March 2013 PT News

Vol. 1, No. 1, Spring, 2013

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ulie (Pallasch) DeVahl, PT, MS, OCS A 1979 graduate of the UND physical therapy program, Julie DeVahl has been employed at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, since 2002, as assistant professor and director of clinical education. She has worked in a variety of clinical practice areas including acute care, home health care, and inpatient rehab, with the majority of her clinical practice being in the area of outpatient care.

She also served as a clinical resource for two medical equipment companies for over nine years. Julie earned her orthopedic specialization from the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialists in 2011. Having an active faculty practice at UT Southwestern allows her to continue clinical work for 20 percent time in addition to her teaching responsibilities.

In the area of research, Julie is developing a survey tool that can be used to measure lifelong learning aptitudes of licensed physical therapists. Julie has also been involved with a communitybased participatory research project called GoodNEWS. The intervention is education and participation in healthy lifestyle activities throughout churches in south Dallas. She is involved in the assessment of physical activity and its effect on health. In addition, clinical research is an integral part of the faculty practice, as orthopedic residents conduct their research projects with faculty mentors.

Another area of interest for Julie is clinical education, where the academic base for knowledge and the “people skills” are truly integrated, and where she can focus on assisting students in the area of professional behaviors and the development of clinical skills. Julie is also involved in clinical education research with The Texas Consortium for Physical Therapy Clinical Education, Inc. to analyze contributing factors when students have difficulty in clinical education. She states that identification of these factors could lead to proactive interventions and promote successful completion of clinical experiences.

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Julie continues to teach continuing education courses: Clinical instructor certification courses for the Texas Consortium for Physical Therapy Clinical Education, Inc. and the VitalStim Certification which allows speech language pathologists and occupational therapists to use electrical stimulation to treat dysphagia. She also teaches Ethics for the north Texas district of the Texas Physical Therapy Association and a portion of didactics over a six-weekend continuing education course in an orthopedic residency program at UT Southwestern. An APTA member since 1977, Julie currently serves as a district representative to the APTA House of Delegates. At the state level, she serves on the membership committee and focuses on the goal of 100 percent membership for clinical instructors.

Julie said since she has been in the PT profession for so long, she’s not sure what her life would look like without it! Her coworkers have always been her friends, as well as colleagues. She is thankful that her degree has always allowed her to secure a good job and provided a background that allowed her to explore different aspects of the healthcare industry. Her advice to new practitioners would be to commit to lifelong learning. She stated that a new graduate has an amazing amount of knowledge and skills, but soon finds out there is so much more to learn and, in this ever-changing field, a certain amount of study is needed to keep up with the changes. “However, I feel the challenge and reward of each workday comes with seeking out new information and applying it to my practice,” Julie said. She began working toward her transitional doctor of physical therapy degree in the fall of 2012 through Texas Tech University Health Science Center.

Julie and her husband Bob married in 1984. They have two children and Julie spent much of their childhood as a “soccer mom.” Their oldest daughter Dannae graduated with her DPT from UT Southwestern in December 2011, where Julie had the honor of participating in the hooding. Dannae is currently working at Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation in Dallas on the spinal cord injury team. Their youngest daughter Kristin attends Oklahoma State University majoring in nutritional sciences.

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Graduating in 1976 from UND-PT, Amy is currently employed as a faculty member at the UND Department of Physical Therapy where her teaching responsibilities are assisting with orthopedic evaluation, therapeutic exercise and neuro/rehab. She has practiced at Altru Health System in Grand Forks, N.D., and in small, rural hospitals located in Cando, Devils Lake, and Jamestown, N.D.; pediatrics at the Anne Carlson School in Jamestown and also at the North Dakota School for the Blind in Grand Forks; and private practice in nursing homes in Jamestown and Cando. Her areas of specialization include education, acute care, and pediatrics. From (Continued on page 2)

Table of Contents Focus on Alumni..............................Pages 1-3; 6-7 News from the Chair ...................................Page 3 Clinical Education Corner ...........................Page 3 Kids Corner ............................................Pages 4-5 Clinical Instructors ......................................Page 7 Endowments ...............................................Page 8 Stork Report ................................................Page 8 www.med.und.edu/pt

Focus on Alumni (Continued from page 1) 1997 to 2000, Amy was an academic coordinator of clinical education and instructor at Northland Community Technical College in East Grand Forks, Minn. She received a Master of Science in Educational Leadership degree from UND in 2004 and is a certified clinical instructor, completing both the beginner and advanced course. In addition, she has served on the Continuing Education Committee for the North Dakota Physical Therapy Association and also the Health Care Horizons committee for Altru Health System.

