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July 18, 2008
New Graduate Fellowship to Support Energy Institute
he Case School of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University has received a $250,000 gift from Dr. Walter J. Culver (CIT ‘62/’64) to endow the Walt and Sylvia Culver Engineering Fellowship for Sustainable Infrastructure. The fund will support graduate students in disciplines related to the Great Lakes Institute for Energy Innovation.
July 17, 2008
Case Western Reserve University surpasses $100 million in fundraising for 2007-2008
Case Western Reserve University has raised $103.3 million in philanthropy during the 2007–2008 fiscal year—the third highest fundraising total in the university's history. Case Western Reserve raised nearly $68.8 million in 2006-2007.
July 15, 2008
School of Law alumnus recognized for exemplary pro bono service
School of Law alumnus David A. Kutik was recognized for his pro bono service and received the inaugural John C. and Ginny Elam Pro Bono Award at the Ohio State Bar Association's 128th Annual Convention.
June 24, 2008
School of Law alumnus honored as one of the most influential African Americans
Case Western Reserve University School of Law alumnus John Fitzgerald Harris was recently named as one of the 150 most influential African Americans in the United States by Ebony magazine.
June 16, 2008
Case Western Reserve University awards current chairman with highest university honor
The Case Western Reserve University Board of Trustees has awarded distinguished alumnus and outgoing board chairman Frank N. Linsalata, with the university's highest honor -- the University Medal.
June 10, 2008
Presidential trip celebrates alumni achievement at Texas Instruments
Case Western Reserve University President Barbara R. Snyder recently hosted a Dallas reception at Texas Instruments Inc. that included 14 Case Western Reserve alumni who are currently working at the corporation. The group represents a broad spectrum of alumni—from the Case School of Engineering to the College of Arts and Sciences—who hold an equally varied and prominent set of roles at one of the world's leading semiconductor companies.
May 23, 2008
Engineering physics major, Karen Vaughn, wins NSF Fellowship
Karen Vaughn, a graduating senior from Case Western Reserve University, faces a tough decision as a new graduate. Having received two major awards to support her graduate education at the University of California at Berkeley, Vaughn will have to decide between accepting the National Science Foundation Fellowship or the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship.
May 21, 2008
Erb Ready for Last NCAA Run, Awarded Fulbright Assistantship
When Esther Erb walks out onto the track in Titan Stadium in Oshkosh, Wis., at the 2008 NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships Thursday night, it won't be as a Case Western Reserve University student-athlete—but it will be as a Fulbright Teaching Assistant.
May 08, 2008
Governor's energy adviser to deliver keynote address at Fourth Annual Ohio Energy Education Conference
Case Western Reserve University is hosting the Fourth Annual Ohio Energy Education Conference, which will be held Friday, May 9, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Millis Science Center, 2074 Adelbert Road. Mark R. Shanahan, energy adviser to Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and executive director of the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, will deliver the lunchtime keynote address at noon.
April 23, 2008
Risk, learn, grow: Peter B. Lewis to be honored with Case Western Reserve University's First President's Award for Visionary Achievement
Peter B. Lewis, chairman of Progressive Insurance Co. and one of the country's leading philanthropists, will be honored next month with Case Western Reserve University's first President's Award for Visionary Achievement. Lewis will accept the award from President Barbara R. Snyder at the university's commencement exercises on Sunday, May 18, at the Veale Convocation, Athletic and Recreation Center.
April 21, 2008
Sudeck's legacy lives on in naming of outdoor track
The track at Case Western Reserve University's Case Field has a new name. As of April 26th it will be the "Coach Bill Sudeck Track" after the University's legendary coach, mentor and friend.
April 03, 2008
Victor Groza—changing lives of children…one country at a time
Orphaned children need homes. Victor Groza from the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University has been working to reform child welfare systems around the world.
April 02, 2008
Case Hall of Fame class of 2008 to be inducted April 25
On Friday, April 25, the Case Reserve Athletic Club will induct nine new members into the Hall of Fame, joining the 302 members that have previously been inducted since 1975.
March 25, 2008
Case Western Reserve University selects honorary doctorates awardees
Four distinguished individuals will receive honorary doctorate degrees in the areas of law, science and humanities during commencement ceremonies at Case Western Reserve University on Sunday, May 18.
