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HEALTH PROFESSIONS

SHP’s New Addition Provides Cutting-Edge Technology, Innovative Research, and Extensive Learning Space

NEW BEGINNINGS

A M E S S A G E F R O M T H E D E A N

H A R O L D P. J O N E S , P H . D .

On the cover: New state-of-the-art facilities

provide students and faculty

more than 35,000 square feet of

the most technologically up-to-

date laboratory and classroom

space.

Hello,

AS YOU MAY HAVE HEARD, UAB recently launched the university’s largest

and most comprehensive fund-raising campaign. It is an ambitious plan to

raise $1 billion in order to align resources with aspirations. Success in this

campaign will strengthen UAB’s position as one of the nation’s most produc-

tive and dynamic universities.

Here at the School of Health Professions, our goal within the Campaign for

UAB is $25 million. We firmly believe knowledge can positively change the

world. And with your help and generosity, we can shape the future of health-

care and be the 21st century leader in health professions’ education and

research.

To expand our impact we are tailoring innovative teaching and research solu-

tions to address real world problems. We are building strategic community,

business and global partnerships that inform and expand our impact by

focusing our resources on pressing societal needs in five areas:

• Obesity & Obesity Related Diseases

• Healthcare Management & Leadership

• Rehabilitation & Disability

• Signature Programs for Workforce Needs

• Undergraduate Education

We understand the discovery and sharing of new knowledge will impact the

lives of individuals, communities and the world by translating that knowledge

into practice. Your help will allow us to pursue a unique strategy – one that

will transform our school and one that will dramatically improve the quality

of life worldwide. For that we thank you for your time, your effort and your

generosity.

All the best,

Harold P. Jones, Ph.D.

Critical IssuesExpanded program, new certificate, and unique research

Cover Story[ New Beginnings ]On Oct. 11, 2013, the School of Health Professions unveiled

the two new floors of SHPB that house state-of-the-art labora-

tories, modernized learning space, and more.

Feature Stories[ Students Pay It Forward ]Assisting disabled orphans and building homes highlight

student efforts.

[ Research Roundup ]Exercising one day a week may be enough, and Santa is a candi-

date for diabetes.

[ Student News ]Honors, gifts, grants, and giving back

SpectrumNew HSA chair, 50-year milestones, and faculty honors

Alumni NewsSnapshots from alumni events in 2013

Contributions

UAB Health Professions is published each year by the School of Health Professions at UAB. It is produced by the UAB Office of Public Relations and Marketing.

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EditorsCharles BuchananGrant MartinKevin Storr

Executive Art DirectorRon Gamble

Art DirectorJessica Huffstutler

Production ManagerErin Tapp

WritersMelanie K. DavisBob ShepardKevin Storr

Photography Andi Rice Photography Kevin Storr Steve Wood

Editorial BoardKatie D. Adams • Director of Development

Michelle Brown, MS, MLS (ASCP) SBBcm • Clinical Education Coordinator and Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences

Darrell E. Burke, Ph.D. • Associate Professor, Department of Health Services Administration and Health Informatics Program

Deek Cunningham, MS, OTR/L, SIPT, ATP • Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator of Fieldwork Education

Chris Eidson, MS, OTR/L • Assistant Professor,Department of Occupational Therapy

Harold P. Jones, Ph.D. • Dean of the School of Health Professions

Lakesha Kinnerson, MPH • Program Manager I, Health Informatics and Information Management Programs

Beth Kitchin, Ph.D., R.D. • Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition Sciences

Susan Miller, MS, RD, LD • Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition Sciences; Assistant Director, UAB DI Program; and Assistant Director, Graduate Program in Clinical Nutrition

David M. Morris, PT, Ph.D. • Vice Chair and Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

Kathy Nugent, Ph.D. • Program Director, Biotechnology, and Assistant Professor,Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences

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Physician Assistant Program Expands Focus Areas

Five SHP Programs in Top 20 Healthcare Jobs

U.S. News & World Report came out with its 2013 list of “Best Healthcare Jobs” and several programs in the School of Health Professions made the top 20 list.

#5 Physical Therapy

#7 Occupational Therapy

#13 Respiratory Therapy

#15 Nuclear Medicine Technology

#17 Clinical Laboratory Science

UAB DRC Receives 5 Year Grant Exceeding $5M

The UAB Diabetes Research Center (DRC) has received a five-year renewal grant for more than $5 million from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

“I’m proud to say we were told that the new funding is a reflection of what DRC diabetes investigators have accomplished over the past five years,” said W. Timothy Garvey, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Nutrition Sciences and

principal investigator of the new grant.The DRC has established multiple core

facilities to enhance diabetes research across the spectrum from basic to clinical inves-tigation. This is a “translational research” effort which means the center brings basic advances in our understanding of diabetes to the bedside and to the community with interventions that improve the health of our patients. The center also brings inter-national experts in diabetes to confer with our scientists and assists in the training of

the next generation of researchers and clini-cians in diabetes.

The DRC is a multidisciplinary operation with faculty researchers from UAB’s schools of Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health, among other units.

The UAB Physician Assistant program, long known for its surgical program, adds two more focus areas to its list of specialties. The PA program, ranked among the nation’s “Best Graduate Schools” by U.S. News & World Report, now has five areas of focus: surgery, trauma, primary care, emergency medicine and critical care.

PA Program Director Rick Kilgore, Ph.D., says the move is required to maintain the high standards expected by those who hire

UAB graduates and to keep up with the demands of an evolving society.

“The entire country is facing a health-care crisis and that is most evident here in Alabama where 65 out of 67 counties are medically underserved,” said Kilgore. “With healthcare reform changes increasing the number of patients that will be entering the system, these five areas of focus that the PA program is now moving on are critical to help provide care in the near future.”

surgery, trauma, primary care, emergency medicine and critical care

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SHP Adds Healthcare Quality and Safety Graduate Certificate

The new Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Quality and Safety, a unique, multidisciplinary approach to the analysis and solution of complex problems, prepares clinical and administrative professionals to deploy better strategies for their organization. It requires a combined approach using data and models from the natural, social, technological, behavioral and life sciences, and other specialized fields.

Four courses are required to earn the certificate:

HQS 600 Introduction to Clinical Quality Improvement

HQS 610 Quantitative Methods, Measurement, and Tools for Quality Improvement

HQS 625 Fundamentals of Patient Safety

HQS 630 Leadership of High Reliability Healthcare Organizations

The courses are not interdependent and students may enroll in one or multiple courses in a given term. In December 2013, the first HQS cohort earned their certificates.

A unique breast cancer exercise study headed up by Laura Rogers, M.D., professor of nutrition sciences, aims to pinpoint what factors can lead survivors to begin and sustain an exercise program that will ultimately lead to positive life-style change.

“We’re trying to give breast cancer survivors the tools they need to start an exercise pro-

gram, and we want to determine what pathways lead them to con-tinue exercising long after their treatment has ended,” said Rogers.

The Better Exercise Adherence after Treatment for Cancer (BEAT Cancer) study is funded by a $3.5 million federal grant from the National Cancer Institute and is currently enrolling women who have had a breast cancer diagnosis, are finished with treatment and are not engaged in a regular exercise program.

Half of the women who enroll will be randomly assigned to receive the BEAT Cancer program. The 12-week program encour-ages women to walk at a healthy pace, beginning with 20 minutes a day three times a week and working toward the recommended time of 150 minutes a week.

Rogers hopes the study will lead to the creation of educational training materials that can be taken to cancer centers around the country to train staff on how to incorporate these interventions with their patients.

Laura Rogers, M.D.

Rogers Studies Post-Cancer-Treatment Exercise Program

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SHP’s New Addition Provides Needed Space & Updated Technology

E X E C U T I V E L E A R N I N G C E N T E R

NEWBEGINNINGS

DIDYOUKNOW? There are 21 stairs between the 5th and 6th floor. Each stair weighs 250 pounds. The stairs are metal, wrapped in terrazzo.

