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3 New Board of Trustees chairman Dean C. Colson will head the efforts of UM’s billion-dollar Momentum campaign. 4 The University’s Diabetes Research Institute receives prestigious NIH funding for type 1 diabetes research. 5 Professor Okhee Lee is showing elementary school teachers how to have fun with science. Volume 47 ■ Number 3 ■ December 2004 For the Faculty and Staff of the University of Miami www.miami.edu/veritas A SITE TO SEE: UNIVERSITY’S WEB SITE GETS A NEW LOOK Anew look now greets visitors to the University of Miami’s Web site. But beyond the obvious makeover, users also will find that a variety of substance is now featured in this newly redesigned site, with enhancements that include dramatically improved navigation, more news and information on the home page, and more flexibility in the creation of departmental Web pages. In addition, key navigation is more audience focused, with dropdown menus that enable users to access two additional levels of links. The home page now includes a wider variety of options for features, breaking news, events, and University initiatives. The site’s new look follows a nine-month redesign process led by University Communications and Information Technology that included representatives from across the campuses. UM’S DAN ANDREWS WINS THREE GOLD MEDALS AT PARALYMPICS University of Miami senior Dan Andrews solidified his status as the world’s top Paralympic sprinter last month, winning three gold medals and setting two world records at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece. Andrews, who runs with a prosthetic left leg, won gold medals in the 400 meters, 400-meter relay, and 1,600-meter relay. He set a world record in the 400 with a time of 51.24 seconds and anchored the 1,600-meter relay team that crushed the Paralympic field in a world-record time of 3 minutes 27 seconds. Andrews, the gold medalist in the 800 meters at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, picked up his third gold by running the second leg of the 400-meter relay, which the U.S. team won in 43.90 seconds. SCHOOL OF Gold standard: Dan Andrews has now won four Paralympic gold medals. Historic gift names the school the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine Medical school begins new era with $100 million gift In a landmark gift that promises to offer a “healing hand to those in need” as well as usher in a new era of medical discovery and education, the School of Medicine has received a $100 million donation from the family of the late businessman and philanthropist Leonard Miller, who built Lennar Homes into one of the nation’s largest home-building companies. The extraordinary gift, announced amid the backdrop of the Schoninger Research Quadrangle— where life-saving research on paralysis, diabetes, cancer, and childrens diseases is conducted everyday—is the largest ever to the University of Miami. The medical school has been named the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine in recognition of the gift. “Only once in the history of a great institution does a day like this come along,” said John G. Clarkson, senior vice president for medical affairs and dean of the Miller School of Medicine. “Today we launch a new chapter that will propel us to ever greater heights of medical discovery, medical education, and unparalleled medical care for the people of South Florida and beyond.” Noting that the medical school provides health care to a diverse population of patients at Jackson Memorial Hospital, regardless of their ability to pay, University of Miami Board of Trustees chairman Dean C. Colson described the Miller gift as “an inspiration to all of us who believe in the mission of the School of Medicine.” The Miller gift, Colson said, “is a shining example to all stewards of the University’s future and demonstrates the difference just one person can make.” “An enormous benefit to the people of South Florida” is the way UM President Donna E. Shalala described the gift, adding that it will offer a “healing hand to those in need, whether rich or poor, young or old.” In addition to establishing four Miller professorships, the gift also will allow the school to recruit the next generation of biomedical scientists, enhance its academic mission, and meet other pressing needs as determined by Clarkson and Shalala. Leonard Miller arrived in Miami in 1954 and invested $10,000 from his own pocket into a small home-building Applauding a new era: With the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine banner unfurled behind them, John G. Clarkson, senior vice president for medical affairs and dean, and Susan Miller lead the applause in recognition of her family’s $100 million gift to the University. 2002, that small company had become Lennar Corporation, with more than $6 billion in annual revenues. During his lifetime Miller and his wife, Susan, were longtime supporters of the University, and in particular the School of Medicine. He served as chairman of the University’s Board of Trustees during the bold and entrepreneurial development of the medical school and understood completely the great potential of the school. His love for the University can also be felt on UM’s Coral Gables campus, where his deep interest in Judaic studies led to the establishment in 1998 of the Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies, for which he and his wife provided the lead gift. Located in the Merrick Building, it is the first academic and research center in the United States that focuses on the issues that have affected the Jewish people in the 20th century and the challenges they face in the future. “Leonard had one life to give,” Susan Miller said to the throngs of faculty physicians, researchers, students, staff, and other guests who gathered at the ceremony when the gift was announced. “He charted his course well and was never carried away by recognition or applause. Perseverance enabled him to accomplish his goal. Continued on page 3 School of Business gets $10 million gift I n a major campaign development that promises to help fulfill the dreams of college students interested in studying and launching their own businesses, the School of Business Administration has received a $10 million gift from Coral Gables entrepreneur Miguel (Mike) Fernandez that will fund a new entrepreneurship building at the school. The gift is the largest ever made to the University’s business school and will name what is to be known as the Miguel B. Fernandez Family Entrepreneurship Building. The planned nine- story, 195,000-square-foot facility will house an entrepreneurship center, information resource and undergraduate Miguel Fernandez: Entrepreneur’s gift will help UM thrive as a leader in business innovation. company. By the time of his death in placement centers, academic pavilions, and student residences. It will be designed by internationally acclaimed and award-winning architect Michael Graves, whose projects have included 1500 Ocean Drive, a condominium and retail development in Miami Beach, and the Disney Swan and Dolphin hotels in Orlando. Fernandez, known throughout South Florida for his niche-oriented health care businesses that share a common focus on strong customer-service, says entrepreneurship is only recently beginning to command the respect it deserves in the business and academic Continued on page 3
