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Volume 18, Number 9 

Thursday, May 19, 2005 

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Commencement services for medicine, 

dentistry planned for Sunday, May 29 

Nearly 300 students from the 

School of Medicine and the School 

of Dentistry are expected to 

receive diplomas during conferringof-degrees 

ceremonies scheduled 

for Sunday, May 29, on the Loma 

Linda University campus mall. 

Beginning the commencement 

program will be ceremonies for the 

School of Medicine. The commencement 

program will begin at 

8:30 a.m. 

Presenting the commencement 

address to the School of Medicine 

students will be H. Roger Hadley, 

MD, dean, School of Medicine, 

and executive vice presdient for 

medical affairs, Loma Linda 

University Adventist Health 

Sciences Center. 

Dr. Hadley was born in 

Glendale, California. He attended 

both elementary and high school at 

Glendale Academy, where he graduated 

in 1969. After completing 

two years at La Sierra University, 

he was accepted into the 

University’s School of Medicine 

in an experimental accelerated 

program. 

He earned the bachelor of science 

and doctor of medicine 

degrees from Loma Linda 

University in 1974—five years after 

graduating from high school. 

During the next five years he was a 

resident in surgery at Loma Linda 

University Medical Center, becoming 

board certified in that specialty 

in 1981. 

In 1983 he completed a urology 

residency at the University of 

California, Los Angeles, followed 

by a one-year fellowship in female 

urology and urodynamics at that 

same institution. His student and 

LLU, LLUMC public relations, marketing 

staff win six PRSA–Inland Empire awards 

Members of the office of public 

affairs received six awards at the 

annual awards banquet hosted by 

the Public Relations Society of 

America–California Inland Empire 

Chapter. 

The banquet was held 

Thursday evening, May 5, at the 

San Bernardino Hilton hotel in 

San Bernardino. Dustin R. Jones, 

special projects editor, office of 

University relations, Loma Linda 

University, received an honorable 

mention for his work on the 2004 

Adventist Health International 

Annual Report. Richard H. Hart, 

MD, DrPH, chancellor of Loma 

Linda University, serves as executive 

editor for the annual report. 

resident journey was not limited to 

the United States but included 

studies abroad—Saigon, Vietnam; 

Davos, Switzerland; Athens, Greece; 

and Edinburgh, Scotland. 

After completing his fellowship 

program in 1984, Dr. Hadley 

returned to Loma Linda University’s 

School of Medicine as a fulltime 

faculty member. In 1990 he 

was appointed head of the division 

of urology, and in 1991 he achieved 

the rank of professor of surgery. 

Drawing from his expertise in his 

chosen discipline, he has authored 

more than 70 articles in professional 

journals and has written 

more than 20 chapters in medical 

textbooks. He served as director of 

the Loma Linda University urology 

residency program and as president 

of Loma Linda University Health 

Care until 2003, when he assumed 

broader University responsibilities 

as executive vice president for 

medical affairs and dean of the 

School of Medicine. 

Dr. Hadley enjoys a number of 

extracurricular activities: snow and 

water skiing, house boating at Lake 

Powell, golfing, solving crossword 

puzzles, photography, and story- 

Please turn to page 5 

Vietnamese refugees remember long road to LLUMC 

Thuan Dang, MD, a radiologist 

at Arrowhead Regional 

Medical Center in Colton, was 18 

years old when he left Vietnam. 

“I had no idea where I was 

going or what was going to happen 

to me, but I knew I had to 

leave my country,” he says. 

Dr. Dang was one of 410 

South Vietnamese refugees who 

arrived at Loma Linda University 

on May 14, 1975. 

On Saturday, May 14, 2005— 

30 years to the day after their 

arrival—nearly half of the 

refugees returned to Loma Linda 

to celebrate their freedom and to 

thank Loma Linda University and 

Loma Linda University Medical 

Center for making it possible. 

The South Vietnamese immigrants—most 

of whom now are 

American citizens—praised Loma 

Linda University and Loma 

Linda University Medical Center 

and the Loma Linda community 

for the aid and hospitality they 

H. Roger Hadley, MD Charles N. Bertolami, DDS 

Heather Watson, marketing 

specialist, department of marketing, 

LLUMC, received the 

Cappella Award for her work on 

the Spanish radio show “Cita Con 

Su Medico,” the Spanish version 

of the “Ask Your Doctor” radio 

show. 

Preston Smith, publications 

editor, office of public and media 

relations, LLUMC, received the 

Capella Award for the written 

press release about Andrew 

Martinez’s jaw surgery performed 

by Liviu Eftimie, DDS, MS, an 

oral and maxillofacial surgeon at 

the Medical Center. 

The office of public and media 

relations also received the Polaris 

received when they arrived. All of 

them arrived with only what they 

could put into a suitcase. Most 

arrived without any money. 

“We were frightened and 

Award for the work Julie Smith, 

director, Joy Jameson, public and 

media relations specialist, and Mr. 

Smith did to organize and produce 

the Venom ER series. 

Kelly Jackson, marketing specialist, 

department of marketing 

for Loma Linda University 

Children’s Hospital, received two 

awards. The Children’s Hospital 

annual foundation gala was 

awarded an honorable mention, 

and the Children’s Hospital 

annual report received a Cappella 

Award. Ms. Jackson was not able 

to attend the dinner, so Jemmelle 

Ambrose, assistant director of marketing, 

LLUMC, and Shelly 


Pastor Le Cong Giao (left) presents plaques to David B. Hinshaw, 

MD (second from left), former president of Loma Linda University 

Medical Center, and B. Lyn Behrens, MBBS (president, Loma 

Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center), commemorating 

the Medical Center’s efforts on behalf of the Vietnamese 

refugees 30 years ago. 

cold,” says Le Cong Giao, president 

of the Vietnamese Mission. “I 

have never been so cold as the first 

few nights that we spent at Camp 

Pendleton. The refugees were 

Plan now to attend 

“The Future of Health 

Care Colloquim” 

with 

United States 

Congressman 

Jerry Lewis 

on 

Tuesday, May 31, 2005 

12:00 noon 

Campus Chapel 

University Church 

See story on page 7 

flown out on evacuation flights 

from Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh 

City) to Guam and then to Camp 

Pendleton near San Diego.” 

“The United States government 

would not let any of the 

refugees leave Camp Pendleton 

without assurance of sponsorship,” 

say Ralph S. Watts, former president 

of the Southeast Asia Union 

Conference of Seventh-day 

Adventists, and former president 

of the Adventist Development and 

Relief Agency (ADRA), and now 

retired in the Loma Linda area. 

“We contacted Dr. Hinshaw 

[David B. Hinshaw, MD, who was 

then president of LLUMC] and 

presented our problem. He asked 

for a little time to think it over. 

Within a few hours, he called back 

and said that Loma Linda 

University Medical Center would 

sponsor all 410 refugees.” 

“It was Loma Linda’s greatest 

hour,” according to Joan Coggin, 


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LLU, LLUMC win PRSA awards 

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Awards were judged by Public 

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honorable mentions for achievement 

in public relations, the 

Capella Award for outstanding 

achievement in public relations, 

and the Polaris Award for superior 

achievement in public relations. 

Jemmelle Ambrose (right), assistant director of marketing, LLUMC, Shelly Moore (center), marketing 

specialist, and Heather Watson, marketing specialist, pose with awards for the marketing department at 

the Public Relations Society of America California–Inland Empire Chapter’s annual awards dinner on 

May 5 at the San Bernardino Hilton. 

Interpreters recognized for LLUMC service 

Lian Funada, RN (pictured from left), international circle of care and language services, 

Katya Campos, Elizabeth Rangel, and Daniel Fontoura, MPPM, vice president of Loma 

Linda University Medical Center, recognize the 1,000 hours of interpreting Ms. Campos and 

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Julie Smith (center), director, LLUMC public and media 

relations, Preston Smith, publications editor, and Joy 

Jameson, public and media relations specialist, were presented 

with a Polaris Award for the work the department did 

to produce Venom ER.

TODAY TODAY Thursday, May 19, 2005 

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LLUMC celebrates better 

speech and hearing month 

Loma Linda University 

Medical Center’s department of 

speech therapy recognizes May as 

better speech and hearing month. 

“Communication for Life” is the 

theme for this year’s better hearing 

and speech month. 

More than 42 million Americans 

of all ages have communication disorders. 

According to research, 10 

percent of children entering first 

grade have moderate to severe 

speech disorders, including stuttering, 

and 1 million adults suffer from 

aphasia as a result of stroke. 

Hearing loss is the most common 

congenital disorder in newborns, 

and 28 million Americans suffer 

from hearing loss. 

Awareness and early intervention 

are critical for prevention and 

treatment of these problems. For 

more information, contact the 

department of speech pathology at 

extension 46025 or audiology at 

extension 22343. 

John Kim, MD, a facial plastic 

surgeon practicing at Loma 

Linda University Medical 

Center, gives a presentation to 

nurses and speech therapists on 

May 4 during better speech and 

hearing month. 

Vietnames refugees remember… 


MD, who coordinated the group’s 

arrival to Loma Linda. 

“Coming to Loma Linda was a 

salvation for us,” says Pastor Giao. 

“As many as 300,000 Vietnamese 

refugees died at sea while trying to 

escape or died in ‘re-education’ 

camps instituted by the government 

after the fall of the South Vietnamese 

regime.” 

Several months after his arrival 

to the United States, Pastor Giao 

received a letter from a friend back 

in Vietnam. It read: “If you were 

here your grave would be covered 

with green grass by now.” 

“Saigon Adventist Hospital 

existed in Vietnam only with the 

direct help of Loma Linda 

University and Loma Linda 

University Medical Center,” Pastor 

Watts notes. 

Pastor Watts, who served as chair 

of the board of directors for Saigon 

Adventist Hospital during the early 

1970s, noted that Saigon Adventist 

Hospital signed an agreement with 

the United States government with 

the understanding that we would 

provide health care not only to the 

Vietnamese who needed it, but also 

to the foreign community still living 

in Saigon. 

“The Adventist Church agreed 

to step in, provided that physicians 

and other medical professionals be 

brought in from Loma Linda as 

needed,” Pastor Watts noted. 

By April, 1975, the fall of Saigon 

was imminent. Saigon Adventist 

Hospital workers believed they 

were at high risk of being targeted 

by the North Vietnamese because 

the hospital had a contract with the 

United States government. 

“We were branded with the 

name CIA,” said Nghiep Le, then 

an administrator at Saigon Adventist 

Hospital who now lives in San 

Diego. “We had to leave.” 

At a luncheon following the 

church service, the Vietnamese— 

many who returned to Loma Linda 

from as far as Florida, Hawaii, and 

Alaska—expressed their heartfelt 

appreciation to Pastor Watts and 

Loma Linda. 

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Eleanor Baxter Burden—She also served 

Eleanor Baxter Burden, 

like so many Seventhday 

Adventist women of 

her time, probably is best 

known to us for her working 

association with her husband— 

John Allen Burden—as well as 

for being a faithful church 

worker. Beyond the blurring 

that time brings, one can discern 

Ella, as she was called, as a 

woman of purpose, a partner in 

pioneering. 

Born in Philadelphia on 

November 13, 1865, she 

came to California with her 

parents in 1877, and here 

she and her mother joined 

the Seventh-day Adventist 

Church. Starting in 1883, 

she attended Healdsburg 

College, and completed a 

degree there. She and John 

Burden met at college. 

They were married April 12, 

1888, and she joined him in 

his work at St. Helena 

Sanitarium (now St. Helena 

Hospital and Health Center at 

Deer Park, California). There 

they were united in service— 

he as the manager and she the 

bookkeeper—for nearly 10 

years. 

In 1899, John and Ella were 

invited to begin sanitarium 

work in Australia. There they 

assisted in founding the 

Sydney Sanitarium (now 

Sydney Adventist Hospital), 

again working as manager and 

bookkeeper respectively. 

They returned to California in 

1904 to continue their efforts 

in founding other Seventh-day 

Adventist sanitariums, first at 

Glendale and then at Loma 

Linda in 1905. 

At the Loma Linda 

Sanitarium, Ella was equal to 

her new position as matron. 

During the first few months 

after the purchase of the 

Loma Linda property, her 

task was to convert the furnishings 

and equipment of a 

health resort to those that 

would be suitable for a medical 

institution. 

In the words of Keld J. 

Reynolds, “like her husband, 

[she] seemed to be omnipresent 

and omniscient. And 

she could pinch-hit. When her 

husband bought a printing 

press, she learned to set type 

and run the press.” 

Thus she became the 

printer of the first issues of 

the 16-page Medical Evangelist 

—the little periodical that 

became familiar throughout 

the United States and elsewhere 

as the representative of 

the College of Medical Evangelists 

for more than 50 years. 

Once more, in 1916, Ella 

and John Burden teamed up 

in the managing of a new 

medical institution—Paradise 

Valley Sanitarium 

near San Diego (now 

Paradise Valley Hospital). 