March 17, 2008
Edward Ferreri, D.D.S., '40: last survivor of first medical/dental responders in WWII
At the dawn of World War II, approximately 200 members of the Cleveland medical, dental and nursing community left their homes at a moment's notice to answer their country's call. The only medical/dental corps survivor, Edward Ferreri, D.D.S., '40, was deployed in early 1942 with other members of the 4th General Hospital -- Lakeside Unit.
March 13, 2008
Flora Stone Mather Alumnae Association Announces Challenge Campaign Leadership
President Barbara Snyder addressed over fifty Flora Stone Mather alumnae and Case Western Reserve University friends at Alumni House during a February 22 luncheon to celebrate the future of the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women. Consistent with this theme, the event served as the public announcement of the volunteer leadership of the $1 million challenge campaign initiated by the Flora Stone Mather Alumnae Association last May.
March 06, 2008
Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist, to deliver Case Western Reserve University's commencement address
Craig Newmark, founder and customer service representative of the Internet classified ad giant craigslist.org and a double alumnus of Case Western Reserve University, will deliver the keynote address at its commencement ceremonies, Sunday, May 18, at 9:30 a.m. in the Veale Athletic and Recreation Center.
March 05, 2008
Case Western Reserve Team Wins International Law Moot Court Competition
The Case Western Reserve University School of Law moot court team, which competed February 29-March 2 at the "U.S. Mid-Atlantic Super Regional of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition" held at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., won the Best Brief Award and the Best Speaker Award and defeated the University of Virginia in the final round to earn a place at the International Rounds in April.
February 14, 2008
Mather's Navojosky cared about more than just basketball
When Billie Navojosky went up for a layup at one-hundred year old Mather Gym in the late 60's and early 70s, she wasn't thinking about her opponent fast approaching from behind or kissing the ball off the top of the painted block on the backboard. Navojosky was thinking about her foot work, and not in basketball terms.
University extends discounts on computer purchases to alumni
Once again, Case Western Reserve University is teaming up with Dell to provide an additional segment of its community -- alumni -- with educational discounts on personal computers.
February 12, 2008
Howard highlight of Reserve basketball to be honored with other alums during Throwback Weekend
Dick Howard remembers playing basketball in Adelbert Gymnasium back in the day. Five decades ago actually, and Howard just might have been the finest basketball player of the modern Western Reserve University [Red Cats] era.
January 28, 2008
Mather Dance Center turns 100, plans celebration February 4-10
For 100 years, the sounds of dancing feet have echoed across the floors of Case Western Reserve University's Mather Dance Center (formerly the Mather Gymnasium of the former Flora Stone Mather College for Women). The building's centennial anniversary will be celebrated February 4-10 with the return of notable alumni to participate in dance concerts, master classes, workshops, seminars, galas and more.
December 27, 2007
Case Western Reserve alumnus uses poetry, prose to express love for City of Cleveland
"Down and Out And… prose poetry and stories from Cleveland" describes the good, the bad and the hopeful about Cleveland. Sean Santa, in his curt, pointed way, uses gritty language and deft details to depict the people he's known, the neighborhoods he's frequented and the experiences that he's had. He wrote much of the contents while he was an undergraduate at Case Western Reserve University.
December 14, 2007
Case Western Reserve's Weatherhead School of Management names distinguished alumnus
Case Western Reserve University's newest trustee -- Charles D. Fowler, president and CEO of Chardon, Ohio-based Fairmount Minerals -- has been named the Weatherhead School of Management's 2007 distinguished alumnus.
December 13, 2007
Weatherhead School of Management to present 34th annual Economic Forecast Luncheon
Case Western Reserve University banking and finance senior lecturer Sam Thomas will look at recent business and financial news and events during the 34th annual David A. Bowers Economic Forecast Luncheon, beginning at 11:30 a.m., Friday, December 14 at the Marriott at Key Center.
Weatherhead School of Management to present 34th annual Economic Forecast Luncheon
Case Western Reserve University banking and finance senior lecturer Sam Thomas will look at recent business and financial news and events during the 34th annual David A. Bowers Economic Forecast Luncheon, beginning at 11:30 a.m., Friday, December 14 at the Marriott at Key Center.
