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Daniel K. Podolsky, M.D.PresidentPhilip O'Bryan Montgomery, Jr., M.D. Distinguished

Presidential Chair in Academic Administration

June 4, 2012

Kern Wildenthal, M.D., Ph.D.Professor of Medicine and PhysiologyUT Southwestern

Dear Kern,

Professor of Internal MedicineDoris and Bryan Wildenthal Distinguished

Chair in Medical Science

It is with reluctance that I acknowledge your decision to retire from the faculty ofUT SouthwesternMedical Center, effective June 7, 2012.

The legacy you have created over the past 42 years as a faculty member, dean and president, has beentransformative in guiding UT Southwestern to become one ofthe leading academic medical centersin the country. We would simply not be the institution we are without what you have done. Yoursupport of this institution has been unwavering and I am reassured to know that your support andloyalty will continue in the future. On behalf of all of your colleagues, I thank you for yourdedication to helping UT Southwestern continue to be the best of the best.

I wish you much success in the next phase of your remarkable career.

Sincerely yours,

~Daniel K. Podolsky, M.D.

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