Connection Newsletter - Spring, Summer 2010

More Than a Typical College-bound Student

PT Students Treat Patients in Ecuador

PA Students Provide Medical Care in Mexico

2009 Donor List

See Blue. Make a Difference.

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Celebrating the College of Health Sciences’ 45th Anniversary

45 Years in the Making

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Connection | College of Health Sciences

Dear Friends:

The past 2009-2010 academic year

has proved to be another milestone

in the history of the College of

Health Sciences. Amid an uncertain

economy and tightening budget,

we strengthened our resolve and

commitment to educating tomorrow’s

health care providers, conducting

ground-breaking research and giving

back to our community and beyond

through outreach.

Our academic excellence was evident in recent college,

department and division reviews. Every area of responsibility

in our college came under review, which provided a

comprehensive analysis and assessment of our operations.

These reports reflected extremely well on the work of our

faculty, staff and students and have provided positive feedback

for continued improvement.

Beyond pursuits in research and academia, we’ve also stayed

true to the tradition of service and outreach – the compassion

and charity of our faculty, staff and students continue to be a

hallmark of the college. Our students are giving back through

activities like the student-run physical therapy clinic, the

communication disorders academic clinic and the Hispanic

health fair. Faculty and staff raised support and brought in

food and other items for multiple causes throughout the year,

including the Haiti earthquake relief efforts, Shady Lawn and

Parkside personal care homes, the Lexington Firefighter Toy

Program, DanceBlue and the American Heart Association.

These and many more activities are featured in our recent

Outreach publication, which highlights efforts to reach our

community, state and the world.

I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve accomplished together here

in the College of Health Sciences and am looking forward to

the continuing success and progress the upcoming year will be

sure to bring.

Sincerely,

Lori S. Gonzalez, Ph.D., Dean

Charles T. Wethington Jr. Building, Rm. 123 900 South Limestone Lexington, KY 40536-0200 General Phone: 859-218-0480

www.mc.uky.edu/healthsciences

Table of ContentsMessage from the Dean

Produced by: Allison Horseman, Director of Marketing and Development & Nick Basham, Marketing / PR Coordinator

College News45 Years in the Making .........................................................................................................3

More Than a Typical College-bound Student ...........................................................................4

Faculty/Staff NewsNew Faculty Faces ................................................................................................................5

Retirees ...............................................................................................................................5

Get to know Michelle Butina ..................................................................................................6

Briefs ...................................................................................................................................6

Academic NewsCLS, PAS and RS Reaccredited ..............................................................................................6

A Transition in Radiation Sciences ..........................................................................................7

2010 CHS Kingston Award ....................................................................................................7

CHS Education Enhancement Grants ......................................................................................7

Research NewsCHS Award for Excellence in Research ...................................................................................8

Commonwealth Collaboratives ...............................................................................................8

Alumni NewsRehabilitation Sciences Doctoral Program Celebrates 10-year Anniversary ...............................9

Class Notes ..........................................................................................................................9

Student News2009-2010 Graduation & Recognition Ceremony..................................................................10

PT Students Treat Patients in Ecuador ..................................................................................10

PA Students Provide Medical Care in Mexico ........................................................................11

Development News2009 Donor List .................................................................................................................12

College Fellows ..................................................................................................................14

CHS Phonathon: Ever wonder who’s calling you? ..................................................................14

See Blue. Make a Difference. ..............................................................................................15

Scholarship Recipients Tour Premier Therapy Health Centers .................................................15

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College News

45 Years in the MakingCelebrating the College of Health Sciences’ 45th AnniversaryThe upcoming 2010-2011 academic years marks the 45th anniversary of the College of Health Sciences. A lot has changed since 1966 – below are just a few highlights from the past four and a half decades:

1967 The college is one of 13 in the nation to join together to form the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions.

1966The College of Allied Health Professions was established, with Dr. Joseph Hamburg named Dean. Its three initial programs included Medical Technology, Physical Therapy and Community Health.

1984 Dr. Thomas C. Robinson is named Dean.

1999 The groundbreaking ceremony takes place for the new College of Health Sciences building.

2000 The Rehabilitation Sciences Doctoral Program is initiated, marking the first Ph.D.-level program in the college.

2002The college moves into the new Charles T. Wethington, Jr. building, the first time all programs in the college are physically located under one roof.

2005 Dr. Lori S. Gonzalez is named Dean.

2006 The College breaks into the Top 20 in NIH funding among schools of Allied Health.

TodayMore than 900 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students are educated in numerous programs. Research funding continues in the Top 20.

While a lot has happened over the past 34 years, the “biggest” moment has been moving into our new “home.” From the little “red house” across the street to the old motel building, to Washington Avenue, to this beautiful multi-million dollar building – we’ve come a long way! I’ve always known something big was going to happen…that was it.”

–Linda Allen, CHS staff

Linda Allen, a staff member in the College of Health Sciences since 1976, describes her fondest memory during her time with the college:



College News

He’s already wearing red sneakers, a red polo and a Hilltoppers lanyard around his neck in anticipation of attending his parents’ alma mater – Western Kentucky University. Not surprisingly, he’s also excited to meet girls on campus.

Gibson loves sports and enjoyed watching his older brother, Wade, play soccer, baseball and basketball. He himself lettered in football as an assistant offensive coordinator. Gibson will con-tinue his life-long love of sports while in pursuit of a degree in sports management, planning to one day become an athletic director or general manager.

For all practical purposes, Gibson is a typical, American young man except for one incredible fact – he’s done all this without the ability to walk or speak. Diagnosed with cerebral palsy at 9 months old, he uses a motorized wheelchair and communicates through a synthesized text-to-speech system.

“He’s been very successful with everything he’s done,” said Jane Kleinert, Ph.D.

