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Images from a dedication and groundbreaking on the UI Health Sciences campus
Posted May 15, 2003
IOWA CITY -- A building dedication for the University of Iowa's new Medical Education and Research Building (MERF) and a groundbreaking ceremony for the new 135,000-square-foot Carver Biomedical Research Building, were held May 9. (Read the press release.) Speakers for the dedication of the four-story, 220,000-square-foot Medical Education and Research Building included Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack; Board of Regents, State of Iowa, President Owen Newlin; and UI President David Skorton. Among those who spoke at the groundbreaking event were Jean E. Robillard, M.D., dean of the UI Carver College of Medicine; Troy K. Ross, Ph.D., executive administrator of the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust of Muscatine; and Robert P. Kelch, M.D., former UI vice president for health affairs. Built on the site of the former Steindler Building, the Carver Biomedical Research Building will house 40 research modules, numerous specialized laboratory support services and the College's central administrative offices. Following are images from the ceremonies:  UI President David J. Skorton and Roy J. Carver, Jr., in front of the Medical Education and Research Building  Attendees enjoyed a reception in the new building following the dedication ceremony.  Iowa Governor Thomas J. Vilsack  Troy K. Ross, Ph.D., of the Carver Trust  Board of Regents, State of Iowa, President Owen J. Newlin (second from right) and Governor Vilsack (far right)  Golden shovels: Michael New, UI Foundation president; Roy J. Carver, Jr.; Robert P. Kelch, M.D.; Martin Carver; Ruth Carver; and Jean E. Robillard, M.D.  Members of the Carver family and the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust following the groundbreaking ceremony. The Roy J. Carver Molecular Science Research Center is located in the Medical Education and Research Facility.  Members of the Holden family of Williamsburg, Iowa. The Medical Education and Research Facility houses the Roland and Ruby Holden Cancer Research Laboratories.  Members of the Sahai family of Webster City, Iowa. The Sahai Medical Education Center is housed in the Medical Education and Research Facility.  Attendees enjoyed guided tours of the building.  Donald Brown, M.D., of Coralville (left) poses with Ellen and John Buchanan of Iowa City in the conference room funded by the Buchanans in honor of Dr. Brown.  Board of Regents, State of Iowa, member Robert Downer; Board of Regents, State of Iowa, President Owen Newlin; and Robert P. Kelch, M.D.  Members of the Order of the Eastern Star pose in the laboratory module they funded in memory of Marilyn Ann Rozeboom.  Professor Peter Densen -- who with his wife, Ellen, provided funding for a student resource and study room in MERF -- addresses the gathering. Dr. James Clifton, Roy J. Carver Professor Emeritus in the medical school, stands at right. Fund raising for these facilities is part of the UI's $850 million comprehensive campaign, which will run through 2005 and is being conducted under the guidance of the UI Foundation. Named Good. Better. Best. Iowa: The Campaign to Advance Our Great University, the seven-year effort is raising private funds to help launch a variety of initiatives across the university, substantially increase the number of UI scholarships and endowed faculty positions, support new educational and research facilities, build the UI's endowment and fund outreach and service programs to benefit Iowans. The UI Foundation is acknowledged by the UI as a preferred channel for private contributions that benefit all areas of the university. For more information about the Good. Better. Best. Iowa campaign, visit its web site at www.GoodBetterBestIowa.org. Contact Information
Carl Bendorf Additional information about ways to support the UI Carver College of Medicine also is available on this site. |