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DLR, Cleveland DLR, Foster + Partners + Foster Fall 2018 Fall 1 2 forward thinking campaign update nothing shortofinspiring.Thankyouforallhave doneforCaseWesternReserve. The ForwardThinkingcampaigncomestoaclose Dec.31,2018.Yoursupporttodatehasbeen detailed onpage4. the space.ItbecamepossiblethankstoEricand JaneNordfamilyandseveralotherdonors picnics oreventhepleasureofsolitaryreadingwhile leaningagainstoneofdozenstreesdotting and westcampuses—andprovidesthecampus2,200 feetoflandscapesuitedforperformances, And inMay,wededicatedtheNordFamilyGreenway, alushcommonsthatconnectsourmain Their storyisonpage14. in 2013,whenshewasastudenttheclassofprofessorandformerdeanJoyceFitzpatrick. academy attheFrancesPayneBoltonSchoolofNursing.TheinspirationforgiftstruckMarian In June,MarianandMichaelShaughnessycommitted$5milliontolaunchanursingleadership careers fromtheMt.SinaiHealthCareFoundation,andyoucanreadmoreoftheirstoryonpage12. sclerosis andotherneurologicaldiseases.Bothofthescientistsreceivedsupportearlyintheir and DrewAdamspublishedresearchthatofferedsignificanthopeforpeoplesufferingfrommultiple CHAIR, FORWARD THINKING: THE CAMPAIGN FOR CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY FRANK N. LINSALATA But you have hadonthisinstitution. depth ofourgratitude,orthemagnitudeimpactyou It isdifficulttofindwordsthatcanbegincapturethe Your generosityhasbeengrowingeversince. Case WesternReserve’spresident. The followingday,BarbaraR.Snyderbecame ended June30,2007. the totaluniversityraisedinfiscalyearthat The precisenumber—$208million—ismorethantriple million intheyearendedJune30,2018. history, annualgiftsandpledgestotaledmorethan$200 For thefirsttimeinCaseWesternReserveUniversity’s in anextraordinaryway. You closedthelastfullyearofourcapitalcampaign To OurAlumniand can getglimpses.InJuly,professorsPaulTesar Friends:

2018 This Year 2007 to theannual fund $11.6M In 2018... Before theCampaignBegan KEY MILLIONS $1000 $1500 $2000 $500 $68.8 million June 30,2018 Campaign AttainmentTowardGoal 0720 0921 0121 0321 0521 072018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 ACTUAL ATTAINMENT for scholarships $30.5M $208 million STRAIGHT LINE PROGRESSION from alumni $82.3M All figuresrounded

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Matt Shiffler Common to dosomuchmore—namely,bringpeople that planninganddesignfirmSasakiAssociatesproposedhadthepotential While abridgewouldbringpeoplefromoneplacetoanother,thecommons they sawentriestotheClevelandFoundation-sponsoreddesigncompetition. envisioned atallpedestrianbridgelinkingthetwo,butreconsideredwhen Arts CentertotheTinkhamVealeUniversityCenter.Leadersinitially 430,000-square-foot landscapeprojectstretchingfromtheMaltzPerforming The occasionwasthededicationofNordFamilyGreenway,a grounded approach. Center markedjustsuchamoment—andhundredsapplaudedthemore Yet thefireworksstreakingskywardjusteastofMaltzPerformingArts People seldomcelebratewhenahigh-flyingideagetsbroughtdowntoearth. links theuniversitywithnearbyneighbors The NordFamilyGreenwayunifiesthecampusand inherit... thefuturewecreate.” quote fromTheoMoll:“Thepast we Greenway, visitorsaregreeted bya At bothendsoftheNordFamily Ground together .

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Daniel Milner Barbato andGELighting’sJerryDuffy. William Griswold,EricBarbato,Elisha Cleveland MuseumofArtDirector Cleveland FoundationCEORonnRichard, CWRU PresidentBarbaraR.Snyder, James Wyant,RichardNord,Jane From lefttoright:CurtMoll,Sara “[Donors’] collectiveengagementandsupporthave space expresslydesignedtobringpeopletogether given ourcommunity,cityandregionalandmark with nature—andoneanother.” — PRESIDENT BARBARA R. SNYDER both endsofthegreenway: the foundationchosetohavefourwordsinscribedon In recognitionofonethegreenway’skeypurposes, the project,bringingitstotalcommitmentto$1.5million. sponsorship ofthedesigncompetitionwithagrantfor space, butalsoaddeditsown7-acrelandscapingproject. path. Themuseumnotonlyendorsedincorporatingits including theFountainofWaters—tobeincludedinits to allowpartofitsproperty—theFineArtsGarden, a fullycontinuousparcel,themuseumhadtoagree making theprojectpossible.Forgreenwaytobe Cleveland MuseumofArt—playedapivotalrolein museums andotherattractionsforthosetothewest. not tomentionamuchquickerandeasierwayaccess everything fromcasualpicnicstofull-fledgedconcerts, the Massachusettsfirmalsoopenedopportunitiesfor Glenville andHoughneighborhoodstoUniversityCircle, part of the $15 million needed for the project; longtime part ofthe$15millionneededforproject;longtime and For its part, the Cleveland Foundation added to its For itspart,theClevelandFoundationaddedto One ofthoseinstitutions—theworld-renowned In creatingacivicspacethatreachedfromthe (Continued fromp.4.) The foundation’s contribution was the last major The foundation’scontributionwasthelastmajor welcome . inspire, engage, connect inspire, engage,connect

