Group portraits

Photograph of Zoltan Ovary, MD (1907-2005), who organized the dinner meeting at which Pathology Department Chairman Chandler Stetson invited Michael Heidelberger, the father of immuno-chemistry, to work at NYU. Ovary and Heidelberger are shown here with Zoltan's students Robert Tigelaar (L), who became a professor of Yale and Domenico Mancino (R), who became director of the University of Naples. Dr. Ovary became a member of the New York University School of Medicine faculty in 1959.

Photograph of Meyer J. Kutisker, Professor of Clinical Surgery, receiving a Presidential Citation from James M. Hester, President of NYU.

Photograph of the dedication ceremony for a painted portrait of Richard M. Hyman, MD, taken in the study room of the medical school library. Dr. Hyman received his MD from New York University School of Medicine in 1941. The inscription on the plaque of the painting reads, “In fond memory of Richard M. Hyman, MD, 1915-1967, President, Centennial Class of 1941. Presented by his classmates.”

Pictured (left to right): Dr. Philip Leif, Eric Hyman, Dr. Hyman's widow Mrs. Patricia Hyman, Jeffrey Hyman, Mr. Gilbert Clausman.

Photograph of Michael Heidelberger, MD (1888-1991), left, shaking hands with President Lyndon B. Johnson, right, as the president awards Dr. Heidelberger the National Medal of Science. Dr. Donald F. Hornig, head of the White House Office of Science and Technology, stands in the background. Dr. Heidelberger taught at the New York University School of Medicine as Adjunct Professor of Pathology from 1964 to 1991.

Photograph of (from left to right) William E. Bunney, Michael Heidelberger, and Edward R. Isaacs at a luncheon at Squibb Park for the dedication of the Department of Microbiology at Rutgers University. Dr. Heidelberger taught at the New York University School of Medicine as Adjunct Professor of Pathology from 1964 to 1991.

Photograph of John F. Erdmann at the dedication ceremonies of the Erdmann Surgical Auditorium, at the Post-Graduate Medical School. Pictured are J. William Hinton, MD, Professor and Chairman of Surgery of the Post-Graduate Medical School, Dr. Erdmann, and Dr. Edward M. Bernecker, Administer, University Hospital.

Photograph of Mr. Gilbert Joseph Clausman (1921-2011) with Ms. Lucretia McClure, membership chair of the Medical Library Association, and Ms. Erika Love, President-Elect, at a reception for new and international members of the MLA.

Mr. Clausman became the librarian of the New York University Medical Center in 1955 and in 1959 was appointed Library Curator until his retirement in 1986. Among his many accomplishments in the field of medical librarianship, he served as president of the Medical Library Association and spearheaded the transformation of the NYU Medical Library into an academic department with faculty status for librarians.

Photograph of Mr. Gilbert Joseph Clausman (1921-2011) with Ms. Rita Sue Kane, chair of the Program Committee of the Medical Library Association, at an MLA meeting in Hawaii.

Mr. Clausman became the librarian of the New York University Medical Center in 1955 and in 1959 was appointed Library Curator until his retirement in 1986. Among his many accomplishments in the field of medical librarianship, he served as president of the Medical Library Association and spearheaded the transformation of the NYU Medical Library into an academic department with faculty status for librarians.

Left to right: Herb Fleet, V.P. of Medical Communications, Inc. and Account Executive for Eli Lilly's & Co.; Wes Kenney, the Director of the telecast (DuMont); Al Molinaro, Promotion and Production Director for Medical Communications; his son; Bob Emerick, Narrator; Morris Mayers, Director of Closed Circuit Division of DuMont; Ed Rasp, TV Program Director for Medical Communications; Eric Herud, Chief Facilities Engineer for DuMont; Steve Olshewski, V.P. of Paul Klemtner and Co. and Executive V.P. of Medical Communications, and Paul Klemtner. Gift of Mrs. Emerick.

A lot of favorable chit chat between Paul Klemtner and others. Gift of Mrs. Emerick.