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UCLA medical leader Wolcott dies of cancer at age 84
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Hemesh Patel
University Wire
04-22-1999
(Daily Bruin) (U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- For the past 37 years, it has been next to impossible to get Robert B. Wolcott to slow down.
The co-founder of the UCLA School of Dentistry worked on projects with dedication at UCLA.
On March 24, Wolcott succumbed at age 84 to a battle with neck cancer. He had touched the lives of countless students, colleagues said.
The School of Dentistry will hold a memorial service in honor of Wolcott at 9 a.m. Friday at Covel Commons in Sunset Village.
"He was probably the most remarkable professor since the school ...
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