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50-Year Grads Continued from Page 1Don became director of the Drug Metabolism Departmentat Pfizer, and at his retirement he was supervising60 scientists, about one-third with doctorates.After retirement, he became a consultant to a departmentat Pfizer that was developing non-nutritivesweeteners and bulking agents for use in foods. Heassisted with innovative methods, using radio-labeledand stable-isotope-labeled materials to assess the nutritivevalues of various products under development.This included consultations with academically basedclinical facilities in London, Paris, Berlin and Aberdeen.This continued for several years, and ended when Pfizersold the division.Also in retirement, Don has been occupied with genealogicalstudies, travel, woodworking and constructionof crossword puzzles. It is interesting to note thathe was responsible for about 60 publications in variousscientific journals while employed at Pfizer and, afterretirement, he placed about 2,000 publications in variouspuzzle magazines, for which he was paid.Don returned to UTHSC with his wife Donna. Theyhave three children: Dale in Seattle, who is an electricalengineer (tunnel-boring machines); David in Virginia,who is in international studies with the TransportationSecurity Agency; and Diane in Vermont, who has a degreein biochemistry and works at the Dartmouth UniversityHospital oncology research laboratory. They alsohave six grandchildren. Don and Donna can be reachedat: 7 North Ledge Rock Road, Niantic, CT 06357, (860)739-8852, dndhobbs@worldnet.att.net.Hank AgersborgHelmer P. K. “Hank” Agersborg was born in Decatur,Ill., and obtained a BA from Harvard University in1949; a BS fromSouthern IllinoisUniversity inCarbondale in1953; and subsequentlyhis PhDin physiology in1957 from UTH-SC. He was aninstructor inDean Dick Peppler presents Hank Agersborgwith a 50-year certificate.UT Health Science Centerthe Departmentof Physiologyfrom 1957 to1958. During Agersborg’s distinguished 45 years in thepharmaceutical industry, companies under his directionhad more than 50 new drug applications approved in theUnited States, countless marketing applications were approvedoutside the United States, and innumerable INDsaccepted. Whenhe left UTHSC,he began workfor Wyeth Laboratorieswherehe founded andled Wyeth’s toxicologysectionand chaired theindustry committeedesigningFrom left: Hank Agersborg and Don Hobbsduring commencement.the U.S. guidelines for preclinical trials. Subsequently,Dr. Agersborg became the vice president of researchand development for Wyeth, later the executive vicepresident, and finally, president of the research and developmentcompany where he was responsible for morethan 3,500 employees and a budget of more than $400million. After retirement, he began an association withseveral venture capital groups interested in companiesinvolved with drug development. He was CEO, president,Fieldcastle, Inc., Wayne, PA, from 1991 to 2005;Afferon Corp., 1991-05, and Maret Corp., 1994-98.Today, he remains active on the boards of twocompanies, one involved with gene therapy (VirxsysCorporation) and another (Clinuvel PharmaceuticalsLimited) with photo protection. Dr. Agersborg and hiswife Marcella have three children, Eric who is in business,Kristen who is in law enforcement and Karen, anendocrinologist, as well as two grandchildren. He andMarcella reside at: 336 Saint Andrews Place, Blue Bell,PA 19422, (610) 239-9953.Additional 50-Year GradThe College was pleased that Don and Donna Hobbsand Hank and Marcella Agersborg were able to returnto Memphis and UTHSC for their 50th reunion. Anothergraduate, Ernest Daigneault, and his wife Claire, werenot able to return. Ernie was born in Chicopee, Mass.He received a BS from the Massachusetts College ofPharmacy in 1952; and subsequently, an MS from theUniversity Missouri in 1954. He obtained his PhD inpharmacology from UTHSC.Ernie was an assistant professor at UTHSC until 1960when he moved to the School of Medicine at LouisianaState University in New Orleans where he remained until1977, rising to the rank of professor. He was foundingchair of the Department of Pharmacology at the QuillenCollege of Medicine at East Tennessee State Universitywhere he remained until he retired in 1996 as professoremeritus. He and his wife Claire had four children:Renée, Celéste, David (deceased) and Brian. They can bereached at: 118 Avonlea Place, Johnson City, TN 37504,(423) 926-2883, e-mail daig1234@aol.com.

Ex-Dean’s ChatterBy the time you read this,I will have left the College atUTHSC and assumed my newposition as associate dean forfaculty and academic affairsat the University of CentralFlorida in Orlando.This was a very difficultdecision to make as I havebeen at UT for 22 years andDr. Richard Pepplerbeen your dean for more than10 years. It has been a distincthonor and pleasure to have served in that role. Ihave enjoyed working with the students, staff andfaculty as together we enhanced the educationalprograms and environment of the College.The College has more than 800 living alumni,and I thoroughly enjoyed meeting many of youand getting the networks with fellow graduates re-established for you. I very much appreciated yoursupport. I trust that you will not only continue thatsupport but enhance it for my successor, Dr. EdwardSchneider, who has been named interim dean. Wehave already exceeded our goal for the campaign,but the College is in need of additional funds forstudent scholarships, travel endowments so studentscan go to meetings, and a research advisorendowment to recognize the efforts of our facultyin the training of our students.I hope you enjoy reading this issue as I have reallyenjoyed putting it together. The column title Iborrowed from a note from Roland Alden to me backin the early 2000s. I extend my thanks to each andevery one of you, and hope to see you in Orlandosometime.Regards,PEP50-Year Grads, Then and NowHank AgersborgDon HobbsFrom left: Hank Agersborg and Don Hobbsstand to be recognized at graduation on May25 at the FedEx Forum.Fall 007 3

StudentsAlyssa Bolen New President for Graduate StudentExecutive CouncilRebecca Glatt passed the gavel of leadership toAlyssa Bolen as president for the Graduate StudentExecutive Council for 2007-2008.Alyssa Bolen graduated from Doane College inCrete, Neb., in May 2005 with a BS in chemistry. Shewas a member of the Track and Field team at DoaneCollege where she competed in the pole vault. Shehas been a member of the executive council for twoyears where she served as treasurer/secretary. Heradvisor is Gabor Tigyi, MD, PhD, chairman for theDepartment of Physiology. She is married to NateBolen, a 2007 graduate of the Southern College ofOptometry.Graduates at May CommencementTwenty-three students received their degrees on May 25 along with other students at the Health ScienceCenter.NameDegree ProgramMark Appleford PhD BMESoujanya Ganesh MS BMEChristy Wilson MS BMEJanice Ann Zawaski MS BMEFrederick Jerome Burr MDS DSc - OrthoWilliam Max Couch MDS DSc - OrthoRobert Andrew Turner MDS DSc - OrthoNicole Frances Besu MDS DSc - PerioBristol Marie Williams MDS DSc - Perio (in absentia)Audrey MarieMcfadden Selecman MDS DSc - ProsJufang Shan PhD IPBSYang Zong PhD IPBSStephanie Berry-Nance PhD Molecular SciJayaprakash Kotha PhD Molecular SciSteve Otieno PhD Molecular SciChristina Rush MS Molecular Sci (in absentia)Desmarie DeCuir PhD NursingSandra Holmes PhD Nursing (in absentia)Himanshu Bhattacharjee PhD Pharm. SciKun Cheng PhD Pharm. SciMariageraldrajanNatarajansoundarapandian PhD Pharm. SciHassan Hajjhussein PhD PharmacologyPrabodh Sadana PhD PharmacologyLeft to right: Rebecca Glatt passes the gavel of leadershipto Alyssa Bolen.Many of the May 2007 graduates gathered for apicture at the pre-commencement luncheon.UT Health Science Center

