Marc Hershenson Installed as the First Frederick G.L. Huetwell Professor for
the Cure and Prevention of Cystic Fibrosis
The Ford Amphitheatre in University Hospital was the site of the inauguration
of the Frederick G.L. Huetwell Professorship for the Cure and Prevention of
Cystic Fibrosis. The ceremony included the installation of Marc B. Hershenson,
M.D., as the first Huetwell Professor in this field.
Hershenson, a native of Chicago and a graduate of the University of Illinois
Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, is an internationally recognized scientist
and researcher, pediatric intensivist and pulmonologist. His work has forged
significant advances in the understanding of signal transduction mechanisms
underlying airway smooth muscle cell proliferation and differentiation. More
recently, he has examined the signal transduction mechanisms underlying the
production of pro-inflammatory substances by airway epithelial cells. His work
has advanced medicine's understanding of asthma and cystic fibrosis.
The name of Frederick G.L. Huetwell is familiar to many Medical School faculty
members, students and alumni. In 1995, he left a bequest of nearly $17 million
to the University, with more than $9 million dedicated to the establishment
of endowments in the Medical School.
Born in Detroit, Huetwell graduated from the University of Michigan in 1938
with a degree from the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. He was
associated with his family's company, Calvert Lithographers, until it ceased
operations in the 1950s. An active alumnus, Huetwell served as executive director
of the U-M Club of Greater Detroit, took part in many Alumni Association tours,
and was a frequent visitor to campus to attend sporting and musical events.
Over many years, Huetwell, a sensitive, thoughtful and dedicated benefactor,
supported the Medical School in areas in which he had an interest, including
hypertension and related diseases, arthritis, birth defects, eye diseases and
cystic fibrosis. Despite significant physical disabilities — Huetwell was born
with cerebral palsy — he lived fully and well, always aware of those less fortunate.
He died in 1994; today, his name is attached in perpetuity to four professorships
and a research endowment in the Medical School, as well as to the University's
visitor center in the Student Activities Building.
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Marc Hershenson (center) and his family. Front row: Loren Hershenson (father),
Theresa Reid (wife), Natalie (daughter), Barbara Gaylord (mother), Mike
Hershenson (twin brother). Back row: Martha Hershenson (step-mother), Lana
(daughter), Lisa Hershenson (sister-in-law) |
Frederick G.L. Huetwell |
 Marc Hershenson; Jon Gandelot, attorney for the estate
of Frederick Huetwell; and Allen Lichter
Photos: Gregory Fox |
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