The “Wavy Wall” on the 6th floor is an interlam panel made of medium density fiber board (MDS). Each panel was run through a machine with rout-er blades to create the wavy design.

There are 42 steel columns within the walls of each additional floor. Each

column is covered with SikaWrap. This carbon fiber fabric makes the column stronger.

The Dean’s office is cantilevered—it extends beyond the base of the building on one side—and, depend-ing on the spot, the projection sticks out 6 to 10 feet.

Extending the two elevator shafts required the removal of 90,000 pounds of concrete.

The School of Health Professions building addition contains:

• 23,000 square feet of additional space

• 10,000-12,000 square feet of glass (it could cover half a football field)

• 600,000 pounds of structural steel

*Our thanks to Parker Evans, Project Manager, B.L. Harbert International, LLC; Heath Nichols, Field Project Coordinator, UAB Department of Project Management Services for the information.

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SHP’s New Addition Provides Needed Space & Updated Technology

“We’re here for eight consecutive days and we’re in a classroom for eight to nine hours each day so you need an environment that’s comfortable. This is light, it’s airy

and the rooms have huge windows. It is elegant without being overstated at the same time. For students in an

executive doctoral program we’re either in board rooms or conference rooms every day and this probably exceeds

some of the locations that we work in right now.”

“Every day I am blown away and amazed at how the addition turned out. It is visually appealing, our students love the space and it provides a wonderful atmosphere for us to interact as faculty and staff. This truly surpasses anything I really thought was possible so to those who have already contributed I cannot thank you enough.”

H A R O L D P. J O N E S , Dean

E X E C U T I V E L E A R N I N G C E N T E R

K RY P T O N I T E R O O M

D E A N ’ S T I M E O U T R O O M

S H A W N U L R E I C H , 2nd year Executive Doctoral Program,

Health Services Administration

NEWBEGINNINGS

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SHPBTECHNOLOGY

HIGH DEFINITION MONITORS

• 4 informational monitors displaying latest SHP news, events

• 4 presentational monitors used in meetings to show video, pic slide shows and PowerPoints

CONFERENCE ROOMS

• 3 rooms with media controllers built into tables designed to hook up laptops using VGA or HDMI

SHPB 641

• Triple functioning

• Classroom or meeting space

• Breakout learning from ELC

• Overflow for ELC with simulcast capabilities

• 2 projectors and 2 screens for split classrooms

EXECUTIVE LEARNING CENTER

• Each seat has own dedicated A/C outlet

• Crestron Room Control System manages blinds, screen, audio, video, DVD, laptop and PolyCom video conference system from custom podium desktop

• 3 cameras to record lecture and audience; each audience station has a microphone for questions

• White Board expands width of classroom

ELC CONTROL ROOM

• Multi-camera set up can record up to 8 consecutive hours of lecture

• Controls 3 cameras (pan/zoom) plus audio and video input/output

• Able to livestream ELC to SHPB 641

• 2 DVRs able to record presenter or presentation.

“I come to the Executive in Training area because it is quiet, relaxing and comfortable and allows me to get

the work done that I need to. It also provides me with great resources being located next to all of the faculty’s

offices. The Executive in Training room coupled with the computer lab just down the hall provides all of the

resources I need to be successful here.”

TAY L O R R U D D , Master of Science in Health Administration

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D E A N ’ S C O N F E R E N C E R O O M

EXECUTIVE-IN-TRAINING CONFERENCE ROOM

B R E A K O U T S PA C E S

“Often I take advantage of the 6th floor breakout space because it is quiet and it allows me to focus on learning without interruptions or distractions. However, in my MSHA class we do a lot of group projects and I also like this setting because it is an ideal space for group interaction and an atmosphere that encourages innovative ideas.”

“Very often, whether for executive education, advisory board or general

meetings, we are bringing in CEOs and COOs of major organizations.

We understand atmospherics and first impressions are very important so

we are proud to have a setting that is equal to the quality of the product

our school delivers.” – H A R O L D P. J O N E S , Dean

D AV I D H A W S ,Master of Science in Health Administration

Students in the Department of Occupational Therapy’s OT 673 and OT 674 classes study Assistive Technology. For many who are famil-iar, AT means prosthetic limbs, optical char-acter recognition (OCR) software or speech generating devices. However, for these students it means collapsible chairs made only of card-board, paper, flour and water.

“The objective is to make functional chairs for children with disabilities ages three to six using low level technology that can be found around the house,” said Suzie Barnes, an Entry-Level Occupational Therapy student. “Plus, they must be collapsible so they can be put in a suitcase and delivered to a foster home in Africa.”

This is the second consecutive year OT students have built chairs for the Home of Hope orphanage in Uganda. The idea

came from former OT students Jenny Taylor and Leslie Sims who, along with Leslie’s husband Ryan, founded Our Hope International.

“The Lord has been so gracious to me and I have more than I will ever need,” said Taylor, who works as an OT at UAB Spain Rehab. “I feel it is a privilege and an obligation to come alongside these children at the Home of Hope to help and serve them as best I can.”

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OT students, using cardboard, paper, flour and water, build chairs for Ugandan orphans

HCMSA HELPS BUILD HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOME

The UAB Healthcare Management Student Association participated in a Habitat for Humanity project in early 2013. Six students, Madeline Patterson, Tiffanie Jenkins, Noelle Cheeks, Gabriel Welch, Kenric Duncan, Courtney Bibb and Aaliyah Edwards, worked from 8 a.m. - Noon on the house located in the west Birmingham neighborhood of Ensley. The group was responsible for priming and painting the inside of the house, putting siding on the outside of the house and placing shingles on the roof.

UAB’s Habitat for Humanity group provided breakfast as well as rides to and from the site. Duncan, who has been taking part in community workdays since his freshman year, says he plans on going with them to UAB’s Into the Streets Day where students go throughout the Magic City and do community service.

“Before that day I only knew one of the people in the group picture but we were all laughing together by the time we were done and even went out for pizza afterwards,” said Kenric Duncan. “It was a great bonding experience for us as a group. Some of those in my group are still my good friends today and the workday made me want to get more involved with my major’s student organization.”

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HCMSA HELPS BUILD HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOME

CLS students work with patients at UAB HealthSmart

The Master of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science pro-gram works in a joint effort at UAB HealthSmart, a wellness center in downtown Birmingham that provides free health evaluations, where the students are testing sugar and cholesterol levels and performing other lab tests for patients.

“This partnership provides CLS students with the opportu-nity to talk with the patients, perform the analysis and discuss the results one on one with the patient,” said Michelle Brown, MS, MLS (ASCP)SBB, the clinical educator coordinator and assistant professor in the CLS program.

Clinical laboratory scientists work behind the scenes diagnos-ing and monitoring the progress of diseases and treatments. Meeting patients face-to-face is unfamiliar, however, and it has

been an eye-opener for Jenna Key.“We commonly work with sam-

ples and a microscope,” said Key. “This experience reminds us we are dealing with patients. We get to see firsthand the impact we are having on the patients, which makes you well-rounded.”

Other UAB faculty and students are also partnering with HealthSmart, including the School of Health Professions’ Department of Nutrition Sciences. The CLS students are currently helping out a few days a month, but that could increase to once per week in 2014.

42 PA STUDENTS RACE FOR THE CURE

Kayla Renner, a second-year student in the UAB Physician Assistant program, amassed a team of 42 PA students to run in the 2013 Komen North Central Alabama Race for the Cure. The race, which was Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013, coincided with National Physician Assistants Week.

“Our students are promoting a healthy lifestyle of exercise and encouraging the citizens of Alabama to be aware of our continued work in research to find a cure for breast cancer,” said Rick Kilgore, Ph.D., PA-C, PA program director and assistant professor.

Renner remembers all too well the first time she became aware of cancer. At the age of 13, her mom’s best friend lost her battle to breast cancer. Unfortunately, her connection to the disease did not end there.

“This is personal for me because my late grand-mother and my mom have been diagnosed with cancer,” said Renner. “As a kid I would keep my pink yogurt tops and mail them in to raise money for Susan G. Komen. I have personally seen the sup-port this organization gives to breast cancer victims and I am so grateful for their kindness.”

