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MMEEMMBBEERRSSAnthony Ciccone, D.O. ‘90Douglas Leonard, D.O. ‘88

Ira Monka, D.O. ‘84Thomas Pericles, D.O. ‘90Todd Schachter, D.O. ‘84

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SOM’s First Class Turns 25Members of the 1981 Class Gather to Celebrate Milestone

In September, 17 of the 24 members of the UMDNJ-SOM class of 1981, SOM’s first class, gathered at the Seaview Country Clubin Galloway Township, NJ, to celebrate their 25th anniversary reunion. Pictured above are class of 1981 alum (seated, l-r): NeilMitnick, D.O., Joseph Bottalico, D.O., Phil Desplat, D.O., Ruth Covington, D.O., Lisa Stackhouse, D.O., Richard Wilson, D.O.,Abraham Horn, D.O., Ken Nahum, D.O. (standing, l-r) Daniel Foran, D.O., John Pirolli, D.O., James Besunder, D.O., RobertSweeney, D.O., Martin Scott, D.O., Lonny Matlick, D.O., Ferris Ginsberg, D.O., Robert Werner, D.O. and Edward Schadiack, D.O.

The event featured a reception, dinner, and program, including remarks from the Dean, and class reminiscings. The highlight ofthe evening was a Media Dept.-produced historical video that captured student life as SOM's first class and featured alumniprofiles from “Now and Then”. Dr. Finan-Duffy presented a plaque that listed each member of the charter class to the membersof the class. Pictured above are, (l) Martin Scott, D.O. with Robert Sweeney, D.O., (center) Ruth Covington, D.O. with RobertWerner, D.O. and (r) Daniel Foran, D.O. with Ferris Ginsberg, D.O.

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In November at the Alumni Rounds program, the Alumni Association presented the 2006 AlumniAssociation scholarships and awards. Sixteen students received $1,250 Alumni Association Scholarship

awards and eight students received $250 Book Awards, totalling more than $22,000 in scholarships.

Pictured above are Alumni Association scholarship recipients from theclass of 2007 with Kathyrn Lambert, D.O. (l), assistant dean for studentaffairs. The award recipients are (l-r) Aarti Dalal, Colleen Eng, Doug Jaffeand Aubrey Troutman. Not shown were Becky Hwang, Amanda Micucio,Dalal Taha and Bernadette Quihuis.

Pictured above are the Alumni Association bookaward recipients from the class of 2008, (l-r) MichaelHewitt, Colleen Finan-Duffy, D.O. ‘94, AlumniAssociation president, Paul Krueger, D.O., associatedean for academic affairs and Robin Koval. TheAlumni Association presents Book Awards to the firstand second year students who recieve the highestnumber of honors.

Pictured above are the Alumni Association book award recipients from theclass of 2009, with Colleen Finan-Duffy, D.O. ‘94 (l), Alumni Association presi-dent, and Paul Krueger, D.O. (second from right), associate dean for academicaffairs. The 2006 recipients are (l-r) Rachel Schatz, Jennifer Stellke, HannahNewborn, Ben Acker, Heather Maston and Kyaw Tun.

Student Scholars Honored by Alumni

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Pictured above are the scholarship recipients from the class of2009 with Drs. Lambert (l). The award recipients are (l-r)Wachovia Rier and Ken Minett. Ken was the recipient of the “InMemory of Joseph J. Avanzato, Sr.” scholarship. Not shownfrom the class of 2009 is Tiffany Terrelongue.

Pictured left are Alumni Association scholarship recipients from theclass of 2008 with Kathyrn Lambert, D.O. (l). The award recipientsare (l-r) Stacey Kuhfahl, Yasmin Deliz and Amy Sweigart. Not shown,are Brenna Corbett and Erich Gottwald, the recipient of the “AlumniLegacy Scholarship.”

Alumni, Friends Dedicate Howard M. Levine, D.O. Student Lounge

2006 “Mentor of the Year” Honored

Alumni, students, faculty and guests gathered in November forthe fall Alumni Rounds event and dedication of the Howard M.

Levine, D.O. Student Lounge. The alumni networking event alsofeatured the presentation of the SOMA “Mentor of the Year” honorand annual Alumni Association Student Scholarships and BookAwards.

