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Benefactor Summer/Fall 2010Marshall University and Chapmanville communitybreak ground for center expanding health,educational opportunitiesLooking on at the ground breaking is Senator Ron D. Stollings, MD, Class of 1982. Turning first dirt are Dr. CharlesH. McKown, Jr., vice president and dean of the School of Medicine; Roger McGrew, chairman, Logan HealthcareFoundation; Jennifer T. Plymale, director, Robert C. Byrd Center for Rural Health; Senator Earl Ray Tomblin,West Virginia State Senate President-Lieutenant Governor; and Dr. Stephen J. Kopp, Marshall University president.Marshall University and theChapmanville community brokeground April 2 for a Rural Health &Clinical Education Center to serve southernWest Virginia.In addition to being the permanent homeof the Coalfield Health Center, which now isoperating in temporary quarters, the new facilitywill enable both expanded health care servicesand career training opportunities.Marshall is able to construct the new facilitythanks to more than $2.7 million in fundingsecured by the late U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrdand a strong collaboration among communityleaders, the Logan Healthcare Foundation andMarshall’s Robert C. Byrd Center for RuralHealth.Senate President-Lieutenant Governor EarlRay Tomblin, the event’s keynote speaker, saidthe center will offer long-term benefits thatextend beyond the health care it provides. “Italso gives us the opportunity to have doctorsdoing their residencies in the area,” he said.“This will be part of their educational processand they will come here, get involved with thecommunity and, hopefully, stick around formany years to come to provide health care toour citizens here.”He said the center’s focus on primary care isimportant.“If we can teach people to live healthierlifestyles, in the long run, we’ll have better andlonger lives in southern West Virginia,” he said.Representing Marshall at the event werePresident Stephen J. Kopp, Vice President andDean Charles H. McKown Jr., and Center forcontinued page 7

School of MedicineHappeningscontinued from page 6Rural Health Director Jennifer Plymale. Otherspeakers included Roger McGrew of the LoganHealthcare Foundation, Congressman Nick J.Rahall, and Sen. Ron Stollings, MD.The teaching health center, expected to openin January, will have a family medicine andpediatrics clinic, plus satellite X-ray and blood/draw/laboratory facilities. Later, specialtyclinics will occupy the second floor, providingpermanent or rotating services. The center willincorporate support space for training medicalstudents, residents, and students in other healthprofessions.The Logan Healthcare Foundation providedthe site on Airport Road in Chapmanville at nocost and has made a direct grant of $180,000 foroperating and start up assistance. Marshall’s Centerfor Rural Health has committed $150,000 in startup capital.UUniversity heart testing laboratoryreceives accreditationMarshall’s University CardiovascularServices has become the community’sonly nuclear cardiology laboratoryto receive accreditation from the IntersocietalCommission for the Accreditation of NuclearMedicine Laboratories. The accreditation is validthrough September 2012.Nuclear cardiology testing helps in diagnosingand treating heart disease by allowing doctors toevaluate the heart’s pumping function and bloodflow.The commission describes the accreditationas a “seal of approval” that it awards only afterdetermining a facility complies with standardscovering physician and technologist training andexperience, procedures, equipment, safety andquality assurance processes.University Cardiovascular Services is partof University Physicians & Surgeons. Attendingphysicians with the department are Drs. SilvestreCansino, Mehiar El-Hamdani, Francis Le,Rameez Sayyed, Tina Sias, Ralph Stevens II,Mark Studeny (chairman), Ellen Thompson,Paulette Wehner and Everett Wray III. Nursepractitioners are Heather Carver, Traci Phillipsand Beth White.The Intersocietal Commission for theAccreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratoriesis a non-profit organization sponsored by theAmerican College of Cardiology, the AmericanCollege of Nuclear Physicians, the AmericanSociety of Nuclear Cardiology, the Academyof Molecular Imaging, the Society of NuclearMedicine, and the Society of Nuclear MedicineTechnologist Section.

Benefactor Summer/Fall 2010Farrell Professorship in EndocrinologyThe School of Medicine has establishedthe Joseph M. Farrell, MD, Professorshipin Endocrinology, an endowedposition that represents additional resourcesboth to Marshall’s diabetes research and itsendocrinology fellowship program, the only oneof its kind in West Virginia.The school received funding for theprofessorship, as well as other activities toreduce the problem of diabetes in West Virginia,as the result of the settlement of a class actionlawsuit in which the Huntington law firmFarrell, Farrell & Farrell, PLLC, was involved.Dr. Charles H. McKown Jr., vice presidentfor health sciences and dean of the School ofMedicine, said Marshall received more than$3 million in the settlement, thanks to theconcentrated efforts of attorney Michael J.Farrell, whose roles at Marshall have rangedfrom student body president to interimpresident, and co-counsel Tamela J. White.“Dr. Joseph Farrell was a distinguishedphysician, who, along with a few othercolleagues, laid the groundwork for modernmedicine in Huntington,” McKown said. “Healso was well known for the mentoring hegenerously provided to other physicians duringhis career. It is indeed fitting to recognize himthrough the naming of this professorship.”Michael Farrell, Joseph Farrell’s son, said hisfather treated many people with diabetes duringthe 45 years he practiced internal medicine inHuntington. “The legacy of this EndocrinologyChair in his honor will be better and morefocused educational opportunities regardingendocrinology and diabetes for both medicalstudents at the university and continuingmedical education programs for physicians,” hesaid. “These educational endeavors will improvethe medical interventions and produce betterMembers of the Farrell family along with Dr. Charles H.McKown, Jr., vice president and dean of the School ofMedicine, display the framed portrait of their father Dr.Joseph Farrell. (L to R) Paul, Margaret (Perkins), Dr. McKown,Mike, John and Joehealthcare for all persons afflicted with diabetesfor generations to come.”In a ceremony unveiling Joseph Farrell’sportrait, Dr. Kevin Yingling, chairman of theDepartment of Internal Medicine, rememberedthe physician as “a role model for best medicalcare” who contributed greatly to the community.“We appreciate the efforts of Tammy White,Mike Farrell and the Farrell family for theircontributions to the Farrell Professorship andsupport of programs in endocrinology here,”he said. “The monies awarded to the School ofMedicine that support the Farrell Professorshipin Endocrinology continue to advance theclinical care and education of diabetic patientsacross the region, especially in southern WestVirginia, and will also provide support forendocrinology fellowship, training includingclinical research.”Henry Driscoll, MD, FACP, is the firstFarrell professor. He is chief of the Sectionof Endocrinology and medical director of theMarshall University Diabetes Center. His

School of MedicineCover Storyresearch interest is in the immunopathogenesisof diabetes. He has authored articles andparticipated in studies in the mechanisms ofpancreatic islet-cell hormone secretion, effectsof nutritional deficiency, therapies for diabetesand thyroid cancer.Driscoll has served as director of theinternal medicine clerkship and as a memberand chair of the Institutional Review Board. Heis a member of the Endocrine Society, Sigma Xi,the American Federation for Medical Research,the American Medical Association, the WestVirginia State Medical Association, the CabellCounty Medical Society and the Norval CarterMemorial Medical Society. He is a memberof the Professional Section of the AmericanDiabetes Association and has served aspresident of its local, state and regional affiliatedorganizations.In addition to having the state’s onlyendocrinology fellowship training program,Marshall’s Chertow Diabetes Center hasthe state’s largest group of board-certifiedendocrinologists in West Virginia and theregion. Its active research program has resultedin 11 publications and 16 national presentationsin the past three years.Dr. Kevin Yingling, Class of 1985, chair, Department of Internal Medicine, with Mike Farrell and Tammy White

Benefactor Summer/Fall 2010DDr. Paul Ambrose Memorial Fund againsupports medical mission tripFor the third year, 39 medical students,health care providers and other studentsparticipated in a medical mission trip toHonduras. Funding for the trip was provided bythe Dr. Paul W. Ambrose Memorial Fund andthrough the personal generosity of his parentsDr. Kenneth and Sharon Ambrose. The teamwas part of Global Medical Brigades (GMB)an international network that sends teams todeveloping countries to provide healthcare.Medical students Jacob Kilgore and BrentKidd respectively were the co-ordinator andvice co-ordinator of this year’s trip fromJuly 12 – 18.Jacob Kilgore, SOM mission co-ordinator,stated, “Our experiences in Honduras cannotbe described any better than life changing. Notonly were we able to treat nearly 1,600 peoplein less than a week’s time, but the relationshipswe formed both as a group and with theHonduran communities will continue with uslong after our journey’s end. I was so fortunateto be a member of this team and this trip, andnone of this would have been possible withoutthe generous support of the Ambrose family.Ken and Sharon Ambrose are presented a memento fromBrent Kidd and Jacob Kilgore.For their contributions, we will be foreverindebted.”Honduras Mission Team MembersJacob KilgoreBrent KiddAlex OvermillerSamantha CreelMichael KinderShannon JamesArifa KhokarCaleb HuffRegina GuzzoElias SalloumAdam ShortChris BatesKatie RichardsonRuss RichardsonShaun StanleyAyah ArafaKatherine SteeleJessica PriceCandace CurryCherie OvermillerMS-I (MUSOM)MS-I (MUSOM)MS-I (MUSOM)MS-I (MUSOM)MS-I (MUSOM)MS-I (MUSOM)MS-I (MUSOM)MS-I (MUSOM)MS-I (MUSOM)MS-I (MUSOM)MS-I (MUSOM)MS-I (MUSOM)MS-I (MUSOM)MS-I (MUSOM)MS-I (MUSOM)MS-I (MUSOM)MS-I (MUSOM)MS-I (WFSOM)MS-I (WFSOM)PT StudentShawndra ThompsonSara LillyAllison CombsHolly OvermillerMarjorie Ellen SoltisShayla MinJesse ChaffinAaron DomCarrie Beth CoxAlex MunozAmy YoungSusan OvermillerGerald SoltisSarah YoungBeth WhiteDr. Charles ClementsDr. Carl OvermillerSusan LopataRebecca Child-ByardUndergraduate/Incoming MS-IUndergraduate/BioMedUndergraduate/ChemistryUndergraduate/Pre-medUndergraduate/Pre-medUndergraduate/Pre-medBioMed Graduate StudentBioMed Graduate StudentBioMed Graduate StudentBioMed Graduate StudentBioMed Graduate StudentPhysical TherapistOptometristNurse (R.N.)Nurse Practitioner - CardioPhysician - FPPhysician - SurgeonMS-IV (MUSOM)MS-IV (MUSOM)

The loss of Senator ByrdPresident Barack Obama called SenatorRobert C. Byrd “an authoritative scholar,respected leader, and unparalleledchampion of our Constitution. He scaled thesummit of power, but his mind never strayedfrom the people of his beloved West Virginia.”Byrd brought the state billions of dollarsfor highways, federal offices, research institutesand dams. Millions of West Virginians havebenefitted from his gifts and will continue to doso.Marshall University has been particularlyblessed by Byrd’s devotion. His sponsorship ofan amendment to the Second SupplementalAppropriations bill in 1973 began the process ofcreating the School of Medicine, providing $20million to implement the VA Health ManpowerTraining Act and another $25 million to helpcreate the new state medical schools.Since then, federal funding secured by Byrdcreated the Center for Rural Health, whichserves as the base for Marshall’s rural medicineoutreach programs to more than half of WestVirginia’s counties. Projects under way at thecenter include diabetes care, smoking cessation,care for rural elders and rural cancer prevention.The center also houses an ultra-modernlearning technology center, an auditorium andteleconferencing center, the health scienceslibrary and administrative offices of the Schoolof Medicine.For that project, Byrd secured $4.5 millionin federal funding, as well as $2.45 millionfor the University Physicians Center. Thetwo centers make up the Marshall UniversityMedical Center, which is part of the Cabell-Huntington Hospital health sciences campus.Other facilities funded by Byrd to helpthe people of West Virginia include a RuralHealth and Clinical Education Center in LoganCounty; the implementation of the VirtualColonoscopy Program at Marshall’s School ofMedicine; the launching of mobile medicalunits in southern West Virginia; and healthrelatedfacilities such as the Robert C. ByrdBiotechnology Science Center.The Biotechnology Science Center wasfunded to equip Marshall with new cuttingedgemedical technologies and services. TheCenter for Diagnostic Nanosystems focuseson the development of new non-invasivenanotechnologies to detect and diagnose diseaseand illnesses at very early stages. Also fundedwas the Genomic Research Institute to utilize

Benefactor Summer/Fall 2010Governor Joe Manchin congratulates Senator Byrd at thededication of the Robert C. Byrd Biotechnology ScienceCenter. Looking on are Marshall University president Dr.Stephen Kopp and School of Medicine dean, Dr. CharlesMcKown.new gene-based diagnostic tools to betterpredict, reduce the risks of, and identify themost responsive treatments for diseases such asAlzheimer’s, autism, Parkinson’s, diabetes andnumerous forms of cancer.In April 2009, Byrd joined other dignitariesin dedicating the Erma Ora Byrd ClinicalCenter, named for his beloved wife. Thiscenter is home to the Departments of InternalMedicine and Cardiovascular services, as well asbeing the primary teaching site for second-yearmedical students. Byrd, in his capacity as thesenior member of the Senate AppropriationsCommittee, was responsible for obtaining morethan $22 million in federal funding for theconstruction of the building.The new facility has enabled the medicalschool to increase its class size by 50 percent,as well as expand the Diabetes Center whichhouses the state’s only endocrinology trainingprogram. The gastroenterology section has alsobeen expanded, allowing for the development ofa specialized Digestive Diseases Center.At the dedication, Byrd said, “We all knowtoo well that our fellow West Virginians havetremendous needs when it comes to health care.Our state’s residents consistently rank high inincidences of disease, injury, and poor healthbehaviors. Our mountains are majestic, but theyhave also been a major impediment to thoseneeding health care. Helping West Virginiansto better access and receive quality healthcare services has been central to my effortsthroughout my public service.“Good health is the greatest of all God’sblessings. It is my hope that this new $23million clinical center and the facilities andprograms that I have established at MarshallUniversity over the years will provide thetools needed to make a significant differencein improving the quality of life for all WestVirginians. Perhaps the elusive cure for canceror the common cold, or other medical miraclesnot even conceived at this time, will bediscovered right here at Marshall.”Senator Byrd and Dr. Charles McKownSOM “Practitioner” yearbooks looking for a good homeIf you are interested in a yearbook from 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 or 2002,you can stop by Room 3409 at the MU Medical Center, 1600 Medical Center Drive,and pick one up or email Linda Holmes (holmes@marshall.edu) for detailsand one can be sent for $5.00 to cover postage and handling.