many times to enjoy all that [it] has to offer.” many timestoenjoyallthat[it]hasoffer.” began. “Ihopethat,afterthisevening,youwillreturn R. Snydertoldthecrowdshortlybeforefireworks Nord FamilyGreenwaypossible,”PresidentBarbara corresponding LightGridnodes. lighting forthegreenway,including160fixturesand air performance. into agentleslopecanserveasseatstoviewanopen- the greenwaythrough“Toby’sTerrace,”wherestepscut contributed aswell;hersupportishighlightedwithin “The pastweinherit…thefuturecreate.” founded thecompanythattodayisMTDProductsInc.: a quotationfromTheoMoll,familypatriarchwhoco- trustee. Inrecognitionofthegift,greenwayfeatures Sara isanalumnaoftheuniversityaswellacurrent Sara Mollfamilyalsomadeasignificantcommitment. an exceptionally generous naming gift, while the Curt and university supportertheEricandJaneNordfamilymade “I want to thank all of you for making the spectacular “Iwanttothankallofyouformakingthespectacular In addition,Current,poweredbyGE,providedLED Toby DevanLewis,alsoanalumnaandtrustee, Matt Shiffler

Fall 2018 Fall 7 8 forward thinking Explore theGreenway Photos byMattShiffler. the greenway:toinspire,engage,connectandwelcome. Foundation’s sidewalkmarkerspellsouttheaimsof an open-airperformancespace;andTheCleveland greet guestsatbothentrances;Toby’sTerraceprovides the ClevelandMuseumofArt;greenwaymarkers From top:TheNordFamilyGreenwayspansthrough

On toActII F from RoeGreentosupportartseducation Arts Centerbeginswith$10milliongift The nextphaseoftheMaltzPerforming a celebrated arts patron who has a celebratedarts patronwhohas theater, Idofor students,”saidGreen, Temple –TiferethIsrael. Maltz PerformingArtsCenter atThe renovation oftheMiltonand Tamar to supportthenextphaseof the students, Greenisgiving$10million Case WesternReserveUniversity performing artsopportunitiesfor own intimatecommunity.” experience—but together,astheir in theroomishavingadifferent the same,”saidGreen.“Eachperson experience theartsinalivesetting. “Everything I do for educational “Everything Idoforeducational Wishing toenhanceandexpand “No twoperformancesareever to gatheringanaudience there’s anenduringmagic or philanthropistRoeGreen, emerging western campus, which emerging western campus,which university’s main campusandits nature commonsconnecting the Nord FamilyGreenway—a15-acre Proscenium Theater. will beknownastheRoeGreen for theMaltzPerformingArtsCenter class performancespaceplanned Green added. young peopleinsuchpowerfulways,” imaginations. imaginations. they cangrowandkindletheir Reserve studentsahomewhere “My hopeistoprovideCaseWestern institutions andhighereducation. for hercommitmenttocultural been recognizedaroundthecountry Announced at the dedication of the Announced atthededication of the In honorofGreen’sgift,theworld- “Arts education can shape “Arts educationcanshape

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Daniel Milner Daniel Cleveland DLR, Fall 2018 Fall 9 10 forward thinking hosts a dinner for the theater hosts adinnerforthetheater Reserve students;eachyear,she connection withCaseWestern way tobuildonhersupportand Play House. in ActingprogramwithCleveland university’s jointMasterofFineArts the DepartmentofTheaterand shop forundergraduatestudentsof studios andacostumescene addition of state-of-the-art rehearsal center’s SilverHall. plays, lecturesandreadingsatthe range ofevents,includingconcerts, doors in2015andhashostedawide the project.Thevenueopenedits provided leadgiftsof$30millionfor Jewish FederationofCleveland Maltz FamilyFoundationofthe educational mission. advance the expansion of the venue’s Center—Green’s supportwillhelp includes theMaltzPerformingArts Green sees her gift as another Green seeshergiftasanother “Phase Two”planscallforthe Milton andTamarMaltzthe Green has supported a number of Green hassupportedanumberof Foundation sincetheearly1980s, his honor. led tothenamingoflawlibraryin professorship inhisnameand the lawschoolthatendoweda 1983, hisfamilymadeagiftto F. Kennedy. was appointedbyU.S.PresidentJohn district courtjudgein1961,whenhe Law’s firstalumnusnamedafederal LAW ’30),becametheSchoolof Her father,BenC.Green(ADL’28, contributions totheuniversity. legacy ofaccomplishmentand years tocome.” “We hopetoattractevenmoreinthe Case WesternReserve,”shesaid. she iswell-known. entrée intoartscommunitieswhere with manyofthem,oftenofferingan master’s students,andstaysintouch As CEO of the Roe Green As CEOoftheRoeGreen After JudgeGreen’spassingin Green’s giftcontinuesherfamily’s “There’s no lack of talent at “There’s nolackoftalentat

Performing ArtsCenter. Below: TheexterioroftheMaltz students’ opportunities. space willbetransformedtoenhance Proscenium Theatershowshowthe Above: ArenderingoftheRoeGreen Roger Mastriani Roger social and cultural causes in Northeast Ohio and social andculturalcausesinNortheastOhio Opera, the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and The Opera, theCincinnati PlayhouseinthePark and The including atCainParkinCleveland Heights,TheCleveland extensive businessandstage managementexperience, me happier.” “If Icanhelpdothesamefor others, nothingwouldmake practical skillsIuseandholddeartothisday,”saidGreen. for theater.Itgavemeconfidence,andtaught immersed herselfintheater. where shehappenedintoaroleasstagemanagerand an undergraduateatUniversityofColorado–Boulder, communications in1980. she earnedamaster’sdegreeintheaterand visiting directorseriesatKentStateUniversity,where Green CenterfortheSchoolofTheatreandDancea around thecountry,includingcreationofRoe In addition to her philanthropic career, Green has In additiontoherphilanthropic career,Greenhas “College iswhenIfoundwhatbecamemypassion Green’s passionfortheperformingartssproutedas