Kleinert is a faculty member in the College of Health

Sciences Division of Communication Sciences and Disorders and has worked with Gibson since he was 13 months old.

He wanted to be as prepared for college as pos-sible, so Gibson e-mailed Kleinert about improving his skills at the UK Communication Sciences and Disorders Academic Clinic. Over the course of three semesters, Gibson worked with various CSD students under Kleinert’s supervision to improve his speed and accuracy with his communication instrument, take practice interviews and otherwise become better prepared for college.

“The research literature regarding persons with disabilities shows the biggest factors affecting post-school success are self determination and communication skills,” said Kleinert.

Gibson and she were recently on UK’s campus as

guest speakers at a conference about assistive technology and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC).

AAC includes a collection of techniques and tech-nologies that enable someone to communicate who is unable to use oral speech. It can range from using simple hand gestures or picture books to advanced computer-based speech synthesis, like the system Gibson uses.

Gibson’s current communication instrument is an Apple iPad 3G suspended on a mount attached to his motorized chair, giving him easy access to the 9.7” touch screen. He chose the device because it’s portable, has a keyboard (in this case an on-screen keyboard) and of course, is super cool.

“I argued about that with him,” said Kleinert, speaking about Gibson’s choice of an iPad. “I thought a touch-screen laptop with communica-tion software would be better, but Nick really likes his iPad and it’s great.”

Gibson was more than happy to demonstrate the new iPad-based system.

“iPad is portable, cool and has a keyboard,” said Gibson through the synthesized voice. “I can control the voice, speed and volume.”

The device also lets Gibson browse the Internet through its built-in cellular data connection. Further displaying his excitement about college, Gibson found and displayed his fall schedule showing a full course-load of 16 hours.

Academic achievement is high on Gibson’s priority list – in fact, one of Gibson’s proudest accom-plishments in high school was his 3.4 GPA.

Though supportive parents, an understanding school district, friends like Jane Kleinert and services like the UK Communication Sciences and Disorders Academic Clinic have certainly made a big difference in his life, Gibson’s determination and strong will are the true standouts of his success.

More Than a Typical College-bound Student

For all practical purposes, Gibson is a typical, American young man except for one incredible fact – he’s done all this without the ability to walk or speak.

Nick Gibson, a recent graduate from Woodford County High School in Versailles, KY, displays his upcoming college semester schedule to Jane Kleinert, Ph.D. Kleinert is a faculty member in the Division of Communication Sciences & Disorders at the College of Health Sciences and has worked with Gibson since he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as an infant.

Like many young men his age, Nick Gibson just graduated high school and is excited to start college in the fall.



Faculty/Staff News

Tim Hewett, Ph.D.Adjunct ProfessorRehabilitation Sciences Doctoral Program

Maria Boosalis, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Division DirectorClinical Nutrition

Pat FieldStaff Support AssociatePhysician Assistant Studies

Anne Lattin, M.S.Clinical InstructorCommunication Sciences & Disorders

Michael Cooper, MSPAS, PA-CAssistant ProfessorPhysician Assistant Studies, Morehead Campus

Michelle Butina, M.S.Assistant ProfessorClinical & Reproductive Sciences

Andrew Wyant, M.D.Assistant ProfessorPhysician Assistant Studies, Morehead Campus

Harold Kleinert, Ed.D.ProfessorDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences

Ralph Christensen, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Division DirectorRadiation Sciences

Doris Rapp, Pharm.D., PA-CAssociate Professor, Division DirectorPhysician Assistant Studies

Catherine Mao, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorClinical Nutrition

New Faculty Faces Retirees

NOW ACCEPTING

Hall of FameNominations

Do you know outstanding College of Health Sciences alums who

deserve to be considered for their contributions to their field, company,

professional organizations, affiliated institutions, community and the

college?

We invite you to submit nominations for the 2010 CHS Hall of Fame

– recipients of the distinction will be inducted during the Hall of Fame

Induction and Scholarship Recognition Dinner on October 14, 2010.

Please send your nominations, along with a description of why you chose your nominee/s, to Allison Horseman at [email protected] or (859) 218-0563 by August 15, 2010.



Faculty/Staff News

Clinical Sciences Department ChairKaren Skaff, Ph.D., was appointed to the position of Chair of the Department of Clinical Sciences for a second four-year term beginning July 1, 2010. The department has made great strides in the past few years and the college looks forward to many additional accomplishments.

Inaugural McDougall Professorship AwardedPatrick Kitzman, Ph.D., is the inaugural recipient of the Physical Therapy Richard McDougall Alumni Professorship, an endowed professorship put in place with funds provided by physical therapy alumni, faculty, friends and college administration.

The professorship will enable Kitzman to expand his research and to continue developing community-oriented initiatives.

Get to know Michelle ButinaNew Clinical Laboratory Science Program Director

Kentucky CLS Educator of the Year Linda Gorman, Ph.D., a faculty member in the Division of Clinical & Reproductive Sciences, was named the 2010 Educator of the Year by the Kentucky Society for Clinical Laboratory Science.

ASHA Fellow & Leadership ProgramSharon Stewart, Ed.D., Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, was recently named a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). She was also one of three University of Kentucky faculty members selected for the Southeast Conference Academic Consortium Leadership Development Program (SECAC ALDP) in 2010.

Briefs

Background:• B.S. in Clinical Laboratory

Science from Winston-Salem State University

• Three years as a clinical laboratory scientist in hospital laboratories in Colorado and Virginia

• M.S. in Clinical Laboratory Science from Michigan State University

• Six years as an Assistant Professor in the Clinical Laboratory Science Program at Armstrong Atlantic State University

• Will complete Ph.D. in Workforce Education from the University of Georgia in late July

What made you interested in the position here at the College of Health Sciences?After six years of service at Armstrong Atlantic State University, I felt prepared to pursue a position at a larger educational institution. Specifically, I was pursuing opportunities at flagship universities or universities with premier health care programs/colleges.

