Board of Visitors minutes June 15, 2001 | ||
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WILHELM PROFESSORSHIP IN DISEASES OF THE BREAST IN THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
WHEREAS, Dr. Morton C. Wilhelm took his M.D. from the School of Medicine in 1947 and returned to join the faculty in 1956; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Wilhelm became Professor of Surgery, Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology and the first Director of the Breast Clinic and Breast Resources Center; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Wilhelm was elected Professor Emeritus in 1993; and
WHEREAS, a number of Dr. Wilhelm's friends and former patients have contributed generously to establish, in Dr. Wilhelm's honor, a professorship in diseases of the breast;
RESOLVED that the Board of Visitors establishes the Wilhelm Professorship in Diseases of the Breast, to be held in the School of Medicine, expresses its appreciation to the generous donors who have made this chair possible, and honors the contributions of Dr. Wilhelm to medicine and to the University.
Board of Visitors minutes June 15, 2001 | ||