Convocation 2011
We would like to thank the following organizations for their thoughtful generosity:
The Northeastern Ohio Healthcare Foundationfor providing funding for this
Convocation and White Coat Ceremony;
The Ohio Osteopathic Foundationfor providing the white coats; and
The Arnold P. Gold Foundationfor providing “humanism in medicine” lapel pins.
Dean’s MessageCongratulations on becoming a student at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. Just getting here is a major accomplishment of which you should be very proud. You were chosen over a large number of other outstanding candidates because we know that you have the potential to be an exceptional osteopathic physician or surgeon.
Practicing as a physician is an honor and privilege that few achieve. Today, however, the process of becoming a physician is changing. You will be learning in an exciting atmosphere that requires your participation in many different ways.
When I was a medical student, I examined my first patient when I was going into my third year of medical school. In contrast, you will be an active participant in medical care starting in your first quarter of medical school.
You will participate in an innovative program that we refer to as “the anatomy immersion.” In this innovative curriculum, you will gain a deep understanding of musculoskeletal anatomy in your first month of medical school. You will use new video technologies in our state-of-the-art anatomy lab that emphasize and demonstrate the clinical application of anatomy. This curriculum has been a tremendous success. You will be well prepared for your early clinical experiences.
To maximize these early experiences, soon you will begin learning physical diagnosis on simulated patients in our new and also state-of-the-art Heritage Clinical Assessment and Training Center. Additionally, as a participant in small group learning experiences, you will share information with, and learn from, your colleagues. Your exams will be specially crafted to test your clinical reasoning ability. Basic sciences, once considered by many physicians to be a rite of passage, will be integral in your ability to diagnose and treat disease and will be reinforced throughout your training.
Finally, you will be the first class to experience all four years at the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, so named in honor of the historic $105 million gift to the college from the Osteopathic Heritage Foundations. This is the largest gift ever given to any institution of higher education in Ohio. This remarkable award will have a transformational and profound impact on this college’s future, and you will witness the beginning of this transformation as a student then as an alumnus.
By the time you graduate, there will be a new extension campus in central Ohio that will train an additional 50 OU-HCOM students. Here in Athens we’ll build a new diabetes clinical training and research center and a neuromuscular research center by 2018. Eventually, there will be new master’s and Ph.D. programs tailored for medical students, new clinical and basic science researchers, many new scholarships, and innovative curricula designed to make OU-HCOM the nation’s leader in primary care medical education and rural health research.
While doing all of this, we will expand low cost or free health care to uninsured, underinsured and low-income Ohio residents.
We are grateful that you have chosen a profession dedicated to the improvement of human lives. There is no better place to learn the skills you’ll need than at OU-HCOM. I thank you for the privilege of watching you grow into outstanding osteopathic physicians and surgeons. My best wishes for your continued success.
John A. Brose, D.O., DeanConvocation, August 13, 2011
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CeremoniesCall to Order and Greetings John A. Brose, D.O., Dean Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Greetings from Ohio University Roderick J. McDavis, Ph.D., President Pam Benoit, Ph.D., Executive Vice President and Provost Ohio University
Greetings from the Osteopathic Profession Robert S. Juhasz, D.O., Board of Trustees, American Osteopathic Association
Albert M. Salomon, D.O., Ohio Osteopathic Association
Greetings from the OU-HCOM Society of Alumni & Friends Jeffrey A. Stanley, D.O., President, OU-HCOM Society of Alumni & Friends Board
Introduction of Keynote Speaker Dean Brose Remarks Lois M. Nora, M.D., J.D., M.B.A.
PHILLIPS MEDAL OF PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS
Introduction of Phillips Medal of Public Service Awards Dean Brose
Presentation of Phillips Medal of Public Service Awards Presenter Recipients Roderick J. McDavis, Ph.D. Robert S. Juhasz, D.O. Lois M. Nora, M.D., J.D., M.B.A.
WHITE COAT CEREMONY
Introduction D. Keith Watson, D.O., Senior Associate Dean OU-HCOM Academic Affairs
Valerie Van Ravenswaay, Osteopathic Medical Student, Year II
White Coat Presenters Gregory Hill, D.O. (’86) Thomas M. Anderson, D.O. (’83) Nicholas G. Espinoza, D.O. (’90) Tinisha J. Cheatham, D.O. (’00)
Adjournment Dean Brose
Reception follows immediately at the Walter Hall Rotunda.
