Dr. Kay's University of Arizona performance evaluation

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June 25, 1998

Marguerite M.B. Kay, M.D.
Regents Professor
Microbiology and Immunology

Dear Marguerite:

Re: Faculty Performance Evaluation 1997-1998

Based upon the performance of your past three years as mandated by ABOR Post-tenure review policy, the elected Faculty Performance Evaluation Committee has ranked you "outstanding" in Teaching, Research and Service. Although you are an elected member of the Committee, members could not evaluate themselves and had to leave the room during discussion of their individual reviews.

Your designation as a Diplomat of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, this year illustrates the high level of your accomplishments in national clinical medicine. The award of a US Patent for "Methods in the Detection of Alzheimer's Disease" recognizes both your scientific achievements and holds promise for the development of novel approaches for the detection and possible therapy for this tragic disease. It is of great concern that questionable administrative actions taken against you have prevented the proper development of your discoveries at this Institution. I am encouraged, however, that you have been able to continue your exciting work with human monoclonal antibodies that distinguish between cell membranes of healthy individuals and Alzheimer's Disease patients through collaboration with other laboratories. I congratulate you on your outstanding contributions and will do whatever I can to return you to full participation in instruction, research and service roles in the College of Medicine.

Your interest in extending your clinical service commitments should be welcome to Dean Dalen and Professor Joseph Alpert.

Sincerely yours,

John J. Marchaionis, Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman
Microbiology and Immunology