The University of Kentucky was an ideal choice as it is a flagship university and the College of Health Sciences has numerous top-rated programs. In addition, I was most impressed by the outreach services provided by the faculty and students of the College of Health Sciences.

What do you see are the strengths of the CLS program?The Clinical Laboratory Science program has several strengths. Foremost, is the commitment and expertise of the faculty members of the program. Second, is the dedicated alumni that continually support the program and will hopefully do so in the future. Finally, the proximity to hospital laboratories provides the program with immediate and invaluable resources.

Do you have any plans for the program? What would you like to see happen in the future?My primary goal for the CLS program is growth and expansion. I would like to see an increase in on-campus enrollment and development of online programs while maintaining educational standards.

Butina began her appointment on July 1, 2010.

CLS, PAS and RS ReaccreditedThree of the college’s nine academic programs were up for accreditation review this past year. We’re happy to announce that Clinical Laboratory Science, Physician Assistant Studies and Radiation Sciences all passed their respective reviews with flying colors, with Physician Assistant Studies earning the maximum 7 years accreditation. This would not have been possible without the hard work of the programs’ faculty and staff.

Academic News



Academic News

The Division of Radiation Sciences is undergoing a transition, both in leadership and structure.

Ralph Christensen, Ph.D., who has headed the Radiation Sciences program for the past 26 years, retired this spring. Following Christensen’s retirement, the program became a joint venture with the College of Medicine under the leadership of Janelle Molloy, Ph.D. Molloy has worked closely with Christensen since she took the new position.

“It is a daunting thought to consider picking up where Dr. Christensen left off,” explained Molloy. “But I am also confident that this program has a promising future, and that its form will evolve over the next few years.”

The program has continued to achieve great success since it began in 1968, with a superlative track record regarding its graduates’ Board certifications and job preparedness. Its graduates have also demonstrated a high level of professional

leadership, including two as president of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), one as president of the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs (CAMPEP) and numerous graduates as chairs of multiple national committees.

The University of Kentucky, the College of Health Sciences and the program faculty have every right to be very proud of the products of this academic program, now and in the coming years.

The purpose of the Education Enhancement Grants is to “provide CHS faculty with resources to support the development and implementation of innovative and educational initiatives to improve student learning.”

These grants provide up to $3,000 to conduct the projects. At the conclusion of the project period, awardees provide a written report of project outcomes to be posted on the Academic Affairs website.

Past Kingston Award recipients Kim Campbell and Tim Uhl, along with Sharon Stewart, made up the grant review committee.

Recipients and Titles of funded grants for 2010-2011 are as follows:

• Lynn English. “Physical Therapy Services in Ecuador: A Video/Qualitative Study.”

• Janice Kuperstein, Lynn English, Gil Boissonneault, Kevin Schuer and Sam Powdrill. “Interprofessional Examination and Treatment Planning – A Medical Home Model.”

• Robert Marshall. “Training Kentuckians as Conversational Partners for Persons with Severe Aphasia.”

• Anne Olson and Sam Powdrill. “Interdisciplinary education for conducting otoscopic and hearing screening exams for CHS students in PA and CSD.”

CHS Education Enhancement Grants

Lynn English, Associate Professor, Physical Therapy

Janice Kuperstein, Chair, Dept. of Rehab. Sciences, Associate Professor, Physical Therapy

Gil Boissonneault, Professor, Physician Assistant Studies

Kevin Schuer, Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Studies

Sam Powdrill, Assistant Professor, Physician Assistant Studies

Robert Marshall, Professor, Communication Sciences & Disorders

Anne Olson, Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences & Disorders

2010 CHS Kingston AwardCarl G. Mattacola, associate professor in the Division of Athletic Training, has been named the 2010 recipient of the UK College of Health Sciences Kingston Award for Excellence.

Mattacola joined the college in 1999 and now serves as director of both the Athletic Training and Rehabilitation Sciences Doctoral programs.

“The Kingston Award for Excellence in Teaching is a prestigious honor we bestow to our most highly regarded educators,” said Lori S. Gonzalez, College of Health Sciences Dean. “Dr. Mattacola is known by his peers and his students as an exemplary colleague, teacher and mentor – this award serves to recognize his outstanding contributions to the college and his students.”

The Kingston Award was established in recognition of Richard “Dick” Kingston’s creativity and innovation in education. This award recognizes faculty for outstanding contributions and long-term consistent excellence in teaching.

For more information about the Kingston Award for Excellence in Teaching, visit www.mc.uky.edu/healthsciences/faculty/kingston.html

Carl Mattacola, Ph.D., Director of Athletic Training and the Rehabilitation Sciences Doctoral Progams

Janelle Molloy, Ph.D., Director of the Division of Radiation Sciences

A Transition in Radiation Sciences



Research News

Esther E. Dupont-Versteegden, Ph.D., was named the 2010 recipient of the CHS Award for Excellence in Research.

The Award for Excellence in Research is given in recognition of research and scholarship endeavors that have made significant and lasting research contributions in the investigator’s discipline.

“Esther’s efforts to advance the culture of research among the faculty and students of the division and department is most impressive,” said Janice Kuperstein, Ph.D., College of Health Sciences Department of Rehabilitation Sciences Chair. “She is accomplished in her own research, yet approaches each individual at his or her own level of comfort and helps him or her

advance at a comfortable pace. I believe this is

a remarkable skill and Esther’s dedication to it is most worthy of recognition.”

