The R. Jamison and Betty J. Williams Professorship in Otolaryngology
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| Wendy Williams Powers and Rick Williams (children of R. Jamison and Betty Williams),
Yehoash Raphael, Allen Lichter and Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology
Gregory Wolf Photo: Martin Vloet |
Yehoash Raphael, Ph.D., was inaugurated June 22 at the Michigan
League as the first R. Jamison and Betty J. Williams Professor of Otolaryngology.
Raphael has been on the faculty of the Kresge Hearing Research Institute since
1990 and currently is director of the Otopathology Laboratory. His research
is focused on the preservation of hearing and restoration of inner-ear structure
and function. Raphael’s work involves both the auditory and the vestibular
(balance) portions of the ear, and he has shown that introducing foreign genes
into the inner ear can help protect hair cells and auditory neurons against
degeneration.
R. Jamison Williams received his Bachelor of Science in engineering
in 1929 from the University of Michigan, where he was a star lineman on the
football team and a member of numerous honor societies and fraternities, including
Sigma Xi. Among his many philanthropic activities, Williams was director of
the United Foundation for Southeastern Michigan, director at Harper Grace Hospital
in Detroit, and a member of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce. Betty
Williams was active in civic and cultural activities. Among her efforts,
she founded and served as president of the Junior League of Birmingham and later
became vice president and director of the Junior League nationwide. Together,
they founded the Jamison Williams Foundation to support educational and artistic
endeavors and organizations.
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The Carl Vernon Weller Professorship in Pathology
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