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Class of 2015Frances AdkinsConcord Township, OhioB.S., John Carroll University
Scott D. AgeeCincinnati, OhioB.S., Ohio UniversityA.S., University of Cincinnati
Michael T. AguilarLiberty Township, OhioB.S., University of Toledo
Randi E. AmstadtLyndhurst, OhioB.A., Ohio Wesleyan University
Chelsea L. AndersonFranklin Furnace, OhioB.S., Shawnee State University
Eugenia O. AnyanwuHouston, TexasB.S., Prairie View A&M University
Matthew C. ArroyoLorain, OhioM.S., Case Western Reserve UniversityB.S., The Ohio State University
Jeremy R. BakerBowling Green, OhioB.S., Wittenberg University
Kyle B. BallClyde, OhioB.S., Wright State University
Nicholas T. BarnesPerrysburg, OhioB.S., Miami University
Carter E. BattistaMinerva, OhioB.S.A.H.P., The Ohio State University
Meredith N. BeckKokomo, IndianaB.A., Miami University
Amy-Jo A. BekongRandallstown, MarylandB.S., University of Maryland
Kerry A. BertkeBellbrook, OhioB.S., University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Andrew D. BuchanDublin, OhioB.S. Clemson University
Taylor J. BurkhartNew Lexington, OhioB.S., Ohio University
Timothy J. BurkholderWauseon, OhioB.S., Kent State UniversityB.A., Kent State University
Alexander J. CampoloNewark, OhioB.S.A., University of Georgia
Michael J. ChambersTiffin, OhioB.S., Wittenberg University
Nathaniel W. ChaseWesterville, OhioB.S., Miami University
Ernestine C. ClementsBirmingham, AlabamaM.P.H., University of Alabama at Birmingham B.S., Tennessee State University
Daniel K. CobauToledo, OhioB.S., Ohio University
Megan L. CochranMentor, OhioB.S., The Ohio State University
Shawn T. CuevasSan Antonio, TexasB.S., United States Air Force Academy
Kristen A. DavisMinster, OhioB.S., University of Dayton
Sarah E. DeckerToledo, OhioB.A.A., University of Toledo
Olga DemidovaMoreland Hills, OhioB.S.N., Ursuline CollegeA.S., Cuyahoga Community CollegeA.A., Cuyahoga Community College
Nathan M. DenlingerDayton, OhioM.S., The Ohio State UniversityB.S., The Ohio State University
Emily A. DevolLogan, OhioB.S., College of Charleston
Yi DingColumbus, OhioB.S., The Ohio State University
Ann K. DombroskiSalem, OhioB.A., Hiram College
David W. DrevnaEllsworth, OhioYoungstown State UniversityB.S., Youngstown State University
Kristen M. DuffyCincinnati, OhioB.S., University of Dayton
Nicholas A. EberlyColumbus, OhioB.A., Miami University
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Rachel A. ElsasserNorth Royalton, OhioB.F.A., Kent State University
Charles M. FarrellPickerington, OhioB.S., The Ohio State University
Laura J. FordJacksonville, FloridaB.S., The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Simon R. FraserUpper Arlington, OhioB.A., The Ohio State University
Kaitlin M. FriesColumbus, OhioB.A., University of Dayton
Sean P. GallagherMentor, OhioB.A., Miami University
Richard E. GandeeRoanoke, VirginiaB.S., Roanoke CollegeB.A., Roanoke College
Emma S. GanoWilmington, OhioB.S., The Ohio State University
Andrew C. GantzerWest Chester, OhioB.A., University of Cincinnati
Ashley A. GerdemanGlandorf, OhioB.S., University of Dayton
Sarah L. GriesmyerMcConnelsville, OhioB.S., University of GeorgiaA.S.A., Brigham Young University – Idaho
Alexandra M. GuezennecColumbus, OhioB.S., Miami University
Sabrina D. GunnWetumpka, AlabamaB.S., Auburn University – MontgomeryB.A., Talladega College
Michael A. Halko, IVGrove City, OhioB.S., Muskingum University
Orman T. HallLancaster, OhioB.S.C., Ohio University
Adam W. HaushalterBoardman, OhioB.S., The Ohio State University
Erich P. HeineDublin, OhioB.S., Ohio University
Mark D. HessKettering, OhioB.F.A., Wright State University
Nigel F. HoganDefiance, OhioB.S., Defiance College
Kerry M. HorvathWarren, OhioB.S., Duquesne University
Abigail M. HuffBarnesville, OhioB.S., Haverford College
Sarah E. HuntTiffin, OhioB.S., Ohio University
James K. JarvisCanfield, OhioB.S., Youngstown State University
Wesley J. JohnsonDecatur, IndianaB.A., Manchester College
Alexander A. KeisterCarey, OhioB.S., University of Findlay
Sara K. KellerDelaware, OhioB.S., Roanoke College
Adeline KikamColumbus, OhioM.S., Touro CollegeB.A., Miami University
Chelsey B. KimbleStow, OhioB.S.E., Kent State University
Mallory A. KolichSalem, OhioB.S., Kent State University
Mark T. KolichSalem, OhioB.S.N., Kent State University
Andrew D. LePorteSolon, OhioB.S., Clemson University
Tyler LuongSpringfield, VirginiaB.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Christopher S. LutherDayton, OhioB.S., Denison University
Andrew C. MacMillanJackson Township, OhioB.S., The Ohio State University
Christopher A. MaloneGahanna, OhioB.S., The Ohio State University
