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IN THIS ISSUE:
CASE NEWS ACROSS THE NATION (back to top)
WHERE CAREER CHANGERS GO: FIVE TOP CHOICES
The New York Times, November 6, 2005
Restlessness, corporate burnout, the desire for autonomy, the need for flexibility: these are some of the motives driving adults toward a career change. And thanks to longer life spans and shifting cultural norms, midcareer transitions are increasingly common. Education is not only responding to the trend, it's at the forefront. For midcareer changers with time to invest, almost 100 universities offer degrees or concentrations in not-for-profit management or philanthropy. Seton Hall, the New School and the Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Case Western Reserve are just three of the more prominent programs.
CASE FACULTY MEMBER, GRADUATE STUDENT HONORED
With American Council of Learned Society support for research projects
A Case Western Reserve University associate professor of English and a doctoral student from the department of anthropology were among the researchers to receive support for their studies from the American Council of Learned Scholars (ACLS) in the 2004-2005 national competition.
Thomas Bishop, a Shakespearean scholar in the English department, received an ACLS Fellowship, while Michelle Nebergall from the anthropology department was among the individual scholars selected in the East European Studies Program competition.
CAMPUS NEWS (back to top)
ARE YOU 65 YEARS OF AGE OR WISER AND INTERESTED IN TAKING A CLASS AT CASE?
The College of Arts and Sciences offers Case alumni and members of the community who are 65 years of age and older the opportunity to study in regularly scheduled classes. Auditors may choose from a wide selection of designated courses in nearly every department in the College of Arts and Sciences. The cost is 10% of regular tuition. Request an information packet from audit@case.edu or by telephone at 216-368-4413.
CASE SCHOOL OF LAW INDUCTS 11 NEW MEMBERS INTO SOCIETY OF BENCHERS
The Case Western Reserve University School of Law has inducted 11 new members into its Society of Benchers, including nine alumni of the school, a faculty member, and a public member.
STUDIES BOOST SMOKING BAN: 2 CITIES SEE BIG DROP IN HEART ATTACKS AFTER ENACTING BAN, RESEARCHERS SAY
The Akron Beacon Journal, November 18, 2005
If Pueblo, Colorado, and Helena, Montana, are an accurate guide, a countywide smoking ban could cut the number of heart attacks in Summit County by 27 percent to 40 percent. A study released this week at the American Heart Association's annual scientific sessions found that the number of heart attacks treated at Pueblo hospitals dropped by 27 percent after the city enacted a smoking ban in 2003. Dr. Scott Frank, director of the public health department at Case Western Reserve University's School of Medicine, agrees that the studies are not perfect, but that doesn't mean the results should be ignored. The fact that two studies found similar results takes the finding to “another level of proof,” Frank said.
*The health sciences schools at Case will become completely smoke-free. The School of Medicine, School of Dental Medicine and Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing have chosen to join neighboring University Hospitals of Cleveland in launching the Clear the Air initiative. On November 17 and thereafter, the sidewalks and grounds of the medical, dental and nursing schools—including the health sciences podium, the health sciences garage and other spaces—will become entirely smoke-free, as will such spaces at University Hospitals.
ALUMNI WATCH (back to top)
 CHARLES S. PREBISH, ADL'66 AND GRS'68 HONORED FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE FIELD OF BUDDHIST STUDIES
Recently, Routledge published a volume (known as a "festschrift")
honoring Prebish's long contribution to the field of Buddhist Studies, "Buddhist Studies from India to America: Essays in Honor
of Charles S. Prebish." Only a handful of other Buddhism scholars who have
taught in North America during the past fifty years have been honored with
a festschrift, and of those, only a couple were honored during their
lifetimes. Prebish is currently Full Professor of Religious Studies, and is in the midst of
his thirty-fifth year on the Penn State faculty, publsihing seventeen
books and more than fifty referenced articles and chapters. Among Prebish's many notable achievements include (1) Being the pioneer behind the creation of a new sub-discipline of
Buddhist Studies, usually referred to as the study of "Western Buddhism" and (2) Being the founding co-editor of the first peer-reviewed online journal
in the field of Religious Studies, the "Journal of Buddhist
Ethics," with now more than 6,000 subscribers in 60 countries. It has won
numerous awards and remains the benchmark for online journals in Religious
Studies.