Gerwin FellowsShi Jin was recognized as theGerwin Fellow for 2006 to 2007.Shi is from Shanghai, China, andgraduated from Fudan Universityin 1998 with a bachelor’s degreebefore matriculating into CGHS in2002. His major professor is Dr.Rusty Johnson, and Drs. Hofmann,Tigyi, Rao and Pfeffer compose hisfaculty committee.Shi JinShuyu E was awarded the GerwinFellowship for 2007 to 2008.Shuyu is from Shenyang, China,and did her undergraduate trainingat Shenyang Medical Collegewhere she graduated with a bachelor’sdegree in 1996. Subsequently,she obtained a master’s degreefrom China Medical UniversityShuyu Ebefore matriculating at UTHSC in2001. Dr. Ioannis Dragatsis is her research advisor,and Drs. Hofmann, Leffler, Goldowitz, and Reinercompose her faculty committee.StudentsApril 2 to 6: Graduate Education Week in TennesseeGovernor Phil Bredesen signed a proclamation forGraduate Education Week on March 2 and stated, “Tennesseegraduate students have contributedto important research andcreative ideas, and have impactedthe increased earning power of Tennesseecitizens. Graduate educationcontributes more than $147 millionannually to the economic growthand stability of the state.”Students from graduate schoolsacross Tennessee presented postersin Nashville, April 4 in honorof Graduate Education Week. TheLegislative Plaza in NashvilleChristy Wilson with her poster presentation inNashville.served as a venue to showcasestudents’ research in the form ofposter presentations. One graduatestudent from each university affiliatedwith the Tennessee Council of Graduate Schools(TCGS) was selected to present. Twelve schools in allsent representatives who were presented to the EducationCommittee in the Hearing Room. RepresentativeJoe Towns, Jr., education committee secretary, and RepresentativeDr. Tommie Brown, education committeevice chair, made remarks to the presenters.Dr. Karen Weddle-West, TCGS president, indicatedthat “the primary goal of Graduate Education Week inTennessee was to gather statewide support from institutionsof higher learning and the larger community torecognize the myriad contributions made by graduatesof master’s and doctoral-level programs. In Tennessee,more than 37,600 graduate and professional studentsare enrolled in public and private institutions of highereducation, and more than 9,000advanced degrees are awardedeach year. A master’s degreeincreases lifetime earnings by$400,000 and a doctoral degree by$1,500,000. These lifetime earningsbenefit the public good inthat many graduates seek employmentopportunities in Tennessee,thereby contributing to the economicgrowth and productivityof the state.”At UTHSC, Christy Wilsonfrom the Program of BiomedicalEngineering and Imaging was thestudent selected out of seven interestedstudents who presented.Christy’s research advisor is Dr. M. Waleed Gaber. Thetitle of her poster was “Irradiation-induced VascularChanges can be Abrogated with anti-TNF-alpha or anti-ICAM-1 mAb Treatments.”Ionizing irradiation is the primary treatment for CNStumors; however, it is known to cause acute damage tothe blood-brain barrier and to the brain parenchyma.These studies demonstrated that the up-regulation of theinflammatory cytokine, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, andthe adhesion molecule, intracellular adhesion molecule-1 were key factors in the damage. It is anticipated thatthis study will ameliorate the side effects of radiationon normal brain tissue.Fall 2007

StudentsProfessor and Student Present on ‘Friday Live!’Cindy Russell, PhD, professor of nursing, and her graduate student, Heather Carter-Templeton, presented alive teleconference on “Friday Live!” with Steve Gilbert Hosting on March 9.Dr. Russell presented “What Students Want in Collaborative Projects:”• Anytime access to the most current version;• Ability to use programs they already know;• Ability to retain all versions in case of the need to add material back in;• Automatic savings just in case they forget that important step;• Ability for faculty to identify contributions of the various group members.Then, Heather explained which points she and her peers thought were most important and why. She alsotalked about a few glitches with which students had to deal. This was an excellent “Friday Live!” and it’s anarchive you may want to access.Executive Council Sponsors Graduate Research DayChris Miller, winner of the first to third-yearcategory, explains his research study.Ann Bjornsti in the Department of Molecular Pharmacologyat St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.The day concluded with a presentation by Dr. MartinKeller, director of the bioscience division at Oak RidgeNational Laboratories, and was attended by more than 75students and faculty. ORNL has a wide variety of facilities,opportunities, and research, particularly in the areasApril 20 was the setting for the Annual Graduate Research Day hostedby the Graduate Student Executive Council under the leadership of PresidentRebecca Glatt.The program consisted of a panel discussion presented by Drs. JeffSteketee, Linda Harris, A. P. Naren, and Chunying Li about predoctoraland postdoctoral funding. Fisher Scientific furnished breakfast for the attendees.This session was followed by poster presentations by 22 studentsin the lobby of the General Education Building.Chris Miller was the winner in the first to third-year student category,and Marie van der Merwe was the winner in the fourth-year and beyondstudent category.Vendor support for the program was provided by: FotoDyne, ThermoScientific, Promega, Fisher Bioscience and Fisher Scientific.Chris’s presentation was titled “Mutations in the B-Cell TranscriptionFactor Pax5 Found in B-progenitor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia ImpairNormal Pax5 Activity.” He is a student in the Integrated Program in BiomedicalSciences, and his research advisor is Dr. James Downing, chair ofpathology at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.Marie’s presentationwas titled“Enzyme ArchitectureAffects DNATopoisomerage IActivity and Sensitivityto Camptothecin.”Her researchadvisor is Dr. MaryMarie van der Merwe, winner of the fourth-year and beyondstudent category, presents her research posters.of biology, energy, and health. Opportunities exist within the joint graduate school program between ORNL andthe University of Tennessee, including CGHS at the Health Science Center.UT Health Science Center

More Snapshots of Graduate Research DayStudentsDr. Martin Keller, director of the bioscience division at Oak RidgeNational Laboratories, was the concluding speaker at GraduateResearch Day.Graduate Student Executive Council President Rebecca Glatt(left) presents awards to Marie van der Merwe and Chris Miller.Jeri Bryant presents her research to a fellow student.Alyssa Bolen, Kimberly Grimes and Jeri Bryant were recognized fortheir research.Dr. Gerry Byrne reviews a poster during Graduate Research Day.Fall 007 7

StudentsDr. Edward Schneider Scholarship Establishedat Retirement as Associate Dean of StudentsMore than 150 students, staffDr. Schneider has been theand faculty attended a retirementUTHSC Medical Physiologyreception for Edward Schneider,course director since 1993 and thePhD, on Friday, April 20. Dr.Systems Biology course directorSchneider was presented with afrom 2004 to 2007. As evidencegift certificate by the faculty inof Dr. Schneider’s devotion tothe Department of Physiologyexcellence in teaching, he hasto be used at Windyke Countryreceived two DistinguishedClub. The College of GraduateTeaching Awards in MedicineHealth Sciences gave him some(1983, 1985), one University DistinguishedTeaching and ServiceTitlest ProV golf balls, a pylonrecognizing his service the pastProfessor Award (2000), five10 years as associate dean, andCourse Director Awards (1996,announced the establishment1998, 1999, 2004 and 2006), anDean Dick Peppler presents a scholarship plaque toof the Dr. Edward G. Schneider Dr. Edward Schneider at his retirement party. Outstanding Biomedical ScientistTeaching Award (2000),Scholarship with $25,00l alreadycollected for the endowment.and an Alumni AssociationAfter obtaining his PhD in physiology at Indiana Outstanding Teacher Award (2003). He is also a veryUniversity in 1967, Dr. Schneider began his postdoctoralstudies at the University of Missouri School of and was elected to president of the AHA Southeast Af-prominent member of the American Heart AssociationMedicine, and his efforts eventually evolved into an filiate from 1998 to 1999.assistant professorship and special fellowship in the His research focused on regulation of fluid and electrolyteexcretion and the factors that affect aldosteroneDepartment of Physiology. From 1971 to 1973, he wasin the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the secretion. He has published 75 papers and eight invitedMayo Clinic of Rochester, Minn., as a research associate chapters and books. However, his most important contributionto science is the coffee cup tree stand, includingand, thereafter, as an assistant professor. Edward cameto UT in August 1973 as an associate professor in the decorative berry coffee mugs, that was donated to theDepartment of Physiology, and was promoted to professorin 1989. He was the acting chair of the Department departmental break room to this day!Department of Physiology circa 2002 and remains in theof Physiology from July 1988 to July 1989. Dr. Schneider Dr. Schneider is an invaluable and irreplaceableheld the position of associate dean in the College of friend of the University of Tennessee Health ScienceGraduate Health Sciences from May 1997 through March Center. Although he will remain with UT on a parttimebasis to fulfill certain teaching duties, his full-time2007. “It was a real pleasure to work with Ed these past22 years and particularly the last 10 as associate dean,” absence will be felt campus-wide.stated Dean Peppler.Dean Dick Peppler presents ProV golf balls to Dr. Edward Schneider.UT Health Science CenterDr. Edward Schneider greets co-workers and friends at his retirementreception.

StudentsMany Gather for RetirementReceptionEd Schneider, PhD, associate dean of students, looks on as more than 150 faculty, staff and students gathered to bid him farewellat his retirement reception in April. Shortly after his retirement, Dr. Schneider was asked to return to UTHSC as interim deanfor the College of Graduate Health Sciences. He assumed leadership of the College when Dean Dick Peppler departed at the endof July.Edward and Sally SchneiderGraduate Health Science students bid farewell to Dr. Schneider.Dean Dick Peppler announces the Edward Schneider Scholarship.Dr. Schneider is recognized for his years of service.Fall 2007

