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Volume 16 Issue 2 School of Health Sciences Spring 2004

CONGRATULATIONS TOOUR 2003-2004 HEALTH

SCIENCES AWARD WINNERS

Distinguished Health Sciences StudentMelissa Leedy

Distinguished Med Tech Student(Presented to a clinical student)

Julie Kucek

Jeff Kizer Award Devin Sandlin

Outstanding Student in Occupational or RadiologicalHealth Award

Samrawit “Mitu” Berhanu

Service AwardMaria Alvarado

Barbara Young AwardRenee Richmond

Paul Ziemer AwardMeredith Turner

Lilly Health Physics AwardJulia Klinger

Kessler AwardShin Pu & Lisa Wagoner

Lilly IH AwardMark Knezovich

In this issue of theHSCI Update, readerswill appreciate that wehave had a very excitingsemester, with a richcrop of awards andrecognitions for ourfaculty, staff andstudents. Their successis due to great personal,industry and talent andthe foundation uponwhich the success of theSchool is built.

The School is aggressively pursuing its goals under thefive-year strategic plan and it has lead to considerableaccomplishments. We now have six post-doctoralresearch associates in the School compared to one onlyfour years ago. The number of Ph.D. degrees awardedlast year was four times the average over the pastdecade. Average research and graduate training fundsfor the School have almost tripled in three years and nowexceed the Purdue average per faculty member byalmost $100,000. The number of undergraduate degreesawarded has grown 16% in the past three years from 80in 2001 to 93 in 2003.

Also, we recently recruited a very accomplishedresearcher in molecular radioloislogy, Dr. Jian-Jian Li,who will be joining the school in the summer as atenured Associate Professor. Dr. Li will bring with himseveral research grant awards and members of hisresearch team. A new direction for the School at theundergraduate level is forensic science. We have

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F a c u l t y

James McGlothlin, Associate Professor of HealthSciences, received the 2004 Faculty Focus Award forbeing the force behind the video camera wheelchairproject that has identified many disability access issues.In the past year, his team has added wirelesstransmission of video and biosensory data from adisabled student’s wheelchair. The team gave ademonstration of it at the reception.

2004 Focus AwardWinner

Focus Awards reward efforts in disabilityaccess and awareness

Dr. McGlothlin second from the left

The Focused Giving Programby Johnson and Johnson’sFamily of Companies aims toidentify new science andtechnology for Johnson &Johnson, incubate promisingnew opportunities, and assistthe operating companies toassess and assimilate newtechnologies or products.

Johnson and JohnsonAward Presented to

Dr. Wei Zheng

During the summer of 2002, Columbia University waschosen to compete for the award. Among more than 30applications at Columbia campus, Dr. Zheng’s researchwas one of the two final winners for this award. Dr.Zheng received a plaque and total amount of $255,000 inDecember 2002, prior to joining the Purdue School ofHealth Sciences faculty.

Dr. Zheng’s award-winning research is entitled,“Development of a high throughput system forindustrial screening of brain barrier transport of CNSdrugs.” Dr. Zheng explains that our brain is wellprotected against blood-borne xenobiotics (drugs,nutrients, and toxins) by two major barrier systems,i.e., blood-brain barrier and blood-cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) barrier. Dr. Zheng’s laboratory at Purdue HealthSciences have successfully developed an immortalbrain barrier cell line, i.e., Z310 cell line. On apermeable membrane, the Z310 cells form amonolayer of epithelial cells resembling the blood-CSF barrier. This in-vitro barrier model, the first of itskind in literature, makes it possible for high-through-put screen of CNS drugs or neurotoxicants in the testdevice. Prior to the innovation of the in-vitro model ofbrain barriers, scientists and drug researchers had torely heavily on in-vivo animal studies, which are notonly time and resource consuming, but also createsvariations in test results. Dr. Zheng’s invention hasbeen patented via Columbia University. Hiscontinuous effort in refining this model and making itindustrial applicable at Purdue should contribute agreat deal to drug discovery and to the understandingof the mechanism whereby chemicals and toxicantsaffect the normal brain function. The cell models, aswell as the pertinent innovative techniques, will alsohave the high commercial value for further businessdevelopment at Purdue.

