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| Dr. Sanford Steelman |
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| Dr. Sanford Steelman |
Steelman Endowment Fund established
Dr. Sanford L. Steelman of
Sanford
Steelman said he wanted to give this gift “in gratitude and love for the leading
role Margaret has played in our family for the last 61 years.”
Margaret
devoted her time to rearing a family before becoming a realtor. She worked a
number of years for Weichert Realtors in
Sanford
Steelman, also a Lenoir-Rhyne graduate, earned a doctorate in biochemistry and
physiology from the
From there,
Steelman joined Merck Research Labs and worked in various leadership capacities,
including serving as director of international clinical pharmacology. He wrote
more than 100 articles in scientific publications and obtained five patents. He
is retired as senior scientific investigator from Merck & Co. Inc.
In 1988 he
was recognized by an international committee as one of 200 people, living or
dead, who had made a major contribution to reproductive and endocrine medicine.
He shares this honor with more than a dozen Nobel Prize winners.
Steelman
has also supported Lenoir-Rhyne through the Steelman Scholarship Endowment Fund
for biology and chemistry upperclassmen and the Steelman Lecture Series. The
series brings outstanding scientists to campus to lecture and interact with
students and faculty. He and his wife are members of the college’s Heritage and
Founders societies.
The
Margaret Abee Steelman Endowment Fund for Teaching Excellence in Mathematics
will be used primarily as a salary supplement for a member of the mathematics
department who demonstrates teaching excellence. A portion of the fund will be
used for professional development.
For more
information about establishing an endowment at