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News from the Executive Vice Chancellor’s Office
Executive Vice Chancellor Donald Hagen, MD, his wife, Karen, and KU Medical Center’s deans will host a luncheon and open house for graduates and their families from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 17 in the Fountain Courtyard. The schedule is as follows: 10:30 a.m. to noon — School of Nursing; 12:30 to 2 p.m. — Allied Health and Graduate Studies; and 2 to 3 p.m. — Medicine. Call alumni relations, ext. 1255, to make reservations.
A breakfast for graduating students and their guests be held from 7:45 to 9:30 a.m. May 18 in the Kansas Union Ballroom, Lawrence.
Chancellor Robert Hemenway’s reception for graduates and their families will be from 10 a.m. to noon May 18 at the Chancellor’s residence, 1532 Lilac Lane, Lawrence.
KU’s 125th commencement is scheduled for May 18 at the Lawrence campus. After assembling at 2 p.m. on Memorial Drive, faculty and graduates will begin the KU commencement ceremony at 2:30 p.m. with a procession down Mount Oread and into Memorial Stadium. If it is raining the morning of commencement, an announcement will be made at noon about arrangements for a postponed ceremony. Announcements will be made through the KU Information Center (913-864-3506); radio stations: KANU (FM 91.5), KLZR (FM 106), KJHK (FM 91), WIBW (AM 580), WDAF (AM 610) and KLWN (AM 1320); and Sunflower Cablevision (cable channel 6 in Lawrence). If the weather begins to clear in early afternoon, the first attempt to hold a postponed ceremony will be at 4:30 p.m. Graduates will assemble on Memorial Drive at 4 p.m. If the weather doesn’t begin to clear in time for a 4:30 p.m. ceremony, a second attempt to hold a ceremony will be made at 6:30 p.m. Graduates will assemble on Memorial Drive at 6 p.m. If it is still raining, the ceremony will be postponed until Monday May 19, when graduates will line up at 8:30 a.m. for a 9 a.m. procession. KU Medical Center graduates who have excelled academically will be among the students carrying banners for KU’s 13 schools and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences during commencement ceremonies. The students will lead their school groups in the traditional march down Mount Oread and then join university officials on the platform as candidates from each school are asked to stand together for the ceremonial conferring of degrees. Those carrying banners will be — the School of Allied Health, Regye Hageman; the School of Nursing, Kristin Knightley; and the School of Medicine, Beverly Tong.
The next CenterNet conference will be from 11 a.m. to noon May 14 in 1025 Orr-Major. Thomas Waldmann, MD, chief of the metabolism branch in the division of clinical sciences at the National Institutes of Health, will discuss "The Role of IL-15: A Pleiotropic Cytokine in the Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Diseases." Harvey Alter, MD, chief of the infectious disease section and associate director for research in the department of transfusion medicine at the Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center, will discuss "Anatomy of Hepatitis C and G Virus Infections."
News from the School of Medicine-Kansas City and Wichita
The School of Medicine hooding and awards ceremony will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 17 at the Lied Center, Lawrence.
The School of Medicine faculty meeting (for all Kansas City and Wichita faculty) will begin at 4 p.m. May 13 in Rieke Auditorium. The state salary committee will present its executive summary to the faculty. The meeting will be broadcast to the Wichita Room at the Wichita campus.
News from the School of Medicine-Kansas City
An internationally recognized immunologist and molecular virologist, Linda Gooding, PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology at Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, will visit the Medical Center May 13. She will present a research seminar, "Adenovirus Subversion of Host Defense Mechanisms," at 11 a.m. in 1023 Orr-Major, which is sponsored by the department of microbiology, molecular genetics and immunology. She will also give a lecture, "Alternative Medicine — Fringe or Frontier," at 4 p.m. in the Clendening Amphitheater, which is sponsored by the Kansas Cancer Institute and the history and philosophy of medicine. The second lecture will address the philosophical differences between "scientific medicine’ and "holistic medicine." He research is, in part, funded by a grant from the Office of Alternative Medicine. She serves as a consultant to CNN News on issues relating to this topic.
James Kindscher, MD associate professor of anesthesiology, has been named an associate examiner for the Oral Board Exam of the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA). He joins Kirk Benson, MD, chair and associate professor, and Stephen Tarver, MD, assistant professor, both in anesthesiology, as oral examiners for the ABA.
Pam Shaw, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics, was among 35 individuals selected to participate in Leadership Kansas, a program sponsored by the Kansas Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Leadership Kansas is a nationally recognized program that aims to develop and motivate future leaders for the state.