Amy said the PT profession has given her a way to care and assist patients through physical therapy, allowing them to achieve their goals. “Through teaching and student education, I feel like I am energized each time a new student comes to their clinical with their professional goals and objectives,” she stated. “I feel this is a way I can make a difference for children, families, patients and students.”

As new practitioners begin their professional careers, Amy would encourage them to look at every opportunity as a learning experience and as a means for growth, both personally and professionally. She stated that she did not anticipate she would be

in the pediatric setting (or acute care, rehab, or teaching), but that she took the opportunity and has enjoyed it. She recommends diversifying and taking time to explore the vast variety of therapies. During her career, she and her husband moved on a regular basis and the frequent relocations presented opportunities to explore different specialties that may have gone unnoticed otherwise. “Continue to educate yourself and grow,” she said. “It keeps you current. Join the APTA. At one point in my career, I could only find a part-time position and thought I could not afford APTA. That was a mistake for me because I was out of the loop of the PT profession for that time period. I was not keeping up on current issues and trends.”

Amy and her husband Dale live in Grand Forks, N.D. They have three children. Their son Andrew and daughter-in-law Laura, who is a physical therapist, have two young sons William and Luke, and live in St. Bonifacius, Minn. Their daughter Amanda lives in St. Paul, Minn., and is a dentist, and their son Matthew is a UND student living in Grand Forks. Amy’s hobbies include reading mystery novels, walking, crafts, going to movies with her husband, and spending time with her children and her parents.

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liff Lafreniere, PT Cliff is a 1976 graduate of UND-PT and is employed by Achieve Therapy, LLC of Grand Forks, N.D. He lives and works in Park Rapids, Minn., and has practiced in a variety of settings, including sports medicine and orthopedics. Although he is still passionate about these areas, for the past five years he has been working with patients having chronic pain issues. He has also served as the reimbursement chair for the North Dakota Physical Therapy Association for over 10 years.

Cliff has been involved with several research projects by UNDPT students as they complete their education. Although he remembers a certain distain for his graduate course in statistics, the subject matter took on a very functional and practical application with the day-to-day interactions with patients. He especially enjoys practice management and all the challenges it brings into the volatile healthcare service arena. In addition, Cliff has been studying more recently in the area of energy and its influence on healing and wellness. He believes the science of quantum physics will change dramatically how health and wellness are viewed in future decades. “The science is catching up to the art of medicine,” he said. “I believe as key players in the area of body work, a great deal of what we do will change dramatically in the years to come.”

For those just beginning their professional careers, Cliff recommends they find their passion, as it will serve them for many years. “Life is too short to simply see your career as a job only,” he said. “If you are in a work situation you don’t like, look to change it. As a PT, you have endless opportunities to take your career where you will find that passion.”

Seven years ago, Cliff and his wife Kathleen moved to their lake home near Park Rapids, Minn. Although they enjoy the simple life of lake country living, he said their greatest pleasure in life is their family, especially their two grandchildren. In his spare time, Cliff and Kathleen spend as much time as possible in their boat on the lake or snowmobiling in the winter.

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obyn (Soderstrom) Nelson, PT Graduating from UND-PT in 1979, Robyn is a physical therapist for Yuma Elementary School District One and also for Advantage Home Health in Yuma, Ariz. Although pediatrics and geriatrics are her specialties, her patients exhibit a variety of issues including orthopedics, neurological, general medical and developmental. She also services students on the autism spectrum. She received her Autism Specialist Certification from Northern Arizona University and serves on her district’s autism support team. She said that so much of what she has learned regarding her approach to students with autism, can be implemented with the majority of her students on caseload.

