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Dr. Gary Carlson has announced that he will retire from the School of Health Sciences a n d P u r d u e University effective June 30, 2011 after 3 0 y e a r s o f dedicated service.

Dr. Carlson is currently the Senior Advisor to the Head, Chair of Purdue Animal Care and Use Committee, and Chair of Committee on Toxicology, National Academy of Sciences.

Dear Alumni and Friends:

As the Head of the School, I indeed have the privilege to be the first to learn about our faculty’s and students’ achievements, while in the meantime being the first to know of faculty promotions, departures and whereabouts. Most of the time the news is joyful, yet it can be sorrowful sometimes. I had this very mixed sorrow-joy feeling when announcing Dr. Gary Carlson’s retirement in our Spring Awards Banquet. Gary has served Purdue for more than 33 years, ever since 1978. He has been instrumental to our School’s growth and program improvement, not to mention his decades-long contribution to the School’s financial stability. He sets a high standard for himself and is a role model not only for our students but also for our faculty members. He

has always been selfless in contributing his time, effort and knowledge in helping School’s operation, currently being a member of 25 committees at local and national level! It is somewhat sorrowing to see Gary’s ultimate leaving; yet we celebrate his retirement, for he finally has the time to devote exclusively to Judy. I am sure that Gary will have a lot more fun walking on the golf course than working on the toxicology course. This spring, the School passed another milestone: Dr. Keith Stantz has been successfully promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure. Congratulations, Keith, for your achievements and recognition! You may know by now that our industrial hygiene program has been accredited by ABET. But you may not know that the dossier prepared by our ABET team was selected as the model dossier to be displayed in ABET’s national conference. I’d like to congratulate our ABET team led by Dr. Jim McGlothlin and the members Drs. Frank Rosenthal, Neil Zimmerman, Jennifer Freeman, and Ms. Yvonne Nash for their outstanding job! There are many more laudable achievements and recognitions made by our faculty members. Dr. Jim Schweitzer has been congratulated by President France A. Cordova in her personal letter to Jim for his multiple national television appearances on MSNBC and Fox News network providing his expert analysis on the nuclear reactor crisis in Japan. Dr. Shuang Liu has recently been appointed as the Chair of the Area Committee (Life Science) in Purdue’s Graduate School, which bestows him membership to the Steering Committee of Purdue Graduate Council. Dr. Ulrike Dydak has been appointed by Dean Ladisch to serve as the member of the College Planning Steering Committee.

Prof. Wei Zheng, Head

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GRADUATION & AWARDS BANQUET

The School of Health Sciences celebrated its successes on Friday, April 15, 2011 with the Annual Graduation and Awards Banquet at the Purdue Memorial Union in the South Ballroom. We were honored to have as our guest, Dean Christine Ladisch. Congratulations to our award winners, Distinguished Students and Ambassadors who were h o n o r e d f o r t h e i r m a n y con t r i bu t i ons to academic achievement, service, research, and teaching in the School. Also recognized at this banquet was our Robert Landolt Excellence in Teaching Award winner, Dr. Ulrike Dydak and our 2011 Young Alumni recipient, Julie Kucek. Please see page 6 for a complete list of winners and page 7-8 for photos of the event!

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The 2010-2011 school year has been remarkable for a number of reasons not the least of which has been the transition to the new college. With change, there are always challenges to be met but thanks to a great staff and student body we have been able to make the transformation.

Our undergraduate numbers in the current school year are slightly low yet the quality of student body is excellent. The pre-professional program continues to lead in numbers with just under 330 enrolled. Medical Laboratory Sciences has 75 students enrolled. Occupational Health Sciences enrollment is hovering around 50, while Radiological Health Sciences and Environmental Health are steady at around 25 enrolled. We have enjoyed a tremendous success rate of acceptance for these students who were choosing to go on to professional schools. For the Fall 2011 beginning class, we are expecting 135 new students to join our family, but that number may increase depending on the needs of the new college. It is

customary that we have larger numbers of students in our Junior and Senior classes as we are the recipients of many students who choose our majors after having been admitted to Purdue. This year’s Senior class is one of our largest with nearly 180 students. We expect our Junior class to grow from the 105 students currently enrolled. Demographically, we are about 66% female with nearly 72% of our students coming from the state of Indiana. We also have over 18% of our students classified as minorities. It is our goal to retain our diversity while increasing our enrollment slightly over the next two years. Educating the next generation of well-trained health science professionals to meet the job market demand is our ultimate goal. If you have any suggestions for helping us to reach our goal of an overall increase in our pre-professional student numbers, please contact Bob Walkup – rcwalkup@purdue.edu.

Dr. Linda Nie has just received the summer PRF award, one of only two awardees in the HHS, and Drs. Zimmerman and Rosenthal have collectively received about $22,000 instructional equipment funds for improvement of School’s teaching facility. Many congratulations to our faculty for their accomplishments as well as their selfless services! Finally, I would like to draw your attention to page 3 to congratulate our graduates, the future leaders in health and human sciences. There are more award winners (starting on page 8) to share with you. Please also allow me to represent our School in thanking Dr. Tom Widner’s family and those who made contributions to the Thomas Widner Scholarship. Tom graduated from our environmental health sciences and industrial hygiene programs in the early 1980’s. I met Tom in his office in downtown San Francisco on June 3, 2010. We shared a good laughter on his assorted Purdue boilermaker collections. On my desk, I still have three his own papers he handed over to me and wanted me to read, all about nuclear power plants! I thought that it was perhaps his gentle way to put the health physics education on my radar screen. Tom passed away unexpectedly last year at the age of 52; he will be remembered forever in our minds! Please go to page 12 to enjoy a superb eulogy by Dr. Dennis Paustenbach. We, as well as our students, will strive to finish the unfinished business left by Tom – to make the world a better and safer place to live! Hail Purdue! Wei Zheng, Professor and Head

