Rodriguez
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Dr. Henry Rodriguez hopes to hog the glory, not for personal gain, mind you, but to promote something near and dear to his heart—diabetes research.
Rodriguez hopes to kiss a pig—the first source of insulin—in front of thousands of basketball fans. He is director of the Pediatric Diabetes Clinical Program at the IU School of Medicine. Rodriguez has entered the American Diabetes Association’s 12th annual Kiss-A-Pig contest.
The most successful candidate will be given the honor of smooching a real pig at an Indianapolis Pacers game March 9. Each vote can be submitted for $1. Faculty and staff may request a ballot by E-mailing Pat Laskowski at plaskows@iupui.edu . Deadline for voting is Friday, March 5.
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