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Blake M. MatesicGreenfield, OhioB.S.S.P.S., Ohio University
Amy B. MatternStrongsville, OhioB.S., Ohio Northern University
Jaime B. McBrideChicago, IllinoisB.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bradley D. McFaddenSpringboro, OhioB.S., The Ohio State University
Laura J. MeilerSalem, OhioB.S., Walsh University
Kristen R. MillerGrove City, OhioB.S., The Ohio State University
Matthew J. MivsekEuclid, OhioB.S., John Carroll University
William K. MuddMilford, OhioB.S., University of Dayton
Rachel D. MunnMinford, OhioB.S., Ohio University
Laishiya MunshiPickerington, OhioB.S., University of Akron
Alexandra E. MurrayMayfield Heights, OhioB.S., Denison University
Amanda F. NahhasSylvania, OhioB.S., University of Michigan
Huy A. NguyenParma, OhioB.S., The Ohio State University
Evelyn A. NiederriterCranberry Township, PennsylvaniaB.S., Mercyhurst CollegeB.A., Mercyhurst College
Bret M. NolanMedina, OhioB.A., Oberlin College
Paul K. Obeng-OkyerePittsburgh, PennsylvaniaB.A., Williams College
Chidozie H. OdigweChandler, ArizonaB.S., Arizona State University
Lauren E. OrellanaReynoldsburg, OhioB.S., The Ohio State University
Leonard H. OtworthWheelersburg, OhioB.S., Eastern Kentucky University
Nathaniel R. OvermireColumbus, OhioB.A., Capital University
Joshua D. OzboltHilliard, OhioB.S., Otterbein University
Judithe PauliusWest Orange, New JerseyB.S., Montclair State University
Michelle L. PeedenCincinnati, OhioB.S., University of Dayton
Osman PerezLa Habana, CubaB.S., Florida International UniversityA.A., Miami Dade College
Erica R. PivatoStrongsville, OhioB.A., The Ohio State University
Christopher A. PluskotaDoylestown, OhioB.A., Miami University
Gordon P. PrestonNewbury, OhioB.S., Miami University
David G. Provaznik, IIWheelersburg, OhioB.S., Ohio University
Juan M. PuertasIbague, ColumbiaB.A., Florida International University
James E. QuestelWooster, OhioB.S., Xavier University
Sonam RamaMarion, OhioB.S., Kent State University
Erica M. RicheyXenia, OhioB.A., Cedarville University
Kaitlin E. RiemannHuron, OhioB.S., Indiana Wesleyan University
Laura E. RoacheCuyahoga Falls, OhioB.S., University of Akron
Matthew R. RobinsonColumbus, OhioM.S., The Ohio State UniversityB.A., Miami University
Maria RodionovaPetrozavodsk, RussiaB.S., University of Minnesota
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Matthew J. RoeschLoveland, OhioB.A., University of Cincinnati
Quintavius B. RoverUnion Springs, AlabamaB.S., Alabama A&M University
Corinne A. SalvaFredericktown, OhioB.A., Capital University
Stephen L. SankerCincinnati, OhioB.S., University of Dayton
Kasey M. SchaefClinton, OhioB.S., Allegheny College
Kathleen R. SchurrCanal Winchester, OhioB.A., Beloit College
Darin P. ScribnerBerkey, OhioB.A., Hiram College
Derik J. ScribnerBerkey, OhioB.A., Hiram College
Heather L. SeedhouseFairview Park, OhioB.S., Kent State UniversityB.A., Kent State University
Amy R. SeeseEdmond, OklahomaB.A., Yale University
Dane Shafer KlinkBrunswick, OhioB.S., Case Western Reserve University
Amy L. SmithAlbany, OhioB.S., Ohio University
Andrew J. SmithCenterville, OhioB.S., University of Notre Dame
Stephen A. SnodgrassLucasville, OhioB.S., Shawnee State University
Michael D. SpaldingNorth Canton, OhioB.S., Ohio University
Steven J. SummersDoylestown, OhioB.S.N., Walsh University
Courtney A. SwickardAlexandria, OhioB.A., Capital University
Amanda M. TimmelPickerington, OhioB.S., Miami University
Jarrod L. UhrigMarietta, OhioB.A., Ohio Wesleyan University
Matthew D. UyAkron, OhioB.A., Capital University
Jennifer N. ValenticMedina, OhioB.S., Marietta College
Jacqueline M. VanderburghDayton, OhioB.A., Miami University
Amirtha V. VijayakumarBrunswick, OhioB.A., Carleton College
Andrew R. VogelHilliard, OhioB.S., John Carroll University
Josiah D. WaglerHartville, OhioB.S., Kent State University
Stephen J. WallCincinnati, OhioB.S., Northern Kentucky University
Christopher WeirtzStow, OhioB.S., Walsh University
Stephen P. WernerCincinnati, OhioB.A.S., Miami University
Zachary K. WestTiffin, OhioM.P.H., University of ToledoB.S., Youngstown State University
Adam D. WiercinskiSpringboro, OhioB.S., Ohio University
Timothy D. WithersForest, VirginiaB.S., Norfolk State University
Fady S. YacoubColumbus, OhioB.S., The Ohio State University
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The Phillips Medal of Public Service
The Ohio University Heritage College
of Osteopathic Medicine determined in
1976 that a continuing recognition
of the men and women involved in
health care, education and public
service was long overdue. Therefore,
the Phillips Medal was established to
be awarded annually.
