ULTRASOUND PIONEER TO BE INDUCTED INTO MC'S HALL OF
ACHIEVEMENT
Release Date:
October 12, 2001
 Dr.
Timothy Lee ’61, a pioneer in the development of ultrasound for medical use, will receive
Monmouth College’s highest alumni honor as he is inducted into its Hall of Achievement Oct. 19
during Homecoming weekend.
The ceremony,
which is open to the public, will be held at 2:30 p.m. in the lobby of Wallace Hall.
Established in
1992, the Hall of Achievement includes such notable Monmouth graduates as Harold “Red” Poling
’49, the former CEO of Ford Motor Company, and Vice Adm. James B. Stockdale ’46, winner of the
Congressional Medal of Honor. The Hall, which honors the late Mr. and Mrs. Wendell F. Whiteman
’27 of Monmouth, was created to inspire Monmouth students to become leaders in science, the
arts and government.
Born in Taipei,
Taiwan, in 1939 to parents of native and Chinese heritage, Lee left home at the age of 12 and
attended the Canadian Academy in Kobe, Japan. Inspired by his father, who was educated in the
United States, Lee came to Monmouth College in the fall of 1958 with the vague intention of
becoming a medical doctor. He quickly found a home in the chemistry department, where he was
embraced by the staff, and soon turned his professional aims toward chemistry. An honor
student who could speak seven languages, he was also active in extracurricular activities,
teaching judo at the YMCA, learning precision rifle shooting and attending the Presbyterian
Church. As a junior he won the Iowa-Illinois Undergraduate Award for Best Paper Published in
Chemistry. He graduated magna cum laude in 1961, majoring in chemistry and minoring in
biology, physics and mathematics.
With the aid of
a scholarship, Lee attended medical school at the University of Illinois in Chicago. From
1965-69, he served as an intern and resident in radiology in the Chicago area. He entered the
U.S. Army Medical Corps in 1969 and served in Korea as a radiologist until 1972, when he
accepted a cardiology fellowship at the University of Oregon.
Lee’s research
soon led him into the developing science of ultrasonography, and during the next four years he
became one of the world’s leading authorities on ultrasound, conducting research, lecturing
and publishing dozens of important articles. In 1977 he accepted a faculty position at the
University of Utah Medical School, where he served as professor of radiology and director of
the ultrasound section. In 1986, Lee was honored by Monmouth College as a recipient of its
Distinguished Alumnus Award. He retired in 1997, having spent the last 20 years practicing and
teaching.
Released
by the Office of College Communications
Barry McNamara, Associate Director of College Communications
Phone: 309-457-2117
Fax: 309-457-2330
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