Again, he was the manager 

and she was the matron, a 

position in which she continued 

until her illness and 

death in 1933. 

The Burdens lived simply 

and frugally. They poured 

their gifts and creative energies 

into Church endeavors 

throughout their entire lifetimes 

and saw their reward as 

being heavenly rather than 

earthly. 

One of Ella’s favorite 

poems, found in her Bible, 

has a verse that sums up her 

philosophy of life: 

“Fading away like the 

stars of the morning, Losing 

their light in the glorious sun; 

So let me steal away, gently 

and lovingly, Only remembered 

by what I have done.” 

LLUMC observes ‘National Day of Prayer’ 

On Thursday, May 5, at 11:30 a.m., in the Loma Linda University 

Children’s Hospital lobby, the Medical Center and Children’s Hospital 

chaplains led out in observing the National Day of Prayer. The theme 

“God Shed His Grace on Thee” set the tone for this year’s event. Special 

requests and praises were shared before small groups formed circles with a 

chaplain who prayed.


TODAY 

Medical Center, Children’s Hospital celebrate volunteers 

Loma Linda University 

Adventist Health Sciences Center 

celebrated the volunteers that 

donate their time and efforts to the 

Medical Center and Children’s 

Hospital at the annual recognition 

banquet on April 21. 

In keeping with the Medical 

Center’s centennial theme of 

“Fulfilling the Vision,” the banquet 

featured the history of volunteers 

at the institution. 

The Wong Kerlee International 

Conference Center filled with volunteers 

and their families to recognize 

the dedicated hours put in 

during 2004. In total, volunteers 

contributed 190,907 hours (the 

equivalent of 91 full-time employees) 

to the Medical Center and 

Children’s Hospital. 

Denise Winters, director of volunteer 

services, provided the official 

welcome to start the program 

and thanked the volunteers for 

their generous contributions of 

time and energy. She introduced 

the master of ceremonies for the 

evening, W. Augustus Cheatham, 

MSW, vice president of public 

affairs. 

“We’re very proud of all that 

you do,” Mr. Cheatham said in 

thanks to the volunteers. 

In a letter written to the volunteers 

printed in the evening’s program 

bulletin, Ruthita Fike, MA, 

CEO and administrator of the 

Medical Center, applauded their 

dedicated efforts. 

“Your partnership with us in 

caring for those in need is such a 

blessing,” wrote Ms. Fike. “Your 

acts of kindness and service have a 

direct impact on the lives of 

patients, families, and employees.” 

More than 700 volunteers 

actively participated throughout the 

year in such programs as the Kids 

Care Fair, Children’s Day, Health 

Fair Expo, the Cheerful Encounter 

program, and the Bring A Smile and 

Cards 4 Kidz programs. 

2004 volunteers 

Aguilar, Claudia 

Aka, Allison 

Alcaide, Elsa 

Alex, Sheila 

Allday, Harold 

Alonzo, Andrew 

Alonzo, Lorraine 

Anaya, Maylen 

Anctil, Donald 

Arias, Ming 

Armster, Maurice 

Arnold, Lu Jean 

Arora, Navneet 

Atkins, Abigail 

Azhand, Hasib 

Babb, Thomas 

Bachman, Sydney 

Baldwin, Irene 

Baltas, Brandie 

Barber, Eleanor 

Bassett, Brianna 

Baumbach, Dustin 

Bergh, Jeffrey 

Bieber, Diane 

Blaine, Linda 

Block, Nicole 

Broderick, Guadalupe 

Brodeur, Carole 

Brown, Sharon 

California Highway Patrol 

Calixterio, Ray 

Calleros, Adrienne 

Campbell, Stuart 

Canlas, David 

Cano, Abigail 

Cantilena, Carol 

Cantilena, Kim 

Cantilena, Samantha 

Carlson, Jodee 

Castellanos, Adriane 

Castillo, Sandra 

Castillo, Nichole 

Cedillo, Phyllis 

Chai, Jason 

Chau, Kimberly 

Chen, Jenny 

Cheng, Keith 

Chong, Jane 

Christensen, Brian 

Cline, John 

Coburn, Robert 

Cocjin, Invest 

Cole Vocational 

Colon-Jordan, Kayla 

Conner, James 

Contreras, Stephanie 

Cooke, Eric 

Coulter, Caitlin 

Croxton, Jane 

Cruz, Alice 

Cruz, Lorenza 

Cullop, Sue 

Dancel, Beth 

Dang, Katherine 

Darling, Richard 

De Castro, Jacqueline 

DeRito, Sandi 

DeRito, Mary Ann 

Desert Holly Cancer Dressing 

Station 

Diaz, Maria 

Duenez, Kathleen 

Dulake, Beverly 

Duncan, Jacqueline 

Eastern Star–Owens Valley 

Ebero, Maricar 

Eke, Chibuzo 

Escobar, Nicole 

Farmer, Deborah 

Fellowship in the Pass Church 

Figueroa, Olga 

Flamenco, Johanna 

Fletcher, Jennifer 

Foster, Dolores 

Fraternal Order of the Eagles 

Garcia, Betty 

Garcia, Kimberly 

Garcia, Alicia 

Gardner-Hoag, Jacqueline 

Garibay, Adriana 

Gheen, Garrett 

Gheorghe, Joseph 

Gillies, Patricia 

Gomez, Berniece 

Gonzales, Carolyn 

Gonzalez, Ana 

Gonzalez, Kimberly 

Gray, Amanda 

Grebus, Marcella 

Grecian, Leora 

Grenis, Garry 

Guadiz, Tricia 

Guillot, Jamie 

Gunter, Doug 

Gutierrez, Marissa 

Guzman, Edward 

Ha, Buc 

Hamilton, Jackie 

Hamilton, Jessica 

Hangyal, Andrea 

Happy Hats for Kids 

Harris, Vera 

Hartman, Thomas 

Hasan, Nazik 

Hawecker, Donald 

Height, Jazmin 

Helt, Ruth 

Hernandez, Christian 

Hernandez, Maggie 

Hilliard, Clarence 

Hollins, Joy 

Honrada, Stephanie 

Horwitz, William 

Hover, Jenna 

Hutcherson, Hilda 

Huynh, Nancy 

Imperio, Phillip 

Jackson, Lesia 

Jazyk, Katherine 

Johnson, Salli 

Johnson, Melyssa 

Johnson, Jonathan 

Jones, Kenya 

Jones, Loretta 

Jordan, Doris 

Joseph, June 

Kaiser, Charley 

Kakazu, Frances 

Kalfell, David 

Kalman, Barbara 

Kao, Howard 

Kattan, Amanda 

Kealy, Dorthea 

Kelley, Miki 

Kellogg, Flora 

Kemp, Dorothy 

Koning, Jonathan 

Lake Arrowhead LDS Church 

Lane, Verna 

Lauw, Tara 

Lauw, Sidney 

LaVigne, Daniel 

Lawrence, Sohan 

Lee, Jane 

Lengel, Jessica 

Lewis, Alex 

Lim, Kelvin 

Lomeli, Joshua 

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Lozano, Gladys 

Lumpkin, Marcus 

Machuca, Judith 

MacKay, Cynthia 

Maguire, Gillian 

Makati, Shenaz 

Manio, Arlou (Katrina) 

Marinel, Alexandra 

Marion, Brandy 

Marshall, Kimberly 

Marshel, Eleanor 

Martinez, Virginia 

Martinez, Cindy 

Martinez, Vanessa 

Masgula, Heaven 

Mavru, Alina 

Mawas, Colleen 

Maxwell, Julia 

McFadden, Donald 

McIntyre-Heller, Patricia 

McMillan, Darleen 

Megale, Ihab 

Meininger, Ryan 

Mejia, Yasmine 

Mercado, Asanette 

Meza, Joann 

Mickelsen, Helen 

Mineyama, Yoshimitsu 

Mitas Jr., John 

Mitchell, Marilyn 

Mitchell, Ebony 

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Murphy, Jackie 

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Nafiz, Rayek 

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Nambiar, Clarissa 

Narayanan, Vidhya 

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Nguyen, Thuong (Vicky) 

Nicholson, Stephanie 

Nomura, Steven 

Okura, Jennifer 

Olsen, Robert 

Olton, Vanessa 

Ong, Gaylene 

Ortega, Leonard 

Pamula, Akhila 

Park, Yong Man 

Parra, Karen 

Patton, Jasmine 

Payan, Ariana 

Peera, Leila 

Pellecer, Edwin (Dan) 

Petersen, Paul 

Peterson, Karen 

Pinedo, Katrina 

Porter, Jane 

Powell, Matt 

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Denise Winters (right), director of volunteer services, and W. 

Augustus Cheatham, MSW, vice president of public affairs, present 

Marge Jetton (center) an award for serving as a volunteer 

since 1988. Ms. Jetton will turn 101 this year. 

LLUMC, LLUCH volunteer banquet… 


Uy, Bianca 

Van Ryn, Janie 

Vardanyan, Anna 

Vavra, Mary 

Villa, Stephanie 

Von Kriegelstein, Chris 

Vu, Thuy-anh 

Vuong, Jimmy 

Wain, Marcia 

Wang, Billy 

Wells, Katherine 

Widoe, Mimi 


telling with projected pictures. 

Dr. Hadley is married to the former 

Donna Olsen, whom he met 

while interning on the unit where 

she worked as a cardiac surgery 

intensive care nurse. They were 

married the following year. They 

have three sons—the oldest of 

whom, as a member of the class of 

2005, is a fourth-generation alumnus 

of Loma Linda University 

School of Medicine. 

Speaking to graduating School 

of Dentistry dental hygiene and 

dental students will be Charles 

Bertolami, DDS, chair of the 

department of oral and maxillofacial 

surgery and dean of the School 

of Dentistry at the University of 

California, San Francisco. 

Dr. Bertolami completed the 

doctor of dental surgery degree 

program summa cum laude at Ohio 

State University in 1974. Five years 

later he was awarded the DMedSc 

in oral biology from Harvard 

University. After graduating from 

Harvard, he completed a residency 

in oral and maxillofacial surgery at 

Massachusetts General Hospital, 

where he served as chief resident 

from 1979 to 1980. 

Between 1980 and 1983, Dr. 

Bertolami taught at the University 

of Connecticut. In 1983 he 

returned to Harvard, where he 

taught until 1989. Later in 1989 he 

relocated to the west coast after 

being appointed chair of the 

department of oral and maxillofacial 

Surgery at University of 

California, Los Angeles. 

During his six years at UCLA, 

he advanced through the academic 

and administrative ranks to end his 

Wilkerson, Eran 

Williams, Carmen 

Wilson, Tracie 

Winfunke, Lola 

Wise, Audra 

Yanni, Jennifer 

Young, Jennifer 

Young, Bonnie 

Yzaguirre, Amelia 

Yzaguirre, Melinda 

Zhang, Sandra 

Zink, Diana 

Ziprick, Marjorie 

tenure at this institution as professor 

and chief of dental services at 

the UCLA Medical Center and 

associate dean for faculty affairs. 

He was named dean of the 

University of California at San 

Francisco School of Dentistry in 

1995. 

Dr. Bertolami’s academic and 

administrative excellence has 

been noted and honored by both 

his alma maters and other institutions. 

He was named distinguished 

alumnus by Ohio State 

University College of Dentistry in 

1996 and by Harvard School of 

Dental Medicine in 2000. He was 

Volunteers for the Children’s Hospital who donated more than 400 hours in 2004 pose for a picture at 

the annual Volunteer Recognition Banquet on April 21. 

Volunteers for the Medical Center who donated more than 400 hours in 2004 gather for a group photo 

in Wong Kerlee International Conference Center. 

Commencement services for medicine, dentistry planned… 

the Percy T. Phillips visiting professor 

at Columbia University in 

2002, and in 2003 he was the 

recipient of the Paul Goldhaber 

Award of the Harvard School of 

Dental Medicine. He has also 

been honored as the Vincent A. 

Barr visiting professor at the 

University of Kentucky. 

Dr. Bertolami’s professional 

expertise has been utilized broadly 

and extensively. He co-chaired the 

National Institutes of Health workshop 

on biomimetics, tissue engineering, 

and biomaterials (1998); 

chaired the American Association 

of Dental Schools committee on 

future faculty (1998 and 1999); and 

co-chaired a blue ribbon panel on 

research training and career development 

in 2000. 

He served as president of the 

American Association for Dental 

Research (2002 and 2003) and as a 

member of the Harvard University 

overseers’ visiting committee for 

the faculty of medicine and dental 

medicine. He currently serves on 

numerous advisory and editorial 

boards, including the Journal of 

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 

In addition to his administrative 

responsibilities, Dr. Bertolami still 

retains strong research interests 

in—and has published many book 

chapters and original articles 

related to—orofacial tissue repair, 

the biochemistry of hyaluronic 

acid, and the use of sodium 

hyaluronate in the treatment of 

mandibular disorders. 

