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Alumni Association • School of Medicine of Loma Linda University 

October • 2 0 1 0 • December 

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Center of Health 

and Education 

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LLU School of Medicine Volume 81, No. 4 

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Editorial 

From rime to time, rheAumni jOURNAL visits medical institutions 

and centers in which LLUSM alumni have invested 

their time and efforrs. We have featured hospitals and clinics 

at home and abroad and reported on alumni activities in these 

places. The common threads have been LLUSM alumni and the 

SDA legacy. This issue reports on Weimar Center for Health and 

Education in nonhern California. It is an independent organization 

not associated or governed by LLUSM or the General 

Conference of SDA. 

The impetus for this was when I ran into Clarence S. F. Ing 

'63 at APC 2010 in March outside the Centennial Complex. He 

looked fit and was his usual reserved but friendly self. 

"So how are things up in Vhy-mahr?" I inquired. 

"It's called Wee-mahr," he gently corrected me, "Ir's named after 

an old-time Indian chief in northern California." 

Oh well, what would I know about rhat? T he name surely 

looked like Vhy-mahr, as in the old Weimar Republic in Germany; 

and I have enough trouble with English anyway without getting 

into the native American and regular (or irregular) American 

dialects. I did wonder in times past how that location northeast of 

Sacramento had gotten its name. 

Clarence and I then charred for a while, as we have done whenever 

we see each other. We talked about old friends, and 

Singapore, and now Wee-Mahr. "And so, when are you going to 

cover us in the Alumni JOURNAL?" he asked. I thought that it 

would be a good subject because of the many LLUSM alumni 

connections to the place. Besides which, I have heard of NEW 

START Lifesryle Program in other geographic locations than in 

just Placer Counry in Northern California. 

In fact, several weeks later, while sorting through the material 

coming in from Clarence and Weimar Center, I received an interesting 

piece from Benjamin H. Lau '80-A (emeritus LLUSM 

professor in microbiology) recounting his experience with NEW 

START in China. 

A thought-provoking paragraph from the Weimar Center program 

states: The latest medical research shows that lifestyle choices, 

rather than a bad draw in the genetic pool is the leading cause of 

America's health problems. One physician puts it this way: "Genetics 

load the gun. Lifestyle pulls the trigger. " By putting the focus on 

lifestyle choices as the root cause of your health problems, instead of 

using medications to merely treat the symptoms, the NEWSTART 

Lifestyle Program empowers you to make long-lasting changes with 

virtually no side-effects. 

It would be very hard to argue against the above. Reasonably, 

using the instructions gleaned from NEWSTART could set one 

on a preventive course against onset of disease. And I am sure that 

sick and well alike will recognize that it is much better for the body 

and pocketbook if one could avoid getting a disease rather than 

trying to correct the siwation after the disease is established. 

It would also be hard to argue against the fact that altering one's 

lifesryle to that which is aligned with the body's natural healthy 

physiology also has healing potential for anyone who already has 

a disease. 

In addition to the U.S. and C hina, Clarence mentioned that 

other countries in the world which have NEWSTART Lifesryle 

Programs include: Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, 

Singapore, Malaysia, Romania, Germany, Norway, England, 

Mexico, and Canada. 

Any caveats? Lifesryle benefits always imply permanent (or at 

least, long-term) healthy choices. NEWSTART, therefore, would 

be just a good start. 0 

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VP of Education 

Randall J. Siebold, Ph.D. 

NEWSTART Medical Director 

Clarence S.F. Ing. M.D., MPH 

VP Health & Operations 

Luis DuLac, M.D .• MPfl 

President 

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Weimar, California 95736 

1-800-525-9192 

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Material and photographs for the Weimar Center of Health and Education are courtesy of Clarence S. F. lng '63 and Shena/yn Page. 

8 • October - December 20 l 0 • Alumni JOURNAL 

Evangelistic Physicians 

Needed 

By Neil A. Nedley '86 

Into the medical m issionary work should be brought a deep yearning for souls. To the physician 

equally with the gospel minister is committed the highest trust ever committed to man. Whether he 

realizes it or not, every physician is entrusted with the cure of souls. 

f, w years before I 

ceived the call from 

oug Batchelor ro be 

the Weimar Center of Health 

and Education's new president, 

I had sponsored an educational 

summit at Ardmore, 

Oklahoma, where key educati 

o nal, health, and C hurch 

leaders came rogether to brainstorm. 

The problem I had 

faced during my 15 years of 

practice was how to find competent 

physicians wh o have a 

love fo r patiem s, and who are 

interested and involved in 

lifestyle medicine, and personal 

evangelism. 

My practice at Ardmore was 

bursting at the seams, with more 

patients than I could handle. I 

had ro recruit physicians assistants 

and physician partners. 

T he above four qualities were 

what I looked for as l could see 

how patients positively reacted 

ro them. As I called around, 

found that similar needs existed in just about every city and rown in 

this country. Physicians who exhibited these four attributes never 

lacked cl ien tel e. 

This stimulated my thinking about the larger picture. In order ro 

have a continuing supply of these physicians, attention needed to be 

paid ro their training. These four qualities would be essential fo r 

incorporatio n into the medical curriculum. In fact, they should be 

taught in the undergraduate pre-med years. A physician should not 

be learning these after graduation during their worki ng years. 

Neil A. Nedley '86 

- Ministry of Healing 119:4 

Then, if pre-med courses can 

include such training, it would 

follow that pre-nursing, prephysical 

therapy, pre-dentistry, 

and any other preparatory education 

related to patient ca re 

should also be accordingly 

planned. 

Another realization was rhat 

pastors-in-training could also 

be integrated into this schooling. 

They would lea rn the 

value of using health principles 

in their ministry, working with 

health care professionals to 

maximize their community 

reach. 

In 2008, I was invi ted to I 

immediately accepted. Weimar 

Center for H ealth and Education 

would be the ideal challenge 

to put the above thinking 

Into acnon. 

Weimar Center has rwo surgical 

suites and a small hospital 

that have not been used as such 

since 1977. W ith mo re skilled 

and dedicated phys icia ns, more comp rehensive services ca n be 

provided. We also want ro see our college and academy grow as a 

center for medical evangelism. D uring the ti me I have been here, 

l have seen some prominent health science figures come to evaluate 

and participate in our programs. We have also had premiere 

soul-winners study our lifestyle offerings to enhance their min 

IStries. 

If you have any interest in participating or contributing, please 

contact me. Your input would be most welcome. 0 

Alumni JOURNAL • October - December 201 0 • 9

UTRITIO N 

UN LIGHT 

Proper nutrition IS the 

foundation of good health 

and recovery. At NEWSTART, 

you'll/earn the 1ssues thor 

link nutrition with health or 

d1sease. 

Action is a law of life. Muscle 

tone and strength ore lost 

without exertion, bur exercise 

improves the health of body, 

mmd and sp,ir, multiplying 

vitality and health. 

Because the body is 70% 

water, keeping well-hydrated 

and knowmg what to drink 

ore essential to health. Hydrotherapy 

enhances circulation 

and the immune system too. 

The sun is is the primary 

source of earth's energy, sustaining 

all plant and animal 

life. Sunlight is very importanr 

for our metabolism and 

hormonal balance. 

Abstaining from all things 

bad and using the good 

moderately is obviously wise, 

yet often hard to practice. 

You can harness the power of 

temperance for better health. 

The body's most essential resource 

is a,. More important 

chon food or water, we need 

pure air to have good health. 

Fresh, clear mountain air surrounds 

We1mar Center. 

Sleep and rest are vital 

NEWSTART prinCiples. Restoration 

reqwres rest, for sleep 

allows the body to heal and 

renew itself The sweetest rest 

follows labor 

Trust m God will lead to right 

choices. Choosing what is 

nght in God's s1ght improves 

spmtual health that then 

imparts blessmgs for physical 

and mental health. 

l 0 • October - December 201 0 • Alumni JOURNAL 

Many LLUSM alumni have served at 

Weimar over the past 32 years. The first medical 

director was Zane R. Kime '66. Other physicians 

who were here during the early days of 

Weimar included subsequenr medical directors 

George D. Chen '64 and Henri Wiebe '61. 

Neil Nedley '86 (internal medicine) is the 

currenr president of Weimar lnstiture of Health 

and Education. Our staff presently consists of 

Clarence S. F. lng '63 (ophthalmology and 

prevemive medicine), medical director since 

1997; Richard H. Lukens '73-A (family practice); 

and David}. DeRose '84 (internal medicine 

and prevenrive medicine). 

Other LLUSM alumni who have worked 

ar Weimar include: 

Beverly J. Cox '61 

Milton G. Crane '46 (22 years service as 

staff physician, medical director, director of 

research) 

ShermanS. DeVine '44-B 

Robert H. Dunn '43 

Vernon W. Foster '39 

Helmuth F. Fritz '73-B 

Vmcent G. Gardner '44-B 

Ronald C. Gregory '45 

Bruce R. Hyde '86 

Sang Lee, MD 

Aileen B. Luddington '48 

A. Gordon Lui '81 

Robert Mattos, MD 

Thomas M. Mullen '72 

Jay L Neil Sr. '71 

Sidney D. Nixon '77-B 

Michael Orlich, MD 

Warren R Peters '69 

Hubert F. Sturges '52 

David Zinke '47 

Physicians who have worked with our ream 

on a shorr-rerm basis include: 

Bruce N. Anderson '64 

Bassett H. Brown '63 

Richard A. Hansen '69 

James A. Hebard '91 

Shirley J. Hon '76-B 

John L Jones '69 

Mary Lou Anderson Kline '63 

Kelly Lindgren, MD 

James A. McHan '58 

Doug S. Plata '94 

Nick Poulos, MD 

Lois A. Ritchie '63 

Charles T. Tarn '60 

Milton Teske '81 

The NEWSTART Lifestyle Center was 

established to provide medical support 

for enrollees coming to residential 

Weimar Well ness Programs. Since opening 

in May 1978, more than II ,500 guests, 

companions, alumni, and professional 

observers have come through rhe 494 residential 

NEWSTART programs and Alumni 

Weeks. T he program was originally 25 days 

long until 1988, when it was changed to 18 

days. 