and successofthemusical into newterritory;shecitestheoriginality,thoughtfulness and, perhaps,theauthorshipofworksthatpusharts an atmospherethatwillignitethecreativityofstudents Workshop attheChautauquaInstitution. at ClevelandPlayHouseandcontributestotheNew emerging playwrights,she’screatedtheRoeGreenAward like thesurpriseofanewworktheater;tosupport than 160countries—andprojects,there’snothingquite ballroom dancerformanyyears. Singing Angels.Shealsoperformedasacompetitive valuable to our society.” valuable tooursociety.” people—and ourselves,”shesaid. “Fewforcesaremore At thesametime,theycanteach usaboutothercultures, of hers. At the Maltz Performing Arts Center, Green envisions At theMaltzPerformingArtsCenter,Greenenvisions For allofGreen’sinterests,travels—she’svisitedmore “In an instant, the arts can strip away our differences. “In aninstant,theartscanstrip awayourdifferences. Hamilton

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11 Fall 2018 Fall 12 forward thinking Drew Adams multiple sclerosis. CopyrightSamanthaZimmerman. holding promise fortreatmentofdiseasesuch as ordinary skincells intofunctionalbraincells— Illustration: Inearlierresearch, Tesar’steammorphed Boosting support ofearly-careerresearchersmakesaprofoundimpact Twenty yearsafteritsinitialfunding,Mt.SinaiFoundation’s Paul Tesar

Breakthroughs Courtesy of Convelo of Courtesy biotechnology entrepreneur asitspresident andCEO. funding andappointed aninternationallyrenowned 2016—announced thatithad closed$7.8millionin company thatAdamsandTesar co-foundedin leading scientificjournals. research regardingbraindisorders intwooftheworld’s respectively, undergraduateandgraduatementoring. researchers receivedtheuniversity’shighesthonorsfor, D And on that very same day, Convelo Therapeutics—a And onthatverysameday,Convelo Therapeutics—a Then, thissummer,theypublishedbreakthrough year—and MitchellBalkcouldn’tbehappier. rew AdamsandPaulTesararehavingquitea This spring, the two School of Medicine This spring,thetwoSchoolofMedicine for thescholars in externalfunding Scholars program investment inMt.Sinai $17M 1998 (neurosciences professor Ben 1998 (neurosciences professorBen pioneer newscience.” moment,” Adamsexplained. the designationin2011. Scholar in2008,whileAdamswon funding. TesarbecameaMt.Sinai would drawmoresubstantialfederal them showthekindofprogress young faculty—and,inturn,help to recruitexceptionallypromising would bolstertheschool’sability that theboardofdirectors’decision its founding,Balkhadhighhopes The organization’spresidentsince Western ReserveSchoolofMedicine. beginning theirresearchattheCase support forearly-careerscientists Sinai Scholars,aprogramtoprovide Foundation backedthelaunchofMt. board oftheMt.SinaiHealthCare pair’s recentrunofsuccess? colleague either. researchers’ supervisornorafaculty employee atConvelo.He’snotthe Since the program began in Since theprogram beganin Added Tesar,“[It]enabledmy labto “The support…cameatacritical Because twodecadesago,the So whyishesooverjoyedatthe Balk isneitheraninvestornor $70M real hope of someday reversing the real hopeofsomedayreversingthe Tesar andAdams,forexample,offers possible. Theworkofthelabs more aretheadvancestheymake figures areimpressive,whatmatters funding. Andwhilethesedollar $70 millioninadditionalexternal Scholars. They,inturn,havedrawn total of$17millionto28Mt.Sinai the foundationhasawardeda Strowbridge wasthefirstscholar), supported thecreationofMt.SinaiHealthCareFoundation. poor citizens.Whenthehospitalclosedin1996,saleofitsassets a privatehospitalinprovidingservicestosubstantialnumbersof in teaching,researchandpatientcare—aswellasitsleadership Jewish community,Mt.SinaiHospitalbecameknown foritsexcellence Founded in1903withsignificantandongoingsupportfromtheregion’s Achievement at theuniversity’s2017commencement. Mitchell Balkreceived thePresident’sAward forVisionary Board ChairSusie RatnerandFoundationPresident andCEO they hold.” young scholarsandthepromisethat the successofrecruiting[allof]these “We nowhavefurtherevidenceof and thenewcompany,Balksaid. the collaboration,publications absolutely thrilledtofindout”about other neurologicaldisorders. damage ofmultiplesclerosisand

