Originated in Bruin, PA, north of Pittsburgh. Lew received a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Pittsburgh. He was appointed Assistant Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, MA then as Associate Director for Science with the National Bladder Cancer Project before moving to Kentucky to help establish the Markey Cancer Center in 1983.
He served as Associate Director for Administration until retiring in June, 2011. He has expertise in scientific research, writing/editing, grants, and comprehensive organization administration.
You may be astonished, as I have been, to learn that the failure rate beyond high school and beyond college is much greater than it is in matriculation through those institutions. Endless studies point out how much trouble there is with formal education today … with great numbers of high school students not being college-ready…
“It’s all about choice.” Chip Gallent [A reference to the breadth of options now available through the internet.] But that’s pretty much life in a nutshell, isn’t it? Our goal – particularly in America – is to maximize choices … and to maximize negotiability among multiple choices. It’s not necessarily that way everywhere,…
I am astounded by the degree to which humans can be debilitated and still function – or appear to function. At age 62, my father was found to have severe cardiovascular disease with 90% blockage in one coronary artery and 70% blockage in three others. He eventually had a quadruple bypass operation and lived another…
Is Your Dream BIG Enough? This is America! The land of Dreams! How BIG is YOUR Dream? For the Children’s Sermonette, the pastor asked the kids: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Not everybody had an answer – it’s a big question for 5-10 year olds. However, a few did: Jackson…
If I fail, let it not be for FEAR OF FAILURE or of FALLING SHORT OF PERFECTION. If I fail, let it not be for a lack of PRESENCE … ……… of PURPOSE; ……… of VISION ……. of COURAGE /\ of CONFIDENCE; ……. of BELIEF IN…