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A w a r d s

Frank S Rosenthal, Associate Professor of HealthSciences, was awarded the Robert R. LandoltExcellence in Teaching Award at the 2004 HonorsConvocation held April 4th.

Students say Dr. Rosenthal ensures that individualswho have asked questions fully understands the answersand explanations given before moving on to otherquestions or course material.

Dr. Rosenthal Receives Robert R.Landolt Excellence in Teaching Award

Dr. McGlothlin Helps Win Centerof Excellence (CoE) Award

In early fall of 2003, Dr. James McGlothlin,Associate Professor, received notice that he andfellow Purdue colleagues in the Schools ofEngineering and Aviation Technology were awardedas a Center of Excellence by the Federal AviationAdministration (FAA). This is a partnership betweenthe FAA and NASA that will focus on Aircraft Noiseand Aviation Emissions Mitigation.

The Center is a consortium of eight universities(MIT, Boise State, Florida International, Penn State,Purdue, Stanford, U. of Central Florida, and U. ofMissouri at Rolla) created to investigate aircraftoperating procedures, compatible land usemanagement, and airport operational controls toreduce noise and emissions. In the past six monthsthe CoE has initiated a broad spectrum of researchrelated to aviation operations, acoustics, sociological,psychological, economical, and physicalmeasurements research. The FAA approach to CoEadministration essentially requires multi-universityand multi-disciplinary participation.

Dr. McGlothlin will be working with Drs. BobBernhard, Patricia Davies and Luc Mongeau fromMechanical Engineering, Gary Eiff from Aviation Tech,and Tasos Lyrintzis from Astronautics and Aeronautics onthis project for the next three years. The FAA project hasan expected life cycle of 10 years.

They also share that heencourages students to engage inlearning outside of the formalrequirements of the course bysuggesting additional projects thatserve to expand the knowledge ofboth the student and instructor.

McGlothlin Named UniversityFaculty Scholar

Provost Sally Frost Mason has approved the selection ofJames D. McGlothlin as a University Faculty Scholar, asrecommended by a special committee of the Schools ofPharmacy, Nursing, and Health Sciences distinguishedprofessors. This five-year appointment is based on acombination of his research contributions in exposureassessment using wireless real-time video exposuremonitoring methods, theoretical and applied ergonomicsresearch, successful grantsmanship by forminginterdisciplinary research teams, mentoring of students as aclassroom teacher (including nearly 200 sophomorestudents in his Principles of Public Health class), researchadvisor, and leadership in service to Purdue’s School ofHealth Sciences. Associate Professor McGlothlin has beenexemplary in his performance and commitment to fulfillinghis research, teaching, and service responsibilities to theSchools of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Health Sciences.

The University Faculty Scholar program wasestablished in 1998 to recognize achievements inleadership, academic distinction, and national andinternational recognition of faculty members who holdthe rank of associate or full professor. This year, onlythree faculty from the Schools of Pharmacy, Nursing,and Health Sciences were so honored. Dr. McGlothlinis the first faculty member of the School of HealthSciences to be appointed a faculty scholar.

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HSCI Fall 2003Distinguished Students

Applause* Dr. Byung Sun Choi, an Assistant Professor at Chung-AngUniversity College of Medicine, Korea, has arrived to join Dr.Zheng’s research group as a postdoctoral research scientist.He is an outstanding medical biologist and will add the strengthto our cutting edge research.

* Bob Walkup, our Head Academic Counselor, has beennamed Chairman of the Steering Committee for thePurdue Academic Advising Association (PACADA).PACADA is a professional organization of PurdueUniversity advisors with nearly 180 members, one of the

largest professional organizations in the PACADA network.Bob has been directing our Office of Student Services sinceJune 2001.

* Valeriz Perez and Hernando, HSCI graduate students, arenew parents of twin boys.

* Patrick Glass, HSCI Candidate, and wife, Sabrina, areproud new parents of a baby boy, Jackson.

* Dr. Janelle Crossgrove on her marriage to Chris Hart,February 29, 2004.