The Phillips Medal of Public Service is named for the late J. Wallace Phillips and
Jody Galbreath Phillips, longtime friends of Ohio University.
Mr. Phillips was the attorney for John W. Galbreath and Co., Columbus, Ohio.
During his distinguished career, he also served as president of the Board of Trustees
of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, member of the Board of Trustees at Franklin
University and trustee of Vanderbilt University. In addition, he was a past president
of the Columbus Rotary Club, a 33rd degree Mason, and a member of The Jockey
Club and the Columbus and Ohio bar associations.
Mrs. Phillips was a graduate of Ohio University, a member and chairman of the
Ohio University Board of Trustees, a member of the college’s advisory board, and
past president or board member of such groups as Twig 99 of Children’s Hospital,
First Community Church, Junior League, Buckeye Boys Ranch, Childhood League,
Columbus Association of the Performing Arts, the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts
and the Board of Trustees of Doctors Hospital North.
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2011 Phillips Medal of Public Service Award Recipients
Robert S. Juhasz, D.O.Dr. Juhasz is the medical director at the Cleveland Clinic’s Willoughby Hills Family Health Center. He is an associate clinical professor at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-HCOM) and an assistant clinical professor of medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. For the past five years, Dr. Juhasz has served as the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Board of Trustees liaison to OU-HCOM and has enjoyed being a mentor to many students and residents. In 2006, he was named an honorary alumnus of OU-HCOM.
Dr. Juhasz serves on the Board of Trustees for the AOA, and is the chair of the AOA’s Education and Procedure Review Committee III.
Dr. Juhasz’s counsel is often sought on issues concerning the implementation of electronic health records; in 2005, he participated in a panel that was interviewed by former President George W. Bush about electronic health records. He has served as a member of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Electronic Health Records Workgroup and served as a member of what is now known as the National eHealth Collaborative.
Dr. Juhasz graduated from the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences-College of Osteopathic Medicine and is a fellow and former board member of the American College of Osteopathic Internists.
Lois M. Nora, M.D., J.D., M.B.A.Dr. Nora joined The Commonwealth Medical College in May 2011, as interim president and dean, serving as both chief executive officer and chief academic officer of the college. She also holds the rank of President Emeritus and Dean of Medicine Emeritus at Northeast Ohio Medical University, formerly known as Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy.
She is nationally recognized leader in physician workforce issues as well as for her research in gender equity, health professions education and academic medicine. Much of Dr. Nora’s scholarly work is focused on issues where law and medicine intersect in medical education.
A board-certified neurologist, Dr. Nora is fellowship trained in electromyography and neuromuscular disease and holds certificates in clinical medical ethics and medical management. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine and has served as the latter organization’s president. Dr. Nora also holds the distinction of being the first female neurologist chosen to be dean of and president of an American medical school.
Dr. Nora received her doctor of medicine degree from Rush Medical College, a law degree from the University of Chicago, and a master of business administration degree from University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics.
