During the week of March 9, the campus will celebrate Founders Day with events that celebrate the history and traditions of UCSF. The campus will also pay tribute to some of its current heroes with awards that demonstrate the dedication of the people of UCSF. The Founders Day Awards Luncheon will be held on Monday, March 9, noon to 1:30 p.m. at Steninger Gymnasium, Millberry Union (admission is by invitation only). Employees will receive the following awards:

• The Chancellor's Award for Public Service
• The Chancellor's Award for Exceptional University Service
• The Distinguished Nurse Award
• The Helen Ripple Award
• The Jeanne M. Yalon Memorial Award
• The UCSF/Mount Zion Milton and Helen Pearl Award

Last year's award winners included Nelson Artiga-Diaz, clinical director and associate clinical professor of dental public health, who was recognized for more than 20 years of providing free educational outreach and dental services to diverse populations of indigent, immigrant, refugee, geriatric and AIDS patients; Stanton Glantz, professor of medicine and a scientist at the Cardiovascular Research Institute, who has been a public health advocate, spending countless hours of his personal time explaining to the public and government the dangers of tobacco and the companies that push the products; and Kathleen Healy, principal administrative analyst in the School of Medicine's Dean's office, who was honored for being the "heart and soul" of educational activities there for over 22 years.

A Founders Day lecture will be given on Tuesday, March 10 at 1 p.m. in Cole Hall by Arthur Weiss, Ephraim P. Engleman Distinguished Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine; professor of microbiology and immunology; and investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute. His talk is titled "Zapping the T-Cell Antigen Receptor."

Later that day the Founders Day banquet will be held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, beginning with a reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:15 p.m. This year's medal winners honored at the banquet are:

Doris and Don Fisher, co-founders of The Gap Inc., who were chosen for their community service.

William B. Kerr, Executive Vice President and COO, UCSF Stanford Health Care, will be honored for his 27 years of service to UCSF and for his leadership in the recent merger of UCSF's clinical facilities with those of Stanford University.

Joanne A. Lewis, Campus Community Leader, will be recognized for her contributions to the UCSF community and the State of California as an advocate for the advancement of minorities and women.

Joseph B. Martin, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, was selected for his guidance that assured UCSF a place in the 21st century. The creation of UCSF Stanford Health Care and Mission Bay are examples of his vision.

Stanley B. Prusiner, professor of biochemistry and neurology, will be honored for his outstanding research in neurodegenerative disorders and discovery of the prion that revolutionized scientific thought and earned him a Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.

1st appeared 2/18/98

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