Bob Walkup, Head Academic Advisor, Office of Student Services

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Jordan Brooks Jennifer Harber Kimberly Morgan Matthew Smith

Carolyn Brown Kristin Hardy Samantha Morgan Christopher Snyder

Christina Brown Geoffrey Harris Kelsey Myers Jessica Stanish

Thomas Brown Spencer Hatfield Matthew Neidow Jessica Stanley

Bryant Burkett Sanna Ho Matthew Nettleman James Stovall

Sarah Butts Patrick Hodge Kyle Niewiadomski Taylor Terveer

Michael Bylsma Daniel Hood Lauren Oman Jasmine Utterback

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Krystin Carlson Brittany Jackson Zachary Pasquinelli Jake Van Hooser

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Karlee Bauer Carter Beckham

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Jesse Blair Katherine Boehm Krish Bonebrake

Brian Bonk Jonathan Bons

Weston Brander Jessica Brinson Jordan Brooks

Christina Brown Christina Burke Bryant Burkett

Michael Bylsma Joseph Calderaro

Maggie Cappel Krystin Carlson

Susan Choe Alyssa Choi

Donghoon Choi Colleen Clifford

Desiree Coleman Catherine Collins

David Colturi Laurie Conrad Ellen Cotant

Jennifer Cozad Jacob Crist

Melissa Darang Douglas Day

Monica Deprospero Betsy Eagin

Kaitlyn Edwards Kaitlyn Egan

Gage Egierski Micah Fischer

Morgan Flinchbaugh Allison Forkner

Lyndi Gable Jason Gadlage

Amalia Giannini Brittany Gilson David Goddard Alexis Goedde

Bria Goode Paige Grable

Stefanie Gresham Lauren Groothuis

Laura Guse Matthew Gusler

Lauren Gustafson Barbara Gutmann

Laci Hamilton David Harbaugh Jennifer Harber Spencer Hatfield Robert Heestand

Monica Henggeler Charles Hill

Patrick Hodge Daniel Hood

Kathryn Hornung Ming-Jung Hsieh Brittany Jackson Brittney Jasek

Lauren Johnson Pamela Jung

Najwa Kashow Elizabeth Kauffman

Cassandra Kelly Katie Kickertz Maya Koehler Lauren Kolecki Theodore Korty Erica Kuchler

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Katrina Larson Gen Joo Lee Michelle Lee Sharon Lee

Jeffrey Leggett Randy Lehman

Leslie Levenhagen Kuan-Yu Lin

Emily Loehrlein Shaina Logermann

Kristal Lykins Chelsea Maciejack

Mary Majewski David Manring Jenna Maraldo Camille Marion

Nicholas Markovich Mallory McCormick

Laura McLain Megan Meents

Jacqueline Miller Marissa Mills-Clark Ssamantha Morgan

Michael Muchnik Roirdan Murphy Corrine Nelson

Matthew Nettleman Hung Nguyen

Kyle Niewiadomski Laura Noble

Allison Northquist James O'Reilly Lauren Oman Stephan Ong Cody Owens

Zachary Pasquinelli Emily Peppin Gisella Pere Kaitlin Pfister Thanh Pham Molly Powers Kristen Probst

Summer Rathbun Lauren Redig Lauren Rigg

David Robbins Elaina Roeing

Brookley Rogers Elizabeth Rowland

Anneliese Rupp Kari Russell

Lindsey Rylee Nina Sadeghi Sara Sadeghi

Christie Saldana Deborah Sceniak Betsy Schlehuser Kelly Schlotman Ellen Schoenle Brett Schuhler

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Marcus Schwab Elizabeth Scott

Kyle Scott Benjamin Seagren

Caden Shields Eric Simiele

Samantha Simiele Austin Simpson

Emily Sirk Alayna Skinner

Alex Slaten Allison Smith Bianca Smith Kelsey Smith

Matthew Smith Olivia Smith

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Courtney Sperry Kyle Spidel

Jessica Stanish Stephanie Steiner Robert Stratman

Mina Tawfik Marrissa Taylor Taylor Terveer

Maxter Thai Lauren Trout

Jasmine Utterback Gretchen Van Meter Jacob Van Westrum Genevieve Viduya

Aleksandra Vukovic Ashley Wagner

Stephanie Wagner Kaylie Waltz

Amanda Welch Claire Wellinghoff

Ann Wiechel Timothy Willard

Cody Wilson Rebecca Wilson

Andrew Wiseman Evan Wright Mark Ziemba

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The Charles O. McGaughey Leadership Awards Kristin Shrack, a junior in the School of Health Sciences was one of the 2010 awardees of the Charles O. McGaughey Award. This award is presented annually during the Spring semester to at least seven Purdue students. Mr. McGaughey developed these awards to honor Purdue undergraduates who show leadership abilities and the appreciation for basic American values. Among other requirements, students must have demonstrated an appreciation of the values of liberty and the democratic form of government and an appreciation of the importance of respect for others and for the diversity of the United States of America. Mr. McGaughey believed that it was appropriate to recognize individual student leaders' efforts with an honor like the McGaughey Leadership Award.

Job well done—Kristin!

The Wayne Duke Postgraduate Awardee - 2011

Allie Smith

Purdue senior Allie Smith of women's swimming and diving has been selected as the 2011 female recipient among the Big Ten Conference of the prestigious Wayne Duke Postgraduate Award. Presented by the Indianapolis Big

Ten Community Partnership, the award is an annual scholarship recognizing one male and one female Big Ten senior student-athlete pursuing a postgraduate degree for achievements in academics, athletics, extracurricular activities and leadership. Smith joins former Purdue women's basketball player Lauren Mioton (2009) as Boilermakers to win the Wayne Duke Award since its inception in 2008.

