OHIO UNIVERSITY HERITAGE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
CONVOCATION
2013
We would like to thank the following organizations for their thoughtful generosity: The Northeastern Ohio Healthcare Foundation for providing funding for this Convocation and White Coat Ceremony;
The Ohio Osteopathic Foundation for providing the white coats;
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation for providing “Humanism in Medicine� lapel pins; and
The Jason Madachy Foundation and the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Society of Alumni and Friends for providing stethoscopes.
Executive Dean’s Message Dear members of the Class of 2017, Congratulations on becoming a student at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. You were chosen over a large number of other outstanding candidates, and this is an accomplishment of which you should be very proud. The next four years will be rigorous and rewarding. You will work closely with your fellow classmates, and your shared experiences in the research, gross anatomy and simulation labs; in the lectures and small group sessions; and out in the community and on rotations at our partner hospitals will be just as important as your individual scores on assignments and exams. Our clinical faculty members, researchers, physician preceptors and administrators are here to support you in your education. They are here to counsel you throughout your next four years and as you make decisions about how and where you want to practice. You have chosen a profession dedicated to the improvement of human lives. This ceremony welcomes you as a member of the osteopathic community, a distinguished group of medical professionals committed to excellence in patient care and the wellbeing of our communities. There is no better place to learn the art and science of osteopathic medicine than at OU-HCOM. On behalf of our college, I offer our best wishes for your continued success.
Kenneth H. Johnson, D.O. Executive Dean Convocation, August 3, 2013
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Ceremonies CALL TO ORDER AND GREETINGS
John D. Schriner, Ph.D. Assistant Dean, Admissions Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kenneth H. Johnson, D.O. Executive Dean Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Roderick J. McDavis, Ph.D. President, Ohio University
Pamela J. Benoit, Ph.D. Executive Vice President and Provost, Ohio University
PHILLIPS MEDAL OF PUBLIC SERVICE Introduction:
Kenneth H. Johnson, D.O.
Presenter:
Roderick J. McDavis, Ph.D.
Recipient:
John A. Brose, D.O. Vice Provost for Health Affairs, Ohio University
WHITE COAT CEREMONY
Wayne R. Carlsen, D.O. Senior Associate Dean, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Austin T. Moore, OMS II 2013 President, Student Government Association Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Robert L. Hunter, D.O. President, Ohio Osteopathic Association
PLEDGE OF COMMITMENT
Gregory A. Hill, D.O. (’86) President, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Society of Alumni and Friends
ADJOURNMENT John D. Schriner, Ph.D. Reception follows immediately at the Walter Hall Rotunda.
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Class of 2017 Ian S. Ackers Columbus, OH B.S., Ohio State University
Heather M. Brandt Cuyahoga Falls, OH B.S., University of Mount Union
Som Aftabizadeh Athens, OH B.S., Ohio University
Avery E. Braun Cincinnati, OH B.S., Wake Forest University
Aderonke S. Akapo Abeokuta, Nigeria M.S., California State University B.S., Arizona State University A.S., Mesa Community College
Alison L. Brittain Mobile, AL B.S., University of Cincinnati B.A., Pepperdine University
Amanda W. Alzayed Brecksville, OH B.S., John Carroll University Alex R. Anderson South Salem, OH B.S., Ohio University Theron A. Andrus Laplace, LA B.S., Ohio University
Maxwell J. Buchwalder Yellow Springs, OH B.A., Colorado College Kelsey M. Bulvony Austinburg, OH B.S., Allegheny College Elizabeth J. Casci Beavercreek, OH B.S., Kettering University
Joshua J. Asamoa Reynoldsburg, OH B.S., Oakwood College
Kenneth Chiang Fairfield, OH M.P.H., Washington University B.A., Johns Hopkins University
Tarik A. Atassi North Ridgeville, OH B.A., College of Wooster
Brittany Y. Chung Stow, OH B.S., Baldwin Wallace University
Kevin A. Bailey Chagrin Falls, OH B.S., Lehigh University
Dale D. Coffey Waynesville, OH B.S., Miami University
Zachary S. Baird Thurman, OH B.S., Shawnee State University
Ariella R. Cohen Bexley, OH B.S., Indiana University-Bloomington
Julie D. Baker Lima, OH B.S., Ohio State University
Julie A. Creech Dayton, OH B.S., Wilmington College
Marcus A. Bear Oak Harbor, OH B.S., University of Toledo
Nicholas M. Cundiff Sandusky, OH C.E., Franciscan University of Steubenville
Nakul J. Bhardwaj Liberty Twp, OH M.P.H., University of Cincinnati B.A., Miami University