Katherine AgugliaThomas AlcornAlyssa AnglinMary ArmstrongCynthia BachleHeather BachmanJessica BaileyMark BakerDana BehnemanAlexander BergerSamrawit BerhanuJason BevierJessica BixemanBiran BlakeDavid BondJennifer BoswellNathan BrandleyJonathan BrooksBrendan BrownErin BucklesLarry Burns, IIIAmanda CantwellKimberly CarpenterElizabeth CarrollJamie ChaffeeRebecca ChandlerVera ChaoManeesha ChigurupatiSung Hee ChoiSteven CochardTiffany ColvinKelly CoulombZachary CrouchBrian Daniels

Adam DarnellGeoffrey DavisJessica DavisAbigail DeuberryRohini DhandSandeep DhanjalKathryn DyhdaloKathryn EidJainie EhrenzellerJacob EisterholdAshley ElliottJames EmersonLaura FarleyIssac FehrenbacherSonja FleischauerKatie FloydAnne FoglerKatherine FrickMegan FullerMarissa FuscoMagda GabrielBinal GajjarXiaoxiao GaoAbbi GarringerRebecca GibsonAbigail GintherMiranda GorchosChristopher EricaGraysonBlake GriderEmma HammondEric HancockEvan HarpenauCameron Hasser

Amanda HershbergerScott HewittMacara HostetlerJames HuffmanEdward HughesBrianne IrwinElizabeth IsomKiran IvaturiEmily JacksonHannah JonesAmanda KellerKatie KickertzHae KimJayne KinneyKoffi KissiJulia KlinglerBrittany KnipsteinSarah KolbGeregory KovalLynette KregelChi LamDustin LewisChristine LindsayErin LunsfordLiesel LunsfordJake MarkiewiczJacqueline McAleerColeman McCannaKelly McGuireHolly MillerJennifer MillerKatie MillerLaura MillerAndrea Mistric

Sarah MoebiusMegan MorleyMarilyn MorrisonStephanie MussmannRachel NelsonRebecca NelsonCandy NgWilliam NortonAdam NowakVishal PatilAchal PatelErik PattisonChelsey PattonRachel PetersonYahaira PinzonCarrie PricePatrick QuinnErin QuiringKathleen RamseyerMichael RhinehartRenee RichmondTroy RobersonLindsay RobinsonLori RosebrockAnne RosswurmAudra SandersDevin SandlinMichael SchmidtAnna SchwartzKatherine ScottCarrie SeifertCourtney ShiremanMelissa SorrellCherie Standefer

Sally SteffensenSamuel SteinerJodi StephensLindsay StoutLauren SugimotoBrittany SwartzNicole TaylorAdienne TerveerJulie ThompsonKate TooleyNatalie TurcotteSarah TyrpakGretchen VaughanSarah VogieJennifer VolenecChristina WaldenEric WagonerAnna WahlChen-Yu WangEllen WaymanBraden WeldyJoshua WhiteNorton WilliamLeah WischmeierNicholas WoodallRebecca WoodallDaniel WoodsAshley WrightChristopher WybournSheng YiGrant YostIsaac ZeckelGregory Zillinger

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DR. ROBERT LANDOLTSCHOLARSHIP UPDATE

Dr. Robert Landolt, professor of Health Physics, retired after serving thousands ofstudents and Purdue University for 39 years.

To recognize his immense contribution to his students, a Health Physics endowedscholarship named in his honor was established.

To date $10,000 has been raised, which takes us half way to our $20,000 goal.We hope with the continued help of School of Health Sciences alumni and friends ofDr. Landolt we will reach the $20,000 level that is required for an endowedscholarship.

Gifts can be sent to Shari Schrader, director of development, 502 N. UniversityStreet, West Lafayette, IN 47907. You can also make a donation on-line byvisiting our website at www.healthsciences.purdue.edu.

Update on Forensic Sciencesby David Tate

Director of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Coordinator

In the fall of 2002 the first forensic science courseat Purdue was jointly offered by the School of HealthSciences and the Department of Entomology. Sincethat initial course, Introduction to Forensic Sciences,two additional courses and a laboratory course havebeen added. Following the Introduction to ForensicSciences, now coded HSCI 218 is CriminalisticsHSCI 318 and the Criminalistics Laboratory HSCI319 both offered in the spring term. Upon completionof these courses a student may enroll in the AdvancedCriminalistics HSCI 418, which is a combined lectureand applied laboratory.

