Connection Newsletter - Spring, Summer 2010

SPRING • SUMMER 2010

More Than a Typical College-bound Student PT Students Treat Patients in Ecuador PA Students Provide Medical Care in Mexico 2009 Donor List See Blue. Make a Difference.

45 Years in the Making Celebrating the College of Health Sciences’ 45th Anniversary

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Message from the Dean Dear Friends: The past 2009-2010 academic year has proved to be another milestone in the history of the College of Health Sciences. Amid an uncertain economy and tightening budget, we strengthened our resolve and commitment to educating tomorrow’s health care providers, conducting ground-breaking research and giving back to our community and beyond through outreach.

Our academic excellence was evident in recent college, department and division reviews. Every area of responsibility in our college came under review, which provided a comprehensive analysis and assessment of our operations.

These reports reflected extremely well on the work of our faculty, staff and students and have provided positive feedback for continued improvement.

Beyond pursuits in research and academia, we’ve also stayed true to the tradition of service and outreach – the compassion and charity of our faculty, staff and students continue to be a hallmark of the college. Our students are giving back through activities like the student-run physical therapy clinic, the communication disorders academic clinic and the Hispanic health fair. Faculty and staff raised support and brought in food and other items for multiple causes throughout the year, including the Haiti earthquake relief efforts, Shady Lawn and Parkside personal care homes, the Lexington Firefighter Toy Program, DanceBlue and the American Heart Association.

These and many more activities are featured in our recent Outreach publication, which highlights efforts to reach our community, state and the world.

I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve accomplished together here in the College of Health Sciences and am looking forward to the continuing success and progress the upcoming year will be sure to bring.

Table of Contents College News 45 Years in the Making..........................................................................................................3 More Than a Typical College-bound Student............................................................................4

Faculty/Staff News New Faculty Faces.................................................................................................................5 Retirees................................................................................................................................5 Get to know Michelle Butina...................................................................................................6 Briefs....................................................................................................................................6

Academic News CLS, PAS and RS Reaccredited...............................................................................................6 A Transition in Radiation Sciences...........................................................................................7 2010 CHS Kingston Award.....................................................................................................7 CHS Education Enhancement Grants.......................................................................................7

Research News CHS Award for Excellence in Research....................................................................................8 Commonwealth Collaboratives................................................................................................8

Alumni News Rehabilitation Sciences Doctoral Program Celebrates 10-year Anniversary................................9 Class Notes...........................................................................................................................9

Student News 2009-2010 Graduation & Recognition Ceremony..................................................................10 PT Students Treat Patients in Ecuador...................................................................................10 PA Students Provide Medical Care in Mexico.........................................................................11

Development News 2009 Donor List..................................................................................................................12 College Fellows...................................................................................................................14 CHS Phonathon: Ever wonder who’s calling you?...................................................................14

Sincerely,

See Blue. Make a Difference. ..............................................................................................15 Scholarship Recipients Tour Premier Therapy Health Centers..................................................15

Lori S. Gonzalez, Ph.D., Dean

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45 Years in the Making

Celebrating the College of Health Sciences’ 45th Anniversary The upcoming 2010-2011 academic years marks the 45th anniversary of the College of Health Sciences.

A lot has changed since 1966 – below are just a few highlights from the past four and a half decades:

1966 1967 1984 1999 2000 2002 2005 2006 Today

The College of Allied Health Professions was established, with Dr. Joseph Hamburg named Dean. Its three initial programs included Medical Technology, Physical Therapy and Community Health.

The college is one of 13 in the nation to join together to form the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions.

Dr. Thomas C. Robinson is named Dean.

The groundbreaking ceremony takes place for the new College of Health Sciences building.

The Rehabilitation Sciences Doctoral Program is initiated, marking the first Ph.D.-level program in the college.

The college moves into the new Charles T. Wethington, Jr. building, the first time all programs in the college are physically located under one roof.

Dr. Lori S. Gonzalez is named Dean.

The College breaks into the Top 20 in NIH funding among schools of Allied Health.

More than 900 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students are educated in numerous programs. Research funding continues in the Top 20.

Linda Allen, a staff member in the College of Health Sciences since 1976, describes her fondest memory during her time with the college:

While a lot has happened over the past 34 years, the “biggest” moment has been moving into our new “home.” From the little “red house” across the street to the old motel building, to Washington Avenue, to this beautiful multi-million dollar building – we’ve come a long way! I’ve always known something big was going to happen…that was it.”

–Linda Allen, CHS staff

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College News

More Than a Typical College-bound Student guest speakers at a conference about assistive technology and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC).

AAC includes a collection of techniques and technologies that enable someone to communicate who is unable to use oral speech. It can range from using simple hand gestures or picture books to advanced computer-based speech synthesis, like the system Gibson uses.

Gibson’s current communication instrument is an Apple iPad 3G suspended on a mount attached to his motorized chair, giving him easy access to the 9.7” touch screen. He chose the device because it’s portable, has a keyboard (in this case an onscreen keyboard) and of course, is super cool.

Nick Gibson, a recent graduate from Woodford County High School in Versailles, KY, displays his upcoming college semester schedule to Jane Kleinert, Ph.D. Kleinert is a faculty member in the Division of Communication Sciences & Disorders at the College of Health Sciences and has worked with Gibson since he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as an infant.

Like many young men his age, Nick Gibson just graduated high school and is excited to start college in the fall.

He’s already wearing red sneakers, a red polo and a Hilltoppers lanyard around his neck in anticipation of attending his parents’ alma mater – Western Kentucky University. Not surprisingly, he’s also excited to meet girls on campus.

