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i*RESPONSE January 1993 Official Publication of Daemen College Volume 11, Number 1 M.S. In Physical Therapy H HL' Another First For Daemen i. V W ' " 1 rw ■ 1 ■ ■ ■ i s g ¿/fter years of work and much therapy and (opportunities for) advanced n preparation, Daemen College will offer its studies are needed." ” w i first graduate level degree: an M.S. in The Buffalo News article also quotes Physical Therapy. Ms. Scavone-Calieri as saying that the The newly approved physical therapy "orthopedic concentration within physical graduate program will be a post-licensure therapy is the largest practicing population program. This distinguishes it from other of physical therapists both nationally and Master of Science in Physical Therapy locally — so the new program at Daemen Associate Dean programs offered anywhere in New York will certainly meet a need for those individ State, outside of New York City. uals who desire further study in that area." Appointed Physical Therapy is an expanding field When interviewed concerning the Dr. Frances Susan Kleinman was appointed Associate Dean of the College by Dr. within the allied health professions. There master's program, Charles J. Reedy, Dean Charles J. Reedy, Dean and Vice President for is, therefore, a growing need for licensed and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Academic Affairs. practitioners to upgrade their skills with stated that the college will house the Dr. Kleinman received both her doctoral more in-depth training within the field of program in the newly constructed Schenck and master's degrees in English from Harvard University, where she also taught English. She physical therapy. Expanding roles as Science building which was specifically is a former lecturer in English at Yale and has supervisors and educators have also created designed for allied health instruction. Dean taught at Barnard and Williams colleges. a demand for advanced study. This new Reedy added that the college will hire three From 1985 to 1990, Dr. Kleinman served as program will address the need for faculty new full-time tenure track and six part-time Dean of Yale's Berkeley College. At Daemen, she supervises the Registrar's members in entry-level physical therapy and faculty to teach the 34 to 37 credit hours Office, Higher Education Opportunity physical therapy assistant programs. required in the two year program. The ten Program, Computing and Academic Resource Admission to the program will require full-time and five part-time faculty currently Center, Academic Advisement, Community Service, and Cooperative Education and Career a current license to practice physical teaching in the undergraduate physical Development. She will also head the college's therapy, a minimum of one year of clinical therapy program will offer additional Committee on Academic Standards, Sub experience and an undergraduate grade support for the graduate program. committee on Curriculum, Affirmative Action point average of 3.0 or above in prior Dean Reedy went on to say that he sees Council and Film Committee. physical therapy coursework. Letters of the program as one which will allow recommendation, an interview with the licensed practitioners to increase their physical therapy faculty of Daemen College, knowledge base and upgrade their clinical G rants and additional clinical experience will also skills, giving them advanced expertise. As be considered. Graduate students can the profession grows, there is a greater need Enhance pursue a specialization in either orthopedics for supervisors and educators in the or general practice. An entry class of 20 is physical therapy field. We see our graduates T he D aem en expected in Fall of 1993. going to other college programs and In an interview for the Buffalo News, functioning as teachers. E xp erien ce Sheri Scavone-Calieri, (chairwoman of the The college is currently accepting Economic times dictate a proactive Western District of the American Physical applications for the program. Applicants to approach to exploring outside supplemental Therapy Association, which counts 430 of the clinically-oriented, post-graduate resources such as state and federal grants. The the areas approximately 600 physical program must be licensed physical College has been successful in securing funding from a variety of private as well as therapists as members), concurred that therapists and must hold a bachelor's government sponsored programs which serve Daemen's post-licensure program is greatly degree. While the program is designed to to enrich the Daemen educational experience. needed within the profession. She went on be a two year, full-time program, it will be The combined grant awards, which have to note that "we are seeing a trend toward possible to complete it on a part-time basis exceeded $300,000 annually, included Title VIII grants which enable students to go into concentrating in a particular area of physical