Iron will, steel resolve president’s message Mission Marathon: And the Winner Is…

Now we’ve raised the bar. It took a lot of huffing and puffing, but it was worth the effort.

Kettering College of Medical Arts got its start when, forty-plus years ago, Eugene and Virginia Kettering gave Seventh-day Adventists the chance to build and run a hospital and a college. While living in the Chicago area, they’d loved Hinsdale, the Adventist hospital in that city’s western suburbs. The Dayton region would benefit most, they thought, if their gift of land and money came with the proviso that Adventists take on the leadership.

Ever since, Kettering College has put faith at the forefront. The college’s purpose was always to produce great health care professionals. But they were to be professionals with a difference: minds and hearts shaped by Christian vision and Christian compassion.

Kettering's very identity is Once the college began offering four-year and post-graduate degrees, about educating students we took the opportunity to reconsider our basic mission. We had to say how our degree offerings had broadened; we needed to say how to make a “ service fresh thought was renewing our sense of what it means to put faith life calling.” at the forefront.

Two summers ago, a series of conversations led us to agree that Kettering’s very identity is about educating students “to make service a life calling.” Over the past several months, we’ve discussed how Adventism’s characteristic emphasis on the “whole person” might play out in the mission statement. All the while, we knew that what we said should feel welcoming to anyone, Adventist or not, who is at home teaching and learning in a Christian setting.

This is what we came up with: Kettering College of Medical Arts, born out of Adventist faith, offers graduate and undergraduate degrees in health science. Upholding Christ, the college educates students to make service a life calling and to view health as harmony with God in body, mind, and spirit.

The College’s board endorsed this mission statement on Nov. 13.

It took some huffing and puffing to get to consensus. Now it will take more of the same to assure that we live out the new statement, that we make it real in our words and deeds — and minds and hearts.

DR. CHARLES SCRIVEN, PRESIDENT Pacesetter the magazine of Kettering College of Medical Arts

FALL/WINTER 2008

4 87 departments features 2 Campus Notes Iron Will, Steel Resolve 4 Disability drew doubters, but perseverance won; 10 Class Notes sonographer is now an achiever … and a survivor 7 Eyes on Alumni 2008 13 Alumni News Alumni share experiences in diverse areas of care 14 Partnerships 2008 Alumni Awards 8 Radiologist, nurse, administrator receive top alumni honors 16 Behind the Scenes 12 Alumni Spotlight: Paul Robinson '90 IBC Campus Candids Physician assistant alumnus named president of the AAPA Exploring Our Mission 15 Daryll Ward, a member of the religion faculty, continues our On the Cover dialogue about Kettering College’s mission Alumna JACKIE BIRR '06 overcame many obstacles in her pursuit to become a medical sonographer. EDITOR Mindy Claggett ASSISTANT EDITOR Cheryl Kennison CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Julie Thompson, Charles Scriven, Daryll Ward. PhOTOS Lee Ann Yahle, Julie Walling, Jay Herndon, Bella Photographics, C. Gatland Photography, Clive Wilson, Cheryl Kennison, Liv Jacobson. Feature Pacesetter is published twice yearly by the public story photos provided by Jackie Birr. Birr family photo courtesy of Donna Young relations office at Kettering College of Medical Arts Photography. Paul Robinson photo page 12 courtesy of the American Academy for the alumni, friends, faculty, staff, and students of of Physician Assistants. Photos in Class Notes section (pages 10-11) provided Kettering College. by alumni. © 2008 JupiterImages Corporation (IBC, BC). Pacesetter ILLUSTRATIONS Liv Jacobson (Page 15) Public Relations Office PRINTING Mound Printing Kettering College of Medical Arts Kettering College of Medical Arts is a fully accredited coeducational college that specializes 3737 Southern Blvd. in health science education. A division of Kettering Medical Center, the College is located Kettering, OH 45429 on the KMC campus in a suburb of Dayton, Ohio, and is chartered by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. An institution of Christian higher education, Kettering College graduates www.kcma.edu health care professionals of high character who, in the tradition of the Master Healer, give [email protected] whole-person care to their patients and generous service to their communities.

PACESETTER Fall/Winter ’08 1 | campus notes New Faces >>

Although she is a familiar face years; they have six children, eight this fall as an assistant professor around Kettering College, nursing grandchildren and six great-grand- for radiology. She continues her skills lab coordinator Peggy Allyn children. work as an adjunct faculty member did not join the faculty full time Amy Jauch was an adjunct for advanced imaging and health as an assistant professor until this clinical nursing faculty member in professions courses. fall. Allyn has been part of the Talbott has been on staff at faculty since 2001, previously as Miami Valley Hospital for the past Nursing Faculty an adjunct assigned to the nursing > eight years as a radiology skills lab. She also taught leadership technologist, computed classes in the Amy Jauch tomography (CT) baccalaureate technologist nursing program and magnetic res- and a nursing onance imaging foundations MRI technologist. course for In 2006, two years. in recognition Prior to of her accom- coming to plishments since Kettering graduation and College, Allyn for demonstrating had been Peggy Allyn Taryn Talbott potential, Talbott retired for two received the Nursing Faculty Radiology Faculty years from the > > Rising Star Award Department of from Kettering Veterans Affairs, where she served the 2007-08 academic year before College’s Alumni Association. 23 years at seven different medical becoming a full-time instructor “When I was a little girl, I wanted centers. Her most recent assign- this fall. For eight years, Jauch to be a teacher,” Talbott said. ment was five years at the VA was an emergency department “I became interested in the Medical Center in Jackson, Miss., staff nurse at Miami Valley medical field in high school. first as associate chief of nursing Hospital in Dayton. Now I have the privilege of service then as practice guideline Although Jauch said she was doing both things I love to do.” coordinator. called to nursing as a young child, Talbott earned an associate’s “Working for the veterans of she took interest in nursing degree in radiologic technology our country was a pleasure and education while working with from KCMA in 2000, certificates was my way of serving our country,” student nurses and new graduates in both CT and MRI in 2001, then Allyn said. “Working for the nursing and after serving on her unit’s a Bachelor of Science in Health students at KCMA is fun and is my education committee. Professions with an emphasis in way of serving my profession. I Jauch earned an associate’s advanced imaging in 2004. She have been fortunate to have these degree in nursing from Central earned a master’s in education opportunities in my professional Texas College in 1998 and a curriculum and instruction with life, and I thank God for them.” Bachelor of Science in Nursing a specialization in adult education Allyn received her bachelor’s from Indiana Wesleyan University from the University of Phoenix in in nursing from the University in 2006. She is now working 2007. Talbott and her husband, of Evansville in 1974 and a master’s toward a master’s in nursing at Brian, have been married for in gerontology and leadership Indiana Wesleyan. seven years. from the University of Arizona Taryn Talbott, an alumna of in 1990. She and her husband, Kettering College’s radiology Darwin, have been married for 41 department, joined the faculty