From 2007-2012, the PA program has donated an estimated 928

service hours to nearly 40 non-profit organizations in the Birmingham area.

The top five served are:

Ronald McDonald House 180 hoursHabitat for Humanity 124 hoursPathways Shelter for Women and Children 76 hoursMeals on Wheels 72 hoursFirehouse Men’s Shelter 60 hours

The UAB Traumatic Brain Injury Model System, which has been funded since 1998, has entered more than 900 participants in the National TBI Data and Statistical Center. The high volume has led to greater understanding of the issues that involve TBI patients.

In past years, UAB TBIMS focused on return-to-driving studies. However, those projects are near completion. The new focus is on weight control and weight loss in persons who are overweight and obese following TBI. A study

based within the UAB TBI Model System entitled “Evaluation of a Telehealth-Based Weight Management Treatment Program for Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) was funded in the fall of 2012. The in-house project will modify the EatRight lifestyle program for the TBI population and deliver it over the internet. The intervention is evidence-based and has proven successful within other groups. Laura Dreer, PhD is the principle investigator; the research team includes

Thomas Novack, Ph.D., Laura Vogtle, Ph.D., Robert Brunner, M.D., and Taraneh Soleymani, M.D.

“Data from our pilot studies revealed that TBI patients seen at UAB gain weight within a year after their injury,” said Vogtle, co-investigator of this project. “In this first year, we have been able to develop a web-site which has been reviewed by persons with TBI and their caregivers to insure that materials will work for this population. Their feedback has directed the team in the modification of the materials we will be using.”

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Vogtle, TBI team focus research on weight control/loss

Exercising one day a week may be enough for older women

A study by Gordon Fisher, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Human Studies with a secondary appoint-ment in Nutrition Sciences, reveals that women over age 60 may need to exer-cise only one day a week to significantly improve strength and endurance.

The study, appearing in The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, mon-itored 63 women performing combined aerobic exercise training (AET) and resis-tance exercise training (RET) for 16 weeks. One group performed AET and RET one time per week, a second group two times per week and a third group three times per week. The study found significant increases in muscular strength, cardiovascular fitness

and functional tasks in each group, but there were no significant differences in out-comes among groups.

“Telling people that they need to do at least three to five days of exercise to improve their overall health can be a major obstacle,” Fisher said. “This study demon-strates that doing as little as one AET and one RET workout each week can provide a lot of benefit for older women’s overall quality of life and health.”

Fisher said the paper, “Frequency of Combined Resistance and Aerobic Training in Older Women,” goes against what most people believe about exercise – that more is better.

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The GRADE study at UAB is evaluating four new medications for Type 2 diabetes. Patient confidential-ity issues prohibit UAB from confirming patients or their health status, however, a recent VIP visitor – red suit, black boots, white beard – is a candidate for diabetes.

“He has several risk factors associated with the development of Type 2 diabetes,” said Andrea Cherrington, M.D., associate professor of Preventive Medicine. “He’s overweight, he has a pretty seden-tary lifestyle, and he doesn’t maintain the healthiest diet. These risk factors are also related to the devel-opment of cardiovascular disease, high blood pres-

sure and stroke.”The GRADE study is a large, multisite research

effort sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. The primary investigators for the UAB component of the study are Cherrington and W. Timothy Garvey, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Nutrition Sciences and director of the UAB Diabetes Research Center.

GRADE is comparing four medications currently being used to treat Type 2 diabetes to be taken in conjunction with metformin, the most established medication used in the majority of diabetes cases. The study will follow its participants for seven years.

Prolonged physical inactivity leads to increased insulin resistance, which is a risk factor for diabetes and heart disease. Krista Casazza, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition Sciences, is exploring the perils of a sedentary lifestyle and how much inactivity is necessary to cause health problems.

“We know physical activity is beneficial for human health,” said Casazza. “We are just discovering that physical inactivity itself can be detrimental to human health in many ways.”

Changes in insulin sensitivity leading to insulin resistance happen quickly in adults and even more quickly in children. Sedentary adults — those confined to bed rest, for example — become insulin-resistant in about four days. Children will see a marked increase in insulin resistance in just one day.

“We have only a few complete data points thus far, but we are already finding that the insulin is higher following a meal test after the prolonged sitting versus prolonged standing even in the presence of 500kcal energy deficit,” Casazza said. “Further, we found glucose maintenance may be impaired such that more may be stored and thus increasing a person’s physi-ologic signals to eat.”

The study is funded by the UAB Diabetes Research and Training Center.

UAB GRADE STUDY FOR D IABETES : SAV ING SANTA AND YOU

Study targets risk of physical inactivity

Sedentary adults — those confined to bed rest, for exam-ple — become insulin-resistant

in about four days. Children will see a marked increase in insulin

resistance in just one day.

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Jessica Johnson and Dana Hollenbeck, 2013 graduates of the Genetic Counseling program, took home 2nd and 3rd place honors respectively at the 2013 UAB Graduate Student Research Days.

Johnson presented research titled “How to Develop an Educational Tool on Hereditary Breast Cancer for Minorities.” The objective of her work was to discover an effective educational strategy to disseminate hereditary breast cancer information to the African American community.

Hollenbeck presented research titled “Contribution of Family History on the Incidence of Spina Bifida.” Her study evaluated the current impact of family history on incidence of spina bifida and found a higher incidence of family history, particularly paternal family history, than what had previously been reported.

The GC program is only three years old and this is the second year in a row that a student placed at the event.

PA students benefit from MedSnap gift

STUDENTNEWS

NMT students published in national journalNuclear Medical Technology students Jessica Hartline and Miriam Van Dyke were published in the March 2013 issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology. The students discussed the role NMT’s can play in theranostics, a key part of personalized medicine. UAB’s NMT students have been learning about the process during their clinical rotations at UAB Hospital.

Physician Assistant students are among the first in the nation to use a newly released mobile app that identifies medication and recognizes dangerous interactions instantly. MedSnap ID is a mobile app that cap-tures images of pills and identifies each using more than one million images of medication in its database.

“It is critical to know the actual patient-medication history to avoid dangerous interactions; yet there are medi-cal personnel in practice who still rely on the pictures found in the Physician’s Desk Reference or Google to help patients identify unknown drugs,” said Rick Kilgore, Ph.D., assistant professor and PA program director.

MedSnap is providing the PA students free use of MedSnap ID while they attend UAB. Their co-founder and chief quality officer are UAB alumni.

OT students given $5, 5 minutes to make difference in world

Occupational Therapy students in class OT 673 were asked to make an assistive device that would help people with an injury or dis-ability. But there was a catch - the students could only spend five dollars and it had to be constructed from scratch within five minutes.

“For many clients who receive OT services, waiting for weeks while paperwork for devices is submitted and orders completed is not an option,” said Deek Cunningham, MS, OTR/L. “We are trying to show our students that often we can make a difference in our client’s lives now, using simple tools and items we can find lying around our clinics or homes.”

One of the simpler, called the “Finger Blocker,” was just a glove with the tip of the forefinger cut out. It is designed to help those with tremors avoid triggering wrong applica-tions. One of the trickier, an ADL (activities of daily living) cuff for someone with stroke or spinal cord injury, required an old credit card, rubber bands, duct tape, a box cutter and MacGyver-esque skills.

GC grads take honors at UAB Graduate Student Research Days

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Nutrition Sciences has three mem-

bers take home major honors at the

Endocrine Society’s 95th Annual

Meeting and Expo (ENDO 2013).

Barbara Gower, Ph.D., professor, wins an Outstanding Reviewer award. She is one of only 12 at the event to receive this honor.

Holly Resuehr, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow, wins Outstanding Abstract, $500 and a Blue Ribbon.

Amy Goss, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow, wins the Presidential Poster Award.

The three awards mark the most

received by UAB at the Endocrine

Society’s annual event.