Dr. Bertolami is a diplomate of 

the American Board of Oral and 

Maxillofacial Surgeons, and a fellow 

of the American College of 

Dentists and of the International 

College of Dentists. 

A number of awards will be presented 

during the ceremonies. 

These will be reported in the next 

issue of TODAY. 

SPH offers LLUAHSC employees scholarships in health administration 

Loma Linda employees who 

are ready to finish their bachelor’s 

degrees now have more options 

available to them. The School of 

Public Health is offering not only a 

new BSPH degree in health care 

administration, but also providing a 

matching scholarship to Loma 

Linda University Adventist Health 

Sciences Center employees who 

gain admission to the program. 

Employees with tuition benefits 

can use their eight hours of 

annual classes to take two free 

classes each year toward a bachelor 

of science in public health in 

health care administration. If they 

then pay for one more class that 

year, the School of Public Health 

will give a scholarship for the 

fourth class. 

Employees can check with the 

employee benefits office if they 

are unsure whether they qualify for 

the tuition benefit. 

This offer is ideal for LLU- 

AHSC employees who already 

hold associate’s degrees, said assistant 

professor Brad Jamison, PhD, 

director of the BSPH program in 

health administration. 

“A bachelor’s degree is foundational 

in today’s job market,” Dr. 

Jamison says. “Furthering your 

education helps to reinvent yourself 

and opens new possibilities.” 

The class schedule is geared 

toward working people, with all 

health administration core classes 

scheduled in the evening. 

Interested employees can start 

the program any quarter, but the 

School of Public Health would like 

to see as many people as possible 

begin this summer with HADM 

409, principles of health care 

administration, taught by Stewart 

Albertson, JD, LLM. The class 

will meet Wednesday evenings 

June 20 through September 1 from 

6:10 to 10:00 p.m. 

While a bachelor’s degree in 

health administration is most obviously 

suited toward careers in 

health care, the degree incorporates 

a core of business classes that 

make it applicable across a wide 

range of fields. 

Admission requires a cumulative 

grade-point average in previous 

college courses of 2.5. 

The BSPH in health administration 

is new this year. Once a 

Thank you! 

student has completed the BSPH 

in health administration, it can 

make for a smooth transition into a 

master’s program within the 

School of Public Health. 

Indiviuals may contact Dr. 

Jamison at or extension 87662 for more 

information. 

On behalf of the office of the dean, School of Allied Health Professions, a most 

sincere appreciation is extended to the staff, faculty, administrators, alumni, and 

students who provided dedicated efforts for our ninth homecoming event. 

Of special mention is the organization, guidance, and production by the 

Homecoming 2005 steering and working committee members as follows: Pamela 

Reed, Barbara Parton, Kate Bullock, Charlotte Henderson, Marilyn Crane, 

Desmyrna Taylor, Thuan Nguyen, Louise Schneider, Georgia Hodgkin, Karen 

Mainess, Madge Oh, James Syms, Everett Lohman, Ken Bourne, Ceres Bender, 

Marilyn Davidian, Ardis Wazdatskey, Bonnie Forrester, Maxine Taylor, Cindy 

Kosch, Ron Rea, Antonio Valenzuela, Jeanine Stewart Mendez, Heather Thomas, 

John Lewis, Arthur Kroetz, Howard Sulzle, Karen Rieley, Bradford Martin, Steve 

Larsen, Beverly Martinez, and Bruce Bradley. 

The support of our sponsors, exhibitors, and contributors has also been a tremendous 

source of inspiration in this venture and we look forward to partnering with 

them in the future.


TODAY 

LLUMC, LLUBMC recognize employees at banquet 

On April 26, Loma Linda 

University Medical Center and 

Behavioral Medicine Center held 

the annual employee recognition 

banquet honoring employees at 

each institution with 10, 15, 20, 

25, 30, 35, 45, or 50 years of service 

to the institutions. 

“You’re really the core of this 

organization,” said Ruthita Fike, 

MA, CEO and administrator of 

Loma Linda University Medical 

Center. She announced 541 

employees were eligible for 

recognition, representing nearly 

10,000 years of collective service. 

“The kind of care Loma Linda is 

known for is because of people 

like you..” 

Eligible employees were 

treated to a dinner starting at 7:00 

p.m. at Wong Kerlee International 

Conference Center and 

public recognition confirmed by 

what Mark Hubbard, vice president 

for human resource management 

and risk management, 

termed the “famed executive 

handshake.” Each employee also 

received a pin commemorating 

the respective years of service. 

This year’s banquet filled the 

Wong Kerlee International Conference 

Center to overflowing 

with one of the largest attendances 

on record. Not only was 

the crowd large, but it was very 

much alive, cheering for each 

other in good spirit. 

“You have set a special culture 

and I thank you for that,” said 

Ms. Fike. 

Following are employees recognized 

for years of service: 

Behavioral Medicine Center 

30 years 

Pollock, Jill 

20 years 

Stumbaugh, Joan 

15 years 

Alechman, Sandra L. 

Bivona-Tellez, Christina M. 

Thompson, Margo L. 

10 years 

Hagerman, Susan Irene 

Hernandez, Jamie Marie 

Johle, Herman O. 

Love, Lenner 

Nieman, Kathleen A. 

Villegas Jr., Andrew 

Winkler, Sharon Lynn 

Medical Center 

50 years of service 

Robinson, William M. 


Bender, Donald 


Alsip, Andee S. 

Bowman, Linda 

Brown, D. Althea 

Cessna, Monika 

Elliott, Dorothy J. 

Guevara, Anthony R. 

Lidar, Leta R. 

Murguia, Gloria 

Namsang, Nisa 

Palitang, Belen 

Reid, Claire S. 

Rivera, Rafael 

Roberts, Lavera C. 

Rusch, Joyce Kathleen 

Townsend, Clinton 

Willes, H. Laura 

Zink, Dorothy 


Arroyo, Carolyn 

Austin, Ken M. 

Boadway, Darla L. 

Coronado, Michael 

Crudup, Patricia Ann 

De Leon, Marian I. 

Estrada, Annie 

Foose, Judith Marie 

Forland, Steven C. 

Freeman, Sheryl R. 

Garaza, Aida N. 

Greiner, James 

Henley, Shirley 

Herbert, Karen S. 

Hills, Renee L. 

La Villa, Flor A. 

Mcclure Jr., Herbert C. 

McFarland, Cathy M. 

Molina, Katherine 

O’Neill, Marcy M. 

Owen, Margaret Jane 

Peterson, Kenneth J. 

Rincon, Dina M. 

Roath, Rodney M. 

Sample, Richard Neil 

Tang, Than Tan 

Teh, Remely O. 

Tomlin, Janier K. 

Tooker, Vikki Rue 

Whiting, Bruce A. 


Allison, Inge 

Backy, Kathleen S. 

Baugh, Geoffrey 

Beeler, Janice L. 

Benedicto, Donald E. 

Brace, Sonna J. 

Brandt, James 

Cameron, Anna M. 

Carville, Jefferson L. 

Delcid, Caryl S. 

Ekema, Paula J. 

Falter, Nancy Leanne Hulse 

Fedun, Paula Ann 

Ferguson, Robert C. 

Fischer, Judy A. 

Fraser, Shareen Renee 

Fredericks, Georgianna 

Gamundoy, Don D. 

Garvin, Jean Ann 

Gavin, Frances Jane 

Gross, Annette J. 

Hagelgantz, Michael E. 

Hardy, Teri L. 

Harrison, Ida Elizabeth 

Henriques, Sheila M. 

Henry, Karen 

Hingula, Melissa K. 

Ho, Mona 

Hundley, Barbara F. 

Hutabarat, Jean Marie 

Huynh, Donald On 

Karlin, Donna L. 

Knutson, Robert W. 

Kreuter, David J. 

Langdon, Kathy L. 

Maas, Carol A. 

Macarewa, Femmy 

Marinel, Ilie 

Mathew, Rachel 

May, Kenneth M. 

Medes, Edna Q. 

Melikian, George 

Mendoza, Alphonso S. 

Moses, Nancy L. 

Nieman, Barry G. 

Nigg, Nancy L. 

Okura, Linda E. 

Pearson, Sharon Elaine 

Phang, Lillian Lai Yan 

Racine, Judy Kay 

Ramirez, Vicky Ann 

Robinson III, Josias L. 

Sandoval, Mary Esperanza 

Serikaku, Curtis T. 

Shellner, Pamela 

Shelton, Stephen A. 

Sitanggang, Winker 

Smith Jr., James 

Soeprono, Hesri 

Stewart, Jennifer Ann 

Tan, Edith Y. 

Tegley, Coral A. 

Vadala, David L. 

Vendiola, Joel 

Walters, Deanna D. 

White III, James 

Whiting, Linda J. 

Wilcox, Mary C. 

Woolever, Michael G. 

Wuisang, Naomi 

Zasadzinski, Jeanne A. 


Berto, Evangeline Sipus 

Blinci, Sharon J. 

Brock, Elizabeth Carol 

Brown, Jean C. 

Calaguas, Anna I. 

Carreon, Stella 

Catalano, Pattie Lou 

Chambers, Jeffery G. 

Chan, Gordon L. 

Clemente, Nida Paz C. 

Clemons, Donny L. 

Dass, Mohinder 

Drung, Kathleen 

Fankhanel, Barbara Yvonne 

Fuqua, Barbara Alice 

Garton, David S. 

Graham-Kotlarczyk, Diane 

Hardcastle, Robert W. 

Harvey, Betty D. 

Hasibuan, Lilian D. 

Hayes, Deborah Irene 

Headley, Cassandra Lee 

Heaston, Angela R. 

Hernando, Sierlie 

Hill, John A. 

Ibarra, Victor L. 

Johnson, Febra J. 

Jones, Karen Sue 

Kisinger, Alice A. 

Lanham, Mark R. 

Lawson, Karen D. 

Lay, Ronald L. 

Leech, Karen A. 

Lengkong, Evie A. 

Manuel, Zacchaeus 

Martinez, Emy 

Martinez, Margarita Z. 

Mattheson, Wayne A. 

Mercado, Sergio G. 

Mershon, Renee K. 

Miller, Daniel W. 

Moussally, Rose M. 

Munu, Janet Jeyaselvi 

Muyano, Naomi Alido 

Nez, Priscilla C. 

Nhek, Boy 

Ong, Alice N. F. 

Pakpahan, Ida 

Pangan, Liwayway S. 

Patino, Leslie Ann 

Perez, Jose Jabier 

Plata Jr., Arnold E. 

Plookvongpanit, Elsa N. 

Reodique, Luzviminda A. 

Riddle, Pamela J. 

Roach, Joyce S. 

Roberts, Glynis J. 

Ross, Roberta J. 

Saknit, Deborah Lynne 

Schnarr, Elizabeth L. 

Schulz, Alan N. 

Shaddox, Darla F. 

Shadrach, Esther P. 

Sharp, Lisa C. 

Sheppard, David K. 

Shiffler, Lucy E. 

Siagian, Victor 

Siapco, Clarita E. 

Sinulingga, Erlina 

Stitzinger, Deborah Lynn 

Summerville, Brian D. 

Taitague, Susan L. 

Teo, Samuel Chin-Koon 

Thomas, Regina E. 

Titgen, Antoinette D. 

Vernon, Susan Kay 

Voss, Carol Anne 

Wangsnes, Kevin E. 

Weerasinghe, Silnet Rodrigo 

Weissman, Jill Denise 

Wendt, Gayle N. 

Wendtland, Cherry L. 

Williford, Agatha Michelle 

Young, Carolee A. 

Zecher, Cynthia Anne 


Abitia, Erlinda 

Alido, Debbie P. 

Alvarico, Michael B. 

Ambos, R. Jeffrey 

Amin, Malti B. 

Bachman, Bernadette M. 

Backstrom, Melissa K. 

Bagtang, Marivic L. 

Bailey, Susan L. 

Baldaray, Linda M. 

Bannis, Romain E. 

Bardales, Maxima 

Barrios, Myriam S. 

Barruga, Tranquilino G. 

Bassett, Lisa N. 

Bathan, Merlinda Macalintal 

Bell, Kathleen A. 

Beltran, Jodi L. 

Berry, Lisa Ann 

Bielitz, Irene 

Bower, Carol Marie 

Braga, Laura Kay 

Brick, Kathleen M. 

Brower, Ruth V. 

Brown, Laura D. 

Brugnano, Lisa M. 

Camato, Felina 

Carpenter, Lareatha Marie 

Castro, Tony J. 

Cavazos, Kerry A. 

Chokka, Rose F. 

Chong, Hannah Yuen Lan 

Chu, Madeleine H. 

Cooper, Brian E. 

Cooper, Michele C. 

Cordoba, Tina 

Curtis, Harold T. 

Curtis, Patsy E. 

Davey, Susan L. 