Dupont-Versteegden joined the Division of Physical Therapy and the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences as a faculty member in 2006. Her research interests are in the area of the loss of muscle mass in particular with disuse and aging. She is a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded researcher, with grant support in excess of $1 million.

Esther Dupont-Versteegden, Associate Professor, Physical Therapy

CHS Award for Excellence in Research

Two faculty members from the College of Health Sciences, Donna Morris and Jane Kleinert, each received a Commonwealth Collaborative award. These $10,000 awards are intended to fund partnerships between UK’s faculty and Kentucky communities to improve “Kentucky’s schools, business climate, environment, health care and lifestyles.” Below are summaries of their projects.

Commonwealth Collaboratives

Teaching Academic Age-Appropriate Learning via Communication

Awarded to Jane Kleinert, Ph.D., Communication Sciences and Disorders, and Jacqui Kearns, Ed.D., Director of the National Alternate Assessment Center at the Human Development Institute. It is based on collaborative research involving nearly 13,000 students nationwide, which shows there is a significant number

of students with cognitive disabilities in our Commonwealth (as in the other states studied) who have not yet acquired formal communication systems.

In a collaboration between UK and targeted school districts and schools, this project will identify children communicating at a pre-symbolic level of communication development and train school staff, teachers, speech-language pathologists and other service providers in strategies to improve children’s communicative abilities. The funds will be used to purchase communication devices and materials to demonstrate and loan to school systems for students in the project.

Early Childhood Language and Literacy Program

Awarded to Donna Morris, M.A., CCC-SLP, Communication Sciences and Disorders. The purpose of the project is to positively impact the education and quality of life of preschool age children in Kentucky who have or are at risk of developing language and literacy difficulties.

The partnership between the Child Development Center of the Bluegrass and the UK Communication Sciences and Disorders Clinic will result in teaching parents, speech-language pathologists and educators the current strategies for improving language and emergent literacy skills. This program will provide direct intervention for preschool children along with training for parents, professionals and Communication Sciences and Disorders graduate students.

For more information about UK’s Commonwealth Collaboratives, visit www.uky.edu/UE/CC.

Recipients of the 2010

University of Kentucky

Commonwealth Collaborative

awards meet with Dr. Lee Todd.



Alumni News

Holly Johnson, ’86, Physical Therapy, was named the Outstanding Physical Therapist of the Year by the Kentucky Physical Therapy Association. She is the current Vice-President of the KPTA and is employed by PT Pros in Harlan, Ky.

Eric Kinder, ’05, Clinical Leadership & Management, was recently promoted to the Regional Rehabilitation Director in Central Kentucky and East Tennessee for Evergreen Rehabilitation. Evergreen contracts speech, physical and occupational therapy services in skilled nursing facilities.

Class Notes

Rehabilitation Sciences Doctoral Program Celebrates 10-year Anniversary

The Rehabilitation Sciences Doctoral Program, now with 20 graduates, celebrated its 10-year anniversary this past spring with a reunion on campus. Faculty, staff, alumni and current students shared two days of events including professional and research seminars, keynote speakers, oral and poster presentations and an afternoon at Keeneland. Keynote presentations featured Patrick Morin, President and COO of BrightHammer, LLC., as well as Jane O’Regan Kleinert, Ph.D., and Scott Tomchek, Ph.D., two of the program’s first graduates.

Rehabilitation Sciences Doctoral Program alumni, from left-right: Christine Teeters Myers, Ph.D., Sharon Hart, Ph.D., Lisa Thomas, Ph.D., Maureen K. Dwyer, Ph.D., Alyssa Catherine LaForme Fiss, Ph.D., Tony English, Ph.D., Hank White, Ph.D., Lyn Roark Tindall, Ph.D., Jane O’Regan Kleinert, Ph.D., Lori Bolgla, Ph.D., Scott Tomchek, Ph.D.

Patrick Morin, President and COO of BrightHammer, LLC delivers the keynote presentation at the King Alumni House.

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Student News

2009-2010 Graduation & Recognition Ceremony

PT Students Treat Patients in Ecuador

Nearly 250 students were on stage at the 2009-2010 CHS Recognition Ceremony on Saturday, May 8, 2010.

The event left standing room only as family and friends packed the Singletary Center for the Arts to celebrate with the graduating students.

In addition, 15 students were recognized for receiving university, college and division awards.

Over Spring Break, a

team of four second

year University of

Kentucky PT students,

a UK PT graduate, a

UK Professor and a

UK Spanish masters

student all traveled to

Ecuador for a Spring

Break service trip.

Breathtaking, exciting, unforgettable, eventful, emotional and educational are all words to describe the experience. We saw much of the culture, landscape and attractions that Ecuador has to offer, but the greatest impact was made and felt in the clinic and the homes of the people. For three days we traveled with a community health worker to give physical therapy care in an underserved community in Santo Domingo de Los Tsachilas, at Centro Medico Hombro a Hombro (Shoulder to Shoulder) clinic where UK has had a long standing affiliation as Shoulder to Shoulder Global.

Our hearts were racing on the first morning; it was time to transfer the knowledge of examinations and treatments and put them into action; a

challenge that we were excited to embrace. Then our first patient walked through the door, a man who had been hit by a car two years prior with his right leg still casted, and we realized the challenge was greater than anticipated.

As we removed the bandages to find a nonunion fracture and abscess which had been keeping this man from work, we understood the desperation of the people, but also discovered their significant perseverance. Though we were unable to address the unhealed fracture, we offered him education about how to care for his wound and strengthen his leg, and advised him to see the doctor in the clinic. He left with such gratitude, even for the little assistance that we could offer him under the

circumstances.