The Wayne Duke Postgraduate Award is named for the former Big Ten Conference commissioner who served from 1971-89. While leading the Big Ten, Duke spent much of his time working to improve academic standards and graduation rates for student-athletes. Former Commissioner Duke placed great emphasis on civic service and leadership, along with a high-level of performance both in athletic competition and in the classroom. Smith is a two-time honorable mention All-American, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, Academic All-Big Ten, and CSCAA All-Academic.

Smith is a two-time honorable mention All-American, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, Academic All-Big Ten, and CSCAA All-Academic. Smith plans to attend Washington University in St. Louis to pursue her Master's Degree in physical therapy. She is a member of the Purdue OT/PT, Boilermaker Athletic Council, Purdue Cancer Center Challenge, John Purdue Club Thank-A-Thon, National Girls and Women in Sports Day, Purdue Street Fest and Purdue Dance Marathon.

Smith holds five Purdue swimming records (three individual and two relay) and was the Boilermakers' leading point scorer at the 2010 Big Ten Championships. At the 2011 Big Ten Championships, the Green Bay, Wis., native broke her own school record in the 100 backstroke for a fourth time and helped Purdue also establish new program benchmarks in the 200 and 400 medley relays. She has been the Boilers' top performer in the backstroke events during her collegiate career and also excels in the 200 individual medley.

Smith is a general health sciences and pre-physical therapy major, who will be graduating from Purdue in May.

Mortar Board, upon its founding at Syracuse University in 1918, became the first national organization h o n o r i n g s e n i o r college women. In the Fall of 1926, the Purdue Chapter of Mortar Board was chartered and since that time has grown to preeminence in the national organization, which claims 226 college chapters. Mortar Board remained a society for senior women until 1975 when men were permitted to be selected to its prestigious ranks. Mortar Board members are selected for their superior scholarship, dedicated service to the university community, and outstanding and constant leadership. Mortar Board can be found assisting special university leaders, holding a leadership conference, backing intercollegiate athletics, and honoring staff members who are especially supportive of students. The YWCA Women's Shelter, Community and Family Resource Center , the Liberal Arts Learning Center, Span Plan, and University Day have all benefited from Mortar Board's financial assistance. The Barbara Cook Chapter of Mortar Board is so named to honor retired Dean of Students Barbara Cook, who advised Mortar Board from 1956 to 1986. To honor Dean Cook, Mortar Board, along with friends and former students, donated a University marker which stands near the corner of Stadium and Northwestern Avenue. Three of our Health Sciences students are fortunate to be associated with this organization: Maggie Cappel, Kristin Shrack and Allison Smith received a Mortar Board Fellowship and Kaylie Waltz and David Pison are new members. Way to go!

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“Allie has excelled as a student athlete in her time here at Purdue," women's swimming and diving head coach John Klinge said. "The Wayne Duke Award is a great honor for her and well deserved."

Kristin Carlson was awarded the Horace H. Rackham Merit Fellowship which will allow her to pursue her Ph.D. will full financial support for five years.

Eleina Faber is the Director of Fine Arts for the Purdue Student Union Board.

Ann Weichel will be a Campus Staff Member with Greek InterVarsity, part of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, in the Great Lakes West Region.

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BOOTSMA DISTINGUISHED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY STUDENT Christopher Malek & Theresa Xavier

ROBERT R. LANDOLT RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH SCHOLARSHIP

Samantha Simiele

RICHARD VETTER SCHOLARSHIP Michelle Lee & Lauren Rigg

WAYNE V. KESSLER GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD

Beauregard Middaugh

GRADUATE SERVICE AWARD Samuel Peterson

THOMAS E. WIDNER SCHOLARSHIP

Weston Brander

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY HEALTH PHYSICS AWARD Claire Wellinghoff

PAUL L. ZIEMER AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING FRESHMAN

SCHOLASTIC PERFORMANCE Elizabeth Rowland

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ELI LILLY AND COMPANY INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AWARD Adam McLeland

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Dr. Zheng & Christina Peace David Tate & Carolyn Benages Dr. Neil Zimmerman & Allison Smith

Dr. Ulrike Dydak & Samantha Simiele David Tate & Chris Malek Michaele McDonald & Theresa Xavier

Dr. Jim McGlothlin & Michelle Lee Dr. Linda Nie & Weston Brander

Dr. Gary Carlson, Elizabeth Rowland & Dr. Paul Ziemer

Dr. Frank Rosenthal & Lauren Rigg Bob Walkup & Kaitlin Pfister

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Dr. Shuang Liu & Beau Middaugh

Mr. & Mrs. Sirk and Dr. Wei Zheng Dr. Wei Zheng & Dr. Gary Carlson

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Weston Brander & Family

Dr. Jennifer Freeman & Sam Peterson Mark Wood & Adam McLeland

Dr. Jim Schweitzer & Adam McLeland James Summons & Theresa Xavier

Dr. Shuang Liu, Mrs. Olive Kessler & Beau Middaugh

Dr. & Mrs. Lee, Michelle Lee & Dr. Jim McGlothlin

Dean Ladisch, Judy & Gary Carlson

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Congratulations to Dr. Ulrike Dydak on being selected as 2011 the recipient of the Health Sciences Robert L. Landolt Award for Excellence in Teaching. Criteria for the award include: Clarity of Presentation, Creating Student Interest in the Subject, Intellectual Challenge to the Students, Development of Logical Approaches and Critical Evaluation

Dr. Dydak was also honored in an event by the Provost at the Faculty Awards Convocation on Thursday, April 28th in the Shively Club, Ross Ade Pavilion.

Congratulations Dr. Dydak—Keep up the great work!