Gibson loves sports and enjoyed watching his older brother, Wade, play soccer, baseball and basketball. He himself lettered in football as an assistant offensive coordinator. Gibson will continue his life-long love of sports while in pursuit of a degree in sports management, planning to one day become an athletic director or general manager.

For all practical purposes, Gibson is a typical, American young man except for one incredible fact – he’s done all this without the ability to walk or speak. Diagnosed with cerebral palsy at 9 months old, he uses a motorized wheelchair and communicates through a synthesized text-tospeech system.

“He’s been very successful with everything he’s done,” said Jane Kleinert, Ph.D. 4

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Kleinert is a faculty member in the College of Health Sciences Division of Communication Sciences and Disorders and has worked with Gibson since he was 13 months old.

He wanted to be as prepared for college as possible, so Gibson e-mailed Kleinert about improving his skills at the UK Communication Sciences and Disorders Academic Clinic. Over the course of three semesters, Gibson worked with various CSD students under Kleinert’s supervision to improve his speed and accuracy with his communication instrument, take practice interviews and otherwise become better prepared for college.

“The research literature regarding persons with disabilities shows the biggest factors affecting post-school success are self determination and communication skills,” said Kleinert.

Gibson and she were recently on UK’s campus as

“I argued about that with him,” said Kleinert, speaking about Gibson’s choice of an iPad. “I thought a touch-screen laptop with communication software would be better, but Nick really likes his iPad and it’s great.”

Gibson was more than happy to demonstrate the new iPad-based system. “iPad is portable, cool and has a keyboard,” said Gibson through the synthesized voice. “I can control the voice, speed and volume.”

The device also lets Gibson browse the Internet through its built-in cellular data connection.

Further displaying his excitement about college, Gibson found and displayed his fall schedule showing a full course-load of 16 hours.

Academic achievement is high on Gibson’s priority list – in fact, one of Gibson’s proudest accomplishments in high school was his 3.4 GPA. Though supportive parents, an understanding school district, friends like Jane Kleinert and services like the UK Communication Sciences and Disorders Academic Clinic have certainly made a big difference in his life, Gibson’s determination and strong will are the true standouts of his success.

For all practical purposes, Gibson is a typical, American young man except for one incredible fact – he’s done all this without the ability to walk or speak.

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Faculty/Staff News

New Faculty Faces Michelle Butina, M.S. Assistant Professor

Retirees Maria Boosalis, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Division Director

Clinical & Reproductive Sciences

Clinical Nutrition

Michael Cooper, MSPAS, PA-C

Ralph Christensen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor, Division Director

Physician Assistant Studies, Morehead Campus

Radiation Sciences

Harold Kleinert, Ed.D.

Pat Field

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

Physician Assistant Studies

Anne Lattin, M.S.

Doris Rapp, Pharm.D., PA-C

Communication Sciences & Disorders

Physician Assistant Studies

Professor

Clinical Instructor

Staff Support Associate

Associate Professor, Division Director

Catherine Mao, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Clinical Nutrition

Andrew Wyant, M.D. Assistant Professor

Physician Assistant Studies, Morehead Campus

Tim Hewett, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor

Rehabilitation Sciences Doctoral Program

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Hall of Fame Nominations

Do you know outstanding College of Health Sciences alums who deserve to be considered for their contributions to their field, company, professional organizations, affiliated institutions, community and the college?

We invite you to submit nominations for the 2010 CHS Hall of Fame – recipients of the distinction will be inducted during the Hall of Fame Induction and Scholarship Recognition Dinner on October 14, 2010.

Please send your nominations, along with a description of why you chose your nominee/s, to Allison Horseman at allison.horseman@uky.edu or (859) 218-0563 by August 15, 2010.

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Get to know Michelle Butina

New Clinical Laboratory Science Program Director Background: • B.S. in Clinical Laboratory Science from Winston-Salem State University • Three years as a clinical laboratory scientist in hospital laboratories in Colorado and Virginia • M.S. in Clinical Laboratory Science from Michigan State University • Six years as an Assistant Professor in the Clinical Laboratory Science Program at Armstrong Atlantic State University • Will complete Ph.D. in Workforce Education from the University of Georgia in late July

What made you interested in the position here at the College of Health Sciences?

After six years of service at Armstrong Atlantic State University, I felt prepared to pursue a position at a larger educational institution. Specifically, I was pursuing opportunities at flagship universities or universities with premier health care programs/colleges.

What do you see are the strengths of the CLS program?

The Clinical Laboratory Science program has several strengths. Foremost, is the commitment and expertise of the faculty members of the program. Second, is the dedicated alumni that continually support the program and will hopefully do so in the future. Finally, the proximity to hospital laboratories provides the program with immediate and invaluable resources.

The University of Kentucky was an ideal choice as it is a flagship university and the College of Health Sciences has numerous top-rated programs. In addition, I was most impressed by the outreach services provided by the faculty and students of the College of Health Sciences.

Do you have any plans for the program? What would you like to see happen in the future?

My primary goal for the CLS program is growth and expansion. I would like to see an increase in on-campus enrollment and development of online programs while maintaining educational standards.

Butina began her appointment on July 1, 2010.

Briefs

Kentucky CLS Educator of the Year Linda Gorman, Ph.D., a faculty member in the Division of Clinical & Reproductive Sciences, was named the 2010 Educator of the Year by the Kentucky Society for Clinical Laboratory Science.

Clinical Sciences Department Chair Karen Skaff, Ph.D., was appointed to the position of Chair of the Department of Clinical Sciences for a second four-year term beginning July 1, 2010. The department has made great strides in the past few years and the college looks forward to many additional accomplishments.

