Weinberg leaves campus suddenly
Wendy Eichler
Issue date: 2/5/04 Section: News
Although college is a place where students often tackle significant career decisions, they are not the only ones on campus who must assess their future plans.
Sandy Weinberg, former professor of Business and Economics, made the decision to leave the academic world at the College for the private sector when he submitted his resignation to Randy Helm, College President, on Jan. 8. Weinberg was the Director of the Muhlenberg Institute of Entrepreneurship as well as Vice President of Entrepreneurship at the College.
His new position as Senior Director of Fast Trak Vaccines, a division of Amersham Biosciences, will relocate him to Atlanta where his wife resides.
Amersham Biosciences is an international organization developing and providing integrated systems and solutions for disease research, drug development and manufacture. Weinberg's position involves the coordination of government, military, university research, venture capital and technological components to expedite the development of preventatives and treatments for biological threats including anthrax, plague and smallpox.
Dr. Paul Frary, Professor of Business, has agreed to serve as Interim Director of the Institute until a permanent replacement can be found.
According to Interim Provost Marjorie Hass, Weinberg's evident absence from the College leaves, "a lot of loose ends and threads to pick up...[including] the immediate issue of covering classes and advising that we had to take care of first."
The future of the Institute will be examined by Hass, Frary, the Advisory committee of the Institute and others with the final say belonging to President Randy Helm.
Yet to be determined is "what the Institute will look like, its existence, the purpose it plays and whether it fulfills its mission," said Frary.
According to Hass, "The Institute is shaped by the person directing; as we move forward this program will evolve...It's up to us in the community to decide."
Weinberg, who could not be reached for comment, served as a faculty advisor and mentor to many students interested in pursuing goals related to entrepreneurship and business.
As the Muhlenberg Entrepreneur-in-Residence, he instituted programs to equip students with concepts of entrepreneurship while fostering and supporting many outside businesses in the Lehigh Valley and the greater PA area that benefitted the program and the College Community.
In the meantime, students of Weinberg remain involved and focused, yet they are concerned about his absence. Lucas Tomanelli '04, Weinberg's writing assistant in his First-Year seminar for three years, said, "I noticed early on that he cared about the individual students and wanted them to learn as much about life skills as academic knowledge. He spent countless hours guiding me in post-college employment search and always had meaningful advice."
Sandy Weinberg, former professor of Business and Economics, made the decision to leave the academic world at the College for the private sector when he submitted his resignation to Randy Helm, College President, on Jan. 8. Weinberg was the Director of the Muhlenberg Institute of Entrepreneurship as well as Vice President of Entrepreneurship at the College.
His new position as Senior Director of Fast Trak Vaccines, a division of Amersham Biosciences, will relocate him to Atlanta where his wife resides.
Amersham Biosciences is an international organization developing and providing integrated systems and solutions for disease research, drug development and manufacture. Weinberg's position involves the coordination of government, military, university research, venture capital and technological components to expedite the development of preventatives and treatments for biological threats including anthrax, plague and smallpox.
Dr. Paul Frary, Professor of Business, has agreed to serve as Interim Director of the Institute until a permanent replacement can be found.
According to Interim Provost Marjorie Hass, Weinberg's evident absence from the College leaves, "a lot of loose ends and threads to pick up...[including] the immediate issue of covering classes and advising that we had to take care of first."
The future of the Institute will be examined by Hass, Frary, the Advisory committee of the Institute and others with the final say belonging to President Randy Helm.
Yet to be determined is "what the Institute will look like, its existence, the purpose it plays and whether it fulfills its mission," said Frary.
According to Hass, "The Institute is shaped by the person directing; as we move forward this program will evolve...It's up to us in the community to decide."
Weinberg, who could not be reached for comment, served as a faculty advisor and mentor to many students interested in pursuing goals related to entrepreneurship and business.
As the Muhlenberg Entrepreneur-in-Residence, he instituted programs to equip students with concepts of entrepreneurship while fostering and supporting many outside businesses in the Lehigh Valley and the greater PA area that benefitted the program and the College Community.
In the meantime, students of Weinberg remain involved and focused, yet they are concerned about his absence. Lucas Tomanelli '04, Weinberg's writing assistant in his First-Year seminar for three years, said, "I noticed early on that he cared about the individual students and wanted them to learn as much about life skills as academic knowledge. He spent countless hours guiding me in post-college employment search and always had meaningful advice."