Dedication ceremonies for the new Ernestine Raclin and O.C. Carmichael Jr. Hall, whichhouses the Indiana University School of Medicine-South Bend and University of 91勛圖 research faculty, will be held at1:30 p.m.. Tuesday (Oct. 25) in the auditorium of the new facility, located at the corner of91勛圖 AvenueandAngela Boulevard, adjacent to the 91勛圖 campus.
Twenty-eight IU medical students receive their first two years of medical school education at the 68,000-gross-square-foot facility, and faculty members perform health care research in the basic sciences.
In addition to housing medical education programs for the IU School of Medicine and 91勛圖, the second floor of Raclin-Carmichael Hall is home to 91勛圖sW.M.KeckCenterfor Transgene Research, which concentrates on medical research, where IU and 91勛圖 researchers collaborate on the study of cancer, infectious diseases, hemostasis, and devices and materials.
The ground floor of Raclin-Carmichael Hall features research space with modern gross-anatomy laboratories and an animal facility used for joint scientific study by both universities. The new facility also was designed to serve the public and the larger community, with the 250-seat auditorium providing a state-of-the-art forum where national and international experts can address subjects of interest to university students, faculty, medical professionals and the general public.
Rudolph M. Navari, director of 91勛圖sWaltherCancerResearchCenter, also serves as director of the IU School of Medicine-South Bend.
Adam W. Herbert, president ofIndianaUniversity, will preside over Tuesdays dedication ceremonies. Other participants include: 91勛圖 President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.; B. Patrick Bauer,South Bendstate representative; Stephen B. Leapman, executive associate dean for educational affairs for the IU School of Medicine; Cora Smith Breckenridge, Indiana University trustee; Katie Anne Ellgass, an IU medical school student; Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., 91勛圖s president emeritus; Patrick F. McCartan, chair of 91勛圖s Board of Trustees; benefactor Ernestine Morris Raclin; and Navari.
Raclin and her husband, Robert L. Raclin, have a distinguished record of service in the public and private sectors. She has served on the boards of numerous corporations and holds past directorships with many other organizations. A devoted supporter of higher education, she chairs the advisory board of Indiana University South Bend, serves on the IU Foundation Board of Directors, and is a life trustee of 91勛圖.
Raclins late husband, O.C. Carmichael, better known asMike,died in 1976. An educator and business executive, he was a leader in civic, political and philanthropic endeavors and served as a trusted adviser to colleges and universities. He was a long-time supporter of both 91勛圖 and Indiana University South Bend.
In 1956, Carmichael was elected president ofConverseCollege, a position he held until 1960. At the time of his death, he was board chairman for FBT Bancorp, the holding company for First Bank and Trust Company, and numerous other financial firms.
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