2 PACESETTER Fall/Winter ’08 KETTERING COLLEGE OF MEDICAL ARTS | campus notes Faculty Member Named Campus Event Encourages Ohio Respiratory Care Students to Become Education Practitioner Active Voters of the Year On Monday, Sept. 29, more than 200 students, faculty At the 30th annual state meeting and staff visited the Kettering College Student Center of the Ohio Society for Respiratory to participate in KCMA Votes ’08. This nonpartisan Care (OSRC) in Columbus in election party encouraged students to register to vote, September, Kettering College learn more about the presidential candidates and vote faculty member Nancy Colletti in every election. Attendees were treated to an “election was named Ohio Education cupcake” and were able to complete a presidential quiz Practitioner of the Year. for a chance to win a political movie prize pack. “I was very surprised to hear I was More than 65 students registered to vote or completed nominated, and even more surprised an absentee ballot request. Out-of-state students also to hear my name called as the winner,” said Colletti, were assisted in obtaining absentee ballots so that they an associate professor and chair of the respiratory care could vote on campus. department at Kettering College. “I know a few of the Nuclear medicine student Allison Engelman was the other nominees personally, and they are outstanding grand prize winner in the educators who are very involved in the professional presidential quiz. She was organization. I tend to be an ‘under-the-radar’ type one of three entrants to of person. If I see a job that needs to be done, or if I answer all of the questions see an opportunity to contribute, I’ll just roll up my correctly; a drawing netted sleeves and jump in there until I’ve done the best I can. her three DVDs and a Receiving this award was quite heartening, and knowing National Amusements gift it comes from my peers is especially gratifying.” pack with movie tickets Colletti serves on the OSRC program planning and concession vouchers. committee; is the education chair for the OSRC; is Runners-up were Chloe chair of the OSRC scholarship committee; and is an Baran (human biology) and OSRC “Sputum Bowl” judge. Colletti also serves on the Daniel Grant (respiratory care). board of directors for Lambda Beta, a national honor KCMA Votes ’08 was sponsored by the Kettering society for the respiratory care profession. College Alumni Association. STUDENTS LEND A hAND WITh STORM CLEANUP In the wake of a to see who needed life office spearheaded a larger Hurricane Ike-induced help. Just up the cleanup effort that included windstorm that swept street from the school, 12 Kettering College students, through the Miami the group assisted a recruiter Mike Unterseher and Valley on Sept. 14, retired teacher who chaplain Clive Wilson. They many Kettering College lives alone. Then helped at three Kettering homes students ventured out they aided a retired that had extensive storm debris into the local commu- Kettering Medical in their gardens. The group spent nity to assist those who Center nurse whose nearly four hours sawing, chop- were unable to clean husband was unable ping and dragging branches, John Fierce up the storm debris on ^ (human biology) to do yard work due leaves and debris to each home’s their own. to heart problems. curb. With the school closed and “We weren’t trying to do “It was nice visiting the dif- classes canceled the day after the something to get attention,” ferent homes, and the students storm, three dormitory residents Kroll said. “We just had free time had a great time offering their – Anna Kroll (medical sonogra- since school was canceled, so we strength and vigor,” Wilson said. phy), Josh Struck (human biol- decided to go check out the dam- “The residents that we served ogy) and Joanne Cross (nursing) age and help out if we could.” (and their watching neighbors) – went around the neighborhood On Sept. 30, the spiritual were most appreciative!”

KETTERING COLLEGE OF MEDICAL ARTS PACESETTER Fall/Winter ’08 3 | will, steel resolve Disability drew doubters, but perseverance won; sonographer is now an achiever … and a survivor by JULIE THOMPSON

Her greatest desire was to jobs were hot, and she learned that become a sonographer. health care was the place to be. Jackie’s career choice took many She saw an ad for a sonographer, Kettering College professors by and she decided to start at KCMA. surprise. After all, a big part of The prospect of starting over a sonographer’s job depends on in school was frightening, Jackie ackie Birr has struggled to picking up different sounds such as said. Since she was a little girl, the be heard her entire life. blood flow. Jackie was determined classroom was where her disability Yet she is the one with to prove she could do the job. was exposed and magnified. In J severe hearing loss. Her determination changed the grade school, her inability to hear a It’s a silent war she has fought teacher say there was to be no talking since she was diagnosed in Mrs. led to a punishment of soap in Brown’s third-grade class. Since her mouth. And she’ll never forget then, the 48-year-old has weath- "Her determination the stares as she was pulled out of ered cruelty from others and class for special education classes inwardly shouldered the self-doubt changed the way some or therapy. that comes from it. KCMA professors looked Perhaps that’s why she was Still, Jackie said, each battle relieved when a friend who also has made her stronger and more at students forever." was pursuing a new degree offered resilient. Each victory has left her to take her to Kettering to sign up. with the courage to face the next “I didn’t have the confidence to challenge. do it by myself,” Jackie said. “I not Those who have been blessed to way some KCMA professors looked only had my hearing against me, encounter Jackie don’t forget her. at students forever. And, paving a but I had been out of school for It’s not because of her disability, fairly new path in the medical field 20 years.” but because of the type of woman would prepare her for what was She was soon accepted and she has become in spite of it. A to become her hardest battle yet: decided to start out slowly. Jackie’s handful of professors at Kettering cancer. hearing impairment – which was College can attest to it. caused by nerve damage that left In 2002, when Jackie first Stepping Out her 70 percent deaf in one ear and stepped foot onto KCMA’s campus, of Silence 30 percent in the other – makes it it had been years since she had left Jackie’s journey to Kettering difficult for her to hear people who the work force to raise her three College started with an ad in the speak in a certain range or when children. She was looking for a newspaper. She wanted to see what background noises like rustling challenging career. paper compete with voices. She