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Full Text | 3 New Board of Trustees chairman Dean C. Colson will head the efforts of UM’s billion-dollar Momentum campaign. 4 The University’s Diabetes Research Institute receives prestigious NIH funding for type 1 diabetes research. 5 Professor Okhee Lee is showing elementary school teachers how to have fun with science. Volume 47 ■ Number 3 ■ December 2004 For the Faculty and Staff of the University of Miami www.miami.edu/veritas A SITE TO SEE: UNIVERSITY’S WEB SITE GETS A NEW LOOK Anew look now greets visitors to the University of Miami’s Web site. But beyond the obvious makeover, users also will find that a variety of substance is now featured in this newly redesigned site, with enhancements that include dramatically improved navigation, more news and information on the home page, and more flexibility in the creation of departmental Web pages. In addition, key navigation is more audience focused, with dropdown menus that enable users to access two additional levels of links. The home page now includes a wider variety of options for features, breaking news, events, and University initiatives. The site’s new look follows a nine-month redesign process led by University Communications and Information Technology that included representatives from across the campuses. UM’S DAN ANDREWS WINS THREE GOLD MEDALS AT PARALYMPICS University of Miami senior Dan Andrews solidified his status as the world’s top Paralympic sprinter last month, winning three gold medals and setting two world records at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece. Andrews, who runs with a prosthetic left leg, won gold medals in the 400 meters, 400-meter relay, and 1,600-meter relay. He set a world record in the 400 with a time of 51.24 seconds and anchored the 1,600-meter relay team that crushed the Paralympic field in a world-record time of 3 minutes 27 seconds. Andrews, the gold medalist in the 800 meters at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney, picked up his third gold by running the second leg of the 400-meter relay, which the U.S. team won in 43.90 seconds. SCHOOL OF Gold standard: Dan Andrews has now won four Paralympic gold medals. Historic gift names the school the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine Medical school begins new era with $100 million gift In a landmark gift that promises to offer a “healing hand to those in need” as well as usher in a new era of medical discovery and education, the School of Medicine has received a $100 million donation from the family of the late businessman and philanthropist Leonard Miller, who built Lennar Homes into one of the nation’s largest home-building companies. The extraordinary gift, announced amid the backdrop of the Schoninger Research Quadrangle— where life-saving research on paralysis, diabetes, cancer, and childrens diseases is conducted everyday—is the largest ever to the University of Miami. The medical school has been named the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine in recognition of the gift. “Only once in the history of a great institution does a day like this come along,” said John G. Clarkson, senior vice president for medical affairs and dean of the Miller School of Medicine. “Today we launch a new chapter that will propel us to ever greater heights of medical discovery, medical education, and unparalleled medical care for the people of South Florida and beyond.” Noting that the medical school provides health care to a diverse population of patients at Jackson Memorial Hospital, regardless of their ability to pay, University of Miami Board of Trustees chairman Dean C. Colson described the Miller gift as “an inspiration to all of us who believe in the mission of the School of Medicine.” The Miller gift, Colson said, “is a shining example to all stewards of the University’s future and demonstrates the difference just one person can make.” “An enormous benefit to the people of South Florida” is the way UM President Donna E. Shalala described the gift, adding that it will offer a “healing hand to those in need, whether rich or poor, young or old.” In addition to establishing four Miller professorships, the gift also will allow the school to recruit the next generation of biomedical scientists, enhance its academic mission, and meet other pressing needs as determined by Clarkson and Shalala. Leonard Miller arrived in Miami in 1954 and invested $10,000 from his own pocket into a small home-building Applauding a new era: With the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine banner unfurled behind them, John G. Clarkson, senior vice president for medical affairs and dean, and Susan Miller lead the applause in recognition of her family’s $100 million gift to the University. 2002, that small company had become Lennar Corporation, with more than $6 billion in annual revenues. During his lifetime Miller and his wife, Susan, were longtime supporters of the University, and in particular the School of Medicine. He served as chairman of the University’s Board of Trustees during the bold and entrepreneurial development of the medical school and understood completely the great potential of the school. His love for the University can also be felt on UM’s Coral Gables campus, where his deep interest in Judaic studies led to the establishment in 1998 of the Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies, for which he and his wife provided the lead gift. Located in the Merrick Building, it is the first academic and research center in the United States that focuses on the issues that have affected the Jewish people in the 20th century and the challenges they face in the future. “Leonard had one life to give,” Susan Miller said to the throngs of faculty physicians, researchers, students, staff, and other guests who gathered at the ceremony when the gift was announced. “He charted his course well and was never carried away by recognition or applause. Perseverance enabled him to accomplish his goal. Continued on page 3 School of Business gets $10 million gift I n a major campaign development that promises to help fulfill the dreams of college students interested in studying and launching their own businesses, the School of Business Administration has received a $10 million gift from Coral Gables entrepreneur Miguel (Mike) Fernandez that will fund a new entrepreneurship building at the school. The gift is the largest ever made to the University’s business school and will name what is to be known as the Miguel B. Fernandez Family Entrepreneurship Building. The planned nine- story, 195,000-square-foot facility will house an entrepreneurship center, information resource and undergraduate Miguel Fernandez: Entrepreneur’s gift will help UM thrive as a leader in business innovation. company. By the time of his death in placement centers, academic pavilions, and student residences. It will be designed by internationally acclaimed and award-winning architect Michael Graves, whose projects have included 1500 Ocean Drive, a condominium and retail development in Miami Beach, and the Disney Swan and Dolphin hotels in Orlando. Fernandez, known throughout South Florida for his niche-oriented health care businesses that share a common focus on strong customer-service, says entrepreneurship is only recently beginning to command the respect it deserves in the business and academic Continued on page 3 |
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