ASHA Fellow & Leadership Program Sharon Stewart, Ed.D., Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, was recently named a Fellow of the American SpeechLanguage-Hearing Association (ASHA). She was also one of three University of Kentucky faculty members selected for the Southeast Conference Academic Consortium Leadership Development Program (SECAC ALDP) in 2010.

Inaugural McDougall Professorship Awarded Patrick Kitzman, Ph.D., is the inaugural recipient of the Physical Therapy Richard McDougall Alumni Professorship, an endowed professorship put in place with funds provided by physical therapy alumni, faculty, friends and college administration.

The professorship will enable Kitzman to expand his research and to continue developing community-oriented initiatives.

Academic News

CLS, PAS and RS Reaccredited Three of the college’s nine academic programs were up for accreditation review this past year. We’re happy to announce that Clinical Laboratory Science, Physician Assistant Studies and Radiation Sciences all passed their respective reviews with flying colors, with Physician Assistant Studies earning the maximum 7 years accreditation. This would not have been possible without the hard work of the programs’ faculty and staff.

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A Transition in Radiation Sciences

The Division of Radiation Sciences is undergoing a transition, both in leadership and structure.

The program has continued to achieve great success since it began in 1968, with a superlative track record regarding its graduates’ Ralph Christensen, Ph.D., Board certifications and job who has headed the Radiation Janelle Molloy, preparedness. Its graduates Sciences program for the past Ph.D., Director have also demonstrated a of the Division of 26 years, retired this spring.

Radiation Sciences high level of professional Following Christensen’s leadership, including two as president of retirement, the program became a joint the American Association of Physicists venture with the College of Medicine in Medicine (AAPM), one as president under the leadership of Janelle Molloy, of the Commission on Accreditation of Ph.D. Molloy has worked closely with Medical Physics Education Programs Christensen since she took the new (CAMPEP) and numerous graduates as position. chairs of multiple national committees.

“It is a daunting thought to consider The University of Kentucky, the College picking up where Dr. Christensen left of Health Sciences and the program off,” explained Molloy. “But I am also faculty have every right to be very confident that this program has a proud of the products of this academic promising future, and that its form will program, now and in the coming years. evolve over the next few years.”

2010 CHS Kingston Award Carl G. Mattacola, associate professor in the Division of Athletic Training, has been named the 2010 recipient of the UK College of Health Sciences Kingston Award for Excellence.

Mattacola joined the college in 1999 and now serves as director of both the Athletic Training and Rehabilitation Sciences Doctoral programs.

Carl Mattacola, Ph.D., Director of Athletic Training and the Rehabilitation Sciences Doctoral Progams

“The Kingston Award for Excellence in Teaching is a prestigious honor we bestow to our most highly regarded educators,” said Lori S. Gonzalez, College of Health Sciences Dean. “Dr. Mattacola is known by his peers and his students as an exemplary colleague, teacher and mentor – this award serves to recognize his outstanding contributions to the college and his students.”

The Kingston Award was established in recognition of Richard “Dick” Kingston’s creativity and innovation in education. This award recognizes faculty for outstanding contributions and long-term consistent excellence in teaching.

For more information about the Kingston Award for Excellence in Teaching, visit www.mc.uky.edu/healthsciences/faculty/kingston.html

CHS Education Enhancement Grants The purpose of the Education Enhancement Grants is to “provide CHS faculty with resources to support the development and implementation of innovative and educational initiatives to improve student learning.”

These grants provide up to $3,000 to conduct the projects. At the conclusion of the project period, awardees provide a written report of project outcomes to be posted on the Academic Affairs website.

Past Kingston Award recipients Kim Campbell and Tim Uhl, along with Sharon Stewart, made up the grant review committee.

Lynn English, Associate Professor, Physical Therapy

Janice Kuperstein, Chair, Dept. of Rehab. Sciences, Associate Professor, Physical Therapy

Gil Boissonneault, Professor, Physician Assistant Studies

Kevin Schuer, Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Studies

Recipients and Titles of funded grants for 2010-2011 are as follows: • Lynn English. “Physical Therapy Services in Ecuador: A Video/ Qualitative Study.”

• Janice Kuperstein, Lynn English, Gil Boissonneault, Kevin Schuer and Sam Powdrill. “Interprofessional Examination and Treatment Planning – A Medical Home Model.”

• Robert Marshall. “Training Kentuckians as Conversational Partners for Persons with Severe Aphasia.”

• Anne Olson and Sam Powdrill. “Interdisciplinary education for conducting otoscopic and hearing screening exams for CHS students in PA and CSD.”

Sam Powdrill, Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Studies

Robert Marshall, Professor, Communication Sciences & Disorders

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Research News

CHS Award for Excellence in Research Esther E. Dupont-Versteegden, Ph.D., was named the 2010 recipient of the CHS Award for Excellence in Research.

“Esther’s efforts to advance the culture of research among the faculty and students of the division and department is most impressive,” said Janice Kuperstein, Ph.D., College of Health Sciences Department The Award for Excellence in of Rehabilitation Sciences Chair. “She is Esther DupontResearch is given in recognition Versteegden, accomplished in her own research, yet of research and scholarship Associate Professor, approaches each individual at his or her Physical Therapy endeavors that have made own level of comfort and helps him or her significant and lasting research advance at a comfortable pace. I believe this is contributions in the investigator’s discipline.

a remarkable skill and Esther’s dedication to it is most worthy of recognition.”

Dupont-Versteegden joined the Division of Physical Therapy and the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences as a faculty member in 2006. Her research interests are in the area of the loss of muscle mass in particular with disuse and aging. She is a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded researcher, with grant support in excess of $1 million.

