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| Volume 51, Number 3, Summer 2002 |
IN MEMORIAMMICHELA REICHMAN Michela Reichman, a nationally known public information specialist and former assistant chancellor for communication at U.C. San Francisco, died on March 22 after a long illness. She was 82 and had been an NASW member since 1958. Recognized for her expertise in communicating the methods and results of scientific research to the public through the media, Reichman had served for many years as a member of the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. She won many awards for excellence in research communication, for her writing, and for magazine publication from organizations such as CASE and the Association of American Medical Colleges. It was primarily at UCSF that Reichman made her national reputation. She established the institution's news services, created prize-winning science magazine UCSF, and developed special publications linking the activities of the center's facilities to the diverse neighborhoods they served. "What Michela Reichman brought to us at UCSF was a highly skilled professional who could tell the story of our extremely complex institution, and tell it with complete integrity," said former Chancellor Julius Krevans. "She was an invaluable adviser to me, to the UCSF scientists, the deans, and the administrators of our hospitals." Michela Robins Reichman was born in Los Angeles and was a graduate
of UCLA and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Reichman was recruited from the staff of Mount Zion in 1975 to direct UCSF's news services and publications, and she was named assistant chancellor for communications in 1983. After retiring officially in 1992, she continued as a special adviser to Chancellor Krevans. (Source: San Francisco Chronicle obituary by David Perlman) GRAHAM BERRY Graham Berry, a freelance writer from Arcadia, Calif., died last fall. An NASW member since 1960, Berry was active in the civic life of his hometown. Arcadia Mayor Mickey Segal said, while adjourning the Sept. 18, 2001, city council meeting in Berry's name, "He was a great friend and his warm personality will be sorely missed throughout Arcadia." Berry encouraged the building of a community center in Arcadia and documented the center's progress as it was being built. In his spare time, he was a volunteer tutor at the local high school. SARAH SUE GOLDSMITH Sarah Sue Goldsmith, assistant director of university relations at Louisiana State University, died Sept. 22 after a year-long battle with cancer. She was 59. Goldsmith, who served as an instructor in the department of English from 1977 to 1980, joined the university-relations staff in 1997 as assistant director of LSU media relations. She had been an NASW member since 1999. |