O ne of the unique aspects of rhe NEW 

START program is that our physicians spend 

additional rime with their patients, joining 

rhem for meals, walking with them for exercise 

on our srarely grounds (457 acres in the magnificent 

Sierra foothills), reaching them health 

principles. This provides more time to minister 

to patients physically, mentally, emotionally and spirirually. 

T hrough the years, numerous guests have had spectacular, 

almost miraculous recoveries from their ailments. Individuals 

with diabetes often leave with normal blood glucose levels- at 

the same time decreasing or eliminating most of their medications. 

Cholesterol levels sometimes fall from greater than 250 

mg/dL. to less than 150 mg/dL. Hypertensive patients on multiple 

medications often achieve normal blood pressures with dramatically 

reduced doses or withour any medication. Patients on 

caloric resctarions sometimes go 

into extended remissions with 

various types of cancers. Patients 

with fibromyalgia have dramatically 

decreased pain levels and 

increased freedom of mobili ty 

and activity. Iris nor uncommon 

for patients who stick with rhe 

program at home ro lose 50 ro 

150 pounds o r more, and keep 

rhe weight off. 

An article, "Reversing Diabetes 

and Obesity Naturally: A 

NEWSTART Lifestyle Program" 

was published in the Diabetes 

Educator 30 (1):48-59, 2004, 

descri bing how we manage 

patients with diabetes and obesity. 

Follow-up results at three 

months in rhe group with d ia- 

History of 

News tart 

By Clarence S. F. lng '63, MPH, Weimar Medical Director 

beres included: mean glycemic improvement 

of 20%, from 150 mg/dL. (8.33 mmol/L.) 

ro 120 mg/dL. (6.66mmoi! L.). Bodyweighr 

dropped 9%, from 224 lb. (1 01.4 kg.) to 

203 lb. (92.3 kg.), and 40% of the sample 

had normal blood glucose levels without diabetes 

medications. 

Reversing diabetes and obesity is a threeday 

seminar condensed from the 18-day 

live-in program. It has been held on locations 

across the U.S. and around the world 

over rhe past 20 years. 

Many lives have been transformed, as resrifled 

by the Physicians Committee for 

Responsible Medicine (PCRM) in Washingron, 

D.C., which ranked Reversing Diabetes 

and Obesity among the nation's top two 

most successful weight loss programs. 

Through the years we have also had the immense gratification 

of seeing our efforts result in spiritual transformation in 

the lives of parienrs seeking wholeness. We are privileged ro be 

both physicians and ministers. 

We are truly in tune with the following statement from Medical 

Ministry 31:1 by Ellen G . White: Every medical practitione1; 

whether he acknowLedges it or not, is responsibLe for the souls as 

weLL as the bodies of his patients ... Every physician should be a 

devoted inteLLigent medical missionary. 0 

Richard H. L11ken.r 7 3 -A (third from left) cmd Clcwence S. F. lng '63 (jar right) exercise with their 

patients. 

Alumni JOURNAL • October - December 201 0 • l 

l

The Weimar Experience: 

NEWSTART in Practice 

Iwas nor far removed from medical school or internal medicine 

residency when Dr. Dean Ornish and colleagues published 

their landmark, Lifestyle H eart Trial in Lancer. 

O rnish's paper catapulted dialogue regarding the power of 

lifestyle change into the world of high-tech medicine when he 

revealed that the vast majority of his parienrs reversed coronary 

artery blockages by behavioral alterations 

alone. 

Although to some, the paper placed 

lifestyle medicine in the same class as cuttingedge 

drugs or surgery, Ornish's approach 

hardly seemed radical to individuals who had 

read material formative in Loma Linda 

University's development like Ellen White's 

Ministry of Healing. Ornish's use of regular 

physical exercise, caffeine and nicotine avoidance, 

a vegetarian (nearly vegan) diet, and a 

strong spiritual component (albeit based on 

Eastern meditation), seemed strangely reminiscent 

of char oft-cited lifestyle medicine 

passage: 

Nor did the Lifestyle Heart Trial results 

surprise those at Weimar Institute. By that 

rime the NEWSTART® program had been 

operating for over a decade, repeatedly 

demonstrating, to staff and patients alike, 

God's curative blessing on healthy lifestyle 

choices. In fact, the acronym NEW- 

START® was coined by an appreciative patient who had personally 

experienced the truth of those words penned over a century ago. 

Although a few synonyms were employed, the acronym remarkably 

preserved the original intent: N (Nutrition, "proper diet''), E (Exercise), 

W (Water), S (Sunlight), T (Temperance,), A (Air), R (Rest), and T 

(Trust in divine power). 

Two decades after Ornish's seminal publication, lifestyle interventions 

have become mainstream for a host of maladies. Data published 

in December 2008 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention lists lifestyle and other natural therapies (like the use of natural 

boranid products, deep breathing, meditation, and diet-based 

therapies) as among the most popular complementary and alternative 

treatment approacl1es. All told, 38.3% of the U.S. adtdt population 

used cl1ese or ocl1er "non-convemional" therapies during the 12-month 

interval assessed. Such data don't surprise the majority of physicians 

who have noted a growing interest in natural remedies among their 

patient populations. At the same rime, research publications arc lending 

further credence ro the value of non-drug approaches. 

Against chis backdrop, Weimar's message is more relevant today 

By David j. DeRose '84, MPH 

David j. DeRose '84, MPH 

l 2 • October - December 2010 • Alumni JOURNAL 

than ever. Rather than opposing the appropriate use of medic.·nions and 

surgery, Weimar advocates lifestyle and other natural approaches as 

potential first-line therapies for a host of chronic maladies from various 

types of arthritis w heart disease to GERD. We don't require patients to 

ditch their medications before arriving on campus. However, the power 

of lifestyle changes is often so great that many classes of medications 

have to be significantly decreased during the 

course of our 18-day residenrial programs. 

Diabetic medications and antihypertensives 

are an1ong the most common agents where 

dosage reductions are necessary to avoid complications 

such as hypoglycemia or hyporenston. 

Far from practicing snake oil medicine, a 

growing empiric.1l database suggests why 

these remedies are effective. Consider some of 

the following examples. 

Nutrition. Although nutrition may 

im mediately conjure up thoughts of Loma 

Linda's historic leadership in the area of vegetarian 

nutrition, some of diet's greatest curative 

potential is extremely mundane. For 

example, rhe Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention has indicated that simply eating 

less (avoiding caloric excess) could save hundreds 

of thousands of American lives each 

year. As cl1ey put it: "Overweight would 

account for the major impact of poor diet and 

physical inactivity on mortality." Indeed, well recognized among 

longevity researchers is the robust connection between longevity and 

caloric restriction. The beauty of the fiber-rich, plant-based diet at 

Weimar is that even when our patients ear all they desire at each meal, 

their caloric intake is generally substantially less than when eating the 

common far-laden, sugar-laced Fdre. 

Exercise. In 2008 the U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services (DHHS) made a historic proclan1arion when it recommended 

that every American should commit to a program of physid exercise. 

Many health professionals find it surprising char the same agency which 

for decades has published health eating guidelines (like rhe ubiquitous 

food pyramid), only recently rook a public stand on physid activity. 

Apparently, the growing body of research w1derscoring the importance 

of regular exercise becanle so compelling that federal public health professionals 

knew they needed to speak with a united voice. After all, the 

DHHS report cites the "strong evidence" linking exercise with a host of 

benefits including: better cognitive function among older adults, prevention 

of weight gain, improved cardiorespiratory and muscular firness, 

prevention of falls (especially viral to older Americans), and 

reduced depression; not to mention decreased risks of early death, heart 

disease, stroke, rype 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, and 

certain cancers (colon and breast). At Weimar, our residential patients 

find it easy to begin, or fine-twle, an exercise program as they work wid1 

our trained staff, receive social support from fellow progran1 participants, 

and enjoy our 50 miles of outdoor trails in the foothills of the 

Sierras. 

Water. No longer are the benefits of water drinking anecdora.l. Most 

Adventist practitioners are aware of the work of Dr. Jackie Chan and 

colleagues at Loma Linda University School of Public Health. When 

they analyzed the Adventist Health Study I database these researchers 

found a compelling reduction in heart disease risk for those drinking 

five or more glasses of water per day compared to those dJinking two or 

fewer. The Weimar NEWSTART program nor only encourages appropriate 

water drinking, but our popular hydrotherapy treatments also rap 

into the healing power of external applications of the world's most ubiquitous 

fluid. 

Sunshine. As described elsewhere in this issue, the Weimar property 

was originally developed by the state of California to serve as a TB 

sanitorium. The sire was reportedly chosen in part due to the liberal 

supply of sunshine that graces this rural, yet accessible location. Today, 

medical science testifies w the value of judicious sun exposure, as arrested 

to by high-tier medid journals featuring review articles on the 

importance of adequate levels of viran1in D. 

Temperance. Temperance is a concepr of which most patients are 

innately aware. During their initial hisrory and physical many will list 

problem behaviors they know that they must eliminate. However, d1e 

ability to make lifestyle changes is often frustrating in one's home environment. 

The cheerful, nor-condemning, yet supportive, Weimar campus 

provides the ideal setting for many patients to make the lifestyle 

changes they have only dreamed about for years. lronic.1lly, few patients 

make a connection between temperance and regularity-in contrasr to 

early Seventh-day Adventist recognition of the association. Even more 

impressive is the recent lirerature suggesting that regularity in things as 

mundane as eating and sleeping may be anocl1er important factor promoting 

increased energy levels, less cardiovascular disease, decreased 

cancer progression, and longevity. The carefully regimemed NEW 

START scl1edule thus also extends this unique temperance benefit to 

our patients. 

Air. The single mosr important air quality decision most patients 

can make is to become or remain smoke-free. The hazards ofborh firsthand 

and second-hand smoking are well known to essentially every 

clinician. However, how to help one's patients quit is often more elusive. 

Weimar provides an ideal smoke- and tobacco-free environment 

where most patients find it significantly easier to quit than remaining in 

their home serting. 

Rest. Adequate sleep has been associated with everything &om optimal 

immune fimction to heart arrack prevention. The entirety of the 

Weimar experience is dculared to promore restful sleep. Whether it be 

the outdoor exercise, the stress management classes, the massage treatments, 

or the calming diet, all program elements have a synergistic 

effect in helping induce more sound sleep. 

Trust in Divine Power. Although the relationships are complex, 

evidence continue to emerge in the medid literature suggesting a 

favorable connection between faith and a variety of health dimensions. 