Lee Recipient of Annual Research Advisor AwardFacultyRichard E. Lee, PhD,and obtained moreprofessor of pharmaceuticalsciences, was selectedresearch funding. Dr.than $4.5 million inby a committee of studentsLee was the recipientand faculty in the College ofof the 2006 SGAECGraduate Health Sciences asExcellence in Teachingthe recipient of the AnnualAward for the College.Research Advisor Award atStudents indicatedthe University of Tennesseethat “he is an excellenteducator whoHealth Science Center. Theaward recognizes a facultygoes the extra mile tomember who has showninstruct the studentscontinued interest in thein a topic in which hegrowth and developmentis skilled and excited.of graduate students, andHis enthusiasm ofwhose concern goes beyondthat of the average, Dean Dick Peppler presents a check and plaque to Dr. Richard is reflected in his lec-antimicrobial agentsLee as the 2007 Annual Research Advisor Award recipient.but dedicated, member oftures and his abilitythe graduate faculty. Thisto stimulate his students’interest in the topic. This is reflected by theiris the third year for the award. Previous recipientswere Drs. Edward Rosloniec and Robert Waters. excellent academic performance in his section. Dr.Dr. Lee is a native of England and obtained his Lee genuinely cares about his students’ performancePhD in organic chemistry at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne,England, in June 1993. He then ing of more than 17 predoctoral and postdoctoraland their futures.” He has been involved in the train-moved to a postdoctoral research fellow position students.from 1993 to 1996 in the laboratory of Dr. Patrick This award is one of three aspects of a programBrennan at Colorado State University studying mycobacterialcell wall biosynthesis. He then returned the importance of the research advisor and facultythe College designed in 2004-2005 to emphasizeto the UK from 1996 to 1998 to take a postdoctoral committee in the training of graduate students. Deanfellowship in the Dyson Perrins Laboratory at the Peppler stated, “I am delighted that Dr. Lee wasUniversity of Oxford under the direction of Dr. selected as our third recipient for this prestigiousGeorge Fleet studying design and synthesis of award. He possesses and has demonstrated what thesugar-utilizing enzyme inhibitors. Subsequently, he research advisor should be within our educationalmoved to a research fellow position at the National programs.” A plaque and stipend were presentedInstitutes of Health from 1998 to 2000 under the directionof Dr. Clifton E. Barry III, helping to develop May 25.to Dr. Lee at the pre-commencement luncheon onnovel therapeutics to treat tuberculosis. In 2000, he Lee is married to Robin, who he met while atjoined the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Colorado State, and they have a 1-year-old daughter,Alice. Aside from work, he enjoys gardening (aat the University of Tennessee Health Science Centeras an assistant professor and in 2005 was promoted strong English trait) and coaches the Memphis Bluesto associate professor. His research focuses on the Rugby Club, which finished second in the southdesign and development of novel antimicrobial region of the United States this year. A few UTHSCand anti-cancer therapeutics using advanced drug medical and pharmacy students play on this team.discovery technologies. He has published 43 papers10 UT Health Science Center

DiBianca and White-Means Recognized With Teaching AwardsOn May 7, the Ninth AnnualStudent Government and FacultySenate Awards Banquet was heldin the Student Alumni Centerwith 150 students and faculty inattendance. The Graduate StudentExecutive Council recognized twofaculty for their efforts with respectto the educational programs.Frank DiBianca, PhD, is a Frank DiBianca, PhDprofessor of Biomedical Engineeringand Imaging in the College of Medicine. Heholds the Children’s Foundation of Memphis Chair ofExcellence. Frank obtained a BS in physics from RensselaerPolytechnic Institute and an MS and PhD fromCarnegie-Mellon University. Following a postdoctoralfellowship at Case-Western Reserve University, he wason the faculty at the University of North Carolina from1981 to 1989, then he joined the faculty at UTHSC. Hehas served in many administrative roles at UTHSC:chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering; executivedirector, School of Biomedical Engineering; and dean,College of Health Science Engineering. He has morethan 200 research publications and 20 patents. Frankwas described by student nominees as “having the giftof knowing where his students are in their understanding”and teaching accordingly. Students say he is ableto communicate “both the relevance of the topic as wellas the excitement of what can be done with it in the realworld.” Dr. DiBianca has “at least the beginnings of arelationship with each of his students, and refers to themeach by name.” Being both personal and approachable,students also said that he “has an infectious and genuineinterest in the art and an interest in the students.”Shelley White-Means, PhD, is professor and vicechair of pharmaceutical sciences and the program directorfor the Health Outcomes and Policy Researchprogram. Dr. White-Means was described as being ableto “encourage and cultivate student contributions, ideas,and stimulate their creativity.” Regardingher teaching, it is said thatshe included visual interpretationsto stimulate questions and debates,and preferred the exchange ofideas among her students. She wasdescribed as always being “availablebeyond her office hours, andnever indicating a sense of urgencyabout her schedule,” which isShelley White-Means, PhDvery reassuring to a student. Herenthusiasm is said to be “encouraging” and her sincerityto be a mark of who she is personally and professionally.Her positive demeanor, professional integrity, and thefact that she truly loves what she does has made her atrue role model to her students.FacultyFormer Faculty Keep in Touch With CollegeFormer faculty Bob Taylor and Billye Fogleman inTampa Florida in the spring.Dr. Jerry Francisco, retired faculty, during one of hisrecent visits to the College.Fall 2007 11

FacultyArmbruster Holds Plagiarism Seminar for FacultyIn order for faculty to be more knowledgeable about plagiarism and to better advise students about howto avoid it, David Armbruster, PhD, presented a seminar for 15 faculty. The session focused on defining whatplagiarism is and how it relates to the College’s Honor Code. David presented several examples from otheruniversities and gave advice about statements that should go in course syllabi.Garceau-Luis to Lead Development, Alumni AffairsLinda Garceau-Luis wasnamed vice chancellor for Developmentand Alumni Affairs inMarch. Garceau-Luis will be basedin Memphis and serve all threeUTHSC campuses.Most recently, Garceau-Luisworked as an independent consultant,providing developmentLinda Garceau-Luis services to large and small notfor-profitorganizations. Prior tostarting her own firm, she spent 10 years as director ofMajor and Planned Giving for Vanderbilt UniversityMedical Center in Nashville. Before assuming thatrole, she worked as director of major gifts at the StateUniversity of New York at Binghampton.Garceau-Luis holds an MBA from Vanderbilt Universityand a Master of Arts from Dartmouth College. Shealso holds a Bachelor of Science degree from PlymouthState College of the University of New Hampshire. Sheis a member of the National Committee on Planned Giving,Middle Tennessee Planned Giving Council and theLeave a Legacy organization.Thomason Appointed Associate Dean of StudentsDonald B. Thomason, PhD, professor of physiology,has been appointed the associate dean of students forthe College.Don came to UTHSC in 1990 following a postdoctoralfellowship at the University of Texas MedicalSchool in Houston. Don is a native of Richland, Wash.,and obtained his undergraduate degree from the Universityof Virginia and his doctorate at the Universityof California, Irvine.Don teaches in the Colleges of Medicine and Dentistryto professional students and serves on facultycommittees for students in the College and for studentsat the University of Memphis. He was appointed chairof the Curriculum Committee for the College in 2005.Don also participates in numerous campus organizations,including chairing the Chief Information OfficerAdvisory Committee and servingon the Animal Care and UseCommittee.“I am delighted that Don hasaccepted the position as associatedean of students,” indicatedDean Peppler. “He has been veryinstrumental in the improvementswith the curricula in theDonald B. Thomason, PhD various programs of the College.I know he will enhance the admissionsprocess and environment for students in thedifferent graduate programs within the College.”Don is married to Laura Malinick, and they have a9-year-old son, John Asa.12 UT Health Science Center

Hershel P. Wall, MD, Appointed Interim ChancellorIn April, UT President JohnPetersen appointed Hershel P.Wall, MD, as interim chancellorof the University of TennesseeHealth Science Center. Dr. Wallis a professor and executive associatedean for admissions andstudent affairs, who has served asHershel Wall, MD interim dean for the UTHSC Collegeof Medicine, Memphis, sinceNovember 2005. A 1960 graduate of the UT College ofMedicine, Memphis campus, Dr. Wall has served theuniversity for more than 40 years. Dean Wall assumesthe responsibilities relinquished by William F. Owen, Jr.,MD, who is departing UTHSC for another position.“Pat Wall has a wealth of knowledge and experience,and is a trusted leader at the Health Science Center,” saidPresident Petersen. “He has built a strong network ofcontacts in the Memphis medical community and establisheda positive rapport with our hospital partners andaffiliate organizations. I have every confidence in Dr.Wall’s ability to lead the Health Science Center throughthis period of transition.”The College of Medicine recognized Dr. Wall in1994 as the Outstanding Alumnus. In 2000, he washonored by the Tennessee Chapter of the AmericanAcademy of Pediatrics as Pediatrician of the Year. In2004, he received the Exemplary Service Award fromthe Association of American Medical Colleges’ Groupon Student Affairs. Dr. Wall also has been recognizedby the UT National Alumni Association with awards fordistinguished public and community service, studentmentorship and outstanding teaching.In May, President Petersen visited Memphis to supportthe Health Science Center in the search for its nextchancellor. President Petersen charged an 18-membercommittee to conduct a national search to identify candidateswho can bring the highest-caliber leadership toUTHSC. The search process is anticipated to last for severalmonths with finalists possibly named in the fall.Faculty2007 Alice C. Evans Award LaureateMartha M. Howe, PhD, VanVleet Professor of Virology, Universityof Tennessee Health ScienceCenter, has been honoredwith the Alice C. Evans Awardfor her contributions to the advancementand full participationof women in microbiology. Establishedby the American Society forMicrobiology Committee on the Martha Howe, PhDStatus of Women in Microbiologyand supported by Roche Diagnostics Corporation, theaward is presented in memory of Alice C. Evans, thefirst woman to be elected president of ASM.Dr. Howe has been a role model and mentor formany women in science through her functions as aprofessor, lecturer, graduate student trainer, seminarspeaker, pre-submission grant reviewer, and formerpresident of the ASM. She has advocated for womenin science as a panel member for the National ScienceFoundation Visiting Professorships for Women, as along-time member of the American Women in Scienceand Graduate Women in Science organizations, and asa member of the American Association of UniversityWomen. Dr. Howe has ensured that women scientistsare represented and recognized for contributions in sci-entific organizations, institutions and universities, andhas spoken to women’s groups at multiple colleges anduniversities. At UTHSC, she helped establish a Committeeon the Status of Women and continues to serve asco-chair of the Mentoring Subcommittee of that group.As the chair for the ASM Task Force for Reorganizationof National Institutes of Health Study Sections, she promotedthe inclusion of accomplished women scientistsamong those nominated by ASM to serve on the NIHpanels that reorganized various microbiology-associatedstudy sections.Dr. Howe, a fellow of the American Academy ofMicrobiology, has received many awards and honors,including ASM’s Founders Distinguished Service Awardand the Eli Lilly and Company Research Award.Dr. Howe received her AB in biology from BrynMawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pa., and her PhD in biologyand microbiology from Massachusetts Instituteof Technology, Cambridge. She went on to completepostdoctoral work at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory,Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.Dr. Howe was nominated by Dr. Anna C. Karls,Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia,Athens.She is married to Terrance G. Cooper, PhD, professorin molecular sciences.Fall 2007 13