Representing the late Howard Levine for the dedication were sons,Alan Levine, Martin Levine, D.O., Stephen Levine and JaimeLevine, D.O. ‘05, Dr. Howard Levine’s granddaughter. Dr. ThomasCavalieri, interim dean, SOM, who presided at the ceremony, spokeabout Dr. Levine’s diligence and enthusiasm to help write and lobbyfor the legislation that created UMDNJ-SOM. “Dr. Levine was notonly the author of the legislation that created our school- but anunstoppable force- a man who wouldn’t take ‘no’ for an answer-who fought until the measure was approved by the Legislature andsigned into law,” he said. Adding, “As we dedicate the Howard M.Levine, D.O. Student Lounge, we remember a man and his legacyand we are grateful that he championed SOM and that he fought forhis dream of creating an osteopathic medical school for NewJersey.”

Pictured above (l-r) are Stephen Levine, D.O.,his daughter, Jaime Levine, D.O. ‘05, AlanLevine and Martin Levine, D.O. at the dedica-tion ceremony for the Howard M. Levine, D.O.Student Lounge. The heavily utilitized studentlounge is located in the Academic Center.

The dedication was well-attended by alumni,students and faculty, past and present.Pictured right (l-r) are Thomas Cavalieri, D.O.,Robert Maurer, D.O., Martin Levine, D.O.,Stephen Levine, D.O., Alan Levine, EdwardSchadiack, D.O. ‘81 and Martin Scott, D.O. ‘81.

At the fall Alumni Rounds event, the Student OsteopathicMedical Association honored the 2006 Mentor of the Year

recipient, Kai Mon Lee, Ph.D., Department of MolecularBiology. The award, which is selected by the students, recognizesexemplary service and support as a student mentor.

Pictured left (l-r) are Rachel Schatz ‘09, Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA)and Dr. Kai Mon Lee, the 2006 Mentor of the Year.

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2005/2006

HonorRoll of

DonorsThe 2005-2006 Alumni Association's AnnualFund campaign closed on June 30, 2006.Overall, $88,836 was raised from 246donors, eclipsing the goal of $70,000 bymore than $18,000. This section of thenewsletter recognizes all of the alumni andfriends of the UMDNJ-School of OsteopathicMedicine who made contributions to theAnnual Fund campaign between July 1, 2005and June 30, 2006. Gifts made after July 1,2006 have been credited to the 2006-07 cam-paign.

DEAN'S ACADEMY ($5,000+)Timothy Arnold, D.O. '97Kenneth D. Nahum, D.O., P.C. '81Eric S. Seiger, D.O. '86

UNIVERSITY CLUB ($2,000+)Anthony R. Avanzato, D.O. '92Joseph C. Benedetto, D.O. '84

CADUCEUS CLUB ($1,000+)Paul I. Abend, D.O. '87Joseph N. Bottalico, D.O. '81Terence P. Braden, III, D.O. '85Jeanne L. Demoss, D.O. '90Susan M. Lage, D.O. '89John N. Larson, D.O. '84Ira P. Monka, D.O., FACOFP '84John T. Pericles, D.O. '90Stephen M. Scheinthal, D.O. '91Kenneth M. Simon, D.O. '89

Peter J. Waldman, D.O. '81Daniel J. Waters, D.O. '82

FOUNDERS CLUB ($500+)Christopher L. Baldi, D.O. '90Robert L. Barricella, D.O. '84Joshua D. Brody, D.O. '86Eric J. Carlson, D.O. '93Philippe Chemaly, D.O. '94Antonio Ciccone, D.O. '90Eleanor Davina-Brown, D.O. '92Jeffry L. Jacobs, D.O. '90Raymond F. Lower, D.O. '81Lisa Petriccione-Neumann, D.O. '90Megan E. Reilly, D.O. '97Nicholas Ricculli, D.O. '85Todd Schachter, D.O. '84Dwayne W. Siu, D.O., FACC '86Paula A. Sjolund, D.O. '91Jay A. Stiefel, D.O., P.C. '86Frank A. Vassallo, D.O. '87John J. Villa, D.O. '89Richard A. Wilson, D.O. '81

PATRONS CLUB ($250+)Arthur L. Childs, D.O. '86Daniel Y. Chu, D.O. '86William DiCindio, D.O. '93Dennis Doherty, D.O. '85Daniel J. Foran, D.O. '81Jack R. Gould, D.O. '89Michael Hymanson, D.O. '86Arian Kargar, D.O. '93Richard J. Lewis, D.O. '86Rose Mack, D.O. '97Ellen M. O'Mara, D.O. '83Trina Poretta, D.O. '96Pilar M. Prabhu, D.O. '94Anthony R. Ricci, D.O. '97Chad E. Richmond, D.O. '98Joseph Riggi, D.O. '98Dawn M. Risley, D.O. '96Louis Rosen, D.O. '85Peter F. Schnatz, D.O. '94Martin J. Scott, D.O. '81Sabina Syal-DiCindio, D.O. '93Joseph P. Talvacchia, D.O. '83