Jacob T. Current Massillon, OH B.S., Ohio University
Alexandra A. Blood Miamisburg, OH B.A., University of Cincinnati Cassandra C. Boltja Medina, OH M.S., University of Cincinnati B.S., University of Maryland Baltimore County Ashley M. Bonamer Broadview Heights, OH B.S., Ohio State University Leah A. Bowlin Collegeville, PA B.S., Messiah College
Progga Das Ada, OH M.P.H., Northeast Ohio Medical University B.S., Youngstown State University Jack A. Dawson Columbiana, OH B.S., Walsh University Kevin A. DeGroot Concord Township, OH B.A., College of Wooster Madeline A. Dicks Chagrin Falls, OH B.A., Miami University
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Bailey I. Ditmer Sidney, OH B.S., Ball State University
Kara E. Guisinger Columbus, OH B.S., University of Cincinnati
Kyle J. Duckett Toledo, OH B.S., University of Toledo
Meredith A. Hamilton Willard, OH B.S., University of Dayton
Andrew S. Durkee Saint Marys, OH B.S., Bowling Green State University
Blake E. Hatfield Wapakoneta, OH B.S., Wright State University
Jacob J. Farber West Chester, OH B.S., University of Dayton
Jennifer S. Hatfield New Philadelphia, OH B.S., Freed-Hardeman University
Jordan A. Feierman Gahanna, OH B.S., Ohio State University
Nicholas J. Helfferich Springboro, OH B.A., Ohio State University
Patrick S. Finnegan Avon Lake, OH B.A., Case Western Reserve University
Josi L. Herren Williamsburg, OH B.S., University of Cincinnati
Anne E. Flower Cincinnati, OH B.S., Regis University
Spencer L. Hirt Barrow, AK M.S., University of Alaska-Fairbanks B.A., Southern Virginia University
Terra R. Forward Apopka, FL M.P.A., Ohio Dominican University B.S., University of Maryland A.A., Defense Language Institute Sarah D. Gallucci Mayfield Heights, OH B.A., Kent State University Peter Gates Stow, OH B.S., Kent State University Jordan F. Geroski Fostoria, OH B.S., University of Dayton Matthew C. Gerten Columbus Grove, OH B.S., Ohio State University Marc A. Gorvet Youngstown, OH B.S., Youngstown State University Gregory M. Gottschlich Cincinnati, OH B.S., University of Dayton Sierra A. Grasso Vermilion, OH B.S., Ohio State University Jordan M. Grilliot Brookville, OH B.S., Marietta College Kevin Gross Elyria, OH B.S., Ohio University Stanley G. Guertal Bolivar, OH B.S., West Liberty State College
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Kelly N. Hurless Lyndhurst, OH B.S., St. Edwards University Kelly M. Irwin Bexley, OH B.S., Missouri State University Amrita K. Jagpal West Chester, OH B.S., Ohio State University Joshua A. Jameson Cincinnati, OH B.S., University of Cincinnati Corey A. Johnson Stoutsville, OH B.S., Shawnee State University Dustin J. Jones Beavercreek, OH B.S., Wright State University Abigail O. Kacpura Rocky River, OH B.S., University of Alabama Nadia Kamagate Brooklyn, NY B.A., Miami University Yuuki J. Kaminoh Salt Lake City, UT B.A., Franklin & Marshall College Daniel E. Kana Bay Village, OH B.S., Miami University Ashley S. Kirby Wheelersburg, OH B.S., Ohio State University
Daniel M. Krajcik Avon Lake, OH B.S., John Carroll University Lawrence R. Kramer Mentor, OH B.A., John Carroll University Laura E. Lach Canton, OH B.S., Arizona State University Justin J. Lake Willard, OH B.S., Wright State University Emily L. Lanzola Cleveland, OH B.A., College of Wooster Aimee K. LaRiccia Milford, NH B.S., Wright State University Andrea A. Lee Gretna, LA B.S., Xavier University of Louisiana Courtney J. Lee Gretna, LA B.S., Xavier University of Louisiana Christopher J. Leibold Mount Vernon, OH B.S., University of Dayton Brittany M. Lesher Warren, OH B.S., University of Akron Andrew M. Leubitz Akron, OH B.S., Ohio State University Christina K. Loyke Solon, OH B.S., Miami University Quyen V. Luong Cleveland, OH B.S., Case Western Reserve University Mecca G. Madhun Lakewood, OH B.S., John Carroll University Gabriel B. Mancini Hinckley, OH B.S., Loyola University-Chicago Jessica L. McClarren Bucyrus, OH B.S., Baldwin Wallace University Andrea D. Merry Thurman, OH B.S., University of Rio Grande Oben Ojong-Egbe Yaounde, Cameroon B.S., Viterbo University
Benjamin R. Oldach Cherry Grove, OH M.P.H., Ohio State University B.S., University of Maryland Michele L. Parsley Portsmouth, OH B.S., A.S., Shawnee State University Meera A. Patel Massillon, OH M.S., B.A., Case Western Reserve University Alexander M. Pennekamp Cincinnati, OH B.A., Pepperdine University Jacob L. Pessia Coshocton, OH B.S., Mount Vernon Nazarene University Brian W. Phillips Parma, OH M.B.A., Ohio University B.A., Wittenberg University Wilson Phu Salem, MA B.S., Washington and Lee University Crystal A. Piras Chardon, OH B.A., Kenyon College Gretchen L. Polinski Mansfield, OH M.S., Ohio University B.A., Colgate University Andrew D. Price Upper Darby, PA B.A., Cedarville University Marlee S. Reardon Cambridge, OH B.S., University of Dayton Rochelle G. Rennie Newington, CT B.S., Boston University Adrienne L. Roark Ripley, WV B.S., Ohio University Nicole Rothfusz Chagrin Falls, OH B.S., Duke University Matthew Salay Cleveland, OH B.S., Saint Leo University Mark D. Saling Caldwell, OH B.S., Marietta College Emily C. Samiec Centerville, OH B.A., Miami University Justin L. Sanders Dayton, OH B.S., Wright State University