4 PACESETTER Fall/Winter ’08 KETTERING COLLEGE OF MEDICAL ARTS | the field. Joyce Grube, selected for associate professor and chair the competi- of the medical sonography tive program, department, said she tried which often to discourage Jackie from accepts only half considering the program. of those who Jackie was the first student apply. She saw Joyce encountered in her an audiologist, field who didn’t just have who fitted her a hearing deficiency, but a with new hear- hearing impairment. ing aids, which “Part of being a sonography make a signifi- professional is not only cant difference seeing a Doppler signal, but in some of her ^ Jackie (left) with Joyce Grube, chair of the medical sonography hearing it,” Joyce said. “We hearing. She also department at Kettering College ^ Jackie Birr's family (left to right): son J.C.,Jackie, had our reservations, but purchased special daughter Niki, husband Gary, and son Ryan. that was absolutely what instruments to she wanted to do. It wasn’t allow her to work frequently has to rely on her eyes, something that we could better. reading lips to pick up what her ears hold her back from.” She moved through the program don’t hear. Jackie soon found her acceptance with one goal: “Watch me,” Jackie She began by taking one class the into the sonography program would recalled saying to herself. “I’m going first summer as she learned how to be twofold. First, she would have to try hard, and I’m going to pass.” study again. Once she mastered one And that’s just what she did. class, she would move on to the In 2006, Jackie graduated from the next. Her goal was to do the best sonography program with honors. she could, which meant sitting in “I walked down that aisle and the front row to hear better and onto that stage with cords around doing more work than was required. my neck,” she said. Her work ethic and desire to It was a proud moment – one that succeed quickly gained the respect would mark the beginning of a new of her professors. test of perseverance. “I learned a lot by having her in my class,” said Dan Schoun, an The Fight For Life algebra professor who taught Jackie’s About a year after graduating and first class. “Jackie is a very, very entering the sonography field, Jackie determined student.” was diagnosed with stage-one breast No one knows that better than cancer. Dan, who not only was Jackie’s The reality of the disease left her first professor, but also her adviser. shocked and her family devastated. He was one of the first to learn of She and her husband drove home Jackie’s desire to be a sonographer from the doctor’s visit without saying and talked with her about the a word, and for one of the few times challenges that might lie ahead. in her life, she was thankful for the Dan was honest with Jackie and silence. told her he didn’t know if her After spending the first few hours hearing impairment would allow Jackie receiving her diploma from alone to contemplate what she her to do the work she wanted to do. ^ Dr. Scriven in 2006 faced, she sat her kids down and “One thing that made me so said what she had heard herself say proud of her was that if she heard to get the tools in place to make so many times in life: “I’m going to that something was unknown, she her hearing the best it could be for fight this.” didn’t take that as a no, but rather, the job; second, she would have to She determined she would deal ‘Ok, then I want to try to do it,’” continue to study to make sure the with the fear, but not allow it to Dan said. grades got her in. overcome her as she walked through Dan’s response only prepared Her efforts paid off. She was her biopsy and then chemotherapy. Jackie for others’ concerns in

KETTERING COLLEGE OF MEDICAL ARTS PACESETTER Fall/Winter ’08 5 | ^ When Jackie (right) finished her chemotherapy treatments, the nurses gave her a "purple heart award" and celebrated by blowing bubbles and horns

^ Jackie (left) completed her final chemotheraphy treatment in Sept. of 2007

"What she has battled through with breast cancer since graduation shows even more what a remarkable person she is," Joyce said. "I am proud to say she is a graduate of my program."

^ Jackie (left) with her classmate and friend Michelle Walker, who is one of Jackie's closest friends from Kettering College

“I was scared to death,” Jackie said. “I would cry and a roller coaster, but she now celebrates that her blood then go in and work on a patient, and then go out and counts are all fine and that there have been no recur- cry some more.” rent lumps. She possessed an incredible will to defeat cancer. By It helps, too, she said, that she has a job she enjoys. the time she went through her fourth chemotherapy “I love it,” she said. “I love knowing that I am treatment, she had significantly shortened the amount helping people.” of time she was sick from four days to a matter of One of the favorite parts of her job is when students hours. come through. It’s her opportunity to instill confidence “I learned how to control it,” she says. “I learned in others so that they, too, can get out there in the how to beat it.” real world. The stares she got after losing her hair weren’t Jackie has left an impression in the classrooms at anything new. In fact, the looks she had gotten over Kettering College. her hearing impairment had toughened her and “What she has battled through with breast cancer prepared her for it. since graduation shows even more what a remarkable The biopsy and diagnosis. The chemo. The radiation. person she is,” Joyce said. “I am proud to say she is a The surgery to remove her uterus and ovaries to prevent graduate of my program.” further risk. It was a long road that often felt much like

6 PACESETTER Spring/SummerFall/Winter ’08 ’08 KETTERING COLLEGE OF MEDICAL ARTS | Eyes on Alumni 2008 Alumni share experiences in diverse areas of care

On Monday, Sept. 8, more than 300 students, faculty and staff participated in the Alumni Association’s second Eyes on Alumni event, a luncheon and panel discussion that encouraged interaction among current students,

faculty and alumni and allows students to learn about career paths and “life after graduation.”

