ABOVE: Donald Kennedy at the Stanford faculty senate
CHUCK PAINTER
Donald Kennedy, a neurobiologist and Stanford University’s eighth president from 1980 to 1992, died on April 21 of COVID-19, according to a university press release. He was 88 years old.
From 1977 to 1979, Kennedy served as the commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and was the editor-in-chief of Science from 2000 to 2008, according to the statement. As president of Stanford, Kennedy is remembered for his commitments to both teaching and public service, including launching a program now called the Haas Center for Public Service, which offers the Donald Kennedy Public Service Fellowship for undergraduates conducting summer service projects.
“As we mourn the loss of Don Kennedy, we also salute his enormous contributions to Stanford and to our country,” says Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne in the press release. “As a biologist, as a national voice for science, ...