Albertina Tommaso-Ricci, D.O. '97Marc S. Tucker, D.O. '83Craig S. Turner, D.O. '87Robert D. Weitz, D.O. '86

CENTURY CLUB ($100+)Victor M. Almeida, D.O. '90Patrick M. Ambrosio, D.O. '97Steven L. Attermann, D.O. '84John A. Auriemma, D.O. '96Gregory A. Bahtiarian, D.O. '91Deborah D. Bayer, D.O. '89John C. Becker, D.O. '85Henry H. Bernstein, D.O. '82James B. Besunder, D.O. '81Jeanette S. Biller, D.O. '96Elizabeth Boyle, D.O. '86Matthew Burday, D.O. '84Virginia P. ClarkAnna A. Collado, D.O. '87Daniel Conte, D.O. '86John H. Cooper, D.O. '99Lesly A. D'Ambola, D.O. '94Dana Daidone, D.O. '97Fidelis O. Ejianreh, D.O. '99Ashgan Elshinawy, D.O. '99Amerigo Falciani, D.O. '92Vincent Franze, D.O. '01Richard H. Goldhammer, D.O. '83Robert S. Goodwin, D.O. '87Thomas E. Hackett, D.O. '83Robert P. Hogan, D.O., P.C. '86Robert A. Innocenzi, Jr., D.O. '88Stephanie Kersh, D.O. '01Steven M. Lowry, D.O. '96Jay Malickel, D.O. '97Amanda R. Manning, D.O. '94Margaret E. Marcinik, D.O. '90Mary Meritz, D.O. '86Carina R. Ploetz, D.O., M.S. '93Jeffrey D. Polcer, D.O. '85Jeffrey D. Pomerantz, D.O. '86Felix M. Ramirez, D.O. '88Steven S. Rhee, D.O. '02Andrew M. Rosenfeld, D.O. '82Joseph F. Rubacky, D.O. '82

Continued on page 5.

Honor Roll of DonorsCont’d from page 4.

Allison M. Sagan, D.O. '00Janmeet Sahota, D.O. '02Raul Santoscoy, D.O. '99Purvin Shah, D.O. '98Arun Singh, D.O. '95Florence Spitler, D.O. '01Charles R. Staubs, D.O. '88Michael D. Stauder, D.O. '86Achina Stein, D.O. '90Steven A. Stein, D.O., P.A. '90Catherine Stroud-Martin, D.O. '92Stephanie Swan Barbagiovanni, D.O. '96Mark W. Tuccillo, D.O. '89Robert L. Werner, D.O., F.A.C.P. '81Harvey M. Wiener, D.O. '83Joseph P. Zingrone, D.O. '99

CONTRIBUTORS (UP TO $99)Julia M. Aharonov, D.O. '96Shira L. Asekoff-Meyer, D.O. '02Andrea Baratta, D.O. '00Jodi A. Benett, D.O. '87Joydip Bhattacharya, D.O. '99Erika D. Bradford, D.O. '01Louise A. Bruno-Murtha, D.O. '85Charles R. Clinch, D.O. '89Janice M. Cody-Siciliano, D.O. '87Marna Cutler, D.O. '00Gerard DeMers, D.O. '98Navtika R. Desai, D.O. '01Alexander Doctoroff, D.O. '98Philip R. Elgawli, D.O. '03Niveen Elkholy, D.O. '01Monica J. Farinella, D.O. '89Jill A. Garripoli, D.O. '03Charles Geiger, D.O. '99Matthew J. Gilliss, D.O. '03Karen J. Greenberg, D.O. '03Peter R. Harding, D.O. '00Marianne M. Holler, D.O. '03Michael S. Huang, D.O. '04James Hubbs, D.O. '92Gerald D. Karetnick, D.O. '01