^ After a lunch of subs, chips and cookies in the ^ student center, five alumni shared their Panelist Bonnie Peebles, experiences in a one-hour panel discussion. medical sonography '06 Panel participants included five outstanding alumni:

* Rebecca Kronauge, nursing ’82, is a practice administrator for Acute Care Consultants, where she is responsible for the business aspects of the practice. Kronauge has a master’s in health care administration from Central Michigan University and was named the ^ Panelists Merle Peterson radiologic technology National Medical Manager of the Year by the '71 and Glenda Upyke, physician assistant '98, Professional Association of answers questions following the panel. Health Care Office Management and Kettering College of Medical Arts Alumna of the Year in 2007.

* Bonnie Peebles, medical sonography ’06, is pursuing her Master of Business Administration in health care administration from Southern Adventist University and works in the Echo Lab at Kettering Medical Center and Sycamore Panelist Rebecca Kronauge, Medical Center. ^ nursing '82 Kettering College students enjoy food and valuable advice. * Merle Peterson, radiologic ^ technology ’71, is director of medical imaging for Kettering Medical Center and Sycamore Medical Center. Peterson has a master’s in management and human resource development from National-Louis University and was awarded the Nycomed Amersham Award of the AHRA, the Association for Medical Imaging Management, for outstanding contributions to the field of radiology. He was named the Kettering College of Medical Arts Alumnus of the Year in 2008. ^ Eyes on Alumni 2008 panel * Glenda Updyke, physician assistant ’98, is a physician assistant in trauma at Miami Valley Hospital. Her experience includes serving on the abdominal transplant program in liver transplant at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and in thoracic surgery at the Ohio State University Medical Center. She earned a master’s in medical science with an emphasis in surgery from Alderson Broaddus College.

* Suzanne Coleman, nursing ’71, was the panel’s moderator. Coleman is director of the office of research and the Wallace-Kettering Neuroscience Institute at Kettering Innovation Center with the Kettering Health Network. She has more than 35 publications in peer-reviewed journals and recently earned her doctorate in health care administration from Warren University. Coleman was named the Kettering College of Medical Arts Alumna of the Year in 2006.

KETTERING COLLEGE OF MEDICAL ARTS PACESETTER Fall/Winter ’08 7 | Radiologist, nurse, administrator receive top alumni honors

Each year since 1987, the Kettering College of Medical Nycomed Amersham Award of the AHRA, the Association Arts Alumni Association has recognized outstanding for Medical Imaging Management, for outstanding alumni. The Distinguished Alumni Awards, including contributions to the field of radiology in 2001. the Alumnus(a) of the Year Award and the Rising Star A loyal and supportive alumnus of Kettering College, Award, are the highest honors bestowed by the Alumni Peterson recently used his professional relationship to Association and recognize graduates for their professional reconnect the College’s sonography program with GE achievements, contributions to society and support of Healthcare-Ultrasound. This relationship led to a new the College. The Alumnus(a) of the Year Award partnership between the College and GE on the recognizes a lifetime of achievement, while the Rising acquisition of four state-of-the-art ultrasound systems. Star Award recognizes recent graduates who have Peterson was the administrative director of radiology accomplished a great deal in a short amount of time at Florida Hospital for 24 years. During his time there, and demonstrate future potential. These honorees the system grew from a three-hospital, 1,200-bed represent just a few of the many alumni who system to seven hospitals, 1,800 beds and multiple contribute to the College, to their communities, outpatient centers. Peterson is now the director of to their professions and to humankind. medical imaging at Kettering Medical Center, where he is responsible for all aspects of medical imaging at This year’s awards were presented by College Kettering Medical Center, Sycamore Medical Center, President Dr. Charles Scriven at the alumni awards and the Englewood and Conover outpatient sites. dinner on Thursday, Oct, 23, at NCR Country Club. 2008 Rising Star Award Ivy-Dacia Green Dorsett Nursing ’01, ’03

Ivy-Dacia Green Dorsett earned her associate’s degree in nursing from Kettering College in 2001 and in 2003 was part of Kettering College’s first class to graduate with the Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Dorsett, who has served as nurse in the United States and abroad, also is a graduate of the Vaughn-Beaven Service Learning Honors program and holds registered professional nursing licenses in Ohio, Michigan, New York and Virginia. She is pursuing a master’s degree ^ Merle Peterson and Dr. Scriven at Wayne State University in 2008 Alumnus of the Year Michigan. Merle Peterson, Dorsett, who Radiologic Technology ‘71 was Student Senate president A graduate of the radiologic technology program, in 2001-02 and Merle Peterson is recognized as a pacesetter in his field. a nominee for Some of his accomplishments include establishing the the George B. first ultrasound school and the first PET and PET CT Nelson Award,

imaging center in central Florida and developing a has cared for Ivy-Dacia Green Dorsett and Dr. Scriven national online MRI and CT program to prepare patients in a ^ students for MRI and CT registry. variety of The quality of Peterson’s work has been recognized settings–including the Association for the Help of by several professional organizations. He received the Retarded Children in New York and at a Dayton Area SunHealth Cluster Leadership Award in 2004 and the Diabetes Association camp for adolescents with diabetes.

8 PACESETTER Fall/Winter ’08 KETTERING COLLEGE OF MEDICAL ARTS | After graduation, Dorsett volunteered for the Peace Corps, working as a rural health educator in Haiti and in the west African nation of Senegal. Distinguished Alumni Awards During her studies at Wayne State, she also has collected research data on various health belief 2008 patterns. She also has volunteered with Project Alumnus of the Year Merle Peterson, Radiologic Technology '71 Challenge, a Children’s Hospital of Michigan Rising Stars Ivy-Dacia Green Dorsett, Nursing '01, '03 Belinda Huffman, Bachelor of Science in Health Professions '04 program reaching out to children infected with 2007 or affected by HIV. Alumna of the Year Rebecca Kronauge, Nursing '82 Rising Star Beth Maxwell, Medical Sonography '99

Belinda Huffman, 2006 Bachelor of Science in Health Professions ’04 Alumnus of the Year Suzanne Benner Coleman, Nursing '71 Rising Star Taryn McGirr Talbott, Radiologic Technology '00

