Rochester campus Front row: Kristy Stohlmann, academic coordinator; Catherine Fuhs, clinical coordinator. Second row: Diane Youngs, program director; Allison Baseman, Stefanie Beckius, Emily Jacobs, students. Back row: Lindsay Howie Gamino, Samantha Anderson, Tawny Tupper, Amber Schiele, students; Douglas (Rusty) Brown, MD, medical director 44 <strong>MSHS</strong> CONNECTIONS • Graduation 20<strong>10</strong>
<strong>Mayo</strong> School of Health Sciences 20<strong>10</strong>–2011 <strong>Alumni</strong> Association Officers and Board officErs Mark Longacre, Omaha, Neb. President Jerrod Ernst, Seattle, Wash. President-Elect Caren Hughes, Kemah, Texas Vice President Joan Hunziker-Dean, Rochester, Minn. Secretary/Treasurer Brian Schreck, Liberty Lake, Wash. Past-President Karen Herman, Rochester, Minn. Director Debbie Oscarson, Rochester, Minn. <strong>Alumni</strong> Relations Coordinator ExEcutivE committEE David Agerter, M.D., Austin, Minn. Associate Dean <strong>MSHS</strong>, Ex-Officio Member Lynn Borkenhagen, Rochester, Minn. Kate Ray, Jacksonville, Fla. Ex-Officio Member Linda McCleve, Scottsdale, Ariz. Ex-Officio Member Gayle Sanderson, Byron, Minn. Troy Tynsky, Rochester, Minn. Ex-Officio Member Michelle Wilt, Phoenix, Ariz. Virginia Wright-Peterson, Rochester, Minn. Ex-Officio Member board of dirEctors Barbara Flynn, Quincy, Ill. Amy Froemming, Neptune Beach, Fla. Priyanka Gopal, Wexford, Pa. Jill Knutson, Jacksonville, Fla. Kathy Latcham, Rochester, Minn. Natalie Loeffler, Rochester, Minn. Rebecca Loving, Dallas, Texas Rick Mattoon, Glendale, Ariz. Todd Meyer, Rochester, Minn. Bill Oswald, Rochester, Minn. Jim Pringnitz, Rochester, Minn. Vanessa Scifres, Phoenix, Ariz. Sarah Sydlowski, Fountain Hills, Ariz. Brad Wehe, Grand Forks, N.D. Donald (Jim) Williams, Boise, Idaho We welcome alumni and student news Your comments, academic and career news, and story ideas are welcome. Send to: Editor, <strong>Connection</strong>s / <strong>Mayo</strong> <strong>Clinic</strong> / Ozmun East 6 / 200 First St. S.W. / Rochester, MN 55905 / E-mail: connectionsmageditor@mayo.edu About <strong>Connection</strong>s and <strong>MSHS</strong> <strong>Connection</strong>s is published three times a year and mailed free of charge to alumni, students and friends of <strong>Mayo</strong> School of Health Sciences (<strong>MSHS</strong>). <strong>MSHS</strong> has a distinguished history of preparing students for successful careers in the health sciences. <strong>Mayo</strong> <strong>Clinic</strong> has been training allied health professionals for more than <strong>10</strong>0 years. About 1,500 students are enrolled each year in more than 96 <strong>MSHS</strong> programs representing more than 57 health sciences careers. Programs are available at <strong>Mayo</strong> <strong>Clinic</strong> campuses in Arizona, Florida and Rochester. • Enrollment information www.mayo.edu/mshs 507-284-3678 or 1-800-626-9041 (toll-free) Fax: 507-284-0656 E-mail: mshsenrollment@mayo.edu • <strong>Alumni</strong> information www.mayo.edu/alumni (Select “<strong>Mayo</strong> School of Health Sciences <strong>Alumni</strong> Association”) Betsey Smith, <strong>Alumni</strong> Relations Coordinator 507-538-1164 E-mail: smith.betsey@mayo.edu Stay in touch You can update your address at the <strong>MSHS</strong> alumni Web site www.mayo.edu/alumni or by e-mailing mayoalumni@mayo.edu or calling 507-284-2317. Editorial advisory board Firas Abdul-Hadi, Lisa Buss, Jill Caudill, Catherine Fuhs, Karen Herman, Stephen Grinnell, Diane Joyce, Deborah Oscarson, Kate Ray, Jamila Russeau, Caren Siegfried, Betsey Smith, Claudia Swanton, Troy Tynsky, and Ronda Willsher 200 First Street SW Rochester, Minnesota 55905 <strong>MC4192</strong>/12<strong>10</strong> www.mayo.edu/alumni © 20<strong>10</strong>, <strong>Mayo</strong> Foundation for Medical Education and Research