Jaime M. Levine, D.O. '05Suchita Lorick, D.O., M.P.H. '00Annmarie Mackway-Girardi, D.O. '95Tamarin L. McCartin, D.O. '94Ariel Meyer, D.O. '02Thomas J. Novak, D.O. '93Michelle O'Mara, D.O. '91Christine A. Papa, D.O. '94Joseph J. Papotto, D.O. '96Amy E. Peardon, D.O. '99Mark J. Pernice, D.O. '81Ann-Judith Peterka, D.O. '87Karen R. Peters, D.O. '89Michael A. Peters, D.O. '89Samantha Plasner, D.O. '02Scott Plasner, D.O. '02Robin Plumer, D.O. '83Chuck S. G. Pruna, D.O. '03Kwandaa Roberts, D.O. '01James G. Sanderson, D.O. '00Richard M. Scher, D.O. '83Jeffrey Schock, D.O. '94K. J. Saluck, D.O. '87Catherine J. Schiano, D.O. '87Camille E. Semple, D.O. '97Barry P. Shapiro, D.O. '90Tiffany B. Shapiro, D.O. '90Catherine T. Shoff, D.O. '01Rachael Smith, D.O. '97William J. Smolinski, D.O. '87Alfred F. Sorbello, D.O., F.A.C.O.I '82Daniel Tarditi, D.O. '01Joanna N. Tewfik, D.O. '02Amy M. Toscano-Zukor, D.O. '03Susan Varevice-McAndrew, D.O. '95Stephan J. Vetrano, D.O. '98Christopher P. Zipp, D.O. '02Robert D. Zotti, D.O. '92

FRIENDS OF THE ALUMNISezer Aksel, M.D.Area VII Physicians Review Org., Inc.Gary Bailin, Ph.D.Jonas B. BingemanGeraldine P. BowersDr. Geert F. and Mrs. Greta Cauwenbergh

Thomas A. Cavalieri, D.O.Virginia P. ClarkGeorge W. CollinsThomas and Katherine CookDr. Neill S. and Mrs. Virginia CooperHelen M. CushmanDon and Janet DickasonEdmund L. ErdeMartin A. Finkel, D.O.Charles K. and Nancy FranzenDr. Barry and Mrs. Ahuva GleimerDr. Kenneth and Mrs. Audrey S. GouldGlen and Evelyn HemstockWei C. and Hui Ching Feng HoHarry J. HoffmanRoy K. JareckyJersey Shore University Medical CenterM. E. Kadaster, P.E.Steven and Meryl KallishRichard KatenSusan T. Kurtain Dorothy J. and Warren LebackJames T. LivingstonNancy S. MarksSara MarksRobert S. Maurer, D.O.Ruth M. McKeeferyCarl Mogil, D.O.Andrew A. Pecora, D.O.Ve and Yen Dinh PhanMichael P. and Vivian PhillipsDr. William F. and Mrs. Roseann RanieriJames R. and Mary RoneyJohn W. Royalty, D.O.Nancy RoyaltyMichael and Zahri SalariJames C. and Helen SanderM. E. SheehanJoel M. and Jessica SilvermanCharles M. SmithSteiner Medical GroupSteve ThompsonUMDNJ-SOM Office of the DeanEdgar L. Van ZandtRichard M. and Shirley WareMarjory G. WhiteLes and Joan Winslow

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The 25th Anniversary Scholarshipappeal, which was launched in

2002 with the goal of creating a$25,000 endowed scholarship, iscomplete. Each of the 25 classes thathave celebrated their reunions duringthis campaign have had an opportuni-ty to give toward this endowed schol-arship fund. This is the first endowedscholarship created by the SOMAlumni Association. The first 25thAnniversary Endowed scholarshipwas awarded in November to RavishAmin ‘10. Alumni will continue tohave the opportunity to direct theirgift toward this endowed fund.

A financial gift of at least $25,000(which can be spread over 5 years)will establish an endowed scholar-ship. The principal is invested andthe scholarship each year is createdfrom the income generated by theendowment, so the scholarshipbecomes perpetual. Scholarships canbe created in your own name or aloved one’s name or memory.

The following alumni and friends ofthe UMDNJ-School of OsteopathicMedicine have directed their gift tosupport the 25th AnniversaryEndowed Scholarship during the lastcampaign year, 2005-06:

Class of 1984Steven L. Attermann, D.O. Robert L. Barricella, D.O. Matthew Burday, D.O. Todd Schachter, D.O.

Class of 1985Terence P. Braden, III, D.O. Louise A. Bruno-Murtha, D.O. Dennis Doherty, D.O. Jeffrey D. Polcer, D.O. Louis Rosen, D.O.

Class of 1987Ann-Judith Peterka, D.O.

Class of 1989Charles R. Clinch, D.O. Monica J. Farinella, D.O. Jack R. Gould, D.O. Karen R. Peters, D.O. Michael A. Peters, D.O. Kenneth M. Simon, D.O. Mark W. Tuccillo, D.O.

Class of 1990Margaret E. Marcinik, D.O. Lisa Petriccione-Neumann, D.O. Barry P. Shapiro, D.O. Tiffany B. Shapiro, D.O. Achina Stein, D.O.

Class of 1994Philippe Chemaly, D.O. Amanda R. Manning, D.O. Tamarin L. McCartin, D.O. Christine A. Papa, D.O. Peter F. Schnatz, D.O. Jeffrey Schock, D.O.