School of MedicineHappeningsCongratulations to Dr. WalkerBefore retiring July 31, 2008, Dr. Bob Walkerserved rural West Virginians throughMarshall University’s medical school for 29years. He joined the faculty in 1979 as an assistantprofessor of family and community health, and hebecame full chairman of that department in 1986.He went on to also become medical director forthe Robert C. Byrd Center for Rural Health in1998 and the medical school’s executive vice deanin 2001.Throughout his career, beginning as foundingphysician of the Lincoln Primary Care Center, hehas been active in improving health care for theunder served and disadvantaged people of WestVirginia. Under Dr. Walker’s leadership his formerdepartment was recognized as the “OutstandingRural Health Program in America,” and receivedthe “Distinguished Educator Award” of theNational Rural Health Association. He has servedas an advisor to Congress on rural health and haspresented plans for the care of the rural elderlyto joint Congressional committees. He also hasauthored several reports on health care delivery forthe West Virginia Governor’s Office and the WestVirginia Legislature.Dr. Walker has received numerous individualhonors. In addition to being selected to Phi BetaKappa and Alpha Omega Alpha, his recognitionincludes being West Virginia’s first Professor of theYear, receiving the Outstanding Rural PhysicianAward of the West Virginia Medical Association,and receiving the Distinguished West VirginianAward from Governor Gaston Caperton.Dr. Walker continues to serve West Virginiansas vice chancellor for health sciences for the WestVirginia Higher Education Policy Commission.The School of MedicineAlumni Association boardof directors unanimouslyvoted to honor Dr.Robert B. Walker bynaming him the 2010honorary member ofthe association. He washonored publicly at the2010 Investiture.Scholarship for outstanding students createdby Joan C. Edwards Charitable FoundationThe late Joan C. EdwardsA new scholarship program for exceptionally qualified medical studentsat Marshall has been made possible through a generous gift from the JoanC. Edwards Charitable Foundation.Scholarships will be awarded to 16 students, four of them enteringmedical school this fall and four from each of the classes entering in 2011,2012 and 2013. Assuming normal academic progress, the scholarshipsfor each of the students will be renewed to cover all four years of medicalschool.The program was announced July 7 by Brian A. McDonald, executivedirector of the Edwards Charitable Foundation in Cleveland.“Of all the contributions James and Joan Edwards have made tothe Huntington community, none is more visionary or thoughtfully(continued on page 24)

Benefactor Summer/Fall 2010RA top National Institutes of Health officialshared the spotlight on March 31 with morethan 70 medical research projects by students,resident physicians and faculty members duringthe annual Research Day of the Joan C. EdwardsSchool of Medicine.The event was held on the ground floor ofthe Marshall Medical Center, followed by anaward celebration and recognition of members ofthe school’s Academy of Medical Educators.The event’s guest speaker was Dr. GregoryGermino, deputy director of the NIH’s NationalInstitute of Diabetes and Digestive and KidneyDiseases, which funds research into obesityand diabetes, among other disorders. His talkwas titled, “Dia-besity: converging problems,emerging science.”Germino is considered to be a world-renownedexpert in inherited kidney disease, and hisresearch has generated numerous high-qualityantibodies, cell lines and cell culture systems,and a series of genetically altered mouse modelsthat closely mimic human polycystic kidneydisease.Research projects presented by Marshall’sbiomedical sciences graduate students, medicalstudents and medical residents ranged from casereports of unusual problems –“Look to the right,Research Day showcases“dia-besity” insightsand you may pass out” – to multiple studiesinvolving cancer, obesity, heart disease andother health problems. Among the findingswere:• Premature infants who receivedbreathing assistance via continuouspositive airway pressure (the treatmentused for adults who have sleepapnea) instead of conventionalmechanical ventilation showed bettergrowth and neurological screeningscores.• Capsaicin (the spicy ingredient in chilipeppers) strongly inhibited growthof small cell lung cancer in multiplehuman cancer cell lines, possiblyopening the door to its eventual use as anutrition-based treatment tool for thesecancers.• Medical literature about post-traumaticstress disorder strongly suggests thatmultiple factors – including geneticsand problems in fetal development– contribute to the disorder. Furtherstudies might find a genetic componentthat would help explain why somepatients cannot get relief frommedications now used to treat PTSD.Congratulations!Dr. John B. Walden, professor and chairman, Department of Family andCommunity Health, has been selected by the City of Huntington Foundation,Inc. as one of this year’s Wall of Fame inductees. The Wall of Fame wasestablished in 1986 to honor outstanding members of our community andwelcome guests to the Big Sandy Superstore Arena. Dr. Walden’s likenessand a biography will be permanently displayed at the arena. The inductionis October 7.

School of MedicineHappeningsSShah assumes faculty affairs roleat Marshall’s medical schoolDarshana Shah,Ph.D., hasaccepted expandedresponsibilities atMarshall University’sJoan C. EdwardsSchool of Medicine,with the new titleof associate deanfor faculty affairsand professionaldevelopment.Dr. Shah, a professor and academic sectionchief in the Department of Pathology, previouslywas associate dean for professional developmentin medical education. She is founder andchair of Marshall’s Academy of MedicalEducators, and has instituted a variety of facultydevelopment programs and series. Under herleadership, in January Marshall will host thenational meeting of the Group for Research inPathology Education.Dr. Shah recently completed the Hedwigvan Ameringen Executive Leadership inAcademic Medicine (ELAM) Fellowship, oneof 53 senior women faculty across the UnitedStates selected for the program’s 2009-2010class. She has been an invited faculty memberat the Harvard Macy Institute for Innovationin Health Care Education since 2005. Shehas spent two years on the program faculty forthe Early Career Women Faculty ProfessionalDevelopment Seminar sponsored by theAssociation of American Medical Colleges andHarvard Medical School.She joined the Marshall faculty in 1995,becoming assistant dean in 2005 and associatedean in 2009. She received her Ph.D. inbiomedical sciences from West VirginiaUniversity and was a postdoctoral fellow inpathology at Marshall.Dr. Balevic receives honor at theannual student awards ceremonyAt the annual student awards ceremony on May 4,2010, Linda S. Holmes, director of developmentand alumni affairs, presented Stephen J. Balevicthe Faculty Choice Award sponsored by the Schoolof Medicine Alumni Association. This is awardedannually to the most outstanding MSIV student asselected by the faculty. The recipient is presenteda plaque and monetary award. Dr. Balevic is doinga residency in internal medicine–pediatrics at theUniversity of South Carolina in Charleston, S.C.Linda Holmes and Dr. Balevic

Benefactor Summer/Fall 2010Dr. McGuffin guest speakerat 2009 White Coat CeremonyThe 14th Annual White Coat ceremonyhonoring the Class of 2013 was held at the Joan C.Edwards Center for the Performing Arts on August6, wirh Dr. Aaron M. McGuffin as the guest speaker.A native of Huntington, W.Va., Dr. McGuffinis a 1999 graduate of the Marshall University JoanC. Edwards School of Medicine. He completedhis residency in Internal Medicine-Pediatrics atMarshall and joined the faculty in 2003. As aresident, he was selected as a recipient of the ArnoldP. Gold Humanism and Excellence in TeachingAward by the vote of students from three differentclasses – 2000, 2001, 2002.Dr. McGuffin, SOM Class of 1999The American Academy of Pediatrics hasrecognized Dr. McGuffin’s contribution to the lives of children, both as an advocate for them and fordevelopment of one of our most successful community service programs entitled Let’s Get Moving!Let’s Get Moving! gives students an opportunity to volunteer their time to work with elementary schoolchildren. Dr. McGuffin said this program could not have been created without the dedication and hardwork of medical students involved. In 2002, Dr. McGuffin was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha HonorMedical Society, the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a student, resident or faculty member.Toumas presentstethoscopesto Class of 2013Along with the white coats and bookcredits presented to the Class of 2013 at theWhite Coat Ceremony, students receivedLittman Cardiology II stethoscopes fromDrs. Joseph B. and Omayma T. Touma,long-time donors and loyal supporters ofthe School of Medicine. “We are veryproud and pleased to furnish the incomingclass with the most important medical toolthat will serve them for years to come,” JoeTouma said. “It is our way to give back tothe medical profession. In return, we hopesomeday they will do something meaningfulfor the future generations. We like to say thisgift is from their ears to their hearts.” TheToumas began giving stethoscopes to theentering students in 2006. The first class toreceive them graduated May 5, 2010.

School of MedicineWhite Coat CeremonyThe Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Alumni Association gratefully extendsits appreciation for the generosity of the following alumni and friends who purchased white coats andbook credits for the Class of 2013. The donors and student recipients are as follows:White CoatsALUMNI & FRIENDS SOM CLASS YEAR STUDENTJoseph P. Assaley, M.D. 1988 Regina L. GuzzoPaul D. Bailey, M.D. 2009 Shannon N. JamesJayne A. Barr, M.D. 1990 Supria BatraR. Dee Bowe III, M.D. 2001 Adam M. HackneyJennifer A. Brammer, M.D. 2004 Katherine J. SteeleMichelle R. Burdette, M.D. 1990 J. Blake EplingKimberly Ann Burgess, M.D. 1992 Arifa I. KhokarNicole N. Cain, M.D. 2005 C. Matthew JusticeLisa R. Carchedi, M.D. 2000 Samir M. ShahIgnacio Cardenas, M.D. 1988 Kari R. WilsonSamuel E. Carroll, M.D. 1997 Ashraf AhmadJodi M. Cisco, M.D. 1997 Bi MoCharles W. Clements II, M.D. 1997 Melissa A. RoweTimothy G. Cook, M.D. 1994 Matthew B. CurryRobert J. Cure, M.D. 1998 Ashley E. O’KeefeGerald A. Dague, M.D. 2000 Rebecca A. BellSamuel R. Davis, M.D. 1983 Marvyn A. Grayson, Jr.C. Stephen Edwards, M.D. 1987 Rachel E. EdwardsDavid F. Hubbard, M.D. 1989 Brent D. KiddJames W. Endicott, M.D. 1983 Hilary C. HottJeremy D. Fuller, M.D. 2003 Brittany L. VenciJeffry T. Gee, M.D. 1996 Christopher L. DaughertyNancy B. Graham, M.D. 1987 Megan T. BartleyDavid C. Griffin, M.D. 1990 Steven C. DavisDarlene Y. Gruetter, M.D. 1987 Shaun C. StanleySue E. Hanks, M.D. 1986 Joanie M. GarrattMr. & Mrs. Robert Hardgrove Parents Kathleen H. RichardsonDr. R. Mark & Mrs. Monica Hatfield 1983 Alexandra E. NorcottDr. J. William Haught & Ms. Linda S. Holmes Friends Kathryne J. BlairRobert A. Hess, MD 1984 G. Hunter MooreBecki S. Hill, M.D. 1994 Sarah K. Owen-McNemarJohn A. Hoffman, M.D. 1986 B. Christopher WolfJames T. Holbrook, M.D. 1987 Michael J. HardmanEdwin J. Humphrey, M.D. 1986 Stephen A. RoyDavid J. Hunt, M.D. 1995 Elias H. SalloumSandra J. Joseph, M.D. 1981 Matthew Q. ChristiansenJoseph L. Joyce, M.D. 1997 Samantha L. CreelF. Elizabeth Kemp, M.D. 1982 Melissa J. SeelbachJack L. Kinder, Jr., M.D. 1991 Angela G. NiehausTsailing Wang, M.D. 1991 Jason K. LockeBradley R. Martin, M.D. 1983 Erica R. WiltLisa R. Maselli, M.D. 1996 Justin P. TolbertSteven D. McCarus, M.D. 1982 Cherish L. CrawfordSydnee Smirl McElroy, M.D. 2009 Meghan N. Ward-HorneAaron M. McGuffin, M.D. 1999 Jacob T. KilgoreNimish K. Mehta, M.D. 1997 Wendell J. KelseyBobby L. Miller, M.D. 1997 E. Ashley FortneyScott W. Mitchell, M.D. 2002 Michael A. KinderDawn A. Molina Friend* Brian F. AbadirManuel E. Molina, M.D. 1987 Alex N. OvermillerScott E. Moore, M.D. 2004 Amanda G. EstepMario R. Morenas, M.D. 1995 P. Gordon McLemore, Jr.James H. Morgan III, M.D. 1988 Caleb R. HuffEric A. Morgan, M.D. 1991 Jared MillerNancy B. Norton, M.D. 1999 Stephanie F. ZimmeckKathleen M. O’Hanlon, M.D. 1986 E. Kate ProffittKimberly A. Oxley, M.D. 1994 Ayah ArafaAmy B. Pearson, M.D. 1995 Adam T. ShortCharlotte A. Rhee, M.D. 1991 W. Stephan Przybysz IIIBradley J. Richardson, M.D. 1993 Megan D. PowersMr. & Mrs. Daniel Richardson Parents D. Russell RichardsonHobart K. Richey, M.D. 1983 Scott R. StudenyRichard E. Ryncarz, M.D. 1995 Dana S. LycansMark F. Sheridan, M.D. 1987 Thomas J. SchlierfDianna L. Shipley, M.D. 1992 A. Allison RoyBernie M. Simons, M.D. 1990 Tierra N. WilliamsLucia I. Soltis, M.D. 2008 Amanda N. SchlakSteven C. Southern, M.D. 1991 Joshua A. HessBryan D. Springer, M.D. 1999 David C. IsonGerald D. Stover Friend Aaron E. LaneThomas B. Styer, M.D. 1982 Michael A. BanksJames E. Tomblin II, M.D. 1986 Christopher M. BatesBarbara G. Wells, M.D. 1996 Muralikrishna MukkamalaDonald W. Wickline, M.D. 2006 Alexandra E. NorcottDonnah Wolodkin-Whitaker, M.D. 1984 Sarah J. Frazier*In memory of Dr. Louis R. Molina, Class of 1984Legacy students: (L to R) Scott R. Studenyand his father Dr. Mark A. Studeny, SOMClass of 1986; Rachel E. Edwards, whohas a double legacy, with her aunt, KarenE. Clark-Gerbo, SOM Class of 1989, and herfather, Dr. C. Stephen Edwards, SOM Class of1987(not pictured).

Benefactor Summer/Fall 2010Book CreditsALUMNI & FRIENDS SOM CLASS YEAR STUDENTC. David Adair, M.D. 1990 Matthew Q. ChristiansenC. David Adair, M.D. 1990 Cherish L. CrawfordC. David Adair, M.D. 1990 Samantha L. CreelC. David Adair, M.D. 1990 E. Ashley FortneyC. David Adair, M.D. 1990 Regina L. GuzzoC. David Adair, M.D. 1990 Adam M. HackneyC. David Adair, M.D. 1990 Caleb R. HuffC. David Adair, M.D. 1990 Brent D. KiddC. David Adair, M.D. 1990 Aaron E. LaneC. David Adair, M.D. 1990 G. Hunter MooreJoseph P. Assaley, M.D. 1988 E. Kate ProffittJayne A. Barr, M.D. 1990 Supria BatraShayne E. Bates, M.D. 2006 Brian F. AbadirR. Dee Bowe III, M.D. 2001 Adam M. HackneyR. Dee Bowe III, M.D. 2001 Melissa J. SeelbachGlenn M. Brammer, M.D. 2004 Katherine J. SteeleKimberly A. Burgess, M.D. 1992 Arifa I. KhokarKimberly A. Burgess, M.D. 1992 Scott R. StudenyKimberly A. Burgess, M.D. 1992 Justin P. TolbertNicole N. Cain, M.D. 2005 C. Matthew JusticeR. Todd Chambers, M.D. 1990 Melissa A. RowePeter A. Chirico, M.D. Faculty Amanda G. EstepPeter A. Chirico, M.D. Faculty Megan D. PowersPeter A. Chirico, M.D. Faculty Meghan N. Ward-HorneJodi M. Cisco, M.D. 1997 Sarah K. Owen-McNemarCharles W. Clements, M.D. 1997 Melissa A. RoweCharles W. Clements, M.D. 1997 David C. IsonCharles W. Clements, M.D. 1997 Alex C. OvermillerTimothy G. Cook, M.D. 1994 Matthew B. CurryRobert J. Cure, M.D. 1998 Ashley E. O’KeefePamela A. Cyrus, M.D. 1989 Matthew B. CurryPamela A. Cyrus, M.D. 1989 Michael A. KinderPamela A. Cyrus, M.D. 1989 Jason K. LockePamela A. Cyrus, M.D. 1989 Dana S. LycansPamela A. Cyrus, M.D. 1989 Ashley E. O’KeefePamela A. Cyrus, M.D. 1989 P. Gordon McLemore, Jr.Pamela A. Cyrus, M.D. 1989 Jared MillerPamela A. Cyrus, M.D. 1989 Bi MoPamela A. Cyrus, M.D. 1989 Muralikrishna MukkamalaPamela A. Cyrus, M.D. 1989 Stephanie F. ZimmeckGerald A. Dague, M.D. 2000 Rebecca A. BellSamuel R. Davis, M.D. 1983 Marvyn A. Grayson, Jr.Samuel R. Davis, M.D. 1983 Michael J. HardmanSamuel R. Davis, M.D. 1983 Brent D. KiddRonald DeAndrade, Jr., M.D. 1983 Michael A. BanksJeffry T. Gee, M.D. 1996 Christopher L. DaughertyKaren C. Gerbo, M.D. 1989 Rachel E. EdwardsDavid C. Griffin, M.D. 1990 Steven C. DavisDavid C. Griffin, M.D. 1990 Ashraf AhmadDavid C. Griffin, M.D. 1990 Megan T. BartleyC. Dwight Groves, M.D. 1981 Christopher L. DaughertyC. Dwight Groves, M.D. 1981 Rachel E. EdwardsDarlene Y. Gruetter, M.D. 1987 Shaun C. StanleyMr. & Mrs. Robert Hardgrove Parents Kathleen H. RichardsonDr. R. Mark & Mrs. Monica Hatfield 1983 Alex N. OvermillerDr. R. Mark & Mrs. Monica Hatfield 1983 Dana S. LycansDr. R. Mark & Mrs. Monica Hatfield 1983 Amanda N. SchlakDr. R. Mark & Mrs. Monica Hatfield 1983 Kari R. WilsonRobert A. Hess, M.D. 1984 Erica R. WiltStephen M. Jones, Jr., M.D. 2004 G. Hunter MooreKim M. Jordan, M.D. 1982 Megan T. BartleySandra J. Joseph, M.D. 1981 Matthew Q. ChristiansenJoseph L. Joyce, M.D. 1997 Samantha L. CreelJack L. Kinder, Jr., M.D. 1991 Angela G. NiehausJoseph M. King, M.D. 2007 Ayah ArafaDevin A. King, M.D. 1999 Hilary C. HottPaula K. Larsen, M.D. 1994 Shannon N. JamesPaula K. Larsen, M.D. 1994 C. Matthew JusticePaula K. Larsen, M.D. 1994 Arifa I. KhokarJeffrey D. Lodge, M.D. 2002 Michael J. HardmanJeffrey D. Lodge, M.D. 2002 Joshua A. HessJeffrey D. Lodge, M.D. 2002 Jacob T. KilgoreBradley R. Martin, M.D. 1983 Stephen A. RoyBradley R. Martin, M.D. 1983 B. Christopher WolfReginald J. McClung, M.D. 1983 E. Kate ProffittReginald J. McClung, M.D. 1983 W. Stephan Przybysz IIIAaron M. McGuffin, M.D. 1999 Jacob T. Kilgore