Three from Nutrition Sciences honored at ENDO 2013

Christopher Hurt, a Physical Therapy post-doctoral fellow, is one of two postdoctoral scholars chosen nationwide to be the first trainees on an institutional training program grant awarded by the National Institutes of Health. The grant aims to train future lead-ers in translational rehabilitation research.

Hurt has been a postdoctoral researcher in

David Brown’s lab since 2012. Brown, direc-tor of the PhD in Rehabilitation Science program, uses a device he helped design called the KineAssist Gait and Balance Training System to focus his research in the areas of locomotor and balance dysfunc-tion of persons with neurological impair-ments. While the grant was awarded to

Marcas Bamman, Ph.D., director of the UAB Center for Exercise Medicine, Brown will serve as Hurt’s primary mentor. Hurt will receive training and a stipend for up to two years to research metabolic and stability related factors that influence walking speed in individuals post-stroke.

PT postdoctoral fellow chosen for institutional training grant

RT students shine at Summer Research Expo

Twenty-four Respiratory Therapy students presented their service learning posters at the 2013 UAB Summer Research Expo. Three groups took home honors:

1st place: LaShaydra White, Caletheia Harrison, Tuan Nguyen, and Melanie Stinson; “Helping the Community Breathe Better: One Inhaler at a Time”

2nd place: Caleb Watson, Katie Brand, Karl Hare; “Reach Your Peak Asthma Camp”

3rd place: Betty Maciel and Chinazor Iwuaba; “Learning All About Asthma at the McWane Center”

The RT students attend one of two asthma camps each summer, either Camp Wheezaway or Children’s Hospital Asthma Camp, as part of their capstone and service learning course. At the camps they monitor campers taking medications, monitor for asthma attacks, provide asthma education and more.

Six affiliated with SHP earn NAS scholarships

Amy Clair Grisham, Nutrition Sciences; John R. Hardisty, Physician Assistant Program; and Michael L. Tran, Nuclear Medicine Technology Program; each earned the Dean’s Scholarship.

Caitlyn Mullane, Health Care Management, and Wei Zhang, M.D., graduate student in Nutrition Sciences, earned the License to Learn Scholarship.

M. Elizabeth Hendrix, Ph.D., the doctoral program director in the Department of Health Services Administration, was awarded the BBVA Compass Bank Mortgage Graduate Student Scholarship as she works on a master’s in Public Administration.

The UAB National Alumni Society

awarded six scholarships to students

affiliated with the School of Health

Professions at the NAS Scholarship

Reception on Oct. 1, 2013.

UAB names new chair of Health Services Administration

PT establishes Gossman Lectureship Fund

Christy Harris Lemak, Ph.D., has been named chair of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Health Services Administration. Lemak comes to UAB from the University of Michigan where she serves as director of the Griffith Leadership Center. She is also chief academic officer of the National

Center for Healthcare Leadership.Lemak, a leader in healthcare management studies, is a Fellow of

the American College of Healthcare Executives; a board member of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration, an elected position she has held since 2009; and an expert advisor for the Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation. In 2011, she earned the Excellence in Teaching Award from the Academy of Management Health Care Management Division.

“I am incredibly gratified that we were able to recruit Dr. Lemak to this key leadership role. She brings a national reputation, a record of accom-plishment and a history of contribution to healthcare management and leadership that will serve to further enhance and build the nationally-rec-ognized programs in the Department, ” said School of Health Professions Dean Harold P. Jones, Ph.D.

Lemak, whose first day at UAB is July 1, 2014, takes over an HSA department that has seven, nationally recognized programs including the Masters of Science in Health Administration which is 5th in the nation according to the current U.S. News & World Report rankings.

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{Spectrum} News from SHP programs, departments, and faculty

Dietetic Internship celebrates 50 yearsThe DI Program celebrated its 50 year anniversary in March 2014 with a month-long celebration that fea-tured events and lectures across Alabama.

Dietetic Internship Inaugural Lecture• Sarah Morgan, M.D., R.D., lecture titled

“Classification of Neutraceuticals: Medical Foods, Dietary Supplements and Bone.”

Dietetic Internship 50th Anniversary Alumni Celebration• Leaders from UAB and UAB Hospital plus

photos from past five decades, refreshments and networking.

Registered Dietitian Day at the Alabama State Capitol• Hosting rally at the state capitol to honor the

proclamation of R.D. Day.

Award winning filmmaker Andrew Beck Grace, will screen his documentary “Eating Alabama.”

The DI Program was established in 1964 — even before UAB was established — as a University Hospital based program.

Physical Therapy celebrates 50 yearsThe PT department celebrates the 50th anniversary of the initiation of Physical Therapy education at UAB. The celebration includes:

Inaugural Marilyn R. Gossman Endowed Lectureship• Established for the ‘mother’ of the UAB PT

department, the lectureship will continue Gossman’s legacy of excellence, education and innovation.

Department of Physical Therapy 50th Anniversary Celebration• Alumni, faculty and friends from the past 50

years celebrate the department’s impact on the practice of physical therapy across Alabama, the U.S. and the world.

www.uab.edu/marilyngossman

2014 MILESTONES

Marilyn Gossman, PT, Ph.D., FAPTA, was a physical therapist, educator, researcher, and influential leader. She joined the newly developed PT program at UAB in 1967 and soon took over as chair of the program — a position she held for more than 30 years.

After Marilyn’s death of breast cancer in 1998, her UAB family established the Marilyn R. Gossman Endowed Lectureship. At the end of 2013, the PT

department reached their goal of raising $100,000. This means the series will kick off in 2014 – the 50th anniversary of the initiation of PT education at UAB.

Our thanks to each of you who gave. And we ask you to remember that as the endowment grows, so does the strength of our programming. So if you haven’t had an opportunity to give we ask that you visit www.uab.edu/marilyngossman and consider donating in memory of the mother of the UAB PT program.

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News from SHP programs, departments, and facultySHP FACULTY HONORED IN 2013

The UAB PA program sent ten students and faculty to a Physician Assistant Week proclamation ceremony in the Old House Chamber at the state Capitol. The proclamation, signed by Governor Robert Bentley, declared Oct. 6-12, 2013, PA Week in Alabama.

“Physicians assistants are vital to providing quality healthcare to the people of Alabama,” said Governor Bentley. “They’re often the first point of contact for patients seeking treatment. I appreciate everything they do. They make a tremendous difference in the lives of patients.”

UAB PA students attending the ceremony included Christina Rosser, Stevie Byram, Matt Collins, Clinton Cochran, David Wood and Carl Frizell.Faculty members from UAB include Program Director Rick Kilgore, Ph.D., PA-C; Paul Harrelson, MPAS, PA-C, associate program director; Kara Caruthers, MSPAS, PA-C; and Stephanie McGilvray, MMSc, PA-C.

PA program attends Governor proclamation signing

Cecilia Graham, PT, Ph.D., the PT depart-ment’s Bergman/Pinkston Endowed Professor, has been elected to the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) nominating committee.

Vivian Pijuan-Thompson, Ph.D., cytology professor, has been named president of the American Society of Cytotechnology. (ASCT)

Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Ph.D., nutri-tion professor and associate director for cancer prevention and control at the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been elected president of the American Society of Preventive Oncology (ASPO)

Stephanie McGilvray, MMSc, PA-C, PA assistant professor, has been named to the Physician Assistant Foundation (PAF) board of trustees.

Wes Granger, Ph.D., RRT, FAARC, has been chosen to serve on the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) Ad Hoc Workgroup.

Welcome New Faculty

CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC SCIENCES

John Hurt, MSPAS, PA-C

Rick Kilgore, Ph.D., PA-C

HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Nataliya Ivankova, Ph.D.

Ferhat Zengul, Ph.D., MBA

NUTRITION SCIENCES

Sunil Daniel, M.D.

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Valley McCurry, MBA, OTR/L

Sarah Tucker, MS, OTR/L

Brooks Wingo, Ph.D.

PHYSICAL THERAPY

Tapan Mehta, Ph.D.

