2008 Woodie Awards
Three UIC medicine contributors pass away
Margaret Czopor
Issue date: 10/2/06 Section: Health & Fitness
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In less than a month and a half, the University of Illinois has lost twice that many remarkable individuals from its community. Each of these people will be remembered for their notable accomplishments in the health-sciences and in the lives they touched.
On Friday, Sept. 1, Professor Robert H. Costa passed away after a rigorous battle with cancer. Professor Costa contributed greatly to the field of cancer biology while working in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics. He was a highly valued and respected man.
Dr. Olga Jonasson, professor of surgery, passed away on Aug. 30 at the age of 72. Dr. Jonasson was the first woman in the United States to chair an academic department of surgery at a time when surgery was one of the least welcoming professions to women. She was also a pioneer in the field of histocompatibility and transplantation.
Dr. Nicholas Cotsonas, Jr., the first dean at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, died July 28 at the age of 87. Cotsonas was born in Boston and earned his undergraduate degree at Harvard. He received his M.D. from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1943. Cotsonas enlisted in the armed forces during World War II and served in Guam and Okinawa as medical personnel. Cotsons joined the UIC College of Medicine in 1953.
It was an honor to have each of these individuals at UIC. They will be greatly missed.
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On Friday, Sept. 1, Professor Robert H. Costa passed away after a rigorous battle with cancer. Professor Costa contributed greatly to the field of cancer biology while working in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics. He was a highly valued and respected man.
Dr. Olga Jonasson, professor of surgery, passed away on Aug. 30 at the age of 72. Dr. Jonasson was the first woman in the United States to chair an academic department of surgery at a time when surgery was one of the least welcoming professions to women. She was also a pioneer in the field of histocompatibility and transplantation.
Dr. Nicholas Cotsonas, Jr., the first dean at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, died July 28 at the age of 87. Cotsonas was born in Boston and earned his undergraduate degree at Harvard. He received his M.D. from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1943. Cotsonas enlisted in the armed forces during World War II and served in Guam and Okinawa as medical personnel. Cotsons joined the UIC College of Medicine in 1953.
It was an honor to have each of these individuals at UIC. They will be greatly missed.
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