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WASH
U TIES HOPKINS FOR 2ND BEST MEDICAL SCHOOL
Washington University School of Medicine has been ranked the second
“Best Medical School in the Nation” and first in “Student Selectivity”
by the 2003 U.S. News & World Report rankings of graduate
and professional programs. In a tie with Johns Hopkins for the second
place ranking, the medical school follows only Harvard, which once
again listed as number one.
This is the highest ranking yet for Washington University School
of Medicine, which has remained in the top 10 medical schools since
the magazine began the annual listings in 1987. Last year, Wash
U was rated third “Best in the Nation for Research-Oriented Medical
Schools.”
Published annually, the U.S. News & World Report rankings
are based on evaluations of national reputation, research activity,
faculty resources and student selectivity. Most students use the
magazine’s listings in selecting graduate schools.
ST. LOUIS MAKES BIOTECH NEWS IN REAL ESTATE PUBLICATION
The St. Louis area’s advantages for future growth in the biotechnology
industry gained the attention of Midwest Real Estate News.
In the April 2003 issue, “The Sequence for Success” story details
the region’s focus on biotechnology for economic development, largely
because the area known as the BioBelt already has unique plant and
life sciences institutions.
Midwest Real Estate News notes St. Louis’ “research engines
help develop biotech businesses, by providing scientists with new
ideas and technology.” The area’s life sciences research engines
include Monsanto Co., Washington University School of Medicine,
Saint Louis University, Missouri Botanical Garden and the Alvin
J. Siteman Cancer Center. Plus, the biotech boom is being energized
with support from the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, the
Center for Emerging Technologies and the Nidus Center for Scientific
Enterprises.
Burt Follman, chairman and CEO of Follman Properties ONCOR International
of St. Louis says “the fact that there are three or four institutions
that are unique to America—makes us different.” Others interviewed
for the story were Joe Bannister, director of new technology development
with Clayco Real Estate Services; Timothy Sansone, principal with
Sansone Group; and Mark Schnuck, president and CEO of DESCO Group.
The area’s established companies and universities as well as local
support from science incubator facilities are noted as indications
of St. Louis’ strengths for growing its biotech industry. And new
facilities add to the growth possibilities. Under development near
the Missouri Botanical Garden is the Commerce Bank Education Center.
This $8 million adaptive renovation of a former warehouse will provide
58,000 square feet of biotech wet lab space after its completion
later this year.
MEETING AND TRAVEL MAGAZINE HIGHLIGHTS ADAM'S MARK HOTELS
“Service Through Diversity” is the focus of the March/April cover
story in Hispanic Meetings & Travel magazine. The story spotlights
Adam’s Mark Hotel & Resorts’ diversity initiatives in employment,
purchasing and support for minority organizations, as well as how
a commitment to diversity links to good customer service.
Featured on the cover of Hispanic Meetings & Travel are Fred
S. Kummer, president and CEO of Adam’s Mark parent company HBE Corp.,
and Thomas Monroe, vice president of corporate affairs and minority
business development. The article also profiles several of Adam’s
Mark’s staff throughout the chain, as well as a number of their
hotel properties in or near major Hispanic population centers.
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