Previously, Robyn’s focus was primarily geriatric rehabilitation. She enjoyed the implementation of direct, handson care, and in particular, the neuro-developmental treatment approach. “As a PT at the Rehab Hospital in Grand Forks, N.D., I was so blessed to have a wide variety of patients,” she said. “I will never forget Jim Schill assisting me while learning the Cybex, as well as my rotation teaching back class.”

Robyn appreciates how being a physical therapist has allowed her to use the skills of which she is passionate: knowledge, service, and a love of human life. She encourages new practitioners to read, study, implement, be ready to work hard and be open to learning opportunities.

Robyn and her husband Bob, a junior high social studies teacher, have been married for 34 years. She is proud of their three beautiful daughters. All are graduates of Northern Arizona University. Their oldest daughter is a grade school teacher and is married to a graduate from culinary school; their middle daughter is a speech language pathologist with a certificate of clinical competence and is working in a rehab hospital; and their youngest daughter is involved in the hotel/restaurant management field.

For the future in physical therapy, Robyn expects emphasis on best practices using the most time-efficient model with a team approach, where applicable. This model would also include much emphasis on patient, family, and student education.

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iving Back to UND Physical Therapy

In the past year, we have had the good fortune of receiving several endowments from UND PT alumni and their families.

These endowments will provide scholarships for students in our program, and will be sincerely appreciated by students who are often overwhelmed with school loans. Besides the endowments, we receive a large number of individual monetary contributions each year that go toward student scholarships or are used for departmental funding. The support from you (as alums) is appreciated, and we hope it means that the physical therapy profession has been good to you and has offered you a good level of financial return.

In addition to the monetary donations we receive, a number of you also support our program as clinical instructors. As nice as it is to have scholarship funds available for our students, nothing is more important to us than maintaining top-quality clinical education sites. Your time and commitment in working with our students has a huge impact on our program and the quality of the students we graduate. We realize it would be much easier for you to not have to take students as you go about your clinical work; however, we hope you find the challenge of having students a rewarding experience. I know the students really look up to their clinical instructors as role models and come away from their clinical experiences with new perspectives of what it is like to be a clinical physical therapist and the professional responsibilities that goes along with that position. The overwhelming majority of our students perform very well in the clinic; however, on occasion

a student will struggle. Strangely enough, those tough experiences are generally the best thing that could happen to the student and more often than not the student comes away from the experience being very appreciative of the clinical instructor’s guidance and mentoring, even though it was tough going. So to all of you who support our program as clinical instructors, we thank you for all you do every day, working with our students and supporting our program; all of the faculty are truly appreciative of your efforts.

Now, I am going to make a pitch to all you alums who currently do not work with our students, but who would like to set up a clinical education site at your facility. We are always in need of additional sites, particularly in the areas of acute care and neuro-rehabilitation. However, no matter what type of patients you see, we would really appreciate it if you would give some thought to opening up a clinical site at your facility. Serving as a clinical instructor, you will be affecting the lives of future physical therapists who will have an impact on our profession and the patients they work with for many years to come!

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e would like to thank all of you who support our program and students by accepting students at your facility for their clinical experiences. The knowledge, expertise, and passion for the profession that each of you share with our students is much appreciated!

If you are interested in working with UND students, please contact Bev Johnson, director of clinical education, (beverly.johnson@med.und.edu), or Cindy Flom-Meland, assistant academic coordinator of clinical education, (cindy.flom.meland@med.und.edu). We are especially interested in obtaining more clinical sites in the area of acute care.

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eb Sellheim, PT, PhD Following her graduation from UNDPT in 1977, Deb worked in outpatient orthopedics. She taught at UND from 1981 to 1989 before moving to Minnesota where she was an instructor in the physical therapy assistant program in Anoka, Minn., for two years. She then served as the program director of the Master of Physical Therapy program and subsequently the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at St. Catherine University from 1991 to 2003. Deb taught in a PTA program in Provo, Utah, from 2003 to 2005 before returning to St. Catherine in Minneapolis, where she has been associate professor and curriculum codirector in the DPT program since that time. Her clinical background includes orthopedics and general practice

(rural hospital and long-term care facilities). In the area of research and scholarships, Deb focused primarily on PT education-related projects, specifically the hidden curriculum in PT education, factors affecting how PT students approach learning, and the preferred PTPTA relationship.