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Ellen E. Saridakis Brecksville, OH B.S., Ohio State University
Kaylie L. Snyder Middletown, OH B.S., Kettering College of Medical Arts
Megan C. Schaefer South Euclid, OH B.S., Xavier University
Mitchell T. Storar Kettering, OH B.A., College of Wooster
Brian E. Scharfenberg Rochester, NY B.S., Kent State University B.A., University of Rochester
Laura E. Taylor Milford, OH B.A., Wittenberg University
Elizabeth A. Schindler Stow, OH B.S., Kent State University Rosalyn M. Schneider Rocky River, OH B.A., Oberlin College Steven L. Seese Dalton, OH B.S., Ohio State University Jonathan G. Sefton Beavercreek, OH B.S., Miami University Nasir S. Shahrestani Cincinnati, OH M.S., Johns Hopkins University B.S., University of Cincinnati Saurabh Sharma West Bengal, India M.S., Bowling Green State University M.S., B.S., Delhi University Esra S. Shermadou Dayton, OH M.S., B.S., Wright State University Matthew K. Sikora Seven Hills, OH B.S., John Carroll University SaTia T. Sinclair Warrensville Hts, OH M.P.H., B.S., Ohio State University Nicholas P. Skiviat Steubenville, OH B.S., John Carroll University Ashleigh J. Slemmer Dublin, OH B.S., Oakland University Joshua K. Slusher Fairborn, OH B.S., Wright State University Jennifer D. Smith Avon Lake, OH M.S., Case Western Reserve University M.S., B.S., Colorado State University Stephen M. Smith Sylvania, OH B.S., California State University-Long Beach
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Jordyn Thiel Wheelersburg, OH B.S., Ohio State University Douglas M. Thompson Cincinnati, OH B.A., Capital University Hanh-My T. Tran Jefferson Parish, LA B.S., Xavier University of Louisiana Pon Ti Tsou Temperance, MI M.S., B.S., Wright State University Stephen F. Wanner Middlefield, OH B.A., College of Wooster Samuel D. Ward Bay Village, OH B.A., Earlham College Adam D. Watson Mentor, OH B.A., Case Western Reserve University Kent M. Weaver Mansfield, OH B.S., Wright State University Matthew R. Webb South Euclid, OH B.S., United States Air Force Academy Kyle J. Wenker Milford, OH B.S., University of Dayton Morgan R. Werry Chester, OH B.S., Ohio State University John C. Wigal, II Painesville, OH B.A., Case Western Reserve University William L. Wilson Middletown, OH B.A., Miami University Karen D. Wong Oakland, CA B.S., University of California-Davis Andrew D. Young Wooster, OH B.A., College of Wooster
The Phillips Medal of Public Service The Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine established the Phillips Medal of Public Service in 1976. The college awards the Phillips Medal annually to recognize the men and women who make significant contributions to health care, education and public service. 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 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 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 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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2013 Phillips Medal of Public Service Award Recipient John A. Brose, D.O., FAAFP John A. “Jack” Brose, D.O., vice provost for health affairs at Ohio University, advises and supports the Provost’s Office on the development of the new central and northeast Ohio campuses and leads the university’s Academic Health Center. Dr. Brose served with the Heritage College for 30 years as a clinical faculty member, researcher and senior administrator, the last 10 years as dean. In 2009, Dr. Brose initiated a strategic planning process that culminated in 2011 with the announcement of a $105 million gift to the medical school from the Osteopathic Heritage Foundations. The gift is one of the largest private donations ever directed to higher education in Ohio. The gift is the largest in support of primary care medical education and is intended to address pressing health delivery issues across the state and nation, including the shortage of primary care physicians. The college’s campus in Dublin, in partnership with OhioHealth, is being developed in direct response to that shortage. This campus opens in 2014. In 2012, Dr. Brose led efforts to partner with the Cleveland Clinic to open a third campus in northeast Ohio in 2015. Named the college’s fifth dean in November 2001, Dr. Brose oversaw a 40 percent increase in enrollment, redevelopment of the curriculum, and renovations of many of OU-HCOM’s existing facilities and construction of new facilities, including the $34.5 million, 89,000-square-foot Osteopathic Heritage Foundations and Charles R. and Marilyn Y. Stuckey Academic & Research Center. Throughout his career at OU-HCOM, including his time as dean, Dr. Brose continued to practice medicine, in recent years volunteering in the college’s free clinic, the Heritage Community Clinic, which he established. Today the free clinic provides thousands of people with the health care they otherwise could not afford. Under Dr. Brose’s leadership, OU-HCOM completed the necessary privatization of the college’s faculty physician practice, and in 2011 took responsibility for Ohio University’s student health services, now known as Campus Care. Also, the college’s system of teaching hospitals across the state, the Centers for Osteopathic Research and Education, doubled in size from 12 to 24 hospitals and health care facilities. Recipient of 26 “outstanding instructor awards” at OU-HCOM, Dr. Brose was named “Ohio Educator of the Year” by the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians in 2001. In 2012, he received the Distinguished Service Award from the Ohio Osteopathic Association. Dr. Brose was a two-term chairman of the Ohio Council of Medical School Deans. He is the author of numerous academic and research publications, including the book “Guide to EKG Interpretation.” Dr. Brose received his undergraduate degree in biology from Gettysburg College in 1972. He attended the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth - Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree in 1976. In 1979, he completed a residency in family practice at the Scott Medical Center USAF, where he was chief resident. Afterwards, he completed a Teaching and Research Fellowship at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.
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Past Phillips Medal of Public Service Award Recipients 2012 Recipients David L. Bronson, M.D., F.A.C.P., President, Cleveland Clinic Regional Hospital System Yvette McGee Brown, J.D., Justice, The Supreme Court of Ohio 2011 Recipients Robert S. Juhasz, D.O., Medical Director, Cleveland Clinic’s Willoughby Hills Family Health Center Lois M. Nora, M.D., J.D., M.B.A., Interim President and Dean, The Commonwealth Medical College 2010 Recipients John J. Kopchick, Ph.D., Goll Ohio Eminent Scholar, Ohio University David 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 Recipients Eric D. Fingerhut, J.D., Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents David P. Blom, M.H.A., President and Chief Executive Officer of OhioHealth 2008 Recipients Anne B. Pope, J.D., National Co-chairperson, Appalachian Regional Commission Levente G. Batizy, D.O., Director of Medical Education, South Pointe Hospital Michael I. Opipari, D.O., Chairman, American Osteopathic Association Council on Postdoctoral Training 2007 Recipients John A. Cary, Ohio State Senator for the 17th District Daniel F. Dickriede, D.O. (’87), International Medical Volunteer Fred M. DeGrandis, J.D., CEO of the Western Region, Cleveland Clinic Health System 2006 Recipients Alison A. Clarey, D.O., F.A.C.O.S., Past President, Ohio Osteopathic Association John R. Gimpel, D.O., M.Ed., Vice President for Clinical Skills Testing, National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners Joy Padgett, Ohio State Senator and a Founder of the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio 2005 Recipients Mary Healey-Sedutto, Ph.D., Founder and Director, Hope for a Healthier Humanity Foundation Kathleen A. Rice, R.Ph., M.B.A., President and COO, Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital Barbara Ross-Lee, D.O., Past Dean, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine 2004 Recipients Anne Womer Benjamin, J.D., Director, Ohio Department of Insurance Boyd W. Bowden II, D.O., Trustee, American Osteopathic Association Roy G. Chew, Ph.D., President, Grandview and Southview Hospitals 2003 Recipients Robert Glidden, Ph.D., President, Ohio University George Thomas, D.O., President-elect, American Osteopathic Association James N. Baird Jr., M.D., Director, Ohio Department of Health 2002 Recipients M. Douglas White, President Pro Tempore, Ohio Senate Eugene A. Oliveri, D.O., Past President, American Osteopathic Association Alan H. Geiger, Ph.D., Assistant to the President, Ohio University