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13 Fall 2018 Fall 14 forward thinking major at CWRU most popular undergraduate 4th of thehealthcareworkforce 30% nurses intheU.S. 3.6 million Why WeNeedNurseLeaders T came whilestudyingattheFrancesPayneBoltonSchoolofNursing Marian Shaughnessy’sinspirationforanewleadershipacademy A DreamMadeReal Western Reserve’s former nursing school dean. Western Reserve’sformernursingschooldean. the ElizabethBrooksFordProfessorofNursingandCase Organizations andSystems,”taughtbyJoyceJ.Fitzpatrick, and enrolledinthedoctorate-levelcourse“Leadership acute-care settingsintheClevelandarea. populations inColoradoandAlaskaatanumberof as atravelingnurse,includingworkingwithindigenous in criticalcareandperioperativenursingserved positions asapractitioner,educatorandadministrator to campuspursueherdoctorate.Inbetween,sheheld nursing fromCaseWesternReservein1985,hadreturned of NursingatCaseWesternReserveUniversity. In 2012, though, she was back at the School of Nursing In 2012,though,shewasbackattheSchoolofNursing Shaughnessy, whoreceivedhermaster’sdegreein years agoinsidetheFrancesPayneBoltonSchool nursing leadershipdreambeganmorethanfive he initialinspirationforMarianShaughnessy’s husband, Michael. It aims to develop and support a new husband, Michael.Itaimstodevelopandsupportanew made possiblefroma$5milliongiftMarianandher Academy, announcedthissummer.Theacademyisbeing school’s MarianK.ShaughnessyNurseLeadership motivation toseethingsdifferently.” to haveanewmentalmodel,withrulesand journey, andhelpedustounderstandwhatitmeans letter tohermentor.“Youkepttheclassonalearning presented anddiscussed,”Shaughnessywroteina2013 I wasinspiredtolearnandabsorballthatbeing she thencalled“theleadershipinstitute.” of directors”whohelpedherlaythegroundworkforwhat to engagewithwhatshecalledherown“personalboard begin herownleadershipjourneyandforencouraging That inspiration culminated in the founding of the That inspirationculminatedinthefoundingof “Your expectationsandstandardsweresohighthat Shaughnessy creditedFitzpatrickforinspiringherto leaders are needed more nurse of nursesagree 82% institutions at healthcare of boardseats 5% ones aswell.” national nursingleaders,but also potentiallyglobal exclusive trainingfacilityforleaders innursing. her 2013letter.“Theleadership institutewillbecomethe rather leadersintheirownright,” Shaughnessywrotein opportunity tobe,notjustfacilitatorsofhealthcare,but was underFitzpatrick’stutelagein2012-2013. destination”—already wasformingwhileShaughnessy the FrancesPayneBoltonSchoolofNursinga“leadership for thedevelopmentofnurseleaders.” Shaughnessy said.“Wearedesigningadynamictoolkit populations andtoimprovethenation’shealth,”Marian Case WesternReservecampus. generation ofleadersinthefieldnursingon “My hope,” she continued, “is to integrate not only “My hope,”shecontinued,“is to integratenotonly “Now, morethanever,nursesmustseizethe The ideabehindthattoolkit—andthedreamtomake “My visionistotransformhealthcareforall

focused when becoming a leader.” focused whenbecomingaleader.” career, asIdid,butwefirmlybelieve thatit’sbesttobe Shaughnessy said. impact onpatientoutcomesand experience,”Marian especially whenitcomestonursingandtheprofession’s advisory boards. the CatholicDioceseofClevelandandadditional Dame College,theWesternReserveLandConservancy, Color Matrix,andatrusteeorboardmemberforNotre trustees fortheAmericanNursesFoundation. Hospitals ClevelandMedicalCenterandtheboardof are activeintheNortheastOhiocommunityandbeyond. “With every experience, you may learn a lot in your “With everyexperience,youmay learnalotinyour “My husband,Michael,andIbelieveingivingback, Michael isthefounderandformerpresidentof Marian servesasontheboardofdirectorsUniversity Marian andMichaelShaughnessy,ofGatesMills,Ohio, and FormerDeanMaryKerr. Marian Shaughnessy(NUR‘95,‘12) From left:ProfessorJoyceFitzpatrick,

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15 Fall 2018 Fall 16 forward thinking Education for A New Vision F next summer,itsmainbuildinggainsanewname As theHealthEducationCampuspreparesforstudents relationship and mutual respect grew so great that Eric relationship and mutualrespectgrewsogreat thatEric then theirfamilies becamefriends,andultimately the cardiac procedure.Fromthere, thetwobecamefriends, to havetherenownedheartsurgeon performamajor business leaderwhocameto NortheastOhioin2000 special announcement. Cleveland Clinic’spresidentandCEOuntillastyear,hada 485,000-square-foot building,butfirstTobyCosgrove, offices andstudyareas. on allsidesbyfloorsthatsoonwillfeatureclassrooms, crowd nowstoodwithinthestunningspace,surrounded soaring atriumwithintheHealthEducationCampus, a painting. He began by telling the story of a South African He beganbytellingthestory of aSouthAfrican They wouldhavetheopportunitytotour After yearsoflookingatartisticrenderingsthe this summer,themomentwaslikesteppinginto westofCaseWesternReserve’smaincampus or thehundredsgatheredjustahalfmile Health Health

The new building will allow students “to learn side by The newbuilding willallowstudents“tolearn sideby Clinic CEOand President TomMihaljevicexplained. nursing anddentalmedicine—in oneplace. house studentsfrommultiple healthschools—medicine, of thejointproject,one nation’sfirststructuresto education,” universityPresident BarbaraR.Snydersaid Sheila andEricSamsonPavilion. Campus, whosemainbuildingnowwillbeknownasthe an exceptionallygenerousgifttotheHealthEducation patient oftomorrow.” doing themostgoodforpatientoftoday,and Cosgrove toldtheaudience.“Theyarecommittedto a deepunderstandingof21st-centuryhealthcare,” philanthropic effortstoincludetheClinic. and SheilaSamsonextendedtheiralreadyextensive “Modern medicine is a team sport,” current Cleveland “Modern medicineisateamsport,” currentCleveland “This extraordinarybuildingwillrevolutionizehealth And now,heannounced,thatcommitmenthadledto “Over theyears,Samsonshavedemonstrated

Daniel Milner dedicated champions.” of you,”PresidentSnydersaid,theproject’s“most support was making possible. support wasmakingpossible. and nowtheycouldseethebeginningsofrealitytheir contributed totheproject’s$270millioninfundraising— more than2,000studentsnextsummer. dental clinicbeingbuiltacrossthestreet—willwelcome eventually practice.” side, duplicatingtheenvironmentinwhichtheywill President andCEO TomMihaljevic. CWRU President BarbaraR.SnyderandCleveland Clinic Cleveland Clinic ExecutiveAdvisorTobyCosgrove, “Today we are delighted to provide a preview to all “Today wearedelightedtoprovideapreviewall Many ofthoseinattendancethateveninghad The SheilaandEricSamsonPavilion—aswellasthe Rendering courtesyofFoster+Partners. will opentostudentsnextsummer. The SheilaandEricSamsonPavilion