Deb has published several articles in the Journal of Physical Therapy Education and completed numerous presentations related to physical therapy education at the national, regional and local levels. She was the 2003 recipient of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Section for Education Stanford Award, honoring the most influential paper published in the Journal of Physical Therapy Education for 2003. In addition, she was the 2006 recipient of the APTA Section for Education, Journal of Physical Therapy Education Feitelberg Journal Founder’s Award. Deb has (Continued on page 6) PT News Page 3

Kids Corner

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Focus on Alumni (Continued from page 3) been a member and actively involved in the American Physical Therapy Association in a variety of roles since 1975 and currently serves as a member of the Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy.

Deb said the physical therapy profession has given her a rich and meaningful career, in addition to providing constant stimulation and growth opportunities. She would recommend new practitioners be open to all of the possibilities available in the profession. “I didn’t plan to become a PT educator, but being open to the possibility when it was offered to me changed the trajectory of my career and led to many more new opportunities,” she stated.

Down the road, Deb sees wonderful new prospects in store for the PT profession in the realm of prevention, and health and

wellness. “The baby boomers are interested in health and wellness, and certainly there is tremendous overall need in our society for increased attention on prevention, fitness, health and wellness,” she said. “Physical therapists have a terrific background to address these needs and impact our society.”

Deb lives in Maplewood, Minn., and has a daughter Megan, who is 28 years old and lives and works in Minneapolis. In her leisure time, Deb loves to travel and has been to Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Australia, as well as many areas of the U.S. She also enjoys reading, and snowshoeing, and has hiked in several national parks.

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ay Spracklen, PT Jay is a 1979 graduate of UND-PT and is employed at Lincoln Veterans Administration Medical Center in Lincoln, Neb., specializing in orthopedics. In the past, he worked in a private practice and also in a hospital-based inpatient/outpatient setting.

In addition, he offered contract services to area nursing homes. Jay has served as an officer in the South Dakota Physical Therapy Association, as a clinical instructor for PT and PTA students in South Dakota and Nebraska, and as a guest lecturer for the PTA program in Norfolk, Neb. Jay said the PT profession has provided well for him and his family, and has also been rewarding and challenging. He believes there’s a bright future if the profession adheres to principles and ethics that have made physical therapy what it is today. For recent graduates, he would recommend trying a variety of settings to find which one would be most fulfilling for their career.

In his spare time, Jay enjoys camping, boating, horseback riding, and fishing with his wife Lori and their three sons. Jay said he had a short stint as a private pilot before diapers and formula took over the flying budget!

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ary Jo Wagar, PT Mary Jo received her Bachelor of Science degree in physical therapy from UND-PT in 1977 and t-DPT in 2005. She completed the Kaiser Hayward Orthopedic Residency Program in 1982 and Orthopedic Specialist Certification in 2000. She is employed at Sanford SouthPointe Clinic in Fargo, N.D., where she is the physical therapy and residency manager. Her areas of special interest are general orthopedics/manual therapy and vestibular rehab. She has worked in a variety of settings including acute hospital, skilled nursing, home health, school system (pediatrics), and private practice. The majority of her career, however, has been in the area of outpatient orthopedics in a hospital outpatient setting.

When asked about her contributions to the PT profession, Mary Jo said she has tried to be an advocate for the profession whenever possible. She has served on the Blue Cross Advisory Committee and the Workforce Safety and Insurance Guidance Council. Membership in the APTA has been an important part of her career since graduating from PT school when non-membership was not ever considered. She stated that her involvement on the continuing education committee and serving as president from 2002 to 2008 was very rewarding.

Mary Jo said it has been a privilege to be a part of guiding each individual’s recovery and seeing the many positive changes the profession has made over the years. “This profession has certainly shaped who I am today, and I’m grateful to be able to have had a small part in moving us forward,” she stated.