Regardless of their faith tradition, many patients find char the Weimar 

NEWSTART program helps them improve their spiritual health. 

We encourage every LLUSM alumnus to reconnect with these eight 

viral lifestyle principles that were foundational in the establishment of 

Loma Linda University School of Medicine. To the extent your practice 

setting and/or your patient's home environment present challenges ro 

implementing the full NEWSTART approach, we at Weimar Center of 

Health and Education stand ready to assist you in helping your patients 

truly get a "new starr." 0 

References 

Ornish D, Brown SE, er al. Can lifestyle changes reverse coronary 

heart disease? The Lifestyle Heart Trial. Lancet. 1990 Jul 

21 ;336(8708): 129-33. 

Barnes PM, Bloom B, Nahin R. CDC National Health 

Statistics Report # 12. Complementary and Alrernarive Medicine 

Use Among Adults and Children: United States, 2007. December 

10, 2008 

Mokdad AH, Marks JS, et al. Actual causes of death in the 

United States, 2000. JAMA. 2004 Mar 10;291(10):1238-45. 

Ibid. 

Piper MD, Banke A. Diet and aging. Cell Merab. 2008 

Aug;8(2):99- l 04. 

Office of Disease Prevention & Healrh Promotion, U.S. 

Department of Health and Human Services. 2008 Physical 

Activity Guidelines for Americans. Accessed August 13, 2010 at 

http://www. heal rh. gov/ paguidelines/ guidelines/ de fa ul r.aspx 

Chan J, Knutsen SF, Blix GG, Lee JW, Fraser GE. Water, other 

fluids, and fatal coronary heart disease: the Adventist Health Study. 

Am J Epidemiol. 2002 May 1;155(9):827-33. 

Holick MF, Chen TC. Vitamin D deficiency: a worldwide 

problem with health consequences. Am ] Clin Nurr. 2008 

Apr;87(4): I 080S-6S. 

Holick MF. Vitamin D deficiency. N Engl J Med. 2007 Jul 

19;357(3):266-81 . 

Lee JH, O 'Keefe JH, er al. Vitamin D deficiency an importanr, 

common, and easily treatable cardiovascular risk factor? J Am Coli 

Cardiel. 2008 Dec 9;52(24}:1949-56. 

For example: White EG. Education, p. 206. 

Froy 0 , Miskin R. Effect of feeding regimens on circadian 

rhythms: implications for aging and longevity. Aging (Albany NY). 

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Cohen S, Doyle WJ, et al. Sleep habits and suscepribiliry to the 

common cold. Arch Intern Med. 2009 Jan 12;169(1):62-7. 

Amagai Y, Ishikawa S, er al. Sleep duration and incidence of cardiovascular 

events in a Japanese population: rhe Jichi Medical 

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For two of the many examples consider: Pressman P, Lyons ]S, 

et al. Religious belief, depression, and ambularion status in elderly 

women with broken hips. Am J Psychiatry. 1990 Jun;l47(6):758- 

60; Moreira-Almeida A, Koenig HG. Religiousness and spirituality 

in fibromyalgia and chronic pain patients. Curr Pain Headache 

Rep. 2008 Oct; 12(5):327-32. 


Neil A. Nedley '86 

Neil A. Nedley '86 is a gastroenterologist who also works in 

the areas of mental health and lifestyle medicine. He has provided 

continuing medical education courses ro physicians and 

health professionals, and health education seminars in the U.S. 

and abroad. 

He is author of the book Proof Positive: How to Reliably 

Combat Disease and Achieve Optimal Health through Nutrition 

and Lifestyle, now in its fourth printing. 

It tackles heart disease, cancer, hypenension, diabetes, kidney 

failure, high cholesterol and many other disorders, providing 

common sense nutritional and lifestyle therapies that can 

make a substantial difference in treatment and/or prevention 

of these illnesses. 

Because major depression has become so commonly seen in 

modern day practices, Dr. Nedley spent considerable rime in 

medical university libraries researching causes as well as treatments 

for this debilitating condition. He also authored the 

book, Depression - the Way Out (now in irs third printing) and 

produced rhe Nedley DVD Workbook Series that is used in 

mental health education. 

Dr. Nedley is the current president of Weimar Center of 

Health and Education char runs a residential lifestyle center, 

academy, and college in the beautiful foothills of the Sierra 

Mountains outside of Sacramento, California. He is also owner 

of the Nedley Clinic in Ardmore, Oklahoma, an internal medicine 

pracnce. 

He is an instrument-rated pilot. He and his wife, Erica, 

have four sons. All family members enjoy flying, bicycling, 

mountain hiking, snow skiing, tennis, and performing at musical 

concerts. 

Richard H. Lukens '73-A 

As the African pilot of the speedboat skillfully sped along 

the twisting waterways of the Zambezi River flood plain guided 

only by starlight, Lorna Turner Lukens '72 and Rick H. 

Lukens '73-A wondered if they would reach their destination. 

Steve Trenkle '72 and Ingrid Trenkle '72 had encouraged 

them to go on a "working safari" with them to Africa for a 

break between internship and residency. 

Yuka Hospital in western Zambia at that time was one of 

the most isolated mission stations. They had been encouraged 

to help out in that remote place where previous alumni 

(Charles L. Wical '60, Bradley W. Nelson '68, and Elvin C. 

Gaines '61 to name a few) had worked before. "Cast not away 

therefore your confidence for it hath great recompense of 

reward" rook on real meaning as they struggled to do things for 

which they had no training. 

As has been described, "the Lord sort of tricked us into staying" 

when it was suggested the hospital might have to close as 

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there had been no doctor there for the previous six months. 

This was the beginning of a fifteen-year African experience. 

After three years they "traded countries" with John B. Hoehn 

'71 as he went to Mwami Hospital in Zambia and they went 

ro Maluti Hospital in Lesotho. There were furloughs and Dr. 

Lukens' class was one of the last ro be able to "grandfather" 

into family practice by raking the AAFP board exam. 

On returning ro the U .S., Lorna decided to switch to psychiatry 

instead of finishing her residency in anesthesia. Rick 

found rhe small elementary school at the self-supporting 

Weimar Institute in California would be best for their children 

as they had not gone to regular school before. During his t\venty-one 

years at Weimar, he has really enjoyed seeing the Great 

Physician heal by using rhe eight natural remedies to overcome 

lifestyle disease. 

Some might wonder if their African-born children would be 

disadvantaged in terms of their schooling since they had grown 

up in a far-off mission station. They are thankful that Matt is 

teaching at North Shore Adventist Academy in Chicago. M. 

Faith Lukens '03 is doing pediatric anesthesia at rhe 

University Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, after training 

with Randy M. Schell '87, and J. Seth Lukens '07 is going 

next month to work at Maluri Hospital where he was born. 

Clarence S. F. lng '63 

Clarence S.F. lng '63 was born ro Clarence S. lng '31 and 

Isabel L. log '50 in 1938 in Stockton, California. A brother, 

Kenneth T. F. log '66, joined the family two years later. In 

1961, he married May Chan, who was originally from 

Singapore. Following graduation, he interned at San Joaquin 

General Hospital in French Camp, California. This was, incidentally, 

fourteen years after his mother, Isabel log '50 had 

completed her internship in the same hospital. 

Dr. Ing served in the U.S. Army as a battalion surgeon in 

Germany from 1964 - 1966. Following this, he completed an 

ophthalmology residency at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital 

in 1970. In the fall of that year, he and his family rook a mission 

assignment ro Bella Vista Hospital in Mayaguez in Puerto 

Rico, where they remained until 1978. 

Lifestyle medicine became a part of his practice when he 

joined the medical staff at Wildwood Sanitarium and Hospital 

from 1978 - 1981. He returned to mission service in 1981 as 

medical director of Armer lshoda Memorial Hospital tn 

Majuro, Marshall Islands. 

[n 1982 he transferred to Singapore and served 111 

Youngberg Adventist Hospital as a staff physician and director 

of irs Wellness Cenrer. He remained in Singapore until 1997. 

During this term he took rwo years off(l990 - 1991) for a residency 

in preventive medicine at LLUSM. 

In 1997 he joined the medical staff ofWeimar Institute and 

is currently irs medical director. He is board certified by rhe 

American Board of Ophthalmology and the American Board 

of Preventive Medicine, with an MPH in nutrition from Loma 

Linda University School of Public Health. His wife, May Ing, 

MPH, RD (LLUSPH 1990) assists him in his work doing 

nutritional counseling and lectures for the NEWSTART 

guests. 

They have five children: Michael B. log '90, Jeffrey J. log 

'92, Stephen lng, Michelle Ing DVM (UC Davis SVM '96), 

and Danny Ing. There are seven grandchildren. 

They note that it has been exciting and rewarding being at 

Weimar as it has reorganized with the merger of the Weimar 

Center and Amazing Facts, the revival of the College and 

Academy, and rhe addition of the Amazing Facts Center of 

Evangelism. Currently there are one hundred and fifty students 

on campus enrolled in the three schools. They know that the 

monetary gain may not be great, bur they also feel that the 

retirement plan is out of rhis world. 

David J. DeRose '84 

David]. DeRose '84 was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1958. 

In 1976, while a freshman at Carleron College in Northfield, 

Minnesota, he became acquainted with the SDA Church as a 

result of a non-credit Bible class offered by an Adventist pasror 

on that secular campus. He was baptized the following year. 

After graduating from LLUSM, he did an internship and 

residency in internal medicine at Kettering Medical 

Center/Wright State University, obtaining board certification 

in 1987. The next year and a half was spent as a staff physician 

and later associate medical director at Wildwood Institute and 

Lifestyle Center in Wildwood, Georgia. 

In 1989 he married Sonja Del Brandt '89 several hours 

after her graduation from LLUSM. They next relocated to 

Florida Adventist Hospital in Orlando where Sonja completed 

her internship and residency in family practice. During those 

years David served as the medical director of Florida Adventist 

Hospital's corporate and community services divisions which 

dealt with occupational, preventive, and lifestyle medicine. 

During his stint at Florida Adventist Hospital, he enrolled in 

LLUSM's off-campus School of Public Health program, completing 

a MPH (1993) with an emphasis on health promotion 

and education. 

In 1993, the DeRoses, including infant daughter AngeLl, 

moved to the New York City area where David became vice 

president for medical affairs of Living Springs Lifestyle Center. 