Commonwealth Collaboratives

Two faculty members from the College of Health Sciences, Donna Morris and Jane Kleinert, each received a Commonwealth Collaborative award. These $10,000 awards are intended to fund partnerships between UK’s faculty and Kentucky communities to improve “Kentucky’s schools, business climate, environment, health care and lifestyles.” Below are summaries of their projects.

Teaching Academic Age-Appropriate Learning via Communication Awarded to Jane Kleinert, Ph.D., Communication Sciences and Disorders, and Jacqui Kearns, Ed.D., Director of the National Alternate Assessment Center at the Human Development Institute. It is based on collaborative research involving nearly 13,000 students nationwide, which shows there is a significant number of students with cognitive disabilities in our Commonwealth (as in the other states studied) who have not yet acquired formal communication systems.

In a collaboration between UK and targeted school districts and schools, this project will identify children communicating at a pre-symbolic level of communication development and train school staff, teachers, speechlanguage pathologists and other service providers in strategies to improve children’s communicative abilities. The funds will be used to purchase communication devices and materials to demonstrate and loan to school systems for students in the project.  Recipients of the 2010 University of Kentucky Commonwealth Collaborative awards meet with Dr. Lee Todd.

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Early Childhood Language and Literacy Program Awarded to Donna Morris, M.A., CCC-SLP, Communication Sciences and Disorders. The purpose of the project is to positively impact the education and quality of life of preschool age children in Kentucky who have or are at risk of developing language and literacy difficulties.

The partnership between the Child Development Center of the Bluegrass and the UK Communication Sciences and Disorders Clinic will result in teaching parents, speech-language pathologists and educators the current strategies for improving language and emergent literacy skills. This program will provide direct intervention for preschool children along with training for parents, professionals and Communication Sciences and Disorders graduate students.

For more information about UK’s Commonwealth Collaboratives, visit www.uky.edu/UE/CC.

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Alumni News

Rehabilitation Sciences Doctoral Program Celebrates 10-year Anniversary

 Patrick Morin, President and COO of BrightHammer, LLC delivers the keynote presentation at the King Alumni House.

 Rehabilitation Sciences Doctoral Program alumni, from left-right: Christine Teeters Myers, Ph.D., Sharon Hart, Ph.D., Lisa Thomas, Ph.D., Maureen K. Dwyer, Ph.D., Alyssa Catherine LaForme Fiss, Ph.D., Tony English, Ph.D., Hank White, Ph.D., Lyn Roark Tindall, Ph.D., Jane O’Regan Kleinert, Ph.D., Lori Bolgla, Ph.D., Scott Tomchek, Ph.D.

The Rehabilitation Sciences Doctoral Program, now with 20 graduates, celebrated its 10-year anniversary this past spring with a reunion on campus. Faculty, staff, alumni and current students shared two days of events including professional and research seminars, keynote speakers, oral and poster presentations and an afternoon at Keeneland. Keynote presentations featured Patrick Morin, President and COO of BrightHammer, LLC., as well as Jane O’Regan Kleinert, Ph.D., and Scott Tomchek, Ph.D., two of the program’s first graduates.

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Class Notes Holly Johnson, ’86, Physical Therapy, was named the Outstanding Physical Therapist of the Year by the Kentucky Physical Therapy Association. She is the current Vice-President of the KPTA and is employed by PT Pros in Harlan, Ky. Eric Kinder, ’05, Clinical Leadership & Management, was recently promoted to the Regional Rehabilitation Director in Central Kentucky and East Tennessee for Evergreen Rehabilitation. Evergreen contracts speech, physical and occupational therapy services in skilled nursing facilities.

Please send all Class Notes to Allison Horseman at (859) 218-0563 or allison.horseman@uky.edu.

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Student News

2009-2010 Graduation & Recognition Ceremony  Nearly 250 students were on stage at the 20092010 CHS Recognition Ceremony on Saturday, May 8, 2010.

The event left standing room only as family and friends packed the Singletary Center for the Arts to celebrate with the graduating students.

In addition, 15 students were recognized for receiving university, college and division awards.

PT Students Treat Patients in Ecuador

By Dustin Brown, Katelin Fane, Ellen Magee & Casey Overbee, UK PT Class of 2011

Over Spring Break, a team of four second year University of Kentucky PT students, a UK PT graduate, a UK Professor and a UK Spanish masters student all traveled to Ecuador for a Spring Break service trip.

circumstances.

This is just one snapshot of the multitude of experiences we had that week. We evaluated and treated patients with cerebral palsy, myasthenia gravis, low back pain, orthopedic injuries, people recovering from stroke and several patients injured in motor vehicle accidents. We adapted to work with minimal resources, and though we were not equipped with the luxuries of  L-R: Rachel Wilson (translator), Javier (bus driver), Lynn English (faculty) Ellen Magee (student), a typical physical therapy gym, Dustin Brown (student), Katelin Fane (student), Audrey Johnson (faculty), Casey Overbee (student). the foundation was to provide challenge that we were excited to embrace.

