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Richard E. Wainerdi and the Texas Medical Center

Title

Richard E. Wainerdi and the Texas Medical Center / William Henry Kellar ; foreword by Charles A. LeMaistre with a note from Barbara Bush.

Author

Kellar, William Henry, 1952-

Publication

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2017]
©2017

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Description

xxiv, 226 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.

Summary

"In the 1980s, Wainerdi took charge of the Texas Medical Center, embarking on a "second career" that ultimately expanded the center from thirty-one institutions to fifty-three and increased its size threefold. Wainerdi pushed for and ensured a culture of collaboration and cooperation. In doing this, he developed a new nonprofit administrative model that emphasized building consensus, providing vital support services, and connecting member institutions with resources that enabled them to focus on their unique areas of expertise. At a time when Houston was widely known as the "energy capital of the world," the city also became home to the largest medical complex in the world. Wainerdi's success was to enable each member of the Texas Medical Center to be an integral part of something bigger and something very special in the development of modern medicine"--supplied by publisher.

Series Statement

Kenneth E. Montague series in oil and business history ; Number 25

Uniform Title

Kenneth E. Montague series in oil and business history ; no. 25.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Biographies.
History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-212) and index.

Contents

The early years: from New York City to Oklahoma -- First steps: from the Air Force to Oak Ridge, 1952-1957 -- The academic years: building the Texas A&M Nuclear Science Center -- The administrative years: Texas A&M University, 1970-1977 -- Years of transition: from academe to industry -- Taking the reins as president: the Texas Medical Center, 1984-1990 -- Years of trial and growth: the Texas Medical Center, 1991-2000 -- Building and rebuilding: the challenges of a new century -- Firming the foundation for "Houston's gift to the world" -- The end of an era.

ISBN

9781623495749
1623495741
9781623495756 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2017021606

OCLC

ocn987043324
SCSB-8882402

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library