FacultyThirteen Faculty Receive Appointments in CollegeFront row, left to right: Risa Kitagawa, PhD; and Tiffany Seagroves,PhDBack row, left to right: Katsumi Kitagawa, PhD; Christopher Nosrat,DDS, PhD; William McLaughlin, PhD; Robert L. Brandt, DDS, MS;M. Waleed Gaber, PhD; and Thaddeus Wilson, PhD.Left to right: Drs. Donald Thomason, David Armbruster and JamesRyan present information at a workshop for new faculty.Thirteen faculty were recently admitted to Graduate Faculty status. “The credential committee is pleased torecommend these faculty for appointment in CGHS,” indicated Credentials Committee Chair, Dr. Carol Thompson.The following are the faculty recommended by the committee:Faculty MemberProgramSteven J. Bares, PhDPharmaceutical SciencesRobert L. Brandt, DDS, MS Dental SciencesMargaret DeBon, PhD EpidemiologyM. Waleed Gaber, PhD Biomedical Engineering & ImagingWayne Harris, PhDPharmaceutical SciencesKatsumi Kitagawa, PhD Integrated Prog in Biomedical SciRisa Kitagawa, PhDIntegrated Prog in Biomedical SciTarun Mandal, PhDPharmceutical SciencesWilliam McLaughlin, PhD Pharmaceutical SciencesChristopher Nosrat, DDS, PhD Dental SciencesTiffany Seagroves, PhD Integrated Prog in Biomedical SciKaren Veverka, PhDPharmaceutical SciencesThaddeus Wilson, PhD Biomedical Engineering & Imaging14 UT Health Science Center

AlumniAlumni Reception Held in AprilAn alumni reception for graduates living in the West Tennessee/East Arkansas area was held the eveningof April 19 at Chickasaw Country Club. More than 25 alumni were in attendance to meet with DeanPeppler and representatives from the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs. “I was very pleased withthe response for this reception whereby graduates in the area can come together,” stated Dean Peppler.Dean Dick Peppler welcomes attendees to GHS reception.Art Geller, Charlie Handorf and Dean Dick PepplerLisa Jennings, Malinda Fitzgerald, David Jennings and KarenHastyJoan Chesney, Ann Cashion and Susan JacobFall 2007 15

AlumniDavid Hasty and David SolomonDavid & Lisa Jennings and Robert WyattBarbara McAdams and Ramy AzizBubba & Laura Lee Lipscomb and Charlie & Miriam HandorfBecky Brown, Jennifer Burns and Susan JacobDean Peppler, Antwan Daniels and Art Geller16 UT Health Science Center

Alumni Gather forAdditional Photos atApril ReceptionAlumniFront row, left to right: Sahar Rashed, Ann Cashion,Malak Kotb, Malinda Fitzgerald, Peg Hartig, Lisa JenningsBack row, left to right: Robert Wyatt, David Hasty, BubbaLipscomb, Laura Lipscomb, Dick Peppler, CharlieHandorf, Ramy Aziz, Linda Porterfield and Karen HastyDrs. Jim and Linda Porterfield chat with Dean DickPeppler.Laura Lee and Bubba Lipscomb visit with Charlie Handorf.Dean Dick Peppler, right, addresses faculty and alumni at a reception in April.Fall 2007 17

AlumniAlumni UpdatesRobert Atnip (PhD ’64) is recovering from an accident.Nancy, his wife, writes, “He has lost some of his memory,but his personality is still the very same.” Thanks toall who sent words of encouragement to him at: 1953Claude Capps Road, Greenfield, TN 38230.Drs. Paul and Victoria Akins.Paul Akins, MD (PhD ’91), and Victoria Akins, MD(PhD ’91), hope to see a number of alumni at the UT/Calfootball game on Sept. 1. They wrote, “We would bedisappointed if our seating region was not full of strongUT supporters. The head of Northern Calif Kaiser, JackRozance, MD, a Cal grad, has been doing some trashtalking about this game, so I am looking forward tothe rematch. He is inviting more Cal fans to counter allof that orange! I invited Amit Banerjee (MD from UT)and his wife to join us. He is a neurosurgeon in the department.Amit completed medical school and his NSresidency at UT. He will be psyched! ‘Our blood runsorange.’ Our kitchen remodel is completed, so we won’teven need to order out for those who join us.“I enjoyed cycling around the ‘Big Island’ in January2007. The UT bike jersey is a great way to be seen andminimize cars hitting you. It is also a good ice breaker.”Paul and Victoria can be reached at: 430 Larch Lane,Sacramento, CA 95864, (916) 979-0222, e-mail akins@surewest.net.Roopa Andhare-Nath (PhD’01) continues to travel betweenBombay, India andSan Francisco in her positionwith Actis Biologics.Her responsibilities arenow in the human resourcesarena for the company.She would like any UTgrads to contact her for aposition in the Bay area.Her husband is very busywith a start-up companybased in India. They can beSanjay, left, and Roopa Andhare-Nathwith their son Rohan,reached at: 348 ArkansasStreet, San Francisco, CA who is 4 years old, at CrossroadsCafé in San Francisco.94107, (415) 572-3191.18 UT Health Science CenterRamy Aziz (PhD ’01) is on facultyat the University of Cairo in Microbiology.He returns to Memphisabout three times a year to dowork in Dr. Malak Kotb’s laboratory.Ramy can be reached at: P.O.Box 63086, Memphis, TN 38163or e-mail, ramy.aziz@gmail.com,Work: Department of Microbiologyand Immunology, Faculty of Ramy Aziz, PhDPharmacy, Cairo University QasrEl Eini Street, 11562 Cairo, Egypt or at home: 7 MohammedEbeid Street, El Sabaa Omarat, Heliopolis 11341,Cairo, Egypt.Aliyati Azizan (PhD ’95) is originallyfrom Malaysia and trainedwith Dr. Paul Black at UTHSC.Following graduation, she movedto Tampa where she was a postdoctoralfellow in the Departmentof Biochemistry and MolecularBiology at the University of SouthFlorida (USF) working with Dr.Peter Neame. She characterized Aliyati Azizan, PhDand analyzed genes that encodethe proteins pleiotrophin and chondromodulin, tounderstand their roles in growth, development and differentiationof the cartilage extracellular matrix.Subsequently, she did postdoctoral training withDr. Ed Seto at the Moffitt Cancer Center and ResearchInstitute at USF. In that position, she analyzed expressionand activities of two transcriptional factors,hepatitis B virus X protein and HDAC2 using state ofthe art molecular-biological approaches. She workedas a bioscientist III at Shriners Hospital for Children inTampa and as a research fellow with Dr. John Sandybetween 1998 and 2002. Since 2002, Aliyati has beenan assistant professor of global health in the College ofPublic Health at USF. She has also held a position asa molecular virologist with the Florida Department ofHealth, Bureau of Laboratory, in Tampa since 2004.She has two children: a daughter who is 15 yearsold and a son who is 12. Azliyati indicated that graduateprograms should do more to mentor students andprovide them with an opportunity to teach and train in

