A Conversation with William Kruskal

William Leslie Jack Edwards, MD: a conversation with the editor.

J ack Edwards (Figure 1) was born on September 21, 1926, in Dallas, Texas, where he grew up and has lived most of his life. After attending public schools in Dallas, he went to Harvard College in Boston, Massachusetts, finishing 3 years in 2 years. He then went to the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical College in Dallas, where he received his medical degree in 1948. He completed two ...

From research to rationing: a conversation with William B. Schwartz. Interview by John K. Iglehart.

Gary L. Davis, MD: a conversation with the editor. Interview by William Clifford Roberts.

BUMC PROCEEDINGS 2003;16:73–84 Gary L. Davis (Figure 1) was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, on October 27, 1950. He grew up primarily in Rochester, Minnesota, the home of the Mayo Clinic. After attending Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, for 1 year, he transferred to the University of Minnesota, completing his university requirements in 2 years. He then entered the University of Minnesota Scho...

Daniel Earl Polter, MD: a conversation with the editor. Interview by William Clifford Roberts.

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER PROCEEDINGS VOLUME 17, NUMBER 2 185 BUMC PROCEEDINGS 2004;17:185–192 Dr. Dan Polter (Figure 1) was born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 17, 1933. When he was very young, he and his family moved to Norman, Oklahoma, and then to Dallas, Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas in Austin in 1955, having majored in chemistry, and from the University of Tex...

Peter Allen Dysert II, MD: a conversation with the editor. Interview by William Clifford Roberts.

BUMC PROCEEDINGS 2003;16:85–103 Pete Dysert (Figure 1) was born in Dallas, Texas, on July 8, 1954. Growing up, he spent time in several Texas cities and also in New York City before settling in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he completed his sophomore through senior years of public high school. He then entered the University of Oklahoma (OU) in Norman on a scholastic scholarship. After 3 years in colle...