Breathtaking, exciting, unforgettable, eventful, education and home exercise programs that they Then our first patient walked through the door, a emotional and educational are all words to could incorporate into their everyday life activities. man who had been hit by a car two years prior describe the experience. We saw much of the with his right leg still casted, and we realized the From this experience we hope to have made culture, landscape and attractions that Ecuador has challenge was greater than anticipated. an impact on the lives of others, but we are so to offer, but the greatest impact was made and felt appreciative of the immense, lasting impression in the clinic and the homes of the people. For three As we removed the bandages to find a nonunion that the Ecuadorian people made on our future days we traveled with a community health worker fracture and abscess which had been keeping this therapy practice and our hearts. to give physical therapy care in an underserved man from work, we understood the desperation community in Santo Domingo de Los Tsachilas, of the people, but also discovered their significant For more information about Shoulder to Shoulder, at Centro Medico Hombro a Hombro (Shoulder to perseverance. Though we were unable to address visit www.shouldertoshoulderky.org Shoulder) clinic where UK has had a long standing the unhealed fracture, we offered him education For more about the UK Physical Therapy program, visit www.mc.uky.edu/pt affiliation as Shoulder to Shoulder Global. about how to care for his wound and strengthen his leg, and advised him to see the doctor in the Our hearts were racing on the first morning; it was clinic. He left with such gratitude, even for the time to transfer the knowledge of examinations little assistance that we could offer him under the and treatments and put them into action; a 10 University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences

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Student News

PA Students Provide Medical Care in Mexico Forgoing pristine beaches, a relaxing week at home or other typical Spring Break activities, seven Physician Assistant Studies students traveled to Piedras Negras, Mexico to help provide medical care in free clinics across the city.

PA students Rebekah Basham, Charlie Coffaro, Jennifer George, Tali Hunt, Adrienne Parks, Danielle Shelley and Margaret Summers were accompanied by Sam Powdrill, a PA faculty member, Nick Basham, a CHS staff member, as well as Steve Fisher (’78) and Dustin Atkins (’08), both alumni of the program and practicing physician assistants in Kentucky.

threatening clinical environment.

They’re growing as practitioners and helping the people of Piedras Negras at the same time.”

They joined a diverse group of medical professionals and other volunteers from across the country through Crossroad Missions, a Christian missions organization based in Louisville, Ky. This year’s participants included physicians, physician assistants, pediatricians, pharmacists, optometrists and public health professionals, as well as others without a medical background.

The second-year students, who up to now have spent the majority of their time in the classroom, were able to diagnose and treat patients under the guidance of supervising medical professionals.

“This is a great experience for the students,” said Powdrill, who was on this fourth trip to the Mexican border city. “They are able to apply the skills they’ve learned so far and practice in a non-

The clinic was  Charlie Coffaro and Jennifer George, both second-year physician assistant students, see patients in the clinic’s triage area, set up outside a worn-down, metal-roofed shack. equipped with a wide variety of to announce the free medical care. Sites this year drugs for acute treatment, but those with chronic included a small school, a men’s prison and a tiny problems (like high blood pressure or blood sugar) church in the heart of a neighborhood built along a were directed to local physicians who could busy railway’s right of way. provide the long-term treatment they required.

“This was a truly great experience and a Students and other volunteers rotated through wonderful opportunity for students in our each of the clinics’ stations, including a triage program,” said Parks. “I felt like we were really area for taking vitals like blood pressure and blood making a difference in these people’s lives – plus, sugar, a providers area where medical providers we had the chance to learn from some very smart treated patients, a pharmacy, a health counseling and caring medical professionals.” area and a health fair providing basic necessities like toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap and shampoo. The medical group treated nearly 500 patients throughout the week-long trip.

The free clinics were held at different locations each For more about the students’ experience day in poor areas of the city. Banners were hung in Piedras Negras, visit a blog they at clinic locations the week before and organizers updated daily throughout the trip at walked neighborhoods prior to the brigade’s arrival http://mexico2010.tumblr.com.

This is a great experience for the students… they’re growing as practitioners and helping the people of Piedras Negras at the same time.

For more information about the UK Physician Assistant Studies program, visit www.mc.uky.edu/pa.

–Sam Powdrill, PA faculty

 A panoramic view of a free medical clinic held in an enclosed plaza.