School of MedicineWhite Coat CeremonyBook CreditsALUMNI & FRIENDS SOM CLASS YEAR STUDENTKenneth F. McNeil, M.D. 1986 Ashraf AhmadKenneth F. McNeil, M.D. 1986 Christopher M. BatesKenneth F. McNeil, M.D. 1986 Supria BatraNimish K. Mehta, M.D. 1997 Wendell J. KelseyScott W. Mitchell, M.D. 2002 Michael A. KinderScott W. Mitchell, M.D. 2002 Bi MoScott W. Mitchell, M.D. 2002 Alexandra E. NorcottDawn A. Molina Friend* Brian F. AbadirDawn A. Molina Friend* A. Allison RoyDawn A. Molina Friend* Stephen A. RoyDawn A. Molina Friend* Elias H. SalloumManuel E. Molina, M.D. 1987 J. Blake EplingManuel E. Molina, M.D. 1987 Samir M. ShahMario R. Morenas, M.D. 1995 P. Gordon McLemore, Jr.Eric A. Morgan, M.D. 1991 Jared MillerNancy B. Norton, M.D. 1999 Stephanie F. ZimmeckJames R. Patterson, M.D. 1998 Erica R. WiltJames R. Patterson, M.D. 1998 B. Christopher WolfRonald B. Pearson, Jr., M.D. 1995 Adam T. ShortJason A. Powell, M.D. 2008 Marvyn A. Grayson, Jr.John A. Purcell, M.D. 1987 J. Blake EplingJohn A. Purcell, M.D. 1987 Amanda G. EstepCharlotte A. Rhee, M.D. 1991 W. Stephan Przybysz IIICharlotte A. Rhee, M.D. 1991 Joshua A. HessCharlotte A. Rhee, M.D. 1991 Caleb R. HuffMr. & Mrs. Daniel Richardson Parents D. Russell RichardsonHobart K. Richey, M.D. 1983 Tierra N. WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Stephen L. Shattls Friends Kathryne J. BlairMark F. Sheridan, M.D. 1987 Thomas J. SchlierfMark F. Sheridan, M.D. 1987 Cherish L. CrawfordMark F. Sheridan, M.D. 1987 Elias H. SalloumDianna L. Shipley, M.D. 1992 A. Allison RoyFriday G. Simpson, M.D. 1991 Amanda N. SchlakFriday G. Simpson, M.D. 1991 Thomas J. SchlierfFriday G. Simpson, M.D. 1991 Melissa J. SeelbachSteven C. Southern, M.D. 1991 Aaron E. LaneThomas B. Styer, M.D. 1982 Michael A. BanksThomas B. Styer, M.D. 1997 Ayah ArafaThomas B. Styer, M.D. 1982 Christopher M. BatesThomas B. Styer, M.D. 1982 Joanie M. GarrattThomas B. Styer, M.D. 1982 Hilary C. HottSusan A. Terry, M.D. 1984 Brittany L. VenciJohn F. Toney, M.D. 1981 Rebecca A. BellJohn F. Toney, M.D. 1981 Kathryne J. BlairTsailing Wang, M.D. 1991 Jason K. LockeBarbara G. Wells, M.D. 1996 Muralikrishna MukkamalaKevin J. Willis, M.D. 1985 Sarah J. FrazierKevin J. Willis, M.D. 1985 Joanie M. GarrattDonnah Wolodkin-Whitaker, M.D. 1984 Sarah J. FrazierDonnah Wolodkin-Whitaker, M.D. 1984 E. Ashley FortneyDonnah Wolodkin-Whitaker, M.D. 1984 Regina L. GuzzoKevin W. Yingling, MD 1985 Angela G. NiehausGary R. Youmans, M.D. 1987 David C. IsonGary R. Youmans, M.D. 1987 Shannon N. JamesGary R. Youmans, M.D. 1987 Wendell J. KelseyThomas A. Zban, M.D. 1996 Steven C. DavisMUSOM Alumni AssociationSarah K. Owen-McNemarMUSOM Alumni AssociationMegan D. PowersMUSOM Alumni AssociationD. Russell RichardsonMUSOM Alumni AssociationKathleen H. RichardsonMUSOM Alumni AssociationSamir M. ShahMUSOM Alumni AssociationAdam T. ShortMUSOM Alumni AssociationShaun C. StanleyMUSOM Alumni AssociationKatherine J. SteeleMUSOM Alumni AssociationScott R. StudenyMUSOM Alumni AssociationJustin P. TolbertMUSOM Alumni AssociationBrittany L. VenciMUSOM Alumni AssociationMeghan N. Ward-HorneMUSOM Alumni AssociationTierra N. WilliamsMUSOM Alumni AssociationKari R. WilsonDr. Chuck Clements, Class of 1997,purchased Melissa A. Rowe’s whitecoat.*In memory of Dr. Louis R. Molina, Class of 1984

Take a SeatCampaignThanks to many of our donorswho have given $1,000 to endowthe “Take a Seat Campaign,” theSchool of Medicine’s EducationalTechnology Fund. David N.Bailey, assistant dean, ContinuingMedical Education, will utilizethe funds from the endowment tointegrate the continuing medicaleducation conference rooms withthe Harless Auditorium audiovisual capabilities via WiFi whichis now available through theintra-network. All audiovisualequipment selected will include theBluetooth option which is requiredfor wireless access to the in housenetwork. The future plan includesa new lighting system upgrade toprovide a “lights up” classroomsetting.There are still seats available andwe ask you to join others from theMarshall “family” in taking a seatin the Harless Auditorium. Whenyou make your pledge, the schoolwill inscribe a brass plaque to beplaced on the back of a seat. It’s agreat way to recognize a graduate,remember or honor a loved one,and show your support for theSchool of Medicine.Your generous gift will enable theSchool of Medicine to maintainand enhance its cutting-edgetechnological support for healthsciences education.Remember, your gift of $1,000may be paid over as many as threeyears and is tax deductible. Formore information on the “Takea Seat Campaign,” please call304/691-1711 or toll-freeat 877/691-1600.Please ReserveMy Seat Today!o GIFT. Yes, I/we want to reserve ___ seat(s) in the Harless Auditorium.Please find my payment enclosed for $ _______________.o PLEDGE. Yes, I/we want to reserve ___ seat(s) in the Harless Auditorium.I/we pledge a total of $ _______________ to be paid over _____ years(maximum time is three years).o American Express o Discover o Visa o MasterCardCard Number _____________________________Expiration Date _____________Signature ___________________________________________________________Name(s) ___________________________________________________________Address ____________________________________________________________City, State, Zip Code _________________________________________________Phone (H) ____________________________(W) _________________________Email ______________________________________________________________For each plaque, you may use three lines with 35 characters per line maximum,including any punctuation marks and blank spaces. Please print clearly below._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Please make checks payable to MU Foundation, Inc. For additional plaques, please photocopy this form.The School of Medicine retains the right to edit any copy that does not seem appropriate. For moreinformation, please call the School of Medicine Office of Development and Alumni Affairs at 304/691-1711 or toll-free at 877/691-1600.

Benefactor Summer/Fall 2010Dr. Denning supporting the“Take A Seat” campaignDr. David A. Denning continues tosupport the Take A Seat Campaign bypurchasing two more seats in the HarlessAuditorium. With these two seats, he hasgenerously purchased a total of five seats in theauditorium.To memorialize and honor two of his formerfaculty members of the Department of Surgery,Dr. Denning’s recent gifts to the campaign are inmemory of Dr. Louis R. Molina and in honor ofDr. William M. Cocke. Dr. Molina, a graduateof the School of Medicine’s Class of 1983, servedas the chief of Urology from July 2005 until hisuntimely death on July 16, 2009. Dr. Cockeserved as the chief of Plastic and ReconstructiveSurgery from July 1992 until October 2003.Denning’s previous seats were purchased inmemory of Carlton B. Denning, his father; Dr.M. Homer Cummings, Jr., his father-in-law andmember of the Department of Surgery fromFebruary 1992 through July 2001; and one tocommemorate Dr. Denning’s service as chair ofthe department.“I believe the best way to pay my respects andhonor my colleagues is to engrave their names ontheir respective seats inthe Harless Auditoriumso they are rememberedforever in the placewhere they tirelesslyworked to improvethe lives of theirpatients and educatephysicians,” Denningsaid. “This alsoallows me to financiallysupport the Schoolof Medicine at the same time, which is veryimportant to me.”Dr. Denning has been professor and chairof the Department of Surgery since February1, 1993. He is a graduate of the West VirginiaUniversity School of Medicine and did hisresidency at The Ohio State University.The Take A Seat Campaign began in 1998 togenerate funds to enhance medical education andprovide upgrades to the technology in the HarlessAuditorium. With the generosity of Dr. Denningand many others, 93 of the 210 seats have beenpurchased to honor or memorialize individuals.(Joan C. Edwards Scholarship continued from page 13)constructed than this scholarship program,which will guarantee improved and sustaininggood health to our region in the decades tocome,” said Dr. Charles H. McKown Jr., vicepresident for health sciences and dean of theSchool of Medicine. “The students selected forthis scholarship have outstanding credentialsthat ensure they have their choice of medicalschools. Providing a scholarship program tobring these supremely qualified medical studentsto Marshall may be the greatest gift JoanEdwards has given.”Students selected to receive the firstscholarships are: Rebecca Hayes of Huntington,Joshua Hendrix of Bluefield, Sammy Hodrogeof Charleston, and Katherine Rector ofMorgantown.By the time the fourth class of scholarsgraduates in 2017, the trust will have providedmore than $1.15 million in scholarships toMarshall medical students.The late Mrs. Edwards has been a majorbenefactor to Marshall University and theSchool of Medicine, which was named in herhonor in 2000.The Joan C. Edwards Charitable Foundationis a private foundation located in Cleveland,Ohio, dedicated to the support of local medicaleducation systems in communities exhibiting acritical shortage of health professionals.

School of Medicine Alumni Homecoming Weekend 2010The Class of 1984 celebrating its 25-year reunion: Front row (L to R) Drs. Donna S.Wolokdin-Whitaker, Susan A. Terry, Jeffrey “Jeff” W. Whightsel, Kathleen E. Lucas,Evelyn R. Rector-Banks; Back row (L to R) Drs. Timothy “Tim” D. Canterbury, Thomas“Tom” B. Maloney, Christopher “Chris” J. Whitten, James “Jim” W. Banks III, Bobby A.Miller, Daniel “Dan” D. Sumrock, Robert “Bob” A. Hess.The Class of 2004 celebrating its 5-year reunion: Front row (L to R) Drs. Scott E.Moore, Nizar D. Noureddine, Stephen M. Jones, Class President; Back row (L to R)Drs. Melissa D. Fox, April E. Kilgore and Amanda D. Workman.Class of 1999 celebrating its 10-year reunion: Front row (L to R) Drs. Vimal “Raj”K. Narula, Donna M. Bolden , Aaron M. McGuffin, Nancy B. Norton, Frank E.Fumich, and Steven “Steve” S. Brumfield. Back row (L to R) Drs. John E. Cornell,Michael “Mike” J. White, J. Travis Hansbarger, Adam M. Franks, and Mark S.Talbert.15-year reunion members of the Class of 1994: Drs. Timothy “Tim” G. Cook,Paula K. Larsen and Charles “Chuck” R. Mitchell.

Benefactor Summer/Fall 2010Homecoming 2009La F esta WeekendIs this the SOM’s “Tempting Temptations?” No, but it is themembers of the Class of 1994 enjoying their 15-year reunion.(L to R) Drs. John H. Johnson, Timothy “Tim” G. Cook, E. AllenMullins, Charles “Chuck” R. Mitchell and E. Fritz Braunlich.Wouldn’t you know that Vimal “Raj” K. Narula, Class of 1999,is always where the girls are!Señor, these are two scary hombres: Drs. Michael “Mike” J. Whiteand J. Travis Hansbarger, both Class of 1999.Dr. Pat Brown holds court with his former students, Drs. MelissaD. Fox, Class of 2004, and Amy D. Lochow, Class of 2000.Members of the class of 1984 looking at yearbooks -they haven’t changed at all!Can it really be 25 years since you were a student? Dr. Pat Brownasks Dr. Susan A. Terry, Class of 1984.

School of Medicine Alumni Homecoming Weekend 2010Homecoming 2009La F esta WeekendLaura Canterbury, wife of Dr. Tim Canterbury, Class of 1984, helpsDr. Evelyn Rector-Banks, Class of 1984, showcase her ’84 jersey.Dr. Dwight C. Groves, Class of 1981, and Timothy G. Cook, Class of1994, comparing class notes at the homecoming banquet.Clearly having a good time are: (L to R) Bill Whitaker, CherylWhightsel, Drs. Donnah S. Wolodkin-Whitaker, Jeffrey “Jeff” W.Whightsel and James “Jim” W. Banks III, from the Class of 1984.At the Friday night banquet enjoying the evening areDrs. Robert “Bob” A. Hess, Bobby A. Miller, both Class of 1984,and Dr. Miller’s wife, Becky.Charles G. McCormick, Class of 1985 and director of clinical skills,does show and tell with “Harvey” for the Class of 1984.Drs. Mark F. Sheridan, Class of 1987 and former SOM AlumniAssociation president, greets retired cardiovascular surgeonDr. J. D. Harrah at the tailgate party. Dr. Robert “Bob” A. Hess,Class of 1984, joins them.

Benefactor Summer/Fall 2010Homecoming 2009La F esta WeekendThe Class of 1984 is well represented by four graduates:(L to R) Drs. James “Jim” W. Banks III, Evelyn Rector-Banks, SusanA. Terry and Thomas “Tom” B. Maloney.Is that William “Billy” D. Terrell, Class of 2009, behind those FosterGrants?(L to R) Two of our fabulous surgeons, Drs. Timothy “Tim” D.Canterbury, Class of 1984, and David A. Denning, chair of theDepartment of Surgery, with their wives, Sharon and Laura.Dr. Kathleen E. Lucas, Class of 1984, where did you get thosemuscles?????Dr. Pat Brown showing some lovin’ toDr. Donnah S. Wolodkin-Whitaker, Class of 1984.

School of Medicine Alumni Homecoming Weekend 2009Homecoming 2009La F esta WeekendCelebrating their 25-year reunion are Drs. Philip “Phil” N.Zambos, Evelyn R. Rector-Banks and James “Jim” W. BanksDr. Donnah S. Wolodkin-Whitaker and husband, Bill, “glammin’”for the camera at the tailgate party.Dr. Mark S. Talbert, SOM Class of 1999, with his son, Lucas Talbert,and wife, Dr. Ana Restrepo, enjoying the tailgate prior to theMU vs. Bowling Green football game.Dr. Pat Brown “catching up” with Monica, Mary and Dr. R. MarkHatfield, Class of 1983.Dr. Devin S. Edwards, Class of 2004, anddaughter enjoying the tailgate party.

