Crispell, a member of the U.Va. faculty for 45 years, served as dean of the School of Medicine from 1964 to 1971, was vice president for health sciences emeritus from 1971 to 1976 and was professor of law and medicine emeritus. He was instrumental in the funding and development of some of the major facilities at U.Va., including the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library. Crispell died at age 79 on August 23, 1996. His family will be in attendance at the lecture and reception. The History of the Health Sciences lecture series is sponsored each year by the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library and the University of Virginia School of Medicine's Continuing Medical Education Program as an educational service for the University of Virginia Health System and interested citizens in the community.
All lectures are free and open to the public.