This is just one snapshot of the multitude of experiences we had that week. We evaluated and treated patients with cerebral palsy, myasthenia gravis, low back pain, orthopedic injuries, people recovering from stroke and several patients injured in motor vehicle accidents. We adapted to work with minimal resources, and though we were not equipped with the luxuries of a typical physical therapy gym, the foundation was to provide

education and home exercise programs that they could incorporate into their everyday life activities.

From this experience we hope to have made an impact on the lives of others, but we are so appreciative of the immense, lasting impression that the Ecuadorian people made on our future therapy practice and our hearts.

For more information about Shoulder to Shoulder, visit www.shouldertoshoulderky.org

For more about the UK Physical Therapy program, visit www.mc.uky.edu/pt

By Dustin Brown, Katelin Fane, Ellen Magee & Casey Overbee, UK PT Class of 2011

L-R: Rachel Wilson (translator), Javier (bus driver), Lynn English (faculty) Ellen Magee (student), Dustin Brown (student), Katelin Fane (student), Audrey Johnson (faculty), Casey Overbee (student).


Student News

PA Students Provide Medical Care in Mexico

PA students Rebekah Basham, Charlie Coffaro, Jennifer George, Tali Hunt, Adrienne Parks, Danielle Shelley and Margaret Summers were accompanied by Sam Powdrill, a PA faculty member, Nick Basham, a CHS staff member, as well as Steve Fisher (’78) and Dustin Atkins (’08), both alumni of the program and practicing physician assistants in Kentucky.

They joined a diverse group of medical professionals and other volunteers from across the country through Crossroad Missions, a Christian missions organization based in Louisville, Ky. This year’s participants included physicians, physician assistants, pediatricians, pharmacists, optometrists and public health professionals, as well as others without a medical background.

The second-year students, who up to now have spent the majority of their time in the classroom, were able to diagnose and treat patients under the guidance of supervising medical professionals.

“This is a great experience for the students,” said Powdrill, who was on this fourth trip to the Mexican border city. “They are able to apply the skills they’ve learned so far and practice in a non-

threatening clinical environment. They’re growing as practitioners and helping the people of Piedras Negras at the same time.”

The clinic was equipped with a wide variety of drugs for acute treatment, but those with chronic problems (like high blood pressure or blood sugar) were directed to local physicians who could provide the long-term treatment they required.

Students and other volunteers rotated through each of the clinics’ stations, including a triage area for taking vitals like blood pressure and blood sugar, a providers area where medical providers treated patients, a pharmacy, a health counseling area and a health fair providing basic necessities like toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap and shampoo.

The free clinics were held at different locations each day in poor areas of the city. Banners were hung at clinic locations the week before and organizers walked neighborhoods prior to the brigade’s arrival

to announce the free medical care. Sites this year included a small school, a men’s prison and a tiny church in the heart of a neighborhood built along a busy railway’s right of way.

“This was a truly great experience and a wonderful opportunity for students in our program,” said Parks. “I felt like we were really making a difference in these people’s lives – plus, we had the chance to learn from some very smart and caring medical professionals.”

The medical group treated nearly 500 patients throughout the week-long trip.

For more about the students’ experience in Piedras Negras, visit a blog they updated daily throughout the trip at http://mexico2010.tumblr.com.

For more information about the UK Physician Assistant Studies program, visit www.mc.uky.edu/pa. This is a great experience for the students…

they’re growing as practitioners and helping the people of Piedras Negras at the same time.

–Sam Powdrill, PA faculty

Forgoing pristine beaches, a relaxing week at

home or other typical Spring Break activities, seven

Physician Assistant Studies students traveled to

Piedras Negras, Mexico to help provide medical

care in free clinics across the city.

A panoramic view of a free medical clinic held in an enclosed plaza.

Charlie Coffaro and Jennifer George, both second-year physician assistant students, see patients in the clinic’s triage area, set up outside a worn-down, metal-roofed shack.




Development News 2009 Donor List

Mr. James R. Adair

Mrs. Delinda L. Adkins

Mrs. Nancy C. Alton

Ms. Sandra G. Alvey

Ms. Beth V. Aschman

Ms. Victoria L. Auchenbach

Mr. Mikal A. Bailey

Ms. Jacqueline Renee Baker

Mrs. Jil R. Baker

Ms. Carrie L. Barlage

Ms. Jennifer Susanne Barlow

Ms. Ellen Barry

Mrs. Anne T. Bennett

Ms. Karen E. Benson

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Mrs. Peggy R. Block

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Dr. Gilbert A. Boissonneault

