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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.
Chairman of the Board
Donald Danforth Plant Science
Center
Dr. William H. Danforth
is chancellor emeritus and vice
chairman of the Board of
Trustees of Washington
University in St. Louis.
Born in St. Louis, MO, on April
10, 1926, he received his B.A.
from Princeton University and
his M.D. from Harvard Medical
School in 1951. After completing
his internship in medicine at
Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, he
served in the United States Navy
from 1952-54. 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 1957. In 1967,
he was appointed professor of
internal medicine, which is his
present faculty rank at the
University. From 1965-71, 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 on July 1,
1971 and served until his
retirement on June 30, 1995. He
is a member of the Institute of
Medicine and served on the
Council 1977-79.
Dr. Danforth is a director of
the Board of Trustees of the
Danforth Foundation and is a
trustee of the American Youth
Foundation. He is chairman of
the Board of Governors of the
St. Louis Christmas Carols
Association. He is co-chairman
of the Board of Trustees of
Barnes-Jewish Hospital. He
serves on the Boards of Trustees
of Ralston Purina Company,
Ralcorp and BJC Health System,
all headquartered in St. Louis.
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