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Dr. Zheng presented the award to Dr. Dydak

I initially came to HLS and met Mr. Dave Tate where I was instantly shown an entire new world of lab science that I did not even know existed. While at Purdue, the HLS curriculum prepared me for my journey into the clinical year. The topic specific classes that I took during my third year at Purdue really projected me ahead of my fellow classmates during the clinical year. I entered the clinical year very confident that Purdue had completely prepared me for the busy year. Clinical rotations at St. Margaret’s Medical Technology Program were wonderful for many reasons. The curriculum is scheduled so that you are in lectures twice a week and lab three times a week. I believe that the exposure to the lab continually throughout the year really provides great life experiences about being a lab tech. In addition, by adding in the lecture areas twice a week, I felt there was continual review of material which allowed much better retention of that material. The best aspect of the program is that some rotations are at the hospital and some are at the Core laboratory. This gives students the opportunity to experience both aspects of laboratory careers. I learned more in my clinical rotations than I thought possible.

The clinical rotation prepared me for my future by exposing me to the Core lab setting. I initially knew that this is where I wanted to be opposed to a hospital lab. The education I received in the program and at Purdue also prepared me for my future position as Microbiology Supervisor. I continued my education at the Purdue Calumet campus in Hammond, IN and received my Master’s of Science in Biology in 2008. Purdue has always been and always will be a part of my educational goals, as I am back at the Purdue Calumet campus in pursuit of an MBA degree. In the future I would like to finish my MBA and possibly pursue a PhD degree to continue my career in Microbiology and MLS. Thank you so very much for this honor. I am very humbled and proud to receive such an award from the School of Health Sciences at Purdue University. I would like to thank Rosemary Duda for nominating me. Rosemary is the director of the Medical Technology program at St. Margaret’s in Hammond, IN where I attended my clinical year in 2004. Rosemary has truly become a mentor and inspiration for me throughout my career. Without Rosemary and the wonderful program at HLS I would not be where I am today.

Julie Kucek

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Dr. Howard Zelaznik, Christina Peace and Dr. Wei Zheng

Christina was the 2011 recipient of The Dr. Johnny E. Brown Membership Award from the Black Graduate Association. This award is given to a Black Graduate Association member who has been a diligent participant in the organization. This award is a token of appreciation from the BGA to a member who has gone far beyond the call of duty to ensure that the BGA remains an active force on Purdue's campus. This award is given as a tribute to Dr. Johnny E. Brown. After graduation, Christina, a Health Physics Masters student and recently being promoted to Airforce Major, will return to active duty with the U.S. Air Force and will be stationed at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Fairborn, Ohio.

Thank you Major Peace for your dedicated service to our country!

Faculty Recognition

Dr. James McGlothlin received additional funding to support his Study Abroad program: Contemporary Issues in International Public Health - China 2011 from Purdue’s Study Abroad Program.

The 2010-11 ABET Self-Study prepared by the Industrial Hygiene — MS program at Purdue was

selected in a display of “Well-written Self-Studies” at the April 2011 ABET Symposium. The criteria for selection were designed to identify well-written and organized Self-Studies for others to view as examples of well-written documentation for ABET accreditation.

Dr. Ulrike Dydak won funding for her pilot proposal entitled “In-Vivo GABA MRS of Metal Toxicity in the Human Brain” has been selected for funding by Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute. The project receives $10,000 for the period of 1/01/2011 – 12/31/2012.

On March 17, 2011 Prof. Jim Schweitzer, our School’s health physics faculty, was on national TV, discussing the essentials of nuclear power plant, recent explosion in Japan, and radioactive exposure and prevention.

Rosie Ricci, Dr. Wei Zheng, Betsy Eagan and Dr. Jennifer Freeman.

Betsy was recognized as one of The College of Health and Human Sciences 2011 HHS Outstanding Seniors. She was honored at the HHS Alumni Awards dinner on Friday, April 8th.

Dean Christine Ladisch, Dr. Paul Ziemer and Dr. Wei Zheng.

Dr. Ziemer was one of two individuals honored as Health and Hu-man Sciences Alumni Awards Recipients for 2011

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This past year our three Health Science Advisors celebrated their Service Anniversaries for a ‘combined total of ’80’ years of service to Purdue!

From left to right: Bob Walkup, Head of Student Services with his ‘20’ Year Service plaque; Rosie Ricci, our PreAllied Health Coordinator and Dave Tate, Director of Medical Laboratory Sciences and of Alumni Relations, with their ‘30’ Year Service plaques from Purdue.

That takes a lot of patience, knowledge and dedication!!

WAY TO GO BOB, ROSIE & DAVE!

Allie Allbaugh Occupational Therapy School Tennessee State University

Murad Arif Indiana University School of Medicine

Christina Brown Physicians Assistant Program

Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

Bryant Burkett Indiana University School of Dentistry

Michael Bylsma Physical Therapy

Andrews University, Washington University, Northwestern University, & Indiana University

Maggie Cappel Physical Therapy

Indiana University, Midwestern University & Belleramine University

Krystin Carlson Doctor of Philosophy - University of Michigan

Lauren Conrad University of Louisville Medical School

Melissa Darang

Doctor of Philosophy Midwestern University

Betsy Eagin Masters of Public Health

George Washington & Tulane University

Patrick Hodge Masters of Public Health

Indiana University

Delphine Suyoung Jeong Dental School

Boston University, Case Western Reserve, Marquette Universities & University of Pennsylvania