PT CHAIR SHAW RETIRES AFTER 30+ YEARS AT UAB

Jennings retires as PA program director, Kilgore takes over

Sharon Shaw, PT, DrPH, chair of the PT department retired at the end of 2013. Shaw’s first stint at UAB was in 1971. After a few years she left only to return in 1983. Shaw was named interim chair of the department in 1998 and permanent chair one year later, a position she held until retirement.

Under her leadership, the PT department has maintained a Top 20 ranking among the best graduate programs according to U.S. News & World Report. PT is also the top ranked PT program in the nation in rehabilitation publications and citation.

Patricia R. Jennings, Dr.PH, PA-C, program director for the UAB Physician Assistant Program, retired in 2013. Jennings, a nationally recognized authority on infectious diseases, came to UAB in 2003 and immediately changed the PA program curriculum. Within three years, the UAB PA graduate National Certification Board Examination passing rate rose from 85 percent to 100 percent which is where it still stands today.

Rick Kilgore, Ph.D., replaces Jennings as PA program director. Kilgore, a major in the Civil Air Patrol, has more than 40 years’ clinical trial experience and more than 30 years’ experience as a physician assistant. Kilgore is a distinguished Fellow of the AAPA and a past president of the Physician Assistant Foundation.

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ALUMNINEWS

Will Ferniany, Ph.D., CEO of UAB

Health System (MSHA Class 9) and John

McWhorter III, DSc, president, Baylor

University Medical Center (MSHA Class

18 and Executive Doctoral program ‘13)

were named among “100 Leaders of Great

Hospitals in America.” Dr. Leigh S. Hamby,

MHA, (EMSHA 34) and Dr. Ronald M.

Wyatt, MHA, (EMSHA 41) were named

among “50 Experts Leading the Field of

Patient Safety.”

BECKER’S HOSPITAL REVIEW RECOGNIZES SEVERAL SHP ALUMNI

STOREY NAMED COO OF HELEN KELLER HOSPITAL

Paul Storey (MSHA Class 26) has been named chief operating officer of Helen Keller Hospital in Sheffield, Ala. Prior to his new role, Storey served as CEO of Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Ronceverte, W.Va.

VICE RECEIVES CMN HOSPITALS HIGHEST HONOR

Jon Vice (MSHA Class 7) received the Children’s

Miracle Network Hospital’s Founder’s Award. Vice

has been a member of the CMN board of trustees

for nearly 20 years combined including serving as

chairman from 2000-2002. CMN’s Founder’s Award

is only given to one person annually.

TINNEY NAMED COO OF MEDICAL WEST

Sean Tinney (MSHA Class 33) has been named Medical West’s new senior vice president and chief operating officer. Previously he was president of rural hospital operations for St. Vincent’s Blount, St. Vincent’s St. Clair and St. Vincent’s East. Medical West is an affiliate of the UAB Health System.

Figliuzzi named Executive Director of Cigna Foundation

David Figliuzzi (MSHA Class 28), who

has been with Cigna for 19 years, has

been named executive director of the

Cigna Foundation. He will be responsible

for guiding the foundation in its effort

to support charitable organizations and

programs that work to improve people’s

health, well-being and sense of security.

FOUR SHP ALUMNI NAMED TO INAUGURAL UAB EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS AWARD

Lifeguard Transportation Service, Inc. Brett Jovanovich (EMSHA 44)

Methodist Hospital Ian McFadden (MSHA 18)

The Clarus Consulting Group, Inc. Lynn Elgin (MSHA 27)

TherapySouth Steve Foster (Physical Therapy)

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IN TOUCHSHP Graduates Can Keep UAB E-mail Addresses for Life

(Left to right) Dean Harold P. Jones, Tee Hiett, Debbie Shmerling, Jim Shmerling

Genetic Counseling alumna Dana Hollenbeck is the UAB Clinical Cytogenetics Laboratory first ever genetic counselor. Hollenbeck and her team are working to create a database for phenotype and genotype to match abnormalities found during chromosomal microarray testing with the phenotype that has been recorded in clinical notes. Hollenbeck, who graduated in May 2013, has analyzed more than 400 cases for the lab so far.

“The GC program at UAB does a great job at training graduates for all types of positions in genetic counseling. We don’t just focus on traditional roles – which are solely clinic based – UAB provides exposure to the many other aspects of genetic counseling and that is an advantage other graduates don’t have.”

Hollenbeck is 1st genetic counselor in cytogenetics lab

SHP HONORS HIETT, SHMERLING

There was a special reception to dedicate the Debbie and

Jim Shmerling Endowed Scholarship in Honor of Tee Hiett in

September 2013. The Shmerling’s $25,000 gift created the

permanent endowment scholarship which will assist deserving

students entering or enrolled in the MSHA program, with pref-

erence shown to those in Health Informatics emphasis.

“Debbie and I have discussed how do we want to give back

to the people that helped us the most and Tee was the most

influential person on me not only when I was in graduate

school but also in my career,” said Shmerling, MSHA Class

14 and president and CEO of Children’s Hospital Colorado.

SHP GRADUATED 1ST EXECUTIVE DOCTORAL CLASS

The first class of the Executive Doctor of Science Degree in Administration-Health Services graduated UAB on Dec. 12, 2012. The three-year executive doctoral program combines distance learning and visits to the UAB campus eight days per semester to allow students the opportunity to complete the program while maintaining executive responsibilities.

The inaugural graduating class is:“Healthcare executives typically learn from continuing

education and informal networks built over the years,” said Virginia A. Razo, Chief Operating Officer at Tahoe Forest Health System in Truckee, Calif. “This program allowed me to establish professional relationships with colleagues that I would never otherwise have been able to have.”

Kathleen L. Adams, DSc, RN, MBA

Mark Anderson, DSc, MSHA, MATS

James Burkhart, DSc, MSHA, FACHE

Forrest Daniels, DSc, MPA, FACHE

Edward Heath, DSc, MSHA, FACHE

Lisa Jones, DSc, MHA, FACHE

John McWhorter, DSc, MSHA

Virginia A. Razo, DSc, PharmD

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ALUMNINEWS

More than 100 alumni, fac-

ulty and friends attended

the Graduate Programs

in Health Administration

(GPHA) annual network-

ing reception. The event

was held at Buddy Guy’s in

Chicago in March 2013.

ACHE

AAPA

APTA

There was a UAB Physician

Assistant alumni recep-

tion during the American

Academy of Physician

Assistants (AAPA) 41st

annual conference. IMPACT

’13 was held in Washington,

D.C., in May 2013.

Nearly 70 Physical

Therapy alumni attended

the annual reception dur-

ing the American Physical

Therapy Association

(APTA) conference. The

event was held in San

Diego in January 2013.

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SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS

Ford Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson’sDavis Phinney Foundation

Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation ScholarshipsLettie Pate Whitehead

Foundation

School of Health Professions Building CampaignAnonymous Mrs. Katie D. AdamsMark E. Anderson, D.Sc.Mr. Kyle E. ArmstrongMrs. Jessica L. Pearce BakaneMrs. Michelle M. BanksMr. Brian M. BarbeitoMr. Robert E. BatsonDr. Eta S. BernerMr. Kenneth J. BlochMr. Edward BonnMr. Christopher M. BrainardMr. Bryan K. BrelandMs. Helen P. BrodyMr. Jerry L. BrysonDr. Darrell E. BurkeDr. Jeffrey H. BurkhardtDr. James R. BurkhartMrs. Leandra Y. CelayaMr. Robert C. Chandler