Class of 1995Annmarie Mackway-Girardi, D.O. Arun Singh, D.O. Susan Varevice-McAndrew, D.O.

Class 1999Joydip Bhattacharya, D.O. John H. Cooper, D.O. Fidelis O. Ejianreh, D.O. Ashgan Elshinawy, D.O. Charles Geiger, D.O. Amy E. Peardon, D.O. Raul Santoscoy, D.O. Joseph P. Zingrone, D.O.

Class 2000Andrea Baratta, D.O. Marna Cutler, D.O. Peter R. Harding, D.O. Suchita Lorick, D.O., M.P.H. Allison M. Sagan, D.O.

Friends of the Alumni AssociationDr. Barry and Mrs. Ahuva GleimerSteven and Meryl KallishVe and Yen Dinh PhanMichael and Zahri SalariUMDNJ-SOM Office of the Dean

Alumni Award First Endowed Scholarship

In September, UMDNJ-SOM hosted the annual “Alumni/ Student Appreciation” Night at the RiversharksBaseball Game in Camden, NJ. Pictured right are students and guests that attended the event: (front row,l-r) Elizabeth Tsai ‘07, Eric Olsen, Aubrey Troutman ‘07, Rosemarie Robledo ‘09, Anne Jones ‘08, Eli Levin‘09, with (back row, l-r) David Rissmiller, D.O., chair, Department of Psychiatry, Kathryn Lambert, D.O.,assistant dean for student affairs and Thomas Cavalieri, D.O., interim dean.

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2006/2007

HonorRoll of

DonorsThe 2006-2007 Alumni Association's AnnualFund kicked-off on July 1, 2006. The goalwas set at $80,000. This section of thenewsletter recognizes all of the alumni andfriends of the UMDNJ-School of OsteopathicMedicine who made contributions to theAnnual Fund campaign between July 1, 2006and December 1, 2006. Gifts received afterDecember 1st will be listed in a futureedition of Alumni Today.

UNIVERSITY CLUB ($2,000+)

Kenneth D. Nahum, D.O., P.C. '81

CADUCEUS CLUB ($1,000+)

Jane Aronson, D.O. '86

FOUNDERS CLUB ($500+)

David M. Deremigio, D.O. '90John F. McCue, D.O. '85Sandra A. Paluzzi, D.O. '84Jasper J. Rizzo, D.O. '86Jay A. Stiefel, D.O., P.C. '86

PATRONS CLUB ($250+)

Henry H. Bernstein, D.O. '82John H. Cooper, D.O. '99Lawrence D. Davanzo, D.O. '88Janine Jamieson Mayer, D.O. '85Michelle A. Phelan, D.O. '87Trina Poretta, D.O. '96Pilar M. Prabhu, D.O. '94Robert Provencher, D.O. '85Chad E. Richmond, D.O. '98Monica M. Rogalski, D.O. '94

CENTURY CLUB ($100+)

John C. Becker, D.O. '85Erika D. Bradford, D.O. '01Anna A. Collado, D.O. '87Aditee Deodhar Leszkowicz, D.O. '00Willa M. Greenberg DeSouza, D.O. '89Karl A. Miller, D.O. '90Ellen M. O'Mara, D.O. '83Virginia C. Phipps, D.O. '00Carina R. Ploetz, D.O., M.S. '93Robin Plumer, D.O. '83

Philip V. Scribano, D.O. '89Philip B. Stanley, D.O. '82

CONTRIBUTORS (UP TO $99)

Steven M. Borer, D.O. '03Gary A. Brunvoll, D.O. '88Christine A. Buhlinger, D.O. '82Gregary Butchy, D.O. '05Heather M. Crawford, D.O. '05Jill A. Garripoli, D.O. '03Karen J. Greenberg, D.O. '03Pauline Germaine, D.O. '01Peter R. Harding, D.O. '00Ameer E. Hassan, D.O. '05Robert L. Holmes, D.O. '02Djuna D. Jones, D.O. '05Suchita Lorick, D.O., M.P.H. '00Richard J. Malone, D.O. '90Deborah Meiss Malone, D.O. '89Daniel F. Merz, D.O. '05Julie Moran, D.O. '01Michelle O'Mara, D.O. '91Jennifer L. Procopio, D.O. '03John T. Schwika, D.O. '01

FRIENDS OF THE ALUMNI

Milton TheodosatosVerizon Foundation

2006 AOA Convention

More than 70 alumni attended thisyear’s AOA Convention in Las Vegas,NV. Pictured above are class of 2005alum (l-r) Brian Sokalsky, D.O., RogerSica, D.O. and Sajid Surve, D.O.

