Surgeon, UM President Tapped As Speakers for UT Commencement May 6
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UTwww.utnews.utoledo.edu NEWSAPRIL 30, 2007 VOLUME 7, ISSUE 26 Surgeon, UM president tapped as speakers for UT commencement May 6 Dr. Sayed Amjad Hussain, a Toledo gan in 2002. She has led the university’s thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon, and Dr. $2.5 billion capital campaign and helped Mary Sue Coleman, president of the Uni- to establish partnerships between UM and versity of Michigan, will deliver addresses institutions in China and Japan. She also at UT’s commencement ceremonies Sunday, fostered collaboration with Google to put May 6, in Savage Hall on Main Campus. UM library’s seven million volumes online. Hussain will speak at 9:30 a.m. for the Prior to her presidential post in Ann Ar- colleges of Business Administration, Health bor, Coleman held administrative positions Science and Human Service, Medicine, at the University of Kentucky, the Univer- Nursing and Pharmacy. Coleman will speak sity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the at 2:30 p.m. for the colleges of Arts and Sci- Hussain Coleman Bell University of New Mexico and the Univer- ences, Education, Engineering and Univer- tive positions for more than four decades Khyber Medical College at the University of sity of Iowa, where she served as president sity College. and was named president and CEO in 1997. Peshawar. He has been a visiting professor for seven years. There are 2,807 UT candidates for Since that time, the quality of symphony at the Post-Graduate Medical Institute in Pe- She is a member of the Institute of degrees, including those who will finish programming has continued to develop, shawar, the King Edward Medical College Medicine of the National Academy of classes in August, from nine colleges. There driving increases in concert ticket sales and in Lahore, Benghazi University in Libya, the Science, the American Association for the are 737 candidates for doctoral, education contributed income. He also led a successful University of Kentucky and the Government Advancement of Science, and the Ameri- specialist and master’s degrees, and 2,070 $14 million endowment capitalization effort. Medical College in Amirsar, India. can Academy of Arts and Sciences. She for bachelor’s and associate degrees. Hussain is professor emeritus of tho- He is on the governing board of WGTE has served on the boards of the American Robert Bell, president and CEO of the racic and cardiovascular surgery at the UT Public Broadcasting and has served as presi- Council on Education, the NCAA and the Toledo Symphony, will receive an honorary College of Medicine. He has published more dent of the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo, Association of American Universities. doctor of music degree in recognition of his than 50 papers in American and interna- the Association of Pakistani Physicians of The UT College of Law will hold its exceptional achievements during his 50-year tional medical journals and given nearly 80 North America, the Toledo Surgical Society commencement Saturday, May 5, at 10 a.m. association with the symphony. Bell taught lectures. In addition, he writes an opinion and the Academy of Medicine of Toledo and in the Student Union Auditorium on Main music classes at UT for more than 20 years column for The Blade. Lucas County. Campus, and the UT College of Medicine while he was principal timpanist with the Since 1976, Hussain has returned to Coleman became the first woman will hold its commencement Friday, June 1, orchestra. He held a variety of administra- Pakistan annually to teach at his alma mater, named president of the University of Michi- at 2:30 p.m. in Stranahan Theater. Main Campus Senate approves draft constitution By Tobin J. Klinger document that could lead to the tional writing team, director of the Ward A ultimate merger of the faculty senates M. Canaday Center for Special Collections, from the Main and Health Science campuses university archivist and professor of library took a significant step forward April 24, as administration, told the senate prior to Main Campus senators voted in favor of a voting, “It is the best document that could new constitution by a vote of 35-6. be drafted that would allow us to have one Balloting on the draft constitution is senate and one constitution.” now under way by the full Main Campus “I believe very deeply in the constitu- faculty, with voting ending May 18. The tion that has been presented to you today,” REMEMBERING: Troy Wiley, a high school constitution requires a two-thirds majority said Dr. Bernie Bopp, member of the Fac- sophomore who is taking classes at UT, looked of ballots cast for passage. ulty Senate Executive Committee, director down at a rose meant to represent one The Health Science Campus Faculty of the Center for Teaching and Learning, of the victims of the Virginia Tech shooting Senate will hold a special meeting regard- and professor of astronomy. during a memorial service held last week on ing the constitution May 1. If approved In comments prior to the constitutional Main Campus. Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur there, voting by the Health Science Campus discussion, Dr. Lloyd Jacobs, president, en- encouraged the crowd to make a difference faculty would be expected shortly thereafter. couraged a positive vote, telling the Senate, in the lives of others by reaching out to one another. Pointing out that the document resulted “I urge passage of this constitution.” from a large amount of “compromise” on Prior to its approval, senators debated Photos by Daniel Miller the part of faculty from both campuses, portions of the document, including the total Barbara Floyd, a member of the constitu- continued on p. 4 APRIL 30, 2007 NEWS Alumnus to speak at law Human research, oversight commencement May 5 vital to University work oseph W. Bauer, vice president and plumbing, paints and specialty plastics. By Matt Lockwood general counsel of the Lubrizol Corp., Headquartered near Cleveland, the company J cholars at The University of Toledo research with human subjects. Each board will return to his alma mater to address UT has 7,000 employees and makes products in have been conducting groundbreaking must have at least five members, including College of Law graduates Saturday, May 5, 20 countries. It is among the Fortune 500; S biomedical and behavioral research with hu- at least one community member and one at 10 a.m. in the Student Union Auditorium revenues in 2006 exceeded $4 billion. man subjects for decades, and thanks to the non-scientific member. on Main Campus. The Toledo native managed the merger, those research efforts will undoubt- “If somebody is unsure whether the There are 129 candidates for law de- company’s litigation matters and was named edly continue to expand. project they are planning fits under the grees this spring and summer. general counsel in 1991 and elected an Despite the important questions human definition of human subjects research, the Bauer received bachelor of arts and officer in 1992. Since then, Bauer has been research can help answer, the top priority department office or one of the UT IRBs law degrees from UT in 1975 and 1981, and responsible for legal affairs and health of is protecting human subjects. Therefore, can help advise them. I encourage them to then practiced with Jones, Day in Cleveland. Lubrizol and its wholly owned subsidiar- the University has created the In 1985, Bauer joined Lubrizol, the ies and affiliates around the world. He is a Department for Human Research largest manufacturer of chemical additives member of the executive committee of the Protections to serve as a resource to for lubricants and fuels used in vehicles and company’s management and is the principal investigators and the University’s industry and a leading producer of ingredi- legal adviser to the CEO and the board of two Institutional Review Boards ents used in personal care products, plastic directors. (IRB). “Through the merger we have been able to consolidate resources RSVP for Center for Diabetes and and create this department to ensure we’re dotting our I’s and crossing Endocrine Research opening reception our T’s,” said Dr. Doug Wilkerson, vice president for research admin- By Liz Cancian istration. “The goal is to better reception to celebrate the comple- for health affairs and dean of the College protect human subjects, while still Ation of the Center for Diabetes and of Medicine, also will speak. Students will maintaining an efficient research Endocrine Research (CeDER) will take place give tours of the center and talk about their enterprise.” Tuesday, May 15, at 4 p.m. in the main lobby research, as well as answer questions. The department’s director of of the Block Health Science Building on the CeDER received equipment from the operations is Carolyn Pinkston, and Health Science Campus. previous research lab, and there are three its director of regulatory compli- Dr. Sonia Najjar, professor of physi- main areas: the laboratory, animal room, ance is Samara Wisniewski. ology, pharmacology, metabolism and cardio- and the offices of Najjar and Lisa Akeman, “As more people learn about vascular diseases and director of the Molecu- administrative assistant. our efforts to enhance the system, lar Basis of Disease Program, will say a few RSVPs are requested by Tuesday, May we’ve been able to impact the words about the new center, and Dr. Jeffrey 8, to Akeman at 419.383.4183 or elizabeth. process in a positive way,” Pinkston Gold, provost and executive vice president [email protected]. said. “The response from students, investigators and research staff has been very gratifying.” Photo by Daniel Miller Prior to any research involving WIRED: Tracy Steffen, a graduate student in kinesiol- humans, approval must be granted ogy, worked with test subject Jimmy Shinohara, graduate from one of the University IRBs.