writing grants. She can be reached at home: 16302 RoyalPark Court, Tampa, FL 33647, or her work address is:Department of Global Health, College of Public Health,University of South Florida, 13201 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.,Tampa, FL 33612, e-mail: aazizan@health.usf.edu orhomepage: http//hsc.usf.edu/publichealth/gh/aazizan/jindex.html.Len Blouin (PhD ’59) writes, “Thanks very much forthe copy of UT Graduate Health Sciences. Floyanneis still telling friends and family about the wonderfulvisit arranged for us during our Memphis stay and howpleased we were that the dean and his wife, Pat, couldjoin us at the ‘tailgate’ party. We plan to move to Tennesseeat the end of May. I will be flying in to find a rentalhouse near Tellico Village. We hope to start constructionin June or July. I have designed our new home but wedon’t have a builder yet, so it will probably be mid-2008before the house is completed. Our e-mail address haschanged to: lenflo@dakotacom.net. We hope to be ableto keep that address after the move since dakotacom isnational, but I won’t know until the move.Again, many thanks for the wonderful visit. It wasgreat to see Sally Overman and Dr. ‘Van’ again and wereally enjoyed the tour of St. Jude.”granddaughtershas a child, whichis Gale and Irene’sgreat-grandchild.Gale often thinksof his hunting expeditionshe andJim Brown took inArkansas while inschool. The Boxillscan be reached at:34351 WhisperingOaks Boulevard,Ridge Manor, FL33523, (352) 583-2844, e-mail gibox@tampabay.rr.com.Gale Boxill and Jim Brown during theirschool days.AlumniDr. George B. BreeseIrene and Dr. Gale BoxillGale Boxill (PhD ’54) retired from Wyeth in 1984 andis living north of Tampa. Gale was mentored by Dr.Woodbury and after leaving UTHSC, he first had a positionwith Mead-Johnson in the Philadelphia area wherehe worked in the cardiovascular field. Subsequently, hewent with Warner Lambreth in New Jersey where heworked in the CNS area. Finally, he took a position withWyeth in the Philadelphia area and again worked in thecardiovascular/toxicology area. Gale and his wife Irenehave two children: a daughter who lives in the Philadelphiaarea who has a son and daughter; and a son wholives in California who has two daughters. One of theGeorge B. Breese (PhD ’65) is division head for PreclinicalNeuropsychopharmacology and Bowles Center forAlcohol Studies and professor of psychiatry and pharmacologyat The University of North Carolina School ofMedicine (UNCSM) at Chapel Hill. George obtained hisBS degree in pharmacy from Butler University and subsequently,an MS in pharmacology before matriculatingin UTHSC. Following graduation, George was an instructorin pharmacology at the University of ArkansasMedical School for a year and then a research associatein pharmacology and toxicology at the National Instituteof General Medical Sciences and National Institute ofMental Health. In 1968, he was appointed to the facultyat UNCSM and has remained there to the present.During his career, he has amassed such recognitionsas USPHS Career Development Award from NICHDand from NIMH; USPHS Career Scientist Award fromNIAAA, and the 2001 ASPET Award in ExperimentalTherapeutics. George has been the research advisor forFall 2007 19

Alumninine graduate students and trained 27 postdoctoral fellows.Dr. Breese has been cited more than 12,000 timesand is currently working to understand the adaptivechanges that support alcoholism. He has been marriedto Joan for 47 years, and they have two children, CharlesRichard, an associate dean at a College of Pharmacy, anda daughter Alicia Diane, and two grandchildren. Georgecan be reached at: 1240 Little Creek Road, Durham, NC27713, or at work at: Division Head, Preclinical Neuropsychopharmacology& Bowles Center for AlcoholStudies, 3007 Thurston-Bowles Bldg. CB 7178, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, (919) 966-5918,e-mail: george_breese@med.unc.edu.Shirley C. Fitzgerald (PhD ’52) wrote, “Thanks for sendinginformation about Matt Kraynak. Over the yearssince I left Memphis it has been hard to keep up withfriends from the ‘old days.’ Memories of the time I spentat UTHSC are among my most treasured ones. Wendell,my husband, and I often joke about those days. Myhusband retired from his practice of dentistry in 2002.We fill up our days managing investment properties,gardening, politics and traveling.”Shirley can be reached at 880 South Coors Drive,Lakewood, CO 80228.Noel T. Florendo, MD, (PhD ’69) and Jim H. Harris, MD,(PhD ’69) were able to get together the end of Marchin Palm Coast, Fla., at the College of Medicine AlumniCouncil meeting. They reminisced about other graduates– Mort Friedman, Walter Wilborn and Jim England.Also high on the memory list was a trip from Memphisto San Francisco for the meeting of the American Associationof Anatomists in a ’64 Mustang. Seems as ifJim had a heavy foot and got caught speeding in NewMexico and his colleagues backed out of an agreementto split any speeding tickets.They can be reached at: Noel Florendo, 1211 UnionAvenue, Ste 300, Memphis, TN 38104, (901) 751-8134,e-mail: doctorflo@aol.com, and Jim Harris, 9105 NesbitLakes Drive, Alpharetta, GA 30022, (770) 642-6211, e-mail: harrismd@bellsouth.net.Mort Friedman (PhD ’69) is playing golf regularlywith three other men. Occasionally, Myra, his wife,substitutes when one is absent. When she does, thereare no “gimmies” beyond hitting the ball in the cup– i.e., everything gets putted out. Mort and Myra havebeen busy having the house repainted inside after beingin it for eight years and are planning a Tauck Tour toAustralia and New Zealand in the fall. Mort and Myraannounced Mitzi Dunagan as the second Mort and Myra20 UT Health Science CenterFriedman Scholar in January. They can be reached at:2816 Silverleaf Lane, Naples, FL 34105-3032, (239) 659-1055, e-mail MortmyMort@aol.com.Denise Gay, DDS, (MDS ’04) ispracticing in Naples, Fla. Deniseis originally from Fairfield, Conn.She obtained her undergraduatedegree from Georgetown and herDDS from New York University.Denise came to Memphis for theresidency program in periodontologyand during that time obtainedher MS in dental sciences. Denise Denise Gay, DDS, MDSand her husband, Jack, who is incomputing, have a 7-year-old daughter and a 2-year-oldson. She is in practice with another periodontologist at77 Eighth Street South, Naples, FL 34102-6109, (239) 261-1401, www.oldenaplesperio.com, e-mail smiledoc25@yahoo.com.James H. Hardin (PhD ’66) is a native Caroleen, N.C.,which is around Shelby in the western part of the state.He did his undergraduate training at Carson-Newmanand received a scholarship to UT to pursue his doctoratein anatomy. Jim indicates “it was the happiest day ofmy life when I received the letter of acceptance from Dr.Robertson.” He studied in the Department of Anatomyfor six years, working with Dr. Gordon Robertson on thecytological and cytochemical aspects of the third partof the opossum prostate gland. Drs. Irwin Baird, HarryWilcox, and Richard Moon were also faculty memberson his committee. He remembers well, other students atthe time: Noel Florendo (‘69), Walter Wilborn (‘67), BobAtnip (‘ 64) and David Coulter (‘68). Jim is appreciativeof the training, albeit hard, that he received from Dr.Wilcox and other faculty in the anatomy program. Jimtells the story of having the administration get after himfor something he did one weekend. He grew up Baptistbut one Saturday evening he and other students boughta bottle of red wine. At the time, he was living in thedormitory on Monroe Avenue, and to chill the wine, hetied it on a rope and hung it out the dormitory window.Needless to say, he received lots of letters from those inthe administration at that time.Following graduation, Jim did a postdoctoral fellowshipwith Sam Spitzer in pathology at MUSC. Aftercompleting his training, he stayed on the faculty toprogress through the ranks to professor. He was thecourse director for medical gross anatomy for manyyears and retired in 2006. He and his wife Candice havebeen married 41 years and have two sons; Chris is in