The lecture format of the first two courses providea student with information on trace evidencecollection and processing, proper procedures for chainof custody of evidence, ballistics, toxicology, DNA,explosives and arson, entomological evidence,computer crimes, digital imaging, laboratory analysis,forensic anthropology, etc. Criminalistics Laboratorywill provide the student with the basics of appliedevidence recovery and analysis. AdvancedCriminalistics will take the student into more detailedcollection, identification, and recovery procedures.

Last fall’s introductory class had to be moved toChemistry 200 to accommodate the 474 studentsenrolled. Each laboratory class has beenoversubscribed and discussion is underway of theprocess of adding more lab sections.

Ralph Williams, a forensics entomologist, andDavid Tate, director of Clinical Laboratory Sciencesand forensics coordinator, were the recipients of a$65,000 grant from the Office of the Provost forinstructional equipment. The money was used topurchase two specialty microscopes. Bothmanufactured by Leica, one is a compound stereomicroscope used for ballistic analysis and the otherregular scope is used primarily for various traceevidence and document analysis. An additional cameraand television monitor has been added to use in thelaboratory and classroom.

Letters of endorsement and forensics collaborationhave been received from virtually every department oncampus and institutions including Ivy Tech, VincennesUniversity, Indiana University, and Lorain CommunityCollege of Ohio. Internships with the ATF, the MarionCounty Crime Laboratory, and several other lawenforcement agencies have been established. On April3rd and 4th, the Forensic Sciences Club visited theUniversity of Tennessee and, along with graduatestudents from Cornell and UNC, participated in aseminar on forensic anthropology and visited thefamous anthropological remains laboratory developedby Dr. William Bass--made famous by the PatriciaCornwell’s novel, “Body Farm.”

The faculty of the School of Health Sciences hasapproved a minor in forensics and is working ondeveloping an accredited major. A list of the coursesfor the minor are in the Office of Student Services andthe minor code is 088.

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C L U B N EPre-PA Club

by Rachel Peterson, President

This semester the Pre-PA Club has a great new group ofofficers who are motivated to get involved and help outin many ways. So far the club has sponsored a blooddrive with the Indiana Blood Center, which was asuccess. And now in addition to our monthly meetings,we also have a lot of exciting new events planned. Forexample, April 3rd, the club visited the University of St.Francis, Fort Wayne, IN, to check out their PhysicianAssistant (PA) Program.

The PA profession is relatively new and not everyoneis aware of what exactly a PA does. PAs are mid-levelpractitioners licensed to practice medicine withphysician supervision. A PA is given the responsibility toconduct physical exams, diagnose, and treat illness,order and interpret tests, counsel on preventative healthcare, assist in surgery, and in most states they can writeprescriptions. PAs work closely with physicians, andthey are trained in the medical model designed tocomplement physician training. In 2002 PAs conducted183 million patient visits. The American Academy ofPhysician Assistants estimates that 46,000 physicianassistants were in clinical practice in 2003, and thephysician assistant program will be the third fastest-growing occupation in the decade 2002 through 2012,according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, while thenumber of PA jobs will grow by 49 percent. This isreally a great profession to get pursue.

To find out more about our club and the PAprofession visit our newly updated website http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~prepac/. Please feel free to contactthe club president, Rachel Peterson, via email atrpeterso@purdue.edu. Also, anyone is welcome to attendclub meetings. Look for further information regardingmeetings on the health science list serve.

Lambda Tau had a great year! At our callout inSeptember, Dave Tate talked about possible careers youcan pursue with a medical technology degree. InOctober two clinical students and former Lambda Tauofficers spoke to us about the clinical year and how toprepare for it. We also toured Methodist Hospital inIndianapolis and the Marion County Crime Lab. EdParrish, a Purdue graduate in medical technology, spokeat our November meeting. He discussed the skillsnecessary for success in today’s job market. OurDecember meeting was a combination Christmas partyand philanthropy event where we made Christmas cardsfor a nursing home. At our spring call-out in JanuaryKaren “Casey” Fanwick talked to us about working as amed tech and unusual cases she has seen. In Februarywe had our second philanthropic effort, where we madeValentine’s cards for a nursing home. We also heldelections for the fall. These are the new officers: EmmaHammond, President; Kristin Felton, Vice-President;Denise Ortega, Secretary/Treasurer; and Ashley Christy,Historian. Congratulations, to new officers and a bidthank you to all the out going officers.

