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1014181216FEATURESJudy DeMers—Student Servant and Public Servant 10She led the way for thousands of medical students.Retirement? What retirement? 12David Antonenko dedicated his life to teachingthe next generation of surgeons.UND Neuroscience Symposium 2010: Building Better Brains 14Inaugural conference spotlights research strengths at the School.Summer Vacation? 16UND’s School of <strong>Medicine</strong> and Health SciencesSummer Research Program gives budding scientistsa slice of life in the lab.UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTASCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCESROBERT O. KELLEY, President, University of <strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong>JOSHUA WYNNE, Vice President for Health Affairsand Dean, School of <strong>Medicine</strong> and Health SciencesEDITORDenis MacLeodWRITERS Kristine Henke, Denis MacLeod,Juan Pedraza, Sara Rantanen,Laura Scholz, Jessica SobolikCONTRIBUTORS Shelley PohlmanGRAPHIC DESIGN Laura Cory, John Lee, Victoria SwiftPHOTOGRAPHY Laura Cory, Chuck Kimmerle,Shelley Pohlman, Wanda WeberCOVER ARTWEBMASTERChuck Kimmerlewww.ndmedicine.orgEric WalterNORTH DAKOTA MEDICINE (ISSN 0888-1456;USPS 077-680) is published five times a year (JanuaryMarch, June, August, November) by the University of<strong>North</strong> <strong>Dakota</strong> School of <strong>Medicine</strong> and Health Sciences,Room 1106, 501 N. Columbia Road Stop 9037,Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037.Periodical postage paid at Grand Forks, ND.Printed at Forum Communications, Fargo, ND.All articles published in NORTH DAKOTA MEDICINE,excluding photographs and copy concerning patients, canbe reproduced without prior permission from the editor.Want more NORTH DAKOTA MEDICINE?Look for this symbol, and check out ourWEB EXCLUSIVES site: www.ndmedicine.orgDr. L. Gary Hart 18He is charting a new course in rural health.DEPARTMENTSDean’s Letter 4News Briefs 6Guest Author - Kimberly T. Krohn, MD, MPH, FAAFP 20Student Profile - Adrianne Racek 22Alumni Profile 24Alumni Notes 27Opportunities 30In Memoriam 32Planning Ahead 34Parting Shots 35POSTMASTER: Send address corrections to:ND <strong>Medicine</strong> Address CorrectionUND School of <strong>Medicine</strong> and Health SciencesOffice of Alumni and Community Relations, Attn: Shelley Pohlman501 <strong>North</strong> Columbia Rd. Stop 9037, Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037e-mail: shelley.pohlman@med.und.eduphone: 701-777-4305NORTH DAKOTA MEDICINE is available online at www.ndmedicine.orgNORTH DAKOTA MEDICINE Holiday 2010 3