In New York, he began part-rime work on his PGY3 year of 

preventive medicine under the auspices ofLLUSM's preventive 

medicine residency. That training paired him with a local menrot 

at Yale University, James Jekel MD, MPH. David also 

received research training under Ernst Wynder, MD (of robacco 

epidemiology fame), and his eminent team of Manhattanbased 

cancer researchers. 

In 1996, David moved to Oklahoma when he accepted a 

position as one of the original clinicians at the Lifestyle Center 

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Amazing Facts and Weimar join forces in 2008 

On April6, 2008, the boards of Amazing Facts and Weimar agreed to join the two organizations in a joint venture. The decision had been 

two years in the making with much serious deliberation. Board members from both organizations carefi.tlly considered the possibilities and were 

relieved when the technicalities of the merger were successfully resolved. 

The result was that Weimar Institute was to be administered by Amazing Facts with a new board of directors providing direction to both 

ministries. Each entity retained irs own corporate board with d1e same members on each board. Weimar Institute now has five of the former 

board members on the reconstituted Amazing Facts Ministries board. 

Shordy after merging, Weimar Institute was 

renamed Weimar Center of Health and Education. 

Neil Nedley '85 accepted a call to become president 

of the new Weimar Center, bringing with him 

a bold solid vision for health education and evangelism. 

Both organizations have benefited from the 

combination. The unique Weimar experience of 

combining education and health is united with the 

Amazing Facts experience of public proclanution 

of the gospel, bringing both organizations into the 

model used by Jesus in His ministry. 

Then jesus went about all the cities and villages, 

teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of 

the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease 

among the people. Matthew 9:35. 

From left: Robert Hancock, Weimar board member; Don Hanson, former president 

of Weimar, Doug Batchelor, president and speaker, Amazing Facts; Allen 

Henryk, CFO, Amazing Facts; and Bill Thesmann, former CFO, Weimar: 


Those Who Have Served 

Milton G. Crane '46 

Milton G . Crane '46 was born in Keene, Texas, on June 

7 th, 1920. H e enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1942, and was 

allowed to continue his education, 

entering LLUSM and graduating 

from ir four years later. During his 

second year, he met Barbara "Glee" 

Anderson, BS, RD, who was the 

director of food service for the campus 

cafeteria. T hey were married in 

1943. 

He interned at the U.S. Naval 

Hospital in Oakland, California, and 

completed a residency in internal 

medicine at the Lorna Linda and White Memorial Hospitals. 

This was in the days when the two campuses were known as 

"rhe farm" and "the ciry" respectively. During his years at 

LLUSM from 1953 to 1982, he progressed from the level of 

instructor to professor in medicine and research, and finally 

research professor of medicine, emeritus LLUSM, in 1989. His 

primary interest was in the area of hypertension and irs effects 

on the body. 

In 1982, he and G lee moved to join the staff at the Weimar 

I nsrirure and served as medical director from 1982 to 1987. He 

and his wife gave dietary consultations and presented health lectures 

locally and abroad, in places like New Zealand, Brazil, and 

Australia. From 1987 to 2004, he was director of medical 

research, which was his first love. 

Of note is rhar during his years at LLUSM, one of his discoveries 

(in a study done wirh John J. H arris '51) was char conjugated 

estrogen taken orally would raise blood pressure and 

increase blood vessel plaque formation. Even after discontinuing 

the medication the effect could last up to six to twelve 

months. Had this research been considered, the hormone 

replacement therapy, Prempro, would have never been marketed 

and many lives could have been saved VIm. J Med Sci. 1978 

july-Aug. 276(1): 33-55). 

He promoted a plam-based diet fo r lowering cholesterol and 

body weight. He also theorized that an etiology of chronic back 

pain could be plaque occlusion of vertebral arteries. Patients are 

grateful to find that their diabetic peripheral neuropathy could 

be greatly reduced by a plant-based diet (journal of Nutritional 

Medicine 1994:4, 431-439). 

Dr. Crane was board certified by the American Board of 

Internal Med icine in 1955, and recertified in 1974. He was a 

member of many other national medical societies. He authored 

over eighty papers published in national medical journals. H e 

wrote five books dealing with medical and spiritual issues. Even 

after he went back to research, he still made rime for patients 

and would sometimes spend hours helping them with d ifficult 

medical problems. He was a skilled and compassionate 

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Christian physician and mentor who enriched the lives of all he 

served and raugh r. 

He passed to his rest on July 5, 2004, at age 84. 

Michael Orlich, MD 

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I rook rhe one less traveled 

by, and that has made all rhe difference." Robert Frost. 

Afrer completing medical school ar the University of M ichigan 

and family medicine residency in Tacoma, Washington, my lesstraveled 

road led to Weimar Center of 

Health and Education. I went because 

I had a keen interest in "Lifesryle 

Medicine," the use of lifesryle change 

in the preven rion and treatment of disease. 

Ir was an interest char preceded 

my decision to study medicine and 

was prompted by my father's remarkably 

effective use of intensive lifestyle 

change to alter rhe course of his coronary 

artery disease. 

The experi ence I gained during my fo ur years of practice at 

the NEWSTART® Medical Clinic was invaluable. 

I saw many patients transformed physically, emotionally, and 

spiritually. I gained firsthand experience that persuaded me of 

rwo very important things: 1) that lifestyle change can be a very 

effective treatment (oftentimes rhe most effective treatment) for 

a number of chronic diseases; and 2) that physicians can effectively 

help patients achieve lifesryle change in the right setting 

and with the righ t approach. 

I find that oftentimes physicians in standard practice settings 

come to exactly rhe opposite conclusions on these rwo points, 

and I feel this is a tragedy. 

I do nor wear rose-colored glasses when viewing the subject 

of Lifestyle Medicine. There are many serious challenges, many 

of which I encountered at Weimar-entrenched patterns, the 

difficulty of appropriate customizarion, conflicting or uncenain 

evidence, relapse and follow-up issues, and the challenge of 

reimbursement. However, my first-hand Lifestyle Medicine 

clinical experience at Weimar helps me to keep seeing these as 

challenges worth facing rather than reasons for not trying. 

My experience ar Weimar led me to pursue additional training 

in the hope of better addressing some of these challenges. 

Having just completed the residency in preventive medicine 

here at Loma Linda, I am a PhD candidate in epidemiology 

with a focus on nutritional epidemiology, and I have a combined 

position with Adventist Health Studies and the preventive 

medicine department of LLU. God willing, great things 

can be achieved in Lifestyle Medicine with a renewed focus at 

Loma Linda University and a reinvigorated Weimar Center of 

Health and Education. 

George D. Chen '64 

My family was at Weimar Institute from 1977 to 1981. 

The Health Conditioning Center began in May 1978. I served 

as the initial on-sire staff physician, medical personnel director 

and taught "Philosophy of Health" at 

Weimar College. From 1979 to 

1981 , it was my privilege to lead as 

the medical director. 

It was a joy ro work side by side 

with the consecrated ream of dedicated 

physicians: Henri '61 and Beverly 

Cox '61 Wiebe, Aileen Butka 

Luddington '48, Jay Neal '71, 

Charles T. Tam '60, Kelvin A. 

Lindgren '59, and Sherman DeVine 

'44-B. l am forever grateful to the first medical director, the late 

Zane R. Kime '66, for his medical missionary vision, and kindness 

in menroring me. 

Work at Weimar was the most satisfYing experience of my 

medical career. Ir gave me the opportunity ro fill the role of 

"The Physician as Educator" as described in Ministry of Healing, 

chapter 8. 

For the past rwenry-eighr yea rs I have been in full-rime ophthalmology 

practice in Lodi, California, retiring rwo years ago. 

For rhe last fi fteen years, my wife Irma and I have been rhe 

directors of an annual Coronary Health Improvement Project 

(CHIP) in Lodi. 

I have been a member of rhe Weimar board for several years 

and am presently on the Amazing Facts/Weimar board. Over 

the past decade ir has been my delight ro be one of rhe presenters 

of the effective Weimar Reversing Diabetes seminars. 

God's natural remedies do bring supernatural results. l have 

seen, heard, and felt rhese miracles in the lives of hundreds. 

20601 West Paoli Lane o P.O.Box 486 

Weimar, California 95736 o 1-800-525-9192 

www.NEWSTART.com 

Helmuth P. Fritz '13-B 

After graduating from LLUSM, I completed my internal 

medicine residency at Kettering Memorial Medical Center in 

Dayton, Ohio. I then practiced internal medicine for rwenry 

years in Chehalis, Washington. 

From early 200 I to late 2002, it was my privilege to serve as 

a staff physician at Weimar's NEWSTART clinic. Especially 

memorable about Weimar was the personalized and spiritual 

focus of care on patients. 

The opportunities to visit with patients while walking the 

half-mile campus loop, and to and from the special river picnics 

were truly unique and very enjoyable. 

Praying with, and for, patients about 

their individual needs was always 

meaningful. My greatest privilege was 

hearing the testimonials of how 

much better the patients felt, physically 

and spiritually, after their stay. 

The team spirit of rhe entire clinic 

staff and especially rhe support of 

the other physicians permitted me ro 

pursue my research projects while at 

Weimar. 

It was enjoyable delivering lectures to rhe inpatients on various 

lifesryle health copies. Milton G. C rane '46 became a good 

friend and supported my research interests. Jack Mcintosh, one 

of the educators on the Weimar staff, arranged for health presentations 

to groups ranging from fitness clubs ro church and 

civic groups in the Sacramento area. 

Ar rimes all the medical staff would even provide care to 

patients in their resident rooms when they were roo ill ro come 

ro the clinic. These patients especially seemed to appreciate this 

personalized type of care. 

My short stay at Weimar was providential in preparing me 

for subsequent continued research as a faculty member of 

LLUSM, and serving as ongoing medical consultant for vascular 

ul trasound today. 0 


China 

New Challenges and New Opportunities 

By Benjamin Lau '80-A, PhD 

Diseases of Affluence 

China, the world's most populated nation, is also its economic 

leader. It also ranks high in science, technology and medicine. Yet, 

China has multiple health crises. The downward decline in this 

area has escalated in recent years. Today, it leads the world in rhe 

incidence of diabetes. When I visited China in the early 1980s, 

there were only 3 diabetics per 10,000 population. Today, it is 900 

perlO,OOO (NE]M 2010, March 25; 362:1090). This is a 300-fold 

increase in less than 30 years. 