Below are, (l-r) Paul Lanfranchi, D.O. ‘00, DeanMicciche, progam adminstrator for alumni andstudent affairs and Larry Schiffman, D.O. ‘00 at the2006 AOA Convention.

UMDNJ-SOM hosts various activities at the AOAConvention including a student lunch, alumni luncheonand reception. Pictured above are (l-r) Ken Minute ‘09,Rebecca Rupp ‘09, Alexis Davison ‘10, Shawn Stapp ‘09and Ellen Kurkowski ‘09 at the student luncheon, hostedby Thomas Cavalieri, D.O., interim dean. Twenty-fiveUMDNJ-SOM students attended this year’s activities.

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On October 8, the 9th Annual UMDNJ-SOM GolfClassic was held at Vineyard Golf at Renault

Winery. The event attracted more than 60 enthusiasticgolfers, including students, alumni, faculty, staff, andfriends of the School. The event featured giveaways,on-course contests, team prizes, raffle prizes and a

buffet luncheon. Most importantly, this eventhas raised nearly $40,000 for student scholar-ship since its inception. The 10th AnnualUMDNJ-SOM Golf Classic will be held onSunday, October 7, 2007 at 9 AM at VineyardGolf Course at Renault Winery, Egg HarborCity.

9th Annual UMDNJ-SOM Golf Classic

Thank You to our Sponsors, Contributors!

TThhee wwiinnnniinngg ffoouurrssoommee wwiitthh tthhee DDeeaann’’ss CCuupp aatt lluunncchh.. Pictured above are(l-r) Debkumar Sarkar ‘09, Denny Duryea ‘09, Scott Duryea and DennisDuryea. The second place foursome included Anthony Corrado, D.O. ‘02,Tasos Aslanidis, D.O., John Cooper, D.O. ‘99 and Shaun Driscoll.

Pictured above are (l-r) Yohannes Alemu ‘09, Brett Piccotti ‘09, GregDodson ‘09 and Robert Alcott ‘09 at the outing.

Above, Anthony Corrado, D.O. ‘02 sets up fora putt at the putting contest.

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Gold Sponsor- UMDNJ-SOM Administration

Silver Sponsor- Kennedy Health System

Refreshment Cart Sponsor- Foundation of UMDNJ

Hole Sponsors

Cento Fine Foods

Influent Medical

New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons

Dr. Carman Ciervo

Dr. Paul Krueger

Dr. Stephen Scheinthal

ContributorsApplebee’s

Brandid Promotions

Camden Riversharks Baseball Team

Hair Cuttery

Lamberti Restaurants

NovaCare

Olive Garden

Pasta Pomodoro

P.J. Whelihan’s Pub & Restuarant

Pufferbelly’s Restaurant

ShopRite Supermarket of Cherry Hill

UMDNJ-SOM Alumni Association

UMDNJ-SOM University Wellness Center

Vineyards Golf Course

How does the program work?In 2003, the Alumni Association began a new campaign to rec-ognize alumni and friends that support the Annual Fund cam-paign. The Engraved Brick Donor Recognition Program recog-nizes alumni who donate $400 or more in any Annual Fundcampaign. Donors receive a one time opportunity to receive anengraved brick placed along the inner octagon-shaped area.The octagon area is reserved for alumni. Each brick will beengraved with the name of the alumni donor and their classyear (see photo).

In addition, UMDNJ-SOM alumni, faculty, retired faculty,staff, students, parents and family members of alumni will beoffered the opportunity to purchase bricks along the four path-ways that lead to the circle. The minimum donation for a“friends” brick is $325. The engraving options for these fourareas are: “In Honor Of,” “In Memory Of” and “Donated By,”followed by the full name of the person recognized.

Who Benefits? STUDENTSAll alumni gifts will continue to be directed to the scholarshipfund chosen by the donor. Proceeds from the gifts purchasedalong the pathways will be earmarked for the 25th AnniversaryEndowed Scholarship Fund.

UMDNJ-SOM ENGRAVED BRICK DONOR RECOGNITION PROGRAM

Make a LastingImpression at UMDNJ.

TO ORDER YOUR BRICK CALL 856-566-6740 TODAY!

Pictured above is a brick created for Dr. David Dayya ‘93. It isone of more than one hundred bricks that have been placed atthe OsteoPath.