In 2004, Belinda Huffman completed her bachelor’s 2005 Alumnus of the Year Louie Job, Physician Assistant '75 degree in health care professional studies and received the George B. Nelson Award, given 2004 Alumna of the Year Brenda Kuhn, Nursing '81 to a graduate who has had a signifi- cant impact on society through his 2003 Alumna of the Year Tammy Smiley Czyzewski, Nursing '78 or her professional work and personal life. 2002 Alumna of the Year Bev Ervin, Respiratory Care '84 Huffman continues to advance in a management role at Dayton 2001 Alumnus of the Year Ricardo Rios, Physican Assistant '85 Children’s Medical Center. She has elevated the hospital’s pulmonary 2000 Alumna of the Year Michelle Nangle Chew, Nursing '79 health and diagnostic services and works to ensure that her employees provide high-quality care. She serves on 1999 Alumnus of the Year Benfold Leonard Panulo, Medical Lab Technology '78 many committees to improve care for asthma, cystic fibrosis and 1998 Alumna of the Year Kathy J. Ferriell, Nursing '83 technology- dependent 1997 Alumna of the Year Barbara Reece, Nursing '75 patients and is committed 1996 Alumna of the Year Carol Warner, Nursing '76 to customer service. Active 1995 Alumna of the Year Denise Kenworthy Bathe, Dietetics Technology '74 in patient and family education, 1994 Alumnus of the Year David R. Seidel, Respiratory Care '71 she is chair of the Ohio Asthma 1993 Alumna of the Year Beverly Brendel Cobb, Nursing '72 Coalition and collaborates with 1992 Alumna of the Year Linda Lyons Koeppen, Nursing '72 other community organizations to ^ Sara Brown, Huffman's daughter, and 1991 Dr. Scriven. Huffman was unable to Alumnus of the Year William Cowling, Radiologic Technology '74 apply for grant accept her award in person due to a 1990 funding to provide speaking engagement at a national Alumnus of the Year Robert C. Hewes, General Education '71 asthma and conference. anti-tobacco 1989 Alumna of the Year Betty Schmoll, Nursing '70 education. Huffman obtained funding to develop and implement the Dayton Children’s “Breathe” 1988 Alumni of the Year Robert Wilkins, Respiratory Care '74 in-home asthma education and environmental assess- Brenda Kuhn, Nursing '81 ment program and hopes to replicate the program state- 1987 wide with support from managed care organizations. Alumna of the Year Mark Grady, Biomedical Technology '75 Huffman was a member and vice president of the Judy Newman, Respiratory Care '72 Kettering College of Medical Arts Alumni Association board of directors and is currently a member of the bachelor’sInformation degree current advisoryas of April 1, committee. 2008.

KETTERING COLLEGE OF MEDICAL ARTS PACESETTER Fall/Winter ’08 9 | class notes ___1970s David Randall ’83 recently moved back Sonia Neidigh ’98 is a physician assistant to Dayton, Ohio, with his wife, Linda. His at Loma Linda University Medical Center. Irene (Whitehead) haller ’70 is a clinical e-mail address is [email protected]. She lives in Loma Linda, Calif. Sonia’s instructor at Miami-Jacobs Career College. e-mail is [email protected]. She and her husband, Norman, live in Dolores (henski) Davis ’84 is an admission Springboro, Ohio. Irene writes that she support facilitator for Genesys Regional heather (Myers) Arena ’99 graduated would love to see some of her fellow Medical Center in Flint, Mich. She lost from Indiana University in 2006 with a classmates at an alumni social event. her husband of 11 years, Craig, to a bachelor’s degree in applied health Her e-mail address is [email protected]. heart attack in 2004. Dolores has two science. She then became a health adopted children, daughter Daquaya, care specialist for ConvaCare Services Suzanne (Benner) Coleman ’71 8, and son Avontay, 7. Dolores’ e-mail and is now a home care respiratory recently completed her doctoral studies is [email protected]. therapist in southern Indiana. Heather in health care administration. Suzanne and her husband, Tim, were married is director of the office of research for Susan (Goans) Clark ’86 is a health care June 25, 2006, in Mount Vernon, Kettering Health Network. She lives in specialist at Health Care Solutions. Ohio, after meeting at the Kettering Springboro, Ohio, with her husband, She lives in Germantown, Ohio, with Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1999. John. Suzanne was recognized by her husband of 21 years, James. They Kettering College as Alumna of the have two children, Josh, a high school Amy Maitlen ’99 is an ultrasound Year in 2006. Suzanne’s e-mail is senior, and Katie, a freshman. Susan’s technologist at Good Samaritan Hospital. [email protected]. e-mail is [email protected]. Her e-mail is [email protected]. Paul Thompson ’77 is a biomedical ___1990s ___2000s engineering supervisor for SLV Regional Medical Center. He lives in Alamosa, Del Jones ’90 is a physician assistant at heidi (Jozic) Shull ’00 is a marketing Colo., with his wife, Tammy. Paul’s Hudson Medical Group. He lives in Battle specialist with Kettering Medical Center. e-mail is [email protected]. Ground, Wash., with his wife, Alanna. She lives in Centerville, Ohio, with her His e-mail is [email protected]. husband, Chuck ’00, and two “beautiful, Sherrilyn (hill) Lorenz ’78 and her energetic boys, Jacob and Eli.” husband, Douglas, live in Johnstown, Michael Jackson ’91 is a registered Heidi’s e-mail is [email protected]. Colo. She works as a float resource nurse at Florida Hospital. He lives in nurse at McKee Medical Center in Port Orange, Fla., with his wife, Deborah, Gary Corder ’01 is a cardiology physician Loveland, Colo. Sherrilyn’s e-mail is and their four children, Chelsea, Alex, assistant at Harrisonburg Medical [email protected]. Katrina and Evan. Associates. He and his wife, Deanna Corder, live in Harrisonburg, Va. Gary’s Leanna (Pearson) Manuel ’78 is Eloise “Kay” Buckles ’95 is a registered e-mail is [email protected]. director of clinical psychology at Choices respiratory therapist at Springfield Changes Attitudes in Beavercreek, Ohio. Regional Medical Center. She and her holly (Glunz) Cordes ’01 worked at Leanna’s e-mail is [email protected]. husband, Donald, live in St. Paris, Ohio. Mayo Clinic for four years before moving Kay’s e-mail is [email protected]. into private practice. She currently works Delyte Morris ’79 is a physician assistant for Bluestem Center as a psychiatric for Springfield Endocrinology. In addition, Christina (higgins) Cary ’95 is a nurse. Holly completed her BSN in she teaches at Cedarville University, physician assistant in the emergency 2003 and married her husband, Todd, where she coaches women’s tennis. department at Copper Queen in 2005. They live in Kenyon, Minn. Delyte’s e-mail is [email protected]. Community Hospital in Bisbee, Ariz. Holly’s e-mail is [email protected]. Christina completed a master’s program in emergency medicine in Teresa Darst ’01 is working on her ___1980s 2005. BSN while working as an emergency Cheryl (Frilling) Kuck ’80 is a coordinator department nurse and the IV/PICC Jared Reiss ’95 is a physician assistant for the medical assisting program at infusion team director at Huguley at Jewett Orthopaedics. He lives in Rhodes State College. She was a part- Memorial Medical Center. She and Oviedo, Fla., with his two sons, time instructor for eight years taking her husband, Nathan, live in Burleson, Devan and Brendan. Jared’s e-mail is her current post in 2007. Cheryl lives Texas. Teresa has two married children [email protected]. in New Bremen, Ohio. Her e-mail is and three grandchildren. She writes [email protected]. Erin Tinnerman-Minailo ’96 lives that she loves Texas and that nursing in Laguna Niguel, Calif., with her is always rewarding. Her e-mail is Lynda Ullmer ’83 married Mark husband, Michael, and their daughters, [email protected]. Gage at Holy Cross Catholic Church Makena, 4, and Kaia, 3. Erin is a in Bethesda, Md., on Sept. 29, 2008. physician assistant for Gynecologic The Gages live in Gaithersburg, Md., Oncology Associates. Erin’s e-mail is Alumni Association Note with their three dogs, Radar, Haley [email protected]. Thanks to all of you who completed and Getty. Lynda graduated from the alumni travel program survey. Georgetown University and is a heather (Parks) Cornett ’97 is a We had over 175 responses! The winner quality specialist at Sibley Hospital in cardiovascular sonographer for Central of the Kettering College sweatshirt for Washington, D.C. Lynda’s e-mail is Baptist Hospital. She lives with her husband, those who responded by July 31 is [email protected]. Tim, in Winchester, Ky. Heather’s Lisa (Keller) Villegas, a 1983 medical e-mail is [email protected]. sonography graduate.