Benefactor Summer/Fall 2010Dr. IndiraSOMGautam begins an endowedscholarship in honor of her parentsIndira Gautam has created an endowment inhonor of her parents, Dr. Surendra Nath andMrs. Shashi Dwivedi. This scholarship, and hercontinued support of the Class of 1999 Scholarship,demonstrates her commitment to giving back, bothprofessionally and financially.Indira has lived in the United States since shewas nine. “My father was a farmer’s son growingup in India and lived on one meal a day,” shesaid. “He was the first person in his family to goto high school, and would go on to college toearn a doctorate. He moved his family here andis now a professor in mechanical engineering atthe University of Louisiana-Lafayette. He and mymother raised three girls – my middle sister hasher master’s in business administration and myyoungest sister is a private practice physician inClarksburg, W.Va.“My mom and dad made me who I am.Endowing a scholarship in their name and in honorof teachers like my dad is my way of giving back. IfI had $1 million to give, it would not be enough.”Indira knew from an early age she wantedto change the world with medicine. She beganher quest with an undergraduate degree fromWest Virginia University where her father was aprofessor of mechanical and aerospace engineering.After earning her degree in biology, sociology andanthropology, she came to the Joan C. EdwardsSchool of Medicine, where she received her degreein medicine in 1999, with eventual specializationin family medicine.Indira is now a physician with the Departmentof Health and Human Services at the ChitimachaHealth Clinic in Charenton, La. As she startedher practice, reality set in. “I am humble enoughto know now that I cannot change the world, butI can change the life of an individual. I am fondof the quote, ‘To the world you may be just oneperson, but to one person you may be the world.’”Dr. Indira Gautam, Class of 1999Getting to knowher patients andproviding topnotchmedicalcare is importantto Indira. “I tellmy patients, ‘Ifyou are looking forGod, I am not it. Ipractice medicine;you need to keepcommunicatingwith me so we canwork this (illness) out.’”Indira has been nationally recognized bythe Department of Health and Human Servicesannually since 2006 for the quality of careprovided at the Chitimacha Health Clinic. Shewas the recipient of the Directors Award forExcellence in 2007. Indira was recently invitedto Mystic Lake, Minn., to speak at the NationalTribal Best Practice Conference to teach otherhealth care providers the best strategies for up-todatecomprehensive care. “I try to empower mypatient,” Indira said. “It is a privilege to do whatI do. Marshall’s School of Medicine made thispossible. I go home every day and tell my childrenhow much I love what I do.“When I graduated from medical school, I sentthank you cards along with my announcements tomy high school and college teachers to recognizetheir part in my success. I hope I will be able to payit forward. I realize what a privilege it is to be inthis country.”Indira’s husband, Dr. Chakshu Gautam, is infamily medicine/emergency medicine in Lafayette,La. They have two children, Jai, age 7, and Dev,age 6.

School of MedicinePhilanthropy ReportOn behalf of the entire Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine family, I want topersonally thank each of you for your generosity and support of our mission ofeducating future physicians. I am truly grateful you have chosen to includethe School of Medicine in your personal philanthropy and hope you will continue to doso in the future. The following donors made gifts from July 1, 2008, throughJune 30, 2009.With appreciation,Linda S. Holmes, DirectorDevelopment and Alumni AffairsFOUNDER’S CIRCLEGifts of $10,000 or moreIndividualsAnonymous for the Brigham YoungUniversity ScholarshipMr. Jonathan A. & Mrs. Nancy BrohMrs. Laura B. DarbyDrs. Joseph B. & Omayma T. ToumaThe Shell Family - Doris, Robert & LenaAssociations & BusinessesAssociation of Directors of Geriatric Academic ProgramsA.T. Massey Coal Company, Inc.BiometDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.University Physicians and Surgeons, Inc.West Virginia Community Voices, Inc.FoundationsBernard C. & Pansy P. Wellington FoundationChildren’s Health FundClaude Worthington Benedum FoundationGlaxoSmithKline Foundation on Behalf of Drs. AndrewH.* & Patricia S. Schindzielorz*Robert Wood Johnson FoundationSisters of St. Joseph Health & Wellness FoundationTrustWalter E. Duling TrustDEAN’S ASSOCIATESGifts of $1,000 - $9,999IndividualsAnonymousDr. C. David* & Mrs. Lisa B. AdairMr. W. B. & Mrs. Doris A. AndrewsDrs. Joseph P. Assaley* & Renee S. DomanicoDr. Gerald G.* & Mrs. Cynthia L. BlackwellDr. Patrick C.* & Mrs. Barbara J. BonassoDr. Bruce S. & Mrs. Janice ChertowMr. Wayne & Mrs. Roz ChertowMr. Robert E. ChildersMr. Philip E. ClineDr. Robert W. CoonDr. Samuel R.* & Mrs. Julie E. DavisDr. David A. & Mrs. Sharon N. DenningDr. R. Lawrence & Mrs. Deirdre DunworthDr. Bijan J. Goodarzi*Dr. Robert B. Gray*Dr. Garrie J. Haas*Mr. & Mrs. James H. HarlessDr. R. Mark* & Mrs. Monica J. W. HatfieldDr. W. Michael & Mrs. Diane HensleyDr. Robert A.* & Mrs. Jannell P. HessDr. Thomas J. Holbrook, Jr.Mr. Leonard & Mrs. Eileen KellerMrs. Kathleen E. LotspeichDr. Adam M.* & Mrs. Rena K. LukasikDrs. Douglas C.* & Lynn H. McCorkleDr. Manuel E. Molina*Dr. Gretchen E.* & Mr. Stephen A. OleyDr. Robert C. Pennington*Dr. Jerome Puryear, Jr.*Mrs. Carol B. QueenDr. Charlotte A. Rhee*Dr. Douglas F.* & Mrs. M. Yvonne RitchieDrs. Andrew H.* & Patricia S. Schindzielorz*Mr. George & Mrs. D. Jean SchneiterDr. Tara C. SharmaDr. William S* & Mrs. Deborah A. Sheils, Jr.Dr. Friday G. Simpson*Dr. Donna J. Slayton* & Mr. Gregory S. WhiteDr. Stephen C.* & Mrs. Judy A. SmithDr. Mark K.* & Mrs. Joyce A. StephensDr. Ron D. Stollings*Mrs. Wanda G. TolleyDr. Tony K. Virgin*Dr. Robert B. WalkerDr. Larry W.* & Mrs. Bridget R. WatsonDr. Kevin W.* & Mrs. Mary N. YinglingMrs. Isabelle D. ZachariasBusinessesAdvanced Medical OpticsAllergan CorporationLogan Regional Medical CenterMUJCE School of Medicine Class of 2008MUJCE School of Medicine Class of 2009Radiology, Inc.Estates and FoundationsByron W. Steele, MD, Medical Scholarship Fund* School of Medicine Alumni • ‡ Deceased

Benefactor Summer/Fall 2010Family Medicine Foundation of West VirginiaThe Schwab Fund for Charitable GivingDOCTORS’ MEMORIAL SOCIETYGifts of $500 - $999IndividualsDr. Lou G. Bartram*Dr. R. Daniel Bledsoe*Dr. Emmett F. Branigan*Mr. William J. BronoskyDrs. David B. Carr & Sarah A. McCartyDr. Todd E. Chertow*Dr. Jodi M. Cisco*Dr. Daniel D. & Mrs. Diana H. CowellDr. Pamela A. Cyrus*Dr. Karen N. Dansby*Dr. Jack C. & Mrs. Judy S. EblinDr. James W.* & Mrs. Elaine T. EndicottDr. Robert T.* & Mrs. Suzanne D. GallaherDrs. Eric C.* & Sharmila M. Matcheswalla Jones*Dr. Allen B. Joseph*Dr. Joby JosephDr. Joseph L.* & Mrs. Lori G. JoyceDr. Jack L* & Mrs. Beth W. Kinder, Jr.Dr. Cheryl M. Kirk*Dr. Loren F. Ledford*‡Dr. Joseph H* & Mrs. Karen A. Schatten-Lock, Jr.Dr. Bradley R. Martin*Dr. Molly Robinson-Mathews* & Mr. William W. MathewsMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey H. MillerDr. Maurice A. & Mrs. Diane C. MufsonDr. Julia L. Pasquale*Drs. James R.* & Alison S. PattersonMr. Eugene F. & Mrs. A. Beverly PofahlDrs. Yaacov R. Pushkin* & Elaine L. Flanders*Dr. Gilbert A. & Mrs. Betsy Ratcliff, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. R. O. Robertson, Jr.Dr. Tina M.* & Mr. Eric K. SiasDr. Elizabeth L. Spangler*Dr. Thomas B.* & Mrs. Julia V. StyerDr. Stephen G. TolleyDr. Robert E.* & Mrs. Terry L. TurnerDr. & Mrs. Rajkumar K. WarrierDr. Barbara G.* & Mr. Robert A. WellsMs. Tamela J. WhiteDr. William N. White*BusinessesAmerican Academy of Family PhysiciansCabell Huntington HospitalEdward Tucker Architects, Inc.Hammers Industries, Inc.Huntington Internal Medicine Group, Inc.River Park HospitalSt. Mary’s Medical CenterUniversity Surgical AssociatesWilliamson Memorial HospitalNEW CENTURY CLUBGifts of $100 - $499IndividualsDr. Christopher D. Adams*Dr. William R. & Mrs. Martha E. AdkinsDr. Gregory D.* & Mrs. Susan B. AkersDr. Kenneth J. & Mrs. Dorcas E. AllenDr. Mark W. Allen*Dr. Jeffrey L. Alexander*Dr. Kenneth P. & Mrs. Sharon N. AmbroseDr. R. Tony* & Mrs. Lisa M. ApreaDr. Jerome B. Aya-ay*Mr. Manjit S. BainsDr. Jane A. Barr*Mrs. Maxine K. BaurDr. Bonnie L. BeaverDr. Lurleen R. Benzian*Dr. Kimberly A. Bernard*Dr. Madan M. & Mrs. Anand K. BhasinThe V. Bhatara FamilyMr. Clyde & Mrs. Hazel BillupsMr. William D. BissettMr. William & Mrs. Lisa C. BlizzardMs. Patricia A. BlackDr. Craig L. Bookout*Mrs. Lois E. BoothDrs. Richard O. Booth, Jr.* & Angela B. Ferguson*Mr. William R. Booth, Jr.Dr. Kimberly A. Burgess*Dr. Mary B. Butcher*Dr. James R. ButlerDr. Timothy D.* & Mrs. Laura A. CanterburyDr. Lisa R. Carchedi*Dr. Samuel E. Carroll*Mr. Walter F. & Mrs. Elizabeth H. CarterMr. Michael D. & Mrs. Patricia W. CastoDr. R. Todd* & Mrs. Mary Jane ChambersDr. Simon K. Chang*Dr. Peter A. Chirico & Mrs. Clare M. FinneganMrs. Michele S. ConleyDr. Cheryl L. Cook*Dr. Timothy G. Cook*Mr. & Mrs. Paul O. CosterDr. Marc V. Courts*Dr. Terriann CrispDr. Robert J.* & Mrs. Suzanne J. CureDr. Gerald A.* & Mrs. Kelli L. DagueMr. Samuel C. & Dr. Ruth R. D’ArcoDrs. Ronald* & Kim M. Jordan DeAndrade, Jr.*Mrs. Samantha L. DelphDr. David A.* & Krista L. Denning*Dr. Jenna B. Dolan*Dr. Henry K. DriscollDr. Laura Feaster Duncan* & Mr. Christopher S. DuncanMr. Luther S. & Mrs. Betsy A. Ehret, Jr.Dr. Patrick J.* & Mrs. Deborah L. EspositoMrs. Donna M. EstepDr. Joseph E.* & Mrs. Theresa S. EvansDr. Albert J.* & Mrs. Pamela A. Exner, Jr.Dr. Mary C. FlathDr. Kelli L.* & Mr. Stephen M. FournierDr. Melissa D. Fox*Dr. Frank E. Fumich*Dr. Robert T.* & Mrs. Suzanne D. GallaherDr. Robert W.* & Mrs. Elizabeth C. GallowayMr. Hollis & Mrs. Joan GardnerDr. Indira D. Gautam*Mr. John P. & Mrs. Paddy S. GayDr. Jeffry T. Gee*Dr. Tracy J. Gemmell** School of Medicine Alumni • ‡ Deceased

School of MedicinePhilanthropy ReportDrs. Karen E. Clark Gerbo* & Robert M. GerboDr. Deborah A.* & Mr. James M. GillispieDr. W. Douglas* & Mrs. Mary L. GivenDr. George F. Gleva*Dr. Christopher S. Goode*Dr. Nancy B.* & Mr. Paul N. GrahamMr. James W. & Mrs. Mary J. GressDr. Mary Ann M. Griffith*Dr. Darlene Y. Gruetter*Drs. Jennifer B.* & Richard D. GrubeDr. Greta V. Guyer*Dr. Craig D.* & Mrs. Michelle HaddoxDr. Zachary H. L.* & Mrs. Rebecca S. HansenDr. Curtis W.* & Mrs. Lisa G. Harrison, Jr.Dr. Robert B. & Mrs. Kathleen P. HayesDr. Bradley D.* & Mrs. Lisa E. HenryDr. Clinton L. & Mrs. Cora H. Hester, Jr.Mr. Michael HettlingerDr. Dorothy E. HicksDr. George J. & Mrs. Helene Z. HillDr. Bruce E. Hines*Dr. John A.* & Mrs. Renae P. HoffmanMrs. Doris S. HolmesDr. David J.* & Mrs. Melissa M. HuntDr. Edwin J. Humphrey IV*Dr. Eric W. Irwin*Dr. Michael A.* & Mrs. Sharon L. IstfanDr. Stephen M. Jones*Mr. Frank P. & Mrs. Eva H. Justice, Jr.Dr. Harold N. & Mrs. Freda D. KaganDr. F. Elizabeth* & Mr. John P. KempDr. Thomas W. & Mrs. Barbara S. KiernanDr. Devin A. King*Drs. Stacey N. Knox* & Brian E. SardDr. William J. & Mrs. Mary S. KoppMrs. Donna K. Robertson KrafickDr. Subrat K. & Mrs. Bharati LahiryDr. R. Aaron* & Mrs. Elyse Anne LambertMr. James D. & Dr. Joye Martin LampDr. Paula K.* & Mr. Stephen G. LarsenMr. Samuel F. & Mrs. Kay Lee, Jr.Dr. Joan B. Lehmann*Dr. John W. & Mrs. Joan F. LeidyDrs. Carol Spencer* & Richard G. LemayDr. Stephen & Mrs. Jacqueline LewisDr. Kathleen E. Lucas*Ms. Amy M. LynchDr. Joan A. Lynch*Dr. Mary Nan* & Mr. Jeffrey C. MalloryDr. Sandra E.* & Mr. Robert G. MarshallDr. M. Bruce MartinDr. Lisa R. Maselli* & Mr. Robert S. HorvathDr. Mansoor H. & Mrs. Nafisa M. MatcheswallaMr. Donald R. McCloudMr. David W. & Mrs. Wanda S. McClungDr. Reginald J. McClung*Dr. Pamela G. McClure Smith* & Mr. Bernard A. SmithMr. L. Michael & Mrs. Carol A. McGuffinDr. Kenneth F. McNeil*Dr. Perry* & Mrs. Angela G. MeadowsDr. James M.* & Mrs. Sherri B. MearsDr. Nimish K. Mehta*Dr. Bobby L. Miller*Dr. William M. Miller*Dr. Scott W.* & Mrs. Rachel C. MitchellDr. Carmela Evans Molina*Dr. Scott E.* & Mrs. Rebecca Parker MooreDr. Mario R. Morenas*Dr. E. Allen Mullins, Jr.*Ms. Anise G. NashMr. Stephen G. NaymickMr. Charles R. & Mrs. Victoria E. Neighborgall IIIDr. Michael J.* & Mrs. Ruth M. NerenbergDr. Robert C. & Mrs. Deborah B. NerhoodDr. M. Shane Newberry*Dr. Richard M. & Mrs. Elaine M. NilesDrs. Nancy B.* & Michael L. NortonDr. Gerard J. & Mrs. Tanyia K. OakleyDr. G. Joseph Oakley III*Dr. Ali & Mrs. Corinna OliashiraziDrs. James F. O’Neal* & Emily C. de los ReyesDr. Kimberly A.* & Mr. Delbert L. OxleyDr. William E. Passodelis*Drs. Ronald B.* & Amy B. Pearson*Mr. Stephen E. & Mrs. Terresa G. PrattMrs. Dolores J. PriceDr. Donald A. Primerano & Mrs. Marie E. ManillaDr. John A.* & Mrs. Stacia R. PurcellDr. Preena Purewal-Reier*Dr. Bernard QueenDrs. Gary O. Rankin & Monica A. ValentovicDr. J. Graham & Mrs. Deborah T. RankinDr. Bruce A. & Mrs. Ann D. RatcliffDr. Ezra B. Riber*Dr. Bradley J.* & Mrs. Rae Ann RichardsonDr. Laura L. RichardsonDr. Hobart K. Richey*Dr. Donald & Mrs. Mary RobinsonMrs. Mary Jane RoseDr. John D. Roth*Dr. Christopher W. Russell*Dr. Richard E. Ryncarz*Dr. Kathy L.* & Mr. Mansour SaberDr. Elizabeth M. Schmidt*Mr. James J. & Mrs. Shirley W. SchneiderDr. Jerry W.* & Mrs. Terry J. ScottMr. Jia L. & Mrs. Rani SharmaDr. William S. & Mrs. Barbara W. SheilsMr. Russell & Mrs. Carolyn ShepherdDr. Mark F.* & Mrs. Janet L. SheridanDr. Bernie M.* & Mrs. Laura M. SimonsMr. Fred & Mrs. Barbara SilversteinDr. Shailini SinghDr. Pramod C. & Mrs. Lolita SoganiDr. P. Rich* & Mrs. Jennifer C. SpanglerDr. George N. & Mrs. Alys P. SpearsDr. Bryan D. Springer*Dr. Staci Kerr Stalcup*Dr. Catherine Anne Steele*Dr. Sheryl L. Stephens* & Mr. Lannie D. RoweDr. Ishmael W.* & Mrs. Lisa F. Stevens, Jr.Mrs. Elaine M. StonestreetDr. Mark A. Studeny*Dr. Timothy B.* & Mrs. Sarina K. TaborDr. Helen R. Thornton*Dr. David A. & Mrs. Julia E. TolleyDr. John F.* & Mrs. Teresa ToneyDrs. Donald H.* & Mary Pauline Trainor, Jr.Dr. Charles E. & Mrs. Linda M. TurnerMr. Dean R. & Mrs. Catherine A. TwedtDrs. Beverley P.* & Brian M. UniackeDr. & Mrs. Jagan Valluri* School of Medicine Alumni • ‡ Deceased