17 Fall 2018 Fall 18 forward thinking initiatives atCaseSchoolofEngineering $5 milliontoadvanceresearch,major Alumnus CharlesH.Phippscommits Investment Strategic T Technology. Accepted to attend Technology. Accepted toattend was thentheCaseInstituteof began whenhecametowhat Phipps andCaseWesternReserve and transformativeideas. opportunities, strategicinitiatives University, resourcesforresearch and computerscienceatPurdue after leadingelectricalengineering Balakrishnan, whostartedSept.1 Dean Venkataramanan“Ragu” Case SchoolofEngineering. to endowthedean’spositionat future: Hehascommitted$5million discipline, he’snowsupportingits venture capitalism. then consultingandhigh-tech long tenureatTexasInstruments, at GeneralElectricandMotorola,a The deep connection between The deepconnectionbetween The endowmentwillprovidenew An innovatorinathen-nascent early computerscience:stints (CIT ’49)readslikeahistoryof he careerofCharlesH.Phipps Electric. He then earned his MBA at Electric. Hethen earnedhisMBAat engineering programatGeneral Dallas, beganhiscareerinthe test uncharted challenges.” and initialconfidencefortrying new accomplishment bymysenioryear and otheractivities,Ihadasenseof science, and,withthatandsocial interplay betweenengineeringand recent interview. a largeruniversity,”hesaidin town andwouldhavebeenlostat professors, asIcamefromasmall class sizesandeasyrapportwith for me,inpartbecauseofthesmall electrical engineering. graduating in1949withadegree in Cleveland1946asasophomore, engineering classes.Phippsarrived the U.S.Army,wherehealsotook 1944, hefirstservedtwoyearsin immediately afterhighschoolin Phipps, now 91 and living in Phipps, now91andlivingin “But Casealsohadastrong “Case atthattimewasjustright

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daughter, Anne. Charles H.Phippsandhis Kilby on business development of Kilby onbusiness developmentof handheld calculator. electronics, startingwiththe circuit—a chipthatrevolutionized Kilby, theinventorofintegrated development, wherehemetJack He soonmovedintoresearchand solar cellsandinfrareddetectors. semiconductor products,suchas market developmentforpotential for thenext30years,beginningin relates toproductdevelopment. his interestinstrategyandhowit Instruments in1957thatpiqued to workasanengineerforTexas for Motorola. moved togreaterChicagowork Harvard BusinessSchooland Phipps worked closely with Phipps workedcloselywith He workedatTexasInstruments But itwashismovetoDallas

Fund by he and his brother, the Fund byheand hisbrother,the Myron PhippsDean’sDiscretionary school, followingthecreation ofthe Phipps’ thirdmajorgifttothe with hisfamily. and makingmorevisitstocampus engineering dean’sadvisoryboard Reserve inthe1990s,joining more involvedatCaseWestern to theuniversity,Phippsbecame Rosen Funds. focused venturecapitalfirmSevin became apartneratthetechnology- become aconsultantand,in1987,he just emergingasitsowndiscipline. the corporation—whenstrategywas becoming thedirectorofstrategyfor the integratedcircuit,eventually The endowment pledge is The endowmentpledgeis Long agenerousbenefactor Phipps leftTexasInstrumentsto

our judgment.” timing) andtheresthardwork and good fortune(luckormarket successes werelikely80percent Charles Phippssaid,“thatour endowing chairsandscholarships). active attheUniversityofWisconsin, and hisfather-in-law(whowas of beingbetteroffthanhispeers”) own father(who“disdaineddisplays comes fromtheexamplessetbyhis Aschenbrener Phipps. of hislatewife,MaryClaire and ComputerScienceinmemory Department ofElectricalEngineering Phipps EndowmentFundforthe in honoroftheirfather;andthe late JohnB.(Jack)Phipps(CIT’49), “I have come to understand,” “I havecometounderstand,” He saidhisphilanthropytoday

dean oftheengineering school. Balakrishnan is theCharlesH.Phipps Bottom: Venkataramanan “Ragu” Biard, JackKilbyandJamesFischer. right) and(seated,fromleft)James R. Instruments’ JoeWeaver(standing, Phipps (standing,left)withTexas Top: A1960sphotoofCharles

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19 Fall 2018 Fall 20 forward thinking Cleveland StateformedtheInternetofThingsCollaborativein2017. of connectivity. Foundation, NortheastOhioispoisedtoleadinthenextwave operate everythingfromparkingspacestoenergyusage. (hello, Alexa),tohowcompaniesmanufactureproducts,cities share data.It’schangingeverythingfromhowweordergroceries (IoT), aninterconnectednetworkofdevicesthatcollect,storeand short tapsonyourphone,tablet,watchoranynumberofdevices. even vacation-upendingmishaps.Now,theycanbesolvedwithafew phone buzzeswithanotificationthatyourgaragedoorstillisopen. Y State tospurtheInternetofThings between CaseWesternReserveandCleveland The ClevelandFoundationfundsnewpartnership A With the foundation’s support, Case Western Reserve and With thefoundation’ssupport,CaseWesternReserveand Thanks toanewpartnershipspurredbygiftfromTheCleveland This revolutionintechnologyisknownastheInternetofThings A fewyearsago,thesecouldhavebeenmajorinconveniences—or Connected City turn offyourhome’sairconditioning.Andonceyouland, boarding passesbehind.Midflight,yourealizeforgotto ou hopinanUberfortheairport—andleaveyourprinted (Continued onp.22.)