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Development News

2009 Donor List

Gifts recorded Jan. 1, 2009 – Dec. 31, 2009

$1-$99 Mr. James R. Adair

Ms. Glenda G. Clark

Mrs. Beth C. Fearin

Ms. Beverly H. Komara

Mrs. Laura W. Osborn

Mrs. Delinda L. Adkins

Mrs. Meredith C. Clark

Mrs. Sherri L. Felts

Ms. Theresa E. Kremer

Mr. Roger K. Owens

Mr. Samuel H. Slayden Ms. Michele R. Smiley

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Ms. Jennifer Marie LaFalce

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Ms. Marnie A. Sosnovsky

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Dr. Philip D. Fitzgerald

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Mr. Roy M. Penix

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Dr. Kittie H. George

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Dr. Sherri Lovelace

Mrs. Doris A. Critz

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Mrs. Kristi W. Lunceford

Mr. Lance T. Croghan

Ms. Mary Ann Glaser

Ms. Amy Michelle Lykins

Mr. Scott S. Crook

Ms. Phyllis J. Goodrich

Mr. George C. Maihafer

Ms. Deborah A. Crowe

Ms. Vickey S. Gunter

Ms. Carolyn D. Malik

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Mr. George S. Hagan, IV

Mr. Carlos Marin

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Dr. Joan C. Darbee

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Ms. Linda J. DeSanto

Mr. Paul S. Hii

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Ms. Karen L. Hill

Mrs. Lora Lee Diehl

Ms. Nancy J. Hinds

Ms. Diane C. Dossett

Ms. Jennifer Lynn Hitch

Ms. Robin S. Downing

Ms. Shannon M. Hoard

Mr. Luke D. Dubois

Mr. David W. Hodges

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Mr. Christopher T. Jones

Ms. Ann K. Elder

Ms. Julie B. Jones

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Dr. Jeffrey M. Kagan

Mr. Jarrett T. Embry

Ms. Kerrie K. Kaiser

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Ms. Leah Ethridge

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Mrs. Carolyn C. Everidge

Mrs. Dawn E. Knapp

Ms. Carrie L. Barlage Ms. Jennifer Susanne Barlow Ms. Ellen Barry Mrs. Anne T. Bennett Ms. Karen E. Benson Mrs. Trisha T. Bernard Ms. Amy A. Blankenship Ms. Beatrice Gazda Blewett Mrs. Peggy R. Block Ms. Bonnie E. Boggs Dr. Gilbert A. Boissonneault Mrs. Debra F. Bowman Mrs. Jane S. Brantley Mrs. Ernestine C. Brashear Mr. Dustin Briggs Ms. Tammy Reid Brooks Ms. Brandy L. Brown Mrs. Laura T. Brown Ms. Melissa Dawn Burliegh Ms. Mary Jane Burton Mrs. Melissa A. Buseck Ms. Christi M. Butler Ms. Pamela L. Camp Mrs. Anne T. Campbell Mrs. Joyce K. Campbell Ms. Lisah N. Cane Ms. Britt Castellini Mr. Lawrence R. Catlett Ms. Betty E. Caywood Mr. Larry D. Chandler

Mr. Flavious B. Martin III Dr. Carl G. Mattacola Ms. Paula R. May Ms. Nadine Maynard Mr. J. Brent Mays Ms. Helen F. McGill Mrs. Lori T. McIntosh Ms. Anne W. McLaughlin Mrs. Mary J. McLaughlin Ms. Kelley A. McMurry Ms. Sandra L. McNair Mr. David H. McRae Mr. James D. Meade Mr. Michael G. Meadors Ms. Christina C. Merk Mr. Robert L. Morgan Mrs. Tania L. Motschman Mr. Geoffrey R. Nesbitt and Mr. Henry C. Wray, lll Mr. Rick K. Mui Ms. Traci H. Mullins Mrs. Susan A. Nalepa Mrs. Gail A. Olson

Ms. Connie E. Proudfoot Mrs. Deborah Puckett Mrs. Whitney Lush Quiambao Mrs. Elizabeth K. Ragsdale Ms. Tina G. Redmon Mrs. Margaret D. Reesor Mr. Edward D. Renda Dr. Mary E. Reynolds Mrs. Maureen J. Reynolds

Mr. Berry L. Stewart Ms. Martha L. Stricker Mrs. Rebecca K. Swoyer Ms. Stacy M. Taluskie Mr. Eric J. Tarr Mr. William H. Tharp Theracare Physical Therapy Services Ms. Kathryn C. Thompson Mrs. RuthAnn Lee Thompson

Mrs. Anne S. Rice

Mrs. Andrea S. Tomasetti

Mrs. Patricia H. Ring

Mrs. Jennifer Triplett Carter

Mrs. Cindy Carroll Robinson

Mrs. Debra S. Turner

Mrs. Linda J. Rodgers

Mrs. Susan L. Victor

Mrs. Toni G. Rodgers

Mr. John A. Wallace

Mrs. Holly G. Roeder

Mrs. Bette K. Ward

Mrs. Susan J. Rohleder

Mr. Jeffrey E. Ward

Ms. Kathy H. Rorer

Ms. Amy L. Warren

Ms. Carol J. Rowe

Mrs. Sally R. Watkins

Mrs. Teresa B. Salyers

Ms. Sherry L. Watson

Ms. Aliceann C. Sanders

Mrs. Elizabeth A. Weaver

Mr. Steve K. Sanford

Mr. Gerald A. White, Jr

Mrs. Audrey Sanner

Ms. Nancy L. Whitmer

Mrs. Suzanne C. Scarpulla

Ms. Monica Gibbs Whitt

Mrs. Margaret L. Schakel

Mrs. Clara Yates Wieland

Mrs. Denise Schlaak

Mrs. Jennifer H. Wilham

Ms. Rebecca A. Scholtz

Mrs. Celia M. Wilke

Dr. Debra F. Schulte

Mrs. Thelma J. Wiseman

Mrs. Kathleen M. Schweikart

Mrs. Kit Yin Wong

Scott-Gross Company, Inc. Ms. Margaret Boyd Shake Mrs. Sue A. Shugars Mrs. Leslie S. Simpson

Mrs. Anne Rae M. Wright Ms. Martha J. Young Mrs. Kathleen M. Zandona Ms. Bonnie S. Zimmer Mr. Gregory A. Zoll

$100-$499 Mr. John Agnew

Mr. Francis M. Ballard

Dr. Gilson J. Capilouto

Mrs. Rebecca S. Dausman

Mr. Paul D. Ferrell

GlaxoSmithKline

Ms. Martha E. Alexander

Mr. Jonathan M. Beiser

Mrs. Dorothy R. Deleon

Mr. Steve B. Fisher

Ms. Irene Gooding

The American Physiological Society

Mrs. Loretta P. Belhasen

Mrs. Catherine B. Chamberlain

Ms. Mary A. Denham

Mrs. Colleen A. Fleck

Mrs. Brenda B. Gosney

Mr. Carlos S. Anzola

Mrs. Elizabeth L. Douthitt

Ms. Deborah A. French

Ms. Debby F. Gray

Mrs. Sylvia Gale Boggs

Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Cooper

Mrs. Ginger G. Aulick Dr. Dale L. Avers Mrs. Elizabeth S. Bainter

Dr. Janice B. Blythe Dr. Lori A. Bolgla Ms. Michelle Boling Ms. Barbara J. Bruening

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Dr. Tamara S. Cranfill Ms. Debbie J. Creighton Mrs. Cheryl A. Crouch

Ms. Lois A. Downing

Dr. Ann Reed Gaines

Ms. Beth G. Gudeman

Mr. Eugene Wayne Dupas

Mr. Robert G. Gandy

Mrs. Nancy M. Hanna

Mr. Robert L. Edwards

Mr. Steven G. Gaskins

Dr. Anne Harrison

Dr. Susan Effgen

Mrs. Sara R. Gilliam

Mrs. Donna C. Hazle

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2009 Donor List

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$100-$499 cont.