 CHARLES EMLET, 1998 GRADUATE OF THE MANDEL SCHOOL OF APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES
Dr. Emlet, who teaches Social Work at the University of Washington, Tacoma, is one of two Americans invited to participate in an expert forum on AIDS and aging at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Malta later this month. HIV is increasing among older people faster than many suspect, and the treatment of these individuals will become more important as the first baby-boomers hit 60 next year, Emlet says. The issue is beginning to attract global attention, and Emlet's extensive research on the topic has netted him an invitation to help shape international HIV/AIDS policy this month.
 MICHEAL D. GREENBAUM, ADL'62 NAMED A NATIONAL CEO EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER
Greenbaum serves as CEO of CyraCom, an over-the-phone provider of language interpretation services to more than 800 hospitals and health care facilities nationwide. This latest award, sponsored by HR.com and its Employers of Excellence program, as well as Phoenix 's Arizona Republic newspaper, cites Greenbaum's leadership, communication style, and achievements associated with the company's growth.
Under Mr. Greenbaum's leadership, CyraCom is on the current Inc. magazine list of 500 fastest-growing private companies, won the InfoWorld magazine "best in health care" award in 2004 and won The Arizona Society for Human Resource Management State Council First Place in Workplace Excellence award in 2005.
DR. JONAH Z. LAVI, CIT'65 CREDITS CASE IN HIS SUCCESS
"I look back to the wonderful years I spent at Case which opened my way
to my engineering activities over the last 40 years. The education and experience I gained at the Systems Research Center and
in the Engineering Design Center during the years I spent at Case led to
my practical engineering research work which resulted in the recent
publication of my book, "Systems Modeling & Requirements Specification Using ECSAM:
An Analysis Method for Embedded and Computer-Based Systems" on system modeling and requirements engineering." Jonah Z. Lavi, the lead developer of ECSAM, consults and teaches industrial
and university courses in the modeling and requirements specification of
computer-based systems. Currently, he chairs the
Working Group on Education and Training of the IEEE
Computer Society ECBS Technical Committee.
ENGINEERING ALUMNUS BURTON SINGER, PH.D., ELECTED TO INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
Burton H. Singer, Ph.D, a 1959 undergraduate alumnus of the Case School of Engineering (bachelor of science degree in engineering science), who is the Robertson Professor of Public and International Affairs in the Office of Population Research at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, is one of 64 newly elected members of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
EVENTS (back to top)
//NOVEMBER 2005//
NOVEMBER 30: WEATHERHEAD BOLD THINKERS EVENT
John Nottingham and John Spirk will be featured as the Weatherhead Bold Thinkers for the fall semester. John Nottingham and John Spirk are the co-founders and co-presidents of Nottingham-Spirk Design Associates, Inc., one of the leading new product invention and development groups in the US. It is responsible for the creation of hundreds of successful products with over 400 commercialized patents. Combined sales of products created by Nottingham-Spirk exceed 30 billion dollars.
//JANUARY 2006//
NETWORKING NIGHTS: SAVE THESE DATES - MORE INFO TO COME
//SAVE THESE DATES//
JANUARY 23, 2006: CASE CONCERT CELEBRATION
APRIL 5-6, 2006: RESEARCH SHOWCASE
OCTOBER 13-14, 2006: ALUMNI WEEKEND & HOMECOMING
PHOTOS FROM THIS YEAR'S 2005 ALUMNI WEEKEND AND HOMECOMING CELEBRATION
.jpg) Alumni House Kick-Off
Laying the perfect foundation for future gatherings, there was a full house at the Alumni Weekend Kick-off and Housewarming party. Alumni, students, faculty and staff joined Dan Clancy, LAW'62 and Ted Castele, ADL'51 and MED'57, to rally around the vision for the long-awaited, much-anticipated Alumni House. The leadership and dedication of our past Undergraduate Alumni Association (UAA) President,
Laura J. Nosek,
and Council President,
Carol Esche were honored.