over an extended period of time Continued on page 7. President's Message Robert S. Marshall, President, Daemen College 2).'aemen College's 45th proud of the efforts that culminated in the to build this graduate program has been and anniversary year was not New York Board of Regents decision is an exciting challenge. merely the passage of allowing Daemen College to offer its first To shape this new program, as well as another milestone: It was the graduate level program, a master of science our existing baccalaureate programs, we will beginning of a new era in the degree in physical therapy. take steps toward creating an even better life of the College. Looking Daemen College, furthering its tradition college than now exists, one which by any back, the past five years have of community service, surveyed 450 physical measure is seen as outstanding. This project been a prologue to what we therapists in order to determine the need for will take a lot of work, an excellent faculty, will see in the 90's. a graduate program. The new master's and, of course, considerable resources. The prologue, to be sure, was hard work. We went program grew out of a request by practicing In setting our sights we will need the through several accreditations, discontinued some physical therapists for more clinical and counsel and support of each one of you. programs, and improved others. Schenck Hall, a new scientific training and the College's Our alumni, friends and benefactors have science building housing state of the art physical perception that it was well equipped and helped us make much progress. We will therapy equipment, was dedicated. We are especially prepared to provide that training. How best continue to rely on you in the future. Board Of Lipke And Demyanick Trustees Named To Daemen College Chairman Robert E. Eck Board Of Trustees Vice Chairman Peter F. Hunt Gibraltar Steel Corporation President and Secretary-Treasurer Chief Executive Officer Brian J. Lipke and Caroline Hassett Buerk Lumsden and McCormick Certified Public Ex Officio Accountants Tax Partner Dale B. Demyanick Robert S. Marshall have been elected to three year terms with the Daemen College Board of Trustees, announced General Thomas W. Bowen Trustee Chairman, Robert E. Eck. Thomas E. Brydges As President and Chief Executive Officer Adrian F. Dedecker, Jr. for the Gibraltar Steel Corporation based in Dale B. Demyanick Buffalo, New York, Mr. Lipke oversees 650 Jed Dietrich employees. Lipke's business career has been Leonard Greenfield involved in operating his family business Roy Innis where he has served in various capacities with Seymour H. Knox IV Gibraltar Steel for the past 20 years. Prior to Brian J. Lipke becoming Corporate President in 1984, Brian Rosemary S. Marlette Lipke served as President to Gibraltar's Beals, Hon. Henry J. Nowak McCarthy & Rogers Diversified Products Gregory Oehler Division from 1978 to 1983. Kathleen Rimar, O.S.F. Brian J. Lipke is currently Chairman of the Joan Ellis Shatkin YMCA Board of Directors and a member of its Ruth M. Stratton Finance Committee; a member of the Board of Brian J. Lipke William A. Ullmark, CFP Directors of the Chase Lincoln Bank; a trustee James L. Vardon of the Pension and Welfare Fund for UAW 55; Paul A. Willax a member of the Freedoms Foundation of Trustees Emeriti Valley Forge and also serves on Gibraltar Steel *William W. Kimmins, Jr. Corporation's Corporate Board of Directors. Mr. Milton Milstein Lipke is also a member of the Congressional Jean R. Oshei Leadership Council; the Buffalo Renaissance M. Angelice Vogt, O.S.F. Foundation and the Young Presidents' Organization. A CPA and a tax partner with Lumsden & McCormick Certified Public Accountants, Demyanick is the recipient of the Daemen Editor and Director of College Alumni Association—1991 Dis Alumni & Special Events tinguished Alumni Award. He was previously Jeanne G. Healy a Tax Manager for Arthur Young and Writers: Susan D. Edwards, Company from 1985 to 1987. Mr. Demyanick Margene Weiss, Karen Wheeler, is Vice President of the Board of Trustees of Delia McAuliffe, Dr. James A. the Community Music School of Buffalo, Moran, Joseph Sankoh Director of the Financial Planning Counselors Photographer: of Western New York, member of the Estate John Hickey Analysis of WNY and The American Institute Publications Director of Certified Public Accountants. Michael A. Morgan Dale B. Demyanick 2 Husband-Wife Doctoral Team Makes Unique Contribution by Delia McAuliffe ^ on cutting edge of growth in preparing the New York State proposal rested on sciences and physical therapy: Joan Gunther. It's a bit confusing for students in the sciences "It was a huge job," she says. "But I've been when they meet two Dr. Gunthers on campus. able to tap into a great deal of expertise right here. First, they meet Dr. Robert Gunther, Biology Daemen has an excellent pool of resources to Department chairman and Assistant Professor of draw from in our undergraduate faculty.