Mrs. Lois J. Hill

Dr. Janice M. Kuperstein

Ms. Tonya L. Miller

Mrs. L. Jean Points

Mrs. Deborah B. Snavely

Mr. Ronald A. Hosterman

Mr. Terry A. Lawson

Mrs. Kathy G. Mitchell

Mrs. Karissa Jo Porter

Mrs. Janella Spencer

IBM Corporation

Dr. Judy M. Linger

Mr. Marc K. Morifuji

Mrs. Mary M. Reid

Dr. Charles T. Wethington Jr.

Mrs. Jeannine W. Jett

Mr. Rusty MacSwords

Ms. Donna S. Morris

Mrs. Jane B. Roberts

Staggs & Fisher Consulting Engineers, Inc.

Mrs. Kathryn W. Jordan

Dr. Terry R. Malone

Ms. Francine F. Morris

Dr. Cheryl R. Robertson

Dr. Sharon R. Stewart

Mrs. Barbara Williams

Mrs. Mary S. Kaeder

Dr. Robert C. Marshall

Mrs. Linda F. Mulloy

Ms. Mabel T. Scherzer

Ms. Janet K. King

Drs. Patrick and Jennifer McKeon

Mr. and Ms. Michael A. and Julia Muscarella

Ms. Rita Schmid

Ms. Sheila A. McKinney

Mr. Jonathan S. Nalli

Mrs. Paula G. Melson

Norton Healthcare

Meridian Chiles

Mr. Thomas D. Plamondon Jr.

Dr. Patrick Harvey Kitzman Dr. Jane O’Regan Kleinert Mrs. Kimberly A. Kluemper Mr. Thomas D. Kmetz

Mrs. Elizabeth K. Miller

Dr. Sandra L. Senft Dr. Karen O. Skaff Mr. Joey R. Smith Mrs. Rhonda K. Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Donald and Patricia Waggener Mrs. Cynthia K. White

Mrs. Kathy Stilz

Mr. Jerry L. Wise

Ms. Kimberly B. Stroth

Mrs. Katherine Wolnitzek

Ms. Carol Lynn Struewing

Mr. Eric Matthew Yochem

Dr. Ellen W. Sutherland

Mrs. Jeananne M. Zink

Therapy Rentals, LLC

Mrs. Teresa L. Zryd

Dr. Timothy L. Uhl UK Federal Credit Union

$500-$999 Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. and Linda J. Brown

Mr. and Mrs. Kelly and Allison Horseman

Ms. Karen R. Kendrick

Dr. Linda S. Gorman

Mrs. Holly L. Johnson

Dr. Chemyong Ko

Mrs. Sandra G. Jones

KHA Solutions Group

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. and Sandy Lytle

Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Johnnie Miller

Mr. and Mrs. Brendan N. and Denise McCarthy

Dr. Charlotte A. Peterson and Mr. Kurt Heinoren

Quantrell Cadillac, Inc. Mrs. Vicki Dale RiddellPeavler and Mr. Joe Peavler Mr. Tim K. Thurston

$1,000-$4,999 Ms. Margaret J. Blain DPT Class of 2009 Drayer Physical Therapy Institute

Drs. Robert A. and Mary L. English

Dr. Donna G. Horn

Mr. Paul F. Nett

Dr. Doris A. Rapp

Mr. Michael T. Funk

Mr. Mark F. Hunt

Dr. Arthur J. Nitz

Dr. Barbara R. Sanders

Mrs. Nancy Swigert

Ja-Pro Marketing, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Jase and Natalie Pinerola

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory and Ann Smith

Turner Construction Company

Dr. Lori S. Gonzalez

Ms. Virginia W. Longnecker

Dr. Joseph C. Stemple

$5000+ Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital

PT PROS, Inc. Mrs. Jackie Resinger

Rockcastle Hospital & Respiratory Care Center, Inc.

Mr. Michael P. Thornton

Giving by the Numbers

488 953 $ 226,580.43 Donors

Every effort was made to ensure this list is accurate and complete. If you have been omitted or listed incorrectly, please let us know by e-mailing allison.horseman@uky.edu or calling (859) 218-0563.

Gifts

Total Donations & Pledges

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Development News

College Fellows Fellows listed below have pledged their financial support to the College of Health Sciences.

University Fellows David W. and Valerie Apts

Robert Joseph Coll

George S. Hagan, IV

Evelyn Crawford and Jeffery J. Bacia, Jr.