Deang, Ronaldo A. 

Deang, Susan D. 

Dickinson, Barbara Frances 

Duncan, Kimberly Ann 

Ecklund, Susan P. 

Engen, Barbara J. 

Fernandez, Margie Patrona 

Ferri, Cecilia G. 

Fontamillas, Lilia 

Garcia-Bitanga, Anavella 

Garcia, Maria C. 

Gettemeyer, Beverly J. 

Ghosh, Matilda M. 

Gomez, Efren 

Gonzales, Sandra S. 

Gracia, Michelle Marie 

Gray, John D. 

Grino, Terrianne Joy 

Gutierrez, Ruben 

Gwinn, Julie Ann 

Hanapin, Eva Alvarado 

Harrison, Judith Gail 

Hequibal, Roxaner 

Hillock, Thelma Ann 

Holguin, Darcy-Lynn 

Jaure, Anna Marie 

Javier, Beatriz 

Kardasinski, Daniel S. 

Keough, William M. 

Kolozsvari, Cindy M. 

Lamance, Sandra H. 

Lara, Lois A. 

Lawson, Sarah Ann 

Layon, Lily Joy 

Le Danseur, Maureen Denise 

Ledesma, Deanna Lynn 

Lee, Sherry L. 

Li, Hannah Aien-Wu 

Loera, Lorraine 

Lopez, Francine 

Lottier Jr., Lawrence 

Lumban-Gaol, Rohannah S. 

Lumintang Zebedeus, Cherry 

Machado, David 

Machado, Dion B. 

Maier, Izabella Kubin 

Malate, Esther B. 

Mamani, Angelica 

Manullang, Rosbenny 

Markovich, Susan R. 

Marshall, John D. 

Marshall, Rachel Anne 

Martin, Janice A. 

Mccarville, Mara K. 

Meert, Nancy F. 

Menciano, Bertilina Quevedo 

Millard, Linda D. 

Mitchell, Charles A. 

Moyers, Michael F. 

Mulinari, Mara S. 

Nyeholt, James E. 

Pakpahan, Paula S. 

Pascua, Frederico R. 

Patrona, Marnie L. 

Peterson, Joanne L. 

Peurifoy, Julie L. 

Portillo, Pamela J. 

Potts, Cynthia K. 

Prado Jr., Carlos Manuel 

Quijano, Avelina C. 

Rais, Shirley M. 

Ramirez, Jose R. 

Rawson, Karen R. 

Reeves, Leann M. 

Reynolds, Judy Mijung 

Roflo, Wendelyn Sabellano 

Romo, Marcos 

Romo, Rafael 

Ruiz, Rosa M. 

Salapare, Zennie T. 

Salomon, Samuel A. 

Santiago, C. Rene 

Schompoopong, Wannee 

Sendejas, Jose R. 

Shih, Yueh-Guey 

Sisson, Sherry Lynn 

Slayman, Julie Ann 

Smith, Judith A. 

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7 

Faculty of Religion brunch focuses on Terri Schiavo case 

The story of Terri Schiavo and 

other issues on the value of human 

life was the topic of the Faculty of 

Religion multidisciplinary issues 

seminar. 

The seminar held on 

Thursday, April 14, was titled 

“The Life and Death of Terri 

Schiavo: Now What?” 

More than 30 people attended 

the seminar, which was the first of 

a three-part series on the Schiavo 

case and other similar cases. 

Donna L. Carlson, MD, JD, a 

physician and a lawyer from 

Redlands, and James W. Walters, 

PhD, professor of Christian ethics, 

Faculty of Religion, Loma Linda 

University, were the presenters. 

Drs. Carlson and Walters discussed 

their own reaction to the 

Schiavo case and how each had 

formed their feelings toward endof-life 

care. 

Previous cases were discussed 


Steppe, Sondra L. 

Steritz, Marta Anne 

Stevenson, Maria G. 

Suarez, Rosemary 

Tan, Dave L. 

Taylor, Merle L. 

Tayo-Pulido, Rose Lynne 

Thompson, Faye M. 

Thompson, Terri L. 

Tina, Nida T. 

Tiras, Kathyrne Louise 

Tiras, Michael Norman 

Trujillo, Diana Iler 

Tubig, Danilo C. 

Tyler, Kenneth L. 

Uhrig, Sandra Lynn 

Utrapiromsuk, Nataya 

Utrapiromsuk, Siriporn 

Vargas, Uriel M. 

Veluz, Yolanda S. 

Vigneault, Debbie L. 

Villa, Christina M. 

Wagner, Sylvia Jean 

Walean, Ellen V. 

Walker, Ruth L. 

Wan, Kim W. 

Watson, Joyce C. 

White, Philip D. 

Whitener, Linda Lee 

Young, Jeannette 

Young, Lily Choi 

Yulip, Emilia I. 

Zebedeus, Didi Stanneth 


Agpaoa, Grace T. 

Allen, Debra R. 

Almario, Dan Manalo 

Anderson, Kimberly 

including the cases of Nancy 

Cruzan, Elizabeth Bouvier, and 

Karen Ann Quinlan. 

Prior to the seminar, Drs. 

Carlson and Walters authored an 

opinion article regarding the Terri 

Schiavo case that was printed in 

the Saturday, March 26, issue of 

the San Bernardino County Sun. 

“The protracted case of Terri 

Schiavo is a disguised blessing,” 

they wrote. “It is forcing us to 

think deeply about our human 

ideals in the real world of fiscal 

constraints and medical technology.” 

The seminar, commonly 

referred to as the “lunch bunch,” 

focuses on topics of ethical interest 

and invites speakers from campus 

and the local area to discuss the 

topic in an informal setting in the 

Ralph and Carolyn Thompson 

Bioethics Library at the Center for 

Christian Bioethics. 

Spam costs businesses $22 billion 

a year, according to CNN.com 

A new study by the 

University of Maryland says that 

spam is costing American businesses 

almost $22 billion a year 

because of the time wasted by 

employees deleting the junk email. 

The survey of adults who 

use the Internet found that more 

than 75 percent receive junk 

mail every day. According to the 

study, only 14 percent of spam 

recipients read their junk e-mail. 

Four percent of the respondents 

said they have bought something 

advertised by spam. One thousand 

adults were surveyed by 

phone. 

—adapted from CNN.com 

Next issue of 

TODAY is 

June 2, 2005 

Ball, James R. 

Bell, Marynie Patnugot 

Benavides, Katherine M. 

Benitez, Mayra 

Bennett, Jodie A. 

Boyer, Margie Kay 

Brown, Frances E. 

Caliva, Jeffrey R. 

Caldera, Ofelia Irene 

Campbell, Cynthia A. 

Carlson, Leah M. 

Cavenaghi, Arnoldo Oscar 

Clark, Michael Eric 

Co, Judy Quinones 

Conforti, Linda Jane 

Coser, Wendy 

De Palm, Luhidis 

Deandrea, Diana Margaret 

Dering, Leasa Trenee 

Dick, Eve W. 

Doloksaribu, Mintha Ully 

Donesky, Dorothy I. 

Doran, Theresa Marie 

Doty, Shelley W. 

Douglas, Rhonda 

Drachenberg, Donaldo H. 

Duncan, Carolyn Jean 

Durr, Wendy Kay 

Edwards, Jeremy Charles 

Elston-Hurdle, Devon C. 

Elston-Hurdle, Philip J. 

Emray, Allison Lyn 

Evans, Tamara Lynn 

Fennell, Patricia Ann 

Fernando-Reid, Melanie 

Ferrara, Margaret L. 

Flores, Heather L. 

Flores, Heather Leann 

French, Janet E. 

Gaitan, Edward J. 

James W. Walters, PhD, and Donna Carlson, MD, JD, discuss the Terri Schiavo case during 

the April 14 “lunch brunch.” 

Congressman Jerry Lewis will speak on future 

of health care at School of Public Health seminar 

The American College of 

Healthcare Executives student 

chapter in association with Loma 

Linda University School of Public 

Health will sponsor a colloquium 

featuring United States Congressman 

Jerry Lewis, representative 

from the 41st congressional district. 

Congressman Lewis, chair of 

the Congressional house appropria- 

Gasche, Traci Ann 

Gill, Deborah J. 

Green, Linville J. 

Grey, William Finch 

Gross, Donna Mae 

Guzman, Olga Eunice 

Haddad, Sami B. 

Hampton, Sharyn Ann 

Harris, Pamela Sue 

Harris, William B. 

Hawkins, Jeanette Violia 

Hinshaw, Susanne R. 

Hong, Simon 

Hopps, Cindy Ann 

Houser, Connie A. 

Huggins, Dawn Jonelle 

Iancu, Florian Gabriel 

Irlam, Dona Gail 

Jackson, Susan Carol 

Jimenez, Kristina L. 

Jimenez, Sylvia Neyda O. 

Johnson, Bradley S. 

Johnson, Dennis L. 

Jones, Alisa L. 

Kerr, Kevin G. 

Khorozian, Melanie Sue 

Knapp, Denise Marie 

Koh, Jayanthi 

Lambert, Chester R. 

Langford, Eileen Kamilos 

Lee, Erin A. 

Letts, Maria H. 

Lopez, Jody A. 

Lu, Karen 

Luva, Allyson Frances 

Lynch, Patricia E. 

Mag Akat Jr., Danilo M. 

Mag-Akat, Dennies Mendoza 

Mag-Akat, Valerie Anne 

Marrero, Melanie J. 

tions commiteee, will speak at 

12:00 noon on Tuesday, May 31, at 

the Loma Linda University 

Church campus chapel. 

“Congressman Lewis will be 

presenting on the future of health 

care from the federal government 

perspective,” says Johann Ramirez, 

a School of Public Health student 

and coordinator of the event. 

Martinez, Laura 

Martinez, Robert 

Massey, Robin R. 

Matthews, Gregory R. 

Maxwell, Llona S. 

Mccann, Michele A. 

Mcentire, Kenneth Ray 

Mcpherson, Brett G. 

Mejico, Emma E. 

Miller, Sharon J. 

Mitchell, Sandra Ann 

Monahan, Kathleen Mary 

Moon, Jihyun 

Moore, Anna M. 

Mosher, Elliott 

Muhammad, Sara Vernelda 

Muniz, Michael James 

Musliner, Edward David 

Nelson, Shelly Kay 

Nero, Janet Lynn 

Nieves, Madeline 

Ninan, Daniel James 

Pageau, Marijane 

Parker, Linda Diane 

Pendleton, Cynthia 

Pfeifle, John D. 

Piper, Candice Renee 

Politano, Ma Cherriza Barcena 

Powell, Tremenca Monique 

Rains, Kathryn A. 

Ramer, Kathryn Elizabeth 

Ramirez, Maria Eugenia 

Ramos, Georgia R. 

Regester, Michael 

Renick, Kathy 

Rivera, Marcos J. 

Rivera, Maylene Jimenez 

Roberts, Dusti Suzanne 

Robinson, Valeria M. 

Rojas, Susan E. 

The colloquium is open to all 

students, faculty, staff, and administration 

of Loma Linda University, 

Loma Linda Univeristy Medical 

Center, and affiliated entities. 

A question and answer period 

will follow Congressman Lewis’ 

presentation. A light lunch will be 

provided for those in attendance at 

the colloquium. 

Rosel, James W. 

Roy, Robert Clarence 

Rucibwa, Naphtal Kaberege 

Russelos, Loraine Mary 

Rycroft, Donna J. 

Saghafi, Tahmineh B. 

Sakoolpailoh, Ouayporn 

Salarda, Buena L. 

Salazar, Juan Edilberto 

Sammons, Nancy E. 

Sarli, Ruth S. 

Schofield, Sherry May 

Sexton, Warren J. 

Shows, Karen Denise 

Sida, Sandra Lynn 

Simas, Sandra Earleen 

Sirk-Bun, Ric Peuov 

Smith, Eli O. 

Sosa, Lisa Joy 

Sweeney, Thomas 

Tan, Sieglinde Lynn Irrgang 

Taylor, Tammy Dawn 

Templeton, Patricia M. 

Tes, Andy 

Thompson, Janet 

Thompson, Laurie D. 

Tustison, Donald Henry 

Ugalde, Louis A. 

Van Hemert, Carrie 

Verrecchio, Gail M. 

Vockeroth, Elizabeth Joelle 

Vukovich, Judith Mae 

Warren, Karen L. 

Weatherill, Tracy Rene 

Wright, Mary N. 

Yapshing, Don A. 

Young, Tammy Lee 

Ziegelmayer, Joan L. 

Zimmerman, Moonyeen P. 

Zirzow, Jennifer Ann


TODAY 

LLUMC, LLUBMC employee recognition banquet 

William M. Robinson (center) celebrates with administration his 50 years 

of service at Loma Linda University Medical Center. 

Employees with 30 years of service at LLLUMC are recognized at the 

April 26 employee recognition banquet. 