10 PACESETTER Fall/Winter ’08 KETTERING COLLEGE OF MEDICAL ARTS | class notes

Julie (Trout) Delgado ’01 lives in Desiree Johnson ’05 is a physician respect, unity and stewardship with Charlotte Hall, Md., with her husband, assistant in orthopedic surgery at the a commitment to the community. Edgardo, a 2-year-old son and an infant Kelsey-Seybold Clinic at St. Luke’s Brenda lives in Bellevue, Ohio, with daughter. Julie is a technical director Hospital. She and her husband, Rhys, her husband, Lyle. They have three of the echo department at the Heart live in Kingwood, Texas. Her e-mail is grown children. Center of Southern Maryland. Julie’s [email protected]. e-mail is [email protected]. Aaron Beneke ’95 and Myrica Cook Rachel Goss ’05 and Edward Moutoux ’05 were recognized as Patients First Felecia Fick ’01 writes that she enjoys were married Sept. 27, 2008. Rachel is honorees by SouthPoint Medical her job as a urology physician assistant a full-time instructor for the obstetrics Imaging and Miami Valley Hospital. at the Mayo Clinic and that her education and gynecology modality at Kettering They were honored for their efforts to at Kettering College prepared her well. College. Rachel’s e-mail is meet and exceed patient care standards She and her husband, Ed, have been [email protected]. and for making patients their main married for seven years. They live in focus though actions, appearance, Rochester, Minn., with their two large dogs. Leslie Vaught ’05 is a psychiatric spirit and service. Both were praised Felecia’s e-mail is [email protected]. registered nurse at Community North for their high patient satisfaction Hospital in Indianapolis. Her e-mail is scores and for doing all they can to Dae hong ‘03 lives in Prestonsburg, [email protected]. make their patients comfortable. Ky., where she is a physician assistant in a hospital emergency department. Kelly Belcher ’06 and Roy Belcher ’07 Dae’s e-mail is [email protected]. are pleased to announce the birth ______Remembrance of their twins, Kyla Jewell and Roy Stephanie (Bennett) Bobinger ’03 Carol (Cunningham) McNutt ’04 Spencer III, on June 12, 2008. and her husband, Thomas, passed is a medical language specialist with away in an accident on Sunday, MedQuist Inc. She has been able to Sept. 14, 2008. Following graduation, work from home in Greenville, Ohio, Stephanie worked in the perinatal since 2006 and writes that she is ultrasound department at the “enjoying every minute of it,” particularly University of Cincinnati for four years. being able to spend more time with her She also worked for Christ Hospital two daughters and four stepchildren. and the Seven Hills Women’s Health Carol married her husband, Brent, Center in Cincinnati. She and Thomas this past spring. Her e-mail is are survived by their daughter, Abigail. [email protected]. Memorial donations may be made to Verity Digel ’05 is a physician assistant the Abigail Bobinger Memorial Fund at with Springfield Family Practice. She any Fifth Third Bank. and her husband, Matthew, live in Springfield, Ohio, and have a daughter, Zoe, 1. What’s your story? Asya harrison ’05 lives in Carlisle, Ohio, To have your information included in where she works in ultrasound for the future Class Notes, update your infor- Seven Hills Women’s Health Center. mation online at www.kcma.edu/alumni; Her e-mail is [email protected]. or, call (937) 395-8607. To include Roy Spencer and Kyla Jewell Belcher ^ photos of special events in your life (births, weddings, etc.), e-mail photos Laura O’Donnell ’06 lives in Layton, to [email protected]. Utah, where she is a CT technologist at the University of Utah. Her e-mail is [email protected].