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Flora Stone Mather Alumnae Tea at Guilford House
As we celebrated our past during the weekend, over 100 Flora Stone Mather Alumnae celebrated and honored their traditions of yesteryear with a spirited tea.
 CSE 125th Anniversary Celebration
In conjunction with Alumni Weekend, the Case School of Engineering kicked off its celebration of the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Case School of Applied Science. The weekend featured a lecture by renowned inventor and entrepreneur Dean Kamen, engineering-related symposia, departmental open houses and a celebratory dinner. Student projects, such as the Case SAE Mini Baja Car, were on display at the dinner. Here, fourth-year mechanical engineering student Daniel Trivett, explains the car to four of the more than 300 guests in attendance.
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Wackadoo's Wackin' Good Bash
A Wackin' Good tradition began as alumni and students mixed and mingled at Case's newest on-campus pub, Wackadoo's Grub and Brew.
Glaser House Reunion
Fellow Glaserites and their families reunited from the Golden Years of 1977-1982 at their favorite residence hall for what may be the last time before it is demolished. Their spirit and pride was infectious.
REGIONAL EVENTS (back to top)
Case Western Reserve University's Regional Programs exist to connect, engage, and serve the university's diverse alumni. This outreach is achieved through strong leadership, dynamic programs and effective communication. We encourage you to stay involved with Case and your community by interacting and networking with alumni in your area. Contact University Alumni Relations at 800-368-6280 to get involved.
Mingle and network with fellow alumni - Visit the links below to find out what is happening near you!
Chicago - http://www.case.edu/alumni/stay/chicago.htm
Cleveland -http://www.case.edu/alumni/stay/cleveland.html
Columbus - http://www.case.edu/alumni/stay/columbus.html
Detroit - http://www.case.edu/alumni/stay/detroit.html
Houston - http://www.case.edu/alumni/stay/houston.html New York - http://www.case.edu/alumni/stay/nyc.html Pittsburgh - http://www.case.edu/alumni/stay/pitt.html
Washington, D.C. - http://www.case.edu/alumni/stay/dc.html 
Photo from Case Japan's Alumni Reception 2005
GET INVOLVED: THE ALUMNI HOUSE (back to top)
 ALUMNI HOUSE UPDATE
Fundraising for the Alumni House is closing in on $6 million. A recent cash gift from George Leet, ADL'40, LAW'46 in the amount $435,000 is the largest single cash gift to date. This brings Mr. Leet's total giving for the Alumni House to $584,000. Thank you Mr. Leet!
Alumni making a gift prior to ground breaking will be considered an Alumni House Visionary and will be recognized as such in the Alumni House. For information about the Alumni House, contact Dan Clancy, LAW'62, at dtc2@case.edu or 216-368-5551.
TALK BACK (back to top)
 HAVE YOU READY ANY GOOD BOOKS LATELY?
Is there a book that you think would engage and challenge first year college students?
The Common Reading Selection Committee is seeking recommendations for a reading assignment for next fall's incoming first-year students. New students will receive their copy of the book during the summer, and the book will be used in discussions and in SAGES seminars. The author (or topic) will be part of the University Convocation in August.
The committee is looking for works of fiction or non-fiction, preferably by a living author. Books should appeal to young adults, address issues relevant to new college students, prompt reflection and discourse, differ from usual high school reading assignments, and be available in paperback. For more information and to make your recommendations, please go to http://studentaffairs.case.edu/orientation/reading/.
