The 2000 Chemistry Department Distinguished Alumni

Alumni Awardees at the Department's 125th Anniversary Celebration
BACK ROW: Prof. Craig Wilcox (Chair of Chemistry), Dr. Allen Roses, Dr. Michael Strem, Dr. Alfred Moyé, Mr. David Rossi. Dean N. John Cooper.
FRONT ROW: Provost James Maher, Dr. Margaret Cavanaugh, Prof. W. Edward Wallace, Prof. Paul Lauterbur

Margaret Cavanaugh (University of Pittsburgh B.S., 1968; M.S. 1969; Catholic U. Ph.D. 1973). Following a successful academic career in inorganic chemistry, she joined the Chemistry Division of the National Science Foundation. She is currently Staff Associate for the Environment, Office of the Director, NSF. She was a key leader in establishing the NSF CAREER program, which rewards young scholars in for both good teaching strategies and research ideas.

Paul Lauterbur (Case Institute of Technology B.S., 1951; University of Pittsburgh Ph.D. 1962) . Head of Department of Medical Information Sciences, Professor of Medical Information Sciences, Chemistry, Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Center for Biophysics and Computational Biology, the Bioengineering Program, the Neuorscience Program, and in the Beckman Institue. Director, Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Laboratory University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Research Professor, Department of Radiology and Distinguished University Professor, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and is widely recognized for his pioneering achievements in nuclear magnetic resonance that have made imaging (MRI) possible.

Alfred Moyé (West Virginia Wesleyan College B.S., 1960; University of Pittsburgh Ph.D. 1969). He has had a distinguished career in University administration and is now a Member of Pitt's Board of Trustees (Special Trustee, 1997-2001). He is Hewlett-Packard's Manager of University Affairs.

Allen Roses (University of Pittsburgh B.S. 1963; University of Pennsylvania M.D. 1967). He is well known for his work in medical research, and has been particularly noted for recent findings on Alzheimer's disease. His current positions are as Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Neurology at Duke and Vice President and Worldwide Director for Genetics at Glaxo-Wellcome.

David Rossi (University of Pittsburgh BS 1979, Harvard MBA 1983) He has held positions in NASA, Orbital Sciences Corp., and in Spacehab, Inc. He has recently been appointed President and COO.

Michael Strem (Brown University B.A. 1958; University of Pittsburgh Ph.D. 1964) President, Strem Chemicals, Inc. Strem Chemicals is known worldwide for its consistency and reliability in the inorganic fine chemicals area.

W. Edward Wallace (University of Pittsburgh PhD 1942) He had a very successful research career in magnetic materials. He invented the strongest permanent magnetic material known, which has found wide technical application. He was a Professor and Chair in this Department.