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130 Years Of Leadership: Images Of The Deans Of The College Of Medicine 1881-2010, Robert Wigton

130 Years of Leadership: Images of the Deans of the College of Medicine 1881-2010

When I joined the College of Medicine faculty, I became interested in the photographs of previous deans of the college displayed on a conference room wall. There was no information, however, about any of the deans and I was curious about their careers and accomplishments. Much later I began this project to research each of them, find a photo from the time they were dean, write a concise biography, and add a photo representative of the college during that era. What I found was a distinguished group of scholars, many of whom, even in the early years, were highly regarded …