Alumni Awards
The Gold Key and the Distinguished Service Awards will be given out on Friday, June 6, during Reunion Weekend 2008.
The Gold Key Award recognizes outstanding and loyal service to the Division of Biological Sciences and to the University of Chicago. This award is traditionally presented to Divisional faculty members who are at or near retirement.
The Distinguished Service Award recognizes alumni who have brought honor and distinction to the Division and to the University of Chicago by demonstrating outstanding leadership in, and making significant contributions to, the biological sciences or medicine through research, clinical care, health service administration, public and professional service, or civic duties.
2008 Gold Key Award Recipients
Dr. Angelo M. Scanu
Professor of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago
Dr. Jean-Paul Spire
Professor of Surgery, Departments of Neurology and Surgery, The University of Chicago
2008 Distinguished Service Award Recipients
Ronald M. Davis, AM ’81, MD ’83
Director, Henry Ford Health System
President, American Medical Association
Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD ’73
Dr. Robert J. Glaser Distinguished University Professor and Director, Center for Genome Sciences, Washington University
Robert L. Heinrikson, PhD ’63
Founder, President & CSO, Proteos, Inc.
Stephen P. Spielberg, PhD ’71, MD ’73
Principal Investigator, Institute for Pediatric Innovation
Eugene U. Thiessen, AB ’51, MD ’58
Chairman and Founder, aDNAti, Inc.