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2001 Recipients Reed V. Tuckson, M.D., Senior Vice President, UnitedHealth Group Thomas W. Allen, D.O., Vice President for Health Sciences and Dean, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Ramdas M. Pai, M.B.B.S., President and Chancellor, Manipal Academy of Higher Education 2000 Recipients Jo Ann Davidson, Speaker, Ohio House Hope Taft, First Lady of Ohio Douglas L. Wood, D.O., Ph.D., President, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Richard A. Vincent, M.B.A., Chief Executive Officer, Doctors Hospital Foundation 1999 Recipients Michael S. Dukakis, J.D., Former Democratic Presidential Nominee and Governor of Massachusetts Anita M. Steinbergh, D.O., President, Medical Board of the State of Ohio Jack 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 Recipients Janet Voinovich, First Lady of Ohio Virginia Davis Floyd, M.D., M.P.H., Director of Human Development and Reproductive Health, W. K. Kellogg Foundation Norman E. Vinn, D.O., Associate Professor of Family Medicine, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Jesse L. White Jr., Ph.D., Federal Co-chairman, Appalachian Regional Commission David A. Kindig, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Wisconsin Network for Health Policy Research 1997 Recipients Thomas W. Johnson, State Representative Jon F. Wills, Executive Director, Ohio Osteopathic Association Silvana Martino, D.O., Medical Director, Van Nuys Breast Center 1996 Recipients Gloria R. Smith, M.P.H., Ph.D., Vice President for Programs, W. K. Kellogg Foundation Lawrence U. Haspel, D.O., Past President, Association of Osteopathic Directors of Medical Education Arnold R. Tompkins, J.D., Director, Ohio Department of Human Services Fitzhugh S. M. Mullan, M.D., Past Assistant U.S. Surgeon General 1995 Recipients Mary Abel, State Representative Robert B. Black, D.O., Past President, Ohio Osteopathic Association Norman Gevitz, Ph.D., Director of Medical Humanities, University of Illinois College of Medicine Edward A. Sprague, M.D., Former Chief-of-Staff, O’Bleness Hospital Vivian 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 Professions J. Barney Quilter, State Representative George F. Dunigan II, Director of Governmental Affairs, Ohio Osteopathic Association Elsie D. Helsel, Ph.D., Director, Ohio University Center for Human Development 1993 Recipients Frank W. Myers, D.O., Past Dean, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine W. Douglas Ward, Ph.D., American Osteopathic Association Liaison to the United States Department of Education Sherry R. Arnstein, Executive Director, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
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1992 Recipients Clay E. Simpson Jr., Ph.D., Director, Division of Disadvantaged Assistance of the Bureau of Health Professions James L. Bruning, Ph.D., Provost, Ohio University Gerald A. Faverman, Ph.D., Founding Dean, Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine Joseph W. Stella, D.O., Past President, American Osteopathic Association 1991 Recipients Leonard H. Calabrese, D.O., Immunologist and AIDS Researcher Theodore C. Hobbs, D.O., Past President, Ohio Osteopathic Association and American Osteopathic College of Radiology Patrick A. Sweeney, State Representative 1990 Recipients Murray Goldstein, D.O., Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health Robert W. Ney, State Senator Jerry A. Zinni, D.O., Founder, Richmond Heights General Hospital 1989 Recipients Jolynn Barry Butler, Former State Representative Albert F. Kelso, Ph.D., Research Professor, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine Joseph J. Namey, D.O., Dean, Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine Robert T. Secrest, Former State Senator Charles L. Naylor, D.O., Past President, American Osteopathic Association 1988 Recipients David N. Sundwall, M.D., Administrator, U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration Neal F. Zimmers Jr., State Senator John W. Mulford, D.O., Past President, Ohio Osteopathic Association and Past President, American Osteopathic Association Ray E. Piper, D.O., Past Vice President, Colorado State Board of Medical Examiners Irvin M. Korr, Ph.D., Professor of Medical Education, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine 1987 Recipients Sr. Anne E. Brooks, D.O., Medical Director, Tutwiler (Miss.) Clinic Inc. Sheila Vonder Embse, President, Auxiliary to the American Osteopathic Association Philip Golding, D.O., Past President, Ohio Osteopathic Association Thomas D. Hatch, Director of Health Professions, U.S. Public Health Service 1986 Recipients William G. Anderson, D.O., Director, Office of Governmental Affairs, Detroit Osteopathic Hospital Eugene Branstool, State Senator Richard J. Minor, President and Chief Executive Officer, Grandview Hospital and Medical Center John E. Rauch, D.O., President, Medical Board of the State of Ohio 1985 Recipients Stanley J. Aronoff, State Senator Mary M. Burnett, D.O., Vice Chairman, National Osteopathic Foundation Martin L. Hecht, Past Vice President for University Relations, Ohio University Samuel W. Howe, D.O., Past President, Ohio Osteopathic Association Charles J. Ping, Ph.D., President, Ohio University 1984 Recipients George W. Northup, D.O., Past President, American Osteopathic Association Robert E. Mahn, Past President, American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers Ruth Purdy, D.O., Past Chief of Staff, Doctors Hospital John D. Thompson Jr., State Representative