Richard McCallum, MD, was recently named a professor of medicine and director of KU Medical Center’s division of gastroenterology and hepatology. McCallum, who is also director of the Center for GI Motility Disorders, most recently was chief of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. He earned his medical degree in 1968 from the University of Queensland and Queensland Medical School, Australia. Prior to joining the University of Virginia, he spent nine years on the gastroenterology faculty at Yale University, New Haven, Conn. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, Royal Australasian College of Physicians and the American College of Gastroenterology. He has published more than 200 scientific articles, 75 medical text chapters and edited eight gastroenterology textbooks, including the most recently published Gastrointestinal Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
Barry Marshall, MD, has joined the division of gastroenterology and hepatology as a clinical associate professor of medicine. He earned his medical degree in 1974 from the University of Western Australia. Marshall’s work in gastroenterology began when he joined the Royal Perth Hospital, Australia. Richard McCallum, MD, director of KU Medical Center’s division of gastroenterolgoy and hepatology, then recruited Marshall to the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, in 1986, where McCallum worked as chief of gastroenterology at the time. Over the next eight years their collaboration helped to propel research into Helicobacter pylori in the United States. Marshall received the 1995 Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award — one of the most prestigious honors in medical science — in recognition of his work. In 1995, he returned Perth, where he continues on staff at Sir Charles Gardner Hospital, a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Western Australia. He maintains his academic relationships with the United States through his faculty appoint at KU Medical Center.
Lisa Campbell, MD, clinical assistant professor of pediatrics, presented "The Role of Peer and Adult Support in the Lives of Adolescents With Questions About Their Sexual Orientation" at the April 6 biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development and at the May 2 annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, both in Washington.
Sanjoy Das, PhD, research assistant professor of molecular and integrative physiology, received a new, three-year $535,468 total costs grant from the National Institutes of Health for "Environmental Toxins and Uterine Gene Expression."
News from the School of Medicine-Wichita
Larry Anderson, DVM, MD, clinical assistant professor of family and community medicine, has been elected to a five-year term on the American Board of Family Practice. He has served as a preceptor for medical students in his Wellington office for two decades.
At the March 22 KU School of Medicine-Wichita Class of 1997 Banquet, several faculty and residents were honored with teaching awards. Joseph Lin, MD, professor of pathology, received the Golden Chair Award presented by the graduating seniors for most support from a faculty member outside of academic teaching. Frederic Chang, MD, professor of surgery, received the Thor Jager, MD Award. Philip Cherven, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics, received the Jayhawker, MD Award. Robert Leach, MD, second-year internal medicine resident, received the Jayhawker, MD Resident Award. Steven Kern, MD, second-year surgery resident, received the Dean’s Award for Clinical Teaching (resident). Randy Henwood, MD, clinical instructor of family and community medicine, received the Volunteer Teaching Award.
News from the School of Nursing
The School of Nursing recognition ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. May 17 at Memorial Hall, 600 N. Seventh, Kansas City, Kan.
Sigma Theta Tau Delta Chapter will sponsor an awards banquet
and member induction at 5:30 p.m.
May 15 at the Quivira Lake Clubhouse, 8300 Holiday Drive.
Ninety-two members will be inducted. Dean Karen Miller, RN, PhD,
will be a guest speaker. For reservations, which are due by noon
May 12, call Norma Reed at ext. 3360.
Michelle Millholland, senior nursing student, has been elected by the National Student Nurses Association to serve as director on the executive board and chair the by-laws committee.
Marge Bott, doctoral student; Ann Kuckelman Cobb, RN, PhD, professor; Monica Scheibmeir, doctoral student; and Kathleen O’Connell, RN, PhD, professor, are co-authors of "Quitting: Smokers Relate Their Experiences," which was published in Qualitative Health Research (1997), 7, 255-269. Scheibmeir and Bott worked as staff on O’Connell’s RESIST project, which generated the data for this article.
Monica Scheibmeir, doctoral student, was recently named a KU Medical Center Kansas Health Foundation Scholar, which is accompanied by a $12,500 stipend. Kathleen O’Connell, RN, PhD, professor, was her sponsor for this scholarship.
Sue Popkess-Vawter, RN, PhD, professor, presented "Holistic Self-Care Weight Management" at Nursing Showcase ‘97, which was sponsored by the Collaborative Nursing Initiative, a group of 11 professional nursing organizations in the metropolitan area. The inaugural Nursing Showcase was May 3 at Penn Valley Community College.
