WEBB CHAMBERLIN ’32

WEBB CHAMBERLIN, M.D., a retired Cleveland ophthalmologist who was a former governor of the American College of Surgeons and past vice president of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, died Feb. 16, 2003. He was 92. A member of Alpha Delta Phi, he received his degree with honors. He received a medical degree from Case Western Reserve University and a doctorate in medical science from Columbia University. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army. A specialist in pediatric eye muscle disorders and surgery, he was internationally recognized for his research, his teaching, and his work, and was named professor emeritus of ophthalmology at Case Western Reserve. He was also a former trustee of Hiram College and of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. His wife, Elizabeth Newell Chamberlin, five children, and one grandchild survive.