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This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Washington University Publications at Digital Commons@Becker. It has been accepted for inclusion in Washington University Record by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Becker. For more information, please contact [email protected]. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS fecord Vol. 21 No. 33 June 12, 1997 E. Desmond Lee creates scholarship fund to enhance new professorship At the May 23 installation cer- scholarships to students active in these emony for the first E. Desmond efforts; Lee Endowed Professorship 2. To recognize students who have for Community Collaboration, Lee already made important contributions to announced that he has established an the mission to engage our community endowed scholarship fund in connection and who will continue to make important with the professorship. contributions in such activities during Through the E. Desmond Lee their education at Washington University; Endowed Scholarship Fund for Student- and Community Collaboration, Lee said he 3. To leverage the impact of the hopes to magnify the impact of the pro- E. Desmond Lee Professorship for Com- fessorship by connecting it to a perma- munity Collaboration by providing schol- nent $500,000 scholarship fund that will arships to students in the same school in be awarded to the school where the rotat- which the Lee Professorship is assigned. ing professorship resides. Because the "This remarkable gift is made even first Lee Professorship for Community more so by the fact that it is the first Collaboration was awarded to W Patrick scholarship fund at Washington Univer- Schuchard, associate professor and head sity to be tied to a professorship," said of the painting program in the School of Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. "Des Lee Art, the initial scholarship will benefit art is not only generous, but also thoughtful students. Lee's support for the endowed and creative in his approach to encourag- chair and the endowed scholarship totals ing faculty and students to work together $2 million. for the common good of the community." The purposes of the scholarship fund Although preference will be given to are: promising undergraduates, nominations 1. To encourage students of the Uni- for the scholarship fund will be open to versity to enhance the University's mis- all students currently enrolled in the sion of service to society through educa- assigned school. Local students also will tional, scholarly and outreach efforts in be given priority attention but will not be the greater St. Louis region by providing Continued on backpage Gloria W. White (second from left), vice chancellor for human resources, relives some of her 30-year career at Washington University through a memory book created for her by co-workers. White, who is retiring this month, received the Many men in "safe" PSA range have cancer book at the May 19 Staff Service Award and Recognition Ceremony at Edison Theatre. With her are (from left) Libby Hill, Kathy Lasater and Harold Mack. Physicians across the country who use "This is the first large study of men the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) with PSA levels between 2.6 and 4," said test to screen for prostate cancer have lead author William Catalona, M.D., long stuck to a hard-and-fast rule: If the professor of surgery and head of the Cheers and tears make this year's PSA in a man's blood is less than 4 nano- Division of Urologic Surgery. Catalona grams per milliliter and the digital rectal was the first to prove that PSA tests could Staff Day celebration memorable exam is normal, he doesn't need to be screen for prostate