Mr. Robert C. ChapmanMr. Vance M. Chunn, Sr.Ms. Kay ClementsMs. Lois Guy CodyMs. Jacklin W. ConradMrs. Traci Spray d’AugusteMrs. Amanda Dice DorseyMrs. Michelle EastECG Management ConsultantsMr. Bradley T. ErvinDr. Cathleen O. ErwinMr. Alfred D. Faulk, IIIMr. Gordon B. FergusonMr. James Kevin FlynnMrs. Mary G. FosterMr. Richard D. FoyMr. Richard E. Francis, Jr.Ms. Mary K. GallowayMr. Robert L. GarrieMs. Kimberley Margolis GilesMs. Carlie R. GotliebMr. Bernard HarrisDr. Mary Elizabeth HendrixDr. S. Robert HernandezMrs. Elizabeth M. HicksDr. Tee H. HiettMr. Barton Alberts HoveDr. Jane Van HsiehMr. J. David JacocksMr. ZongRen JingMr. Douglas A. JonesMs. Yameeka J. JonesDr. Harold P. JonesMs. Lakesha A. Kinnerson

Mrs. Jenna G. KoebelMrs. Rica Lewis-PaytonMr. Jeffery T. LindsayMs. Rhonda N. MageeMrs. Mary A. MannDr. Nir MenachemiMr. William D. MizeMs. Lori D. MolerMs. Melanie T. MontgomeryDr. David Michael MorrisMr. J. Perry MustianMs. Christi M. NapperMr. Gregory Lee NealMr. Jonathan M. NugentDr. Stephen J. O’ConnorMrs. Barbara W. ParkerDr. Pamela E. PaustianMr. and Mrs. Michael Thad

PhillipsMrs. Nan M. PriestMrs. Elizabeth A. ProschDr. Haiyan QuMs. Lori G. QuinnDr. Jose Booth QuintanaMs. Midge N. RayMs. Carolyn Elaine RileyMs. Sharon A. RobinsonMrs. April E. Rollins-KyleMr. Brett ScullenMr. J. Peter SelmanMrs. Roberta J. Shapiro and Dr.

Gerald L. Glandon in Memory of Dr. William B. Deal

Mrs. Amanda E. Sherman

Dr. Jim ShmerlingMrs. Teresa J. ShufflebargerDr. Donna J. SlovenskyDr. Todd B. SmithDr. David Wesley SmithMs. Dorothy G. SnowdenMr. C. Brian SpraberryDr. Robert J. StanleyMr. Thomas K. SteinerMr. Michael E. StephensMs. Melody A. StewartMr. Kevin E. StorrMr. Michael C. TarwaterMr. Kerry G. TeelMs. Judy L. TestMs. Sandra B. ThurmondDr. Jerry M. TrimmDr. Jessie L. Tucker, IIIMr. Jonathan H. VanceMr. Jack W. Vines, Jr.Dr. Robert Weech-MaldonadoWells Fargo FoundationMr. James R. WheelerMr. and Mrs. Perry WhiteDr. Jessica Hillman WilliamsMs. Jana N. WilliamsMr. David Wade WilliamsMs. Paula D. WilliamsMs. Marilyn WilliamsMr. Joel R. Windham

School of Health Professions FundMr. Don R. Aldred

ContributionsThe School of Health Professions is grateful for the support provided by alumni and friends during the past year.

Private support has a tremendous impact on the school and its programs, enabling us to provide scholarship

support to attract and retain talented students, purchase new technology for the classroom, enhance research

capabilities, and provide programs for both student and faculty development, among other important needs.

We would like to publicly recognize and thank the following individuals, corporations, and foundations for their

gracious financial support during the period of October 1, 2012 - September 30, 2013. For information on how

to contribute, please contact Katie D. Adams, SHP director of development, at (205) 996-5469 or by e-mail at

katiedav@uab.edu.

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Ms. Anita B. Ashby Mr. Michael W. Baldis Mr. Jackie E. Barton Mr. Ralph J. Blackmon Ms. Julie L. Buchanan Ms. Alison R. Burton Mr. Charles F. Bussey, III Mr. Jeffrey C. Cash Ms. Melissa B. Chapman Ms. Mary Jane Chandler Mr. Mickey E. Crooks Ms. Brianna A. Donald Ms. Lori Ann Ermert Mr. Victor M. Ervin Ms. Jennifer M. FisherMr. Jerry D. FreemanMs. Patricia B. HopperMrs. Joan House Mr. John Randal HughesMiss Bobbie Denise Jackson Mr. Bernard Keith Mr. Nicholas C. Laster Mr. Constantin A. Lazarescu Ms. Loretta T. Martin Mr. Michael D. McCulley Ms. Sarah J. McLeod Ms. Cheryl J. McSwain Mrs. Glenda F. Megginson Mrs. Laurie A. Morris Mrs. Cherry Leigh Neely Mr. Scott Nichols Ms. Connie P. Nobles Mr. Robert W. Park Mr. Satyan D. PatelMrs. Cathy PayneMr. Earl H. Pearce, Sr. Mr. Herbert E. Phillips, III Mr. Jerry W. PraterMs. Julia S. Rogers Mrs. Sherry S. Rucker Mrs. Cheryl M. Russell Mrs. Cher M. Scorey Mr. Harry D. SessamenMr. Shashank SinghMrs. Frances P. SmithMr. Michael E. Stephens

Mr. Levente P. Stewart Mr. Gary J. Thomas Mrs. Susan W. Thren St. Vincent’s HospitalTRAHCDr. Jessie L. Tucker, III Ms. Peggy G. Van Winkle Mrs. Paige Alaine WallaceMrs. Diane B. Watkins Mr. Robert L. Whatley Ms. Tommie R. White

SHP Junior Advisory Board ScholarshipAnonymousMrs. Katie D. AdamsAlabama Healthcare Executives

ForumAlabama HIMSSAlabama OT AssociationMr. Ross A. ArmstrongMs. Carole D. BartonMr. Norman E. BolusDr. Michelle I. CardelCherry Hill Healthcare CenterFagerman Technologies, Inc.Mrs. Mary G. FosterMr. Robert L. GarrieMs. Jeanette M. GlennDr. Cecilia GrahamMs. Randa S. HallMr. Antonius Dewayne

HamiltonDr. Shannon H.S. HouserMrs. Emma L. IsbellMr. Christopher T. JacksonMr. Tommy L. JacksonMs. Ashley J. JacksonMs. Lucretia A. JohnsonMs. Lakesha A. KinnersonDr. Dominick J. LemasMs. Lily LiMr. John N. McCarterMrs. Stacey H. McElrathMs. Cassandra D. McLendonMr. Darius A. Morgan

Dr. David Michael MorrisMs. Evelyn S. MosqueraDr. Stephen J. O’ConnorPest Control Experts, LLCMr. Glenn R. Pippen, IIMs. Midge N. RayDr. Carol B. RobbinsS.I.M.S. Inc.Dr. Sharon E. ShawDr. Donna J. SlovenskyDr. Katherine E. StriblingUAB National Alumni SocietyMr. Christopher L. Westbrook in

Honor of Chris JacksonDr. Jennifer R. Wilson

School of Health Professions Philanthropic GrantsAmerican Diabetes AssociationAmerican Society of Radiologic

TechnologistsCFGB – Women’s Breast Health

FundParkinson Association of

Alabama Inc.

DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC SCIENCES

Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences FundMrs. Diane H. DavisMrs. Margaret A. Gracianette Hughes Lawnscapes Mr. Bobby E. IsbellMs. Carol S. Jackson Mr. Jeremy N. Jordan

Patricia Ann Amos ScholarshipMr. Mark H. Whitt

Biotechnology Program Ms. Avory M. HeningburgMr. Charles O. Slater, Jr.