December 04, 2007
Late Western Reserve University alumna bequeaths $5.7 million to Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
The estate of Gertrude Donnelly Hess, one of two women to graduate from the Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1934, has bequeathed approximately $5.7 million to the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, the largest bequest by a single donor in the university's long history.
November 30, 2007
Case Western Reserve and Cleveland Museum of Art's joint program in art history and museum studies marks its 40th anniversary
The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) and Case Western Reserve University's art history and museum studies program has been transforming students' lives and careers for 40 years. Friends and alumni marked this historic milestone and the program's longstanding success recently with a special anniversary event at the museum.
November 29, 2007
Case Western Reserve School of Law to honor pioneer
A bust of Perry B. Jackson, Ohio's first African American judge and graduate of the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, will be unveiled at 5:30 p.m. in the Davis Room of the Judge Ben C. Green Law Library at the School of Law, 11075 East Blvd., Cleveland.
Case Western Reserve School of Law to honor pioneer
A bust of Perry B. Jackson, Ohio's first African American judge and graduate of the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, will be unveiled at 5:30 p.m. in the Davis Room of the Judge Ben C. Green Law Library at the School of Law, 11075 East Blvd., Cleveland.
November 16, 2007
Charles D. Fowler appointed to Case Western Reserve University Board of Trustees
Charles D. Fowler, chair and CEO of Chardon, Ohio-based Fairmount Minerals, Ltd., has been appointed to a four-year term on the university's board of trustees.
November 12, 2007
Case Western Reserve faculty member, alumnus receive NIH funds to establish Center for Social Science Research on HIV in Uganda
Janet McGrath and Charles Rwabukwali (GRS '93 and '97, anthropology), associate professor of sociology at the Makerere University in Kampala, are co-investigators on a new five-year, $2-million grant from the National Institutes of Health's Global Partnerships for Social Science Research on AIDS.
November 05, 2007
Class of 1942 alumna gives $1 million to School of Medicine to honor Rocco L. Motto, M.D.
Western Reserve University medical school alumnus Rocco L. Motto passed away last fall just a year shy of his 65th class reunion, but his wife, Verna "Vee" Houck Motto, has made sure that the Motto family's legacy will live on at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
October 31, 2007
Elevated nitric oxide in blood is key to high altitude function for Tibetans
How can some people live at high altitudes and thrive while others struggle to obtain enough oxygen to function?
Elevated nitric oxide in blood is key to high altitude function for Tibetans
How can some people live at high altitudes and thrive while others struggle to obtain enough oxygen to function?
October 24, 2007
Nurse practitioner students in Guatemala to provide health services for underserved population
Seven nurse practitioner students from the Case Western Reserve University Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing are in Guatemala to provide volunteer health services for underserved Guatemalans with little or no access to health care.
October 22, 2007
Case Western Reserve University alumnus elected to prestigious Institute of Medicine
David T. Scadden, director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Regenerative Medicine and an alumnus of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has been elected to membership in the prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM), a group established by the National Academies of Science to analyze health issues and make recommendations on policy.
October 04, 2007
Eastwood receives first Distinguished Alumni Award
Yesterday, during the Grand Class Alumni Luncheon, the Distinguished Alumni Selection Committee recognized Gregory L. Eastwood (MED '66) -- citing his purposeful re-envisioning of the university during his brief tenure as interim president -- as the first recipient of the Case Western Reserve University Distinguished Alumni Award.
October 01, 2007
Alumni Leadership Central to Opening of Alumni House
The dedication ceremony will be a highlight of Alumni Weekend and Homecoming 2007 festivities, this year set for October 4-7. Alumni and guests can tour the house; other informal social events will take place at the house throughout the weekend.
September 24, 2007
$1.6 million gift fuels groundbreaking research in arthritis, transforms undergraduate labs
Inspired by Case Western Reserve University biology professor Arnold Caplan's work with mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) in skeletal research and its potential use in developing treatments for rheumatoid arthritis, Case Western Reserve alumnus L. David Baldwin (B.S. '49, physics) has donated $1.6 million to the College of Arts and Sciences.