marine science, and Michael, in computing at GardenGate University in California. Candice and Jim returnedto Memphis in 2006 and stayed in the Peabody Hotel.They enjoyed exploring the downtown area duringtheir visit. Jim can be reached at: 500 Schooner Road,Charleston, S.C. 29412, (843) 795-0119.Jay D. Hunt, III, (PhD ’90) has left academia. “I startedas an assistant professor of biochemistry and molecularbiology at LSU School of Medicine in 1994, was promotedto associate professor in 2000, and would havegone up for professor last year. But, two weeks beforeKatrina hit New Orleans, I was lured away by BerlexOncology. Berlex was acquired by Bayer HealthCare lastyear, so I now work for Bayer in scientific affairs. I trulyLOVE my job. I’m having a blast! I can’t believe theypay me to do this; I’d do it for free. And, best of all, mytwo to three hours of commuting every day into NewOrleans has turned into a 15-foot walk from my bedroomto my office, I don’t have to write grant applicationsanymore, and no more worries about how I’m going tokeep the kids in the lab in reagents. I transferred all ofmy NIH grants to other investigators and walked away.I do miss it occasionally, especially the interactions withmy postdocs and students, but I kept an adjunct appointmentand still participate on student committees.I keep in touch with my former colleagues as well. Mydaughter, who was born when I was in graduate schoolin Memphis, has decided to return to Memphis to attendRhodes College. I’m absolutely delighted!” Jay canbe reached at: 350 Quill Court, Slidell, LA 70461, (985)641-6154, cell: (985) 768-8469, e-mail: jdhunt3@yahoo.com or at work: Medical Scientific Manager, ScientificAffairs-Oncology, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals,(985) 781-4174, FAX: (985) 781-4301, e-mail: jay.hunt@bayer.com.Larry Kelly (PhD ’65) moved to Sebastian, Fla., (northof Vero Beach) several years ago. Larry indicates thatthe family is well but he has had some health issuesrecently. He suffers from rheumatoid arthritis and hadby-pass surgery a year ago. He also ended up with aclot in his right eye but reports he is back on the mends.He sees Dr. Bob Christopher, a former faculty memberfrom UTHSC, regularly at church. Larry’s current addressis: 856 Grandin Avenue, Sebastian, FL 32958-5126,(772) 228-9507.Khrisnakumar Kizhatil (PhD ’00)is a postdoctorate researcher in cellbiology at Duke University. Krishloved his education at UTHSCunder Dr. Albritton and is enjoyinghis postdoc work at Duke. He recentlygot married to wife Malini,who resides in Toronto, Canada.Krish travels to Toronto on a Khrisnakumar Kizhatil, PhDregular basis to be with his wife as much as possible.He is looking for a position in corporate America byyear-end where they can be together. He can be reachedat: 1800 Williamsburg Road, #18G, Durham, NC 27707,(919) 493-7173/(919) 699-1948 (mobile), or at work:Research Associate, Cell Biology, 346 Carl Building,Research Drive, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710,(919) 684-4343, e-mail: kkizhatil@msn.comPat and Dr. Joe KrzanowskiJoseph J. Krzanowski (PhD ’68) is originally from Connecticut.He came to UT and studied with Dr. Woodburyas his major professor and Drs. Clinton Nash, John Ginski,William Wood, Richard Moon and W.G. Neumanon his faculty committee in the 60s. Following graduation,he did a postdoctoral fellowship at WashingtonUniversity and then took a position at the University ofSouth Florida. Joe was one of the founding faculty forthe College of Medicine and has served in numerousroles as faculty member, course director and associatedean. He recently retired after 36 years on the faculty atUSF. He and his wife, Pat, who is also retired as a pharmacist,have two daughters. One is a PharmD and livesin Tampa with her husband and two sons. The otheris a speech and hearing professional in Wisconsin whoworks with autistic children. Joe was also ordained inMay 1987, so look him up if you need someone to performa wedding, preach, etc. He is professor emeritus ofmolecular pharmacology and physiology in the SchoolFall 2007 21Alumni

Alumniof Basic Biomedical Sciences in the College of Medicineat the University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B. DownsBlvd, MDC 4035, Tampa, FL 33612-4799, (813) 974-3166,jkrzanow@health.usf.edu.Steve Lanier (PhD ’82) is now the associate provost forresearch and professor of pharmacology at the MedicalUniversity of South Carolina. Steve studied withK.U. Malik when he was at UTHSC. After graduation,he spent time in Japan, and then in the Cardiac Unitat Mass General in Boston. Subsequently, he took aposition in pharmacology at MUSC in 1991 and thenbecame chair of pharmacology at LSU School of Medicinein New Orleans in 2001. He returned to MUSCin December 2006 in his current position. He can bereached at MUSC, Colcock Hall, 179 Ashley Avenue,P.O. Box 250002, Charleston, SC 29425, (843) 792-0442,e-mail lanier@musc.edu or 89 Ponsbury Road, Mt Pleasant,SC 29464-2690.Jialing Lin (PhD ’94) received his PhD in 1994 in biochemistryand studied with Dr. Randolph Addison.Jialing writes “I have been an assistant professor in Departmentof Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at theUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center since1998 and will be promoted to associate professor withtenure. I would like to thank Dr. John Fain for his supportthroughout my graduate years when Dr. Addisonhad a very difficult time getting funding. Without suchsupport I cannot imagine that I could have finished myPhD dissertation. I am also very happy to help Chinesestudents. This makes me remember the times that I gotthe letter of offer from Dr. Fain in the Department ofBiochemistry at UTHSC in 1989, and from Dr. ArthurJohnson in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistryat the University of Oklahoma in 1994. The dreamfor a teacher is that his or her student becomes someonelike him or her. In this term, I may fulfill the dream ofDrs. Fain and Johnson. My best to Dr. and Mrs. Fain.”Jialing can be reached at: Jialing-Lin@ouhsc.eduCT Liu (PhD ’63) writes, “Many thanks for sending mea copy of the Spring 2007 issue of University TennesseeGraduate Health Sciences Magazine. I enjoyed readingthe entire magazine. UTHSC’s present and future developmentslook very bright with significant achievements.Even the bi-annual magazine brings all of us togetheras a ‘big UT family.’ We share all kinds of news and dofeel the closeness of the ‘UT family’ members.“While the children are on their own in differentplaces to make a living, it is fortunate that In-May andI are rather healthy and doing well in Frederick, Md. In-22 UT Health Science CenterMay has traveled to Spain with her high school friends.I stay home and keep myself busy. Definitely, the dreamof finding a meaningful job is still kept alive, and I donot want to give up the possibility of working againto make significant contributions to biosciences! It ismy wish that I can help in any aspect of the biodefenseresearch program.” CT can be reached at: 7915 Old 7thStreet, Frederick, MD 21702-2801, (301) 694-9388, e-mail:liuct2005@verizon.net.Qinhang Liu (PhD ’04) writes, “Thank you again forcalling me yesterday. It was great to hear what’s newat UT. I always feel like I’m so connected with UT andMemphis, although I’ve been away for a couple ofyears. I enjoyed the UT newsletter really much, and Iwill be pleased to update you about what is happening.Dr. Liu is in the Division of Cardiovascular Biology atCincinnati Children’s Research Foundation as a seniorresearch fellow via an American Heart Associationaward. Qinhjang is enjoying his research environmentat the University of Cincinnati, especially the excellentlibrary facilities at UC and Children’s. He would like tosee UT’s library improved to that stature. His wife, YiChen, worked as a research technician at UT and is nowa research technician in the Department of Neurology atthe University of Cincinnati. Their daughter, Jenny, is 7years old and in 2nd grade at a Catholic school. Qinhangliked his research environment at UT working with hisadvisor, Dr. Polly Hofmann. He can be reached at 727W. Milk Drive, Apt. 608 W, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220, or atCincinnati Childrens at (513) 636-4809, e-mail qinghang.liu@cchmc.org.Kris Lohr, MD, (MS ’06) left herposition as professor of medicinein the College of Medicine atUTHSC and is now a professorof medicine at the University ofKentucky College of Medicine inLexington, Ky. Her new address is:3713 Delaney Ferry Rd, Versailles,KY 40383-9416, (859) 879-6569 orwork: Room J509 Kentucky Clinic,740 S. Limestone Street, Lexington,KY 40536-0284, cell: (859) 556-0175.Kris Lohr, MD, MSEmmett Manley, Jr., DPh, (PhD ’64) had some problemswith the conversion of RoadRunner service to Comcast.He finally got up and running after many phone callsand letters to the editor of the Commercial Appeal. Youcan reach him at: 9631 Mosswood Lane, Lakeland, TN38002 (901) 372-2023; e-mail emanley1@comcast.net.