BREAKTHROUGH RESEARCH (back to top)
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AT CASE RECEIVES NEARLY $3 MILLION FROM COULTER FOUNDATION TO ACCELERATE RESEARCH TO MARKET
Private foundation dedicated to improving healthcare provides grant over five years
The department of biomedical engineering at Case Western Reserve University has been awarded $2.9 million from the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation with the goal of accelerating the introduction of new technologies into patient care. The foundation's Translational Research Partnership Award in Biomedical Engineering will provide $580,000 to the department's research activities each year over the next five years.
FEDS GIVE RESEARCHERS OK FOR SAFETY TEST OF ADULT STEM CELLS IN PATIENTS WITH HEART DISEASE
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals of Cleveland announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved plans to begin a study to evaluate the safety of using adult stem cells from bone marrow to treat chronic ischemia, a serious form of heart disease.
FACULTY WATCH (back to top)
WHO GETS THE ORGANS?: EXPERTS SAY TRANSPLANT MEDICINE HAS A RACE PROBLEM
Newsweek, from the issue dated November 28, 2005
“This is just the tip of the iceberg,” says Dr. Ashwini Sehgal, assistant professor of biostatistics at Case Western Reserve University.
DEBATE RAGES ON BED REST IN PREGNANCY
The St. Louis Post Dispatch, November 20, 2005
“My opinions about medical care practices are based on what the research says,” said Judith Maloni, an associate professor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. “The research says there is no benefit.”
THE GROUND WAR AT FEDEX: DRIVERS ARE SUING TO PROTEST THEIR STATUS AS CONTRACTORS - AND GAINING TRACTION
BusinessWeek, November 21, 2005
“could be a harbinger of things to come,” says Andrew P. Morriss, a business law professor at Case Western Reserve University's School of Law.
MUSEUMS UNDER FIRE ON ANCIENT ARTIFACTS
The New York Times, November 17, 2005
“There is this big loophole,” said Jenifer Neils, a professor of classical art at Case Western Reserve University. “If something is big enough and important enough, then they should acquire it and put it on display, no matter where it came from, or how it reached the market.”
THE TORTURE RULE BOOK: ISREAL BANNED PHYSICAL METHODS OF INTERROGATION FOR TERRORIST SUSPECTS IN 1999; IS THIS THE MODEL FOR THE U.S.?
The Los Angeles Times, op-ed by Ori Nir, Washington bureau chief of the Forward, and Amos Guiora, director of the Institute for Global Security, Law and Policy at Case Western Reserve University
In 2003, the president of Israel's Supreme Court, Aharon Barak, met with the justices of William Rehnquist's Supreme Court in Washington. Barak reportedly warned the justices that unless they asserted themselves to define the measures the U.S. government could take in fighting terrorism, "history will judge you harshly."
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT (back to top)
 SCOTTISH DENTAL STUDENT SEES NEW ADVANCES IN DENTAL MEDICINE
Visits Case dental school as International College of Dentists USA Section
What do roller coasters and dental implants have in common? The answer is two exchange students—Claudia Greenfield from Glasgow, Scotland, and Jamie Bartman, a third-year student at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine.
Bartman and Greenfield are among a number of dental students who have been crossing the Atlantic Ocean over the past 13 years to learn more about each others' cultures and the dental profession through the exchange program of the USA Section of the International College of Dentists. The exchange program was initiated by Case dental school alum Richard Rice of Lyndhurst.
EXPLORE WITH CASE: ALUMNI TRAVEL PROGRAM (back to top) 
JOIN HOLLAND'S NATIONAL CELEBRATION OF THE 400TH BIRTHDAY OF REMBRANDT! APRIL 28 - MAY 6, 2006
“The Heidelberg was exquisite.” - Molly Heavilin Bergman FPB'65 Village Life along the Waterways of Holland and Belgium, 2004
Case Western Reserve University Professor Catherine Scallen, Associate Professor of Art History, will accompany this trip as a guest lecturer and museum guide.