For the future, Mary Jo is hopeful that therapists will be able to order diagnostic imaging. She anticipates an increase in the number of self-referrals for physical therapy services with direct reimbursement and is hopeful that PT will be the public’s first thought for the treatment of musculoskeletal pain and movement impairments. As new graduates enter the work force and begin their careers, Mary Jo would encourage them to always continue to learn, adapt and embrace change, remain passionate, enjoy what they do, and be the best they can be.

Mary Jo and her husband John have been married for 35 years.

She says he’s extremely supportive of her career and endeavors.

They have four grown children. They love the outdoors and have started a small vineyard and expanded garden which has been enjoyable and also a lot of work. Mary Jo also enjoys singing in the church choir, playing in the bell choir, and being involved with the Fargo-Moorhead Drum and Bugle Corps Association.

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ichard Wohl, PT A 1978 graduate of UND-PT, Richard is employed in the home health department of Trinity Hospital in Minot, N.D., where he has worked for over 30 years. The majority of his time has been in acute care, but he has also worked in area rural hospitals, nursing homes, and outpatient clinics.

Richard said he’s had the good fortune of working with wonderful people from a variety of professions and he continues to learn from the patients with whom he’s cared for. He said he is thankful and appreciative of the skills taught by his various instructors and coworkers, and that he’s involved in a profession that he truly enjoys each day.

For those just starting out in their professional practice, he recommends listening to patients, as there is much to learn from them. He also said that as new practitioners share the skills they’ve acquired, others will benefit, as well.

“The profession will see continued improvements, and the refining of best practices to enhance the effectiveness and efficiencies of patient treatments,” he said. “The patient/therapist interaction will continue to be a cornerstone of physical therapy.”

Richard and his wife Laura have three adult children Adam, Annie and Alex. Adam and his wife Jill live in Mahtomedi, Minn.

Adam completed his PhD in chemistry at the University of Minnesota and is now employed at HV Fuller, while Jill is employed as a pharmacist. Annie completed her master’s degree in educational leadership at North Dakota State University and is working at Minnesota State University, Moorhead. Alex studied exercise science at NDSU and is now a first-year student in the physical therapy program at UND. In their leisure time, Richard and Laura enjoy square dancing, hiking, biking, kayaking, fishing, cross country skiing, snowshoeing and spending time at their lake cabin.

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nne Putbrese, MPT Anne received a master’s degree in physical therapy from UND-PT in 1993. She is employed at Altru Health System Home Health Services in Grand Forks, N.D. Anne said physical therapists are great people to get to know, and that meeting and interacting with the next generation of PT professionals is very interesting. She enjoys finding out why they chose the PT profession and what they hope to accomplish, in addition to hearing about their goals. In sharing her knowledge and experiences, Anne hopes she will add to their professional growth.

She said she may not have all the answers to their questions, but she uses that opportunity to research the answer, or better yet, encourages the student to research and then share the information. She mentioned she tends to be more creative when working with patients as the students are observing and that the patients enjoy meeting these young future professionals and sharing stories with them.

In particular, Anne spoke of a patient who lived in a very old home that needed many repairs, but did not have the money to pay for them. Having previous experience with home repair, the student who was seeing the patient offered to come back later and make the repairs for her. The patient was so grateful for his assistance!

Recalling her own rehab clinical affiliation experiences, Anne remembers her clinical instructor studying to take the national exam and working full-time while taking care of a family. “I was inspired by her ability to multi-task in these areas and still do a wonderful job with the rehab patients,” Anne said. “It steered me towards working in rehab.”

When asked about her vision for clinical education, Anne said she feels technology has taken away some of the hands-on approach to treatment. She hopes that PT will continue to be a very hands-on profession that strives to rely on the experience and knowledge of those who have gone before.

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Aaron has noticed a trend over the past few years where students enter their affiliations with a more solid knowledge base and an increased ability to become involved with their patients much sooner than in the past. In addition, he has recognized an increased level of confidence of students on clinical rotations, many of them having worked previously in a clinic or outpatient setting.

Reflecting on his own clinical affiliations as a student, Aaron stated there were five rotations and that he was able to learn something new from each instructor. “Looking back, I was always fascinated by how calm and collected my instructors were as they would talk with patients,” he said. “I certainly don’t remember nearly as many specific techniques as I do learning simple, patientrelationship building tactics as being a key in treating patients.”

