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Ex-Merck CEO to Be Interviewed
For Oral History Program
Nov. 17, 2009
History Live, an extension of CHF's Oral History Program
presents
P. Roy Vagelos, in conversation with Arnold Thackray and Jeffrey L. Sturchio
Wednesday, Dec. 2 2009
5:30 pm Cocktail reception
6:30 pm History Live with P. Roy Vagelos
7:30 pm Dessert and coffee
Early in his career P. Roy Vagelos served as head surgeon at the National Institutes of Health and chairman of the Department of Biological Chemistry at Washington University's School of Medicine. In 1975 Vagelos joined Merck and Co., where he revitalized R&D, leading Merck to be named "most admired" corporation by Fortune 500 leaders for seven consecutive years.
History Live presents first-person accounts of legendary careers before a live audience. Don't miss these extraordinary stories of history in the making.
CHF's Oral History Program captures and preserves the oral memoirs of notable figures in chemistry and related fields.
Please register by November 25. Register now: http://www.chemheritage.org/events/history-live/
CHF's Oral History Program is supported in part by The Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts (The Pew Biomedical Scholars Oral History Project). Other important leadership support for CHF has been provided by The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, BASF, The Herbert and Junia Doan Foundation, Huntsman International, DuPont, Dow Chemical Company, Horiba Ltd., and Sunoco, Inc.
Questions?
Contact the manager of the Oral History Program at oralhistory@chemheritage.org or 215-873-8236. You may also write:
Oral History
Chemical Heritage Foundation
315 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
For more information and to register, visit:
http://www.chemheritage.org/events/history-live/
category: Global Health Council News : Other Events
contributed by Liza Nanni on 17 November 2009
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