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WWhhaatt’’ss NNeeww WWiitthh YYoouu??Married? Promoted? New position? Award or honor? New arrival? Tell us the good news.News will be published in the “Heard the News?” section of the University Medicine maga-zine. Class notes correspondence and photos (photos will be returned) may be sent to one ofthe following addresses:

MAIL Office of Alumni and Student AffairsUMDNJ-SOM1 Medical Center Drive, Suite 214Stratford, NJ 08084

E-MAIL [email protected] 856-566-6714

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In May, the University of Medicineand Dentistry of New Jersey Board of

Trustees approved the appointment ofDr. Thomas A. Cavalieri, FACOI, FACP,as interim dean of the UMDNJ-Schoolof Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford.

“Dr. Cavalieri's 25 years of service tothe school are a testament to his com-mitment to excellence and to providingthe best in patient care and medical edu-cation in South Jersey,” said Dr. BruceC. Vladeck, interim president. “We are pleased, and delighted, that Dr.Cavalieri has agreed to help us move theUniversity forward at this critical time.”

Dr. Cavalieri, a nationally recognized leader in geriatrichealthcare and education, founded the medical school'sacclaimed Center for Aging and now serves as director ofUMDNJ's statewide New Jersey Institute for SuccessfulAging. His guidance of the geriatric health and educationprograms at the School of Osteopathic Medicine hasresulted in the school being selected as one of the nation'stop school's for geriatric medical education by U.S. News& World Report.

Dr. Cavalieri is the UMDNJ-School ofOsteopathic Medicine's first EndowedChair for Primary Care Research andis the former chairman of itsDepartment of Medicine.

Among his many leadership roles, Dr.Cavalieri is the immediate past presi-dent of the American College ofOsteopathic Internists and has been amember of the New JerseyCommission on Aging since 1997. Hecurrently serves on the New Jersey'sDrug Utilization Review Board and asthe chair of the Advisory Committeeon Interdisciplinary, Community-

Based Linkages at the U.S. Department of Health andHuman Services/Health Resources and ServicesAdministration. Most recently, he's been selected as the“Physician of the Year” by the New Jersey Association ofOsteopathic Physicians and Surgeons. For several con-secutive years, he has been recognized as one of thearea's “Top Docs” by Philadelphia Magazine, ConsumerUnion Checkbook, New Jersey Monthly, South JerseyMagazine, and SJ Magazine.

Cavalieri Named Interim Dean

New Deans, Chairs, and Officers Named at UMDNJ-SOM

The UMDNJ-School ofOsteopathic Medicine in

Stratford has announced the promo-tion of several new dean’s, chairs andofficers.

“The selection of these talented indi-viduals reflects our commitment tobuild on the many areas of excellenceat our school as we pursue our mis-sion of becoming the nation's topinstitution for osteopathic medicaleducation,” said Dr. Thomas A.Cavalieri, interim dean of theUMDNJ-School of OsteopathicMedicine.

William F. Ranieri, DO, FACN, hasbeen named acting associate dean forclinical affairs.

Paul Krueger, DO, FACOOG, hasbeen appointed associate dean foracademic affairs.

Kathryn Lambert, D.O., is the act-ing assistant dean for student affairs.

Carl Hock, PhD, has been appointedthe associate dean for research at themedical school and for the Stratfordcampus of the UMDNJ-GraduateSchool of Biomedical Sciences.

H. Timothy Dombrowski, D.O., hasbeen named chair of the Departmentof Medicine.Richard Jermyn, D.O. has beennamed acting chair in the Departmentof Rehabilitation Medicine.

David Mason, D.O. ‘96 has beennamed acting chair in the Departmentof Osteopathic ManipulativeMedicine.

Vivian Lubin, MBA, MPA has beennamed as chief operating officer.

Robert Schieri, MBA, has beennamed as chief financial officer.

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UMDNJ-SOM Adopts New Mission, Essential Valuesand Guiding Principles Statement

ESSENTIAL VALUES AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES

COLLEGIALITYPromote mutual respect, reward collaboration, encourage the open exchange of ideas, and facilitate the growth and advancement of individuals.

Guiding Principle: We recognize that it is outstanding, innovative, dedicatedpeople, working as a team, who make our mission, vision, and values a reality.

COMPASSIONBe aware of and respond to the physical, emotional, spiritual, and intellectualneeds of others.

Guiding Principle: We consider the well-being of people to be preeminent in allof our activities.

DIVERSITYSupport and foster cross-cultural awareness and the dignity of all, regardless ofrace, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or physical ability.

Guiding Principle: We embrace all individuals in our communities and arecommitted to enhancing their health, knowledge, overall well-being, and oppor-tunities.

EXCELLENCE Provide superior education, patient care, and research.