Benefactor Summer/Fall 2010Dr. M. Teresa Vives-Aceves*Dr. John B. WaldenDr. William E. & Mrs. B. Lynn WalkerDr. Tsailing* & Mr. Tsanshao WangDr. Tanya C. Warwick*Dr. Stephen F.* & Mrs. Cindy WelchDr. Samuel D.* & Mrs. Terry C. Wellman, Jr.Dr. Donna S. Wolodkin* & Mr. William S. WhitakerMr. Matthew G. WhiteMr. Thomas R. Wilmink IIDr. R. Trenor Williams*Dr. Kevin J. Willis*Dr. Joanne R. Wunderlich* & Mr. David F. AskewDr. Youssef Y. Yassa*Dr. Philip N. Zambos*Dr. Mark R.* & Mrs. Kathyrn R. ZeiglerBusinessesDelta Dental Plan of Kentucky, Inc.Moses Automall of HuntingtonProcter & GambleZBA Financial Group, LLCFoundationsBristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Inc.GE FoundationBENEFACTORSGifts of $1 - $99IndividualsDr. Majester N. Abdul-Jalil*Mr. & Mrs. Andrew E. AdkinsMs. Rachel L. AdkinsDr. Lynn V. Amores-Rutkoff*Mr. James C. & Mrs. Peggy J. BadenDr. Shayne E. Bates*Mr. Thomas J. & Mrs. Mary Plyde BellMr. Amul A. BhalodiDr. Mary S. BoydMr. Mark & Suzi BrodofDr. Hoyt J. & Mrs. Amy M. BurdickMr. D. Nial Caltrider & Mrs. Gay JacksonMr. Harold R. & Mrs. Marcella V. ChanceyDr. Kevin J.* & Mrs. Cathy G. ConawayMr. Floyd D. & Mrs. Judith V. ConnerMrs. Jennifer R. CorreaMs. Anne R. CummingsMs. Leah A. EdwardsDr. David L. Eldridge*Dr. Yoram & Mrs. Esther ElitsurDr. Erika M. Faile*Mr. James P. & Mrs. Stacy Fedczak IIMs. Sarah K. FlahertyMs. Rani ForbesMs. Jane H. FosterDr. Jeremy D.* & Mrs. Sara E. FullerDr. Charles A. Garretson*Dr. Michael W.* & Mrs. Judith S. GibbsDr. Gary G. & Mrs. Ruth GilbertMr. David A. GlickDr. Rose A.* & Mr. Barry A. GoodwinMrs. Susan GrambosMr. Jay P. GrangerMrs. Melissa L. HaggardMr. Sean K. & Mrs. Beth L. HammersDrs. Sue E.* & Joseph F. HanksDr. John D. & Mrs. Phyllis S. HarrahDr. Erich R.* & Mrs. Laurale G. HeinzMr. Nathan HillMr. J. Churchill & Mrs. Mary HodgesDr. James T.* & Mrs. Kimberly W. HolbrookMs. Linda S. HolmesDr. David F.* & Mrs. Dana E. HubbardDr. John A. HuntMs. Nancy M. HuntMs. Carol HurulaDr. Mary Buffington Wallace Jenkins* & Mr. Gregory L.JenkinsMs. Rebecca J. Johnson & Mr. James P. LinkousDr. B. Danielle King*Ms. Sarah E. LenhofMr. Sol & Mrs. Sharon LevinMr. Ian LevsteinDr. Chaundra H. & Mr. Scott D. MaddoxMr. & Mrs. Sukhendu K. MajumdarDr. Mary L. Marcuzzi* & Mr. Jonathan T. BrownMr. Ralph D. ‡ & Mrs. Judy H. MayDr. Aaron M.* & Mrs. Melissa D. McGuffinDr. Christine M. MichaelMr. Mark T. & Mrs. Susan MillerMr. & Mrs. Bruce W. MoodyDr. R. Michael MooreMr. Steve & Mrs. Patricia A. MorganDr. Richard P. Mullen III*Mrs. Lucille Matthews NapierMr. Lance A. NelsonMr. & Mrs. J. Joseph NillesMr. John & Mrs. Sherri NobleDrs. Richard E. & Sally L. OakesDr. Robert M. Ore*Dr. Leslie A. Pack*Mr. Suresh P. & Mrs. Yamini S. Parab DesaiDr. Amanda L. Pennington*Mr. & Mrs. Baldev PrinjaMs. Ashley E. RappDr. David Revell & Mrs. Lynda L. HolupDr. Roberta G. RiceMs. Joan E. RossDr. Mitsuko P.* & Mr. William K. ShannonMr. Steve & Mrs. Diane ShattlsDr. Dianna L.* & Mr. David E. ShipleyMr. Brent S. ShirkeyDr. Carol M. Spencer-Lemay*Dr. Bobbie J. Sperry*Ms. Charlene R. SweeneyMrs. Laura R. TalbertMr. Jim & Mrs. Cathy TerryMs. Mary TheodoreDr. Alice C.* & Mr. B. W. ThorntonDr. Jack M. Trainor*Mr. B. Jesse Turley IIIDr. Ted B.* & Mrs. Kelli L. VanceMr. N.P. & Mrs. Meena WadhwaMr. Parker L. & Mrs. Amy B. WardMr. Wayne E.‡ & Mrs. Nora K. WarrenMrs. Wanda L. WebbDr. William E. & Mrs. Rebecca S. WheelerMr. Wilburn D. & Mrs. Mary C. WhiteDr. Christopher J.* & Mrs. Kim Whitten* School of Medicine Alumni •‡ Deceased

School of MedicinePhilanthropy ReportDr. Donald W.* & Mrs. Nichol L. WicklineMr. Brian E. WilburnMr. Dan WilhelmMs. Elaine A. WilsonDr. Kendall L. Wilson, Jr.BusinessesGrand Chapter of West Virginia Order of the Eastern StarFoundationFoundation for the Tri-State CommunityTrustPerrow Revocable TrustHonorary GiftsMrs. Earleen H. AgeeDr. Patrick I. BrownDr. Bruce S. ChertowDr. Robert W. CoonHuntington Classic ChefsMr. Frank P. JusticeDr. Paul S. Lee*Mrs. Jane S. VickersMemorial GiftsDr. Paul W. Ambrose*Dr. Robert L. BradleyDr. David A. Brosius*Dr. E. Norval CarterDr. C. Stafford ClayMr. Daniel J. & Mrs. Teresa R. CowellDr. & Mrs. Thomas J. HolbrookDr. Jay L. HutchisonDr. Frederick J. LotspeichMrs. Eileen Birch MartinDr. T. Basil Mathew*Mr. Ralph D. MayMr. Thomas L. PenningtonMr. Charles E. PriceMr. Glenn J. QueenMr. John “Jack” C. Rose, Jr.Mrs. Indu W. SharmaMrs. Sonya SlaughterDr. Gary M. TolleyMr. Gregory D. Van MeterMs. Janis F. WinkfieldSCHOOL OF MEDICINE ALUMNI DONORSTO THE ANNUAL FUND AND ALUMNIASSOCIATION MEMBERS BY CLASSClass of 2008(41 members, 8% participation)Christopher D. Adams, MDMark W. Allen, MDR. Aaron Lambert, MDM. Shane Newberry, MDRobert M. Ore, MDClass of 2007(49 members, 1% participation)Richard P. Mullen III, MDClass of 2006(46 members, 15% participation)Shayne E. Bates, MDErika M Faile, MDGerard J. Oakley III, MDLeslie A. Pack, MDChristopher W. Russell, MDAndrea D. Marcum Vallejos, MDDonald W. Wickline, MDClass of 2005(43 members, 9% participation)Marc W. Courts, MDEliza E. Robertson, MDElizabeth M. Schmidt, MDBobbie J. Sperry, MDClass of 2004(43 members, 23% participation)Majester N. Abdul-Jalil, MDJerome B. Aya-ay, MDKrista L. Denning, MDJenna B. Dolan, MDMelissa D. Fox, MDZachary H. Hansen, MDStephen M. Jones, Jr., MDAdam M. Lukasik, MDScott E. Moore, MDAmanda D. Snodgrass Workman, MDClass of 2003(50 members, 8% participation)Laura S. Feaster Duncan, MDJeremy D. Fuller, MDCraig D. Haddox, MDJulia L. Pasquale, MDClass of 2002(46 members, 15% participation)Jeffrey L. Alexander, MDDavid A. Denning IV, MDChristopher S. Goode, MDEric W. Irwin, MDScott W. Mitchell, MDDouglas F. Ritchie, MDStaci K. Stalcup, MDClass of 2001(51 members, 4% participation)R. Daniel Bledsoe, MDCarmella Evans Molina, MDClass of 2000(48 members, 23% participation)Lynn V. Amores-Rutkoff, MDLisa R. Carchedi, MDTodd E. Chertow, MDRyan R. Cicenas, MDGerald A. Dague, MDDavid L. Eldridge, MDJoseph G. Foust, MDP. Rich Spangler, MDRay M. Van Metre, MDTony K. Virgin, MDTanya C. Warwick, MD* School of Medicine Alumni • ‡ Deceased

Benefactor Summer/Fall 2010Class of 1999(47 members, 21% participation)Donna M. Bolden, MDFrank E. Fumich, MDIndira D. Gautam, MDRobert B. Gray, MDEric C. Jones, MDDevin A. King, MDSharmila M. Matcheswalla-Jones, MDAaron M. McGuffin, MDNancy B. Norton, MDBryan D. Springer, MDClass of 1998(44 members, 18% participation)Kimberly A. Bernard, MDRichard O. Booth, Jr., MDDawn R. Bridge-Alexander, MDRobert J. Cure, MDScott P. Duffy, MDAngela B. Ferguson, MDCurtis W. Harrison, Jr., MDJames R. Patterson, MDClass of 1997(52 members, 30% participation)R. Anthony Aprea, MDSamuel E. Carroll, MDJodi M. Cisco, MDTeresa A. Duncan, MDKelli L. Fournier, MDDarren L. Harris, MDJoseph L. Joyce, MDB. Danielle King, MDStacey N. Knox, MDMary L. Marcuzzi, MDNimish K. Mehta, MDBobby L. Miller, MDIshmael W. Stevens, Jr., MDJerome Puryear, Jr., MDStephen F. Welch, MDR. Trenor Williams, MDClass of 1996(45 members, 1 deceased, 18% participation)Jeffry T. Gee, MDJennifer B. Gruber, MDLisa R. Maselli, MDMolly Robinson Mathews, MDJoseph W. Poe, MDJoseph C. Shanklin, MDJack M. Trainor, MDBarbara G. Wells, MDClass of 1995(47 members, 1 deceased, 24% participation)Glenn A. Harper, MDBruce E. Hines, MDErich R. Heinz, MDDavid J. Hunt, MDMario R. Morenas, MDAmy B. Pearson, MDRonald B. Pearson, Jr., MDPreena Purewal-Reier, MDRichard E. Ryncarz, MDJerry W. Scott, MDMark R. Zeigler, MDClass of 1994(49 members, 2 deceased, 23% participation)Timothy G. Cook, MDTracy J. Gemmell, MDGeorge F. Gleva, MDCheryl M. Kirk, MDPaula K. Larsen, MDLoren J. Ledford, MD‡E. Allen Mullins, Jr., MDKimberly A. Oxley, MDKathy L. Saber, MDPatricia L. Wilson, MDYoussef Y. Yassa, MDClass of 1993(47 members, 6% participation)Bradley J. Richardson, MDMary Buffington Wallace Jenkins, MDJoanne R. Wunderlich, MDClass of 1992(40 members, 17% participation)Kimberly A. Burgess, MDWilliam M. Miller, MDWilliam E. Passodelis, MDDianna L. Shipley, MDTina H. Sias, MDTimothy B. Tabor, MDAlice C. Thornton, MDClass of 1991(44 members, 29% participation)Lurleen R. Benzian, MDKevin J. Conaway, MDHarry H. Dinsmore, Jr., MDJ. Beth Day, MDDeborah H. Gillispie, MDBradley D. Henry, MDJack L. Kinder, MDJoan B. Lehmann, MDEric A. Morgan, MDCharlotte A. Rhee, MDFriday G. Simpson, MDBeverley P. Uniacke, MDM. Teresa Vives, MDTsailing Wang, MDClass of 1990(37 members, 21% participation)C. David Adair, MDJayne A. Barr, MDMichelle R. Burdette, MDR. Todd Chambers, MDSandra E. Marshall, MDJohn D. Roth, MDBernie M. Simons, MDClass of 1989(38 members, 23% participation)Karen E. Clark-Gerbo, MDPamela A. Cyrus, MDMichael G. Douglas, MDMichael W. Gibbs, MDMary Ann M. Griffith, MDDavid F. Hubbard, MDCheryl M. Kirk, MDJoseph H. Locke, Jr., MD* School of Medicine Alumni • ‡ Deceased

School of MedicinePhilanthropy ReportWilliam N. White II, MDClass of 1988(42 members, 16% participation)Gregory D. Akers, MDJoan A. Lynch, MDJames M. Mears, MDJames F. O’Neal, MDMitsuko P. Shannon, MDSheryl L. Stephens, MDClass of 1987(40 members, 27% participation)Charles A. Garretson, MDNancy B. Graham, MDDarlene Y. Gruetter, MDJames T. Holbrook, MDAllen B. Joseph, MDPamela G. McClure-Smith, MDDanny M. Phillips, MDJohn A. Purcell, MDYaacov R. Pushkin, MDMark F. Sheridan, MDGary R. Youmans, MDClass of 1986(46 members, 2 deceased, 34% participation)Patrick J. Esposito, MDElaine L. Flanders, MDSue E. Hanks, MDJohn A. Hoffman, MDEdwin J. Humphrey IV, MDMary Nan Mallory, MDKenneth F. McNeil, MDDavid S. Parks, MDPatricia S. Schindzielorz, MDDonna J. Slayton, MDElizabeth L. Spangler, MDC. Anne Steele, MDMark A. Studeny, MDDonald H. Trainor, Jr., MDLarry W. Watson, MDClass of 1985(34 members, 32% participation)Simon K. Chang, MDCheryl L. Cook, MDCharles C. McCormick, MDMichael J. Nerenberg, MDTerry G. Pritt, MDSara C. Rochester, MDAndrew H. Schindzielorz, MDHelen R. Thornton, MDKevin J. Willis, MDKevin W. Yingling, MDClass of 1984(36 members - 2 deceased, 28% participation)Timothy D. Canterbury, MDRobert T. Gallaher, MDRobert A. Hess, MDMichael A. Istfan, MDKathleen E. Lucas, MDPerry Meadows, MDEzra B. Riber, MDChristopher J. Whitten, MDDonnah S. Wolodkin-Whitaker, MDPhilip N. Zambos, MDClass of 1983(36 members - 1 deceased, 57% participation)Gerald G. Blackwell, MDCraig L. Bookout, MDLou Gene Bartram, MDMary Beth Butcher, MDKaren N. Dansby, MDSamuel R. Davis, MDRonald DeAndrade, Jr., MDJames W. Endicott, MDAlbert J. Exner, Jr., MDW. Douglas Given, MDBijan J. Goodarzi, MDGarrie J. Haas, MDR. Mark Hatfield, MDBradley R. Martin, MDReginald J. McClung, MDHobart K. Richey, MDWilliam S. Sheils, Jr., MDCarol M. Spencer-Lemay, MDMark K. Stephens, MDSamuel D. Wellman, MDClass of 1982(23 members - 1 deceased, 32% participation)Joseph E. Evans, MDRose A. Goodwin, MDKim M. Jordan-DeAndrade, MDF. Elizabeth Kemp, MDGretchen E. Oley, MDRon D. Stollings, MDThomas B. Styer, MDClass of 1981(18 members, 38% participation)Patrick C. Bonasso, MDEmmett F. Branigan, MDDouglas C. McCorkle, MDStephen F. Morris, MDStephen C. Smith, MDJohn F. Toney, MDRobert E. Turner, MDSCHOOL OF MEDICINE ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONOut of 1171 graduates representing theclasses of 1981 – 2008, there were 243donors for a 20% participation rate of givingto the School of Medicine.* School of Medicine Alumni • ‡ Deceased