Mr. Yih Tsao

Clinical Laboratory Sciences ProgramMrs. Audrey D. Baker Mr. Joseph Morris FinkelMrs. Deborah Anne GreenMs. Marian K. HowseMr. Kevin A. JarrettMr. Gerald L. MetzlerMr. Carl Anthony MoultrieMrs. Sarah E. ScottMrs. Jana J. Shultz in Honor of

George and Margaret FritsmaMrs. Barbara A. SpindaMr. Thomas V. StablerMs. Peggy G. Van Winkle

Cytotechnology ProgramMs. Morgan D. GrimesMr. Luke LandersMr. Ranjit K. SarkarMrs. Mary E. StockardMs. Debra F. WarrenMs. Leisa L. Whitlow

Medical Technology Program Ms. Massah Ruth BarchueMrs. I. Patricia BarrMs. Eileen M. BarretteMrs. Nancy B. Crenshaw Mrs. Cherry Hughes DoyleMrs. Sandra S. Dunlap Mr. Terry Joe Fox Ms. Pamela S. GarnerMs. Felicia M. Haynesworth Mrs. Marsha S. HodgeMs. Danna Denise HydenMrs. Angela F. Jones Ms. Sylvia JonesMrs. Elizabeth L. Kirk Mrs. Jane G. Lancaster Mrs. Beverly J. LovellMrs. Joyce Ann MillerMs. June Moseley Mrs. Marion Gay Parker

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Mrs. Jean E. Price Mrs. Donna R. Self Mr. Daryl W. Smith Mrs. Sara B. TarttMr. Mark H. WhittDr. William Edward Wilcox

Michael A. Thompson Endowed AwardAnonymousMr. Tyler M. AllenMs. Beth BakerDr. Luvenia W. BenderMrs. Amy BradyMr. Restituto CarantoMrs. Linda P. ChandlerMs. Crystal P. DuttonMr. Remo GeorgeMrs. Stefane GloverMr. Nicholas L. HatfieldMr. David KynardMr. Joe LevioMs. Amber C. LindarsMs. Liliana NavarreteMrs. Anahita RahnemaeiMs. Adrian J. RogersMrs. Sherry J. West in Honor of

Norman BolusMrs. Amy T. Wilkins

Nuclear Medicine Technology ProgramMr. Tyler M. Allen Ms. Beth BakerMs. NaTarsha L. BrownMs. Randa Cash Ms. Mary E. ConleyMs. Desiree N. Cook Miss Vanessa M. DanielMs. Pamela T. ElrodMrs. Elizabeth M. HowellMrs. Marsha L. Howze Mr. Charles A. McDougal, Jr.Mr. Eddie L. Patton Mr. Patrick Shawn Roberts Mrs. Sherry S. RuckerMs. Deborah TuckerMs. Andrea S. Varner

Mr. Jon C. Weaver

Susan L. Perkins Endowed Student AwardAnonymousMs. Brenda D. BasnightMs. Tadashia J. CooperMr. Donald CreelMs. Danielle R. FosterDr. Wesley M. GrangerMrs. Debra E. LakenMs. Riva R. McAlpineMs. Johanna M. GilstrapMr. Wesley D. Smith

Physician Assistant ProgramMs. Edith C. AgeeMr. John R. BelhumeurMs. Kara L. Caruthers Mr. Shannon Robert CoplinMr. Wayne D. DurbinMr. John W. Farrior Sr. Mr. Michael J. FayMs. Regina D. GoffMr. Richard W. Glass Mr. Garett G. GuilbeauMrs. Virginia G. Guindon Ms. Rebecca Lynn Holmes Ms. Melanie A. Hurston Mr. Tommy L. Jackson Mr. Patrick Keeton Mrs. Linda Kinsey-ProkaiMr. Paul M. LampreyMs. Lauren D. LaneMs. Emily F. LeisyMr. Gordon MaloneMr. Richard C. MaupinMr. Michael D. McBride Mr. Ronald G. MullisMr. Norman C. MurrayMr. William M. Parker Mrs. Amy D. RappMs. Erica SesslerMrs. Deborah Deubler Sharp Southern Company Services, Inc.Mr. Nathan A. StantonMs. Stacey Brower TamhankarMs. Stacy M. Thiot

Mr. Patrick M. Van Meter The Walk In Clinic of Sparta,

LLCMs. Laurie D. WardMr. Harry B. WheelockMr. David L. Wright

Respiratory Therapy Program Mrs. Gayle D. BlackMr. Patrick T. BoydMs. Yvette D. Brown Ms. Gwendolyn Davis-FreenyDr. Mel C. Glenn, Sr.Ms. Ashlee D. GreenHamilton Medical, Inc.Ms. Carmen Y. Jackson Mr. Anthony J. LeporeMedical Resources Inc.Mr. Donald M. MonroeMs. Keisha L. NanceMr. Joshua R. PainterMr. Charles Penn, Jr.Mr. Larry S. PollockMr. Terrance M. Reed Ms. Mary Moore Robinson Mrs. Patricia J. RobinsonMs. Edwina N. Seabron-HarrisMs. Margaret Jean SewellMiss Sarah A. Stewart Mr. Charles B. Thomas, Jr. Mr. Johnny M. Tidmore

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Center for Health Services Administration Continuing ED Symposium SponsorshipsCoastal Insurance Company, Inc.Gresham, Smith and PartnersHoar Construction General

ContractorsIntegrated Medical Systems

International, Inc.

Department of Health Services Administration FundMr. Jerry D. Billingsley, Jr.

Ms. Denise L. Daniel Mr. Jason H. Milano Mr. Robert T. Nall Mr. Reginald L. Sennie Mr. Joseph Webb

Sara S. Grostick Endowed AwardMs. Kay ClementsMr. Robert L. GarrieMrs. Deborah M. LawsMrs. Sharon R. Whitehead

Health Informatics Program Ms. Regina T. Dillard Mr. Marcus C. RendaMr. Michael A. Renda, Jr. Mr. David B. ThorntonMs. Valeria M. WilsonMr. Matthew C. Wyatt

Health Informatics Program Berner Research InitiativeWestat

Health Information Management ProgramMs. Jasmine T. Agnew Ms. Laneka J. DoweMs. Shantel D. Henderson Mr. Randy HesterMs. Karen V. HoodMrs. Robin M. Hood Ms. Patti JonesMs. Glenda L. Lewis Mrs. Shelley L. RichardsonMs. Kathy M. Thomas Mr. Ryan E. Tice Ms. Audrianna L. Toler

Healthcare Management ProgramMs. Jennifer R. Davis Dr. Sandra K. Gilley Mrs. Angela F. GraceMrs. Alesia M.R. GriffenMr. Todd W. Griffith Mr. Carlton L. Haygood

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Ms. Sara R. HollowayMs. Rebecca L. Prestridge Ms. Shannon B. Ritch Ms. Carolyn M. Shea Ms. Kesley D. Tyson

HSA Case Competition Sponsorships UAB Health System

MSHA ProgramMr. Nathan H. ClarkMr. John T. Countzler Ms. Sarah J. DavisonMr. Carl E. Ginn Mr. Jack P. Hausen Mr. Erik A. Henninger Mrs. Susan T. HornsbyMr. James A. Lee Ms. Melissa F. PaschenkoMr. Russell J. Touchet, II Ms. Rebecca J. Patterson Ms. Stephanie M. Stone

PhD Administration Health ServicesDr. Joyce A. Lanning

Debbie and Jim Shmerling Endowed Scholarship in Honor of Tee HiettDr. and Mrs. Jim Shmerling

Stephen J. O’Connor FundStephen J. O’Connor

DEPARTMENT OF NUTRITION SCIENCES

Rebecca L. Bradley Endowed ScholarshipMs. Brady Wilson BerglinMs. Carol A. BondMrs. Jo S. CecilMs. Kimberly A. DonohueMs. Patricia C. HiharMs. Diana M. MillerMrs. Laura J. Szekely

Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program Dr. William B. Murrill

Pi Ling Chang Research Support FundDr. Pi Ling Chang

Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Division Ms. Carol A. Bond Mrs. Judy M. Brown Dr. Nikki C. Bush Ms. Yishu DingMs. Karen J. FincherMrs. Denise L. GardbergMs. Anne E. HubbellMs. Anna M. JohnsonMs. Janice Floyd KnightMrs. Renee Perry Parsons Ms. Mindy A. PattersonMr. Aaron M. PeetMrs. Sharon L. SmallingMrs. April H. Washington Dr. Therese S. WaterhousMs. Melinda H. Whetsell Ms. Kathleen N. Wilkowske Mrs. Harriet WilliamsWillamette Nutrition Source