Brynn Wiley ’06 is a registered nurse at Southview Hospital. She and her husband, Daniel, were married in 2006, and have two children. They live in Centerville, Ohio. Brynn’s e-mail is [email protected].

______Special Recognition Brenda Falknor ’76 received the “Beacon of Light” Award in July 2008 from the Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky, Ohio, where she is an assistant director of corporate health. The award recognizes team mem- Rachel Goss ’05 and Edward Moutoux ^ bers who exemplify service, integrity,

KETTERING COLLEGE OF MEDICAL ARTS PACESETTER Fall/Winter ’08 11 | in the spotlight

Alumni Spotlight Paul Robinson ‘90

a simple statement drew Paul Robinson to Kettering College more than 20 years ago. “You sound like somebody we can make something out of,” Notley “Kip” Maddox ’75, then a member of the physician assistant faculty, told Robinson over the phone. Robinson has proven Kip right. In the almost two decades since graduating from Kettering College with a physician assistant degree in educator and a role model to patients and other 1990 and entering the health care field, he’s medical professionals. applied his profession in both family practice Robinson said his education at Kettering and emergency medicine. Once, his work College taught him how to be a lifelong learner placed him in a national spotlight. – a quality he is passing on to his two children, This past June, Robinson took office as to his fellow workers and to his patients. He said president-elect of the American Academy of his most prized accomplishments have been Physician Assistants (AAPA), the only national in encouraging others to enter the medical organization representing nearly 70,000 physician professions or to advance within them. assistants in all medical His daily work also and surgical specialties Robinson said his has made Robinson an and all practice settings. unsung hero to patients He assumes the presi- education at Kettering College who look to him for dency in June 2009. guidance. He recalls an Before taking the taught him how to be elderly woman he cared organization’s top office, a lifelong learner. for in family practice. he served in a variety She was leaving an of leadership roles on appointment and committees and in the AAPA House of Delegates. called him, “Doctor.” He also held office in the Wisconsin Academy of “I said, ‘You know I’m not a doctor,’” Physician Assistants. Robinson said. “She turned to me and looked But more important to Robinson than his at me very much like an older teacher and service in professional organizations is his work at said, ‘Well, you have misunderstood me. St. John’s Hospital, part of HealthEast Care System I’m using it as a verb, not as a noun.’” in St. Paul, Minn., where he is an encourager, an That’s when Robinson realized his job is more about how he treats and cares for his patients Editor's Note than the title he wears on his white coat. The first in our Alumni Spotlight series, this profile of Paul was planned for this issue of the Pacesetter. As the magazine was going to print, we learned that Paul had tragically passed away on Nov. 12, 2008, at the age of 55. We are deeply saddened to hear of his death, and our heartfelt condolences go out to his wife, Dianne, and his children, Amanda and Aaron. We run this spotlight as a tribute to Paul's life.

12 PACESETTER Fall/Winter ’08 KETTERING COLLEGE OF MEDICAL ARTS | alumni news Alumni building networks at family, professional events

The Kettering College Alumni Association continues Entertainment included miniature golf, batting cages, to partner with the college’s academic departments to a driving range, a corn maze, volleyball, cornhole and offer networking opportunities for graduates. The first a petting barn. Alumni introduced their families to class- partnership was a nursing conference May 14-15 with mates and enjoyed some “down time” away from their Donna “Iggy” Ignatavicius, presented by the nursing professional lives. program and supported by the Alumni Association. On Oct. 10, more than 30 physician assistant alumni Respiratory graduates and program faculty attended and faculty attended an alumni reception during the dinner and an evening of fun and games with other annual conference of the Ohio Association of Physician respiratory care professionals at SEGA GameWorks in Assistants, chaired by Karen Storer ’98 at the Holiday Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 28. The event was concurrent with Inn in Fairborn. The College had an impressive turnout state meeting of the Ohio Society for Respiratory Care. at the conference; more than a quarter of the registrants More than 70 medical sonography graduates, faculty were KCMA graduates. and family members gathered for a fall picnic at Young’s Attendees at all events had the opportunity to Jersey Dairy in Yellow Springs, Ohio, Oct. 5. reconnect with alumni and program faculty and to make contacts in their professional fields. Several alumni used the opportunity in their search for employment. The Alumni Association will continue to host these events. Watch for upcoming

events in your program area. ^

Alumni reception at the OAPA annual conference

^ Karen (Rickabaugh) Miller, medical sonography ’03, with daughter Savannah.

^ Nancy Colletti, chair of the respiratory care

program, and son Glen at GameWorks. ^ ^

Debra (Oktavec) Cannon ’03, Terri (Holley) Long ’04 and Kathleen Rowell ’90 at the physician assistant alumni reception.

^ Robert Campbell, respiratory care ’84, with Bev Ervin, respiratory care ’84 and director of the Learning Commons

^ Heather (Parks) Cornett, medical sonography ’97, and her husband, Tim, at Young’s Jersey Dairy.

KETTERING COLLEGE OF MEDICAL ARTS PACESETTER Fall/Winter ’08 13 | partnerships ‘Give a Latte’ to Kettering College

It is amazing how easy it is for small things to Kettering College is committed to using 100 add up. percent of your contributions for You know how it is when you look at the credit creating scholarships, card bill, and all those small purchases have reached purchasing equipment, a total that can make your stomach sink. How about and keeping facilities turning that feeling around by giving small, regular and programs current. gifts to Kettering College’s “Give a Latte” campaign? Your gifts will touch lives The campaign is based on the idea that small and create a new generation gifts really add up and, in the right hands, can of health care professionals. support dreams and create outstanding health care Watch for our next professionals. “Give a Latte” can do just that. mailing in January; or, Those who give to this fund will receive quarterly contact Kathryn Keyes, updates on what their funding has accomplished for director of college development, Kettering College. Funding through this program at 937-298-3399, Ext. 57173. will help create scholarships, renovate facilities, acquire and update equipment and develop academic programs. Recipients of scholarships will share their stories in Pacesetter and in our quarterly updates. Equipment will be identified as being supplied by “Give a Latte” donors. Unlike your credit card bill, your updates won’t upset your stomach, and you will know your dollars went to an excellent cause.