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Past Phillips Medal of Public Service Award Recipients
2010 RecipientsJohn J. Kopchick, Ph.D., Goll Ohio Eminent Scholar, Ohio UniversityDavid R. Scholl, Ph.D., President and CEO, Diagnostic Hybrids, Inc.John M. Haseley, J.D., Past Chief of Staff for former Congressman and Governor Ted Strickland
2009 RecipientsEric D. Fingerhut, J.D., Chancellor of the Ohio Board of RegentsDavid P. Blom, M.H.A., President and Chief Executive Officer of OhioHealth
2008 RecipientsAnne B. Pope, J.D., National Co-chairperson, Appalachian Regional CommissionLevente G. Batizy, D.O., Director of Medical Education, South Pointe HospitalMichael I. Opipari, D.O., Chairman, American Osteopathic Association Council on Postdoctoral Training
2007 RecipientsJohn A. Cary, Ohio State Senator for the 17th DistrictDaniel F. Dickriede, D.O. (’87), International Medical VolunteerFred M. DeGrandis, J.D., CEO of the Western Region, Cleveland Clinic Health System
2006 RecipientsAlison A. Clarey, D.O., F.A.C.O.S., Past President, Ohio Osteopathic AssociationJohn R. Gimpel, D.O., M.Ed., Vice President for Clinical Skills Testing, National Board of Osteopathic Medical ExaminersJoy Padgett, Ohio State Senator and a founder of the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio
2005 RecipientsMary Healey-Sedutto, Ph.D., Founder and Director, Hope for a Healthier Humanity FoundationKathleen A. Rice, R.Ph., M.B.A., President and COO, Cuyahoga Falls General HospitalBarbara Ross-Lee, D.O., Past Dean, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
2004 RecipientsAnne Womer Benjamin, J.D., Director, Ohio Department of InsuranceBoyd W. Bowden II, D.O., Trustee, American Osteopathic AssociationRoy G. Chew, Ph.D., President, Grandview and Southview Hospitals
2003 RecipientsRobert Glidden, Ph.D., President, Ohio UniversityGeorge Thomas, D.O., President-elect, American Osteopathic AssociationJames N. Baird Jr., M.D., Director, Ohio Department of Health
2002 RecipientsM. Douglas White, President Pro Tempore, Ohio SenateEugene A. Oliveri, D.O., PastPresident, American Osteopathic AssociationAlan H. Geiger, Ph.D., Assistant to the President, Ohio University
2001 RecipientsReed V. Tuckson, M.D., Senior Vice President, UnitedHealth GroupThomas W. Allen, D.O., Vice President for Health Sciences and Dean, Oklahoma State University Center for Health SciencesRamdas M. Pai, M.B.B.S., President and Chancellor, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
2000 RecipientsJo Ann Davidson, Speaker, Ohio HouseHope Taft, First Lady of OhioDouglas L. Wood, D.O., Ph.D., President, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic MedicineRichard A. Vincent, M.B.A., Chief Executive Officer, Doctors Hospital Foundation
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1999 RecipientsMichael S. Dukakis, J.D., Former Democratic Presidential Nominee and Governor of MassachusettsAnita M. Steinbergh, D.O., President, Medical Board of the State of OhioJack J. Brill, D.O., First Director of Medical Education, St. John West Shore Hospital (posthumously awarded)Ted Strickland, M.Div., Ph.D., United States Representative
1998 RecipientsJanet Voinovich, First Lady of OhioVirginia Davis Floyd, M.D., M.P.H., Director of Human Development and Reproductive Health, W. K. Kellogg FoundationNorman E. Vinn, D.O., Associate Professor of Family Medicine, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the PacificJesse L. White Jr., Ph.D., Federal Co-chairman, Appalachian Regional CommissionDavid A. Kindig, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Wisconsin Network for Health Policy Research
1997 RecipientsThomas W. Johnson, State RepresentativeJon F. Wills, Executive Director, Ohio Osteopathic AssociationSilvana Martino, D.O., Medical Director, Van Nuys Breast Center
1996 RecipientsGloria R. Smith, M.P.H., Ph.D., Vice President for Programs, W. K. Kellogg FoundationLawrence U. Haspel, D.O., Past President, Association of Osteopathic Directors of Medical EducationArnold R. Tompkins, J.D., Director, Ohio Department of Human ServicesFitzhugh S. M. Mullan, M.D., Past Assistant U.S. Surgeon General
1995 RecipientsMary Abel, State RepresentativeRobert B. Black, D.O., Past President, Ohio Osteopathic AssociationNorman Gevitz, Ph.D., Director of Medical Humanities, University of Illinois College of MedicineEdward A. Sprague, M.D., Former Chief-of-Staff, O’Bleness HospitalVivian W. Pinn, M.D., Director, Office of Research on Women’s Health, National Institutes of Health
1994 Recipients Marc L. Rivo, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Division of Medicine, Bureau of Health ProfessionsJ. Barney Quilter, State RepresentativeGeorge F. Dunigan II, Director of Governmental Affairs, Ohio Osteopathic AssociationElsie D. Helsel, Ph.D., Director, Ohio University Center for Human Development
1993 RecipientsFrank W. Myers, D.O., Past Dean, Ohio University College of Osteopathic MedicineW. Douglas Ward, Ph.D., American Osteopathic Association Liaison to the United States Department of EducationSherry R. Arnstein, Executive Director, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
1992 RecipientsClay E. Simpson Jr., Ph.D., Director, Division of Disadvantaged Assistance of the Bureau of Health ProfessionsJames L. Bruning, Ph.D., Provost, Ohio UniversityGerald A. Faverman, Ph.D., Founding Dean, Ohio University College of Osteopathic MedicineJoseph W. Stella, D.O., Past President, American Osteopathic Association