Our Health Sciences Ambassador’s Program is a veryactive and dynamic group. We have 44 outstandingstudents who have volunteered to represent our school atthe many Purdue Admission’s programs. This year’sgroup has an average GPA of 3.59.

We want to say a special “thank you” to thoseAmbassadors who have joined the ranks of Purduealums: Nicole Barber-Cassada, Brian Cutliff, EricFrevert, Cassie Haag, and Heidi Weldy graduated inDecember and are moving on to the next stages in theirlives. In May we will say “so long” to Maria Alvarado,Heidi Boehm, Bart Hott, Asad Khan, Melissa Leedy,Angie Monzin, Michelle Oyler, Andrew Prather, AndreaReinke, Marie Rosswurm, and Harish Yalamanchili.These students represent the “best and the brightest” notonly of the School of Health Sciences, but PurdueUniversity as well. We will miss their leadership,initiative, and friendship.

Lambda Tauby Renee Richmond, President

Ambassadorsby Bob Walkup

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W S B E A TCallout for next year’s Ambassadors begins on March29, 2004. Applications are available in the Office ofStudent Services for those interested.

Presidents: Katie Aguglia and Ellen WaymanTreasurer: Mike TometczakSecretary: Abby HaffnerPublic Relations: Jennifer VolenecProgram Coordinator: Erin Lunsford

2004 OT/PT Officers

Purdue Student Branch of theHealth Physics Society

by Jason Harris

The PSBHPS is a student organization of the Health PhysicsSociety (HPS). The HPS is a scientific and professionalorganization whose members specialize in occupational andenvironmental radiation safety. The PSBHPS plans activitiesand events for students particularly interested in the field ofhealth physics and medical physics. Students in fields suchas industrial hygiene and nuclear engineering are alsoencouraged to participate.

The spring 2004 semester was a very exciting time forthe PSBHPS. The chapter was reactivated and newofficers were elected. Jason Harris continues to serve asPresident until the fall. The newly elected officers are:Joseph Silvers (Vice-President/President-elect),Maureen Pappas (Treasurer) and Samrawit Berhanu(Secretary). Professor Robert Stewart has also agreed tobe the new faculty advisor for the organization.

During the year, the PSBHPS saw its membership growto more than 20. This is the largest the organization has beenfor several years. In addition to monthly meetings, thePSBHPS held a spring social and a health physics/medicalphysics question and answer forum that was attended bymore than 40 students. By next fall the PSBHPS plans tohave a website up and running, a monthly electronicnewsletter, and trips planned to the IU Medical Center and anuclear power plant.

If you have an interest in our organization, pleasecontact Jason Harris for more information(jtharris@purdue.edu). We are always looking for newmembers and suggestions for improving ourorganization. Hope to see you soon!

Purdue Industrial HygieneStudent Association (PIHSA)

Health Science students in PIHSA enjoy a variety ofbenefits our club has to offer including funding forimportant conferences such as the annual AIHce.Also, student member resumes are displayed on ouronline resume book which is sent to many companies.Involvement in an Academic Student Organizationsuch as PIHSA can be a definite advantage during joband internship interviews for any student in the Schoolof Health Sciences. Get involved with PIHSA earlynext fall!