Loma Linda University Medical Center employees celebrating 20 years of 

service stand with administration at the recognition banquet on April 26. 

On April 26, more 15-year employees attended the recognition banquet 

than any other group. 

Ten-year employees of LLUMC were one of the largest employee groups 

gathered in Wong Kerlee International Conference Center. 

Loma Linda University Medical Center administration applauds and 

recognizes employees with 35 years of service. 

Employees with 25 years of service to Loma Linda University Medical 

Center pose for a picture at the recognition banquet. 

One of three groups of 15-year employees stand together for a picture after 

receiving a recognition pin and the “executive handshake.” 

Pictured above are one of three groups of LLUMC employees with 15 

years of service to the Medical Center. 

Employees with 10 years of service at Loma Linda University Medical 

Center pose for a picture with administration the evening of the 26th.


9


TODAY 

The speech therapy team at the Outpatient Rehabilitation 

Center poses for a group photograph. Pictured are (back row, 

from left) Ginger Williams, student intern from University of 

Hawaii, Deborah Hicks, speech therapist, Melissa 

Backstrom, clinical manager of speech therapy and occupational 

therapy, and Gary Lucas, senior speech pathologist. 

On the front row are (from left) Kerri Hinkle, speech pathologist, 

and Erika Nevin, speech therapist. 

Speech therapy helps patient 

communicate with family 

For Chalitta Hansberry, the 

sound of her three young sons’ 

voices is music to her ears. But 

until her second child, Kejani, 

started receiving speech therapy at 

Loma Linda University Outpatient 

Rehabilitation Center in 

May, 2004, it was a musical piece 

missing a part. 

Born August 2, 2002, Kejani had 

many problems requiring special 

care from a variety of disciplines. 

“He’s come so far because of 

the specialized services he’s 

received at Loma Linda,” says Ms. 

Hansberry. “He’s gone from not 

being able to roll over to running 

around independently. He likes 

being rough, anything physical. 

“We made it our mission to get 

him to Loma Linda,” says Ms. 

Hansberry once she knew the 

extent of his problems. Since 

March, 2003, Kejani has been 

impaired in his speech from a tracheostomy. 

The procedure helped 

correct several of his pulmonary 

problems, including tracheomalasia, 

a softening of his tracheal cartilage. 

He was also diagnosed with a 

hearing problem, bilateral moderate 

hearing loss. 

Kejani began wearing a hearing 

aid in February to compensate 

for his hearing loss. He was 

one of the first to be tested on 

the computer hearing test at the 

audiology department. 

These problems severely 

delayed Kejani’s speech development, 

making it very difficult for 

him to even want to communicate 

with his mother and older brother, 

Ojore. Speech therapy helped 

change that. 

“In one year of therapy I’ve 

seen more confidence in trying to 

communicate and more verbalization,” 

says Ms. Hansberry. Kejani 

visits the Outpatient Rehabilitation 

Center twice a week for his speech 

therapy. His first therapist, Gary 

Lucas, senior speech pathologist, 

evaluated his needs and started his 

treatment plan. Now, Erika Nevin, 

pediatric speech pathologist, sees 

Kejani when he comes. 

One of the first things speech 

therapy did for Kejani was to equip 

him with a Passy-Muir Speaking 

Valve. The valve connects to the 

end of Kejani’s trache tube. The 

valve has a flap that allows air to be 

inhaled through the trache, but 

then closes and forces air out 

through the mouth, activating the 

vocal cords and enabling speech. 

“That was really exciting for us 

to hear him because he got a trache 

put in when he was 3 months old, 

so it was the first time we really got 

to hear him. 

“Family helps to motive him,” 

remarks Ms. Hansberry, who 

recently gave birth to her third son, 

Ishmaiah. Often, Kejani’s older 

brother will come to the therapy 

sessions after school. 

“The main lesson I learned from 

him is this: if he can go through all 

this and still be happy, what’s my 

problem?” says Ms. Hansberry. 

At first, Kejani did not like the 

Passy-Muir Speaking Valve. But 

since speech therapy helped him 

adjust to it, he wears it all the time. 

“Now he’s talking nonstop since 

Gary fitted him with the valve,” 

smiles Ms. Hansberry. And that’s 

exactly how she wants it. 

Kejani Hansberry 

Letha Graham (right) prepares to blow out her candles to celebrate her 99th birthday during 

the Heritage Society dinner. Ms. Graham is assisted by Sherri Vasquez, MBA, director of 

development, School of Nursing. 

Loma Linda University Medical Center 

hosts dinner for Heritage Society members 

On Monday evening, April 

11, Heritage Society members 

were treated to a dinner in Wong 

Kerlee International Conference 

Center. 

Each member was provided 

with a free copy of the updated 

book, Legacy, the story of Loma 

Linda University and Loma 

Linda University Medical 

Center. 

The book, written by Richard 

Schaefer, historian of Loma 

Linda University, was updated 

for the centennial year. Mr. 

Schaefer was also on hand to sign 

and personalize each copy. 

A special video presentation 

about the neonatal intensive care 

unit was then shown. The video, 

prepared by Patricia K. Thio, 

office of University relations, follows 

two families that had infants 

in the NICU ward. Following 

the video, Zareh Sarrafian, MBA, 

administrator, Loma Linda 

University Children’s Hospital, 

interviewed the Esparza family, 

one of the families featured in 

the video. 

During the dinner, Mr. 

Schaefer presented a special slide 

show commemorating the 100 

years of Loma Linda University. 

Richard H. Hart, MD, DrPH, 

chancellor of Loma Linda 

University, and B. Lyn Behrens, 

MBBS, president of Loma Linda 

University, updated society members 

on the new Centennial 

Campaign as well as other future 

developments for both the 

University and the Medical Center. 

Part of the new developments 

include the Centennial Complex 

and the Centennial Pathway. 

The Centennial Complex will 

be located where Gentry 

Gymnasium is currently located 

and will feature smart classrooms, 

laboratories, and two large 

amphitheaters. 

The Centennial Pathway will 

begin at Magan Hall with a 

Founder’s Plaza and will feature 

365 pavers for each year of Loma 

Linda’s first century of service. 

Special pavers commemorating 

major events or milestones in the 

University and Medical Center’s 

history will be embedded in the 

pathway within the year they 

took place. In addition, the 

names of people whose lives 

have been impacted by Loma 

Linda or who have had a part in 

fulfilling its mission will be 

engraved on individual granite 

pavers throughout the Pathway. 

Following the presentation of 

Drs. Hart and Behrens, J. Lynn 

Martell, DMin, vice president of 

advancement, Loma Linda 

University Adventist Health 

Sciences Center, hosted a question 

and answer session on the 

Centennial Campaign. 

Membership in the Heritage 

Society is extended to anyone 

who includes a gift to Loma 

Linda University, Loma Linda 

University Medical Center, 

and/or LLU Children’s Hospital 

as part of his or her estate plan. 

Donors who make these types 

of provisions do so through a 

bequest in their will, a trust, a 

gift annuity, pooled income fund 

participation, a life insurance policy, 

or other planned gift. 

Heritage Society members 

receive Loma Linda University 

and Medical Center publications, 

a handsome certificate suitable 

for framing, and invitations to 

special recognition events. 

If you or someone you know 

would like more information 

about the Heritage Society, call 

the office of the vice president 

for advancement at (909) 558- 

4597, or write: Heritage Society, 

office of the vice president for 

advancement, Loma Linda 

University and Medical Center, 

Loma Linda, California 92354. 

Zareh Sarrafian, MBA, administrator, Loma Linda 

University Children’s Hospital, interviews Denise, Tony, and 

Tommy Esparza.


11 

Mount Kilimanjaro climb inspires collaborative leadership 

Editor’s note: The following article 

was written by Albin H. Grohar, PhD, 

executive director of advancement, 

Loma Linda University, about his 

climb of Mount Kilimanjaro earlier 

this year. 

What once was just illusive, 

wishful thinking for me, became 

reality when Richard Hart, MD, 

DrPH, chancellor of Loma Linda 

University, invited me to climb 

Mount Kilimanjaro in January of 

2005. I had fancied the idea of 

climbing Africa’s highest peak 

(5,895 meters or 19,341 feet) for 

some years. But fancying it is far 

from actually doing it. Having 

accepted Dr. Hart’s invitation, the 

intimidating reality of such an 

enormous commitment set in. No 

doubt about it, I was fearful! 

Background 

For Dr. Hart, climbing Mount 

Kilimanjaro was to be a family 

event. He asked his three daughters 

(Chandra, Briana, and Kari) to 

attempt this challenging climb 

with him, to make for an unparalleled 

family memory. Chandra’s 

husband, Charlie, came along, as 

well as a nurse volunteer who 

worked at the Adventist hospital in 

Gimbie, Ethiopia, where Chandra 

is chief executive officer. I felt 

honored to be invited—seven 

aspiring climbers in all. 

The purpose of this piece, however, 

is not to detail Kili’s challenging 

climb. Much expert writing 

and counsel has been devoted to 

this topic. 

Daunting? Yes! 

Was it hard? Absolutely! One of 

us well noted, “it’s the hardest 

thing I’ve ever done.” 

Did Kili challenge one’s selfconfidence? 

Often! 

Did we have to look to our 

innermost psychological resources 

to meet the challenge? Every step 

of the 70-mile journey! 

Let there be no doubt! The 

world’s highest free-standing 

mountain—climbing this enormous 

rock—can fill many wouldbe 

climbers with uncertainty. 

But again, this piece is less 

about a personal climbing adventure, 

and more about the observations 

of an amateur student of 

organizational behavior concerning 

the factors that may have led to 

success in this enterprise—shared 

leadership and team spirit. These 

were the lessons gathered by this 

writer on this intrepid journey. 

The value of collaborative 

leadership 

Extraordinary enterprises— 

major construction efforts, capital 

or political campaigns, relieving 

the sequel of natural disasters— 

call for shared or collaborative leadership. 

While a single leader may 

be able to orchestrate an effort’s 

accomplishment, an enterprise’s 

complexity may dictate the need 

for shared leadership. Our Kili 

climb was a pertinent example. 

Our chancellor, Dr. Hart, conceived 

the climb. By virtue of his 

position, professionally and as a 

leader for his family, and example, 

Dr. Hart’s leadership is unquestioned. 

Yet, his eldest daughter, 

Chandra, was relied on to coordinate 

the logistics for the challenging 

climb of the Mount— 

scheduling, negotiating, dealing 

with government representatives 

in two countries, contracting 

guides and porters, transportation, 

food and lodging, managing 

finances, and other resources. 

All of us, professionals in our 

own right, accepted and depended 

on her leadership in orchestrating 

the trip’s indispensable preparatory 

steps. 

We undisputedly allowed and 

expected her to lead. To a person, 

we trusted Chandra’s demonstrated 

organizational and relational 

skills applied in the Kenyan 

and Tanzanian contexts. Everything 

fell into place like clockwork. 

As the climb began, and 

through the journey’s six days, 

leadership was seamlessly transferred 

to the company hired to 

guide the climb and porter our 

supplies. With more than 1,000 

person-climbs of experience, the 

selected Tanzanian company 

guided impeccably, pacing, stopping, 

acclimatizing, monitoring 

team members’ stresses, pushing, 

encouraging, and when needed, 

waiting. 

Again, to a person, we implicitly 

trusted Bongo and Julius, our 

guides, and accepted, yes, 

expected them to assume leadership 

for the climbing elements of 

this effort. 

They read our physical and 

psychological status with great 

accuracy and acted accordingly in 

leading us through the mental 

struggles we experienced during 

the climb. 

As they took the mantel of leadership, 

they earned our respect. We 

followed them through each stage 

without hesitation. 

Yet, we knew that Chandra was 

always on standby to reassume 

leadership on organizational issues 

if circumstances called for this. 

There are enterprises for which 

success may be achieved only in 

the context of shared or collaborative 

leadership. Perhaps there is a 

direct correlation between the 

complexity of the effort at hand 

and the need for collaborative 

leadership. Shared leadership 

requires leaders’ willingness to 

share their leading roles, to recognize 

the varied talents of potential 

co-leaders and other members of a 

project’s team, and to elicit such 

talents to accomplish the complex 

task at hand. 

Team-building 

Climbing Kilimanjaro involved 

ascending the huge rock over fourand-a-half 

days and descending it 

for a day and a half. During the last 

30 hours of the journey, we walked 

an exhausting 20 hours. Some altitude 

sickness—nausea, headache, 

lack of appetite—was a reality for 

Loma Linda University chancellor Richard H. Hart, MD, DrPH (right), with his three 

daughters (from left), Kari Hidalgo, Chandra Baier, and Briana Jack, poses for a photograph 

at Mount Kilimanjaro’s summit. 

several of our climbers. Additionally, 

at 15,000 to 19,000 feet, our 

anaerobic thresholds were substantially 

lower than when closer to sea 

level. Hypothermia became a reality 

for me. Despite the effect of 

these on body and mind, there was 

the unrelenting “pole, pole” 

(slowly, slowly) upward pace 

toward the summit. 

