Steven A. Gould, Class of 1968

Your reputation as one of the most able practitioners in your field is evident from your academic appointments at the University of Chicago and the University of lllinois College of Medicine at Chicago, from your winning research grants from such organizations as the Office of Naval Research and the National Institutes of Health, and from your 75 papers, 30 chapters, and 150 presentations–all centered on issues of acute blood loss. You also have been involved in the development of national blood transfusion policy through your participation with such organizations as the American Association of Blood Banks; the National HeaI4 Lung and Blood Institute, the American College of Surgeons, and The American Red Cross. Since 1993 you have been on leave from your responsibilities as chief of the department of surgery at Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center to focus your energies, as president of Northfield Laboratories, on developing the blood substitute that you have taken the lead in inventing. Tests so far show this chemically modified hemoglobin to be effective in carrying oxygen and restoring blood volume without transmitting the diseases associated with transfused blood. Its successful development would be of particular help in the many areas of the world in which blood supplies are inadequate and for those patients who refuse blood transfusions on religious grounds. Williams applauds the fact that you have chosen to concentrate your considerable talents on a quest of such importance to world health. I should also add a personal commendation on two family choices: you have found love and marriage with Carol Dorfman, a member of Worcester, Massachusetts’ own Oassical High Class of 1965, and your son Jeffrey will join us here next fall in the Class of 1998. In recognition of your distinguished achievement in the field of medical research, Williams College is proud to present you with its Bicentennial Medal.