DEPARTED
Chris
Gobrecht, who built the UW women's
basketball program into a Pac-10
power, resigned April 10 to become head coach at Florida State. Gobrecht, 41,
had a 243-89 record (.732 winning percentage) in 11 years with the Huskies, and
led the UW to nine NCAA tournaments. She came to UW in 1985 after six years at
Cal State Fullerton. The Huskies went 16-13 last season and didn't make the
NCAA tournament.
HONORED
Medical School Dean
Philip J. Fialkow received the Mayo Soley Award from the Western Society
for Clinical Investigation in February for his "original and important
contributions" to research in the genetic features of human tumors, especially
those associated with leukemia. The society also honored Medicine Professor
Mark Kay with its Young Investigator Award, noting his research in the
use of gene therapy techniques in the liver, seeking ways to cure hemophilia.
College of Education Dean Allen
Glenn was one of four recipients of the 1996 Pomeroy Award given by the
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education in February. This year
the association decided to honor the deans of those institutions which have
made outstanding efforts to reform teacher education. Over the past two years,
the UW has launched an innovative, five-quarter master's degree in teacher
education program.
Accounting Professor Gerhard
Mueller has been named to the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the
independent organization that establishes the standards for financial
accounting and reporting for U.S. businesses and non-profits. "This is a
remarkable and well-deserved honor for Gerry," says Business Dean William
Bradford. "Only two other academics--one from Stanford and the other from
Cornell--have ever been selected by the board, and I know that other candidates
for this board position included some of this country's most prominent
accounting faculty."
Family Medicine Professor
Roger Rosenblatt received the 1996 Curtis Hames Award from the Society
of Teachers of Family Medicine in April. The honor is widely regarded as the
country's most prestigious award in family medicine research. Rosenblatt is
best known for his studies of rural health care and how family medicine is
practiced.
RANKED
U.S. News and World Report ranked the UW and Harvard medical schools as
the best in the country in its annual survey of graduate and professional
schools dated March 18. For the third consecutive year, the UW School of Medicine
was ranked the best primary-care medical school in the nation. Harvard was
named the best research-oriented medical school. In the research category the
UW ranked 11th. Among teaching disciplines, the UW ranked first in family and
rural medicine, third in women's health care and fifth in pediatrics. The
school is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
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