early, who also is director of the International Writers Center in Arts & Sciences, is the editor of several volumes, including The Sammy Davis, Jr., Reader (2001) and The Muhammad Ali Reader (1998). Early is the author of The Culture of Bruising: Essays on Prizefighting, Literature, and Modern American Culture, which won the 1994 National Book Critics Circle Award for criticism. Full story


Of note

Thomas A. Woolsey, M.D.,
Perry E. Bickel, M.D.,
Peggy Smith Full story
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