Other killer diseases are rampant. Cardiovascular disease takes 

a heavy roll on the Chinese, with more than 7.5 million fatal 

myocardial infarctions and cerebrovascular accidents each year 

(NE]M 2005, 353:1124). This is a 90-fold increase over the 

1980s. Cancers are widespread in the cities and villages. 

Depression and suicide rates reveal the high stress affeC[ing the 

population, especially among the younger generation. 

Is there a solution? 

In September 2008, I was invited ro speak at the Annual 

Convention of Health Educators in the city of Huizhou in south 

China. T he national director of China's Department of Health 

Ministry, Dr. D. H. Yin, informed me that this is the largest association 

of Health Educarors in China, perhaps even in the world, 

with over two and a half million members. In his opening address, 

he voiced his concern about the ineffective medical approach of 

today, particularly in dealing with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, 

and cancer. In spire of early diagnoses and treatments, deaths continue 

to rise. Or. Yin's opening remarks were echoed by other officials 

of regional, provincial, and local departments of health. 

I was scheduled ro speak that same afternoon, presenting a simple, 

novel idea for China's health crisis. I spoke on the NEW 

START Lifestyle Program (nutrition, exercise, water, sunlight, 

temperance, air, rest, and trust in Divine power). Following my 

presentation, a long line leading to the podium formed, with participants 

wanting to copy my Power-poinr lecwre. I also noticed 

another long line heading rowards rhe back of the auditorium, 

where I could make out the silhouette of my wife surrounded by 

people. The audience was excited with this novel approach of prevention. 

Many remarked, "We have never heard of such an 

approach." Others commented, "Does it really work?" 

During the past six years, my wife and I have been going to 

Our 2010 China experience 

We arrived in Beijing this June. In addition to assuming the 

new post of CIH director, I was assigned to teach students. My 

wife, Esther, taught a class in Clinical Nutrition and Diet Therapy. 

Then mgerher we presented courses on Prevention and Treatmem 

of Diseases of A.ffiuence. During the first two months we noticed 

"older" students in our classes. Luer we discovered that these audil 

8 • October- December 201 0 • Alumni JOURNAL 

China as volunteers promoting the simple, effective NEWSTART 

Lifestyle Program which was started by a dedicated group of 

health professionals at Weimar Institute in northern California. 

However, the NEWSTART was in existence over a hundred years 

ago when Ellen G. White was inspired to promote the "health 

message." We can also go back to the very beginning when the 

Crearor of the universe lovingly provided for mankind the elements 

and principles of these eight natural remedies as recorded in 

rhe first three chapters of the Genesis account. 

The birth of CIH 

I would like to introduce here a newly-formed organization in 

Beijing-the Chinese Institute of Health (CIH). T his Institute 

was founded by several Seventh-day Adventist businessmen with 

the blessings of the central government. A year ago I was invited 

to serve as its president and director. Irs primary objective is to 

improve the health of the country's population and to eliminate 

the diseases of affiuence rampant among it today. The Institute's 

goal is to train 10,000 health workers who will serve in C hina's 

cities and villages, using God's natural remedies. 

CIH has several ongoing projects: organic farms, health centers/sanitariums, 

health food restaurants and stores, community 

health seminars, research in lifestyle medicine, publication of educational 

materials, and media production. It also hopes ro influence 

business enterprises and manufacturing plants in the areas of 

workers' safety issues (water filters, work environments, appliances, 

etc.). 

CIH is registered with the central governmem in Beijing. It 

welcomes our approach for the betterment of the population. As 

the first president and director ofCIH, I would like to solicit your 

prayers, ideas, and support. I strongly believe in this opportunity 

as a new day for health ministry in China. 

From left: Health teacher W. F. Chen, Esther and Ben La11 '80-A. PhD, and Dr. Liky Li, Beijing Health Department Office!~ stand in front of 

011r organic/arm at CIH, Beijing. 

tors were church members and civic leaders who were themselves 

diabetics. They came to learn the material and actually try the recommended 

diets and exercise with our students. Most of them 

stayed for three weeks. One stayed for only five days. Interestingly, 

they all got their blood sugars under control and reduced or eliminated 

their medications. Our students and staff were truly 

impressed with these results. 

Teaching four hours a day, five or six days a week kept us really 

busy. We looked fotward to the weekends when we could present 

community health seminars to churches where attendance 

would vary from 400 to over 1000. Patients could consult with us 

after each seminar. 

One weekend we were invited to spend time in the new Health 

Center located on the outskirts of Beijing. This turned out to be a 

beautiful resort surrounded by lakes and hills. Irs director has 

trained her staff well. The Center also has a young physician who 

was eager to learn the NEWSTART Lifestyle Program. In addition 

to lecturing, we also kept busy consulting on the inpatients. 

On Sunday afternoon, Esd1er looked out the clinic window and 

saw a busload of people walking toward the clinic. The director 

quickly wem out and told them that since they had not made any 

prior appointments they could not see us. Regrettably, they left. I 

am nor sure how they had learned abom our visit, but this experience 

left a lasting impression. 

The highlight of our 2010 trip was when we visited Hefei, the 

capital city in the province of Anhui. Perhaps this is one of the 

poorest regions in China. Since Hu Jintao became C hina's president, 

this area has seen tremendous economic growth. Although 

most of our Church members remam on the lower economic 

rung, I have not yet seen such a level of spirituality in many other 

places in the world that we have visited. 

Some twenty years ago, "Mother Yang", crippled with arthritis, 

embraced the Seventh-day Adventist message. In spire of her physical 

limitations and being barely literate, she practically raised the 

first SDA church in Hefei by herself. Shortly afteiward, she influenced 

d1e entire congregation of a Sunday-keeping church to 

observe the seventh-day Sabbath. She was able to repeat this feat 

more than once. Today her four children and their spouses are 

elders and pastors serving the entire province ofAnhui. From the 

initial efforts of this family there are now over 20,000 Church 

members in this province. 

We were privileged to meet this remarkable lady four years ago. 

Dr. Latt speaks to attendees at CIH. 


They Walked These Halls 

alumni who have impacted academia, 

medicine, and the social order 

by Henry K ~o '68 

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At rhat time, she was in poor physical shape. She was barely able 

to eat and retain fluids and had even been scheduled to undergo 

surgical intervention. We evaluated the situation and went to 

work. As she incorporated the NEWSTART lifestyle principles 

into her daily life, she came back to a better functioning status 

than her previous state of health. 

Needless to say, Esther and I were kept 

busy conducting health seminars and 

consulting with patients. Even though 

we had unfortunately come at the 

honest season of the year-the oppressive 

heat was truly a combination of 

being in a sauna and steam bath-it was 

very fulfilling to see the positive physical 

and spiritual changes in the lives of the 

people with whom we worked. 

We had planned to stay in a hotel, but 

a new Church member, a 78-year-old 

widow of a former general, insisted that 

we be guests in her horne. She joined the 

Church less than a year ago and has been busy sharing her convictions 

with her neighbors (including several other widows of 

high-ranking government officials) in her elite housing subdivision. 

Her housekeeper, also a Church member, daily prepared 

savory vegan meals. 

Of note is that we were usually accompanied by an interpreter 

in the last four years that we have traveled around in 

China. He has been of invaluable help to us, for even though 

Esther and I grew up with Mandarin and are fluent in it, other 

Chinese dialects sound like foreign languages to us! 

The Lam visit the Hefei SDA Church and its officers. 

The La11s catch up with Aunty Wang Lan-yin (at 92 

years of age. she is the Beijing Ch11rch pianist) and 

d;i/dhood friend Wang Y11-lin. 


The SDA man (he joined our Church in 2008) who kindly 

drove us around Anhui province visiting Churches and clinics is 

actually a successful businessman. In his 30s he owns one of the 

five largest music stores and schools in the country. H e oversees 

some 700 students. T he reachers working for him are music 

university graduates. His music school 

occupies the third floor of a modern 

downtown building. His music instrument 

store is on the fifth floor. He is 

known to generously share his time and 

resources supporting the local 

C hurches. 

Our visit to Hefei was most rewarding. 

When we were in Fujian province 

some four years ago, about 20 of the 

250 plus leaders we taught were from 

Anhui. It was good to renew our 

acquaintance. T hey practice the NEW 

START Lifestyle Program and report 

that many have been able to control 

their diabetes and hypertension without medications. They certainly 

look younger, trimmer, and healthier. They are the best 

reminder of God's original plan for humankind. 0 

Benjamin H. Lau '80-A, Ph.D, emeritus professor of microbiology, 

LLUSM, is current President of the Chinese Institute of 

Health in Beijing, China. For the past six years, he and his wift, 

Esther Lau, MS, RD, have served in China conducting seminars in 

Liftstyfe Medicine and the NEWSTART Liftstyfe Program. The 

contact e-maiL address is .

Ralph Forest Waddell '36 

Born: i 907, Baraboo, Wisconsin 

Died· i985, Lorna Linda, California 

Peng-ahn, Choi-chek, (Peace be with you, Unclr 

Choi) Dr. Waddell would greet an old friend in the 

Chinese teochew dialect as he exchanged greetings on 

any tkty in his Bangkok Clinic. As with many pioneer 

o11erseas workers of yesteryear, he was well integrated 

into the local milieu of his ministry. 

Dr. Wad&ll's Scots forebears had settlrd in the 

American Midwest to form the land His parents were 

Sroenth-day Ad11entists. Long before any thoughts of 

mission appointments, he had become .fi1Scinated with 

exotic Siam (now Thaihnd) and focused on mOiling to 

and living there. On graduation from medical school. 

he manied Ellrn Dick, RN, who had agreed to go with 

him to Siam. When the president of the SDA Far 

Eastern Division hemd of this, he offered him the alternative 

of a mission posting. This was accepted and he 

and his wift would wind tp working in Siam from 

1936-1941 and 194 5-1960, establishing clinics, 

schools, and a hospital that has continuously operated 

{l'ncluding thmugh the WWli yean) since then. 

He earned a PhD in tmpical medicine from lidane 

Uni11ersity and subsequently served as medical >Y!cretary 

for the Far Eastern Division and final!J' retiring in the 

post of General Conference medical director. 