Elizabeth E. Cooke

Connie and Patrick Hauser

Jean C. Cooper

Jeffrey L. and Pamela C. Howard

Janice Orienda Burdette Blythe

Charles H. and Denise H. Elliott

Mark F. Hunt

Paul Douglas and Mary Sue Borders

Tony and Lynn English*

Terrence C. and Debbie S. Brown

Joseph E. Gerhardstein

Gregory G. and Jacquline R. Carter

Holly L. and David R. Johnson

Michael T. Funk

Karen R. Kendrick Linda Carol Langley

Bradley K. Gonyer Lori and Randall Gonzalez

Walter K. and Lisa S. Cleary

Linda Gorman

James Kennedy Patterson Fellows

Stuart and Donna Lowenthal

Henry Stites Barker Fellows

Jeffrey W. and Sandy J. Lytle

Alan and Jo Newberry

Terry R. and Becky A. Malone Gary R. and Rita L. Marsh David L. and Edith W. Mathews

Scott B. and Bunny Scutchfield

Arthur John and Jane Elizabeth Nitz

Karen O. and David M. Skaff

Charlotte A. Peterson and Kurt Heinonen

Marlin K. and Vicki V. Sparks

Gregory A. and Ann L. Smith

John S. and Sandra Petrey Jase and Natalie Pinerola*

Denise and Brendan McCarthy H. Johnnie and Robert C. Miller Paul F. Nett

Joseph C. and Terri L. Stemple

Helen T. Robinson

John Underwood

Thomas C. Robinson

Patricia M. Waggener

Thomas W. and Susan D. Samuel

Robert W. and Charlotte W. White

John Bryan Bowman Fellows

Presidential Fellows

Appalachian Regional HealthCare

Baptist Hospital East

Central Baptist Hospital

Norton Healthcare

Jennie Stuart Medical Center

Alan L. and Susan A. Grogan

The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels

Regional Medical Center

Saint Joseph Hospital

James W., Jr. and Barbara Craig Holsinger

Steve D. Thornton

W. K. Kellogg Foundation

Vicki Riddell-Peavler and Joe Peavler Jacqueline K. Resinger St. Elizabeth Medical Center Jerry Stricker * denotes new or renewed Fellows

CHS Phonathon

Ever wonder who’s calling you?

Students like Emma Feinauer, a Communication Sciences and Disorders scholar, are on the other line during UK’s annual phonathon.

Emma is beginning the graduate CSD program this fall. She is from Cold Spring, Ky. and has been involved with the phonathon for a year and a half.

This year, Emma was recognized for her efforts and was awarded a phonathon scholarship to help offset the rising cost of education. Last year, another CSD student, Bridget Anderson, received the same award.

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“I really enjoy working for the phonathon because it gives me the opportunity to give back to the University,” said Emma. “The phonathon has opened my eyes to the importance of annual giving and shown me the tremendous support given from alumni and friends of the University of Kentucky. Also, since I am a scholarship recipient, it is important to me that I continue calling so that others may have the same opportunities that I have received.”

When Emma calls, please take our call and help make a difference for CHS students by contributing toward student scholarships.

See the back cover for information about the 2010 Phonathon and when to expect our call.

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Development News

See Blue. Make a Difference.

One of the largest obstacles our students and their families face today is paying for a college education.

With rising costs of higher education and cuts in state funding, the need for scholarship assistance for our students has never been greater.

For this reason, the University is announcing a campaign to increase the amount of scholarship support available to students at the University of Kentucky. The campaign is called, “See Blue.

Make a Difference.”

It’s inspiring to dream about what our students can accomplish in the future.

It also can be exciting and rewarding to be a part of making that happen.

For us to achieve the goal of the “See Blue. Make a Difference.” campaign, it will take the investment of many individuals, especially those closest to the University who understand the value of its educational programs and

their impact. More than at any other time, the University of Kentucky needs the commitment, loyalty and leadership of its friends and alumni to help extend its long tradition of excellence to new generations of students.

You are invited to join us in this great undertaking for the students of the University of Kentucky. Your support, combined with that of others who will stand with us, will enable the University to meet this noble challenge and prepare even more leaders of tomorrow.

Your support will help…turn vision into reality…change the future and shape lives… make the world a better place…open doors of opportunity…fulfill students’ academic dreams…and meet the challenge.

Our fundraising staff will be glad to discuss how you can make a difference with you. To request a visit, e-mail allison.horseman@uky.edu. To find out more about the President’s Scholarship Initiative, visit www.uky.edu/psi.

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In the 2008-09 academic year, more than 50 percent of students in the College of Health Sciences were from households considered below the poverty line.

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Tuition expenses for CHS students range from $8,928 for an instate master’s student in Communication Sciences and Disorders to $31,179 per year for an out-of-state Doctor of Physical Therapy student.

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Students cover their unmet need by borrowing and/or working more than they should.

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After aid from all available sources was awarded in the 200809 academic year, more than 5,300 UK undergraduate students (28 percent of all undergraduates) had remaining unmet, unfunded need totaling more than $29 million. This number is potentially higher for graduate programs, such as those in the College of Health Sciences.

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The average amount generated per year by a $50,000 endowment is $2,000.

Scholarship Recipients Tour Premier Therapy Health Centers Five physical therapy students received scholarships through the generous support of Premier Physical and Occupational Therapy in Ashland, Ky. Emily Huffman, Matthew Fields, Jonathan Terry, Kathryn Weinfurtner and Kari Hart, along with Physical Therapy faculty members Terry Malone and Leslie Simpson, toured the facilities and met with staff during a May visit.  L-R: Kari Hart, Emily Huffman, Jonathan Terry, Terry Malone (PT faculty), Leslie Simpson (PT faculty), Kathryn Weinfurtner, David Apts (Premier, president and owner), Matt Fields and Todd Munson (Premier, CEO).

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Help us celebrate the College of Health Sciences’ 45th anniversary by taking our call.

The annual phonathon will be held September 26 through October 7. Please consider making a gift of $45, $450 or any other amount. Every penny counts.

Last year’s phonathon set a new record for CHS, raising $19,772! Let’s break the $20,000 mark in 2010.