Mr. Cooley Heads
A man who grew up with the data
processing profession is the new manager
of data processing at the Medical Center.
He is Emerson F. (Jim) Cooley, a
native of Vermont and a graduate of
Dartmouth College. Mr. Cooley succeeds
Carl W. (Bill) Smith, Jr., who has been
appointed administrative director of the
Duke Department of Community Health
Sciences.
Contributors to the "Intercomments"
and "Professional News" in this issue of
Intercom include the following;
Richard Hamer, anatomy; Inez Wilson,
audiovisual education; Hope Jones, bio
chemistry; Bert Titus, brace and limb
shop; Nina Waite, business office; Kathy
Waite, Campbell ward; Ellen Bivins, car
diology; Mrs. Therlan Thompson, central
supply; June Perry, clinical research unit;
Carol Clark, data processing; Linda Wil
liams, dietetics; Peggy Poole, general sur
gical unit; Judith Auman, immunology;
Cinderella Lennon, laundry; Miss Eileen
Brown, Matas ward; Kitty Taylor, Medical
P. D. C.; Betty Kernodle, medical records;
Data Processing
Mr. Cooley joined the Prudential In
surance Co. in 1931 as an actuarial
clerk and soon moved into work with
early computing machines. He was in
volved with computers fulltime from
1954 on and was active in establishing the
IBM commercial computer users organi
zation.
At the time of his retirement last
August, Mr. Cooley directed the largest
of Prudential's data centers.
Amelia Harper, Meyer ward; Elizabeth
Burroughs and Al Taylor, nursing service;
Sue T. Cable, R. N., operating room; Sue
Galbraith, orthodontics; Patti Drinard,
orthopaedic surgery; Jo Anne Douglas,
Osier ward; Sherry Bass, OPD lab; Susie
Clark, OPD nursing; Carol Schutz, patient
care education; Grace Horton, physical
therapy; Lorraine Hill, Pickens Rehabili
tation Center; Gwen Evans, plastic and
oral surgery; Cecil Carden, printing; Roza-
lyn Bradley, speech pathology; Annie Lee
Terry, Surgical P. D. C.; Virginia Jordan,
and Leigh Haire, urology; Jonelle Gordon,
veterinary medicine, and M. Dunn, Welch
ward.
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DR. MclNTOSH
Dr. McIntosh
Takes Post
With Baylor
Dr. Henry D. McIntosh, chief of the
cardiovascular division at Duke for three
years, has been named chairman of the
Department of Medicine at the Baylor
College of Medicine and chief of the
medical service at the Methodist Hos
pital in Houston, Tex.
He will also be responsible for the
medical services at the Ben Taub, the Jeff
Davis, and the VA hospitals in Houston.
At Baylor, Dr. McIntosh will be work
ing with Dr. Michael E. Debakey, the
internationally known heart surgeon who
is chairman of the Department of Sur
gery. Two years ago, the Baylor College
of Medicine became independent of the
ties with Baylor University, a Baptist
institution located in Waco, Tex. Dr.
Debakey was named president of the
Baylor College of Medicine at that time.
A native of Gainesville, Fla., Dr. Mc
Intosh earned his B. S. degree from
Davidson College in 1943 and received
his M. D. from the University of Penn
sylvania School of Medicine in 1950. He
served as a captain in World War II.
Dr. McIntosh came to Duke as an
intern in 1950 and was named to the
hospital's permanent staff in 1955. He
was promoted to professor of medicine
in 1962.
Duke Chorus to Perform in April
SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT—Some members of the newly organized Duke
Hospital Chorus get together at a practice session. From left are Ernie Hawthorne,
Carol Jones, Clara Harris, and Arnetta Markham. At the piano is Ruth Furbish of
Patient Care Education. The chorus is open to any hospital employe. First perfor
mance of the group is scheduled in April. If you are interested in joining the chorus,
call Patient Care Education at extension 4293. (photo by Dave Hooks)