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1983 Recipients Theodore F. Classen, D.O., Chief of Staff, Brentwood Hospital Harry B. Crewson Jr., Ph.D., Past President, Ohio University Clarence E. Miller, United States Representative Kenneth P. Moritsugu, M.D., Division of Medicine Director, Public Health Service Richard D. Ruppert, M.D., President, Medical College of Ohio at Toledo 1982 Recipients Edward P. Crowell, D.O., Executive Director, American Osteopathic Association Robert J. Kromer, D.O., Past President, Ohio Osteopathic Association Richard L. Sims, Administrator, Doctors Hospital, Columbus 1981 Recipients Louis Stokes, United States Representative Ralph Licklider, D.O., Past President, Ohio Osteopathic Association Dale Dodson, D.O., Past President, American Osteopathic Association Paul Gillmor, President, Ohio Senate 1980 Recipients Howard Metzenbaum, United States Senator James O. Watson, D.O., Founder, Doctors Hospital of Columbus Michael Del Bane, Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio 1979 Recipients Tom Fries, State Representative John Glenn, United States Senator Donald Siehl, D.O., President, American Osteopathic Association 1978 Recipients J. Richard Costin, D.O., Past President, Ohio Osteopathic Association J. Arnold Finer, D.O., Past President, Ohio Osteopathic Association Max T. Gutensohn, D.O., Distinguished Professor of Internal Medicine, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine Thaddeus P. Kawalek, Ph.D., President, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine 1977 Recipients Philip Adler, D.O., President, American Osteopathic Association Martin Levitt, D.O., Past President, Ohio Osteopathic Association Corwin Nixon, State Representative Oliver Ocasek, President Pro Tempore, Ohio Senate George Tablack, State Representative 1976 Recipients Marjorie Lynch, H.E.W. Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare Harry Meshel, State Senator Sandy Neufeld, President, Ohio Osteopathic Association Auxiliary James A. Rhodes, Governor of Ohio Vernal G. Riffe Jr., Speaker, Ohio House
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Administration Kenneth H. Johnson, D.O. Executive Dean William J. Burke, D.O. (’88) Dean, central Ohio campus Robert S. Juhasz, D.O. (HON, ’06) Associate Dean, northeast Ohio campus Wayne R. Carlsen, D.O. Senior Associate Dean Nicole Wadsworth, D.O. (’97) Associate Dean, Academic Affairs David L. Tolentino, D.O. (’02) Executive Assistant Dean, Clinical Education and Assistant Dean, CORE St. John Medical Center Andrew K. Culver, D.O. (’99) Assistant Dean, CORE Affinity Medical Center Jeffrey L. Hunter, D.O. (’94) Assistant Dean, CORE Chillicothe Veterans Affairs Medical Center James E. Preston, D.O. Assistant Dean, CORE Firelands Regional Medical Center Joni M. Koren, D.O. (’84) Assistant Dean, CORE Grandview Medical Center Nicholas G. Espinoza, D.O. (’90) Assistant Dean, CORE Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center Anita M. Steinbergh, D.O. Assistant Dean, CORE Mt. Carmel Health System Peter A. Bell, D.O., M.B.A. Assistant Dean, CORE OhioHealth CORE Office Dennis E. Kane, D.O. Assistant Dean, CORE Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital Stevan A. Walkowski, D.O. (’89) Assistant Dean, CORE Southeast Ohio CORE Office
Ronald J. Russ, D.O. (’98) Assistant Dean, CORE Summa Western Reserve Hospital Audrone R. Biknevicius, Ph.D. Chair, Department of Biomedical Sciences Tracy L. Marx, D.O. (‘92) Chair, Department of Family Medicine Cynthia Kuttner-Sands, M.D. Chair, Department of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology Jack M. Ramey, D.O. Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology David S. Eland, D.O. Chair, Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Karen A. Montgomery-Reagan, D.O. Chair, Department of Pediatrics Jaqueline H. Wolf, Ph.D. Chair, Department of Social Medicine David S. Drozek, D.O. (’83) Interim Chair, Department of Specialty Medicine John F. Blazyk, Ph.D. Associate Dean, Research John D. Schriner, Ph.D. Assistant Dean, Admissions Patricia A. Burnett, Ph.D. Assistant Dean, Student Affairs Randall L. Longenecker, M.D. Assistant Dean, Rural and Underserved Programs Beth Maxon, B.B.A., P.H.R. Chief Administrative Officer Karoline E. Lane, M.L.S. Chief Communications Officer Shelley Ruff, M.B.A. Chief Financial Officer Robert A. Cain, D.O. (’88) Interim Chief Academic Officer of CORE Kathy S. Brooks, M.Ed. Executive Director, Strategic Initiatives
Terry A. Johnson, D.O. (’91) Assistant Dean, CORE Southern Ohio Medical Center
Christopher H. Albrecht, B.A. Senior Director of Development and Executive Director of Alumni Affairs
Phillip A. “Duke” Starr III, D.O. (’95) Assistant Dean, CORE St. Joseph Health Center
Harvey A. Schwartz, M.B.A. Executive Director, CORE