Guiding Principle: We are committed to excellence in osteopathic medical edu-cation, research, and clinical care, especially acknowledging the importance ofour major partnerships in the fulfillment of our mission. We measure our excel-lence against other outstanding academic health centers with a similar tripartitemission.

INNOVATIONDiscover new ideas and develop cutting-edge knowledge to enhance the preven-tion, treatment, and cure of disease.

Guiding Principle: We are committed to innovation and collaboration across allaspects of our mission in the creation, discovery, delivery, and dissemination ofnew knowledge.

INTEGRITYDemonstrate fairness, honesty, sincerity, professionalism, and a consistent com-mitment to our mission, vision, and values.

Guiding Principle: We hold ourselves accountable for incorporating our mis-sion, vision, and values into all operational processes, decision making, actions,and partnerships of the School.

MISSION:The UMDNJ-School ofOsteopathic Medicine isdedicated to providingexcellence in medical edu-cation, research and healthcare for New Jersey and thenation. An emphasis on pri-mary health care and com-munity health servicesreflects the School’s osteo-pathic philosophy, with spe-cialty care and centers ofexcellence demonstratingour commitment to innova-tion and quality in allendeavors. The Schoolseeks to develop clinicallyskillful, compassionate andculturally competent physi-cians from diverse back-grounds, who are preparedto become leaders in theircommunities.

VISION:To be the best osteopathicmedical school in the nationby providing a premier,dynamic academic environ-ment that attracts and nur-tures outstanding faculty,staff, and students who arededicated to our mission topromote health and treat illness.

When named interim dean, Dr. Cavalieri began an inclusive grass roots effort to develop a new mission statementthat reflected the values and commitment of UMDNJ-SOM. Faculty, students, staff, alumni and hospital part-

ners participated in developing the new Mission, Vision, Essential Values and Guiding Principles of UMDNJ-SOM.

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In October, the Student NationalMedical Association in conjunction

with the Office of the Dean, launched anew lecture series, the CommunityGrand Rounds. The series, which willinclude five lunchtime lectures in 06-07academic year, will focus on bringingthe latest information about health dis-parities and ways to eliminate them.

The first program, “Disparities in HealthCare” was held in October. The programfeatured remarks from Dr. DeniseRodgers, executive vice president foracademic and clinical affairs forUMDNJ. The second program,

“Humanism in Medicine” was held inNovember. Dr. Dorian Wilson, Directorof the Healthcare Foundation Center for

Humanism and Medicine,UMDNJ-New Jersey MedicalSchool, served as the keynotespeaker. Feedback from bothevents has been very positive.

Additional Community GrandRound programs are plannedfor 2007, beginning with the“Benefits of Diversity in aProfessional Setting.” This pro-gram, scheduled forWednesday, January 31st atnoon at the Academic Center(Multi-Purpose Room), willfeature Dr. Robert Johnson,interim dean, UMDNJ-NewJersey Medical School.

DOingsCalendar of

Events

January 18Board Meeting, 6 pmAcademic Center, Stratford

March 14th- 18thACOFP ConventionKissimmee, Florida

April 25th- 28thAtlantic RegionalOsteopathic ConventionTropicana Hotel & Casino,Atlantic City

April 27Alumni Luncheon & Meeting12 noon, Tropicana Hotel &Casino, Atlantic City

April 27Board Meeting, 1:30 pm,Tropicana Hotel & Casino

April (TBD)Alumni Rounds Reception 4:30 PM, Academic Center

May 21Convocation, 4:30 pm Lucien’s Manor, Berlin

May 22Commencement, 10 amPNC Bank Arts CenterHolmdel, NJ

Community “Grand Rounds” Launched atUMDNJ-SOM

Pictured above, at the November 8th Community Grand Rounds are(l-r) Thomas Cavalieri, D.O., interim dean, Michael Ruzek ‘10, EliGasinu ‘09, Christina Hector ‘09, Dorian Wilson, M.D., keynote speak-er, Tiffany Terrelongue ‘09 and Aisha Bailey ‘09.

Pictured above, Dr. Denise Rodgers served as keynotespeaker for the “Disparities in Health Care” program.

In MemoriamMarni Kurjan ‘85 (2001)

Jeffrey Leichter ‘90 (2006)

Nicholas Sayles ‘07 (2006)

Adam Zimmerman ‘95 (2005)

Join Fellow Alumni from the UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine at the Annual Alumni Luncheon and General Membership Meeting

at the Atlantic Regional Osteopathic Convention (AROC)

Friday, April 27, 2007 • 12 noonTropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, NJ

You must sign-up when you register for AROC.If you are not registering for AROC, please call the Office of Alumni Affairs at 856-566-6740.