Kalai Mathee (PhD ‘92) currently is on a sabbatical asvisiting associate professor in Department of Microbiology& Molecular Genetics at Harvard Medical Schoolin Boston. Following graduation, she did a postdoctoralfellowship in Boston and at UTHSC before assuming aposition at Florida International University. Her currentaddress is: Department of Microbiology & MolecularGenetics, WAB 363, Harvard Medical School, Boston,MA 02115, (617) 432-5098. Her permanent address is:Department of Biological Sciences, HLS 4193C, FloridaInternational University, University Park, Miami, FL33199, (305) 348-1261, e-mail: Kalai.Mathee@fiu.edu.J. Perry McGinnis, DDS, (MS ’74) indicated that hewas so sorry to see that Dr. Alden had died. “He trulywas an important part of the history of UTHSC. I willalways remember the time that he called Harry Mincerand me into his office to inquire about the grades inour general pathology courses for the dental students.Path was part of the Graduate School at that time. Wehad given a fair number of Ds and an F or two, and hewanted to know why that was the case. I guess someonehad brought his attention to that fact. After that, Harryand I became much better teachers and the number oflower grades all but disappeared. However, the pointwas that Dr. Alden was always looking out for thewell-being of his students, and rightfully so. Soundsas though the Grad School is continuing to do so verywell under your leadership.” Perry can be reached at:104 Cayuga Drive, Loudon, TN 37774, (865) 458-2126,e-mail: pmcginnisjr@aol.com.Michael Mohler (PhD ’05) is working with GTx, Inc., inMemphis. While a graduate student, Michael noticedthat a drug was killing brain cancer cells while leavingthe healthy cells alone. The experiment in whichhe made the observation was organized by Drs. EldonGeisert and Duane Miller. That observation has ledto the development of a chemical compound and thebeginnings of a new company, ED Laboratories, Inc.,to take the drug to market. The drug is on a fast trackwith the Food and Drug Administration since it hasgreat potential in saving the lives of patients with glioblastoma.Michael is very excited about this discoveryand the development of a brain cancer drug. He can bereached at: 6472 Patmore Road, Memphis, TN 38134.L. Howard Moss, III, (PhD ’67) resides at 3314 SaintKilda Road, Sanibel, FL 33957, (941) 929-6393.Todd Penberthy (PhD ’97) is on faculty at the Universityof Cincinnati Genome Research Institute. Aftergraduation, Todd took a postdoctoral fellowship at theUniversity of Florida in Gainesville to be close to family.Subsequently, he did a fellowship at Tufts and then atthe Medical College of Georgia. When the laboratorymoved to UCLA, Todd moved as well. Later, he assumedhis current position as an assistant professor atthe University of Cincinnati. His wife has her doctorateand is interested in scientific writing. Todd’s researchadvisor at UT was Dr. Bill Taylor, and they communicateregularly and exchange birthday cards. Todd can bereached at: 232 Grove Avenue, Wyoming, Ohio 45215,(913) 919-3342, work: (513) 558-0670, cell: (513) 919-3342,e-mail: penberwt@uc.edu.Robert Pollack (PhD ’54) indicated in March that he wasdoing well and still enjoyed going to Star Island in thesummer. He celebrated his 81st birthday in April. Bobcan be reached at: 8442 Chippewa Road, Philadelphia,PA 19128, (215) 482-7725, e-mail rlp4@verizon.net.Kay Puryear (MS ’78) is working at North AmericaSnacks (Pringles) at Proctor & Gamble in Cincinnati.She can be reached at: 3900 Eileen Drive, Cincinnati,Ohio 45209, (513) 351-2884 or at work at: (513) 634-4319,e-mail puryear.sk@pg.com.Sahar Rashed, PharmD, (PhD ‘90) is an assistant professorof clinical pharmacy at theUniversity of Tennessee Collegeof Pharmacy. She is also the directorand manager of Walgreen’sPatient Care Center at Union andPauline in Memphis. Dr. Rashedis an advocate for patient educationon medication use and healthliteracy. She has a unique practiceSahar Rashed, PharmDwith Walgreen’s with a focus ondifferent disease states managementthat includes diabetes, hypertension, asthma,smoking cessation, Hepatitis-C and HIV. She can bereached at: P.O. Box 40331, Memphis, TN 38174.Christy Shaffer (PhD ’85) is CEO of Inspire – a companyshe loves. The company is waiting on approval for anew drug from the FDA, and everyone in the company isexcited about the possibilities of the approval. It wouldmean expansion for the company and several newhires. She can be reached at home: 8231 GlynmorganWay, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, (919) 968-5836 or at workat: President and Chief Executive Officer Inspire, 4222Emperor Boulevard, Ste. 200, Durham, NC 27703-8030,e-mail: cshaffer@inspirepharm.com.Fall 2007 23Alumni

AlumniLois and Dr. John ShivelyJohn A. Shively, MD, and his wife Lois reside in Tampa,Fla. He is professor emeritus in the University of SouthFlorida College of Medicine. John obtained his undergraduateand MD degrees from Indiana University. Heis boarded in pathology in four areas - anatomic pathology,CP, hematology, and blood banking. Throughouthis career, he has been on the faculty at Indiana, MDAnderson, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee and SouthFlorida. He came to UTHSC as chair of pathology andsubsequently became vice chancellor for academic affairs.In 1980-81 he served as interim dean of the Collegeof Graduate Health Sciences. While at UT he served onthe Board of Trustees of Christian Brothers Universityand was an active member of Rotary. From 1983 to 1988he served as medical director for Smith-Kline ClinicalLaboratories in Tampa. After retiring from that position,he has worked at the University of South FloridaSchool of Medicine as an associate dean and interimchair of pathology. He is now teaching a CE courseon Successful Aging at the university. John and Loishave four children: two sons, located in California andWashington, and two daughters, one in Tampa with twochildren and the other is teaching military dependentsat Fort Campbell, Ky.; they have nine grandchildrenand two great-grandchildren. John enjoys exploring thehistory of religion and tracking genealogy as hobbies.John writes, “Thank you for the information regardingthe exhibit in honor of Roland Alden in the UTHSClibrary. This is in keeping with the aphorism that a successfulinstitution or program is the legacy of the passion,skills and commitment of an individual, which inthis case would be Roland Alden, the UTHSC Collegeof Basic Medical Sciences and the Graduate School. Iam sorry that I will be unable to see this exhibit; this isa nice recognition for Roland.” John can be reached at15328 Sherwood Forest Drive, Tampa, FL 33647, (813)971-6654, e-mail jshively01@verizon.net.24 UT Health Science CenterDr. Vincent D. Smith and Dean Dick PepplerVincent D. Smith, MD, (PhD ’72) got his BS in biologyfrom the University of Memphis and subsequently hisPhD and MD from UTHSC. He has an internal medicinepractice in Memphis. Vincent has been married 41 yearsto Connie, and they have three children: Vincent, whois a contractor in Memphis; Chris, who is a physicianat Mass General; and Judy, who is an attorney withCoca-Cola in Atlanta. Vincent’s career has been spentwith Baptist Memorial Hospital – and he has held keypositions as chair, internal medicine; vice-president andchief of staff; president of the medical staff and chair ofthe medical executive committee. His practice is locatedat 6027 Walnut Grove Road, Suite 103, Memphis, TN38120, (901) 763-1695. He can also be reached at home:6482 River Fall Drive, Memphis, TN 38120-2621, (901)767-2007.James W . Stanley(PhD ’72) is originallyfrom Indiana. Hewent to Elron in Indianaand then subsequentlyto MurrayState where he completedhis undergraduatetraining.One of the facultyfrom the pharmaceuticalsciencesprogram at UTHSCwent to Murray Stateto give a lecture, andDr. James and Katie Stanleyfrom that, he becameinterested in UTHSC. He received his PhD in medicinalchemistry in 1972, worked for the FDA at the NationalCenter for Toxicological Research (NCTR) in Arkansasfor four years, and then joined PepsiCo in New York,where he retired as vice president of scientific and regu-

latory affairs in 2001. He was director of The InternationalLife Sciences Institute (ILSI) in Washington, D.C.,for two years after his retirement. Katie, his wife, andJim have fond memories of Memphis where they livedin the University apartments by Rhodes College. Bothof their children were born in Memphis; a son who is inthe computer field and resides in Oakland, Calif., wherehe was recently married, and a daughter who lives inAtlanta with her husband and two children. He andKatie reside in The Strand Golf Community in Naples,Fla., from October to May and then live in Big Canoe,Ga., in the summer. Jim feels students in graduate schooltoday should have more biostatistics as it will stead themwell later. In addition, he feels those being trained inmedicinal chemistry should have more pharmacology.Jim and Katie can be reached at 5904 Three Iron Drive,Unite 2104, Naples, FL 34110, (239) 593-5767 or e-mail:JWSTANL00@aol.com. In the summers, his Georgianumber is (706) 579-2527.Rose M. Stiffin (PhD ’95) hailsfrom the Delta and did her undergraduatetraining at MississippiValley College and obtained a MSfrom Mississippi State University.Prior to matriculating at UTHSC in1988, she worked as a technician atSt. Jude Children’s Hospital withDrs. Evans and Reilling and alsoat Cargill, Inc.. Here she studied Rose Stiffin, PhDwith Dr. Gerald Carlson, now chairof biochemistry, at Kansas University Medical Center.She remembers well the time spent with Bill Kouns (’91),Geetha Kumar (’92) and Veronica Sanchez (’93). Aftergraduation, she worked as a postdoctoral fellow withDrs. Garcia, Sample, and Webster at St. Jude. She wouldlike to see more summer opportunities for undergraduatestudents today along with development programsfor faculty at undergraduate institutions. Rose is anassociate professor of chemistry and chair of The Schoolof Health and Natural Sciences at Florida MemorialUniversity. The school offers majors in biology andchemistry, and participates in joint degree programs inengineering and in nursing. Her home address is: 19002N.W. 54th Court, Opa Locka, FL 33055. Work addressis 15800 N.W. 42nd Avenue, Miami Gardens, FL 33054,(305) 626-3697, e-mail: rstiffin@fmuniv.edu.Kathleen K. Sulik (PhD ’76) was a native of Sherburn,Minn., when she matriculated at UTHSC back in the70s. Her research advisor for her dissertation study onpalatal development in transferred and allophonic micewas Robert L. Summitt, MD. Currently, Kathleen isprofessor in the Department of Cell and DevelopmentalBiology at the University of North Carolina School ofMedicine at Chapel Hill and director of Fetal ToxicologyDivision in the Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies.Kathleen’s research is directed toward achieving a betterunderstanding of the mechanisms, pathogenesis andpathology associated with a variety of environmentallyinduced and genetically based birth defects. She thenapplies the information to the development of preventative/ameliorativemeasures relative to these defects.In addition to birth defects research, her efforts havebeen directed toward education-based reduction in theoccurrence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. A science-basedcurriculum titled “Better Safe Than Sorry”has been created and is available on the NIAAA websiteat http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/Science/curiculum.html.Kathleen can be reached at: Bowles Centerfor Alcohol Studies, Fetal Toxicology Laboratory, 3019Thurston-Bowles Bldg. CB# 7178, UNC-Chapel Hill, NC27599, e-mail: mouse@med.unc.edu.L. Brannon Thomas, MD, (PhD’98) obtained both degrees atUTHSC. Dr. Dennis Steindler washis research advisor, and Drs. DonDonaldson, Charlie Wilson, andEldon Geisert were his committeemembers. He is living in Tampa,Fla., and is a resident in pathologyat the University of South Florida.Brannon has another year before Brannon Thomas, MD, PhDcompleting his training. Aftergraduating from UTHSC with his MD/PhD degrees,Brannon went to Johnson City, Tenn. He didn’t likepracticing neurosurgery and because of his associationwith Dr. John Schweitzer, former faculty member fromUT, who is chair of pathology at the Quillen College ofMedicine, he elected to change careers. He is married toa dietician from Johnson City and they have a 2-year-olddaughter and a 4-month-old son. They live in Hunter’sGreen at 17714 Shanon Oaks Court, Tampa, FL 33647,e-mail: lthomas2@health.usf.edu.Susan Thompson (PhD ’88) is an associate professorin the Department of Pediatrics (Division of Rheumatology)at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Susan dida postdoctoral fellowship in Immunology at St. JudeChildren’s Hospital following graduation and thenwent to Cincinnati in 1991 where she did a fellowshipin molecular genetics at the University of Cincinnatifrom 1991 to 1994. Her husband works for Proctor &Fall 2007 25Alumni