1991 RecipientsLeonard H. Calabrese, D.O., Immunologist and AIDS ResearcherTheodore C. Hobbs, D.O., Past President, Ohio Osteopathic Association and American Osteopathic College of RadiologyPatrick A. Sweeney, State Representative
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1990 RecipientsMurray Goldstein, D.O., Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of HealthRobert W. Ney, State SenatorJerry A. Zinni, D.O., Founder, Richmond Heights General Hospital 1989 RecipientsJolynn Barry Butler, Former State RepresentativeAlbert F. Kelso, Ph.D., Research Professor, Chicago College of Osteopathic MedicineJoseph J. Namey, D.O., Dean, Southeastern College of Osteopathic MedicineRobert T. Secrest, Former State SenatorCharles L. Naylor, D.O., Past President, American Osteopathic Association
1988 RecipientsDavid N. Sundwall, M.D., Administrator, U.S. Health Resources and Services AdministrationNeal F. Zimmers Jr., State SenatorJohn W. Mulford, D.O., Past President, Ohio Osteopathic Association and Past President, American Osteopathic AssociationRay E. Piper, D.O., Past Vice President, Colorado State Board of Medical ExaminersIrvin M. Korr, Ph.D., Professor of Medical Education, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
1987 RecipientsSr. Anne E. Brooks, D.O., Medical Director, Tutwiler (Miss.) Clinic Inc.Sheila Vonder Embse, President, Auxiliary to the American Osteopathic AssociationPhilip Golding, D.O., Past President, Ohio Osteopathic AssociationThomas D. Hatch, Director of Health Professions, U.S. Public Health Service
1986 RecipientsWilliam G. Anderson, D.O., Director, Office of Governmental Affairs, Detroit Osteopathic HospitalEugene Branstool, State SenatorRichard J. Minor, President and Chief Executive Officer, Grandview Hospital and Medical CenterJohn E. Rauch, D.O., President, Medical Board of the State of Ohio
1985 RecipientsStanley J. Aronoff, State SenatorMary M. Burnett, D.O., Vice Chairman, National Osteopathic FoundationMartin L. Hecht, Past Vice President for University Relations, Ohio UniversitySamuel W. Howe, D.O., Past President, Ohio Osteopathic AssociationCharles J. Ping, Ph.D., President, Ohio University
1984 RecipientsGeorge W. Northup, D.O., Past President, American Osteopathic AssociationRobert E. Mahn, Past President, American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions OfficersRuth Purdy, D.O., Past Chief of Staff, Doctors HospitalJohn D. Thompson Jr., State Representative
1983 RecipientsTheodore F. Classen, D.O., Chief of Staff, Brentwood HospitalHarry B. Crewson Jr., Ph.D., Past President, Ohio UniversityClarence E. Miller, United States RepresentativeKenneth P. Moritsugu, M.D., Division of Medicine Director, Public Health ServiceRichard D. Ruppert, M.D., President, Medical College of Ohio at Toledo
1982 RecipientsEdward P. Crowell, D.O., Executive Director, American Osteopathic AssociationRobert J. Kromer, D.O., Past President, Ohio Osteopathic AssociationRichard L. Sims, Administrator, Doctors Hospital, Columbus
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1981 RecipientsLouis Stokes, United States RepresentativeRalph Licklider, D.O., Past President, Ohio Osteopathic AssociationDale Dodson, D.O., Past President, American Osteopathic AssociationPaul Gillmor, President, Ohio Senate
1980 RecipientsHoward Metzenbaum, United States SenatorJames O. Watson, D.O., Founder, Doctors Hospital of ColumbusMichael Del Bane, Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
1979 RecipientsTom Fries, State RepresentativeJohn Glenn, United States SenatorDonald Siehl, D.O., President, American Osteopathic Association
1978 RecipientsJ. Richard Costin, D.O., Past President, Ohio Osteopathic AssociationJ. Arnold Finer, D.O., Past President, Ohio Osteopathic AssociationMax T. Gutensohn, D.O., Distinguished Professor of Internal Medicine, Kirksville College of Osteopathic MedicineThaddeus P. Kawalek, Ph.D., President, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
1977 RecipientsPhilip Adler, D.O., President, American Osteopathic AssociationMartin Levitt, D.O., Past President, Ohio Osteopathic AssociationCorwin Nixon, State RepresentativeOliver Ocasek, President Pro Tempore, Ohio SenateGeorge Tablack, State Representative
1976 RecipientsMarjorie Lynch, H.E.W. Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Health, Education and WelfareHarry Meshel, State SenatorSandy Neufeld, President, Ohio Osteopathic Association AuxiliaryJames A. Rhodes, Governor of OhioVernal G. Riffe Jr., Speaker, Ohio House
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AdministrationJohn A. Brose, D.O.Dean
Jack F. Blazyk, Ph.D.Associate Dean for Research
D. Keith Watson, D.O.Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Peter A. Bell, D.O. CORE Assistant Dean
Wayne R. Carlsen, D.O.Assistant Dean for Clinical Education
Andrew K. Culver, D.O.CORE Assistant Dean
Nicholas G. Espinoza, D.O.CORE Assistant Dean
Terry A. Johnson, D.O.CORE Assistant Dean
Dennis E. Kane, D.O.CORE Assistant Dean
Joni M. Koren, D.O.CORE Assistant Dean
James E. Preston, D.O.CORE Assistant Dean
Cheryl A. Riley, M.S.N.Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs
Ronald J. Russ, D.O.CORE Assistant Dean
Philip A. Starr III, D.O.CORE Assistant Dean
