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Bruce Alberts
Dan
Burkhardt
France A. Córdova
William
H. Danforth
Brady J.
Deaton
Hugh Grant
Richard
Herman
David W.
Kemper
Alex F.
McCalla
John
F. McDonnell
Philip
Needleman
Peter H.
Raven
Alfonso
Romo Garza
P. Roy
Vagelos
Robert L.
Virgil
Mark S.
Wrighton
Usha
Barwale Zehr
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Board of Trustees
William H. Danforth,
M.D.
Chancellor Emeritus
Washington University
Dr. William H. Danforth
is currently Chancellor Emeritus
of Washington University.
He
chairs the Coalition of Plant
and Life Sciences and is
chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Donald Danforth
Plant Science Center.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, on
April l0, l926, he received his
B.A. from Princeton University
and his M.D. from Harvard
Medical School in l95l. After
completing his internship in
medicine at Barnes Hospital, St.
Louis, Missouri, he served in
the United States Navy from
l952-54. He returned to St.
Louis to continue his medical
training at Barnes Hospital and
at St. Louis Children's
Hospital.
Dr. Danforth
joined the Washington University
Medical School faculty in l957.
In l967, he was appointed
professor of internal medicine,
which is his present faculty
rank at the University. From
l965-7l, Dr. Danforth served as
Vice Chancellor for Medical
Affairs and as president of the
Washington University Medical
Center. Dr. Danforth became
Washington University's
thirteenth Chancellor July l,
l97l and served until his
retirement June 30, l995. He
also served as Chairman of the
Board of Trustees of Washington
University from July l, l995 to
June 30, 1999. Dr. Danforth is a
member of the Institute of
Medicine and served on the
Council l977-79.
Dr.
Danforth was appointed to chair
the Research, Education and
Economics Task Force for the
USDA by Agriculture Secretary
Ann M. Veneman in 2003. He is a
director on the Board of
Trustees of the Danforth
Foundation and is a trustee of
the American Youth Foundation.
He co-chaired of the Board of
Directors of Barnes-Jewish
Hospital and served on the
Boards of Directors of Ralston
Purina Company, BJC Health
System and Energizer Holdings,
Inc.
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