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Faculty Huzoor Akbar, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Roxanne Cech, M.D. Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Jane T. Balbo, D.O. (’07) Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Craig Chappell, D.O. Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Suzanne H. Ballard, Ph.D. Professor of Social Medicine
Xiaozhuo Chen, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Transgenic Systems
Allison J. Batchelor, M.D. Associate Professor of Geriatric Medicine
Brian C. Clark, Ph.D. Professor of Neuromuscular Physiology
Fabian Benencia, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Immunology
Charles T. Clark, D.O. Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Jeffrey S. Benseler, D.O. Associate Professor of Radiology
Michael J. Clark, D.O. Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Mark A. Berryman, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Cell Biology
Steven W. Clay, D.O. Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Kathleen M. Bertuna, D.O. (’04) Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Rebecca A. Code, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Microanatomy
Elizabeth Beverly, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Leslie Consitt, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Microanatomy
Bela Bhatt-Koshal, D.O. (’88) Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Kelly Coon, D.O. (’95) Assistant Professor of Geriatric Medicine
Joseph A. Bianco, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Social Medicine
Gary E. Cordingley, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Neurology
Shagun Bindlish, M.D. Assistant Professor of Specialty Medicine
Karen T. Coschigano, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Bonita J. Biegalke, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Virology
Peter W. Coschigano, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Audrone R. Biknevicius, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences Chair, Biomedical Sciences Department
Sonsoles de Lacalle, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Jack Blazyk, Ph.D. Professor, Biochemistry Associate Dean, Research Eric Bowman, D.O., (’08) Assistant Professor, Pediatrics Jane D. Broecker, M.D. Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Patricia Burnett, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
David S. Drozek, D.O. (’83) Assistant Professor of Surgery Interim Chair, Speciality Medicine Krista M. Duval, D.O. (’08) Assistant Professor of Family Medicine Joseph T. Eastman, Ph.D. Professor of Anatomy Mary K. Eastman, M.S. Instructor of Biomedical Sciences
Paul E. Cadamagnani, D.O. Professor of Internal Medicine
David C. Eland, D.O. Professor of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Chair, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Department
Timothy Cain, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences
James E. Foglesong, D.O. Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
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Melinda E. Ford, D.O. Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
John Kemerer, D.O. Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Todd R. Fredricks, D.O. (’93) Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
John J. Kopchick, Ph.D. Professor of Molecular Biology Goll-Ohio Eminent Scholar
Donald Furci, D.O. Associate Professor, Family Medicine Jen-Tzer Gau, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Geriatric Medicine Jody M. Gerome Zuchowski, D.O. (’05) Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Kenneth J. Goodrum, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences Dawn Graham, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, of Family Medicine Mario J. Grijalva, Ph.D. Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Katherine Kropf, D.O. (’98) Assistant Professor of Family Medicine Cynthia Kuttner-Sands, M.D. Assistant Professor of Geriatric Medicine Chair, Geriatric Medicine Department Timothy Law, D.O., M.B.A. (’94) Assistant Professor of Family Medicine Yang V. Li, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Biomedical Sciences Ramiro Malgor, M.D. Associate Professor of Pathology
Aili Guo, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Specialty Medicine
Tracy L. Marx, D.O. (’92) Associate Professor of Family Medicine Chair, Family Medicine Department
Jennifer Gwilym, D.O. (’03) Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Jeffrey F. McAdoo, M.D. Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Jane M. Hamel-Lambert, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Kelly D. McCall, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Specialty Medicine
Amber M. Healy, D.O. (’09) Assistant Professor of Diabetology
Mark F. McGee, M.D. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Timothy J. Hogan, D.O. Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Teferi G. Mengesha, M.D. Assistant Professor of Nephrology