Celebrate the beauty and spirit of springtime on this special journey along the waterways of Holland and Belgium on the occasion of Holland's national celebration of the 400th birthday of Rembrandt, the Netherlands' greatest 17th century artist. As a special treat, this program is timed to coincide with the height of the flower season when more than seven million flowers bloom at the spectacular Keukenhof Gardens! Price from $2,495 plus airfare to gateway city. A deposit of $500 per person will confirm your reservation. Register and Pay Your Deposit Online
For more information please contact Beverley Smith via 216.368.6874, 800.866.6280 or e-mail at alumtravel@case.edu.
SUPPORT CASE (back to top)
DAVID A. HARTMAN, CIT'58, SUPPORTS CASE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING STUDENT PROGRAMS WITH $500,000 GIFT
David A. Hartman, a 1958 alumnus of the Case Institute of Technology and former chairman and CEO of Hartland Bank, N.A., in Austin, Texas, has donated $500,000 to the Case School of Engineering to establish an endowment fund in support of the school's Office of Engineering Student Programs (OESP), which pursues and organizes cooperative and international experiential learning opportunities for engineering students at Case Western Reserve University.
ANNUAL GIVING THANKS
The Office of Annual Giving extends our gratitude to all alumni who have made donations to the Case Annual Fund. Student scholarships, research, libraries, and campus renovation are vital to the future growth of your alma mater and they are made possible largely in part by the donors to this fund. Your support is greatly appreciated.
We would also like to remind those who have not yet given to the Annual Fund that the holiday season is the perfect the time to help Case Western Reserve University truly become the world's most powerful learning environment. By making a gift or a pledge payment by
December 31, you provide the University with needed funding that is also applicable to year-end tax benefits.
To learn more about the Annual Fund and to make your gift or pledge payment, visit http://www.case.edu/development/annual/index.html or call the Office of Annual Giving at
1-800-304-4483.
IN MEMORIAM
CONRAD H. RAWSKI '57, CASE RETIRED DEAN AND SCHOLAR PASSES
Conrad H. Rawski, who developed the doctorate program in library and information science at Case Western Reserve University in the 1960s and '70s, died at the age of 91. After retiring as a professor and dean at Case's School of Library Science in 1980, Rawski became a senior research scholar. He was an authority on Petrarch, a 14th-century Italian scholar. He earned a master's degree in library science in 1957 at what was then Western Reserve University. For the next five years, he headed the fine arts department at the Cleveland Public Library and lectured at WRU on the history of books and libraries. He joined the WRU faculty in 1962, became a full professor in 1965 and became dean in 1977. In 1979, Rawski received the American Library Association's Beta Phi Mu Award for his work in library science education.
STEVE BELICHICK '41, COACH WHO WROTE THE BOOK ON SCOUTING, DIES AT 86
The New York Times, November 21, 2005
Steve Belichick, a college football coach and celebrated scout for 43 years and the father of New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick, died of heart failure Saturday night at his home in Annapolis, Maryland. He was 86. In 1963, Belichick wrote a book, “Football Scouting Methods,” which Houston Texans General Manager Charley Casserly called the best book on scouting he had ever read. Stephen Nickolas Belichick was born in 1919 in Monessen, Pennsylvania, and he grew up in Struthers, Ohio. After graduating from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland in 1941, he wanted to become a high school coach, but he faced the prospect of military service. He got a job as an equipment man for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. There was no salary, but each player put a dollar a week into a pool to pay him.
CASE WEB WATCH (back to top)
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Center for Community Partnerships: http://www.case.edu/community/
Class Notes: http://www.case.edu/pubs/cwrumag/spring2005/downloads/AlumniJournal.pdf
Envisioning a New Case: http://www.case.edu/vision/ News Center: http://www.case.edu/news/
UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION WITH ALUMNI@CASE (back to top)
 Have you recently moved, changed jobs, or obtained a new
e-mail address? You can easily update your alumni profile using our new online alumni directory, ALUMNI@CASE.
BACK ISSUES (back to top)
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