William Chase Richardson (May 11, 1940 – May 18, 2021) received a Bachelor of Arts degree from

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and a Master in Business Administration degree (1964) and a Ph.D. from the

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(1971).Stacy Hanna, "'I Accomplished What I Set Out to Do'" Battle Creek (Michigan) Enquirer, March 30, 2006 Dr Richardson was previously graduate dean and vice provost for research at the

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(1981-1984), executive vice president and provost at

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(1984–1990),William C. Richardson, Ph.D. profile
on Exelon Corporation website
from TobaccoDocuments.org and held various positions at the

. He later became president of

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(1990–1995).William C. Richardson profile
on Forbes.com Dr Richardson devoted his academic career to researching the financing and organization of health services in the USA. While at Johns Hopkins, Richardson made efforts to update the curriculum, diversify the student body and faculty, increase cooperation between academic divisions, and secure the school's financial position. Enrollment increased by 1995 to a record 16,330 and a new capital campaign launched, intended to raise $900 million. African-American and Hispanic enrollment doubled in his five years as president. Dr Richardson left academia to head the

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(1995–2005) and became chair and co-trustee of The Kellogg Foundation Trust (1996–2007). Dr Richardson has also been a

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on the boards of the

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(1996–2007), the

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(1998–2007),

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Corporation (2005-2016),

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(1992–2008), and

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. He was succeeded at the Kellogg Foundation in January 2006 by Sterling Speirn. He was elected a member of th
Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences
in 1981. He is best known for his role as chair of the groundbreaking report on medical errors ("To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System") and a following report on quality of health care in America ("Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century"). He won its David Rall Award in 2007.David Rall Award
on Institute of Medicine of the National Academy's website (The David Rall Medal is awarded to a member of the Institute of Medicine who has demonstrated particularly distinguished leadership as a chair of a study committee or other such activities in a manner that was particularly exemplary, demonstrating a commitment substantially above and beyond the usual expectations of a committee chair.)

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