The end of semester picnic was held at Dr.Zimmerman’s house on May 1. We are going tocontinue to be a sponsor in the Chamber ofCommerce’s Adopt-a-Spot program this upcomingyear. Our spot is located at the intersection of Union& 3rd Streets and has ironically obtained nationalnews coverage during football season last fall.Thanks to our departing officers & good luck to ourincoming officers!2003-2004 officers included: Presidents-Matt Raef &Rob Flowers; VP-Matt Brock; Treasurers-SteveDunphy & Nicole Taylor; Secretary-April KluemperNew 2004-2005 officers include: President-SteveDunphy; VP-Amy McNary; Treasurer-Nicole Taylor;Secretary-Laura Yakubec

Laura Yakubec, Steve Dunphy, Nicole Taylor, Amy McNary

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Students Accepted to ProfessionalPrograms 2003-2004

(as of March)

Physical TherapyChris Goettee, Boston University

Andrea Reineke, Northwestern UniversityMarie Rosswurm, University of Indianapolis

Brandy Voight, University of IndianapolisSara Eickman, University of IndianapolisGinny Sullivan, University of IndianapolisSherri Molder, University of IndianapolisMaria Alvarado, University of Chicago

Sarah Dietz, IUPUIGenevieve Daugherty, IUPUI

Stacy Meyer, IUPUIDouglas Maddy, Emory University

DentistryBartholomew Hott, Indiana University

Megan Hagerman, University of Michigan

Medical SchoolKatherine Veeder, Southern Illinois

Melissa Leedy, IU School of MedicineAndrew Prather, IU School of Medicine

ChiropracticLauren Montieth, Logan College

Physicians AssistantEric Frevert, St. Francis

PIHSA officers are putting on the finishing touches totheir application for the AIHA’s annual Best StudentLocal Section of the Year Award contest. The stakes are aplaque and $1,000 to the winner from among the some-30 university sections.

In addition to a number of interesting speakers andsocial activities held this year, PIHSA has continued itsparticipation in the local community’s Adopt-a-Spotprogram, which started last spring, with a year-longcommitment to clean and care for a plot of ground in theGreater Lafayette area. PIHSA has been the proud parentof a plot of land at 3rd St. in Lafayette near the Union St.bridge (in front of the Pub, if you want to check it outonce the flowers start to bloom!).

PIHSA rounded out its active 2003-04 year with afield trip to an ice cream factory in Lafayette, to view aproduction facility that makes a variety of ice creamtreats such as sandwiches and nutty buddies to find outabout the occupational health and safety issues of such anoperation. Elections for next year’s officers was held atthe closing formal meeting on April 14th.

The final activity will be the annual close-of-the yearPIHSA picnic, to be held on Saturday, May 1rd, 4:30-6:30pm, at Dr. Z’s home.

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE NEWSby Dr. Neil Zimmerman

PIHSA News

Good Samaritan, Vincennes, INAaron West

Nathan Stilger

Ball Memorial - Muncie, INElizabeth Abeyta, Matthew Wilson, Eric Walradth

IU School of MedicineErin Brooks, Rebecca Chandler, Kimberley Guest, John

Hamilton, Jill Oertel

St. Francis Hospital Center - Beechgrove, INMatt Chaille, Julie Crist, Renee Richmond, Emily Scott,

Lauren Sugimoto

Medical Technology Students Acceptedinto 2003-2004 Clinical Programs

(as of March)

formed a WL-IUPUI forensic science educationalsteering committee and faculty at each campus expectsto have independent but sister majors in this field. TheSchool currently has a minor in forensic science with theDepartment of Entomology and the major on the WestLafayette campus, when approved by the Board ofTrustees and Indiana Commission on Higher Education,will be structured into a core discipline with a choice ofseveral tracks in sub-disciplines of forensics. The Schoolwill offer the toxicology track.

I wish you all an enjoyable summer and give myheartiest congratulations to our Spring graduates.

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Interesting tidbitsconcerning our school:

THE OFFICE OF STUDENTSERVICES

Amanda began in January as the new OSS Secretary,replacing Karen Walker. This is her first experience

working in Student Services and she is very excitedabout this new opportunity. She is looking forwardto getting to know everyone better.

Amanda and her husband, Brian, live inWilliamsport with their two children. Brian works atHubner Seed Inc, in West Lebanon. Their daughter,Ashton, is 5 years old, and their son, Marcus, is 3

years old.After work, school, church, AWANA programs

and Daisy Scouts; she does have some spare time!

She and her family enjoy camping, fishing andhiking! Last year was a “wet” year for them, but theyare hoping for better weather on this year’s trips.

She is truly encouraged by the attitudes andpersonalities of the OSS office, the School of HealthSciences and students. She says she is truly happy to

be member of such a fun, positive and family-oriented environment.

