Greater Philadelphia First Elects Dr. Brucker to Its Board of Directors
Paul C. Brucker, MD, TJU president, is one of four new corporate members elected by Greater Philadelphia First (GPF) to its Board of Directors. Dr. Brucker thus joins GPF's association of business chief executives who work to advance the economic growth and quality of life in the Philadelphia region.

GPF's chairman Robert J. Hall, chairman and publisher of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News, announced the election of the new members who include Susan B. Butler, managing partner of Andersen Consulting LLP, Robert W. Kloss, president and CEO of Provident Mutual Life Insurance Co., and Francis J. Van Kirk, managing partner of Coopers & Lybrand LLP.

Greater Philadelphia First, established in 1983, is an association of 35 business chief executives from the region's larger employers. GPF works to improve the business climate, generate employment by attracting new investment, and market the region nationally and internationally. In addition to its economic development efforts, GPF applies private sector talent and resources to improve state and local government and Philadelphia's public schools, working closely with other organizations and government leadership at all levels.

Robert D. Fry, MD, the Gerald J. Marks Professor of Surgery and director of the division of colon and rectal surgery, has been appointed to the executive council of The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. He will serve a three-year term as a policymaker with other council members.

Alvin F. Goldfarb, MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, presented the Sir John Dewhurst Lecture, entitled "Adolescent Sexual Behavior: Its Impact on Future Reproduction," at the 20th annual meeting of the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. In addition, Dr. Goldfarb has edited and published a book entitled, "Clinical Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Gyencology."

Dennis B. Leeper, PhD, professor of radiation oncology and nuclear medicine and director of the division of radiobiology, has been elected president-elect and chairman of the program committee of the North American Hyperthermia Society. This scientific society supports research in the mechanisms and use of hyperthermia in the treatment of cancer. In addition, at the meeting of the 7th International Congress of Hyperthermic Oncology, Dr. Leeper was elected vice-president of the International Association of Hyperthermic Oncology. This organization sponsors an international congress held every four years.

PostDoctoral Student Awarded UNCF·Merck Fellowship
A postdoctoral fellow in the department of radiation oncology at Jefferson Medical College, is among 10 postdoctoral researchers nationwide to receive a grant from The College Fund/UNCF and Merck & Co., Inc. Dr. Perrault becomes one of the first award recipients of the UNCF·Merck Science Initiative, created to support promising African American students pursuing careers in biomedical research. In addition to a stipend, the fellowship program offers mentoring from a Merck scientist. Currently, Dr. Perrault is working with George Iliakis, PhD, professor of radiation oncology, on mechanisms of DNA repair.

Mark K. Ono, MD, chief resident physician in the department of radiation oncology has been awarded an American College of Radiation Oncology's 1996-97 Resident Subspecialty Elective Training Award. He will use the award to further his residency education in head and neck oncology at the University of California at San Francisco next year.

In Memoriam
The University notes with sadness the death on August 5, 1996 of Caroline F. Raneri-Schiavo, office manager/ administrative assistant, in the department of obstetrics and gynecology, and extends sympathy to her family, friends and colleagues.