Joseph Holtel, D.O. (’86) Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Karen A. Montgomery-Reagan, D.O. Associate Professor of Pediatrics Chair, Pediatrics Department
S. Lee Hong, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Physiology Frank M. Horodyski, Ph.D. Professor of Biomedical Scienes Gillian H. Ice, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Social Medicine Sharon R. Inman, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences Calvin B. L. James, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences Scott Jenkinson, D.O. (’83) Associate Professor of Specialty Medicine Section Head, Pathology
Erin R. Murphy, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Bacteriology Jeremiah Nelson, M.D. Assistant Professor of Diabetology Felicia V. Nowak, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences and Specialty Medicine Patrick M. O’Connor, Ph.D. Professor of Biomedical Sciences Shigeru Okada, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Lenard G. Presutti, D.O. Associate Professor of Family Medicine
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Jack M. Ramey, D.O. Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department
Nicole Wadsworth, D.O. (’97) Assistant Professor of Family Medicine Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Judith W. Rhue, Ph.D. Professor of Family Medicine
Stevan Walkowski, D.O. (’89) Associate Professor of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
Eduardo A. Robles, D.O. (’97) Assistant Professor of Family Medicine James E. Sammons, D.O. (’93) Associate Professor of Internal Medicine Edward W. Schreck, D.O. Assistant Professor of Family Medicine John D. Schriner, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Social Medicine Frank L. Schwartz, M.D. Professor of Specialty Medicine Osteopathic Heritage Foundations, James O. Watson, D.O., Diabetes Endowed Research Chair Jay H. Shubrook, D.O. (’96) Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Susan H. Williams, Ph.D. Professor of Biomedical Sciences Lawrence M. Witmer, Ph.D. Professor of Anatomy Chang Professor of Paleontology Jacqueline H. Wolf, Ph.D. Professor of Social Medicine Chair, Social Medicine Department Lori L. Woolison Rutter, D.O. (’03) Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Yunpeng Wu, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine EMERITI FACULTY
Christopher Simpson, D.O., Ph.D. Professor of Family Medicine
Charles Atkins, Ph.D. Associate Professor Emeritus, Genetics
Martha A. Simpson, D.O., M.B.A. Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Peter Dane, D.O. Professor Emeritus, Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine
Yuriy Slyvka, M.D., Ph.D. Instructor of Anatomical Sciences Michael Soroka, D.O. Assistant Professor of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Robert S. Staron, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences Nancy J. Stevens, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences Kendall Stewart, M.D. Assistant Professor, Psychiatry Daryn Straley, D.O. Associate Professor of Family Medicine David N. Stroh, D.O. (’83) Associate Professor of Family Medicine Harold C. Thompson, D.O. Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Linda B. Tomc, D.O. (’81) Assistant Professor of Family Medicine Geraldine Urse, D.O. (’93) Assistant Professor, Family Medicine
Anthony Chila, D.O. Professor Emeritus, Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine John Brose, D.O. Professor Emeritus, Family Medicine Robert Hikida, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Microanatomy Fritz Hagerman, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Physiology John Howell, Ph.D. Associate Professor Emeritus, Physiology Peter Johnson, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Biochemistry Marjorie Nelson, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor Emerita, Social Medicine William Romoser, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Medical Entomology Edwin Rowland, Ph.D. Associate Professor Emeritus, Biomedical Sciences Gerald Rubin, D.O. Associate Professor Emeritus, Family Medicine
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Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Advisory Board APPOINTIVE MEMBERS
STATUTORY MEMBER
Deborah Phillips Bower, A.B.
Roderick J. McDavis, Ph.D. President, Ohio University
Roy G. Chew, Ph.D. Norman E. Dewire, D.Min.
EX-OFFICIO MEMBER
Gregory Hill, D.O.
Kenneth H. Johnson, D.O. Executive Dean, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Robert S. Juhasz, D.O. (HON.’06) Kevin B. Lake, D.O. (’92) Sheila McHale Richard A. Vincent, M.B.A. Benedict Weissenrieder, B.S.
SECRETARY Peter Mather, Ph.D. Secretary to the Board of Trustees, Ohio University
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