LLC

Clinical Nutrition Research Center Mars Incorporated - 2013

Obesity Prize Donation/Sponsorship

Maria DeLuca Research SupportDr. Maria DeLuca

Barbara Gower Endowed Graduate FellowshipDr. Barbara A. Gower

NORC 2013 Conference Campbell Soup CompanyMott’s LLP

Roland Weinsier Portrait FundDr. C. Michael BrooksDr. Douglas C. HeimburgerDr. Adrian HeiniMr. Jeffrey M. SternMs. Arlene P. WeinsierMr. David Weinsier

Roland L. Weinsier Endowed Support Fund for Nutrition ResearchMs. Ann S. Goldstein in

Memory of Roland WeinsierDr. Douglas C. HeimburgerDr. Karen LazarusMs. Arlene P. Weinsier

DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Carroline Amari Endowed ScholarshipMs. Lisa BrownMs. Tanisha L. DixonMrs. Nancy J. Land

Department of Occupational Therapy FundMrs. Donna D. Archer Mr. Derek L. Babin Mrs. Michelle W. BaynesMs. Myra M. Bolton Ms. Digna L. CarantoMs. Leigh A. Crowder Mrs. Martha M. CusimanoDr. Joanne T. Douglas in Honor

of Dr. Kathleen T. FoleyMr. Christopher A. Eidson First Baptist Church Trussville in

Honor of Molly SchappacherMs. Martha Chandler HarawayMr. Roy L. Jackson Mr. Michael A. JonesMrs. Elizabeth Barker Jones Mrs. Albertha W. LyasMrs. Lisa W. Lovoy Ms. Willa J. Madden

Mrs. Shannon C. Matthews Mrs. Mary Eastin McDowell Mrs. Dorian Speigle Morrison Ms. Brenda S. MoyersMrs. Patti H. NormandMs. Brooke PendletonMs. Barbara S. Porter Mrs. Linda C. Ragland Ms. Teresa SarbeckMs. Keitha L. Scott Mr. Jason S. Smelley Mrs. Helen Imogene Willis

Tilson Ms. Jeri J. Vorisek Ms. Barbara H. Wall Ms. Betty J. WellsMs. Meldoris J. White

Low-Vision Rehabilitation Program Mr. Joseph A. JuseMr. Allen S. KeenerMrs. Jessica L. MartinMs. Kathleen M. MeadeMs. Debra S. OuelletteMs. Janet M. SmithMs. Nancy J. Wylie

Helping Occupational Therapy Students Succeed (HOTSS) Sponsored ScholarshipA-Plus TherapyMs. Lyndsay P. BolenMs. Sarah S. CroftMr. Oliver J. DanielMs. Meghan S. DickasMs. Courtney DuffMr. Christopher A. EidsonMs. Pamela R. ElseaMrs. Cheryl P. FlukerMs. Judy D. HallMs. April L. HardyMrs. Shannon HaywoodMs. Angie L. HicksMrs. Kimberley T. HolleyMrs. Vanessa Z. HughesMs. Carrie L. Lasseter

Mrs. Jessica L. MartinMs. Debra S. MooreMs. Brenda S. MoyersMs. Miriam N. MwariaMs. Veronica E. NaffMs. Debbie NationsMrs. Ann PickettMrs. Haden M. RidlehooverMrs. Susan Heimlich RoseMs. Keitha L. ScottMr. Terry T. ThomasMs. Jamease P. ToddMs. Stephanie M. WadsworthMs. Brittany E. WhighamMrs. Martha J. WilliamsMs. Leslie L. Young

Restore Therapy Loan Restore Therapy Services, Ltd.

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL THERAPY

Bergman-Pinkston Endowed ProfessorshipMrs. Jacqueline Stone

Marilyn R. Gossman Endowed Lectureship Mr. and Mrs. Ray A. AndersonMs. Laura I. BrownMs. Virginia Kay CarltonMrs. Christine M. CedotalDr. Diane E. ClarkCMC Services, LLC

Ms. Jean E. CragoMrs. Donna Bowen CumminsMrs. Phyllis Ellen EdwardsDr. Cecilia GrahamMr. Bruce L. GrubbsMrs. Jessica C. GuyerMr. Mark A. HallMs. Pamela HammondMr. David P. HarringtonMs. Paula V. KalmetaDr. Donald H. Lein, Jr.Mr. Tapan Shirish MehtaMs. Leesa D. MilesMrs. Sharon Prince MooreDr. David Michael MorrisMs. Patrice MurphyDr. William K. OgardDr. Patricia L. PerezMs. Caitlin E. PughMr. Ryan T. RichardsonDr. Sharon E. Shaw in Memory

of Robert L. HarrellDr. Emily Donohue SpeerMs. Leslie R. VanhielMr. Jeffrey Bond Wheeler

Department of Physical Therapy FundMs. Katharine Ezelle Hoyle

Anders Mr. Christopher M. BajemaMs. Beverly J. BishopMrs. Beverly H. BlakelyMs. Catherine BonnerMrs. Heather D. Brown

Ms. Myra Finch BrownMs. Sherry Lenette BrownMr. Timothy C. Bush Dr. Rachel M. ButlerMr. Gary R. CaddellMrs. Karen Duncan CarlisleMs. Virginia Kay CarltonDr. Diane E. ClarkMrs. Laura Lea CobbMs. Judy W. ColvinDr. Caroline K. CraftMrs. Maureen F. CrockerMrs. Janice Goodwin Cross Ms. Nancy T. CulbrethMs. Cathy Annette DavisMs. Marilyn F. DennisMs. Lacretia C. EdwardsMs. Susan S. EliasonMrs. Pam FitzsimmonsMr. Stephen Mark FosterMs. Cheryl Lynn Gasque Mrs. Mary Thomas GodfreyMr. Curtis G. Glupker Mrs. Kathryn E. Goodman Dr. Brittney L. GouldMs. Erica J. Griffin Dr. Allison Formby Henderson

and Mr. Jonathan P. Henderson

Mr. Thomas Woodfin Hester Ms. Melanie M. HubbardMs. Andrea L. JohnsonMr. R. Stanley JunkinMrs. Ingrid K. KellenMs. Carolyn E. King Ms. Christy K. KnightonMrs. Deborah C. LecroyDr. and Mrs. Donald H. Lein, Jr.Ms. Clare LewisMrs. Carol Shands LinkMrs. Jane Streb LittleMrs. Jessica Colby Loncar Mrs. Stephanie McDonnellMs. Jo Ann MermelsteinMs. Sandra Moore Dr. David Michael MorrisMrs. Mary Beth Kiker Moses Ms. Heather E. Mount

Ms. Sara R. NarbeckiMs. Linda E. NeighborsMrs. Susan N. ParkerMrs. Mary Frances PearsonMrs. Katherine S. PinionMs. Sally Pooler Mrs. Peggy Ann RafieldMs. Jamie Whitehead RamsayMrs. Pat M. RedwineRehab Resources & Consulting,

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“Students are our future and I want to ensure that talented young individuals mature

into independent investigators in the areas of nutrition and obesity; particularly the

physiology and endocrinology of how nutrition affects human health and risk for

chronic metabolic disease,” said Gower.

It is with this in mind that she established the Barbara A. Gower Endowed Graduate

Fellowship. The fellowship is a gift from her estate that will provide a stipend for

doctoral students in the Department of Nutrition Sciences who conduct research in

the areas of nutrition and obesity with an emphasis on physiology or endocrinology.

Gower firmly believes the best way you can ensure that your legacy will live on is to

plan for, and endow the future yourself.

“Talented, dedicated individuals should not be denied a chance to train in the

exceptional environment that we have all helped to build at UAB due to financial

concerns,” said Gower. “This gift will allow students the freedom to continue their

education and training without financial concerns.”

Why I Give

BARBARA GOWER, PH.D.:

Since 1996, Barbara Gower has taught

and mentored students at UAB. The

Allentown, Penn., native has served as

primary mentor to 16 masters and 13

doctoral students. She understands the

powerful impact that giving has on the

legacy you build.

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