As we prepared to climb the 

last 1,200 meters, or 4,000 feet, I 

fearfully noted, “well, tonight we 

attempt to summit.” Charlie 

Baier’s response was immediate 

and unequivocal: “Albin, we will 

all summit”—an exemplary commitment 

to defining our mission’s 

success not as a single person’s 

achievement, but as a team’s 

mutually supportive, individually 

self-denying effort. 

And so it was, that the last 4,000 

foot, eight-hour, through-thenight, 

tortured trek in sub-freezing, 

wind-chilled temperatures was 

conquered in painstaking starts 

and stops. We watched companions 

gasp for ever diminishing molecules 

of oxygen as we approached 

19,300 feet. We fought the urge to 

stop the suffering, even as we saw 

exhausted members of other 

climbing teams being ushered to 

safer, lower altitudes without having 

summited. 

At one point, noting our frequent, 

judicious rest stops, one of 

our members moved impulsively 

forward and asked Bongo, our lead 

guide: “what’s the plan, man?” 

Our young companion seemed 

anxious and impatient to keep 

moving despite others’ need to 

recoup. 

Bongo’s experienced response 

was concise and closed to any argument: 

“We wait as long as necessary, 

and move forward as we can.” 

The result of the team’s 

effort…all seven of us reached 

Uhuru Peak, Mount Kilimanjaro’s 

summit! 

We exhilarated at our success, 

at the outstanding scenery 

Kilimanjaro’s top offered of the 

gigantic glaciers and Tanzanian 

landscape, at each member’s unrelenting 

effort and achievement! 

Unspoken in the thin-aired altitude 

were prayers of gratitude 

…and praise for His marvelous 

architecture. 

More than anything else, we 

wanted all of us to succeed 

together. Anything short of that 

would have been disappointing, 

demoralizing. Summiting without 

all seven was never in our thinking! 

Everyone cared for each other, 

shared each other’s load, drank 

from each other’s water bottles, ate 

from each other’s bowls, waited for 

one another when necessary. 

Underlying this trek, firmly convicted, 

we wanted to ensure the 

other’s success. 

For us, this was an incredible 

achievement for the entire team! 

No one person took any credit. No 

one boasted of individual effort. 

If there was any pain, we all 

shared in it as we could. Yet at 

Uhuru Peak, the beaming smiles 

for each other and the spirit of 

unity were unmistakable. 

The climb reminded me that 

complex enterprises depend on 

the trust, self-sacrifice, vulnerability, 

and cooperation intrinsic in 

true teamwork for their success. 

Team members rely on and facilitate 

the use of each other’s 

strengths and shore up their weaknesses. 

On this Kili climb, these 

attributes were displayed readily, 

thoroughly, unsolicitedly. 

Shared leadership and teamwork 

helped our team to walk 

beyond the clouds to Kilimanjaro’s 

summit. 

Although evaporating at the rate of two-thirds of a mile annually, 

Mount Kilimanjaro’s glaciers are still impressive. 

All seven members of Dr. Hart’s group successfully made the 

trek to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro.


TODAY 

School of Allied Health Professions welcomes alumni for 

The School of Health Professions 

celebrated its heritage as a school on 

the cutting edge during homecoming 

weekend April 28 to 30. 

The weekend featured numerous 

opportunities to attend continuing 

education courses on subjects 

such as phytochemicals in nutrition 

and health and the implications of 

pelvic floor anatomy on the treatment 

of incontinence. There were 

also many social opportunities and 

class reunions. 

The School honored numerous 

alumni during the alumni banquet 

in Wong Kerlee International 

Conference Center on April 28. 

Susan Maloney, MS, RD, 

received the weekend’s highest 

honors as the alumna of the year. 

Ms. Maloney presently serves a 

five-county area for the office on 

aging. She inspects the kitchens of 

facilities for the elderly and reviews 

their menus for nutritional adequacy. 

The hospice facilities in her 

area have recruited her dietetic 

skills to augment care for the terminally 

ill. 

Her most significant contribution 

to the department of nutrition 

and dietetics at Loma Linda 

University has been her unparalleled 

professionalism as managing 

editor of the Loma Linda University 

Diet Manual: A handbook supporting 

vegetarian nutrition. Without remuneration, 

she and her husband, 

Michael, formatted this 950+ page 

document, which nutrition and 

medical professionals use in implementing 

medical nutrition therapy 

for patients and clients. This has 

involved physician, editor, and 

author review, and reformatting. 

The only diet manual based on a 

vegetarian meal plan, it has made a 

major contribution in the support of 

the lacto-ovo vegetarian diet. Health 

care professionals in any institution, 

not just Adventist ones, are able to 

implement a vegetarian diet for 

their patients or clients. Based on 

sound science, the Loma Linda 

University Diet Manual: A Handbook 

Supporting Vegetarian Nutrition, gives 

the rationale for the diet, foods 

allowed or avoided, and sample 

menus. 

Ms. Maloney served as administrative 

dietitian at Loma Linda 

University Medical Center while 

her husband, Michael, finished his 

radiology residency. She joined the 

faculty of the department of nutrition 

and dietetics in 1980 and contributed 

with distinction as an 

assistant professor in management 

areas of the curriculum until her 

husband moved his medical practice 

to Yreka. She has served on the 

board of the Seventh-day Adventist 

Dietetic Association as speaker of 

the house, first and second vice 

president, and president. 

The school also honored distinguished 

alumni in the various 

departments. 

Mark Titus, MBA, was honored 

as distinguished alumnus in clinical 

laboratory science. 

A 1991 alumnus of the LLU 

bachelor’s program in cytology, Mr. 

Titus has been employed as a 

cytotechnologist for the LLU 

pathology group for more than 10 

years. He mentors and tutors LLU 

cytology students during their clinical 

rotations, and helps students 

with their research projects. 

He has also made more than five 

30-hour journeys from Los Angeles 

to Nakuru, Kenya, as a charter 

member of the Professional 

Analyzing Pap Smears Team 

(PAPS). This international, nonprofit 

organization initiates and 

establishes cervical and breast cancer 

screening and treatment clinics 

in countries where cervical cancer is 

still the leading cause of death in 

women. It is composed of volunteer 

nurses, nurse practitioners, 

cytotechnologists, and physicians. 

Mr. Titus spends three weeks a 

year in Nakuru training and assisting 

local medical personnel in a 

cytology laboratory. 

Glen Kuck, MSc, received the 

Distinguished Alumnus Award in 

cardiopulmonary sciences. 

He is the district director of distributed 

education and technology 

services for the San Bernardino 

Community College District. 

Serving the needs of San 

Bernardino Valley College and 

Crafton Hills College, he oversees 

several offices, including computing 

services, publications and printing 

services, and distributed education. 

Mr. Kuck plays a vital role in leading 

the district’s initiative in distributed 

education and works closely 

with the each of the colleges to 

develop long-range strategic, fiscal, 

and educational plans. He has even 

been involved in several construction 

projects, ensuring that facilities 

and classrooms are prepared for 

tomorrow’s technology demands. 

Prior to joining the San 

Bernardino Community College 

District, Mr. Kuck was an active 

member of Loma Linda University—both 

as a student and assistant 

professor. Mr. Kuck earned an associate 

of science in respiratory therapy 

in 1995 and a bachelor of 

science in emergency medical care 

in 1996. Thereafter, he was invited 

to join the faculty at the School of 

Allied Health Professions. As 

director of clinical education and 

later program director for the 

emergency medical care program, 

Mr. Kuck offered his vision and 

talent in many ways—counseling 

students, overhauling the curriculum, 

securing scholarship money, 

and establishing a satellite site in 

Fresno, to name a few. 

Audrey Shaffer, MA, RHIA, was 

recognized as the distinguished 

alumna in health information man- 

agement. Earning her bachelor’s 

degree in health information at 

Loma Linda University in 1973, 

Ms. Shaffer pursued her master’s 

degree in health care administration 

at Central Michigan University in 

1982. 

She is a registered health information 

administrator and a certified 

professional in health care quality. 

Currently, she serves as an assistant 

clinical professor for the department 

of health information management 

in the School of Allied Health 

Professions, a position she has held 

since 1999. 

Ms. Shaffer is highly respected 

for her work as a consultant to international 

health care organizations, 

developing a distinguished record of 

volunteer service in at least 14 countries, 

including Argentina, Brazil, 

China, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malaysia, 

Philippines, Rwanda, Taiwan, 

Tanzania, and Uganda. 

One of Ms. Shaffer’s most outstanding 

and creative contributions 

to student clinical training is the 

establishment of the Audrey Shaffer 

Scholarship Endowment. This fund 

provides travel expenses to international 

sites for clinical training for 

students. Since 2001, nine students 

from the SAHP health information 

management department have traveled 

with Audrey to health care sites 

in China, Mexico, and Argentina 

with the support of this special 

endowment. 

Sylvia Melendez Klinger was 

honored by the nutrition and dietetics 

department as the distinguished 

alumna. 

Ms. Klinger, MS, RD, LD, is the 

founder and CEO of Hispanic Food 

Communications, a communications 

and culinary consulting company. 

She also serves as a consultant 

to many other food and public relations 

companies. 

Ms. Klinger’s bilingual capabilities 

have been tapped by many 

major food companies. A native of 

Puerto Rico, she carries her message 

of sound nutrition with energy and 

authenticity to the Spanish-speaking 

public. She frequently appears 

on many major television stations, 

including NBC, Univision, Mundo 

Latino, Telemundo, and America 

Teve. She is the Hispanic media 

representative for companies such 

as Kellogg’s, General Mills, and 

ConAgra. 

Previous to her consulting and 

public relations work with food 

companies, she was the research 

dietitian at Northwestern University 

Medical School in Chicago. She 

held a similar position at the medical 

center at the University of 

California in Irvine, where she 

served as a clinical and research 

dietitian. Her career began as an 

administrative dietitian at the New 

England Memorial Hospital in 

Boston. 

Ms. Klinger’s master’s degree is 

in public service administration 

from DePaul University, Chicago. 

She is a 1984 graduate of the department 

of nutrition and dietetics. 

The department of occupational 

therapy honored Sharon Newton, 

MHS, with its Distinguished 

Alumna Award for 2005. Ms. 

Newton graduated cum laude with 

the bachelor of science degree in 

occupational therapy in 1988. 

Since her graduation from Loma 

Linda University, Maj. Newton has 

been actively involved in promoting 

the role of occupational therapy in 

the United States Army, serving in 

various army medical centers. She 

has been deployed to Cuba and 

Iraq, and she is currently stationed 

in Heidelberg, Germany, serving as 

a medical operations officer and 

advisor to the brigade commander. 

Between 2000 and 2004, Maj. 

Newton was the officer-in-charge of 

the combat stress fitness course for 

soldiers preparing for deployment. 

While serving in active duty, 

Maj. Newton was able to complete 

her master’s in health science, with 

a focus on health promotion, in 

2004. She was a team member 

responsible for rewriting the army 

Combat/Operational Stress Control 

Doctrine (field manual), and she cowrote 

and published an article in 

the Army Medical Department Journal 

regarding the unique role of occupational 

therapy in combat and operational 

stress control. 

While Maj. Newton was working 

in California, she was actively 

involved with the California 

Occupational Therapy Association, 

as well as the local chapter of the 

association. 

Lily Choi Young, MSc, MA, 

earned a master of arts degree in 

music from Hong Kong Union 

College in 1975, a bachelor of arts 

degree in physical therapy from 

Loma Linda University in 1984, and 

in 2002, she earned a master of science 

in health care administration. 

The physical therapy department 

has honored Ms. Young this 

year as its distinguished alumna. 

She worked as the director of 

physical therapy at the Robert H. 

Ballard Rehabilitation Center in San 

Bernardino and as the assistant 

administrative director for clinical 

services at the White Memorial 

Medical Center in Los Angeles. In 

1990, she became the supervisor of 

the department of physical therapy 

at Loma Linda University Medical 

Center. She was also responsible for 

the clinical operation of the occupational 

therapy department during 

1992 to 1994. She assumed the task 

of clinical manager of the physical 

therapy department in 2000. 

In 2004, Ms. Young was invited 

to be the director of inpatient rehabilitation 

therapy services, covering 

physical and occupational therapies, 

at Loma Linda University Medical 

Center. Her knowledge and expertise 

in program development and 

health care regulation and licensing 

have been of particular benefit in 

the smooth operation of the rehabilitation 

department and in the Joint 

Commission on Accreditation in 

Health Care Organizations and the 

Commission on Accreditation of 

Rehabilitation Facilities surveys in 

1992, 1995, and 1998. 

Yasmin Bracho, MPA, is a 2002 

alumna of the physician assistant 

program. She was named the 

department’s distinguished alumna. 