Benefactor Summer/Fall 2010CHARTER LIFETIME MEMBERSLifetime Membership in the School of Medicine AlumniAssociation was created at the inaugural meetingof the Board of Directors on October 9, 1992. Duringthe inaugural year of the Alumni Association, sixty-onemembers joined the association by making the one-timegift of $500. The School of Medicine and the AlumniAssociation extend our deepest appreciation to theseCharter Lifetime Members for their gifts and loyalty totheir alma mater.NameClass YearC. David Adair, MD 1990Gregory D. Akers, MD 1988Marsha S. Anderson, MD 1988Joseph P. Assaley, MD 1988Gerald G. Blackwell, MD 1983Patrick C. Bonasso, MD 1981John G. Boswell, MD 1982Dennis M. Burton, MD 1981Karen Clark Gerbo, MD 1989Cheryl L. Cook, MD 1985Carol H. Cooper, MD 1989Karen N. Dansby, MD 1983Samuel R. Davis, MD 1983James W. Endicott, MD 1983Carol A. Foster, MD 1985W. Douglas Given, MD 1983Rose A. Goodwin, MD 1982Mary M. Griffith, MD 1989Wayne E. Groux, MD 1983Jerry M. Hahn, MD 1986Sue E. Hanks, MD 1986R. Mark Hatfield, MD 1983Leslie N. Heddleston, MD 1981Karen J. Heyd, MD 1985Pierre Istfan, MD 1985Sandra J. Joseph, MD 1981Jack L. Kinder, Jr., MD 1991J. Douglas Kirk, MD 1988David C. Kowalski, MD 1987Carol M. Spencer-Lemay, MD 1983Kenneth F. McNeil, MD 1986Louis R. Molina, MD ‡ 1984James H. Morgan, MD 1988Kathy M. O’Hanlon, MD 1986Gretchen E. Oley, MD 1982C. Douglas Phillips, MD 1984Trudi L. Rash, MD 1989David S. Ratliff, MD 1986Evelyn Rector-Banks, MD 1984Ezra B. Riber, MD 1984Hobart K. Richey, MD 1983William S. Sheils, Jr., MD 1983Mark F. Sheridan, MD 1987Lee B. Smith, MD, JD 1982Nina K. Smith, MD 1981Stephen C. Smith, MD 1981James F. Spears, MD 1987Ron D. Stollings, MD 1982Katherine M. Stone, MD 1982Mark A. Studeny, MD 1986Thomas B. Styer, MD 1982Melody A. Swavely, MD 1988Jeffrey N. Thaxton, MD 1992Larry W. Watson, MD 1986Samuel D. Wellman, MD 1983Curtis A. Winter, MD 1982Jimmy V. Wolfe, MD 1984Kevin W. Yingling, MD 1985Elaine M. Young, MD 1986Sandra L. Zahradka, MD 1989W. Matthew Zban, MD 1989* School of Medicine Alumni • ‡ DeceasedThrough June 30, 2009, the following alumni* joinedother graduates as Lifetime Members of the School ofMedicine Alumni Association.NameClass YearClark D. Adkins, MD 1989LouGene Bartram, MD 1983Michael E. Beane, MD 1996Jeffrey B. Betts, MD 1991*R. Daniel Bledsoe, MD 2001Kimberly A. Burgess, MD 1992Samuel E. Carroll, MD 1997P. Mitchell Charles, MD 1988Amy L. Conley, MD 1998Pamela A. Cyrus, MD 1989Jennifer B. Day, MD 1991Paul R. Durst, MD 1984C. Stephen Edwards, MD 1987Joseph E. Evans, MD 1982J. Patrick Fouts, MD 1998Frank E. Fumich, MD 1999*Jeffry T. Gee, MD 1996Bijan J. Goodarzi, MD 1983Robert B. Gray, MD 1999*Jennifer L. Bennett Grube, MD 1996Darlene Y. Gruetter, MD 1987Crystal L. Gue, MD 1990Garrie J. Haas, MD 1983Lee C. Haikal, MD 1994William H. Haney, MD 1986*Glenn A. Harper, MD 1995Robert A. Hess, MD 1986Eric S. Hopkins, MD 1998F. Scott Hunter, MD 1981Eric W. Janssen, MD 1990John W. Kessel, MD 1990Joanne M. Lebow, MD 1990Dawn L. MacFarland, MD 1996James C. McCabe, MD 1988Reginald J. McClung, MD 1983Scott E. Miller, MD 1986Manuel E. Molina, MD 1987Gabrielle F. Morris, MD 1990Stephen F. Morris, MD 1981Kimberly A. Oxley, MD 1994Robert C. Pennington, MD 1990Steven Pribanich III, MD 1991Daniel B. Ray, MD 1983Charlotte A. Rhee, MD 1991Bradley J. Richardson, MD 1993Valerie L. Richey-Klein, MD 1989Monica L. Richey-Walker, MD 1986Rhonda Scites Ross, MD 1994Daniel W. Russell, MD 1990Kevin S. Smith, MD 1986Anna M. Suray, MD 1991Timothy B. Tabor, MD 1992John F. Toney, MD 1981Jack M. Trainor, MD 1996Donald H. Trainor, Jr., MD 1986Carrie A. Twedt, MD 1996*Ted B. Vance, MD 1985Paulette S. Wehner, MD 1989William A. Welton III, MD 1991Jeffrey W. Whightsel, MD 1984William N. White II, MD 1989

School of MedicinePhilanthropy ReportMyra L. Wilkerson, MD 1994Donnah S. Wolodkin-Whitaker, MD 1984Joanne R. Wunderlich, MD 1993Phillip N. Zambos, MD 1984July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009, thefollowing School of Medicine graduates joined theassociation as annual members.Annual MembersR. Anthony Aprea, MD 1997Jerome B. Aya-ay, MD 2004Shayne E. Bates, MD 2006Richard O. Booth, Jr, MD 1998Michelle R. Burdette, MD 1990Mary Beth Butcher, MD 1983Ryan R. Cicenas, MD 2000Jodi M. Cisco, MD 1997Kevin J. Conaway, MD 1991Timothy G. Cook, MD 1994Robert J. Cure, MD 1998Gerald A. Dague, MD 2000Ronald DeAndrade, Jr., MD 1983Harry H. Dinsmore, Jr., MD 1991Michael G. Douglas, MD 1989Carmella Evans Molina, MD 2001Angela B. Ferguson, MD 1998Brian Francis, MD 1993Joseph G. Foust, MD 2000Deborah H. Gillispie, MD 1991Curtis W. Harrison, Jr., MD 1998Bruce E. Hines, MD 1995John A. Hoffman, MD 1986David J. Hunt, MD 1995Michael A. Istfan, MD 1984Tyshaun M. James-Hart, MD 1989Eric C. Jones, MD 1999Sharmila M. Matcheswalla Jones, MD 1999Joseph L. Joyce, MD 1997Kim M. Jordan-DeAndrade, MD 1982Devin A. King, MD 1999Paula K. Larsen, MD 1996Jeffrey D. Lodge, MD 2002Joan A. Lynch, MD 1988Mary L. Marcuzzi, MD 1997Bradley R. Martin, MD 1983Lisa R. Maselli, MD 1996Danny J. Meadows, MD 1988* School of Medicine Alumni • ‡ DeceasedPerry Meadows, MD 1984James M. Mears, MD 1988Nimish K. Mehta, MD 1997Kelly E. Melvin, MD 2005Bobby L. Miller, MD 1997Mario R. Morenas, MD 1995G. Joseph Oakley III, MD 2006David S. Parks, MD 1986Amy B. Pearson, MD 1995Ronald B. Pearson, Jr., MD 1995Melissa Bays Porter, MD 2000Terry G. Pritt, MD 1985John A. Purcell, MD 1987Kathy L. Saber, MD 1994Mitsuko P. Shannon, MD 1988Bernie M. Simons, MD 1990Sandra L. Skar, MD 1997Bobbie J. Sperry, MD 2005Bryan D. Springer, MD 1999Staci K. Stalcup, MD 2002C. Anne Steele, MD 1986Terrence W. Triplett, MD 1982Barbara G. Wells, MD 1996Kevin J. Willis, MD 1985Gary R. Youmans, MD 1987The following Associate Members – West Virginiaphysicians, former residents, present and previous faculty –joined from July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009.Dr. Hoyt J. BurdickDr. David G. ChaffinDr. Mehdi H. ChowdhuryDr. Jennifer G. CollinsDr. Hisham A. KeblawiDr. Michael V. Korona, Jr.Dr. Subhash KumarDr. Robert W. LoweDr. Michael R. MooreDr. Gilbert A. Ratcliff, Jr.Dr. Deborah A. RossDr. Thomas E. ScottDr. Donald A. SeibertDr. Suratkal V. ShenoyDr. David L. StaleyDr. Maria Tria TironaMs. Tamela J. WhiteDr. Daniel J. WhitmoreDr. Kendall L. WilsonName:Home Address:Phone: (Home)(Cell)Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Alumni AssociationMembership Application (July 1 - June 30)Class Year:Method of Payment:❏ VISA ❏ MASTERCARD ❏ AMERICAN EXPRESS ❏ DISCOVER❏ Check is enclosed made payable to The Marshall University Foundation Inc.Name on Card:Card No.Amount charged: $Signature:Email:(Work)Membership:❏ Annual Membership • $50.00 ❏ Lifetime Membership • $500.00 ❏ Associate Membership • $35.00 (Non-voting)(First year complimentary for PG1)(West Virginia physicians, former residents who are not school ofmedicine alumni, and all present and previous faculty are eligible.)Exp. DatePlease return to: Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Alumni Association, Attn: Linda S. HolmesMarshall University Medical Center, 1600 Medical Center Drive, Huntington, WV 25701304/691-1711 or toll-free 877/691-1600 or holmes@marshall.edu

Benefactor Summer/Fall 2010Opportunities for GivingDonations may be made to the School ofMedicine greatest needs or to any of itsdepartments or programs. The support maybe unrestricted or specifically limited as toit use. Gifts are fully tax deductible to theextent allowed by IRS regulations.Ways to give:Cash gifts to the Marshall UniversityFoundation, Inc.Gifts of stocks or other securitiesGifts in kind of real or personal propertyDeferred gifts, such as wills, bequests and trustsNaming the School of Medicine as abeneficiary of life insurance or individualretirement accountsPledges of future giftsEndowmentsTangible items such as art, antiques or booksEstate planningGifts may be designated for:Greatest needsGeneral scholarships (endowed andexpendable)Support for researchSupport for professorships and fellowshipsEquipment purchases and other needsAnnual lecturesSpecial programTake A Seat CampaignClass scholarshipsCreating a Named EndowmentNamed endowments in memory or honor ofan individual, family, group or organizationcan be established with a minimum gift of$15,000. The contributions are invested byThe Marshall University Foundation Inc.,and earnings are available annually for thepurpose designated by the donor. Endowmentsmay support scholarships, lectures, facilities,faculty development or other programs.For more information, please callLinda S. Holmes, director of developmentand alumni affairs at 304.691.1711Giving back toour donorsWhen you give money or stock for acharitable gift annuity with TheMarshall University Foundation, wegive you back annual payments for the rest of yourlife. Too good to be true? Seems like it, but truenonetheless. And many of our friends are takingadvantage of this opportunity.Why does theSchool of Medicinepromote charitable giftannuities? To help ourphysicians and friendswho want to makelarger gifts, but can’tafford to reduce theircash flow. Also, it helpsour donors who areplanning to provide abequest make the giftSample of OurOne-Life Annuity Rates*Age Rate65...........................5.5%70...........................5.8%75...........................6.4%80...........................7.2%85...........................8.1%90 & Over..............9.5%Two-life rates available.*Effective July 1, 2010now so they can take advantage of the income taxcharitable deduction. And for older donors, anannuity may actually provide a larger payout fromthe asset than they might otherwise receive.A deferred payment charitable gift annuityworks well for younger donors who want to giveto the School of Medicine and, at the sametime, supplement their retirement programs. Forexample, the donor would designate a gift, forexample $10,000, for a gift annuity which wouldbe “programmed” to begin payments at retirementage–the longer the deferral period, the higher theannual payment. Even though the donor will notreceive payments from the annuity for severalyears, an income tax charitable deduction isavailable for the year in which the gift is made.By careful management, the Foundation isable not only to make the scheduled annuitypayments, but to have enough left over to help uscarry forward our mission. In other words, theseannuities benefit the donors and the School ofMedicine.Our gift annuity program is loaded withmany benefits, and we want you to know aboutthese. For more information, please call Mr.Ed Zimmerman, director of planned giving, at304.696.3739. He will be happy to send you aconfidential report showing you how a gift annuitycan benefit you.

Spotlight on Dr. Gregory HaleDr. Hale, SOM Class of 1990, receivesDistinguished Alumni Award foroutstanding national achievementsThe Distinguished Alumni Award was presentedto Gregory Hale of Gulfport, Fla., at the 73rdAnnual Alumni Association Awards Banquetheld on April 24, 2010, in the Memorial StudentCenter. This award is given to Marshall alumni foroutstanding national achievements in their particularfields of endeavor.Hale attended Buffalo High School in WayneCounty, graduating as a National Merit Scholar in1983. He attended Marshall as a John Marshall Scholarand received an undergraduate degree in chemistryin 1986, completing requirements in three years andgraduating with a 4.0 academic average. He thenattended Marshall’s School of Medicine from 1986 to1990, graduating first in his class. He was a memberof Alpha Omega Alpha and received the Thomas G.Folsom Award, the Upjohn Achievement Award andthe Bertha and Lake Polan Award.He completed his internship and residency inpediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, followedby a fellowship in hematology-oncology at St. JudeChildren’s Research Hospital in Memphis. He receivedthe American Cancer Society Clinical OncologyFellowship Award. He is currently board certified inPediatrics and Pediatric Hematology Oncology.After serving as assistant professor in theDepartment of Pediatrics and the Blood and MarrowTransplant Program at the University of Kentuckyand the Markey Cancer Center in Lexington, Halereturned to St. Jude in 1999 as assistant member inthe Department of Hematology-Oncology, the BoneMarrow Transplant Service and the Transplantationand Gene Therapy Program. In 2001 he became clinicaldirector of the Bone Marrow Transplant Service, oneof the largest pediatric transplant programs in theworld, averaging 180 transplants annually. In 2003 hewas promoted to associate member of the Division ofBone Marrow Transplantation; he later was named anassociate member in the Hematological Malignanciesand Developmental Therapeutics for Solid MalignanciesPrograms. Hale directed the Transplant Fellowshipprogram and was quality management officer for theDivision of Bone Marrow Transplantation. He receivedthe 2007 Outstanding Physician Award at St. Jude andhas twice been named one of America’s Top Oncologistsby the Consumer Research Council of America. In 2008he joined All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla.,as medical director of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/BMT. All Children’s Hospital isthe largest pediatric hematology/oncology/ BMT program in thestate of Florida. He is currentlya clinical associate professorof Pediatrics at the Universityof South Florida. In 2010, hewas named one of the BestDoctors in America in pediatrichematology oncology.Hale is a member of theChildren’s Oncology Group andserves on its Stem Cell Transplant Discipline Committee.He is a member of the American Society of Hematology,the American Society of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology,American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation,World Marrow Donor Association, American Associationof Blood Banks, and other professional transplant andimmunology organizations and serves on the NationalAccreditation Committee and Board of Directors of theFoundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapies(FACT), which oversees the quality of transplantprograms worldwide. Hale recently completed a termas president of the National Marrow Donor Program(NMDP) Council, which coordinates unrelated donorbone marrow transplantation, and serves on 13 workingcommittees of the Center for International Bone MarrowTransplantation Registry (CIBMTR). In Florida, he serveson the Board of Directors of the Suncoast Chapter of theMake a Wish Foundation and the Sickle Cell DiseaseAssociation of Northern Pinellas, Pasco and HernandoCounties.An author of more than 110 peer-reviewed papers,80 abstracts, and three book chapters, Hale has beenprincipal investigator for 35 studies and a co-investigatoron 22 others, including Phase I trials. The AmericanCancer Society and the V Foundation have funded hisresearch. In 2007 he received the Best Abstracts Awardfor Clinical Research from the American Society of Bloodand Marrow Transplantation for his trials describingthe long-term clinical and immunologic sequelae intransplant recipients who received EBV-cytotoxic T-cells.He serves on five editorial boards and as a reviewer for18 medical journals. He is certified by the Associationof Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) as a ClinicalTrials Investigator. His research interests include novelmethods of graft manipulation for patients undergoingtransplantation from mismatched family members andfor immunotherapy in autologous transplant recipients;regimen-related toxicities of stem cell transplantation;and nutrition in cancer patients.