Mrs. Debra F. Bowman

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Mr. Dustin Briggs

Ms. Tammy Reid Brooks

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Ms. Mary Jane Burton

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Ms. Christi M. Butler

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Mrs. Anne T. Campbell

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Ms. Britt Castellini

Mr. Lawrence R. Catlett

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Mr. Larry D. Chandler

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Mr. Douglas L. Cochran

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Dr. Edward W. Conklin

Ms. Dawn K. Cooper

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Ms. Linda P. Creevy

Mrs. Doris A. Critz

Mr. Lance T. Croghan

Mr. Scott S. Crook

Ms. Deborah A. Crowe

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Mrs. Leslie M. Crutcher

Mrs. Susan M. Cutshall

Dr. Joan C. Darbee

Mrs. Karen Davidson

Mrs. Sarah E. Davidson

Ms. Karen Y. Deckard

Ms. Linda J. DeSanto

Mrs. Clarice Dicks

Mrs. Lora Lee Diehl

Ms. Diane C. Dossett

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Ms. Ann K. Elder

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Mr. Jarrett T. Embry

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Dr. Kittie H. George

Mrs. Susan B. George

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Ms. Mary Ann Glaser

Ms. Phyllis J. Goodrich

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Mr. George S. Hagan, IV

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Ms. Karen L. Hill

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Dr. Jeffrey M. Kagan

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Mrs. Mary E. Lair

Mrs. Mary H. Lamb

Mrs. Celeste R. Lamping

Mrs. Michelle H. Langhi

Mrs. Martha Jean Layne

Mrs. Sherryn G. LeCompte

Ms. Stephanie E. Logan

Dr. Sherri Lovelace

Mrs. Kristi W. Lunceford

Ms. Amy Michelle Lykins

Mr. George C. Maihafer

Ms. Carolyn D. Malik

Mr. Carlos Marin

Mrs. Megan C. O’Connor Marriott

Mr. Flavious B. Martin III

Dr. Carl G. Mattacola

Ms. Paula R. May

Ms. Nadine Maynard

Mr. J. Brent Mays

Ms. Helen F. McGill

Mrs. Lori T. McIntosh

Ms. Anne W. McLaughlin

Mrs. Mary J. McLaughlin

Ms. Kelley A. McMurry

Ms. Sandra L. McNair

Mr. David H. McRae

Mr. James D. Meade

Mr. Michael G. Meadors

Ms. Christina C. Merk

Mr. Robert L. Morgan

Mrs. Tania L. Motschman

Mr. Geoffrey R. Nesbitt and Mr. Henry C. Wray, lll

Mr. Rick K. Mui

Ms. Traci H. Mullins

Mrs. Susan A. Nalepa

Mrs. Gail A. Olson

Mrs. Laura W. Osborn

Mr. Roger K. Owens

Mrs. Karen Leona Parsley

Mr. Shane A. Peffer

Mr. Roy M. Penix

Mrs. Renee A. Poorbaugh-Seifert

Ms. Connie E. Proudfoot

Mrs. Deborah Puckett

Mrs. Whitney Lush Quiambao

Mrs. Elizabeth K. Ragsdale

Ms. Tina G. Redmon

Mrs. Margaret D. Reesor

Mr. Edward D. Renda

Dr. Mary E. Reynolds

Mrs. Maureen J. Reynolds

Mrs. Anne S. Rice

Mrs. Patricia H. Ring

Mrs. Cindy Carroll Robinson

Mrs. Linda J. Rodgers

Mrs. Toni G. Rodgers

Mrs. Holly G. Roeder

Mrs. Susan J. Rohleder

Ms. Kathy H. Rorer

Ms. Carol J. Rowe

Mrs. Teresa B. Salyers

Ms. Aliceann C. Sanders

Mr. Steve K. Sanford

Mrs. Audrey Sanner

Mrs. Suzanne C. Scarpulla

Mrs. Margaret L. Schakel

Mrs. Denise Schlaak

Ms. Rebecca A. Scholtz

Dr. Debra F. Schulte

Mrs. Kathleen M. Schweikart

Scott-Gross Company, Inc.