Anita Steinbergh, D.O.CORE Assistant Dean
David L. Tolentino, D.O.CORE Assistant Dean
Nicole Wadsworth, D.O.Assistant Dean for Preclinical Education
Audrone R. Biknevicius, Ph.D.Chairman, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Jen-Tzer Gau, M.D., Ph.D.Chairman, Department of Geriatric Medicine/Gerontology
Karen Montgomery-Reagan, D.O.Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
Jack M. Ramey, D.O.Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Christopher A. Simpson, D.O.Chairman, Department of Family Medicine
Michael W. Tomc, D.O.Chairman, Department of Specialty Medicine
Jacqueline H. Wolf, Ph.D.Chairman, Department of Social Medicine
Douglas D. Mann, Ph.D.Executive Assistant to the Dean
Kathy S. Brooks, M.Ed.Chief Financial Officer
Brian O Phillips, M.Ed.Chief Information Officer
Harvey SchwartzExecutive Director, CORE
Patricia A. Burnett, Ph.D.Director of Student Affairs
George F. Dunigan II, B.S.Director of Governmental Relations
Steve S. Davis, Ph.D.Director of Faculty Development
Jill L. Harman, M.Ed.Director of Alumni Affairs
Karoline E. Lane, M.L.S.Director of Communication
John D. Schriner, Ph.D.Director of Admissions
Kathleen J. Trace, M.H.A.Director of Community Health Programs and Area Health Education Center
Sharon B. Zimmerman, M.P.A.Director of Medical Development and Executive Director of Alumni Affairs
Alex Westerfelt, Ph.D.Director of Institutional Assessment and Planning
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FacultyHuzoor Akbar, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Allison J. Batchelor, M.D.Associate Professor of Geriatric Medicine
Fabian Benecia, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Immunology
Jeffrey S. Benseler, D.O.Associate Professor of Radiology
Mark A. Berryman, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Medical Histology
Kathleen M. Bertuna, D.O.Assistant Professor Obstetrics and Gynecology
Bela Bhatt-Koshal, D.O.Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Joseph Bianco, Ph.D.Research Assistant Professor
Bonita J. Beigalke, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Virology
Audrone R. Biknevicius, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Anatomy and Biomechanics
Jack F. Blazyk, Ph.D.Professor of Biochemistry
Grace L. Brannon, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Jane D. Broecker, M.D.Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
John A. Brose, D.O.Professor of Family Medicine
Beth Brown, R.N.TB Program Nurse Coordinator
William J. Burke, D.O.Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Patricia A. Burnett, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Paul E. Cadamagnani, D.O.Professor of Internal Medicine
Wayne R. Carlsen, D.O.Associate Professor of Geriatric Medicine
Xiao-Zhuo Chen, Ph.D.Associate Professor Molecular Biology
Kerin Claeson, Ph.D.Instructor, Anatomical Sciences
Brian C. Clark, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Neuromuscular Physiology
C. Thomas Clark, D.O.Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Michael J. Clark, D.O.Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Steven W. Clay, D.O.Associate Professor of Geriatric Medicine
Rebecca A. Code, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Microanatomy
Randall A. Colucci, D.O., M.P.H.Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Lee Ann Conard, D.O., R.Ph., M.P.H.Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Kelly A. Coon, D.O.Assistant Professor of Geriatric Medicine/Gerontology
Gary E. Cordingley, M.D.Associate Professor of Neurology
Karen T. Coshigano, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Molecular/Cellular Biology
Peter W. Coshigano, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Microbiology
Stephen S. Davis, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
David S. Drozek, D.O.Assistant Professor of Surgery
Krista Duval, D.O.Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Joseph T. Eastman, D.O.Professor of Anatomy
Mary Kay Eastman, M.S.Instructor of Anatomy
David C. Eland, D.O.Professor of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
James E. Foglesong, D.O.Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Melinda E. Ford, D.O.Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Donald R. Furci, D.O.Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Jen-Tzer Gau, M.D., Ph.D.Associate Professor of Geriatric Medicine/Gerontology
Jody Gerome Zuchowski, D.O.Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Kenneth J. Goodrum, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Immunology
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Mario J. Grijalva, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Microbiology
Aili Guo, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Endocrinology
Jane Hamel-Lambert, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Suzanne E. Hatty, Ph.D.Professor of Social Medicine
Timothy G. Heckman, Ph.D.Professor of Geriatric Medicine/Gerontology
Timothy J. Hogan, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Joseph A. Holtel, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Frank M. Horodyski, Ph.D.Professor of Molecular Biology
John N. Howell, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Physiology