Harald Udo Giebel '55-aff 

Born: i 930, Hannover, Germany 

Dr. Harald grew up in the tumultuous days of 

World \.¥1zr II in Germany. His fothe;; an SDA minister 

and conftrence president, had joined the Church at 

the turn of the last century Located in Munich postwar, 

Harald attended the Ludwig·Mfi.Ximilian University 

School of Medicine, finishing the traditional 

six-year cozme in jive, submitting his Doctoral Approbation 

Thesis in 1955. He then interned at Krefeld 

Urdingen before winning a Fulbright Scholarship to 

study in the United States. 

After tropical medicine courses at Bernhmd Nocht 

institute, Hamburg, in 1958, the Giebels accepted their 

first posting to Pttkistan. They would spend a total offif 

teen years there, establishing multiple para-medical 

tmining progmms, in addition to doing patient care. 

After Pakistan, they have provided extended ,·ervice 

in Ethiopia, Papua New Guinea, and short terms in 

Bulgaria, Tanzania, and the Dominican Republic. 

Dr. Harald holds certifications in genemL thoracic, 

cardiac and oncological surgery He has licenses and registrations 

in German;; USA, Canatkt, England, Pakistan, 

Ethiopia, and Papua New Guinea. He is 

presently teaching at Christian Medical College in 

Vel/ore, India. The Giebels' son Herbert '88, serves 

at 1/r-lje SDA Hospital in Nigeria. 

22 • October - December 2010 • Alumni JOURNAL 

Beverly Gertrude Giebel '56 

Born: i 930, Hinsdale, Illinois 

Dr. Bet;erly's fother, Carl Lindner fivm Germany, 

was rt house decorator whose fomily was Seventh-tkty 

Adventist. Her mother, Clara, was a schoolteather. 

l.¥1znting to be a physician since her academy tktys, she 

studied chemistry at Andrews University before attending 

LLUSM internship was at \.¥1zshington 

Srmitarium and Hospital 

One drry she was discussing a patient with another 

physician when a mw intern from Gernzany came 

walking down the hall looking for a room in which to 

stay This chance meeting would lrad to an enduring 

lift partnership when thl!)' became married at the end 

of 1956 1958 saw them in Hamburg, Germany, 

where they studied tropical medicine, and hter that 

year they began a five-year mission appointment to 

Karachi, Pakistan. 

Back in the United States, Dr. Harald engaged in 

a surgical residenq at the White Memorial Medical 

Cenm; while D1: Beverly studied anesthesiology Then 

it was back to Karachi from 1971-1981. She recalls 

their time there with fondness as they integrated into 

the local staff and community and bwily upgraded the 

focilities. 

Their mission service in multiplr world locations 

would eventually total some thirty years- and 

counting, as they are now in Vel/ore, india. 

Effie Jean Potts Ketting '54 

Born: i926, Detroit, Michigan 

D1: Effie Jean rredits her lift achievements to growing 

zp in a stable Adventi,·t home. Her fother was £ ,zos 

Aitken Potts '22. She was a music major at La Sierra 

University and continues to enjoy phying the cello, 

piano, pipe organ, and singing 

Following graduation fom LLUSM, she took residencies 

in OB/Gyn rmd Surgical Pathology She continues 

to hold certification in the Medical Council of 

Canada, British Commonwealth List of Register, 

Cer.tificate of Registration in Thailand, American 

Board of Pathology, Registmtion in the Fedemtion of 

Maltrysia, and Fellow of the International College of 

Surgeons (OB-Gyn). 

She met her hwband during herpathofvgy residenq 

and D1: Sam stateJ that they "got married two hours" 

after his graduation from LLUSM in 1960. Both have 

dedared that this was the beginning of their longstanding 

rel11tionship and extensive adventures around 

the world in medical missionary work. 

Their two children were born at their first mission 

appointment in Bangkok, Thailtmd. D1: Marie Rena 

(Ginger) Ketting is now Vice Presiclmt at 1.¥111/a WMia 

University (Washington), and Case Henri Ketting, 

MD (University ofWashington, 1990) pmctim radiation 

onco!vgy in Orange Count;; California. 

Samuel Ketting '60 

Born: i 927, Rotterdam, Netherlands 

Dr. Sam's j{tther was a blacksmith and he lrarned 

early the value of haid labor and getting things done. 

After high school in Rottertktm, he enrolled in Erasmw 

University studying technology and engineering He 

served in the Royal Dutch Navy for three years working 

on mdar and elrctronics. There was a short stay in the 

Dutch East indies (lndvnesia) before moving to Adehir.le, 

Australia, to work for Phillips ElrctricaL !twas there that 

fiiends introduced him to the SDA Church, which he 

joined 

He then attended \.¥1zlh \.¥1zllt; Univmity in the US, 

where he majored in chemistry with the intention of 

going to medical school. After marrying Dr. Effie fran, 

and finishing his internship, they accepted their first mission 

assignment- to Bangkok, Thailand 

Their longest rtppointmmt was to Penang. MalayJia, 

from 1967-1981. Returning to the US, they pmcticed in 

Kennewick, Washington, until 1994. Since then thq 

have done volunteer mission service in jamaica, 

Lilongwe, Malawi, Tanzania, Nigeria, Solomon IJiands, 

and Malaysia. 

Dr: Srzm bolds certification in the Medical Council 

of Canada, Certijimte of Registmtion in Thailand, 

Registration in the Federation ojMaltzysia, and Fellow of 

the international College of Surgeons (general Sitrge~y). 

Richard Ladd Sheldon '68 

Born: i 943, Oakland, California 

After LLUSM, Dr. Sheldon served six yean· in the 

US Ann} attaining the rank of major. Internal 

Medicine residenq and a ftllowship in Pulmonmy 

Medicine/Critical Care wm completed at \.¥1zlrer Red 

Army HoJpitaL He next returned to LLUSM where he 

was profmor of medicine, director ofresidenq training 

in Internal Medicine, medical/CU. hyperbaric medicine, 

and chief of pulmonmy and critical care. 

In 1993 he moved into prillllte practice. To date he 

has lrctured in Asia, Europe, and the US, co-authored 

eight books on respiratory care, and published numerous 

articleJ and edit01ials. 

He was Honored Membe~· of the ~ar in the 

Amaican Association for Respiratory Care in 1991, and 

the jimmy A. Young Metktlist in 2001, the AARCS most 

distinguished honor. In 2010 he was named the AI 

Andrews awardee by the National Board for Respirato1y 

Care for his conniburions to the dfl!elopment of respiratory 

care sciem-e and credentialing. He is the ament director 

of California State's Respiratmy Care Board 

Left-over spare time is spent in semi-proftssional 

banjo-phying and in active semrh and rescue missions 

with the San Bernardino Mounted Posse. 

Alumni JOURNAL • October - December 201 0 • 2 

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ALUMNI FUND 

ENDOWING THE FUTURE 

Grates Pro Alumni and Generous Friends of 

the School of Medicine 

by Dennis E. Park, executive director 

The various fonds listed on the opposite page came into being because of the vision of 

alumni and friends of the School of Medicine, who understood the importance of providing 

necessary fonds to support its long-term goals. These fonds included: 

Student loans, 

Student scholarships, 

Departmental research, 

Professorial chairs, 

WOmen in Medicine, and 

Other endowments 

To date the ex gratia of the many donors who have given liberally to these fonds represent 

over $25 million, and for their generosity the Alumni Fund and the School of Medicine is 

very grateful! 

As you contemplate your year-end giving we urge you to consider giving a gift to one of 

the many fonds listed. In addition, we would also ask that as you make your estate plans 

remember the School of Medicine in your trust and/or will. Thank you for your support. 

May you and yours have a blessed holiday season and a very happy new year! 

Dennis E. Park 

Exemtive D irector 

jeff Cao '71 

Chair. Almnni Ftmd 

School of Medicine Endowment Funds 

Tre,va Webster 

School of l\lledicine Liaison 

Thank you for your support for these funded endowments that still accept and appreciate your support: 

Varner Johns Jr., Chair 

Virchel Wood Endowed Chair for Research & Education in Orthopaedics 

Claron Jesse Orthopaedic Choir 

David Boylink Mineral Metabolic Endowment 

Robert Chinnock Endowed Choir in Pediatrics 

Floyd Brauer Endowed Choir for Anesthesiology Research 

Harrison S. Evans Endowed Choir in Psychiatry 

Raymond Mortenson Memorial Endowment 

Alonzo Neufeld Endowed Choir in Orthopaedic Research 

Carroll Small Endowed Choir for Basic Science Faculty Development 

Walter Stilson Endowed Choir in Radiology 

Bernard Briggs Endowed Choir in Pharmacology 

Samuel Crooks Endowed Choir in Anatomy 

Mark Keltner Endowed Chair in Family Medicine 

Longo-Briggs Endowed Choir in Physiology Research 

Wolter Macpherson Endowed Choir 

The Beverly and Fronk Jobe Research Choir in Orthopaedics 

Your support of the following endowment funds will help move them to the next level: 

Roger Barnes Endowment Fund in Urology 

William and Nancy Wittloke Emergency Medicine Research & Education Endowed Choir Fund 

Family Medicine Endowed Choir Fund 

Head & Neck Surgery Endowed Choir Fund 

Eugene Jorgenson/Louis Smith Endowed Choir Fund for Surgery 

Elizabeth Larsson Endowment for OB/GYN 

Clifton & Sandra Reeves Endowed Choir Fund for General Surgery 

Ophthalmology Endowed Choir 

Pediatric Education Research and Training Endowment Fund 

Neonatology Endowment Fund 

Rheumatology Education and Research Endowment Fund 

We also solicit and appreciate your gifts for the following on-going endowment funds: 

The Centennial Tuition Fund 

The Dean's Unrestricted Fund 

Please ask us about the many important scholarship endowment funds that need your help. 


Alumni JOURNAL • October - December 201 0 • 2 

5

AA President's Po 

LLUSM Alumni and Their Influence 

By Philip H. Reiswig '61. pmident, Alumni AJSociat;on 

Dean's Page 

~--------------------------------- -----------------------------------, 

Vital Signs 

By H. Roger Hadley '74, Dean, School of Medicine 

I 

received a letter from Elmer Wasemiller 

'45 recently in which he expressed how 

thankful he is for Loma Linda University 

and the influence it has had on his associates 

and their fam ilies. 

