2006 UIC College of Medicine Alumni Reunion Highlights

Members of the Class of 1966 pose for a photo at the reception at the Drake on Thursday night. Pictured are Philip Siegert, MD, Pamela Siegert, Ronald Shallat, MD, Judith Shallat, Christopher Norborg, MD, Susan Norborg, Robert McGuffin, MD, Dolores McGuffin.	Herbert Grossman holds up fellow 1946 classmate Alvin Harris’s murder mystery novel, Death Dear Doctor. From left are Martin Koeck III, MD, Herbert Grossman, MD, Alvin Harris, MD, Yetta Harris, Frank Kresca, MD.
1971 classmates Joseph Flaherty, MD, and K.M. Tam, MD, share a laugh at the welcome breakfast on Friday morning at the campus.	Chancellor Sylvia Manning, PhD, takes a moment to stop and talk with Carole and William Kaufman MD, during the awards luncheon. The Kaufmans gave a $1 million gift toward student scholarships at reunion.
Alumni Association Vice President Arlene Norsym and Dean Joseph Flaherty, MD, present Milton Kramer, MD ‘54, with the Alumni Loyalty Award. Kramer serves as chair of the College's Alumni Council and helped launch reinvigorated Alumni Relations and the Class Scholarship programs.	Class of 1956’s Norma Berlin, MD, Howard Berlin and Bob Bettanso, MD, catch up before their 50th reunion dinner at the Drake Hotel on Thursday night.
Myrna Eychetson and Don Eychetson, MD ‘56, talk with medical student Cleo Garcia at the Drake reception on Thursday.	Howard Berlin, MD ‘56, plays photographer for his friends.
Merle Crossland, MD ’56, listens to Dean Flaherty talks about achieving excellence at the college of medicine.	Class of 1956’s William Prescott, MD, and Merle Crossland, MD, get ready to depart for the bus tour of campus. The tour covered the growth of campus over the past 5 decades. Riding the bus around campus brought back fond memories for alumni, many whom had not been back to campus in many years.
Class of 1966's Ronald Shallat, MD, Michael Sarche, MD, Terry Strom, MD, and Todd Holzman, MD, ham it up with baseball caps at the alumni luncheon on Friday.	Tony Cosentino, Class of 1956, toasted to a great reunion aboard the Odyssey Friday night. He toasted the future of the College of Medicine and spoke to the medical students present by encouraging them to continue the legacy of excellence.
Members of the Class of 1956 were among the more than 250 alumni and guests who boarded the Odyssey Friday night for dinner and dancing and a spectacular view of the city.	Members of the Class of 1956 were surprised with the astounding growth the campus has seen over the past few decades.
Tim McDonald, MD, professor of anesthesiology, gave a presentation on the new patient safety program at UIC on Friday.	Jack Remington, MD ‘56, was awarded the College of Medicine Alumni Achievement Award. Remington was honored for his service as one of the world’s best infectious diseases researchers and clinicians.