Gillian H. Ice, Ph.D., M.P.H.Associate Professor of Social Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Sharon R. Inman, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Renal Physiology
Calvin B. L. James, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Microbiology
Scott A. Jenkinson, D.O.Associate Professor of Pathology
Peter Johnson, D.O.Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry
Robbin J. Kirkland, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Physiology
Richard E. Klabunde, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Physiology
Leonard Kohn, M.D.Emeritus Distinguished Senior Research Scientist
John J. Kopchick, Ph.D.Professor of Molecular Biology, Goll Ohio Eminent Scholar
Katherine J. Kropf, D.O.Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Yang Li, M.D. (equiv.), Ph.D.Associate Professor of Neuroscience
Ramiro Malgor, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Pathology
Douglas D. Mann, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Social Medicine
Tracy L. Marx, D.O.Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Jeffrey F. McAdoo, M.D.Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Kelly D. McCall, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Specialty Medicine
Connie McCarroll, D.O.Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Mark F. McGee, M.D.Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Sarah C. McGrew, R.N., B.S.N.Adjunct Professor
Teferi G. Mengesha, M.D.Assistant Professor of Nephrology
Deborah Meyer, Ph.D.Assistant Professor Geriatric Medicine/Gerontology
Shadi Moghaddas, Ph.D.Research Assistant Professor
Karen Montgomery-Reagan, D.O.Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Erin R. Murphy, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Medical Microbiology
Felicia V. Nowak, M.D., Ph.D.Associate Professor of Endocrinology
Patrick M. O’Connor, Ph.D., M.S.Associate Professor of Neuroscience
Cara O’Shaughnessey, D.O.Diabetes Fellow
Olivia Ojano-Sheehan, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Shigeru Okada, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Lenard G. Presutti, D.O.Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Jack M. Ramey, D.O.Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Richa Redhu Gehlaut, M.D.Diabetes Fellow
Karen E. Remsberg, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.Assistant Professor of Social Medicine
Judith W. Rhue, Ph.D.Professor of Psychosocial Medicine
Eduardo A. Robles, D.O.Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Edwin C. Rowland, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Family Medicine
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Gerald Rubin, D.O.Emeritus Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Dawn Sammons, D.O.Assistant Professor of Dermatology
James E. Sammons, Jr., D.O.Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Edward W. Schreck, D.O.Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
John A. Schriner, P.D.Assistant Professor of Social Medicine
Frank L. Schwartz, M.D.Professor of Endocrinology
Jay H. Shubrook Jr., D.O.Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Christopher A. Simpson, D.O.Professor of Family Medicine
Martha A. Simpson, D.O.Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Yuriy Slyvka, M.D., Ph.D.Anatomical Sciences Instructor
Michael E. Soroka, D.O.Assistant Professor of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Robert S. Staron, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Anatomy
Nancy J. Stevens, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Anthropology
Daryn Straley, D.O.Associate Professor of Family Medicine
David N. Stroh, D.O.Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Harold C. Thompson III, D.O.Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Linda B. Tomc, D.O.Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Michael W. Tomc, D.O.Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology
Geraldine L. Urse, D.O.Professor of Family Medicine
Nicole Wadsworth, D.O.Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Stevan A. Walkowski, D.O.Assistant Professor of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
D. Keith Watson, D.O.Associate Professor of Specialty Medicine
Maureen Watson, D.O.Associate Professor of Geriatric Medicine/Gerontology
Alex Westerfelt, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Susan H. Williams, Ph.D., M.S.Associate Professor of Anatomy
Thad E. Wilson, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Physiology
Leon C. Wince, Ph.D.Professor of Anatomy
Jacqueline H. Wolf, Ph.D.Professor of Social Medicine
Lori Woolison-Rutter, D.O.Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Yunpeng Wu, M.D., Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
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College Advisory Board MembersAPPOINTIVE MEMBERS
B. S. Bonyo, D.O.Akron
Deborah Phillips Bower, A.B.Columbus
Roy G. Chew, Ph.D.Dayton
Alison A. Clarey, D.O.Dayton
Norman E. Dewire, D.Min.Powell
Patricia A. Grischow, M.B.A.Canton
Kevin B. Lake, D.O.Columbus
Richard A. Vincent, M.B.A.Worthington
Benedict Weissenrieder, B.S.Athens
STATUTORY MEMBER
Roderick J. McDavis, Ph.D.President, Ohio UniversityAthens
EX-OFFICIO MEMBER
John A. Brose, D.O.Dean, Ohio UniversityHeritage College of Osteopathic MedicineAthens
SECRETARY
Thomas E. Davis, Ph.D.Secretary to the Board of Trustees,Ohio UniversityAthens