Sharon Sae-Rom Lee School of Pharmacy

Virginia Commonwealth University

Kuan-Yu Lin Indiana University School of Dentistry

Caitlyn Metzger Physician Assistant School

Rosalind Franklin University

Matthew Nettleman Lake Eric College of Osteopathic Medicine

Kaitlin Pfister Dental School

Indiana University, Michigan, Louisville, & Marquette

Kristin Shrack Masters of Public Health

Indiana University, Purdue University at Indianapolis

Matthew Smith Physical Therapy

Northwestern University & University Illinois Chicago

Jessica Stanish Physical Therapy

University of Indianapolis & Midwestern

Jill Steinhoff Physician Assistant Program

Missouri State University

Michael Wibel Veterinary School

Michigan State, Illinois & St. Georges University

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The Thomas Widner Scholarship in Health Sciences has been established by the family of Thomas E. Widner (BSEH’80, MS’81) in memory of a beloved husband and father. Tom passed away unexpectedly on July 19, 2010 at the age of 52. Tom wife, Kathleen Widner (CLA’79), said she and her children created the scholarship because, “the kids and I loved Tom very much and this is our way for other folks to remember him.” Purdue is where Tom and I met so it will always have a special place in my heart. We are Boilermakers through and through. Tom was so passionate about his work as a Health Physicist and Industrial Hygienist. He always felt the foundation he received through his Purdue BS and MS gave him the confidence to push the boundaries of what was known in both fields. Tom would love knowing there is a scholarship in his name because he received one, the Jeff Kaiser Memorial Foundation, during his time at Purdue. He was honored when he received that and enjoyed meeting Jeff's parents, so I know this scholarship would have great meaning to him.” Dennis Paustenbach, Widner’s former Purdue instructor and, years later, his co-worker, gave the eulogy at Tom’s funeral in July 2010. Below is an excerpt from Paustenbach’s eulogy.

I first met Tom 30 years ago when he sat in the first row of my industrial hygiene class at Purdue. He may have been my best student ever. He was one of my first Master’s degree students and, later in life we worked together for 20 of the past 30 years. One of my first recollections of Tom was that he took terrific notes in class. That attention to detail and excellence stayed with him throughout his professional career. After graduation, Tom worked in the nuclear industry where he was recognized as a brilliant applied health physicist. He helped bring integrity to the field in the post Three Mile Island era. One morning in 1988, not having seen Tom for about six years, I had a feeling I should connect with him. It had crossed my mind that he might want to work with me in my new firm, ChemRisk. As I walked to the kitchen that morning, the phone rang. It Tom was on the other end. Tom said, “Hi, I have missed your mentorship, do you have a job for me?” I was startled and then said, “of course!” The Dept of Energy had been told that ChemRisk knew quite a lot about chemical risk assessment. The DOE and the State of Colorado were getting asked many tough questions by the citizens around Rocky Flats. They wanted someone to bid on a 5-year, $10M project to estimate the dose of chemicals and radionuclide to which the people living near the facility might have been exposed. Our 12 person group, led by Tom and two others, won that job, beating out companies having 600 to 30,000 employees. I am sure Tom’s Midwestern purity and intelligence, and our wisdom and integrity were responsible for winning that job. And, as expected, the team performed in an exemplary way and won over the respect of the Dept of Energy and numerous other government bodies. This was the beginning of unearthing the history of the United States nuclear energy program and how it might have had an impact on nearby citizens. Due to the great work that was performed, our firm won four successive contracts at other facilities and towns where World War II bombs were built. Those projects have lasted 22 years and Tom was project manager for all of them. He met every deadline and virtually every budget. More importantly, he earned the total respect of every scientist and citizen in every town in which he worked. He became the world’s authority on how to look at 60 years of data and accurately estimate exposure over time. Something no one had been able to do previously. Tom was a gentle giant, both physically and mentally. He exuded integrity, honesty and wholesomeness. No one ever questioned his scientific wisdom or his judgment. And, he always demonstrated the utmost respect to both the concerned citizen with a 6th grade education and the scientists with a PhD. And, to be sure, they had great respect for him.

Tom Widner, BSEH 1980 and MS 1981

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Throughout his career, he wrote more than 10,000 pages of text describing his analysis of the Rocky Flats, Oak Ridge and Los Alamos sites. He mentored no less than 50 scientists during his 22 year journey in these three communities. And, to my knowl-edge, there has never been anyone better able to handle an unhappy group of citizens at a town hall meeting. It would be difficult to find a better mentor than Tom. He was kind, gentle, understanding and a good teacher. If someone failed to do a job well or missed a deadline or blew a budget, Tom would work weekends and through the night to “fix things,” never once complaining. But he was not all work. Tom had nearly 400 books at home and read IH and health physics books and the related history just for fun! And he loved a practical joke. I remember once Tom wanted to brag about his family. It was 1989. He called me in his of-fice and pulled out his wallet. (Back then family photos were kept in wallets and not on an Iphone!) He said, “Here is my pride and joy.” Instead of seeing a picture of his son or wife, he handed me a card with a photo of Pride hand detergent and Joy laundry de-tergent! Old habits don’t die easily—I saw him pull this stunt on one of our summer interns about a month ago! Tom’s corniness was legendary, and he believed only those of us from the Midwest (especially Purdue and Michigan graduates) truly understood his dry and Catskills style of humor. I had one of my best discussions in recent years with Tom last Friday. He handed me his most recent paper that he was going to submit for publication to a journal. It took me all of 10 minutes to see that it was, as usual, incredibly well organized and beautifully written. I said “Tom, you write like the Shakespeare of the sciences and the world deserves to benefit from your wisdom.” He thanked me and then said, “Although some of these papers have sat around for several years…..I have 5 more right here that I plan to finish up shortly.” I hope that we will be able to memorialize his legacy by doing just that. It is definitely a life and career that hundreds of colleagues had grown to admire. As someone who has admiration for the largest five or six religions of the world….I am reminded that ALL of them state that when we lose a loved one….it is meant to be a reminder to inculcate the best of that person into our own lives. I pray we can do that.

Contributions to the Tom Widner Scholarship in Health Sciences can be made by mailing a check made out to “Purdue Foundation” with “Tom Widner Scholarship” in the memo. Please mail checks to Travis Stoutenborough at 812 West State Street, West Lafay-ette, IN 47907-2060. You can also make a contribution by visiting Purdue’s Giving Website: https://donate.purdue.edu/Menu.aspx If you would like establish a scholarship in honor of memory of a loved one, please contact Travis Stoutenborough, Director of Devel-opment, College of Health and Human Sciences at tstouten@purdue.edu or 765-494-4013.

A b o v e : T o m ’ s favorite possession, his lapel A-Bomb pin from the Manhattan project.