Benefactor Summer/Fall 2010SCHOOL OF MEDICINE CLASS NOTES1980sDwight C. Groves, Class of1981, is working in an eightphysician practice in theHampton Roads area of Virginia,with two offices in Norfolk andone in Chesapeake. “I remain busyboth performing and teachinglaparoscopic surgery. Emily and Ihave four grandchildren ages 11,9, 8 and 7. Our oldest son Cecilis getting married in a few weeks. There is a new boatat our dock. It is a ’03 Nordic Tug, The Auntie Em,that we enjoy cruising on the Chesapeake Bay and theIntracoastal Waterways. We are also very proud of ournieces, Kristen McClung, a third year student at theMarshall School of Medicine, and Kelley Groves, whohas just begun the application process.”Ron D. Stollings, Class of 1982,was re-elected as the Democraticsenator from Boone County,District 7, in the West VirginiaLegislature. In June he wasinvited to speak about communitypartnerships with research centersdealing with “CVD Preventionin High-Risk Rural Areas” at theNational Institutes of Healthin Bethesda, Md. The two-daysummit ultimately will make recommendationsabout funding future studies to impact cardiovasculardisease.Jimmy V. Wolfe, Class of 1984, is practicing inthe Department of Neurology at the University ofMississippi.Simon K. Chang, Class of 1985, has been theObstetrics/Gynecology Department chairmanfor Kapiolani Medical Center for Women andChildren, in Honolulu, Hawaii, since 2006 and anassistant clinical professor at the John Burns Schoolof Medicine, at the University of Hawaii. He stillmaintains a private practice.Carol A. Foster, Class of 1985, and her daughters,Jennifer (17) and Melissa (15), have come home toWest Virginia. Jen will start her final year of highschool while preparing to go off to college for a careerin bioethics, and Mel is starting her sophomore year,returning to her state champion volleyball teamat Charleston Catholic. Carol will continue herwork in headache medicine at the Charleston AreaMedical Center.Helen R. Thornton, Class of 1985, of AllisonPark, Pa., belongs to a practice that was purchasedby the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center andis enjoying the challenge of implementing theirelectronic medical records.”I’ve also been gettingbetter at playing the harp,” Helen said. “I can evenplay in public if I can pretend no one is payingattention to me!”William R. Brooks Jr., Class of 1986, has taken apart-time job opening a new practice in the smallfarming town of Hemlock, Mich. “It has been greatfun to ‘start over’ again, in a manner of speaking,”Bill said, “especially at 2-1/2 days a week. Clara stillis farming with my help and selling at the Farmer’sMarket in Flint, Mich.”M. CatherineSlusher, Class of1988, has beenin practice withHarrisonburg OB/GYN Associatesfor 16 years andbecame thesenior partnerthis summer. Sheis honorary faculty for James Madison UniversityPhysician’s Assistant Program; board member forthe March of Dimes and chairperson of its SignatureChefs Dinner. Catherine is also a swim team coachfor the Spotswood Dolphins. She is married to DonFlegel, forester and soil scientist with the NaturalResources Conservation Service. They have threechildren: Drew, 22; Julie, 16; and Macie, 9.Gary, aka Garrett Stone,his St. Lucia stage name,singing in St. Lucia.Gary Stoner, Class of 1989,works part time as an Ob/Gyn associate at GeisingerHealth Systems, Danville,Pa. When he isn’t practicingmedicine, he is catching acountry music tune with hisband, The Midlife Cowboys.They play old time countrymusic such as Johnny Cashand Jim Reeves. You canstrum up their schedule

School of MedicineClass Notesat www.midlifecowboysband.com. Gary claimsinternational fame having played in Scotland,England, France, Italy and St. Lucia, West Indies.His band goes to St. Lucia every January to raisemoney for local charities.1990sJayne A. Barr, Class of 1990, of Circleville,Ohio, closed her private practice in 2008 to take anassistant clinical professor position as an internalmedicine and pediatrics hospitalist with The OhioState University Medical Center and NationwideChildrens Hospital. Jayne is involved in teachingand quality improvement research. Her clinicalpresentation was accepted at the upcoming NationalConference of the American Academy of Pediatrics.She enjoys golfing and attending plays and festivals.Debra Stoner is on the right with avolunteer from Sweden, Dr. LisbethSkov, and the healthcare workers,Rupa, Benika and Lila.Debra I. MillsStoner, Classof 1990, workspart time asan associatein emergencymedicine atGeisinger HealthSystems, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Hertrue passionis working oninternationaland wildernessmedicineprojects. She isthe medical advisor for a non-profit Nepal NGOcalled Himanchal Education Foundation (www.himanchal.org). One of the group’s projects is tobuild remote health clinics in western Nepal, trainhealth care workers and connect them to hospitalsin Kathmandu via a TeleMedicine project. Debrais an associate editor for the Wilderness MedicalSociety’s magazine and the lead editor for the WMSCommunity Education Lecture Series.Kevin J. Conaway, Class of 1991, is an associateprofessor in the School of Medicine’s Departmentof Obstetrics and Gynecology. He completed theAPGO Academic Scholars and Leaders Programin March. This is a 15-month comprehensiveeducational program designed to help Ob/Gynprofessors teach women’s health more effectively.Graduation was held at the annual meeting ofthe Association of Professors of Gynecology andObstetrics where he presented his poster describinghis project. Kevin resides in Hurricane, W.Va., withhis wife, Cathy, and sons Jimmy and Jeffrey.Anthony “Tony” M. Grieco, Class of 1991, leftthe clinical practice of OB/GYN in August 2010 andis the medical director at Blue Cross and Blue Shieldof Louisiana in Baton Rouge. “I plan on earning aexecutive masters of business administration (EMBA)at Southeastern Louisiana University.” He and hiswife, Debbie, have four children, Seth, Aaron, Victoriaand Karenna.Joan B. Lehmann, Class of 1991, of Pasadena, Md.,published an inspirational and historical novel, HeavenBelow. “In it, I have preserved a little of Baltimore’shistory and spotlighted my family’s small home townof Shady Side. It is my first big effort toward my secondcareer, writing. Partial proceeds from the book willgo to a local museum and my hospital’s auxiliary.”Joan practices emergency medicine at BaltimoreWashington Medical Center in Maryland. Her website is www.JoanLehmannMD.com.Kimberly A. Burgess, Class of 1992, practices parttime at Jackson General Hospital in Ripley, W.Va.,giving her an opportunity to travel. Her latest LocumTenens adventure was to Sidney, Mont., known asMontana’s Sunrise City. She is waiting to learn theresults of the Army Medical Department ReserveColonel promotion board and hopes to make “fullbird”this fall. September will make 26 years of service.Kimberly is also busy helping her parents train aLabrador retriever pup, tending her garden, and doingsome long overdue house projects.Alice C. Thornton, Class of1992, has been in Lexington at theUniversity of Kentucky since July1998. She is a tenured associateprofessor of medicine in theDepartment of Internal Medicine,Infectious Diseases Division.She is also project director of theBluegrass Care Clinic project,which is a grant-funded projectthat serves HIV individuals. The clinic has receivedfour steady streams of funding from HRSA for whichAlice is the principal investigator: Ryan White Part B,Ryan White Part C, Ryan White Part D and KentuckyAIDS Educational Center. Alice and her husband,BW Thornton, a teacher at Royal Spring MiddleSchool in Georgetown, Ky., have three sons: Matthew,15; Zachary, 13; and Benjamin, 13, as well as two dogs,three cats and a turtle.Shane A. Bowen,Class of 1993,was recalled toactive duty withthe Navy in Mayand is in Kandahar,Afghanistan, runningone of five trauma

Benefactor Summer/Fall 2010teams at the NATO Role 3 Hospital. He will bethere at least until the first of the year. Shane willreturn to his practice at the Emergency Room at St.Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington.Linda G. Brown, Class of 1993, associate professorof pathology at the School of Medicine, will serve asinterim chair of the Department of Pathology duringthe absence of Dr. David L. Porter, who has beencalled to active military duty. Linda was president ofthe SOM Alumni Association from 2000 to 2001.Youssef Y. Yassa, Class of 1994, is in a privatepractice anesthesia group covering St. Johns MedicalCenter in Springfield, Mo. He and his wife, Yonga,have two sons, 18 and 16 years old, the oldest to startcollege this fall.Erich R. Heinz, Classof 1995, is on staff atthe Puget Sound FamilyMedicine Residencylocated at Naval HospitalBremerton, Wash. Heand his wife, Laura, havebeen married 18 yearsand have eight children,with number nine due inOctober.John “JC” Echols, Class of 1996, is chairman ofpsychiatry at Contra Costa Health Services. He isalso department chief of consultation psychiatry atContra Costa Regional Medical Center, UC Davis,and affiliate associate professor of psychiatry at TouroUniversity Medical Center in Martinez, Calif.Chuck and his son make it tothe top of Mount Aconcagua.Jeffry T. Gee, Class of 1996, ofTazewell, Va., is medical directorand psychiatrist at the BehavioralHealth Pavilion of the Virginias,owned and operated by PrincetonCommunity Hospital.Charles W. “Chuck”Clements, Class of1997, is directorof the WildernessMedicine section ofMarshall UniversityFamily Medicine andcurrent member of theSchool of MedicineAlumni Association.Over the Christmasholidays, he and his son Wes, who will be enteringMarshall’s medical school in 2011, climbed MountAconcagua in Argentina, the tallest mountainoutside of Asia. Their trip was to study the physicaland mental challenges of extreme altitude and belowzerotemperatures. In May Chuck took two familymedicine residents on an extended trip down theColorado River in the Grand Canyon to study theessentials of health and medical issues. He taught atwo-week wilderness medicine elective to 23 secondyearstudents this past June. The course includedtraining in wilderness triage, treatment of woundsand fractures, environmental injuries, and puttinginjured persons on back boards. It ended with a tripto Lake Vesuvius State Park, where they negotiateda map reading course and went rappelling on a 40-foot cliff. This past July, he accompanied a group ofMarshall medical and nursing students to Hondurasas part of Global Medical Brigades, an internationalhealth program.Chuck is now recognized as one of the state’sexperts on wilderness medicine, and is a reviewer andcontributor to the Fifth Edition of the National SkiPatrol’s Outdoor Emergency Care manual.Michael J.White, Classof 1999,and his wife,Karin, arestill makinga differencein Haiti. In2007 Mikevisited Bercy,Haiti, to treatchildren atCabaret Baptist Children’s Home and hold a medicalclinic. Karin, a teacher, helped with teacher trainingand with the pharmacy. The Whites returned toHaiti in February 2010, following the devastatingearthquake, taking much-needed supplies. Tofollow their experiences, visit Karin’s blog at www.karinwhite.blogspot.com. When not helping outin Haiti, Mike is a physician in family practice andwound care in Newberry, S.C., and Karin is a teacher.The Whites have two girls, Lauren, 7, and Leanna,10. Mike and Karin adopted a son, Clifford, a 4-yearold Haitian with hip dysplasia whose mother puthim up for adoption so he could have the necessarysurgery and care.2000sLisa R. Carchedi, Class of 2000, has been workingat the University of Texas/Southwestern-Austin atSeton Shoal Creek Hospital since getting out of themilitary in January 2009. She served for 8½ years inthe Army. Lisa is an assistant professor of psychiatry

School of MedicineClass Noteswith both UT Southwestern and UTMB medicalschools and is the clerkship director for the UTMB/Austin psychiatry medical students. Working as anattending inpatient psychiatrist, she directly supervisesat least three residents per month. In June 2010 theresidents awarded her, after a nearly unanimous vote,the “General Psychiatry Attending of the Year” forexcellence in teaching and supervision. In her off time,she enjoys taking photos, doing yoga and spendingtime with her husband, Charles, and their two cats.They also have a thriving chicken farm!Melissa Bays Porter, Class of 2000, who specializesin pediatric critical care, is an assistant professor atthe University of Louisville. She and her husband,Michael, celebrated the birth of their son, GabrielAlexander, in January 2010.Ray M. Van Metre, Class of 2000, is in privatepractice in Lexington, Ky., with Kentucky Ear Nose& Throat - Head and Neck Surgeons. He and hiswife, Kelly, just celebrated the birth of a son, SpencerBennett, on March 11. Their daughter, Lydia Rose, is4 years old.R. Daniel Bledsoe, Class of 2001, is director of prehospitalcare and disaster medicine at York Hospitalin Pennsylvania. His presentation during WellSpanHealth’s fourth annual emergency medical services daywas well received and covered by the media. A totalof 20 individuals – York Hospital medical residents ofall levels and six medical school students from otherinstitutions – participated in advanced life supportskills, performing many of the tasks of EMTs. He andhis wife, Allison, have a son, Nolan Hawkins, bornMarch 19, 2010.Matthew P.and LorrieA. Downs,both Classof 2001, arepediatricianswith ArborMedicalAssociatesin Elkins,W.Va. They are both serving as preceptors for medicalstudents. Matthew feels this is a way to continueteaching while being in the rural setting, which theyenjoy tremendously. Lorrie says it is important to giveback. “There were a lot of physicians along the waywho helped train me and Matt, so I like to return thefavor,” Lorrie said. “It is important for students to geta glimpse of what pediatrics and medicine, in general,are like outside of a university setting. Not everyoneis made to be a university physician, so it’s importantto be exposed to the rural and private practices.” Thecouple has two children, Anna and Josh.Nathan M. Jesse, Class of 2001, and his wife,Melissa, moved to Charlotte, N.C., three yearsago after finishing his residency and fellowship inGainesville, Fla. He is a neonatologist at PresbyterianHospital. They have a daughter, Violet. “I realizemore than ever how little my job prepared me forthe trials (and joys) of fatherhood,” Nate said. Hereceived the Henry Kokomoor award for pediatricresearch and the Douglas J. Barrett Fellowship Awardduring his fellowship at the University of Florida.Rodeen Rahbar, Class of 2001, of Alexandria, Va.,practices vascular surgery and serves as an assistantprofessor at George Washington University inWashington, D.C.Christopher S. Goode, Class of 2002, wasappointed vice chair for business operations atWVU’s Department of Emergency Medicine, whichoperates/manages four Emergency Departmentsand one Urgent Care throughout north central andthe eastern panhandle of West Virginia. In Augusthe took over as president of the West VirginiaChapter of the American College of EmergencyPhysicians. He is also medical director of theEmergency Department at United Hospital Centerin Clarksburg, and at WVU. Christopher lives inBridgeport with his wife, Kristi, and their boys Colby,6; and Kaden, 3.Amy M. Jean, Class of 2002, moved back to WestVirginia from New York City. In January she openeda new pediatric endocrine practice in Wheeling,under Wheeling Hospital’s Center for Pediatrics.Amy and her husband, Andy, have two boys, Aaron,2; and Asher, 9 months. Andy is busy with beinga stay-at-home dad and continued finance projectwork.Staci K. Stalcup, Class of2002, and her husband,Clay, are practicingat University FamilyPhysicians in Seymour,Tenn., a satellite clinic forthe University of Tennessee.They completed theirresidencies at the Universityof Tennessee-Knoxville,where they served togetheras chief residents. Staciworks full time at the clinic and serves as the medicaldirector for University of Tennessee Home Health inSevier County. They have 4-year-old twins, son Sethand daughter Aiden, and are currently in the processof adopting a child from China.

