James William Colbert Jr.
James William Colbert Jr. | |
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 Colbert, c. 1950 | |
| Born | December 15, 1920 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | September 11, 1974 (aged 53) |
| Education | College of the Holy Cross (BA) Columbia University (MD) |
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| Medical career | |
| Field | Immunology |
| Institutions | Yale University Saint Louis University National Institutes of Health National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Medical University of South Carolina |
James William Colbert Jr. (December 15, 1920 – September 11, 1974) was an American physician and the first vice president of academic affairs at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), serving in this capacity from 1969 until his death in a plane crash in 1974. He was the father of Stephen Colbert and Elizabeth Colbert Busch.
Early life and education
Colbert, along with his twin sister, Margaret, was born on December 15, 1920, in
Colbert received his
Career
Colbert spent a year in Europe working for the U.S. Army Medical Corps, after which he completed a residency at
In 1953, at the age of 32, Colbert left Yale to become the dean of the
In 1969, Colbert and his family moved from Washington, D.C., where he had been working for the National Institutes of Health, to South Carolina.[6] He became the first vice president for academic affairs at the Medical University of South Carolina on February 1, 1969, and remained in that position until his death.[7] His work at the Medical University of South Carolina has been credited with "laying the foundation for MUSC's rise as a nationally renowned academic medical center."[8]
Personal life and death
Colbert married his childhood sweetheart, Lorna Elizabeth Tuck, on August 26, 1944. They soon started a family, and had eleven children together: Jim, Ed, William, Mary, Margo, Tom, Jay, Paul, Peter, politician and businesswoman Elizabeth Colbert Busch, and comedian Stephen Colbert.[3]
Colbert, along with two of his sons, Paul and Peter, died in the crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 on September 11, 1974, in Charlotte, North Carolina.[9]
Recognition
In 2009, MUSC renamed its education center and library in memory of Colbert. In 2017, the first James W. Colbert Endowed Lectureship was held, also at MUSC, in honor of his legacy there. The lectureship was established in his memory by his family.[10][11]
References
- ISBN 9781429990547.
- ^ "JAMES W. COLBERT Sr". The New York Times. June 20, 1971. Archived from the original on September 28, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ a b "Early Years". With Integrity and Dignity: The Life of James W. Colbert, Jr., M.D. Medical University of South Carolina. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ "Career". With Integrity and Dignity: The Life of James W. Colbert, Jr., M.D. Medical University of South Carolina. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ "Legacy, With Integrity and Dignity: The Life of James W. Colbert, Jr., M.D." waring.library.musc.edu. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ISBN 9780814732656.
- ^ "Academic Vice Presidents". Waring Historical Library. Medical University of South Carolina. Archived from the original on May 14, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ISBN 9780738579962.
- ^ "A New Era for MUSC". With Integrity and Dignity: The Life of James W. Colbert, Jr., M.D. Medical University of South Carolina. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ "Desk from "The Colbert Report" auctioned on behalf of MUSC". MUSC. January 27, 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ "James W. Colbert, Jr., M.D. Endowed Lectureship and Faculty Convocation" (PDF). MUSC. August 22, 2017. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.