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ANDY MONNOT ACCEPTED A POSITION IN CHEMRISK Andy joined Dr. Zheng’s lab in 2006. His doctoral research project was to explore how the body’s iron status interferes the copper regulatory processes at blood-brain interface, which may underlie the etiology of Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. In addition to lab bench-top experiments, Andy went to China and conducted a field study among workers occupationally exposed to toxic metals in Tangshan area. Andy published 2 papers and submitted the third as the first author and had his name on 3 additional manuscripts and 6 national conference abstracts. Beyond the study and research, Andy has been very actively engaging in public services; he was the Student Liaison and the member of the Executive Committee of SOT Metals Specialty Section, the Senator of Purdue Graduate Student Government, and a Member in School’s Awards Committee. He received SOT Student Travel Award in 2009 and School’s Wayne Kessler Graduate Student Award in 2010. Andy had several job offers in his hand from New York to California. He chose to join ChemRisk for its high quality consulting services and its broad reach to the general public health.

Congratulations Andy!!

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Donor Recognition Individual Donors

We would like to thank the following for their generous support of the School of Health Sciences

Ms. Susan Adam Mr. Richard Adams Mrs. Kimberly Aleshire Mr. Norman Allen Ms. Ida Appiah-Agyei Mr. and Mrs. Michael Aspy Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey R. Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Bailey Ms. Sharlin Barfield Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Barker Mrs. Lisa Barksdale Mr. and Mrs. Michael Barringer Mr. and Mrs. Kelley Beach Mr. and Mrs. David Beal Mr. and Mrs. William Beard Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Beaumont Mrs. Lora Poor and Mr. James Becka Mr. Scott Berry Mr. Kenneth and Dr. Diane Birt Dr. and Mrs. Rafik Bishara Mr. Frederick Boelter Ms. Cynthia Boggs Ms. Angela Bramlett Mr. David Brekke Mr. and Mrs. Terry Brock Dr. Andrea D'Andrea Browne Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Bruno Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Burbrink Mr. Timothy M. Burkhart Mr. Patrick Byrne Dr. David Carlson Dr. Gary Carlson Miss Brenda Chamness Dr. Rosanna Chan Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cheng Martin Cohen and Wendy Leisenring Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Coleman Dr. David Conover Capt. (Ret.) and Mrs. Joseph Corsi Miss Sarah Coy Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Cravens Drs. Edward and Florence Cua-Christman

Mrs. Jennifer Mast and Mr. Paige Cutshaw Mr. and Mrs. Gary Daer Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Dempsey Dr. and Mrs. Richard Doty Mrs. Patti Duellman Mr. W. Michael Edmonds Mr. and Mrs. Kent Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Carey Ellis Dr. and Mrs. Nagy Farid Mr. and Mrs. David Farmer Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Fischer Dr. Judith Foulke and Mr. Mark Elrod Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Frank Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gadomski Ms. Karen Gahimer Mrs. Linda Gates Mr. Edward Gazdik Mr. David Gerteisen Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gierscher, Jr. Dr. Steven R. Ginos Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Godsey Mrs. Kathleen Hall Mr. and Mrs. John Hardin Jr. Mr. Nicholas Harmon Dr. Jason Harris Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Hawrysz Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Hill Mr. Stuart Hinnefeld Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hostetler Mrs. Eva Y. Huerta-Pavia Mr and Mrs. Scott Hutchinson Dr. and Mrs. Jou-Guang Hwang Mr. John Imperial Ms. Jennifer Inskeep Dr. and Mrs. James Jacob Mr. Mrs. Brian Jacquay Mrs. Susan R. Jervey Ms. Beth Ann Jewell Ms. Yun Jin and Mr. Jianhua Dong Mrs. Cynthia Jordan Mr. and Mrs. John Kay

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Keenan Dr. Bryce Andrew Kerlin Mr. Nathaniel King Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Kirkham Mr. and Mrs. Paul Klonowski Ms. Lindsey Kneten Mr. Jack Kraus Mrs. Elaine Kreil Mr. Robert Kretvix Mrs. Cathy Krings Ms. Amanda Kupper Mr. and Mrs. Joel Lach Miss Michelle LaLonde Mr. Jason Lang Mr. Matthew Le Ms. Elizabeth Leach Dr. and Mrs. Vernon Leininger Mrs. Marcia Lesniak Ms. Rachel Lime Ms. Donna Lucas and Mr. Louis Jensen Ms. Frances Luft Mr. and Mrs. Todd Lukens Dr. and Mrs. Ray Lutgring Ms. Kathryn Manteuffel Dr. and Mrs. Gary Marshall Mr. and Mrs. James Mason III Mr. and Mrs. Trenton Mays Mr. and Mrs. Frederick McCarroll Dr. and Mrs. Richard McDowell Mr. Shaun McLain and Dr. Jamie Ulbrich-McLain Mrs. Barbara McVey Dr. Marion Meeks Mr. Thomas Merchant Mr. Thomas Micek Dr. Charles Miller Mr. and Mrs. James Moore Mrs. Victoria Morris Mrs. Diane Morris Mack Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Moser Dr. Brent Murphy Dr. Dennis Murphy and Ms. Anita Perry Dr. Brigette Nelson and Mr. Kevin Nelson

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Donor Recognition (con’t)

LTJG Larry P. Burns III was born in Granite City, IL, on October 20, 1984. He graduated from high school in 2003 in Muncie, IN. He then attended Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. At Purdue in 2007, he received a bachelor’s degree in General Health Science. After his undergraduate studies, he continued his education at Purdue. In 2009, he received a Master’s degree in medical physics. LTJG Larry Burns taught at a private career college, MedTech College, in Indianapolis, IN, until being

commissioned to join the Navy on August 27, 2010.

Following Officer Development School, he will be traveling to radiation training in Groton, CT and Yorktown, VA. He will then proceed on to his final duty station as a radiation health officer, RHO, at the Naval Medical Center San Diego.

