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 Pictured
at top, from left, Gina Driscoll, associate director of stewardship, Penny Apter;
Betty Tishler, and Philip Bolton, chair of the Chemistry Department and professor
of chemistry. Pictured at
left, President Doug Bennet reads a Proclamation to Tishler. (Photos by
Olivia Bartlett and by Roslyn Carrier-Brault) |
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| Posted 12.20.06 |
Betty Tishler Celebrates 97th Birthday at Wesleyan
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Betty Tishler, wife of the late Professor Max
Tishler, celebrated her 97th birthday Dec. 14 in the Exley Science Center.
Tishler’s family and friends, Wesleyan affiliates and students attended.
During the two-hour party, President Doug Bennet presented Tishler with a
Mayor’s Proclamation that acknowledged Tishler for her contributions to the
greater Middletown community.
Tishler, who was married to Max Tishler for 55 years until his death in
1989, raised two sons, Peter and Carl, and has three grandchildren.
She was a partner in her husband’s productive and distinguished career at
Merck pharmaceuticals from 1937 to 1970. Max Tishler led the development of
new drugs and vitamins, which culminated in his receipt of the Presidential
Medal of Honor from President Reagan. His developments included products for
heart disease, hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis, mental depression and
infectious diseases.
The Tishlers came to Middletown in 1970. They had an immediate and lasting
impact on Wesleyan, especially the Chemistry Department, to which Betty
Tishler remains especially devoted today.
She has established prizes at Wesleyan for art, music and for an annual
piano competition, and most recently a Research Chair in Medicinal Chemistry
in honor of her late husband.
In addition, she is a regular and generous supporter of the Middlesex County
United Way.
Over the past 36 years, Tishler’s vitality, resilience, curiosity,
generosity, and engagement have marked her as a special citizen of Wesleyan
and Middletown. |
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