21 Fall 2018 Fall 22 forward thinking Institute forSmart,Secureand ConnectedSystems. who alsoistheexecutivedirectorofuniversity’s with itsleaderatCaseWesternReserve,NickBarendt, support, aswellinsightandadvice. than dollars—it’sprovidedlab,staffingandfaculty both institutionstosparkcollaboration. leadership insteadoptedtoprovideaplanninggrant opportunities relatedtoInternetofThingsinitiatives,its separately approachedthefoundationaboutfunding the field. educational opportunitiesandconductresearchinto and publicsectorstoshareresourcesideas,provide has broughttogetherlocalorganizationsintheprivate smart citiesandenergytobuilduponthecity’sstrengths. development, focusingonmanufacturing,healthcare, use theInternetofThingstodriveregionaleconomic Through thenewinitiative,institutionsaimto To learn more about the collaborative, we sat down To learnmoreaboutthecollaborative,wesatdown Since then,thefoundationhascontributedevenmore When CaseWesternReserveandClevelandState Since itslaunchearlierthisyear,thecollaborative

How would you describe the main focus of the How wouldyoudescribethemainfocusof to play—through research, translation of that research to play—through research,translationofthat research education institutions (andthecollaborative) havearole from aneconomic-development standpoint.Higher success fortheregion—what wecandoforourregion What isyourvisionforthecollaborative? business modelinnovation. technology research,development,anddeployment,to pieces oftheirIoTpuzzle—fromtalentdevelopment,to industry partnersinthearea,helpingthemdifferent Then wehaveprivate-sectorengagementswithvarious collaboration andtheIoT,amongotherstrategies]. communities tosolvetheirmostpressingissuesusing initiative [anObamaAdministrationprojecttoencourage cities tosupporttheirworkforthe“SmartCities” We haveprojectscomingoutofthecountyandseveral and partneringwithlocalindustrythepublicsector. both universitiesaroundfaculty,studentsandcurriculum, Internet ofThingsCollaborative? The success of the collaborative is really measured by The successofthecollaborative isreallymeasuredby It’s regionaleconomicdevelopment:buildingcapacityat

federal researchinitiatives,curriculumandengagement. found areasforcomplementarywork,suchasjoint institution—and theyhavedifferentstrengths.We’ve talent intomovingthisinitiativeforward. multiple timesperweek,andputsinsignificanttime strong leadershipteamfrombothuniversitiesthatmeets opetition”—cooperative competition.Wehaveasuper that iscooperative,or,aswesometimescallit,“co- Cleveland State. Tell meaboutthepowerofpartneringwith development partnerswillcontinuetobecritical. expertise intheregion.Collaboratingwithoureconomic both universities;andourhealthcaremanufacturing geographic location;ouraccesstoawesometalentat well-positioned tobeoneoftheleadregionsgivenour from adomesticorinternationalstandpoint,butwe’re Internet ofThings.Therewillprobablybenosinglewinner Ohio clearlybecomeoneoftheleadersinindustrial necessary tosupporttheefforts. collaboration, andbuildingthepeoplesystems capacity—recruiting facultyandstudents,fostering all startswithbuildingtheinstitutionalandregional into thepublicandprivatesectors,education.It They’re different universities—a public and a private They’re differentuniversities—apublicandaprivate We havethisreallyinterestingcollaborativestructure In thenextfiveto10years,weplanseeNortheast

involvement intheIoTCollaborative. Nick BarendtoverseesCWRU’s ball forward for our region. ball forwardforourregion. that makesthoseconversationshappenandmovethe the gluethathelpsconnecthighereducationtoothers— and educationinthearea.Soweneedtocontinuebe institutions tosupportjointhighereducationresearch has builtmuchoftheinfrastructurebetweentwo regional, digitalhubfortransformation.Thecollaborative private sectors. initiatives andtranslationalprojectsinthepublic the justsumofitsparts. areas wheretheirworkcanmakethewholemorethan “bench strength”byfindingfacultywhoareinterestedin members contributing.Weneedtoweincreaseour an ongoing,sustainableeffortwiththerightfaculty institutional capacitytoallowthecollaborativebe well asphilanthropiccapacitybuilding. federal, stateandindustryresearchdevelopmentas [organizational] fundingatbothcampuses—amixof we needtocontinuedevelopingresearchandcapacity What arethenextstepsforcollaborative?

And, finally, we need to solidify ourselves as part of a And, finally,weneedtosolidifyourselvesaspartofa In addition,wemustcontinueadvancingourresearch Next, weneedtokeepbuildingtheacademicand There areafewthingswe’dliketoaccomplish.First, Russell Lee Russell

23 Fall 2018 Fall 24 forward thinking of Sports The Sole outfits student-athletes Rudy andhiswife,Margaret, alumnus andinventorM.Frank A newendowmentinmemoryof A the Nike Air Sole, it seems fitting to the NikeAirSole,itseemsfitting to varsity sports. university’s 19women’sand men’s participate annuallyinthe for generationstocome. top-of-the-line uniformsandshoes student-athletes willcompetein assures thattheuniversity’svarsity Athletic Endowment.Hergenerosity Rudy andMargaretDomiter parents, establishedtheM.Frank McMahon, inthenamesofherlate gift fromtheirdaughter,KimRudy industry in1978:theNikeAirSole. revolutionized theathleticfootwear wife, MargaretDomiterRudy—that skiing andtheencouragementofhis inventions—born ofhisinterestin engine program. techniques andevenNASA’srocket improve theirmanufacturing “Since my father is the inventor of “Since myfatheristheinventor of About 500student-athletes Forty yearslater,a$1.9million Yet itwasanotherofRudy’smany ideas thathelpedcompanies M. FrankRudy(CIT’50)had s anaeronauticalengineer, rank and salary that also required rank andsalarythatalsorequired offered apositionlowerinboth corporate directorbythen,he was into declineby1969.A45-year-old when theaerospaceindustryfell chose topursueadifferentpath father was. Reserve University.” as theycompeteforCaseWestern teams beproudandself-confident course, shoes,”shesaid.“Maythe outfitted inNikeuniformsand,of make surehisalmamaterisalways spur Nike’ssuccess. invention—the AirSole—thathelped Frank Rudy(CIT‘50)withhis A career rocket scientist, Rudy A careerrocketscientist,Rudy And maytheybeasnimbleher mother suggested he do for himself mother suggestedhedoforhimself enough tobeaskiinstructor. Somy loved toski,butwasnotgood go intotheskibusiness.Myfather recalled. “Mymothersuggestedhe like tobeaskibum,”RudyMcMahon supporting awifeanddaughter. in lifeifnotfortheresponsibilityof what hewouldmostenjoydoing Margaret pointblankaskedhim to Ohio. school-age daughterfromCalifornia uprooting him,hiswifeandhigh-