AlumniGamble, and they have two daughters who are in the3rd and 5th grades. Susan’s research advisor was Dr. AlPortner at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Susanhas research interests that span both genetic and functionalgenomic studies of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis(JRA) to advance the understanding of the causes andmechanisms of disease pathogenesis. A genome-widescreen for JRA susceptibility traits has been completedand defined several regions for linkage mapping andcandidate gene analysis. In addition, complementaryapproaches that measure global gene expression patternsusing DNA microarrays are also being used tounderstand the molecular basis for disease. Susan is amember of the Society for Pediatric Research and theAmerican College of RheumatologyShe can be reached at: 42 Carpenters Run, Cincinnati,Ohio 45241, (513) 891-1035 or at work: Departmentof Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine,Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children’sHospital Medical Center, (513) 636-3899 or (513) 636-0009 (Tomi Crocker, administrative assistant), e-mail:susan.thompson@cchmc.org or visit her website: www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/find-professional/t/susanthompson.htm.James E. Watt (MS ’72) went on to teach laboratoryscience at the Medical Field Service School at Ft. SamHouston, Texas. He retired from that position and thentaught high school science and chemistry in the Ft. Myersarea. He can be reached at 1426 Park Shore Circle,Fort Myers, FL 33901, (239) 275-9944.Adam Willis, MD, (PhD ’01) is completing his residencyin anesthesiology at Vanderbilt University School ofMedicine. His wife, Michele, has a practice of ophthalmologyin Memphis. Adam can be reached at: 211 MaryAnn Drive, Memphis, TN 38117.Daphne Williams, PharmD, (PhD ’00) is a clinical pharmacokineticistin research and development at Glaxo-SmithKline where she has been for the past six years.Following graduation, she did postdoctoral training atUNC-Chapel Hill with the last year of the fellowship beingdone at Glaxo. Her therapeutic area is oncology witha focus on supportive care and cytotoxics. She residesin Durham, N.C., with husband Michael and 4-yearolddaughter Chara Marie Jayme. GlaxoSmithKline isrecruiting, and Daphne wishes more UTHSC graduateswould come her way. Daphne can be reached at: 703Ainsley Court, Durham, NC 27713, (919) 842-4388, orat work: Clinical Pharmacokineticist, Clinical Pharmacology,Experimental Medicine, GlaxoSmithKline, FiveMoore Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3398,(919) 483-6469 , e-mail: ddw17969@gsk.comHarold Wright (PhD ’96) has left Bayer and took a positionwith Forest Laboratories in Jersey City, N.J. He islooking for housing in the area but until he finds a placehe can be reached at: (203) 314-5774 (mobile) or e-mail,hmwright@gmail.com.In MemoriamDr. Thomas Earle Bowen, Jr.,of Edinburg, Texas, passed awayon April 14 after a long illness. Hewas a gifted teacher and universityadministrator who touchedmany lives. Dr. Bowen was bornin Decatur, Ala., and later movedto Birmingham, Ala., where heThomas Bowen, Jr., PhDearned his PhD in physiology andbiophysics.Early in his career he was involved in the expansionand improvement of the Adult Coronary CatheterizationLab at the University of Alabama Medical Center, as wellas the development and training of the Coronary ICUteam. He served as a faculty member at the University ofAlabama School of Medicine from 1967 to 1972, duringwhich time he participated in the revision of the medicalcurriculum and developed a plan to support basic26 UT Health Science Centerscience programs. He oversaw the construction of a newfacility to house this newly designed teaching model.In 1972, Dr. Bowen moved to the University of Tennesseein Memphis where he remained until 1986. Hisfirst assignment was to be integrally involved with theconstruction of the Humphrey’s General EducationBuilding designed to support pre-clinical educationalexperiences of six colleges on the UTHSC campus. From1970 to 1981 he served as the vice chancellor for administration.He also served for one year as the administrativecoordinator of the College of Nursing during a periodof reorganization. Additional responsibilities while atUTHSC were extensive reorganization of the Officesof Management Services and Personnel Management,reorganization of the chancellor’s staff and assignmentto the Office of Academic Affairs and the GraduateSchool of Medical Sciences where he assumed the roleof acting dean.

In 1986, Dr. Bowen assumed the position of vicechancellor for academic affairs at the University ofKentucky Medical Center and was also a facultymember in the Department of Clinical LaboratorySciences. He remained at UK until his retirement in1998, when he moved to Edinburg, Texas, to be withhis wife who had taken a position at the Universityof Texas-Pan American. During his retirement, Dr.Bowen taught a variety of courses at UTPA in theRehabilitation Services Department, the PhysicianAssistant Studies Program, the Nurse PractitionerProgram, and the Occupational Therapy Program.He also served as assistant dean of the College ofHealth Sciences and Human Services for one year.Throughout his career, Dr. Bowen was active inmany professional organizations and in communityservice. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, JudithBowen; a son, Mark Allen Bowen; a daughter,Michelle Bowen; a brother, Donald Bowen; twostepdaughters, Katherine Addicott and Mary Merta;two grandchildren; three nephews; and many grandniecesand nephews.Matthew E. Kraynak, (MS ’52, PhD ’56) professoremeritus of nutritionand chemistry, University ofOklahoma passed away May14 after a short illness. Afterobtaining his doctorate fromUTHSC, Dr. Kraynak spentfour years at the medical schoolin Indonesia establishing aDepartment of Biochemistryunder the auspices of the Universityof California MedicalMatthew E. Kraynak, PhDCenter. He returned to the faculty at UTHSC for ayear and a half and then became a faculty memberin home economics and chemistry at the Universityof Oklahoma. He was at this institution for 28 yearsfrom 1962 until he retired in 1990.Dr. Allen Knehans, David Ross Boyd Professor,in the Department of Nutritional Sciences in theCollege of Allied Health was mentored by Matt.Dr. Knehans indicated that “he was an excellent instructorwho was well thought of by his colleaguesand students. He set very high standards for hisstudents but was entertaining and made his classesfun. Students of his from the ’70s still rememberthe key points he imparted in the classroom.” Dr.Kraynak was an active member of Sigma Xi andserved for more than 20 years as an appointee ofthe governor on a Nutrition Task Force for the stateof Oklahoma. Since retirement, he and two otherindividuals have created a meals-on-wheels programin Norman, Okla. Dr. Kraynak is survived bya sister, Marian Richmond, 4315 N. Arcadia Drive,Phoenix, AZ 85018, and two nieces; Nancy Wardwho lives in Houston, Texas, and the other, BarbaraBerman (barbaraberman@cox.net) in Phoenix, Ariz.Dr. Kraynak was interred at the military cemeteryat Ft. Sill at Lawton, Okla.Frank June Montgomery passed away in February.After a career coaching high schools in middlea n d e a s tTennessee,June cameto UTHSCin 1936 asdirector ofstudent activities.Hisinterest instudents andthe universityled himto organizealumni associationsineach healthscience col-Frank June Montgomerylege. Hissuccess withthese activitiesdevelopedwhereby he served as director of alumni affairsfor UTHSC for many years until his retirement in1973. June was married for more than 50 years toMary Margaret Seat, his high school sweetheart,who died in 1989. He is survived by a son, Frank,of Edmonds, Wash., and a niece, Betty Cagle, ofTupelo, Miss.John H. Woychik (PhD ’57) died in early Mayin Ambler, Pa. He was born in Moosic, Pa., and receiveda BS degree from the University of Scrantonin 1953, an MS degree in 1955 and a PhD degree in1957 from UTHSC. His career was spent as a chemistwith the U.S. Department of Agriculture.His widow Helen resides at 1009 KingsdownCourt, Ambler, PA 19002-1831, (215) 283-4838.In MemoriamFall 2007 27

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