Benefactor Summer/Fall 2010W. Hunter Boshell, Class of 2003, recentlyreturned to Huntington and is working at King’sDaughters Hospital in Ashland, Ky., as aninterventional radiologist. Hunter was the presidentof the Class of 2003.Matthew L. Bush, Class of 2003, is in his lastyear of a Neurotology and Cranial Base SurgeryFellowship at The Ohio State University Eye andEar Institute. He was awarded a grant this pastyear entitled “The American Hearing ResearchFoundation Wiley H. Harrison Memorial Grant”for $25,000 for research entitled, “In vitro and invivo response to HDAC inhibitors by vestibularschwannomas.”Gregory S. Krivonyak,Class of 2003, practicesoccupational andenvironmental medicine aswell as urgent care medicineat Solantic Baptist UrgentCare in Jacksonville, Fla. Hecompleted an occupationaland environmental residencyprogram with a master ofscience degree in public healthin August 2008. He and his wife, Aimee Dorine,have a daughter, Madelyn Reilly, born in August2009.April E. Kilgore, Class of 2004, has joinedUniversity Pediatrics in Huntington after returningfrom fellowship training at Cincinnati Children’sHospital Medical Center. The Huntington areanative will be the only pediatric infectious diseasespecialist in the area.J. William “Billy” Jones,Class of 2005, completed hisCritical Care Fellowship at theCleveland Clinic in June andreceived an award for beingchief fellow. He is now a staffanesthesiologist at SouthernOhio Medical Center inPortsmouth, Ohio.Ian A. Maher, Class of 2005, is a ProceduralDermatology Fellow, Department of Dermatology,Virginia Commonwealth University. He and hiswife, Mary Brooke White, Class of 2004, welcomed adaughter Evelyn Virginia on August 5.Eliza E. Robertson, Class of 2005, is completing aone-year fellowship in neuro-muscular disorders atVanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.Elizabeth M. Schmidt, Class of 2005, finishedher general surgical residency at the University ofIllinois Metro Group in June. She is now in a oneyearminimally invasive and bariatric fellowshipat the University of Nebraska Medical Center inOmaha. Elizabeth and her husband, Myron, becamegrandparents on Feb 7, 2010, when her daughter,Morgan, gave birth to her first child. Their middleson, Eric, starts DePaul University in the fall, leavingtheir youngest, Ryan, at home to start his sophomoreyear in high school.Alee Belle, born in March 2010.Jeremie H. and Rye E. Estepp,both Class of 2008. Jeremieis in his first year of a pediatrichematology/oncology fellowshipat St. Jude. Rye is finishing thelast year of residency and hassigned a contract with Mid-South Ob/Gyn in Memphis.They have a son, Heath.Ronald E. “Reg”Greer II, Class of2006, is in privatepractice with RiverValley Healthin Ravenswood,W.Va. He resides inRipley with wife,Amanda, son, Trey,4, and daughter,Theresa “Tracy” R. Kent, Class of 2006, hasaccepted a one-year fellowship in spinal cord injurymedicine in Richmond, Va. She will be workingprimarily with paraplegics and quadriplegics, but alsosome with brain injuries and amputees. The focus willbe on neurogenic bowel/bladder plasticity and othermedical complications specifically related to spinalcord injuries.Jillian M. McCagg, Class of 2006, is finishinggeneral surgery in 2011 and will be doing a pediatrictrauma surgery fellowship at the University ofCincinnati (Ohio) Children’s Hospital.Mickey F. Plymale, Class of 2006, is in his chief yearof orthopaedic surgery at Albert Einstein College ofMedicine in New York. Next year he will be doing afellowship in sports medicine with Dr. James Andrewsin Birmingham, Ala.Elizabeth “Betsy” A.Dovec, Class of 2007,and Aaron Wik marriedon October 3, 2009, atSt. Stanislaus Church inPittsburgh, Pa. Betsy is a

fourth-year surgery resident at Allegheny GeneralHospital in Pittsburgh, Pa. She plans to do afellowship in minimally invasive surgery. Aaron isemployed as an account manager with General Mills.C. Andrew Gilliland, Class of 2007, is beginning aprimary care sports medicine fellowship at The OhioState University. He and his wife, Hayley, have a1 year-old daughter, Briley Celeste.Jeffrey K. Harris, Class of 2007, has begun apediatric cardiology fellowship at the MedicalUniversity of South Carolina.Shabbir M. Matcheswalla, Class of 2007, is aclinical professor of medicine at The Ohio StateUniversity.Richard. P. “Richie” Mullen III, Class of 2007,is continuing his psychiatry and juvenile psychiatrytrack at West Virginia University School ofMedicine.Jeremy S. Ramey, Class of 2007, is beginninga pediatric cardiology fellowship at ColumbiaUniversity in New York.Jay A. Shepherd and Meagan W. Shepherd, bothClass of 2007. Jay was selected as anesthesiologychief resident at Tulane University and received,for the second year in a row, the Resident Teacherof the Year Award by his department. Meagan is thepediatric chief resident atLouisiana State Universityfor this upcoming yearand has been selected foran allergy/immunologyfellowship at The OhioState University for 2011-13. They are expecting ababy boy in September andjust celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary.Craig D. Seaman and Susan K. Saunders, bothClass of 2008, were married Aug. 7, 2010. Craigis beginning a fellowship in hematology/oncologyat the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centerbeginning July 2011.Erica B. Shaver, Classof 2008. “My husbandDarrell and I haverecently celebratedthe birth of our firstdaughter, Madison FaithShaver, born on August4, 2010. We are soexcited and feel so blessed to have her in our family.I am in my last year of emergency medicine residencyat WVU.”William D. Terrell, Class of 2009, of Columbus,Ohio, is a second year resident in ophthalmology atThe Ohio State University.For upcoming class notes, clip and return to Linda S. Holmes, 1600 Medical Center Drive, Huntington, WV 25701,or email your information to holmes@marshall.edu, or complete the form on the alumni webpage at http://musom.marshall.edu/alumni/wgowy.asp.NameAddressPhoneEmail AddressName of SpousePractice/EmployerAddressTell us what is happening in your life:ChildrenCellSOM Class YearPhone

Benefactor Summer/Fall 2010TThe Daniel J. & Teresa R. CowellMemorial ScholarshipDr. Daniel Cowell created a scholarshipin honor of his parents, Daniel J. andTeresa R. Cowell, in 1999 to help afirst year medical student with financial needachieve his or her goal of becoming a doctor.Since then, eight future doctors have benefitedfrom this generous award.“My parents were very hard-working,” hesaid. “My father, who grew up in an orphanage,never went beyond the third grade. Yet, he wasself-educated and was a talented painter. He metmy mother at art school, where she would goon to become a teacher. They put me throughschool without complaint. I thought it wastime to recognize them. And because Marshallgave me so much, I decided to establish thescholarship at Marshall.“One never achieves anything of valuealone,” Cowell continued. “No matter whatyou do in life, you have others to help you.Therefore, it is essential to give back to thehonest, hard-working people who don’t havemuch. These are the people who keep the worldgoing, and they should be recognized. Whatbetter way than a scholarship to those who needa hand?“Whatever my role was, from chair ofthe Department of Psychiatry to a part-timeprofessorship the last several years, I tried tocontribute in every way possible. I miss thepeople there very much.”Cowell retired in 2002 as chair of theDepartment of Psychiatry, having been in thatrole since 1994. He continued in his positionsof professor and associate dean for graduatemedical education. He was promoted to seniorassociate dean for graduate medical educationin 2005. During his tenure as associate dean, hisspecial accomplishments included developinga core curriculum series for residents andoverseeing Marshall’s implementation ofresident duty hour restrictions.He is particularly proud of a program heset up within the psychiatry residency in 1994where students spent eight weeks at a hospicecenter. “I felt they needed to know as much aspossible about the late stages of dying,” Cowellsaid. “The experience became so popular thestudents continued to volunteer and evenformed bonds with the families. It was the firstprogram of its kind in the country. I feel thisexperience is important to the development ofthe medical students as physicians.”Before coming to Marshall, he spent 33years with the U.S. Public Health Service,including serving as director of the Office ofMental Health and chief psychiatrist for theFederal Bureau of Prisons.Daniel’s wife, Diana, is retired as a medicalsocial worker from Hospice of Huntington andAshland. They met at St. Elizabeths Hospitalin Washington, D.C., where he receivedhis residency training. Diana worked inpsychodrama.The Cowells have four children: Keith,in San Diego; Kelly, in Washington, D.C.;Michael, in Dover, Del.; and the youngest,Dana, a police officer in Huntington.Daniel and Diana plan to move to theirBethany Beach, Del., home, 500 steps from thebeach, and enjoy their retirement with boatingand beaching.

Retiring OB/GYN department chairmanRobert Nerhood honored byconference room namingAfter Robert Nerhood joined the facultyas chairman of the Department ofObstetrics and Gynecology in 1992, hisleadership helped build a successful practice andresidency program at the School of Medicine.“When I joined the faculty there werethree physicians and we were in the Doctors’Memorial Hospital on Sixth Avenue – theold brick edifice,” Nerhood said. “My numberone assignment was to establish an activedepartment and get the necessary doctors andspace to develop a residency program.”Nerhood initially recruited his faculty fromphysicians in the community. The departmenteventually moved to Hal Greer Boulevardacross from Cabell Huntington Hospital withan expanded faculty of seven physicians,including a perinatologist, an oncologist and anurse midwife. The first application was madefor a residency program and, after a provisionalperiod, approval as an accredited four-yearprogram was granted in 2004. Since its onset,more than 30 residents have graduated from theOB/GYN program.“At the end of the 20th century, we movedto the fourth floor of the Marshall MedicalCenter,” Nerhood said. “It was interesting howwe got the penthouse suite. No one else wantedit because it didn’t open to the atrium. Weended up with a good deal because we have aconference room, decreased noise and bettertemperature control.”There is now a faculty of 15, and theexcellence, dedication and support of thatfaculty is unquestionably the reason for thedepartment’s success, according to Nerhood.In July Nerhood retired from the Schoolof Medicine and the practice of medicine. Forthe last year, he served as senior associate deanfor clinical affairs in addition to chair of hisdepartment. In tribute to his leadership, theSchool of Medicine and the Department ofObstetrics and Gynecology are honoring himby naming the department’s conference roomthe Dr. Robert C. Nerhood Conference Room.The gifts received for this honor will be used toestablish an endowed fund for the Departmentof Obstetrics and Gynecology’s education andtraining programs.“This was an unexpected honor,” Nerhoodsaid. “It almost makes me blush. I had noexpectations of anything like this. It is great.“The most important thing I want to sayis... the reason I have been successful is that Ihave had incredible support from the medicalschool at all levels, beginning with the deanand extending to the staff. I could not haveaccomplished what I did without them doingwhat I asked and making me look good.”Nerhood certainly will not be bored as aretiree. “I am going to play golf in August, paintthe interior of my beach house in Seabrook(continued on page 54)

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School of MedicineIn MemoriamIn MemoriamDr. Ernest W. Chick, 82, passed away on June 12, 2010, at hishome in Milford, Ohio. Dr. Chick was a professor of familymedicine from November 1982 until his retirement in December1990. Beginning in September 1985, he also served as the firstdirector of continuing medical education for the Marshall Schoolof Medicine.Dr. Loren J. Ledford, 42, SOM Class of 1994, of Ashland, Ky.,died Monday, December 28, 2009, after a brief illness. He issurvived by his wife, Amy Jones Ledford, and their children,Dr. Loren J. Ledford Preston Allen and Bethany Nicole. He was a family medicinephysician in Ashland and had established Ledford Family Care. He was a caring andbeloved physician to thousands of patients and was the team physician for the AshlandTomcats. Memorial contributions for Dr. Ledford can be made to the Marshall UniversityJoan C. Edwards Class of 1994 Endowment and sent to the attention of Linda S. Holmes,director, Development and Alumni Affairs, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School ofMedicine, 1600 Medical Center Drive, Huntington, WV 25701.Dr. Ernest M. “Ernie” Walker, Jr., 66, of Huntington passed away Friday, June 11, 2010.He joined the faculty of the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine in 1992 and served untilhis death. Dr. Walker was the chairman of the Department of Pathology from June 1992until January 1998. In lieu of flowers, the family requested donations to the MarshallUniversity School of Medicine.Honor or remember someone special!Let someone know you care: celebrate a life, an anniversary, birthday, graduation, job promotion or anyother occasion by making a gift in his or her honor to the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School ofMedicine.An honor gift is a thoughtful way to commemorate any event or milestone – however big or small.When your gift is received, we send a personalized card of acknowledgement to the honoree, with nomonetary amount mentioned.You can also make a gift in memory of a loved one or someone who has had a significant impact on yourlife. Upon receipt of this type of gift, we send a personalized card of acknowledgement to the family of thedeceased; again, with no monetary amount mentioned.For more information about making a gift, please contact Linda Holmes at304/691-1711 or at holmes@marshall.edu

Benefactor Summer/Fall 2010A“Are You Tough Enough?”First state meeting of the American MedicalAssociation–Medical Student Section ofWest Virginia was held in Charleston onJanuary 30-31, 2010. The conference, createdby third-year medical students Alice Hensley(MUJCESOM) and Jennifer Armbruster(WVU), was themed “Are You Tough Enough?”and encouraged attendees to adopt healthylifestyles. The inspiration for this novelgathering of West Virginia medical students wasa desire to motivate the state’s future physiciansto lead by example and inspire others.Highlights of the conference includedkeynote speaker Dr. Greg Heywood ofCharleston, whose talk, “Dream Big, Do Big:the Ironman,” focused on the importance oftaking time for exercise as a medical student,and the 47-time marathoner Sharon Marks, whochallenged the future physicians to lead a healthrevolution by example. Meeting participantsfrom WVU and MUJCESOM were also treatedto demonstrations on exercise in the wildernessby Dr. Charles W. “Chuck” Clements, MUJCESOM Class of 1997; an anatomy and yogasession by Asit Goswami (MS2); a lecture onhealthy eating on a medical student budgetby Let’s Get Moving! program coordinatorKayleigh Dye; and an “Are You Tough Enough?”intense workout session led by Sharon Marks.Educational programming included a suturingworkshop, a panel discussion on preparing forUSMLE Step 1, and insights into applyingfor residency. The weekend concluded witha children’s health fair at a Charleston areaelementary school. Funding was made possibleby the Marshall University Joan C. EdwardsSchool of Medicine Alumni Association.(Nerhood continued from page 51)Island, S.C., in September, then move my brideof 26 years, Deborah, to the island where wewill become bicycle-riding, golf-playing, horsecaring-forbeach bums. I plan to also poundsome nails for Habitat for Humanity, a cause Ireally care about.”The Nerhoods have “great kids.” Rob is anengineer, Tim is a lawyer and Justin is doing aneurology residency.Before coming to Marshall, Nerhoodwas chairman of obstetrics and gynecologyat Berkshire Medical Center and clerkshipcoordinator for the Berkshire Medical Center/University of Massachusetts School ofMedicine. He is a graduate of the West VirginiaUniversity School of Medicine, with internshipand residency training at Harrisburg PolyclinicHospital and WVU.

Competition is no “Dilemma” for Marshall studentsMarshall Medical Students: 1661 Closest Competitors: 470Members of the team, all Class of 2010: (L to R) Drs. Nathan S. Hill, Coben Thorn, Andrea M. Orvik, Brent G. Glover, with advisor, Dr. LynneGoebelThe official scoreboard tells the story:When students from the state’s medicalschools competed in the recent statelevelAmerican College of Physicians Doctor’sDilemma TM Competition, the team fromMarshall’s Joan C. Edwards School of Medicinewalked away with a decisive win.After leading in the first round of the“medical jeopardy” competition, the teamstretched its lead in the second round, thenemerged as an 1191-point victor after correctlyanswering the final question. Shown here withfaculty sponsor Dr. Lynne Goebel (right) areteam members Nathan Hill of Huntington(holding scoreboard), Brent Glover fromFranklin (lower right), Coben Thorn fromMullens and Andrea Orvik from Weston.Two physicians in Marshall’s internalmedicine residency program also wonrecognition during the ACP meeting: Dr. TaeHoon Lee had the winning case presentationand Dr. Yousef Darrat won the researchcompetition.The events were part of the 2009 WestVirginia Chapter Scientific Meeting of theAmerican College of Physicians, held lastOctober in Huntington. ACP’s nationalmedical jeopardy competition, ACP Doctor’sDilemma, is held each year at the scientificinternal medicine meeting. Up to 40 teams ofresidents from around the nation compete forthe title of national champion.

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