•Amanda Pendleton is the newest member of theOffice of Student Services staff. Amanda replacesKaren Walker, who has moved into the headsecretary position for the school.

•Over 60% of our students go on to professionalschools of their choice of graduate school.

•The average SAT scores of last year’s Freshmenclass was 1160, 10 points higher than the Purdueaverage. This is an increase of 44 points in 3years.

•8 of the 22 students admitted to IU MedicalSchool from Purdue in 2003, were from ourSchool.

•We have the largest number of MedicalTechnology students of all Indiana schools.

•The School of Health Sciences enrollment wasalmost 1,300 in Fall 2003.

•We are the “youngest” School in PurdueUniversity.

•We are the only School on campus that doesn’thave its own building.

•We have over 400 students majoring in GeneralHealth Sciences.

•Enrollment in our Radiological Health programhas grown from a low of 3 in Fall 2002 to 59 inSpring 2004. This is now the largest program ofits type in the nation. It is also the oldest havingorigins back to the early 1940’s.

•We have 18 students who have GPA’s of 4.0.

•Our students have 17 different choices ofmajors/areas of concentration.

•We are the first school at Purdue to offer ourstudents an electronic calendar for schedulingappointments with an OSS staff member.

Meet Amanda PendletonNew Secretary in the Office of

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May 2004 Candidates with 4.0 GPA MelissaLeedy was recognised at the Spring 2004 Honors

Convocation

Patrick Glass 2004 McGaugheyAward Winner

The Charles O. McGaugheyLeadership Awards arepresented annually during theSpring semester to at leastseven Purdue students. Theamount of each award is atleast $2,000. These awardsare made possible by anendowment from the late Mr.McGaughey, a 1939 graduate

of Purdue University. Mr. McGaughey developedthese awards to honor Purdue undergraduates whoshow leadership abilities and the appreciation forbasic American values. Realizing students contributea great deal to Purdue, Mr. McGaughey believed thatit was appropriate to recognize individual studentleader’s efforts with an honor like the McGaugheyLeadership Award.

Outstanding Graduate Student Teacher was awardedto James “Dusty” Leppert

Last month four Industrial Hygiene graduate studentscompeted in the American Industrial Hygiene AssociationChicago Local Section’s Annual Student Night researchposter competition. Mark Knezovich and Lisa Wagonerfinished first and second, respectively, in the graduatedivision. Fan Xu and Hubert Lu also had excellentgraduate research posters. A total of 12 students attendedthis very popular event, and in addition to hearing anexcellent talk by the Head of NIOSH, Dr. John Howard,the students got a chance to network with a number ofOHS professionals from the Chicagoland area who hadsummer or fulltime job openings.

Graduate Student News

Industrial HygieneGrad Student WinsPrestigious Award

Huajun (Hubert) Lu, a PhD student majoring in IndustrialHygiene has been awarded a prestigious 3MScholarship. Only four scholarships are awarded eachyear, three to U.S. residents and one to a non-U.S.resident studying in this country but who intends to returnhome to work or teach. These awards are based on

academic achievement, related work experience, andprofessional goals. Hubert was selected as the one winnerfor the non-U.S. award, which includes a $5,000scholarship and an “all-expense paid trip” to the AIHce2004 in Atlanta. Congratulations, Hubert!

Franki De Pasquale NamedChristina York StanleyScholarship Recepient

The Christina York Stanley Scholarship wasestablished to honor the memory of Christina YorkStanley who was killed by a drunk driver. The awardis given annually to a female resident in Owen Hallwho emulates the personal traits of Christina. Frankireceived her scholarship at the Owen Hall SpringAwards Banquet held on March 31st.One of her nominators made the following comments.“Franki is the Hussar Club Social Director. Shortlyafter vollunteering for that position she had a curveball thrown at her because the clubs traditional fallevent, the Boat Dance, was cancelled because of boatwas dry docked. She reacted by taking a survey ofresidents and in a response to their desires, on shortnotice, nearly single-handedly organized a semi-formal dance in a local hotel as a substitute. She hasbeen working through the spring semester to modifythe traditional Spring club event, Beach Bash, toaccommodate the changes in dining services andmake it better than ever. Meanwhile she hasdeveloped a close working relationship with OwenRAs to sponsor several very successful nontraditionalsocial events: a bus trip to Chicago, a pokertournament, and a rifle firing event. She took on ahard job and was very successful at it. Franki isalways upbeat and positive with a friendly smile andwillingness to try something new. She is richlydeserving of recognition for her efforts.”Congratulations Franki! We are very proud of you.