I knew Drs. Wasemiller (Elmer R. '45), 

Beltz (Melvin E. '47), Wall (Wendell H. '53- 

A), and Wtltse (Glenn L. '47) having grown up 

in North Dakota and was aware of the success of 

the Wahpeton Clinic. Not only did they practice 

good medicine, but their clinic was an important 

Christian witness to the community. In addition, 

they played an important and active role in the 

Wahpeton SDA Church. [ always thought of 

them as the quintessential CME/Loma Linda 

graduates. 

Dr. Wasemiller and his associates all received a Philip H. Reisu;ig '61 

good Adventist C hristian education, because 

their parents believed in education. His three sons attended Union 

College and then Loma Linda University Schools of Medicine and 

Dentistry. Today, rwo are physicians and one is a dentist. His 

grandchildren also attended Adventist colleges. They became engineers, 

business men, and builders. One grandson graduated from 

LLU School of Dentistry and another grandson is scl1eduled to 

graduate from dental school in 2011. One granddaughter graduated 

from the School of Medicine and one grandson just starred 

medic.'ll school, a member of the Class of 2014. As you will note, 

the Wasem iller family, by the number of graduates and soon-to-begraduates, 

is deeply embedded in the history and legacy of LLU. 

Another family, whose family tree and legacy are linked to LLU, is 

the Wall family. There are three medical doctors 

(rwo graduated from CME/LLU) and four dentistS 

(three of whom graduated from LLU). 

In the small Wal1peton SDA church that this 

group has supported and nourished through the 

years, the children of the members have become 

health care professionals, teachers and an atrorney. 

Mr. Don Krassin, the attorney, is now a 

judge in his community and is also an elder in the 

church. Judge Krassin also has family ties ro 

l.LU. One of his sons is an ophthalmologist who 

graduated from the School of Medicine. 

Drs. Beltz and Wiltse established a better living 

center in the Black Hills. Healthful living 

classes cominue to this day and through the 

years the center's ministry has helped many people 

of that area. 

Can you imagine that all of what I have 

described originated from a small church of one hundred members? 

Dr. Wasemiller and his original associates have been 

retired for many years now, but what a legacy! 

Dr. Wasemiller did nor share this anecdote with me for any 

other purpose bur to express his deep appreciation for Loma 

Linda Universiry. I am sure, however, there are other similar stories 

that could be written. However, this short account, which I 

wanted to share with the reader, reveals a wonderful example of 

the positive influence our committed CME/LLU graduates 

have in a small church and in a community. May God continue 

to bless these graduates and all of the graduates of LLUSM 

and LLU. 0 

Their Family Roots Run Deep 

Lorna Linda University and the Wahpeton, North Dakota, Connection 

Elmer R. Wasemiller '45 

James P. Wasemiller '72 

Julie S. WasemiUer '06 

Mark E. Wasemiller, SD '81 

Michael A. Wasemiller, SO '05 

Matthew M. Wasemiller, SD ' 11 

Paul S. Wasemiller '82 

Stephen E. Wasemiller '14 

Peggy]. Wasemiller, OT '80 

Wendell H. Wall '53-A 

Wendell A. Wall '79-A 

Nicholas P. Wall, SD '06 

Matthew R. Wall, SD '08 

Michael V. Wall, SD '08 

Don Krassin, Esq. 

Jabin G. Krassin '04 

Since becoming dean, one of the things I appreciate more 

everyday is the remarkable story of the School of Medicine. 

This story was eloquently described in the printed words of 

the daily devotional, Morning Rounds, by a wide range of authors 

expressing how their lives have been affected by the school and its 

miSSIOn. 

In the spring of2009, I was presented with another unique opportunity 

to share the impact the 

School of Medicine has had on 

thousands worldwide. Kandus 

Thorp, vice president of Hope 

Channel, approached me with an 

idea of creating a television series 

that would feature the School of 

Medicine. I welcomed the 

unique offer to share our mission 

and vision with the church's £1.rreaching 

television audience. 

Over the course of the ensuing 

year, a 13-part high-definition 

media series entided Vital Signs 

came to life. 

The series is hosted by two 

LLUSM alumni and current faculty, 

Rhodes "Dusty'' Rigsby 

'87 and Bonnie Chi-Lum '91. 

In interviews with faculty and 

students, they discussed what distinguishes 

LLUSM from other 

medical institutions. Specifically 

highlighted are d1e significance of 

whole person care, overseas missions, 

spiritual life, cutting edge 

technology, the strength of our 

diversity programs, and our 

approach to ethics in medicine. 

The rich heritage of the 

school will be showcased in a special 

segment of each episode of 

Vital Signs. LLU historian 

Richard Schaefer will guide viewers 

through events such as threats 

Pictured on the stud;o set oJVital Signs with Roger Hadley '74 are 

(from left): Kandus Thorp, vice president ofHope C hannel and 

executive producer oJVital Signs; Bonnie Chi-Lum '9I and Dusty 

Rigsby '87, LLUSM foculty and co-hosts ofVital Signs. 

- 

Members of the Vital Signs cast and crew (from Left): Michael Wolcott, 

LLU video production specialist (standing, left); Mm·k \farren 'IO; 

Brittany and ]aysson Brooks 'II; Roger Hadley; Laura Hanson 

'13; Tim and]aymie de La Torre (standing center), Viral Signs producers; 

Sylvester Paulasir 'I2; Lindsay Bautista 'IO; and Cosmin 

Cosma, LLU video production specialist (standing, right}. 

ing in the establishment and success of om fully accredited Seventh-day 

Adventist school of medicine. 

A favorite part for me is the student story segment. The six students 

featured in the show seem to capture the essence of what it is to be a 

medical student. Laura Hanson '13 of Broomfield, Colorado; 

Sylvester Paulasir '12, of Boltsville, Maryland; husband and wife 

Jaysson Brooks '11 and Brittany Law Brooks '11 ofTemple Hills, 

Maryland and Upper Marlboro, 

Maryland, respectively; Lindsay 

Bautista '10 of Millville, California; 

and Mark Warren '10 of 

Buena Vista, Colorado, graciously 

allowed the cameras an "up 

dose and personal" look into their 

lives as medical students. 

Watching their journeys play 

out on the screen brings to mind 

many memories of my own experiences, 

surprisingly similar to 

theirs: the seemingly endless sea 

of knowledge to be mastered, the 

importance of support from family 

and friends, the can1araderie 

and lifelong bonds formed with 

classmates who share your experiences. 

As much as things have 

changed over the years, the 

reward of medical education 

remains the same. 

The Vital Signs series will premiere 

exclusively across the Hope 

Channel, the network on 

Saturday, January 8, 201 1, at 7:00 

p.m. ET and PT. I look forward 

to hearing your comments and 

feedback on the presenration of 

this story-a miraculous testimony 

of how a small, seemingly 

insignificant medical school has 

become the institution it is today. 

*Hope Channel operates 12 

of closure by the AMAin the early years and the nearly insurmountable 

task of raising fUnds when there were none. Throughout its hundredyear-plus 

history, we find numerous miracles that evidence God's leadchan 

nels globally. Viewers in 

North America can watch Hope Channel on Di recTV Channel 

368, on satellite G-19 where Hope Channel is parr of the 

GloryStar package or online at . 0 


Alumni JOURNAL • October- December 201 0 • 2 

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PERPETUAL MEMBERS 

New or Upgraded Membership • January 1- October 31, 2010 

Platinum: 

Richard D. Catalano '76-B 

Mark E. Reeves '92 

Gold: 

Christopher A. Church '96 

JosephS. Craft '09 

Roy V. Jutzy '52 

John E. Stabel '92 

Silver: 

David R. Bowen '85 

L. Jonathan Bryant '98 

David Gentry '03-aff 

Paul C. Herrman '00 

Raymond E. Kohne '92 

Gary W Langston '73-B 

Philip H. Reiswig '61 

Rebeka M. Wang-Cheng '78-B 

Board of Directors Nominees 

The following alumni have been chosen by the nominating committee as nominees for the Alumni Association 

Board of Directors. The eight nominees receiving the most 'yes" votes on the separately mailed ballot will serve a three-year 

tenn on the board beginning at APC 201 I. Ballots will be counted until january 29, 201 I. 

The Holding Fund board of directors is comprised of five elected 

members (each of whom serve a five-year term) and four officers of the 

Alumni Association who serve as ex-officio members. 

HOLDING FUND, INC. 

The Alumni Association's Endowment Fund 

The board's primary responsibility is to invest the Alumni 

Association's endowment fund, over $4.7 million dollars, of which 

Perpetual (Life) Memberships are approximately 90 percent. 

Paul A. L. Giem '77-B 

Internal I Emergency Med 

Lorna Linda, California 

Douglas R. Hegstad '80-A 

Interal Medicine 


Irvin N. Kuhn '55 

Hematology I Oncology 

Yucaipa, California 

Roland E. Lonser '67 

Pathology 


Current elected members: Term expires: 

Huben C. Watkins '62, president 2011 

Irvin N. Kuhn '55, CFO/secretary 2012 

Marilyn J. Herber '58, vice president 

Donna L. Carlson '69 

2013 

2014 

Debra L. Stottlemyer '86 

2015 

The nominating committee of the Holding Fund has chosen the 

nominees listed below. 

All Perpetual Members will be mailed a ballot to choose one of the 

nominees to serve a five-year term, 2011-2016, on the Holding Fund 

board of directors. Ballots will be counted until February 1, 2011. 

Photo 

not 

available 

Robert A. Hardesty '78-A 

Currently Robert Hardesty has a full-time surgical practice and serves Loma Linda University 

School of Medicine as a clinical professor. He is board-certified in both general and plastic 

surgery and served as chief of the department of plastic surgery from 1991-2003, founding the 

Plastic Surgery Residency Training Progran1 at Loma Linda University. 

J . 

~ont~urdoch'63 

Endocrinology 


Axa New ball '97-Res 

Internal Medicine 


Shirley Tan '71 

Anesthesiology 


In Januaty of 2009 Douglas Hegstad became the chair at the department of medicine of 

Loma Linda University. Prior to that he served as chair of the department of medicine at 

Riverside County Regional Medical Center. He has also worked at Riverside General Hospital. 

In 2010 he was recognized by the American College of Physicians for his distinguished record. 

