W. Clarke Wescoe (1920-2004) was an American medical educator, physician, pharmacologist and academic administrator.[1][2] He was selected as the dean of the University of Kansas School of Medicine at the age of 32 and served in that capacity from 1952 to 1960. He was the 10th chancellor of the University of Kansas from 1960 to 1969, leading the University during a time of both campus growth with the near doubling in enrollment and unrest during the 1960s. More than $40 million in new construction was completed, including most of the Daisy Hill residence halls.[3][4]
Wescoe was an intern and resident at New York Hospital–Cornell Medical Center. Prior to his in academic career, he was assigned to the War Department’s Army Specialized Training Program by the United States government and served the United States Army as a medical officer in the US Army’s Fitzsimons General Hospital in Aurora, Colorado in 1946, where he remained three months and was put in charge of the tuberculosis ward, which at the time was filled primarily by those American soldiers who’d survived the Bataan Death March and wartime Japanese internment in the Philippines. He was reassigned to the Army Chemical Center at Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland. His responsibilities at Edgewood Arsenal centered on biomedical research and the development of pharmacological treatments to various chemical and nerve agents. He was discharged from military in 1948.[5]
Employment historyedit
Cornell University
1949–1951 Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at Cornell University Medical College. In 1949 he received the prestigious Markle Scholarship
University of Kansas
1951–1952 Professor of Pharmacology and Experimental Medicine at the University of Kansas
1952–1960 Dean of the University of Kansas School of Medicine
1960–1969 Chancellor of the University of Kansas
Sterling Drug, Inc
1969–1985 first as Vice President for Medical Affairs and Research, later rising to the position of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Boards and committees
1985–2004 Board of Directors of the New York Stock Exchange as well as several academic, corporate, and foundation boards, and as a trustee of Columbia University and Cornell Medical School[6]
Referencesedit
^"List of University of Kansas former Chancellors".
william, clarke, wescoe, clarke, wescoe, 1920, 2004, american, medical, educator, physician, pharmacologist, academic, administrator, selected, dean, university, kansas, school, medicine, served, that, capacity, from, 1952, 1960, 10th, chancellor, university, . W Clarke Wescoe 1920 2004 was an American medical educator physician pharmacologist and academic administrator 1 2 He was selected as the dean of the University of Kansas School of Medicine at the age of 32 and served in that capacity from 1952 to 1960 He was the 10th chancellor of the University of Kansas from 1960 to 1969 leading the University during a time of both campus growth with the near doubling in enrollment and unrest during the 1960s More than 40 million in new construction was completed including most of the Daisy Hill residence halls 3 4 W Clarke Wescoe10th Chancellor of University of KansasIn office 1960 1969Preceded byFranklin David MurphySucceeded byE Laurence ChalmersPersonal detailsBorn 1920 05 03 May 3 1920Allentown PennsylvaniaDiedFebruary 29 2004 2004 02 29 aged 83 Alma materMuhlenberg College BS Cornell Medical College MD ProfessionEducator physician pharmacologist academic administrator Contents 1 Background 2 Career 3 Employment history 4 References 5 External linksBackground editW Clarke Wescoe was born in Allentown Pennsylvania on May 3 1920 to Charles H and Hattie G Wescoe He received his B S from Muhlenberg College in 1941 and his medical degree from the Cornell Medical College of Cornell University in 1944 Career editWescoe was an intern and resident at New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center Prior to his in academic career he was assigned to the War Department s Army Specialized Training Program by the United States government and served the United States Army as a medical officer in the US Army s Fitzsimons General Hospital in Aurora Colorado in 1946 where he remained three months and was put in charge of the tuberculosis ward which at the time was filled primarily by those American soldiers who d survived the Bataan Death March and wartime Japanese internment in the Philippines He was reassigned to the Army Chemical Center at Edgewood Arsenal Maryland His responsibilities at Edgewood Arsenal centered on biomedical research and the development of pharmacological treatments to various chemical and nerve agents He was discharged from military in 1948 5 Employment history editCornell University 1949 1951 Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at Cornell University Medical College In 1949 he received the prestigious Markle Scholarship University of Kansas 1951 1952 Professor of Pharmacology and Experimental Medicine at the University of Kansas 1952 1960 Dean of the University of Kansas School of Medicine 1960 1969 Chancellor of the University of Kansas Sterling Drug Inc 1969 1985 first as Vice President for Medical Affairs and Research later rising to the position of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Boards and committees 1985 2004 Board of Directors of the New York Stock Exchange as well as several academic corporate and foundation boards and as a trustee of Columbia University and Cornell Medical School 6 References edit List of University of Kansas former Chancellors About W Clarke Wescoe MD KU mourns Clarke Wescoe W Clarke Wescoe the singing chancellor dies at 83 The Country And Our State Are Looking To Us Dr W Clarke Wescoe External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Clarke Wescoe amp oldid 1122736070, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
