The Wertlieb Ceremony

On November 13, 2001, in the presence of the Board of Trustees of the Wertlieb Media Resource Center (WMRC), distinguished guests and family, Harvey Wertlieb officiated at the ribbon cutting ceremony of the WMRC. A reception followed in the Library's Levine Lounge where in their remarks both Richard E. Southby, Dean of The School of Public Health and Health Sciences and Shelley A. Bader, Vice President for Educational Resources thanked the Wertlieb family and friends who have endowed the center and stressed its importance in providing timely educational resources to the students, faculty and area professionals in the increasingly important field of long-term care.

This center honors Harvey Wertlieb, an undergraduate and graduate alumnus of The George Washington University (GW), and a distinguished long-term care administrator. It was made possible through the generous donations of the Wertlieb family and friends, many of whom are also GW alumni.

The installation of the WRMC within Himmelfarb Library affords both institutions a greatly expanded collection of resources in gerontology and long-term care to our students, faculty and to area professionals in health services and policy, public health medicine and other healthcare fields.