Ms. Bracho is currently an assistant 

professor and associate clinical 

coordinator for the physician assistant 

program. Apart from her duties 

planning and coordinating the clinical 

education and clinical practicum 

components of the program, she 

coordinates two of the courses and 

provides 50 percent of the lectures 

in these courses. She is also 

involved in organizing and planning 

student mission trips to Mexico. 

Apart from her duties at LLU, 

Ms. Bracho maintains a clinical practice 

and is involved with the Flying 

Doctors of Mercy (LIGA International). 

She has been videotaped 

for SACHS and community service 

and for Channel 3 television audiences, 

and has provided feature presentations 

for multiple organizations 

within the PA profession. 

The distinguished alumnus for 

radiation technology was Arthur 

Kroetz, PhD. 

He came to the School of Allied 

Health as a student in 1971, after 

having gained an interest in medicine 

while serving as a combat 

medic in Vietnam from 1968 to 

1969. He began training in medical 

radiography and nuclear medicine 

and later received a call to join the 

radiologic technology department 

as an instructor in 1974. He 

assumed the position of department 

chair in 1978. 

For several years, he was not 

only the program director for the 

medical radiography program but 

also directed the nuclear medicine 

program and coordinated the programs 

in radiation therapy, ultrasound, 

and cardiovascular 

technology, as well as the bachelor’s 

degree program. In 1981, he completed 

the master’s degree in educational 

foundations at La Sierra 

University, Riverside, and, in 1999, 

his PhD from the graduate school of 

the University of Southern 

California. 

An avid interest in computer 

technology brought him to service 

as the school’s chair of the information 

systems coordinating committee. 

He also serves on the 

University’s learning and technology 

and eUniversity committees. In 

2002, he was appointed coordinator 

for distance learning programs in 

SAHP. 

Sherry Foldvary, MS, was 

named the distinguished alumna for 

speech-language pathology and 

audiology. 

She attended Loma Linda 

University, La Sierra campus, where 

she graduated with a bachelor’s 

degree in speech-language pathology 

and audiology in 1982. She 

completed her master’s degree in 

speech-language pathology at 

California State University 

Northridge in 1985. Her clinical fellowship 

year and required professional 

experience were completed 

at Glendale Adventist Medical 

Center. 

Ms. Foldvary then became a 

staff speech-language pathologist 

and later the manager for the com-


13 

celebration weekend of April 28–30 

municative disorders department. 

In 1992, she became manager of 

communication disorders at White 

Memorial Medical Center until 

Glendale Adventist Medical Center 

and White Memorial Medical 

Center merged their rehabilitation 

management, and Ms. Foldvary 

became the manager of both hospitals. 

Later, Ms. Foldvary was promoted 

to director for rehabilitation 

services at White Memorial Medical 

Center, a position she has held since 

1997. Her clinical expertise is in the 

areas of brain injury and swallowing. 

Ms. Foldvary has been responsible 

for the development of the cleft 

palate program, the cardiac rehabilitation 

program, and a wound care 

program and most recently, she has 

worked on the development of the 

East Los Angeles Center for 

Diabetes at White Memorial 

Medical Center. She is also on faculty 

at California State University, 

Northridge, where she supervises 

the advanced diagnostic clinic for 

students in speech-language pathology 

in the graduate program. 

Richard “Dick” Roath was honored 

as the distinguished alumnus 

for 2004 by the clinical laboratory 

science department. 

He began working for the 

Montana State Board of Health in 

1953 by operating a mobile TB unit 

in the statewide survey. The following 

year, he attended Montana State 

University while living and working 

at a local hospital, the arrangement 

for a student covering off-hours in 

the x-ray department. With childhood 

experience testing the milk-fat 

content for his father’s dairy processing 

plant, he soon began to 

work in the lab as well. 

He finished his prerequisites 

for the national certification and 

took the ASCP exam in 1960. He, 

Bruce Beardsley, occupational therapy class of 

1961, studies a historical display at the alumni 

banquet. 

Health information management students Pauline 

Calla (left) and Lian Somali, health information 

management class of 2004, visit with a guest. 

his wife, and son moved to 

Denver, Colorado, for a position 

that also allowed him to do medical 

photography. 

In 1967, Mr. Roath joined Loma 

Linda University Medical Center 

and enrolled in the medical technology 

program. Although he had 

experience, national certification, 

and a state license, he had not graduated 

from college. After graduating 

in 1971, he trained at the Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention 

in Atlanta, Georgia, and was asked 

to take over the parasitology section 

of LLUMCs lab. 

He established the parasitology 

program in the faculty medical lab, 

studied new techniques in the diagnosis 

of pneumocystis pneumonia at 

Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, and 

helped set up a new training program 

at West Indies College, 

Jamaica. Since his retirement in 

1998, Mr. Roath has been enjoying 

life in Yucaipa, with Donna, his wife 

of 48 years. 

Michael H. Terry was honored 

with the Rising Star Student Award 

in cardiopulmonary science. He 

graduated with an associate of science 

degree in respiratory care from 

the College of the Desert in 1980. 

Michael Terry has worked at 

LLUMC since 1982 and currently 

serves as the clinical manager of the 

pulmonary physiology labs. His contributions 

to the arena of respiratory 

care include the development and 

implementation of “CliniVision,” a 

respiratory care information management 

system, and multiple interfaces 

for use with other systems. He 

regularly lectures at in-services for 

the clinical respiratory staff, as well 

as for pulmonary fellows, residents, 

and nurses serving in the adult 

intensive care unit. Mr. Terry has 

co-authored numerous journal 

abstracts and articles for presentations 

and has published in the 

Journal of Clinical Monitoring and 

Computing (2002). A significant contribution 

to the clinical education of 

medical students and staff at 

LLUMC has been his development 

and supervision of the mechanical 

ventilation lab from 1997 to present. 

Mr. Terry has traveled extensively 

in response to the demands 

for his expertise abroad, providing 

perioperative care for pediatric heart 

patients in Nepal in 1992, and again 

in 1993, with the LLUMC heart 

team. He lectured extensively for 

students and physicians of the Zhe 

Jiang Medical School in seminars 

held at Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital 

in Hangzhou, China, in August and 

September, 1998. 

He is a student in the postprofessional 

bachelor of science 

degree program for respiratory therapy 

at Loma Linda University. 

Pauline Joyce Calla was given 

the Rising Star Student Award in 

health information management. 

She is a senior in the health information 

administration program, and 

she will receive the bachelor of science 

degree in June, 2005. Ms. 

Calla has also received the Margaret 

Jackson Scholarship Award, the 

Smart Corporation Scholarship 

Award, and the Audrey Shaffer 

Scholarship Award. 

At LLU, she has served as secretary 

of the Asian Pacific Student 

Association and religious vice president, 

junior and senior classes, 

health information administration. 

Ms. Calla has donated time as a 

volunteer to the Norton Health 

Neighborhood, the Community 

Kids Connection, and in the health 

information management department 

at the St. Francis Medical 

Edd Ashley, PT, EdD (left), physical therapy 

department chair, left, catches up with alumnus 

John Carlos Jr. 

(From left) John Carlos Jr., Bill Thompson, and 

Robert Thompson, enjoy the humor John Lewis 

brings to his address at the alumni banquet. 

Susan Lewis and Craig Jackson, JD, MSW, dean of the School of 

Allied Health Professions (seated), listen to a presentation from 

Professor John Lewis, PhD, on ways the School remains on the 

cutting edge. 

Marilyn Davidian, MA, health information management class of 

1984, enjoys visiting with other banquet guests. 

Physical therapy student Christine Wilson, front right, makes conversation 

while going through the food line. 

Mary Barnett, front left, and Sam Chafin, front right, survey their 

food choices. 

Susan Lewis (second from left) helps herself to the Asian buffet. 

Judith Joseph (left) and Je Je Noval sing a duet prior to dinner at the 

alumni banquet.


TODAY 

Jared Wareham fights against the odds at Drayson Center 

Jared Wareham, age 21, makes 

his final turn in the LLU Drayson 

Center pool, completing four laps of 

the Olympic medley with his 

freestyle sprint. 

He swims one more complete lap 

of the sidestroke to cool down, then 

comes to the edge of the pool with a 

big smile on his face. 

What makes this remarkable is 

not the fact that Jared is an accomplished 

swimmer—as well as an 

accomplished cyclist, racquetball 

player, archer, and pianist—but that 

Jared was born with the condition 

known as Down’s syndrome. 

“Jared has had to learn to do 

things that most children naturally 

acquire,” says his mother, Dorothy 

Matar-Wareham. “For instance, the 

reflex to put his hands down when 

he fell forward wasn’t there.” 

Dorothy has spent most of 

Jared’s life pushing him to do things 

that many Down’s syndrome kids 

never accomplish. 

“We put a pillow on the bed and 

had Jared fall into it,” she remembers. 

“Eventually, he realized he 

didn’t like the helpless feel of falling. 

Then we taught him to put his 

hands down to stop his fall.” 

This is but one example of the 

efforts required over the years to 

push Jared to reach his current level 

of ability and accomplishment. 

“He didn’t have the innate ability 

to grasp an object with his thumb 

and index finger,” Dorothy 

explains. “We had to literally take 

his fingers and pinch them together 

to grasp things until he got the idea 

and did it by himself.” 

At the age of 3, Jared was already 

understanding sign language. “He 

learned 50 basic signs,” Dorothy 

details, “which helped us to communicate 

with him until his verbal 

skills developed.” 

Jared is fully integrated into the 

Wareham family of five. His father, 

Gerald Wareham, MD, is a practicing 

radiologist in the Inland Empire, 

as well as an accomplished organist 

and conductor of the well-known 

Loma Linda Men’s Chorus. 

Dorothy, his mother, is a professional 

pianist, as well as an arranger 

and composer. Many of her arrangements 

feature the piano and organ 

in duet, which she and her husband 

regularly perform. She also serves as 

accompanist, as well as writes and 

arranges for the Men’s Chorus. 

Jared affectionately refers to 

both of his sisters as his “pipsqueaks.” 

Rachelle, Jared’s older sister, 

graduated from Loma Linda University 

School of Medicine this past 

year, and has begun her residency in 

the specialty of ear, nose, and throat 

(ENT). With both parents so musically 

gifted, Rachelle followed their 

lead and took up the cello. 

Lauren Joy, Jared’s younger 

sister, is completing her senior year 

at Mesa Grande Academy in Calimesa. 

She plans to attend La Sierra 

University, Riverside, in the fall and 

will study both nursing and music— 

the latter as a voice and cello major. 

The entire family makes it a 

point to treat Jared as any normal 

son or brother. His household 

chores include emptying the trash 

and helping in the kitchen. Jared 

has also taken it upon himself to not 

only make his own bed, but every 

other bed in the household as well. 

Becky Rettig (right), a supervisor at Loma Linda University Drayson Center, has gone out of 

her way to teach Jared Wareham (left) racquetball, a favor for which he is very grateful. 

Jared (photo, right) completes a lap of the side stroke in Dayson Center pool. 

Dorothy Matar-Wareham (right) has dedicated her life to her children. Jared, her middle 

child, has made some amazing achievements, thanks in a large part to her efforts. 

He will turn 22 in October of 

2005. When asked about his birthday 

party, he is most interested in 

sharing the names of invitees who 

are special in his life, telling a little 

anecdote about each that reflects 

what they mean to him. 

Dorothy has dedicated her life to 

her children. Jared, with his special 

needs, has perhaps required a 

higher percentage of her time, but 

she has made a special effort to be 

there for her daughters as well. 

Jared has received his “certificate 

of completion” from Redlands 

Adventist Academy, where he 

attended through the 12th grade. 

Presently, he is being tutored by his 

parents. 

He is learning to read and particularly 

enjoys reading the Bible. Several 

pastors in the area have invited 

Jared to read the scriptures for 

church from time to time. Jared has 

also had the opportunity to perform 

on the piano for church members, as 

well as in regular recitals. 

“He really wanted to play the 

piano,” Dorothy recalls. “However, 

Jared didn’t even have the basic 

dexterity to push down the keys— 

especially one after another, such as 

in a scale. 

“I prayed to God that He would 

give Jared this one thing—to let 

Jared hear what I hear,” she continues. 

“Then we went to work.” 

Again, it was a matter of teaching 

him the mechanics literally “from 

scratch.” Dorothy feels that God has 

answered her prayers on so many 

occasions—particularly in helping 

Jared to master piano technique. 

Another hurdle was teaching 

Jared gymnastics. “We joined the 

YMCA,” Dorothy relates. “I 

remember the sweat from embarrassment 

standing out on my forehead 

as I persevered in getting my 

screaming son to participate at all.” 

Her heart would ache as her son 

struggled and cried when doing a 

new activity such as gymnastics. 

However, her efforts would be 

rewarded, and Jared came to love 

the gym. 