Ms. Margaret Boyd Shake

Mrs. Sue A. Shugars

Mrs. Leslie S. Simpson

Mr. Samuel H. Slayden

Ms. Michele R. Smiley

Ms. Marnie A. Sosnovsky

Ms. Suzan Spivey

Mrs. Mary Jo Sprouse

Mr. Berry L. Stewart

Mr. Stephen H. Stewart

Ms. Martha L. Stricker

Mrs. Rebecca K. Swoyer

Ms. Stacy M. Taluskie

Mr. Eric J. Tarr

Mr. William H. Tharp

Theracare Physical Therapy Services

Ms. Kathryn C. Thompson

Mrs. RuthAnn Lee Thompson

Mrs. Andrea S. Tomasetti

Mrs. Jennifer Triplett Carter

Mrs. Debra S. Turner

Mrs. Susan L. Victor

Mr. John A. Wallace

Mrs. Bette K. Ward

Mr. Jeffrey E. Ward

Ms. Amy L. Warren

Mrs. Sally R. Watkins

Ms. Sherry L. Watson

Mrs. Elizabeth A. Weaver

Mr. Gerald A. White, Jr

Ms. Nancy L. Whitmer

Ms. Monica Gibbs Whitt

Mrs. Clara Yates Wieland

Mrs. Jennifer H. Wilham

Mrs. Celia M. Wilke

Mrs. Thelma J. Wiseman

Mrs. Kit Yin Wong

Mrs. Anne Rae M. Wright

Ms. Martha J. Young

Mrs. Kathleen M. Zandona

Ms. Bonnie S. Zimmer

Mr. Gregory A. Zoll

$1-$99

Gifts recorded Jan. 1, 2009 – Dec. 31, 2009

$100-$499Mr. John Agnew

Ms. Martha E. Alexander

The American Physiological Society

Mr. Carlos S. Anzola

Mrs. Ginger G. Aulick

Dr. Dale L. Avers

Mrs. Elizabeth S. Bainter

Mr. Francis M. Ballard

Mr. Jonathan M. Beiser

Mrs. Loretta P. Belhasen

Dr. Janice B. Blythe

Mrs. Sylvia Gale Boggs

Dr. Lori A. Bolgla

Ms. Michelle Boling

Ms. Barbara J. Bruening

Dr. Gilson J. Capilouto

Mrs. Catherine B. Chamberlain

Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Cooper

Dr. Tamara S. Cranfill

Ms. Debbie J. Creighton

Mrs. Cheryl A. Crouch

Mrs. Rebecca S. Dausman

Mrs. Dorothy R. Deleon

Ms. Mary A. Denham

Mrs. Elizabeth L. Douthitt

Ms. Lois A. Downing

Mr. Eugene Wayne Dupas

Mr. Robert L. Edwards

Dr. Susan Effgen

Mr. Paul D. Ferrell

Mr. Steve B. Fisher

Mrs. Colleen A. Fleck

Ms. Deborah A. French

Dr. Ann Reed Gaines

Mr. Robert G. Gandy

Mr. Steven G. Gaskins

Mrs. Sara R. Gilliam

GlaxoSmithKline

Ms. Irene Gooding

Mrs. Brenda B. Gosney

Ms. Debby F. Gray

Ms. Beth G. Gudeman

Mrs. Nancy M. Hanna

Dr. Anne Harrison

Mrs. Donna C. Hazle



Development News2009 Donor List

Mrs. Lois J. Hill

Mr. Ronald A. Hosterman

IBM Corporation

Mrs. Jeannine W. Jett

Mrs. Kathryn W. Jordan

Mrs. Mary S. Kaeder

Ms. Janet K. King

Dr. Patrick Harvey Kitzman

Dr. Jane O’Regan Kleinert

Mrs. Kimberly A. Kluemper

Mr. Thomas D. Kmetz

Dr. Janice M. Kuperstein

Mr. Terry A. Lawson

Dr. Judy M. Linger

Mr. Rusty MacSwords

Dr. Terry R. Malone

Dr. Robert C. Marshall

Drs. Patrick and Jennifer McKeon

Ms. Sheila A. McKinney

Mrs. Paula G. Melson

Meridian Chiles

Mrs. Elizabeth K. Miller

Ms. Tonya L. Miller

Mrs. Kathy G. Mitchell

Mr. Marc K. Morifuji

Ms. Donna S. Morris

Ms. Francine F. Morris

Mrs. Linda F. Mulloy

Mr. and Ms. Michael A. and Julia Muscarella

Mr. Jonathan S. Nalli

Norton Healthcare

Mr. Thomas D. Plamondon Jr.

Mrs. L. Jean Points

Mrs. Karissa Jo Porter

Mrs. Mary M. Reid

Mrs. Jane B. Roberts

Dr. Cheryl R. Robertson

Ms. Mabel T. Scherzer

Ms. Rita Schmid

Dr. Sandra L. Senft

Dr. Karen O. Skaff

Mr. Joey R. Smith

Mrs. Rhonda K. Smith

Mrs. Deborah B. Snavely

Mrs. Janella Spencer

Staggs & Fisher Consulting Engineers, Inc.

Dr. Sharon R. Stewart

Mrs. Kathy Stilz

Ms. Kimberly B. Stroth

Ms. Carol Lynn Struewing

Dr. Ellen W. Sutherland

Therapy Rentals, LLC

Dr. Timothy L. Uhl

UK Federal Credit Union

Mr. and Mrs. Donald and Patricia Waggener

Dr. Charles T. Wethington Jr.

Mrs. Cynthia K. White

Mrs. Barbara Williams

Mr. Jerry L. Wise

Mrs. Katherine Wolnitzek

Mr. Eric Matthew Yochem

Mrs. Jeananne M. Zink

Mrs. Teresa L. Zryd

$100-$499

$1,000-$4,999Ms. Margaret J. Blain

DPT Class of 2009

Drayer Physical Therapy Institute

Drs. Robert A. and Mary L. English

Mr. Michael T. Funk

Dr. Lori S. Gonzalez

Dr. Donna G. Horn

Mr. Mark F. Hunt

Ja-Pro Marketing, Inc.

Ms. Virginia W. Longnecker

Mr. Paul F. Nett

Dr. Arthur J. Nitz

Mr. and Mrs. Jase and Natalie Pinerola

Dr. Doris A. Rapp

Dr. Barbara R. Sanders

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory and Ann Smith

Dr. Joseph C. Stemple

Mrs. Nancy Swigert

Turner Construction Company

$500-$999Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M.

and Linda J. Brown

Dr. Linda S. Gorman

Mr. and Mrs. Kelly and Allison Horseman

Mrs. Holly L. Johnson

Mrs. Sandra G. Jones

Ms. Karen R. Kendrick

KHA Solutions Group

Dr. Chemyong Ko

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. and Sandy Lytle

Mr. and Mrs. Brendan N. and Denise McCarthy

Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Johnnie Miller

Dr. Charlotte A. Peterson and Mr. Kurt Heinoren

Quantrell Cadillac, Inc.

Mrs. Vicki Dale Riddell-Peavler and Mr. Joe Peavler

Mr. Tim K. Thurston

$5000+Cardinal Hill

Rehabilitation HospitalPT PROS, Inc.

Mrs. Jackie Resinger

Rockcastle Hospital & Respiratory Care

Center, Inc.

Mr. Michael P. Thornton

Giving by the Numbers

Every effort was made to ensure this list is accurate and complete. If you have been omitted or listed incorrectly, please let us know by e-mailing [email protected] or calling (859) 218-0563.

cont.

Total Donations & Pledges

226,580.43$Donors488

Gifts953



Development News

College FellowsFellows listed below have pledged their financial support to the College of Health Sciences.

David W. and Valerie Apts

Evelyn Crawford and Jeffery J. Bacia, Jr.

