Segment 03: The History of the Department of Scientific Publications
Title
Segment 03 : The History of the Department of Scientific Publications
Interviewee
Pagel, Walter
Interviewer
Rosolowski, Tacey Ann
Coding Structure
B: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center B: An Institutional Unit
Coding
B: MD Anderson History B: MD Anderson Snapshot C: Leadership C: Mentoring B: Critical Perspectives on MD Anderson
File Type
Interview Segment
Abstract
In this segment , Mr . Pagel explains that he returned to MD Anderson’s Department of Scientific Publications as an Associate Editor in 1976 . He notes that he had the reputation of working well with faculty . He managed several projects in his new role , including the Research Report and the General Report . He then briefly sketches the history of the Department of Scientific Publications , created by R . Lee Clark to provide centralized editorial services on the model of the Mayo Clinic’s in-house services , founded at the end of the 19th or the beginning of the 20th century . Mr . Pagel also recounts how Dr . Russell Cumley came to be the first chair of the Department because of a personal connection with Dr . Clark . Dr . Cumley influenced Mr . Pagel’s leadership style by showing respect for his staff’s abilities . Mr . Pagel next provides an overview of the people and projects in Scientific Publications . He begins by characterizing his leadership style as more collaborative than authoritarian , a style he learned from Dorothy Beane (the former director) , for example , while Melissa Burkett (Associate Director) has taught him how to plan . (He mentions in passing that the Administrative leadership at MD Anderson tends to “admire its own decisiveness” rather than relying on collaboration to make decisions.) He speaks briefly about some changes he tried to make to the General Report , changes that were time consuming with little effect .
Interview Date
August 1, 2012
Format
XML
Original Format
WAV
Identifier
Pagel,W_01_20120801_S03
Duration
15:31
Collection
Making Cancer History® Voices Oral History Collection
Language
English
Repository
Historical Resources Center, Research Medical Library, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
Walter Pagel, Oral History Interview, August 1, 2012, Historical Resources Center, Research Medical Library, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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