Congratulations Lieutenant Burns!

Individual Donors (con’t)

Mr. and Mrs. Rick Nelson Mrs. Jennifer Ochsenhirt Mr. R. Mark O'Mara Mr. and Mrs. Anthony O'Neil Mr. and Mrs. Lance Oxley Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Oxley Ms. Kathleen Palla Dr. and Mrs. Michael Parker Mr. and Mrs. Brian Patton Dennis Paustenbach Ph.D. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Pearson Mr. Luther Peddy Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pierre Mrs. Robin Pletcher Ms. Deborah Poi Mr. & Mrs. Seth Ponder Mr. and Mrs. David Quiring Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Rahrig Mr. and Mrs. Cirilo Rangel Ms. Britt Reddington Mr. Sean Reddington Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reid Mrs. Emily Reynolds Mr. Reginald Richards

Ms. Lori Verhagen Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Vetter Mr. and Mrs. John Vosicky Miss Jennifer Vrlik Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walkup Dr. and Mrs. David Wang Mr. Michael Wibel Mrs. Kathleen Widner Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Wight Mr. Eric Williams Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Craig Wolfgram Mr. Christopher Wooden Miss Ning Wu Mr. and Mrs. Brent Yeagy Dr. and Mrs. R. Craig Yoder Mr. Eric Zaban Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zerr Drs. Wendy and Wei Zheng Dr. Neil Zimmerman

Corporate Donors

Alcoa Inc. (Non-Operational)

ChemRisk

Eli Lilly & Co. Foundation

Enbridge Energy Partners

Gavilon LLC

Mayo Clinic

MJP Risk Assessment, Inc.

Quiring Associates, Inc.

Showalter Trust

The Hwang Foundation

Mr. John Ridpath Mr. William Riley Jr. Mr. Kevin Rosner Mr. and Mrs. Sven Rundman III Mr. Charles Schafer Mrs. Deborah Schelling Mr. and Mrs. Mark Schentrup Mr. Michael Schroader Mr. Craig Schwartz Dr. and Mrs. James Schweitzer Carrie Sheldon and Joshua Montemayor Drs. Shu-Jane Shen and Ten-Huei Guo Mrs. Paula Smith Dr. James Smith Janette Smock and Thomas Wiseman Mr. Michael Spoerner Mr. Noel Stanton Mrs. Kristina Stinnett Dr. and Mrs. James Stiver Mr. Travis Stoutenborough Dr. and Mrs. Craig K. Svensson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Swaim Dr. and Mrs. James Thompson Drs. June Tsao and Ming Luo Dr. and Mrs. David Tuomenoksa Mr. Thomas Utter

Larry P. Burns LTJG, MSC, USN

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Students win at Society of Toxicology Conference Fourteen members of the School of Health Science attended the annual meeting of the Society of Toxicology in Washington, DC, from March 6-10, 2011, which celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. Purdue Faculty, postdocs and graduate students from Dr. Wei Zheng’s, Dr. Gary Carlson’s, Dr. Jennifer Freeman’s, Dr. Linda Nie’s and Dr. Ulrike Dydak’s labs presented their numerous research findings related to toxicology and environmental and occupational health in a total of one oral and 13 poster presentations and enjoyed networking with their national and international colleagues. Dr. Gary Carlson received an award on behalf of the National Academy of Science in his position as chair of the Committee on Toxicology

More than 30 Purdue alumni, advisory board members and friends of the School of Health Sciences attended the SOT Purdue Alumni Reception held in conjunction with the Society meeting. An overview of current activities in the School of Health Sciences was given by HSCI Head, Dr. Wei Zheng.

Greg Weber, graduate student in Dr. Jennifer Freeman's lab, won 2nd place in the graduate student poster competition of the Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology Specialty Section. Greg also received a Society of Toxicology Graduate Student Travel Award to attend the meeting.

Purdue Faculty, Advisory Board Members, Postdocs and Graduate Students attend the SOT Purdue Alumni Reception.

Dr. Jun Xu, post doctoral fellow in Dr. Ulrike Dydak's lab, took 3rd place for the Charles River Best Ab-stract Award by the Ameri-can Association of Chinese in Toxicology

Dr. Wei Zheng, Dr. Jill Harvilchuck and Lynn Fairobent

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Purdue students recognized during AIHA event in Chicago On February 23, the Chicago Local Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association hosted its annual Student Night. Students and industrial hygiene faculty from Purdue University look forward to the annual event as it provides an opportunity to showcase student research in undergraduate and graduate programs. This year was no exception. In competition with the University of Illinois at Chicago and Illinois State University, Purdue students finished first in the undergraduate poster competition and placed second in the graduate poster competition.

Pictured left to right: Stephanie Snack took first place in the undergraduate competition for her winning poster titled Shim Cart Design with Ergonomic and Productivity Features that Reduce Safety and Musculoskeletal Risk Factors among a Special Needs Work Population. Middle: Adam McLeland placed second for the graduate poster competition with his poster titled Evaluation of Fume Hood Containment as a Potential Means of Reducing Fume Hood Energy Use. Snack received $200 and McLeland was awarded $100 dollars. Right: PIHSA members at the AIHA Chicago Local Section Student Night.

In March, PIHSA sponsored an emergency response scenario and 5 hour training exercise for Purdue University students. The event was moderated by representatives from local police, fire and emergency management crews, and was highlighted in a newscast by Channel 18 News.

In April, the AIHA Indiana Local Section presented the first ever “Neil J. Zimmerman” Student Service Award to three PIHSA members for outstanding service and participation in AIHA. The prize included a plaque and monetary award. The 2010-2011 winners were Dustin Pruett (1st Place), Eric Ward (2nd Place), and Kimberly Morgan (3rd Place).