14 PACESETTER Fall/Winter ’08 KETTERING COLLEGE OF MEDICAL ARTS | This is the second in a series of articles in which college personnel explore the mission of Kettering College. perspectives Our Mission Really Matters by Daryll WarD, ph.D., associate professor of religion

ecause Kettering College is an Adventist the mind, but it is also to nurture the spirit, to bind institution of higher learning, it faces up the broken hearted and to set at liberty the captive. the permanent challenge to integrate the To believe persons are a profound unity demands B content of its that our educational convictions with the efforts deliberately daily privilege of accept the offering education. responsibility to It really matters care about more that we achieve than test scores. all that is possible Does it mean in meeting this we should care challenge. more about A story persons than may help policies? understanding. Clearly it does. A student Does it mean walked into our expectations my office to must be tempered apologize for by the limits of her absence from physical endurance? class. Certainly. “My sister is missing,” Does it mean we she said. “She’s been will devote real time gone for more than a and resources to worship week, and we have no God? Absolutely. idea where she is. I just Does it mean we will haven’t been able to think respect the limits of our own of anything else.” intellect, strength and faith, And then the blow that serving with humility? literally took my breath away: By all means. “It’s so much worse than when Does it mean we will learn my children died,” she added. as gladly as we teach? Yes. “As bad as that was, I knew what What an astonishing privilege had happened. Now, I don’t know, we all share in this great adventure. and it is just unbearable.” And there is joy in it. Last summer, at the invitation You may be sure we talked for a good while, and of another student, Medhanie Kifle, I took the I counted on God’s grace to provide courage, hope opportunity to go to Columbus, Ohio, to worship and patience where my feeble words could not. with him. Medhanie comes from Eritrea and is a We prayed. I am happy to report the missing sister member of The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church. was found, unharmed. My student had missed class, I could not understand a word of the lengthy liturgy. but what she needed much more than instruction I was an awkward participant. But across the great was solace. gulf of our linguistic and cultural differences and the From the earliest days of Adventist education, not-so-great differences between our theologies, I the conviction that persons are an indivisible unity recognized and rejoiced in the infinite beauty of the of mind, body and spirit has informed institutional Spirit of Him who fed the hungry, forgave the way- purposes. Few students must suffer in the dramatic ward, healed the sick and raised the dead. He has ways the student in my story did. But every student promised to return. May He find us faithful to His must endure the threats, losses and failures–the pain calling to care for students – our whole students. that is part of every life. To educate is to cultivate

KETTERING COLLEGE OF MEDICAL ARTS PACESETTER Fall/Winter ’08 15 | behind the scenes Who is Etta Hanahan? Etta Hanahan has been an administrative assistant at Kettering College for the past four years, but she’s been a Kettering Health Network employee for more than 32 years. She has the unenviable task of keeping president Charles Scriven and chief business officer Jack Burdick organized.

how do you manage to keep What has been the most how would someone else two very busy administrators personally rewarding describe you? on schedule? moment of your life, Supportive, “a mother hen,” loyal, I love to work in the morning, so perhaps your greatest nurturing, down-to-earth, I come in around 7 a.m. I can accomplishment? conservative, not afraid to get my accomplish so much before anyone My greatest accomplishment is hands dirty, persistent, unique and gets in the office. I also work for two raising two wonderful children. excitable. They would say I am wonderful administrators. We are a Kea, 27, is married to a wonderful “just Etta.” great team. young man and is working on her doctorate of physical therapy at the What is your guilty pleasure? What’s the best thing about University of St. Augustine. Clint, Wow, I have so many guilty plea- your job? 24, is a senior at the University of sures. I love to play the piano; I can I love to meet and work with Cincinnati. He will be graduating play for hours. I tape several shows people, and the college is like a next spring with a bachelor’s degree during the day. I have watched Days great big family. Each year brings in finance and an associate’s in of our Lives since I was a child; the in new students to meet. I especially aviation science. He is engaged story line still has not changed, but like the opportunity of meeting our and will be married next year. I have I have to watch it. The View – they graduation speakers each year. Each many, many wonderful memories make me so mad, but I have to hear day is different; no two days are with my family. We continue to what they are saying. I also enjoy ever the same. enjoy vacations at the lake together. watching Jamie Kennedy Experiment videos – they make me laugh, and I What’s the worst thing If you could go back and love to laugh. I also love gardening; about your job? change anything about your I have many beautiful, large plants Seeing students upset because of life, what would it be? in my sunroom. tests, etc., and not being able to I would have spent more time with help them. my parents while they were alive and What is the most romantic spent more time with my children thing you and your husband What is the most amusing while they were growing up. have done, or that he has anecdote you can share done for you? about Dr. Scriven? What’s the most superstitious Before we were married, my Chuck has given me strict thing you believe? husband would write poetry for me. instructions to deny that he ever I believe that our everyday life is This continued until we started having stoops to frivolity. He wants me affected by the moon. When the children. Now, we love to spend to think he’s all business. moon is full, I believe there are more weekends on our boat, Time Out II, babies born and people become on Dale Hollow Lake in Tennessee. more stressed. We dock out in the open water. It gives us a chance to get caught up with each other and to reconnect with nature without interruptions.

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2 ^ Nursing students Brittany Hay and Sarah Thorpe take a

break from orientation meetings for the annual pizza lunch in August. 3^ Arts and sciences student William Hutauruk relaxes in the Lazy River at the Splash! Moraine waterpark in August.

2 4^ Milfred Abraham (radiologic technology) and Melissa Van Liempd (nursing) enjoy the Breakfast at the Boonshoft event

during orientation weekend in August. 5^ Brandon Abrams (respiratory care) and Tony Passerallo (human biology) move into the

Residence Hall in August. ^6 Esther Kroll (medical sonography) and Joanne Cross (nursing) at Aroma Café in September.

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