Board of Visitors minutes February 3, 2006 | ||
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STANTON P. NOLAN
PROFESSORSHIP IN
THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
WHEREAS, Dr. Stanton P. Nolan, an alumnus of the School of Medicine, became the Director of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery in the Medical School in 1968 and Claude A. Jessup Professor of Surgery in 1981; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Nolan, as Director, was known for his innovations, among them the establishment of the Heart Center and a thoracic surgery curriculum which is used in every thoracic training program in the United States; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Nolan is known for his concern for his patients and students alike, and as a champion of strong residency training; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Nolan retired from the faculty in 1998; and
WHEREAS, friends and colleagues of Dr. Nolan, as well as the Department of Surgery, have contributed generously to a professorship in Dr. Nolan's honor;
RESOLVED, the Board of Visitors establishes the Stanton P. Nolan Professorship in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, to be held in the Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery in the School of Medicine. In doing so, the Board thanks the generous
Board of Visitors minutes February 3, 2006 | ||