News from the School of Allied Health
The School of Allied Health student recognition ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. May 17 at Memorial Hall, 600 N. Seventh, Kansas City, Kan.
Dietetics and nutrition faculty traveled to Lincoln, Neb., April 10 and 11 to attend a joint meeting of the Kansas and Nebraska Dietetic Associations. Jim Halling, MS, RD, LD, associate professor and chair and director; Pam Henry, MS, RD, LD, courtesy instructor and associate director; Susan Kurien, MS, RD, LD, courtesy instructor and assistant director; Deanne Zeets, RD, LD, courtesy teaching associate and coordinator of patient care services; and Sue Waltemath, MS, RD, LD, Barbara Loveless, MS, RD, LD, and Barbara Marsh, MS, RD, LD, all courtesy instructors and dietitian specialists, presented "Downsizing/Rightsizing, Enhancing Quality." Adrienne Moore Baxter, MS, RD, LD, courtesy instructor and coordinator of the Nutrition Information Service, presented "Herbal Supplements: How Do We Respond."
Karen Nau, PhD, PT, and Lisa Stenho-Bittel, PhD, PT, both assistant professors of physical therapy education, chaired the research forum at the recent Kansas Physical Therapy Association (KPTA) Spring Meeting. One of the platform speakers was Greg McCarthy, MS, PT, a 1996 physical therapy education graduate. Several posters were presented by physical therapy education faculty: "Pelvic Posture and Shoulder Flexibility in Females Ages 9 - 12," Janice Loudon PhD, PT, ATC, CSC, assistant professor; "Blood Lactate Concentration and Perceived Exertion Differ After Equivalent Isokinetic Work at Three Velocities," Eric Foster, student; "Relative Validity of Clinical Techniques for Measuring the Body Composition of Persons with ALS," Nau; "Effect of an Eight-Week Inspiratory Muscle Strengthening Program on the Pulmonary Function of Individuals with ALS," Nikki Rome and Julie Miller, both students; "Reliability of Assessment of Leisure and Exercise Physical Activities Via Questionnaire in Persons With Paraplegia," Tara Schneider, student; "Distribution of Agrin and Acetylcholine Receptors Following Electrical Stimulation of Frog Neuromuscular Junctions," Anne Stanco, PhD, PT, assistant professor; and "Reliability of a Clinical Measure of Standing Balance," Bonnie Swafford, PT, director of physical therapy at KU Hospital.
News from Graduate Studies and Research and the Research Institute
The Graduate School hooding ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. May 17 at the Lied Center, Lawrence.
News from the Office of Primary Care
The Office of Primary Care recently named the recipients of its first Teacher of the Year Award. They are Doug Woolley, MD, associate professor and vice chair of family and community medicine at the Wichita campus, and Katherine Melhorn, MD, pediatric residency director at the Wesley Pediatric Clinic at the Wichita campus. The awards were presented at the Primary Care Forum April 22 at KU Medical Center.
News from the Kansas Cancer Institute
The next Kansas Cancer Institute Research Round Table will be at noon May 20 in Lied Auditorium. Analee "Betsy" Beisecker, PhD, associate director of the Kansas Cancer Institute and associate professor of preventive medicine, will present "Psychosocial Research Using High-Risk Breast Cancer Patients."
News from the Center on Aging
The next Center on Aging Ethical Analysis Seminar will be from
noon to 1 p.m. May 14 in 2004
Orr-Major. The topic will be: "What’s Age Got To Do
With It?"
News from Dykes Library
The Multimedia Education Group will meet from noon to 1 p.m. May 19 in 1014 Orr-Major. Amy Moors, pulse development unit, will discuss publishing and multimedia guidelines for Pulse. She will use materials available on Pulse to highlight these guidelines. All faculty and staff are welcome. For more information, go to the group’s Pulse site at: http://www.kumc.edu/service/acadsupt/mmeg/mmeg.html or contact Kim Shaw at ext. 7361.
News from the Intercultural Center
The next film, which will be shown in two parts, in the KU
Medical Center Film Series will be "Exodus." Part one
will begin at 4 p.m. May 14 in Sudler Auditorium. (Part two will
be shown in June.) Lauren Aaronson, RN, PhD, FAAN, professor and
associate dean for research at the School of Nursing, will be the
discussion facilitator. Part one will explore Jewish culture and
the formation of Israel from a post-Holocaust historical and
cultural perspective. For more information, contact Alisa Lange
at ext. 5148 or
via e-mail at alange@kumc.edu.
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