“My father laughed and said he'd “My fatherlaughedandsaidhe'd While weighinghisoptions, Courtesy of Nike of Courtesy at his alma mater.” at hisalmamater.” sports worldwideandanimmense impactonathletics the SpecialCategoryforhis“immeasurable impacton into theCaseWesternReserve AthleticHallofFamein that commitment. gift happen;theRudyathleticendowmentextends aerospace engineer. orbiting planetsthatpaytributetoRudy’scareerasan and shine,resemblesinflatedAirSoleunits Franklin Rudy.The3Demblem,withspecialtexture designed emblemwiththeinitials“MFR,”forMarion Rudy family,theuniformshavefeaturedacustom- uniforms havehonoredRudy.GiftedbyNikeandthe Professorship ofBiomedicalEngineering. the M.FranklinRudyandMargaretDomiter on theathleticfieldbutinclassroom. the familyhasmadetoCaseWesternReserve,notonly Athletic Endowmentrepresentsthelatestcommitment Rudy McMahonsaid. assistance—there wouldbenoNikeAirSoletoday,” though theywouldhavenoincome,andwithher24/7 unconditional supporttostartintoabusinesseven dollar sportsapparelgiant. industry andhelpedestablishNikeasamultibillion- which, whenusedinathleticshoes,revolutionizedthe with puttingairunderthefoot,”RudyMcMahonsaid. the ankleandsidesoffoot.Hethenexperimented to wear,“whichhesuccessfullydidbyputtingairaround more comfortableskibootbecausehersweresopainful than 250patents.) invent something.”(FrankRudyultimatelyheldmore what hehadbeendoingforotherpeople,whichwasto And this fall, Rudy will be posthumously inducted And thisfall,Rudywillbeposthumouslyinducted Rudy McMahonworkedwiththeNiketomakethat And, sincefall2014,theSpartans’Nikeathletic In 1999,thecoupledonated$2milliontoestablish The M.FrankRudyandMargaretDomiter “Without mymother'ssuggestion—coupledwithher This ultimatelyledtothecreationofAirSole, More specifically,Margaretsuggestedheinventa

initials “MFR”forMarionFranklinRudy. (middle), featureanemblem(below), with athletics uniforms,includingbaseball Nike andtheRudyfamily,allSpartans graduation in1950.Thankstoagiftfrom (top) atFrank’sCaseInstituteofTechnology Frank RudyandMargaretDomiter

25 Fall 2018 Fall 26 forward thinking T the SchoolofLaw education preparedhimtogiveback How alumnusRobertMcCreary’s Coming connect withalumnianddonors. enhance itsnationalreputation, and the lawschool’sfinancialstanding, business acumentohelpstrengthen he useshisstrategicvisionand school’s visitingcommittee,where the annualfund. on theheelsofamajordonationto Arts inFinancialIntegrityprogram, Integrity InstituteandnewMasterof a significantgifttoitsFinancial Michael Scharf.Thisyear,hemade under DeansJessicaBergand the directionofSchoolLaw after becominggalvanizedabout reconnected withtheuniversity private equityfirmCapitalWorks, and managingdirectorofCleveland alma mater. professional career—tohelphis he’s gainedacrosshis42-year plus theimmeasurableinsight Now, he’susingthatknowledge— as anattorneyandabusinessman. set himupforasuccessfulcareer In addition, McCreary chairs the In addition,McCrearychairsthe McCreary (LAW’76),thefounder Reserve University law student Reserve Universitylawstudent III gleanedasaCaseWestern he skillsRobertG.McCreary Full Circle

potential for career success beyond potential forcareersuccessbeyond equity fundmanager—extending his an investmentbankerandprivate him forhisfutureendeavors as tax lawandsecurities.” I waswelltrainedincorporatelaw, team asalawstudent.“Immediately, McCreary, wholedthemootcourt go toe-to-toewithanybody,”said became partner. Halter &Griswold,wherehelater attorney attheClevelandfirmCalfee, landed apostascorporateandtax passing thebarexam,McCreary did forhim. students forcareersuccess—asit works toensuretheschoolprepares for lawschoolsnationwide.” helped usgetthroughadifficulttime leaders. Andhisunwaveringsupport and wellrespectedbyotheralumni well,” Scharfsaid.“Heiswellliked partnership workextraordinarily warm approachthathavemadeour an unshakableconfidenceanda The school, he said, also readied The school,hesaid,alsoreadied “When Igraduated,feltlikecould After earninghislawdegreeand Most importantly,McCreary “He hasasoft-spokenwisdom, in any way I can.” in anywayIcan.” something that’sinspiredmetohelp the studentbody.I’menergized.It’s made acommitmentofexcellenceto get thebeststudents,andtheyhave unswerving intheircommitmentto approach,” McCrearysaid.“Theyare curriculum andleadershiptoday. ago thatheseesreignitedinthe Law instilledinMcCrearydecades enterprising spiritthattheSchoolof law. It’sthecareerpreparednessand