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Donor generosity takes on many forms: annual supportthrough mail solicitations and the telefund, endowedgifts, corporate donations, and student pledges.

The Campaign for Purdue is a comprehensivefundraising effort by Purdue University with a goal toraise $1.3 billion by 2007 in support of our students,faculty, programs, and facilities. The result will be therealization of a vision for the entire Purdue community,as expressed in the University’s strategic plan: To be apreeminent university, advancing quality in all areaswhile leading the world in the basic and applied sciencesand engineering and improving society at home andabroad.

To date the School of Health Sciences has raised$808,416 of its $2.9 million goal.

A special thank you to those alumni, friends, studentsand industry partners who have contributed to theSchool of Health Sciences. Today the School is poised atthe threshold of enormous and exciting challenges. Thecontinued support of alumni and friends is crucial totaking the next step toward preeminence.

Gifts can be sent to: Shari Schrader, Director ofDevelopment, School of Health Sciences, 502 N.University Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907.

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During the 2004 Homecoming weekend we will celebrate the 25-Year Silver Jubilee Anniversary of the School’sformation. All school alumni will receive invitations to the celebration, but right now we’d like to determine thenumber of alums that may be interested in returning for the event.

Please fill out the following information and mail to: Purdue University, School of Health Sciences, 550 Stadium MallDr., West Lafayette, IN 47907. If you prefer, email your information to: schrader@pnhs.purdue.edu

Name: _________________________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________

City: __________________________ State: __________ Zip: _________

Phone: _________________________________________________________

Email: _________________________________________________________

Employer: ______________________________________________________

Graduation Year: _________________ Yes I would like to attend. Yes I would like to attend, and I would need hotel accommodations

Development News: TheCampaign for Purdue

Get on board, and at the same time help future healthscientist! Have you ever thought about supporting astudent organization? Remember that trip to Alcoa,Fermi Lab, or Methodist Hospital. Student organizationsalways need funds for a call-out or special event.

Any student organization that has a business accountwith the Dean of Students is eligible. Your contributionlarge or small would be appreciated. When sending yourcheck to the Purdue Research Foundation please thinkabout a student organization in the School of HealthSciences and indicate in the memo field.

• Lambda Tau - Medical Technology• PUIHSB - Industrial Hygiene• PUSHPSB - Health Physics Society• HSCMSA - Minority Student Association• Pre-Chiropractic Club• Pre-Physicians Assistant Club• OP/TP Club Occupational/Physical Therapy

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Congratulations to our 2004May Graduates

Maria Alvarado Julie Crist Priya John Stacey Meyer Susan Rizer Mark PyleSarah Andrews Genevieve Daugherty Satina Jones Sherrie Molder Jessica Rogers Aida RairezCynthia Banner Sarah Dietz Andrea Kanatova Angela Monzin Marie Rosswurm Andrea ReinekeTimothy Bense Sara Eickman Temesgen Ketema Kristin Moore Jennifer RoweHeidi Boehm Robert Flowers Asad Khan Danielle Morris Andrew StaceyMatthew Brock Christopher Galloway Shauntel King Michelle Oyler Nicole StarvrosJoshua Brown Patrick Glass Julia Klingler Stephanie Pike Vincent TraversoStacey Bruinsma Megan Hagerman April Kluemper Christopher Goettee Michale TruexCallena Burns Erin Hamilton Melissa Leedy Kimberley Guest Catherine VeederAmie Carns Bartholomew Hott Anne Lightner Jennifer Guynn Brandy VoightConstance Chandler Shy-Quon Ely Leslie Mackowiak Patricia Popa Robert WittorfJin-Min Choi Jered Erickson Douglas Maddy Andrew Prather Daniel WoodsTina Coffman Paul Flanagan Kammie Martinez Richard Remy Michelle Wright