September 21, 2007
Alumni Weekend and Homecoming: A time for all
Alumni Weekend and Homecoming 2007 is not just for graduates of Case Western Reserve University. Alumni and the entire campus community are invited to take part in a host of activities designed to generate unity, enthusiasm and pride among all university constituents.
August 29, 2007
New $1 Million Commitment Caps University's Celebration of Transformational Gifts
The President's Circle Reception on August 28 got a surprise boost when the Goldberg, Ponsky and Frankel Family announced its $1 million commitment to the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
July 31, 2007
STEP students learn from alumnus Angel investor
It was more than fireworks on a Fourth of July trip to the Silicon Valley for 10 Case Western Reserve University graduate students in the Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Program (STEP) in the College of Arts and Sciences.
July 16, 2007
Case contributes talent and research to the 2007 Ingenuity Festival
Case Western Reserve University is contributing both talent and research to this year's Ingenuity Festival of Art and Technology, taking place July 19-22 in downtown Cleveland.
July 06, 2007
Hunt receives Case Alumni Association's highest honor
Case Western Reserve University alumnus and trustee David Hunt received the Case Alumni Association's Gold Medal award at the organization's annual reunion banquet on June 8. The CAA chose to honor Hunt for his work as a mediator between the leadership of the association and the university. Relationships between the two had been rocky in recent years until Hunt's intervention helped bridge the gap.
Hunt receives Case Alumni Association's highest honor
Case Western Reserve University alumnus and trustee David Hunt received the Case Alumni Association's Gold Medal award at the organization's annual reunion banquet on June 8. The CAA chose to honor Hunt for his work as a mediator between the leadership of the association and the university. Relationships between the two had been rocky in recent years until Hunt's intervention helped bridge the gap.
June 25, 2007
A Night of magic moments: Dean Wykle Professorship Announced
It was a night to remember at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel as the Case Western Reserve University Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing last Friday celebrated the nursing profession and honored its dean, May L. Wykle, with the announcement of a new endowed professorship in her name.
June 18, 2007
Case Western Reserve University to establish its first endowed chair named for an African American
Nearly 40 years ago, when asked by members of the African American community in Cleveland why she would even dream of working at predominantly white Case Western Reserve University, May L. Wykle, a small-town Ohio girl denied entrance to several nursing schools because she was black, said, "Well, someone has to hold the door open!"
June 08, 2007
Case Western Reserve University Trustee Assumes New Leadership Roles at Institute of Molecular Medicine
Nobel laureate Ferid Murad, who received his M.D. and Ph.D. at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1965 and serves as a member of the university's Board of Trustees, has been named director emeritus of the Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases (IMM).
June 07, 2007
He made it! Case Institute of Technology alumnus, 72, rides his bicycle 2,800 miles to Cleveland to attend 50th class reunion
On June 8-9, Larry Mattson's 1957 Case Institute of Technology graduating class will celebrate its 50th reunion with the Case Alumni Association (CAA), along with several other classes. Mattson's reunion sparked an idea -- ;a 2,800 bike ride back along the old Route 66, which he traveled on his way to a new life in California as an engineer following graduation.
May 31, 2007
Research by Case Western Reserve University law students helps war crimes tribunal put former Liberian president on trial
Students and faculty of the Case Western Reserve University School of Law have played a central role in the events leading to the international trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, which is set to start on June 4.
April 25, 2007
Lewandowski's legacy lives on in new Case ballpark
Growing up in Slavic Village on Cleveland's southeast side, Norbert "Nobby" Lewandowski worked hard on being the fastest runner, being able to hit the ball the furthest, and throw the ball the hardest.
February 06, 2007
Late couple's love story leads to $2.3 million donation for endowed chair at Case's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Husband honors late wife's nursing education and career with creation of the Marvin E. and Ruth Durr Denekas Chair to support excellence in nursing education.
February 01, 2007
Spartans to play in the house of Hank
Both the Spartan men's and women's basketball teams will host Carnegie Mellon University Friday night (6:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.) and then the University of Rochester Sunday (12:00 p.m. & 2:00 p.m.) afternoon in old Adelbert Gym as part of a second annual Throwback Weekend.
January 31, 2007
Case Institute of Technology's Steigerwald more than just a "metal" hopeful
The Case Western Reserve University Athletic Department will be taking a step back in time the weekend of February 2-4 when they host their second annual Throwback Weekend at Adelbert Gymnasium. As part of that celebration we invite you to step back to the 50's as we peer into the life of basketball player, Ed Steigerwald.
