School of Medicine
Biomechanics Researcher Honored with Professorship
Oct 26, 2006
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| Terence McIff, PhD, (wearing medallion) was awarded the James R. Neff/John and Harriet Wiebe Chair of Orthopedic Biomechanics at an investiture ceremony October 26. He is congratulated by (left to right) Bruce Toby, MD, Orthopedics Chair; Dale Seuferling, KU Endowment Association; Rachael Neff, daughter of the late Dr. Neff; Julia Bridge, MD, widow of Dr. Neff; John Wiebe, donor and grateful patient; and Barbara Atkinson, MD, executive vice chancellor of the KU Medical Center. |
A professor whose research has contributed to the emerging field of orthopedic biomechanics has been invested with a new professorship at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
KU awarded Terence McIff, Ph.D., an orthopedic researcher, the James R. Neff/John and Harriet Wiebe Chair of Orthopedic Biomechanics at a ceremony today. McIff, who joined the staff at KU in 2000, is the director of orthopedic research and a research assistant professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery.
"Dr. McIff has been a driving force in conducting fundamental research in fracture healing, biomechanics, and testing methodology," said Barbara Atkinson, M.D., executive vice chancellor of the KU Medical Center and executive dean of the KU School of Medicine. "Because of his work, we can hope to improve treatments for patients with orthopedic problems resulting from disease or trauma."
Atkinson told attendees at the ceremony that the professorship was one of 48 endowed professorships at the Medical Center. These positions have long helped the university retain exemplary faculty members, she said.
John Wiebe and his wife, the late Harriet Wiebe, established the chair of Orthopedic Biomechanics in 2006 with a gift of $500,000 to KU Endowment. The professorship honors former KU faculty member James R. Neff, a surgeon who treated John Wiebe when he suffered from an orthopedic condition. Neff died in 2005.
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