James Francis Glenn

GLENN James Francis, MD, 81, husband of Gay Elste Darsie Glenn, died Wed, June 10, 2009. A native of Lexington, he was a son of the late Cambridge F. "Shug" and Martha Morrow Glenn. He was a graduate of Rochester University in 1949 and received his MD from Duke University in 1952. He became a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons in 1961 and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (UK) in 1985. He has also received two Doctor of Sciences degrees, one from the University of Kentucky and the other from Transylvania University. Prof. Glenn began his career as a resident in urology at Duke University from 1956 until 1959 when he joined Yale University as Assistant Professor of Urology. In 1961 he became Assoc. Prof. of Urology at Wake Forest University, a post that he held until 1963 when he was named Prof. and Chief of Urology at Duke University, a position he held until 1980. From 1980 to 1983 he was Prof. of Urology at Emory University and held the same position at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine from 1983-1987. In 1987, he was named Prof. of Surgery and then Prof. Emeritus of Surgery at the University of Kentucky. In addition to his academic appointments, Prof. Glenn held administrative appointments as Dean, Emory University School of Medicine, 1980-1983; Acting Dean, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, 1983-1984; Pres., The Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and Mt. Sinai Hospital, 1983-1987; Executive Director, Markey Cancer Center, UK, 1989-1993; Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, UK College of Medicine and Chief of Staff, University Hospital, 1993-1995 and Interim Chair, Dept. of Surgery, UK College of Medicine, 1996-1997. His contributions to urology have been published in over 200 peer-reviewed publications and 18 chapters in published texts. He authored "Diagnostic Urology" (Hoeber 1964) and "Glenn's Urologic Surgery", now in its 6th edition. He is known for the Glenn-Anderson procedure for vesico-ureteral reflux, a correction technique for penoscrotal transposition, an anorchic syndrome definition, and the Hormonal management of prostate cancer. Among the awards and recognitions received by Prof. Glenn are the Bausch and Lomb Scholarship in 1949, the MD degree summa cum laude in 1952, the Hugh Hampton Medal of the AUA and St. Paul's Medal of the British Association of Urological Surgeons. He has been president of 11 societies in the field of urology including the AUA, SIU, AAGUS and the SPU and was an honorary member of 14 international societies. In 2007, Prof. Glenn was presented the prestigious SIU Felix Guyon Medal at the Opening Ceremonies of the SIU Centennial Congress. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children, Cambridge Francis (Peggy) Glenn, II, Durham, NC, James Morrison Woodworth Glenn, Denver, CO, Sara Brooke Glenn, Washington, DC and Nancy Carrick Glenn (Richard) Goldner, Durham, NC; 7 grandchildren; the mother of his children, Gale Morrison Glenn, Durham; sister-in-law, Holiday Glenn, Lexington and two nieces. He was preceded in death by a brother, Bruce Goodwin Glenn and a niece, Brucie Glenn Rowe. Services will be 1pm Sun at St. John's Episcopal Church, Versailles, conducted by The Rev. Alan Sutherland. Honorary casket bearers will be William S. Patterson, E. Everett Anderson, M.D., Robert K. Anderson, C. Timothy Cone, Douglas P. Dean, Cyrus A. Dicken, Sam D. Graham, Jr, M.D., Henry C. Wright, M.D., Jorge L. Lockhart, M.D., Edwin P. Alyea, Jr, Todd R. Ellis, Mark A. Elste, Kerry Gillihan, Dr.Charles L. Shearer, William T. Young, Jr, Stephen G. Amato, Randall G. Rowland, M.D, Ph.D, Emery Wilson, M.D., A. Byron Young, M.D., John C. Gurley, M.D., Robert W. Ward, William J. McRoberts, M.D., John P. Barrow and Charles B. Brendler, M.D. Visitation will be 4-8pm SATURDAY at Milward-Broadway. Memorials may be made to the UK Dept. of Urology, Duke University Dept. of Urology, Lexington History Museum, Transylvania University, Blue Grass Trust, Cardinal Hill Hospital, or the St. John's Episcopal Church Capital Building Fund. www.milwardfuneral.com