University of Maryland School of Medicine - Terrae Mariae Medicus (Baltimore, MD)

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In Dedication Dr. Frank H. J. Figge, a native of Silver Cliff, Colorado, began his career at Colorado College in Colorado Springs where he received an A.B. in Biology and began his work toward a doctorate. After further study at the University of Colorado Medical School and the University of Maryland Medical and Craduate Schools under Dr. Edward Uhlenhuth, he received his Ph.D. in Anatomy in 1934. While at Colorado College Dr. Figge began what was to become a most distinguished teach- ing career. He was first associated with the faculty of the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 1929. He was an Associate Pro- fessor and Professor for many years prior to his becoming Chairman of the Department of Anatomy in 1955. It was in this role that we, the class of 1963, first knew him in our initial days in medical school. Dr. Figge is a member of many professional organizations including the American Associ- ation of Anatomists; American Association for the Advancement of Science, of which he is a Fellow; Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, Maryland Division, American Society of Zoologists; Biological Stain Com- mission, of which he is a past president; and the Radio-Isotope Committee of Maryland. He is a charter member of both the Southern Society for Cancer Cytology and the Southern Society of Anatomists. Sigma Xi, Delta Epsilon and Phi Beta Pi memberships may also be listed among his honors. His research has involved many fields includ- ing many aspects of development and metamor- phosis in amphibians, obesity and cancer. In the field of cancer he has been especially inter- ested in leukemia, the relationship of porphyrin to carcinoma and the carcinogens in tobacco. He has been an active member of the American Cancer Society and in recognition of his interest in this field he is a past president and the cur- rent Chairman of the Board of the Maryland Division of the American Cancer Society. We the class of 1963, salute Dr. Figge and express to him our gratitude for his teaching and our admiration for his achievements as a scholar. 2

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In the beginning . . . TERRAE MARIAE MEDICUS UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND SCHOOL OF NURSING

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Frank J. Figge, b.a., ph.d. Professor of Anatomy and Head of the Department 3