Douglas R. Hegstad '80-A 

James P. Larsen '82 

James Larsen is an assistant professor of medicine for ilie department of medicine, Loma 

Linda University School of Medicine. He specializes in geriatric medicine. In 1982 he received 

the Donald E. Griggs Award for Meritorious and Service from the department of medicine. 

He has also served the Alumni Association on ilie Annual Postgraduate Convention 

Governing Board. 

Tamara L. Thomas '87 

Emergency Medicine 


Vtlma I. Torres '82-Res 

Cardiology 

Redlands, California 

~. Danny Wongworawat '96 

Orthopaedic Surgery 


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Alumni JOURNAL • October- December 201 0 • 2 9

AJ~ 

Honor Class 

1960 Gold 

One of the best enduring features of 

LLUSM is its insistence on developing 

The Whole Man. Our class certainly 

benefited from this concept, and what its 

members have accomplished over the 

past half century(!) have well reflected it. 

We have engaged in 

humanitarian and 

mission work. Our 

mares have labored 

in Africa, Asia, and 

other hospitals and 

clinics around the 

world. We have 

ministered to our 

charges at home. We have contributed 

significant sums of money for good 

works. We have engaged in academia, 

which, in turn, has produced outstanding 

physicians to cominue the legacy for 

generations to come. 

l arrived in Loma Linda from the east 

coast in August of 1956. A couple of 

months later I was shocked to see the 

beautiful mountain range across the valley. 

The other shock was the realization 

that I would need to quickly adjust my 

study habits in order to absorb the huge 

amoum of information coming from my 

anatomy classes. I am particularly grateful 

to the basic science teachers, such as 

Walter Roberts '39, Carroll Small '34, 

and Bo Ying Wat '49, who took an 

interest in me as a person and had a 

positive influence on my personal and 

professional life. 

Other memories of my medical 

school years included our class extracurric 

ular acrivi ties, especially the athletics. 

Even though there was little spare rime, 

I always managed to play basketball 

with my mates in the Redlands 

University gymnasium, volley ball on a 

court next to the old Daniell's Hall, and 

soft ball against the medical students in 

T he City (White Memorial Hospital). 

Looking back over fifty years, I 

remain grateful for an excellent medical 

education and the Christian professors 

who served as role models. After ten 

years of p rivate practice in N ew York, I 

returned to LLUSM to help start a residency 

program in otolaryngology/head 

and neck surgery. Ar this rime, I am still 

involved in the training of residents and 

students at rhe Loma Linda Veterans 

Administration Hospital. 0 

- G~D.~ 

30 • October - December 201 0 • Alumni JOURNAL 

Alumni JOURNAL • October- December 201 0 • 3 

l

AJ~ 

Twenty-five years ago, we marched across 

rhe platform and received our diplomas which 

stated that we were now medical doctors. We 

were so young, happy, and excited. I'm glad to 

report that, in general, we are still young (for 

our age), happy as a group, and definitely 

excited ro see each other. 

We came from far and near, the farrhesr 

Shizen Miyagi from Japan! We started our 

reunion weekend of ger-rogerhers on Friday 

evening at Steve and Sandi Yegge's home in 

Redlands. At first there were some "Hmmm, 

and who are you?", 

bur that quickly went 

on to "Where have 

you been? What are 

you doing?"-and 

twenty-five years 

melted away! 

Sabbath morning 

our class led out in 

the University 

Church with Gerald 

and Dorothy Wareham playing rhe piano and 

organ for Sabbarh School. Gerald arranged for 

Steve Hardin and Jerry Rittenhouse to each 

play special musical selections. And Greg 

Saunders gave an eye-opening account of his 

work in Haiti. 

On Saturday night, forty of us met at the 

Mission Inn in Riverside for visiting, great 

food and reminiscing. We found our class 

movie from twenty-seven years ago, Ruby 

Tunes II, and couldn't believe how politically 

incorrect we had been. What wonderful 

teachers we had! 

We met one last rime on Sunday morning 

ro just char and relax at my home. We had 

time to look at old photographs, catch up a 

little more, and promise to do this again in 

five years. \Y/e intend to keep in touch on 

Facebook (LLUSM Class of '85) and the 

Internet . 

O n Monday night, at the APC Banquet, 

we presented our class gift to the school of a 

Medical Simulation Center (MSC) 

Endowment Fund. \Y/e will conrinue to raise 

money over the next twenty-five years to 

improve the education of our medic,,] students. 

Then hopefully when they come to 

their twenty-fifth reunion, they will be able to 

look back as fondly as we have over these last 

four days. 0 

-P~L.~-J~ 

James S. Akamine Donald W. Case Scott A. Gardner 

Glen R. Albertson Raymond L. Chon Dennis M. Gaskill 

Robert D. Allen Scott A. Cherne Krista G. Gelford 

Jeffrey L. Anderson Caleb Perry Chu Malcolm E. Ghazal 

Lee A. Antles l

SM CLASS REUNIONS 2011 

TIME PLACE HOST/HOSTESS TIME PLACE HOST/HOSTESS 

Pioneer Classes (1924- 1960) 

1958 

Sunday, March 6 Coleman Pavilion 

Alumni Association SM 

Sunday, March 6 Coleman Pavilion Marilyn Herber 

6:00 p.m., Social Hour Slate Room 

(909) 55B-4633 

6:00 p.m .. Dinner Buffet Room 11 OOB (Second floO

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Optometrist, and other specialist. 

**Temporary 1-3 mo's or 12 mo's; 

2- 5 yrs GC & DMA Missionary C'lils. 

**Welcome Resident Rotations 4-wks 

& 4th Yr Medical Students: **Ask 

about Educational Loan Amortization 

Payments. **Email CV: Madeline 

Horinouchi, Recruiter or cell # 1- 

671-483-5998. **The Guam 

Micronesia Mission represents 5 of 18 

coumries in (SSD) Southern Asia Pacific 

Division: (CNMI) Commonwealth of 

Northern Marianas Islands, (FSM) 

Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, 

Marshall Islands, & Republic of Palau. 

'"SAJPAN SDA CLI NIC - Openings: 

Optometrist, Dentist, or DrPH. 

**Email CV: Madeline Horinouchi, 

Recruiter . 

AFRICA 

SEVENTH- DAY ADVENTIST 

HOSPITAL, ILE-IFE, Nigeria, West 

Africa. Be a medical missionary in 

Africa. Help train physicians in the 

only Adventist residency (Family 

Medicine) program m Africa. 

Openings for board-certified general 

surgeon and OBIGYN. Short-term I 

volu nteer specialists in other specialities 

also needed and welcomed. 

Tropical medicine electives available 

for medical students and residents. E 

mail CV with inquiries to Herb 

Giebel, MD , PME Director, at 

. 

Mark your calendar! 

APC 

March 4-7, 2011 

The Alumni Association has become the beneficiary 

of two plots in the Rose Hills Memorial Park, located 

in Whittier, CA. The plots are located in the 

VIsta Lawn section of Rose Hills-the single largest 

memorial park in the world. If you are interested in 

purchasing these plots from the Alumni Association, 

please call909.558.4633 for more information. 

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4l A workable descrlpVon and understanding of the ways "spirituality" and "faHh" in 

paVent care may be included In trad~ional ways of •medical" care toward making this 

unique part of care state of the art. 

• The one of a kind relationship existing between a physician and a patient can become a 

powerful phenomenon. n is created for the mutual benefit of both parties. lnnerweave 

analyzes the spiritual-faith nature, structure, and character of the bond that potentially 

may bring healing and wholeness to both. 

• In the growing tradition of "Narrative Medicine" the author of lnnerweave draws on 

thirty-six years of listening to patient stories, and selectively draws on these stories 

to offer a practical philOsophy and guide to physicians for further develOping their 

discernment and management skills for offering qual~ whole person care. 

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PhD, Michigan State University 

MTh, l-:dinburgh Uni,-ersity, Scotland 

Prof~-.or, Andrews Unh·ersity Seminary 

Dean, ProfessQrofCiinical Ministl)•, Faculty 

of Religion, Loma l ind a Unh·ersity 

Special Assistant to the President/ Founding 

Direetor, Loma Unda Uni\'ersity 

Center fo r SpirituaJ Ufe and Wholeness 

Now: Emeritus professor, Loma Linda 

University Sc:hool of Religion; and 

Professor, Family ~J eclicine, Loma Linda 

CLAYSON, MANN, YAEGER & HANSEN 

A Professional Law Corporation • Celebrating 100 Years of Service ! 

Contact: Kent A. Hansen, l~sq . 

601 South Main Street • Corona, CA 92882-3497 

(951) 737-1910 • (951) 737-4384 FAX 

We are attorneys serving physicians in: 

• practice sales & purchases • incorporation & partnership 

• managed care contracting 

Our firm has provided quality representation to healthcare 

professionals since 1910. 

4l Using the questions about spirituality and faith suggested by patients to their physicians 

through the years, lnnerweave outlines how questions may be asked and interpreted. 

And, how the resun might be used to make patients aware some major strengths 

available to them in their challenged lives. 

4l A plus In this book is that of the sharing a physician burnout journey told, and elaborated 

on, by a still young physician with nea~y thirty years of practice as an Internist. The 

thoughtful insights of this still struggling doctor can be of se~s help to any physician 

who loves patients more than themselves. 

Have you considered making a gift 

that benefits YOU during your lifetime? 

Establishing a planned gift can benefit you now and benefit 

your favorite non-profit organizations later. 

The benefits to you can include: 

• Enhanced retirement income 

• Income tax deductions 

• Bypass capital gains 

A planned gift works well with real estate, securities, and 

collectables. It can even be established at end of life as a 

legacy to your family. 

Contact me at our new office to discover how a planned gift can 

benefit you now and Lorna Linda University later. 

Bud Sanders 

Executive Director 

Lorna Linda University 

Planned Giving and Trust Administration 

11145 Anderson Street, Suite 203, Lorna Linda, CA 92354 

(909) 558-4553 or (800) 558-6298 • www.llulegacy.org • legacy@llu.edu 

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Loma Linda University School of Medicine 

11245 Anderson Street, Suite 200 \. 

Loma Linda, CA 92354 

(909) 558-4633 • FAX (909) 558-4638 

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This $50-million dollar scholarship fund, when fully endowed, will guarantee 

that, when the time comes, no deserving student will be refused admission to 

the School of Medicine because of financial needs. 

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