Other Award winners Pictured Left: Anshuman Panda (Dr. Dydak’s lab) won 3rd place and middle - Alumn Li Zhao won 2nd place with their presentations at the Annual Spring Symposium of the Ohio River Valley Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine held in Cincinnati, OH on Mach 4, 2011. Ms. Zaiyang Long and Ms. Shalmali Dharmadgujari (Dr. Dydak’s Lab) have won the travel awards by International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) for their submitted presentations. Both doctoral students will present their research in the 19th Annual Meeting of ISMRM in Montreal, Canada, May 7-13, 2011. Dr. Yang Zhou, a Post/doc Fellow in Dr. Shuang Liu’s group won a travel award to present her research in the Breast Cancer Imaging Symposium at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland between April 21-22, 2011.

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NIH Research Fellow Shines at Drug Development Meeting NIEHS research fellow Dr. Xueqian (Shirley) Wang, who obtained a Ph.D. degree with Dr. Wei Zheng of Purdue University, recently received a first-place prize for her presentation at the Research Triangle Park Drug Metabolism Discussion Group 2011 Winter Symposium, March 17 at the Hilton Raleigh-Durham Airport in Research Triangle Park, N.C. Wang presented the findings of her recent research, "Activating PKC [protein kinase C isoform] Beta1 at the Blood-Brain Barrier Reverses Induction of P-glycoprotein (Pgp) Activity by Dioxin and Restores Drug Delivery to the CNS." For the past four years, Wang has been a member of the NIEHS Laboratory of Toxicology and Pharmacology Intracellular Regulation Group, headed by Principal Investigator and Acting Scientific Director David Miller, Ph.D. Miller and a former postdoctoral fellow in the group, Brian Hawkins, Ph.D., were co-authors on the study. As part of

the group, Wang has investigated the biology of Pgp, an ATP-driven drug efflux pump that is highly expressed at the blood-brain barrier (BBB), where it performs an important protective function by limiting the transport of environmental toxicants into the central nervous system (CNS). However, induction of Pgp can also impede the delivery of therapeutic drugs for treating CNS disorders and for effectively reducing pain in as many as 30 percent of patients. The researchers exposed freshly isolated rat brain capillaries to a form of dioxin known as TCDD, which more than doubled Pgp and significantly reduced brain uptake of the drug verapamil, a Pgp substrate. The team then perfused the brain vasculature of the exposed rats with a compound known as dPPA, which specifically activates PKCbeta1. They determined that this activation at the BBB both reduced basal Pgp activity and reversed the increase in activity triggered by AhR induction of transporter expression. This intervention thus improved brain uptake of verapamil, suggesting that targeting PKCbeta1 may be an effective strategy for improving drug delivery to the brain, even for drug-resistant patients. In addition to her winning presentation, Wang has received several awards in recognition of her research at NIEHS, including NIH Fellows Awards for Research Excellence (FARE) in 2009 and 2010, as well as two first place prizes from the Society of Toxicology in 2010. Wang said that the next step in her work will be looking into the role of the Nrf2 protein in regulation of Pgp and other ATP-binding cassette (ABC).

The School of Health Sciences is proud of our alumni … Dr. Bruce Mallett We are lucky to have a small group of our successful alumni volunteer their time, talents, and treasures to the Purdue University School of Health Sciences Advisory Board. In this newsletter, we would like to highlight Advisory Board member, Bruce Mallett (Ph.D. ’78). Dr. Mallett has a Ph.D. in Health Physics, Purdue University; M.S. in Biochemistry, Wright State University; B.S. in Microbiology, Wright State University. He has over 37 years of experience in the nuclear industry giving him the opportunity to engage in many unique opportunities. His hard work and dedication sparked the interest of President Bill Clinton and President George W. Bush, each honoring Dr. Mallett with a Meritorious Federal Senior Executive Award. Throughout the course of his career, Dr.

Mallett has performed research in academic and medical center institutions, taught university level courses, and has mentored numerous individuals who are now senior leaders in the U.S. Federal Government. Additionally, Dr. Mallett has experience in management, leadership, and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) programs such as licensing, inspection, security, incident response, emergency preparedness, and radiation protection for new reactors, nuclear power reactors, research reactors, nuclear fuel cycle, academic, industrial and medical facilities. He has also performed medical physics at medical facilities in the state of Ohio. The diversity of Dr. Mallett’s experiences are quite extensive and the School of Health Sciences is lucky he volunteers his time to serve on the Advisory Board. It is because of Dr. Mallett and the other members of the Advisory Board that the strategic direction and the reputation of the School is secure. The School of Health Sciences would like to thank Dr. Mallett and the rest of the Advisory Board for their hard work and dedication to the School’s success.

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Brian Daniels is completing his residency in Family Practice in Milwaukee, WI Erin Lunsford is a pediatric Physical Therapist at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lafayette, IN Brandon Quinn is in private practice in Bowling Green, Kentucky as a vascular surgeon. Patrick Quinn has graduated from Dental School and is in private practice in Fort Wayne. Devin Sandlin is an Emergency Room Physician at the University of Louisville Medical Center and his wife, Emily,

has a Master’s degree in Public Health From IU and has been admitted to the Indiana University Medical School. Anna Schwartz is a Pediatric Physician at Northwestern Hospital, Evanston, IL Chris Shinneman is a ER resident at the University of Illinois-Chicago. Theresa Xavier has received the Robinette Driver Award for the Outstanding Medical Laboratory Sciences student

research paper Mohamed Zalatimo, who owns his own packaging company in Jordan, is now engaged.

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Kyle Russell is with the D e f e n s e C o n t r a c t Management Agency and provides Industrial Hygiene technical support to various commanders, operators and supervisors.

Two HLS grads in OCCH, Don Pearson and Andrea Essig Meyer, accept the Indiana Governor’s Award for their companies health and safety record

Ken Weber at his home in Colorado with his family: Adrienne, Rebecca, Alexandra, Samantha and Victoria

Ben Atkinson (right), shown with his wife Allison, is pursuing freelance business development opportunities in healthcare.