fall 13 THE MAGAZINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH VOL. 23 NO. 2 OF MULTITASKING AND Medicine AS THE U’S HEALTH CARE CHIEF, VIVIAN S. LEE RELISHES BALANCING HER MANY ROLES LAW AND THE MIDEAST: A U PROFESSOR’S REVOLUTION PATHS TO COMPLETION: THE U’S GRADUATION RATE PLAN BUILDING A TEAM: THE U WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM A LIFETIME IN BUSINESS: U ALUM BILL MARRIOTT’S BOOK Continuum_Fall13_Cover.v2.indd 1 8/16/13 9:36 AM It’s your health, and Your Choice. Our Experts are here to help. University of Utah Health Care provides comprehensive care for your entire family through our network of 10 community clinics & 4 hospitals. 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By Jennifer Dobner 48 And Finally… Dinosaur 16 Sidelines Caravan The U is making Of Multitasking and Medicine 22 efforts to bring As the U’s health care chief, Vivian S. Lee relishes balancing her many roles. Visit continuum.utah. more attention By Kim M. Horiuchi to its women’s edu for additional basketball team. Cover photo: Vivian S. Lee, the University of Utah’s senior vice president of Health Sciences, chief executive photos, videos, By Stephen officer of U Health Care, and dean of the School of Medicine, stands in the Huntsman Cancer Institute’s and more. Speckman infusion center, overlooking the University Hospital. (Photo by August Miller) Continuum_Fall13_feedback_v3.indd 1 8/20/13 1:49 PM feedback Publisher William Warren Executive Editor Your Comments M. John Ashton BS’66 JD’69 Editor Julianne Basinger BA’87 MA’91 ALTERNATIVES TO ANIMAL RESEARCH? I’m really proud to serve in the military during peace time. 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Central Campus Drive U Department of Communication Salt Lake City, UT 84112 fall 13 Continuum 2 Continuum_Fall13_feedback_v3.indd 2 8/19/13 10:31 AM Continuum_Fall13_feedback_v3.indd 3 8/19/13 10:31 AM campus notebook U Strengthens Oversight of Athlete Complaints pledge to do a better job in the monitoring of our staff and programs.” At a news conference in July to announce the investigators’ findings, Hill apologized: “I’m sorry. I want to apologize to any of our current or former swimmers who think I didn’t do my job.” Hill has already implemented changes within his department and will now incorporate recommendations from the investigators. The enhancements include an ombudsman to Athletics who has been appointed through the Student Affairs office and will serve as a confi- niversity of Utah President was an alcoholic, Sullivan said during a dential conduit for student athletes. The David W. Pershing in July July news conference to announce the position, held by Ryan Randall MSW’03, announced new measures to findings of the inquiry. Winslow was the will report directly to the dean of students, ensure student athletes have U’s swimming coach from 2007 until he independent of the Athletics Department. Umultiple outlets to report inappropriate was suspended this past February, and Pershing also has appointed Karen Paisley behavior. Pershing acted after an indepen- his contract was allowed to lapse this to be a faculty athletics representative dent investigation revealed deficiencies in summer. and special assistant to the president, the current system. “After thoroughly reviewing this with specific direction to monitor student In March, the University’s Board of report, it is clear to me the Athletics welfare. Trustees hired three attorneys as indepen- Department failed to properly support Members of the Student Athlete dent investigators to explore allegations its students,” Pershing says. “While the Wellness Team have been instructed to of physical and psychological abuse by administration did place Winslow on now report instances of abusive coaching former U coach Greg Winslow within a performance improvement plan after practices directly to the director of the University’s swimming and diving several complaints about his coaching athletics. The Athletics Department also program. The final report—compiled techniques, a communications break- is developing written standards for safe by investigators Alan Sullivan JD’74, down allowed Winslow’s personal and effective coaching methods and John Nielsen BS’67 JD’69, and Michael problems to disrupt the program and must ensure these standards are strictly Glazier—was made public in July after a create an unnecessary, uncomfortable, enforced. And Hill, during the news three-month, comprehensive investiga- and inappropriate environment for our conference, said the Athletics Department tion. To gather their information, the student athletes.