January 12, 2007
Alumna Joie Gregor leads recruitment arm of university's board of trustees
Joie Gregor has served on the Case Western Reserve University Board of Trustees for five years and is currently chair of the Committee on Trustees, the recruitment arm of the Board.
December 04, 2006
University trustee establishes $500K endowment at Case school of engineering
A gift from Case Western Reserve University trustee and Cleveland business leader, Joseph P. Keithley, and his wife, Nancy, will help the Case School of Engineering recruit the best and brightest electrical engineering and computer science students from around the world and bring them to Northeast Ohio.
September 25, 2006
Fisk president & former energy secretary to speak at Case
The Honorable Hazel R. O'Leary, the 14th President of Fisk University and former U.S. Secretary of Energy under President Bill Clinton, will issue a call for leaders eager to serve their country when she gives the talk, DAMNED IF WE DON'T: America's Imminent Need for Leadership and Service
September 11, 2006
Case Western Reserve University named NorthCoast 99 winner third year straight
Award recognizes "99 great workplaces for top talent in northeast Ohio" CLEVELAND - For the third year in a row, Case Western Reserve University has earned a NorthCoast 99 award. "Congratulations again on your organization being named one of the...
August 30, 2006
Three years of professional training makes a big NYC splash
Good news came to Case Western Reserve University and The Cleveland Play House that its 2006 graduates in the MFA Professional Actor Training Program made "a splash" among agents when they showcased their talent in New York City.
July 27, 2006
Case Western Reserve University alumna earns Jack Kent Cooke Foundation award
Alexia De Vincentis, a 2004 graduate, was one of only 77 students nationwide selected as a scholar in the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Program.
June 28, 2006
School of Law alum named among California's top women litigators
Ruth Kahn, a 1985 graduate of Case Western Reserve University's School of Law, was recently named one of the top women litigators in California.
May 19, 2006
Tartakoff's teaching philosophy is to follow the golden rule
For Laura Ymayo Tartakoff, adjunct associate professor of political science, the secret to good teaching consists of little more than following the golden rule. "I put myself in the place of my students, because I can still remember when...
April 14, 2006
Case Western Reserve University names executive director of alumni relations; will also lead new alumni association
Daniel T. Clancy of Westlake has been named executive director of alumni relations at Case Western Reserve University, effective immediately. He had been serving as interim executive director since June 2005.
March 21, 2006
Gift to Case School of Engineering designed to foster student innovation and experiential learning opportunities
Largest-ever donation of nearly $6 million from alumni Larry and Sally Sears to transform electrical engineering education Sally Zlotnick Sears and Larry Sears Training electrical engineering students to be great technology innovators is the lofty goal of every engineering school....
March 06, 2006
Alum Courtad tries to conquer Pros
Reality television, you either love it or hate it. Case Western Reserve University football alumnus Tom Courtad, (CWR '00, GRS '03), lived it this past December and he and the rest of the world will be able to watch...
January 25, 2006
Case graduate E. Joshua Rosenkranz tapped to argue high-profile case before U.S. Supreme Court
A recent high-profile case argued before the United States Supreme Court has a strong connection to Case Western Reserve University. The case, FAIR v. Rumsfeld, involved military recruitment at law schools. The connection was in the person of E....
January 24, 2006
CIT's Hollis remembers great career, WRU loss
John Hollis holds the distinction of being the only Case basketball player to score over 1,000 points. Hollis played for Case Institute of Technology over 50 years ago when there was no shot clock or three-point line. "I know...
January 17, 2006
Case Western Reserve University School of Law completes library renovation
Library adds group study rooms, natural lighting to become more user-friendly The Case Western Reserve University School of Law's library has gone from being largely a "warehouse for books" to a place where students enjoy coming to read, study, and...
December 19, 2005
James M. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., professor of pathology, receives Elsevier Biomaterials Gold Medal
James M. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., professor of pathology, macromolecular science and biomedical engineering, is the recipient of the Elsevier Biomaterials Gold Medal. He received the medal for the most accumulated significant contributions to biomaterials science by an individual from...