university advancement 2004 highlights - Western University of ...

GIVINGEXEMPLARY SCHOLARS SALUTED AT DINNERTwenty-two students of Asian descent were recognized for their academic achievement during the university's 15th AnnualAsian-American Scholarship Dinner in March.Scholarship winners from the university's osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, nursing, physician assistant, physical therapy andveterinary medicine programs received gifts ranging from $1,000 to $1,500. Students werechosen based on their academic achievement and their past and present involvement incommunity service to the Asian-American population.The event, held at Capistrano's Restaurant in the Embassy Suites in Arcadia, also honoredDr. Jon Fong, a 1984 graduate of the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, who hasmade a career of bringing an accurate public awareness to the role of the ER physician.a.aDr. Philip Pumerantz with scholarshipwinner Syeda Asma Rahman, MSPA ‘06.bBoard member Wen Chang, far left,and wife Mei Lien, far right, with dinnerguests Daniel and Rosy Tsai.b.c.UNIVERSITY RECEIVES GRANTScJean Charney, Dr. Jon Fong, Harriet Pumerantz and Karen Hanford,dean of the College of Graduate Nursing, enjoy the VIP reception.Margaret C. Barr, DVM, PhD, VeterinaryMedicine$93,500 - Alzheimer’s AssociationDevelopment of a Hepatitis VirusCore-Based Alzheimer's Disease Vaccine(second year)Guru Betageri, PhD, Pharmacy$37,200 - GlaxoSmithKlineEvaluation of release and transportof FluticsoneBrenda Premo, MBA, CDIHP$160,356 - L.A. Care Health PlanA wide-ranging assessment and developprograms to establish, augment andimprove services to aged, blind anddisabled members and potential members26 Spring 2005 www.westernu.edu$22,600 - California HealthCareFoundationDevelopment of performance measuresfor Medi-Cal beneficiariesBeatrice Saviola, PhD, COMP$14,000 - Potts FoundationIdentification of promoters ofMycobacterium tuberculosisupregulated by granulysinMichael Seffinger, DO, COMP$174,206 - Samueli Institute forInformational BiologyFeasibility of Assessing SpinalManipulation with or withoutPhysical Therapy versus Medical CareRonald Strohmeyer, PhD, Pharmacy$10,000 - American Association ofColleges of PharmacyC/EBP Transcription Factors and GlialCell-Mediated InflammationEva Marie Vivian, PharmD, Pharmacy$30,996 - National Institute of Health/University of Wisconsin-MadisonTeam model approach to themanagement of hypertension inAfrican-American patientsDenise Wilcox, Information Technology$291,000 - (in-kind) CampusEAI OraclePortal (year one)Frances Yang, DO, COMP$11,561 - NIH/University of SouthernCaliforniaTuberculosis Curriculum CoordinatingCenter (second year)