Janice Orienda Burdette Blythe

Paul Douglas and Mary Sue Borders

Terrence C. and Debbie S. Brown

Gregory G. and Jacquline R. Carter

Walter K. and Lisa S. Cleary

Robert Joseph Coll

Elizabeth E. Cooke

Jean C. Cooper

Charles H. and Denise H. Elliott

Tony and Lynn English*

Michael T. Funk

Joseph E. Gerhardstein

Bradley K. Gonyer

Lori and Randall Gonzalez

Linda Gorman

George S. Hagan, IV

Connie and Patrick Hauser

Jeffrey L. and Pamela C. Howard

Mark F. Hunt

Holly L. and David R. Johnson

Karen R. Kendrick

Linda Carol Langley

Stuart and Donna Lowenthal

Jeffrey W. and Sandy J. Lytle

Terry R. and Becky A. Malone

Gary R. and Rita L. Marsh

David L. and Edith W. Mathews

Denise and Brendan McCarthy

H. Johnnie and Robert C. Miller

Paul F. Nett

Alan and Jo Newberry

Arthur John and Jane Elizabeth Nitz

Charlotte A. Peterson and Kurt Heinonen

John S. and Sandra Petrey

Jase and Natalie Pinerola*

Helen T. Robinson

Thomas C. Robinson

Thomas W. and Susan D. Samuel

Scott B. and Bunny Scutchfield

Karen O. and David M. Skaff

Gregory A. and Ann L. Smith

Marlin K. and Vicki V. Sparks

Joseph C. and Terri L. Stemple

John Underwood

Patricia M. Waggener

Robert W. and Charlotte W. White

University Fellows

James Kennedy Patterson Fellows

Appalachian Regional HealthCare

Jennie Stuart Medical Center

Saint Joseph Hospital

Presidential FellowsNorton Healthcare

Regional Medical Center

W. K. Kellogg Foundation

Henry Stites Barker Fellows

Baptist Hospital East

Alan L. and Susan A. Grogan

James W., Jr. and Barbara Craig Holsinger

Vicki Riddell-Peavler and Joe Peavler

Jacqueline K. Resinger

St. Elizabeth Medical Center

Jerry Stricker

John Bryan Bowman Fellows

Central Baptist Hospital

The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels

Steve D. Thornton

* denotes new or renewed Fellows

Students like Emma Feinauer, a

Communication Sciences and

Disorders scholar, are on the other

line during UK’s annual phonathon.

Emma is beginning the graduate CSD program this fall. She is from Cold Spring, Ky. and has been involved with the phonathon for a year and a half.

This year, Emma was recognized for her efforts and was awarded a phonathon scholarship to help offset the rising cost of education. Last year, another CSD student, Bridget Anderson, received the same award.

“I really enjoy working for the phonathon because it gives me the opportunity to give back to the University,” said Emma. “The phonathon has opened my eyes to the importance of annual giving and shown me the tremendous support given from alumni and friends of the University of Kentucky. Also, since I am a scholarship recipient, it is important to me that I continue calling so that others may have the same opportunities that I have received.”

When Emma calls, please take our call and help make a difference for CHS students by contributing toward student scholarships.

See the back cover for information about the 2010 Phonathon and when to expect our call.

CHS PhonathonEver wonder who’s calling you?


Development News

See Blue. Make a Difference.One of the largest obstacles our students and their

families face today is paying for a college education.

With rising costs of higher education and cuts in state funding, the need for scholarship assistance for our students has never been greater.

For this reason, the University is announcing a campaign to increase the amount of scholarship support available to students at the University of Kentucky. The campaign is called, “See Blue. Make a Difference.”

It’s inspiring to dream about what our students can accomplish in the future. It also can be exciting and rewarding to be a part of making that happen.

For us to achieve the goal of the “See Blue. Make a Difference.” campaign, it will take the investment of many individuals, especially those closest to the University who understand the value of its educational programs and

their impact. More than at any other time, the University of Kentucky needs the commitment, loyalty and leadership of its friends and alumni to help extend its long tradition of excellence to new generations of students.

You are invited to join us in this great undertaking for the students of the University of Kentucky. Your support, combined with that of others who will

stand with us, will enable the University to meet this noble challenge and prepare even more leaders of tomorrow.

Your support will help…turn vision into reality…change the future and shape lives…make the world a better place…open doors of

opportunity…fulfill students’ academic dreams…and meet the challenge.

Our fundraising staff will be glad to discuss how you can make a difference with you. To request a visit, e-mail [email protected]. To find out more about the President’s Scholarship Initiative, visit www.uky.edu/psi.

In the 2008-09 academic year, more than 50 percent of students in the College of Health Sciences were from households considered below the poverty line.

Tuition expenses for CHS students range from $8,928 for an in-state master’s student in Communication Sciences and Disorders to $31,179 per year for an out-of-state Doctor of Physical Therapy student.

Students cover their unmet need by borrowing and/or working more than they should.

After aid from all available sources was awarded in the 2008-09 academic year, more than 5,300 UK undergraduate students (28 percent of all undergraduates) had remaining unmet, unfunded need totaling more than $29 million. This number is potentially higher for graduate programs, such as those in the College of Health Sciences.

The average amount generated per year by a $50,000 endowment is $2,000.

Fast Facts

Scholarship Recipients Tour Premier Therapy Health CentersFive physical therapy students received scholarships through the generous support of Premier Physical and Occupational Therapy in Ashland, Ky. Emily Huffman, Matthew Fields, Jonathan Terry, Kathryn Weinfurtner and Kari Hart, along with Physical Therapy faculty members Terry Malone and Leslie Simpson, toured the facilities and met with staff during a May visit.

L-R: Kari Hart, Emily Huffman, Jonathan Terry, Terry Malone (PT faculty), Leslie Simpson (PT faculty), Kathryn Weinfurtner, David Apts (Premier, president and owner), Matt Fields and Todd Munson (Premier, CEO).


Charles T. Wethington Jr. Building, Rm. 123900 South LimestoneLexington, KY 40536-0200

www.mc.uky.edu/healthsciences

The annual phonathon will be held September 26 through October 7. Please consider making a gift of $45, $450 or any other amount. Every penny counts.

Last year’s phonathon set a new record for CHS, raising $19,772! Let’s break the $20,000 mark in 2010.

Help us celebrate the College of Health Sciences’ 45th anniversary by taking our call.

Connection Newsletter - Spring, Summer 2010

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