“I really like [the deans’] whole “I reallylike[thedeans’]whole

Courtesy of CapitalWorks of Courtesy Annie O’Neill Annie campus,” President Snyderexplainedatthe booklaunch. with Debandthe foundationareevidentthroughout our Intellectual PropertyVenture Clinic andCWRULaunchNet. other foundation-supportedinitiatives: thelaw’sschool’s Morgan SuiteforEntrepreneurship alsowillhosttwo be locatedonthebuilding’ssixth floor,theBurtonD. think[box]— the event—theLarrySearsandSallyZlotnick book’s publication,shenotedthatthebuildinghosting R. Snyderspokelastspringataceremonymarkingthe foundation fundedboth—andmore. have goneontolaunchentrepreneurialventures.The tells thestoriesofonlinestudentsaroundworldwho Coursera. Itinturnledtoabookofthesametitlethat Silicon Valley”throughtheonlineeducationplatform What didshethink? journey fromintriguingideatofull-fledgedstartup. that supportsstudentsandalumniinnavigatingthe region, includingfundingCWRULaunchNet,aprogram deeply engagedinentrepreneurshipeducationacrossthe online courseonthesubject.Thefoundationalreadywas Management, hehadbeenthinkingaboutlaunchingan Northeast Ohio,andMichaelGoldbergwasintrigued. the organization’sworktoadvanceentrepreneurshipin Deborah Hooverhadjustgivenapresentationabout local nonprofit. only becamepossibleafterachanceconversationwith T global impact support inspiresanewclasswith Burton D.MorganFoundation’s Thinking “The results of our remarkably successful collaboration “The resultsofourremarkably successfulcollaboration Indeed, whenCaseWesternReservePresidentBarbara Today morethan135,000studentshavetaken“Beyond An assistantprofessorattheWeatherheadSchoolof Burton D.MorganFoundationPresidentandCEO It is a class literally five years in the making—and It isaclassliterallyfiveyearsinthemaking—and virtually to learn about global entrepreneurship. virtually tolearnaboutglobalentrepreneurship. University andcitizensinSyriaarecomingtogether his fall,undergraduatesatCaseWesternReserve also received the foundation’s support. To receivedthefoundation’ssupport.To Beyond

that are a few computer clicks away.” that areafew computer clicksaway.” It providessounding boardsforideasandfrustrations do notfeelstrandedinremote placeswithoutcolleagues. “A wonderfulaspectof‘Beyond SiliconValley’isstudents Sears think[box]. Michael Goldberg’sbooklaunchin Deborah Hooverspeaksat course, whichrunsthroughthe fallsemester. mid-August, morethan50Syrians hadregisteredforthe Case WesternReservestudentsandSyriancitizens.By Valley” specificallydesignedforablendedenrollmentof conversations evolvedintoaversionof“BeyondSilicon entrepreneurs inSyria. a nongovernmentalorganizationthatsupportshopeful number includeAl-AmjadTawfiq-Isstaif,theleaderof impact; itsstudentshailfrom190countries.Their D. MorganFoundationhasachievedthegreatestglobal another starredinanationwidecommercialforMicrosoft. founders wonaninvitationtotheWhiteHouse,while in entrepreneurialcompetitions.Oneofthestudent $10 millionthroughinvestmentsandawardswon LaunchNet, studentstartupshaveraisedmorethan

As Hoover wrote in the foreword to Goldberg’s book: As Hooverwroteintheforeword toGoldberg’sbook: Goldberg andTawfiq-Isstaifconnectedonline,their It isthroughtheonlinecourse,though,thatBurton Indeed, betweenSearsthink[box]andCWRU Courtesy of Michael Goldberg Michael of Courtesy

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Annie O’Neill “You could say,” she said, “it runs in the family.” “You couldsay,”shesaid,“itruns inthefamily.” scholarship fundsatotherinstitutionsofhigherlearning. philanthropic parentsinstilledinherbyestablishing graduates toinspiregivingback—somethingthather an immediateimpact. planning isaboutbudgeting,forecastingandadvising.” budgets andpreparedlong-termplans.Financial really not.Asasocialworker,Iwrotegrants,balanced go fromsocialworktofinancialplanning,”shesaid.“It’s needs, shesaid. adaptable, primarilybecausetheyunderstandothers’ own lifelongskills.Socialworkersarewell-suitedtobe school andwatchyoungsocialworkerscultivatetheir generation—and educationisthekey.” comfortable now,butlifeisabouthelpingthenext commitment tofundscholarshipsattheMandelSchool. Reserve helpedmebecome.” May 2015.“That’sdueinlargeparttowhoCaseWestern who soldherAmeripriseFinancialpracticeandretiredin She’d also like to set an example to her fellow 1974 She’d alsoliketosetanexampleherfellow1974 Bailey saidnowthatshe’sretired,shewantstomake “I’m oftenaskedwhetheritwasastrangetransitionto Bailey saidsheplanstoremainactivewiththe “Paying itforwardisimportant,”shesaid.“I’m It’s partofthereasonbehindBailey’srecent$375,000 “My socialworktrainingservedmewell,”saidBailey, your tax-deductiblepaverstone: For moreinformationandtopurchase helped pavethewayatCWRU. and friends,especiallythosewhohave University connectionorhonorrelatives celebrate yourCaseWesternReserve Each 8-inchpaverisalastingwayto Jocelyne K.LinsalataAlumniCenter. of theexpandedFrankN.and custom paverstoneonthegrounds giving.case.edu/alumnipaver Call Leave yourmarkoncampus case.edu/events/thinkforum Get ticketsat Thursday, April11,2019 Viet ThanhNguyen,scholar Tuesday, March5,2019 Julia Ioffe,writer Tuesday, October16,2018 Tarana Burke,activist ThinkForum 2018-2019 series 216.368.1980

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