Yale College
For the second year in a row, the Association of Yale Alumni AYA is sponsoring a second reunion weekend.
The Yale College Classes of 1951, 1986 and 1991 will return to campus for their 45th, 10th and 5th reunions, respectively, Thursday-Sunday, June 6-9. These reunions coincide with the AYA's annual program of University Seminars, which the alumni participants will have the opportunity to attend.
In addition, the Class of 1951 will hold its own educational programs featuring Tom Beckett, director of athletics; Peter Salovey, professor of psychology and of epidemiology and public health; and prominent classmates. Athletic and social events will also highlight the programs of the three reunion classes, and the weekend will culminate in a shared brunch on Sunday morning.
The headquarters and reunion chairs are: 1951 -- Pierson College, John D. Lind; 1986 -- Old Campus, Edward M. Budill and Anne Freeman Clothier; 1991 -- Old Campus, David C. Cavalier, Miguel A. Garcia and Lori L. Matloff.
School of Medicine
On Jan. 27, 1896 -- just weeks after German scientist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen announced he had discovered a ray that could penetrate the human body to reveal images of the bones within -- Yale physicist Arthur W. Wright produced the first X-ray image in the United States.
Yale's century-long involvement in the development and use of X-ray technology for both diagnosis and therapy will be the focus of two presentations taking place during the School of Medicine's reunion weekend, Friday-Saturday, June 7-8. A talk titled "The X- ray: 100 Years of Progress" will be presented on Friday by Dr. Bruce L. McClennan, chair of diagnostic radiology at the medical school and chief of diagnostic imaging at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Dr. McClennan will also be among the medical school faculty leading a seminar on "Yale Radiology -- The Future" on Saturday.
Among the other activities highlighting the annual reunion program will be a special presentation titled "Remedy: Developing World Medical Aid & Yale School of Medicine"; a state-of-the-school address by Dr. Gerard N. Burrow, medical school dean; and tours, receptions and outings to New Haven Ravens baseball games, the Yale Golf Course and the Shubert Theatre.
Two alumni will receive Distinguished Alumni Service Awards during the reunion: Dr. Marie-Louise Johnson, clinical professor of dermatology and a physician at Kingston Hospital in Kingston, New York; and Dr. Dwight F. Miller, associate clinical professor of pathology and a physician at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury. An expert on skin disease, Dr. Johnson was the first dermatologist to work at the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission in Japan. She has served on several AYA committees and on its board of governors; she was also president of the Association of Yale Alumni in Medicine 1991-94. During his 27 years as a reserve officer in the U.S. Army, Dr. Miller was a research development consultant in the Office of the Surgeon General. He also has been active in the medical school's alumni association, serving as president 1984-99 and heading numerous working committees. He also chaired the Yale Medical School Alumni Fund 1976-81, raising nearly $1 million during his tenure.
For more information or a schedule for the School of Medicine reunion weekend, call Connie Tolliver at 785-4674.
School of Nursing
The formal dedication of the School of Nursing's new facilities at 100 Church St. South will highlight the school's reunion program, to be held June 7-8. The theme of this year's gathering is "New Architecture on Historic Foundations."
The weekend will begin with the dedication of the new School of Nursing building at 9 a.m. on Friday at the adjacent Prince Street Park. Dean Judith B. Krauss will present a state-of-the-school address later that morning.
On Friday afternoon, Loretta Ford, one of the founders of advanced practice nursing 30 years ago, will give the weekend's keynote address, "An Historical Perspective of the Advanced Practice Role," focusing on the role of the nurse practitioner. The weekend will also include faculty-alumnae/i panels on the themes "The YSN Education: Changing To Meet Today's Needs" and "Advanced Practice in the 1990s." All reunion activities will be held in the school's new building.
For further information for a schedule for the School of Nursing reunion weekend, call Barbara Reif at 785-2389.
Epidemiology and Public Health
A program titled "The New Health Care -- Impact Across Sectors" will be the focus of the spring workshop and annual meeting of the Association of Yale Alumni in Public Health on June 7. Dr. Michael H. Owens '78 M.D. '78 M.P.H., vice president of Cigna Health Care of California, will give the keynote address, "Leaders, Followers, and Roadkill: HMO Challenge of the Year 2000."
For further information or a schedule for the program, call Carolyn Millman at 785-2827.