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Alumna Cheryl Walker named to UM Board of Curators

By news | January 8, 2003 | Comments Off on Alumna Cheryl Walker named to UM Board of Curators

UMR graduate Cheryl Walker, counsel with the firm of Bryan Cave LLP in St. Louis, has been named to the UM System Board of Curators. Missouri Gov. Bob Holden announced Walker’s appointment today.

Debra Robinson named vice chancellor for student affairs

By news | January 7, 2003 | Comments Off on Debra Robinson named vice chancellor for student affairs

Dr. Debra A.G. Robinson, the former associate vice chancellor for student and international affairs at UMR, became the campus’s vice chancellor for student affairs on Jan. 1. She succeeded Dr. Wendell R. Ogrosky, UMR’s first vice chancellor for student affairs, who joined UMR in August 1987 and who retired on Dec. 31.

Bioethics: a conversation with Dr. Carol Ann Smith

By news | December 19, 2002 | Comments Off on Bioethics: a conversation with Dr. Carol Ann Smith

A discussion about biotechnology wouldn’t be complete without a discussion of the ethics involved. Proponents of biotechnology argue that such research improves our quality of life in a variety of ways, such as treating or potentially eliminating diseases or increasing food supplies. UMR’s ethics expert Dr. Carol Ann Smith, associate professor of philosophy, sat down […]