ARUP Laboratories established a new presidential endowed chair position to honor Carl Kjeldsberg, the board chairman and former CEO of ARUP.
Kjeldsberg, a renowned pathologist, started in the pathology department at the U’s School of Medicine 38 years ago, and served as chairman of the department from 1993 to 2004. He was named chairman and CEO of ARUP in 2003, in July he stepped down as CEO but continues to sit as the chairman of the board.
“I feel this is a great honor to have this position in my name,” Kjeldsberg said. “It’s truly a wonderful feeling to be recognized for my many years of hard work.”
The chairperson will help to recruit new and bright scientists to the U, Kjeldsberg said, adding that his successes were always the result of teamwork, receiving help from many colleagues along the way.
Kjeldsberg is well-known in the pathology world, having written more than 160 texts and served as editor of four editions of a leading textbook in the study of blood cell diseases.
ARUP will fund the money associated with the endowed chairperson, which will help the U’s pathology department for years to come, said Edward Ashwood, who succeeded Kjeldsberg as CEO of ARUP. The process of looking for qualified individuals to fill the chair is set to begin this year.
“It is due to his leadership and also his ability to work with the team that has allowed for ARUP to grow at least 10 fold since Carl has been with the company,” Ashwood said.
Kjeldsberg is an amazing hematopathologist. He is amazingly bright and has helped develop so many careers of not just people within the pathology department, but so many others. He is very deserving of such recognition.”