“Down’s syndrome children 

often have poor muscle tone,” 

Dorothy points out. “We checked to 

see that his heart was healthy, and 

then went to work on gymnastics, 

swimming, and other activities.” 

After a year of gymnastics, the 

other mothers at the YMCA told 

Dorothy how impressed they were 

with the progress Jared had made. 

More importantly, they told her 

they hoped Jared would be back 

next year. 

It was with pride that she would 

watch her son run up to the desk at 

the YMCA and reach up to show his 

membership card to the attendant. 

Jared ultimately achieved the 

intermediate level of gymnastics, a 

difficult feat for any kid, let alone 

someone with Down’s syndrome. 

He now leads an amazingly 

active life. Jared volunteers in the 

kitchen at some local eating facilities 

and helps out at some local grocery 

stores. 

Twice a year, he gets up in front 

of the students at Eisenhower High 

School in Rialto to talk about 

Down’s syndrome and the perseverance 

required to overcome many of 

the limitations imposed by his condition. 

“Some of these kids are pretty 

tough,” Dorothy describes, “but 

Jared has a way of getting through to 

them.” 

She remembers one time when 

some of the “tougher” kids were 

actually reduced to tears after hearing 

Jared speak. “I think what Jared 

is really telling them is that if he can 

persevere and achieve, so can they,” 

she adds. 

He has been working with a local 

swim coach, Walt Anderson, for 

some time now. A former Olympic 

coach and member of the U.S. 

Swimming Hall of Fame since 1992, 

Mr. Anderson works with Jared in 

his own personal backyard pool at 

his home in Redlands. 

Jared has completed his Level 7 

swimming certificate and mastered 

most of the strokes necessary to pass 

the American Red Cross advanced 

swimmer program. He has earned 

and been issued the Basic Water 

Rescue Red Cross Certificate. He is 

mastering his basic dives from the 

one-meter board. 

Jared enjoys typing on the computer 

(at about 15 to 20 words per 

minute with 100 percent accuracy), 

learning to speak and understand 

Spanish, working on his cursive 

writing workbooks, snow-skiing, 

ice-skating, archery, riding his bike, 

and doing gymnastics. 

In archery, he has trained with 

Olympic gold medalist Mark West, 

and earned his own gold medal in 

archery for being the pioneer at the 

event’s premiere during a recent 

Special Olympics. 

He plans to attend Pine Springs 

Ranch, near Idyllwild, for his fifth 

year this summer. 

Dorothy attributes much of her 

personal understanding for dealing 

with a Down’s syndrome child to 

Jared’s teachers at his first elementary 

school in Texas. 

For example, one of his teachers 

asked her one time why she was carrying 

Jared’s school things. “I really 

couldn’t answer her,” she recounts. 

“His teacher told me, ‘Jared is fully 

capable of carrying his own things.’ 

That statement set the pattern for 

the rest of our lives.” 

Jared has joined Loma Linda’s 

PossAbilities Program and takes full 

advantage of the possibilities and 

opportunities it provides him. 

The staff at Drayson Center are 

honored to have Jared as a member 

of the facility. Several have gone out 

of their way to teach him such sports 

as racquetball and basketball. 

His typical exercise routine 

includes jogging, working out on the 

stationary bike and other machines 

in the cardio room, a little racquetball, 

and of course swimming. 

If you see Jared at Drayson 

Center or around town, don’t be 

intimidated. Jared is one of the 

nicest people you’ll ever meet— 

though he might be a little shy at 

first. And he’s humble too, in spite 

of his many accomplishments.


15 

Returned Peace Corps volunteers find place in SPH 

Sharon Keane devoted more 

than two years of her life to child 

abuse prevention in Belize. 

Back in the United States, she 

returned to school to earn an 

advanced degree in public health 

at Loma Linda University. 

Loma Linda University and 

the Peace Corps hope that more 

will soon follow in her footsteps. 

With the implementation of 

the University’s new Fellows/ 

USA program, returned Peace 

Corps volunteers have a special 

track just for them in the School 

of Public Health. Loma Linda is 

one of only about 35 schools in the 

nation to offer a Fellows/USA in 

cooperation with the Peace Corps. 

Fellows/USA students will be 

given advanced standing for the 

MPH field practicum. They will 

also be invited to serve as teaching 

assistants in their respective 

departments, and they will 

receive a partial tuition benefit 

from the School of Public Health. 

The program will take students 

this September. It is available 

in five majors: environmental 

Melissa Backstrom, clinical manager of speech-language pathology 

and occupational therapy, presents Gary Lucas, senior speech 

pathologist, with a plaque commemorating his help in starting the 

volunteer pet therapy program at Loma Linda University Medical 

Center. 

Speech therapist recognized for help 

in starting pet therapy program 

In what was supposed to be a 

routine state of rehab meeting for 

therapists at Loma Linda University 

Medical Center East Campus, 

one of their own received recognition 

for helping in an area beyond 

rehabilitation. 

On Tuesday, April 26, during 

the 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. meeting, 

Mara McCarville, executive director 

of the Rehabilitation, Orthopaedic, 

and Neurology Institute; 

Melissa Backstrom, clinical manager 

of speech-language pathology 

and occupational therapy; and 

Denise Winters, director of volun- 

health, global health, health education, 

maternal-child health, and 

a dual degree in maternal-child 

health/health education. 

Fellows/USA students will 

leave the School of Public Health 

with more experience than most. 

“They’ve already had two 

years of very good experience. 

They have a leg-up in terms of 

the job market, definitely,” says 

Barbara Anderson, DrPH, chair of 

the department of health promotion 

and education. 

The School of Public Health 

held an open house reception 

May 4 in honor of the new 

Fellows/USA program. 

Dr. Anderson pointed out during 

the event that the Peace Corps’ 

emphasis on serving humanity is 

similar to Loma Linda’s mission 

“to make man whole.” 

“Our philosophies are very 

close,” says Dr. Anderson. “Peace 

Corps and Loma Linda are a 

beautiful fit.” 

Jill Andrews, regional director 

of the Peace Corps, attended the 

event and pointed out that no 

teer services, thanked and honored 

Gary Lucas, senior speech pathologist, 

for his part in developing a volunteer 

pet therapy program at the 

Medical Center. 

“People need to be thanked for 

their contribution,” says Ms. 

Backstrom. Two of Mr. Lucas’ own 

dogs, Mikhail and Dunyasha, were 

among the original animals to participate 

in the volunteer pet enrichment 

therapy program. In honor of 

his help, Ms. Backstrom presented 

a plaque to Mr. Lucas with a picture 

of each dog and thanked him 

for his efforts. 

Peace Corps volunteer comes 

back unaffected. 

Ms. Keane didn’t. She found 

that her experience in the Peace 

Corps has given her important 

international experience. It also 

showed her life as an outsider. 

“My career goal is to work with 

minority populations. To have a 

perspective of where they are 

coming from is very important,” 

Ms. Keane says. 

Melinda Liou (left photo, standing), a School of Allied Health Professions student speaks with 

Jill Andrews, regional Peace Corps director, at the May 4 event kicking off the Fellows/USA 

program. School of Public Health student and returned Peace Corps volunteer (photo, right) 

Sharon Keane (right) discusses her experience serving in the Peace Corps with a prospective 

Peace Corps volunteer.


TODAY 

Making music can reverse stress on genomic level 

Got stress? It might help to 

pick up a guitar or kazoo. 

A study recently published in 

part by Loma Linda University 

scientists Lee Berk, DrPH, and 

James Westengard, MT(ASCP), 

shows for the first time that playing 

a musical instrument can help 

reverse the human stress response. 

Dr. Berk and Mr. Westengard 

were two of seven scientists 

involved in the study, which was 

published in the February issue of 

the international research journal 

Medical Science Monitor. 

These findings not only shed 

new light on the value of active 

music participation, but they also 

extend our understanding of individualized 

human biological stress 

responses on an unprecedented 

level, according to Dr. Berk, who is 

an associate professor in the School 

of Public Health and associate 

research professor in the School of 

Medicine. Mr. Westengard is a 

research specialist in the School of 

Medicine. 

The research team also 

included researchers from the 

Mind-Body Wellness Center at 

Meadville Medical Center in 

Pennsylvania and the Foster City, 

California, genomic company 

Applied Biosystems, which developed 

the original technology that 

led to the successful mapping of 

the human genome. 

During the first hour of the 

novel two-phase study which led 

to the paper, researchers employed 

a frustrating puzzle assembly exercise 

to induce stress in 32 adult 

volunteers who did not consider 

themselves musical. 

In the second hour, subjects 

were randomly divided into three 

groups. One subset of individuals 

continued the stressful activity, 

while another was allowed to relax. 

The third group participated 

in a group-based recreational 

music making keyboard program 

called the Clavinova Connection, 

which focuses on nurturing, support, 

and nonverbal creative 

expression, as opposed to mastery 

and performance. 

Before and after each phase, 

the researchers sampled subjects’ 

blood for 45 known genomic 

markers that literally turn on or off 

biological responses closely associated 

with health challenges that 

range from heart disease to cancer 

and from diabetes to inflammatory 

diseases. 

The biological responses differed 

considerably from person to 

person. 

“While we were challenged at 

first by such a wide range of 

responses, closer examination of 

the data revealed what we eventually 

termed individualized geno- 

SPH maternal-child health program hones its 

curriculum through community advisory board 

The term “think tank” often 

conjures up thoughts of high politics. 

But sometimes it’s a completely 

different concept, as in the 

case of the community advisory 

board for the School of Public 

Health’s maternal-child health 

major, which convened last month 

for its biannual meeting. 

The board serves as a think 

tank for keeping the maternalchild 

health curriculum up to the 

minute, explains Barbara 

Anderson, DrPH, program coordinator 

for maternal-child health and 

chair of the health promotion and 

education department in the 

School of Public Health. 

“They help us think about how 

to shape our curriculum to meet 

the health needs of the community,” 

Dr. Anderson says. 

At its April 26 meeting, the 

board focused on “best practices 

for emerging needs in maternalchild 

health.” The discussion 

specifically considered four issues 

that are relevant to maternal-child 

health curriculum: 

1) perinatal health of mother 

and baby, 

2) childhood obesity, 

3) childhood exposure to 

Internet pornography, and 

4) inter-generational addiction/incarceration 

of women. 

Members on the board come 

from organizations ranging from 

the San Bernardino County 

Sexual Assault Services to Knotts 

Group Home in Colton to the 

Redlands Police Department. The 

board has met every two years 

since the maternal and children 

health major started in 1994. 

“It’s a wonderful way to get 

people in the community to join 

forces with us,” Dr. Anderson says. 

Kiti Freier, PhD (left), associate professor of psychology, School of Science and Technology; 

and Susanne Montgomery, PhD, professor of health promotion and education, School of 

Public Health, participate in the community advisory board discussion. 

mic stress induction signatures,” 

Dr. Berk says. “We were actually 

measuring biological diversity in 

action.” 

These results shed light on how 

people exposed to the same stressor 

react biologically and psychologically 

in their own unique ways. 

A combination of factors including 

one’s health, genetic predisposition, 

conditioning, and a host of situational 

and psychosocial variables 

ultimately determine each individual’s 

distinctive stress responses. 

(While the precise biological links 

between stress and disease remain 

elusive, it isn’t surprising that 

under the same chronic stressful 

conditions, one person might 

experience a heart attack while 

another may develop high blood 

pressure.) 

Yet beyond stress-induction, 

the research shows that the stressreduction 

impact was far greater 

for individuals participating in 

their first group keyboard lesson 

than for subjects who simply 

relaxed. 

No statistically significant 

reversals of initial stress-induced 

gene expression were noted in 

individuals who continued the 

puzzle exercise during the second 

hour. 

In contrast, six genes in the 

relaxation group reversed during 

phase two of the study, compared 

with 19 genes in the music group. 

In other words, the preliminary 

findings show that actively partici- 

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pating in the group music program 

more effectively reversed individualized 

genomic stress induction 

signatures than did simply 

relaxing. 

“With ongoing research, recreational 

music-making could potentially 

serve as a rational stressreduction 

activity along with other 

lifestyle strategies that include 

healthy nutrition and exercise,” 

Dr. Berk says. 

This research shows for the first 

time that DNA-based switches regulating 

components of the human 

stress response can be modulated, 

according to Muhammad A. Sharaf, 

PhD, senior staff scientist at 

Applied Biosystems. 

“From a genomic perspective, 

the far-reaching potential of inducing 

and subsequently reversing 

gene expression in this manner 

introduces new and exciting possibilities 

for testing and tailoring 

specific treatments to an individual, 

rather than a group,” Dr. 

Sharaf says. 

The researchers recognize that 

using a person’s individualized 

genomic stress induction signature 

for personalizing health care interventions 

sounds like a futuristic 

endeavor. 

Dr. Berk suggests this study 

represents a mere glimpse of the 

potential that exists for health care 

scientists and practitioners to 

improve quality of life by better 

understanding the complexity of 

the human stress response. 

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