“As center coordinator of clinical education within Spooner Physical Therapy, I have been able to gain a better understanding of the logistical side of organizing students for a school and for a company,” Aaron said. “I have done my best to ensure that students coming to Spooner PT for their clinical rotation received the best possible educational experience.”

For more information, please contact Aaron at a.reinhardt@spoonerphysicaltherapy.com.

aron Reinhardt, MPT Having received his master’s degree in physical therapy in 1997 from UND, Aaron took a position with Altru working in the outpatient department for seven years. Aaron is now currently employed by Spooner Physical Therapy of Phoenix, Ariz. He is coowner with UND-PT alumnus Tim Spooner, PT, at the Estrella location. Five years ago, Aaron received his Astym certification which he says is an incredible asset to have in his treatment arsenal. Last year, Aaron became certified as a Nike Golf NG360 performance specialist. During the past five years, Aaron’s focus has shifted to more of a biomechanical treatment emphasis and he has become very interested in the Gary Gray approach.

Aaron said working with students is a process that allows him to share the knowledge he has gained over the past 15 years, while learning from the students, as well. In addition, he stated that working with the students also aids him in staying current with new treatments and not becoming complacent. Aaron also mentioned that he has benefitted from students’ understanding of outcome studies in regard to treatment processes that are utilized in the clinic, allowing the upgrade of treatment validity used in his facility. He indicated the students have always been challenged to provide the reason for the treatment option they have selected and that they are now able to respond with a much more rational

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on, ’03, and Laura Beach welcomed a baby boy Duncan on Feb. 9, 2012. He weighed 7 lbs. 9.5 oz. and was 19 inches.

osie was born to Jen (Peterson), ’06, and Cass Brekhus on January 16, 2012. She weighed 6 lbs. 15 oz. and was 18.5 inches.

ila was born to Angela (Kiefat), ’02, and Joe DelaCruz on September 9, 2011. She weighed 7 lbs. 14 oz. and was 20.5 inches. amie (Schroeder), ’04, and Mikey Evans welcomed Sonja and Freja on September 27, 2012. The twins were 4 lbs. 5 oz. and 16.5 inches and 4 lbs. 8 oz. and 18.5 inches, respectively.

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vy arrived at the home of Katey (Bottelberghe), ’08, and Patrick Ferguson on Aug. 30, 2012. She weighed 7 lbs. 14 oz. and was 21 inches.

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onah was born on August 8, 2012, to Emily (Hassenstab), ’04, and Chris Kuhn, ’04. He weighed 7 lbs. 8 oz. and was 20 inches.

hloe made her debut on November 12, 2012, at the home of Heather (Phillips), ’99, and Chris Lundeen. She weighed 10 lbs. 8 oz. and was 21.75 inches.

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orn on June 9, 2012, Keegan was 5 lbs. 15 oz. and 18 inches.

Proud parents are Beth (Enerson) ’03, and Aaron Millage.

essica (Nelson), ’02, and Matthew Strand are the proud parents of Leah, born on Aug. 24, 2011. She weighed 7lbs. 15 oz. and was 20.5 inches at birth.

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isa (Koel), ’00, and Tony Schneider have a new addition at their home. Hope was born on June 2, 2011, weighing 8 lbs. 15 oz.

Also, born on May 9, 2008, in Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan, Micah was welcomed into their home on April 25, 2012. orn to Christia, ’11, and Matt Weckerly, Sierra weighed 6 lbs.

13 oz. and was 19 inches. She was born on June 22, 2012.

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tonewall “Stoney” E. Gessner PT Scholarship Endowment The Stonewall “Stoney” E. Gessner PT Scholarship Endowment has been established in honor and memory of Stonewall “Stoney” E. Gessner. This endowment will provide scholarships to secondor third-year students enrolled in the UND Physical Therapy program who are actively involved with the North Dakota Physical Therapy Association. Contributions may be made to the University of North Dakota Foundation, 3501 University Ave., Stop 8157, Grand Forks, ND 58202 or online at www.undalumni.org/givenow.