Oral Histories

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Interview excerpts provided by the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, UK Libraries.
To listen to complete interviews, visit the Nunn Center’s UK College of Medicine Oral Histories Project on the Kentuckiana Digital Library.
Interviews may be reproduced with permission from Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, Special Collections and Digital Programs, University of Kentucky Libraries.

George W. Schwert, Ph.D.
Founding Chair, Biochemistry
Date of Interview: October 22, 1985
Schwert shares his memories on making the move to Lexington and discusses the planning staff and architectural design of the medical center.

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William R. Willard, M.D.
Founding Dean of the UK College of Medicine and Vice President for the UK Medical Center
Date of Interview: November 13, 1985
Willard details the positive impact that UK Medical Center has had on the Commonwealth and nation.

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Ward O. Griffen, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
Former Chair, Surgery
Date of Interview: November 30, 1985
Griffen talks about his first impression of the local surgeons and the positive impact that UK’s Department of Surgery has had locally and statewide.

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Jacqueline Noonan, M.D.
Department of Pediatrics Faculty, Former Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Date of Interview: February 12, 1986
Noonan remembers making the decision to come to the new UK Medical Center, the early days, first patients and her love for the people of Appalachia.

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