2009 Commencement highlights
Regent Jay Helm receives prestigious DPS honor
OSU Center for Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine conferred 83 degrees in osteopathic medicine in ceremonies Friday, May 15, at Spirit Bank Event Center in Tulsa. Also conferred were graduate degrees in business administration, biomedical sciences and forensic sciences.
John Fernandes, D.O., M.B.A., (photo left) OSU-CHS president and OSU-COM dean, welcomed guests, including OSU President Burns Hargis (photo right).
Jay L. Helm, (photo center) of Tulsa, a member of the Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents, the OSU Medical Center Trust and the OSU-Tulsa Board of Trustees, received the Distinguished Public Service Award in recognition of his ongoing and active support of the College’s residency programs.
OSU Regent Fred L. Boettcher announced Regents’ awards. Kent Smith, Ph.D., assistant professor of anatomy, received the Distinguished Teaching award.
Stanley Grogg, D.O., professor of pediatrics, and medical director of clinical research received the Regents Distinguished Research Award for Clinical Science.
David Wallace, Ph.D., assistant dean for research and professor of pharmacology, received the Regents Distinguished Research for Biomedical Science.
Miranda Logan Phillips, D.O., received the 2009 Regents’ Distinguished Student Award.
Osteopathic medicine Class of 2009 president Michael Chad Chamberlain, D.O., presented Class of 2009 remarks. Robin Dyer, D.O., interim chair and associate professor of osteopathic manipulative medicine and Edward F. Goljan, M.D., professor of pathology, were Grand Marshals and recipients of this year’s Outstanding Educator awards.
Representatives elected to advisory council
Dennis Adams, vice president of Staff Advisory Council and chair of the rules and procedures committee, reports the following newly elected representatives and locations:
- Cate Butsko, Dallis Graham, Debbie Evans and Sarah Quinten, Center for Health Sciences
- Brianna Huffman and Cyndi Canning, Houston Center
- Rebecca Allison and Shawna Wren, Health Care Center
- Angel Westbrook, Houston Parke
- Vicki Pace, Phoenix/Rural Health/Other
- Ronda Shouse, Physicians Office Building
- Brandi Brown and Tamara Hobson, OSU-Tulsa
Willis organizes “Run to Breathe” event
Nicole Mayes Willis, D.O., (photo) organized the "Run to Breathe" 5 km road race and one-mile fun run in Owasso. Proceeds from the May 2 event benefited the Tulsa chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The run raised more than $2,500.
The run was dedicated to the memory of 12-year-old Haley Palmer of Owasso. Willis was among “Tulsa's 20 New Leaders" honored by the Cystic Fibrosis Sooner Chapter earlier this year. After graduating from the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine in May, Willis began a residency program in pediatrics at OSU Medical Center in Tulsa.
Round of Applause
OSU-CHS staff members earn degrees
Staff members recently graduating include:
Ebony Brown, receptionist, BS degree in Human Development and Family Science from OSU.
Ryan Hart, behavioral sciences research assistant, BA degree in Psychology from OSU.
Corie Kaiser, health consultant, OSU Center for Rural Health-Oklahoma Office of Rural Health, MS degree in Natural and Applied Sciences-Health Care Administration from OSU.
Shontay Patterson, family medicine academic assistant, MS degree in Collegiate Scholarships and Services from NSU.
Co-authors
Harriet Shaw, D.O., and her husband, Michael Shaw, D.O., are co-authors of a chapter about rhino-sinusitis and a chapter about dizziness in the third edition of “Foundations of Osteopathic Medicine” textbook’s “Approach to Osteopathic Patient Management” section. They will make a presentation about these topics at the American Osteopathic Association national convention in November.
Guest Lecturer
For Kaplan in Biochemistry and Physiology at Meharry School of Dentistry - Nashville, Sarah McCoy, Ph.D.
Meetings
International Association of Dental Research, Miami, Fla., Stan Conrad, Ph.D. and Tom Glass, D.D.S./Ph.D.
American Association of Anatomists/Experimental Biology meeting - New Orleans, William Meek, Ph.D.
Experimental Biology 2009 meeting - New Orleans, Joseph Price, Ph.D. and Charles Sanny, Ph.D.
Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Sciences and Technology, Oklahoma City, Nedra Wilson, Ph.D.
Hosted Educational Council on Osteopathic Principles meeting on campus with representatives from 27 of the 28 osteopathic schools plus the AACOM liaison, Harriet Shaw, D.O.
Presentations
“Non-uniform distribution of microorganisms found in previously-worn dentures” and “Sampling Methods for Evaluating Microbial Contamination of Oral Devices” presented at the International Association of Dental Research - Miami, Fla. Stan Conrad, Ph.D., Tom Glass, D.D.S./Ph.D., Jay Bullard and another.
“A test of HPLC cation exchange resolution of venom major peaks” presented at the Experimental Biology 2009 meeting - New Orleans, Joseph Price, Ph.D., presenter, Charles Sanny, Ph.D. co-author. Also “Analysis of antibody-antigen interactions using size-exclusion HPLC and photodiode array detection” Charles Sanny, Ph.D. presenter and Joseph Price, Ph.D. co-author.
University of Oklahoma-Tulsa College of Nursing, “ Oklahoma’s Health Status,” Richard Perry, M.A.
Lecture on rural health - Metro Technology Center, Oklahoma City, William Pettit, D.O.
“Perspectives in Rural Health” for OSU-CHS students, William Pettit, D.O., James Hess, Ed.D., Jason Bray, and Dennis Carter, D.O.
Publications
“Pro-inflammatory cytokines and HIV-1 synergistically enhance CXCL10 expression in human astrocytes,” Glia 57:734-743; 2009, Randall Davis, Ph.D. and others.
“Mast cell degranulating peptides,” in Bioactive Peptides, John Howl, ed. Taylor & Francis, England - Joseph Price, Ph.D..
Guest editor for special issue of Physiology and Behavior, “Sex differences in physiology and behavior: focus on central actions of ovarian hormones,” Kathleen Curtis, Ph.D.
Reviews
Manuscripts reviewed for: American Journal of Physiology, Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology and Physiology and Behavior, Kathleen Curtis, Ph.D., Saudi Medical Journal, Sarah McCoy, Ph.D., Nutritional Research Joseph Price, Ph.D., PLoSONE and Genetics, Nedra Wilson, Ph.D.
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