Board of Visitors minutes February 9, 2007 | ||
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DUDLEY F. ROCHESTER
PROFESSORSHIP
IN PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE IN
THE SCHOOL
OF MEDICINE
WHEREAS, Dr. Dudley F. Rochester joined the faculty of the School of Medicine in 1976 as the E. Cato Drash Professor in Pulmonary Medicine; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Rochester, also beginning in 1976, became Head of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Rochester transformed the Division to the point where it was rated recently as being among the top 40 in the country; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Rochester is recognized as an international authority on the respiratory muscles; and
WHEREAS, Dr. and Mrs. Rochester and a host of friends, colleagues and former students have contributed generously toward the establishment of a professorship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, a professorship which would emphasize Dr. Rochester cross-disciplinary approach to medicine;
RESOLVED, the Board of Visitors establishes the Dudley F. Rochester Professorship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, to be held in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine of the Department of Internal Medicine in the School of Medicine. In so doing, the Board recognizes the achievements of Dr. Rochester and his dedication to his profession and the School of Medicine, and thanks Dr. and Mrs. Rochester and the many other donors who have made this chair possible.
Board of Visitors minutes February 9, 2007 | ||