Commencement 1997
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School of Allied Health Professions Conferring of degrees ceremony: Sunday, June 15, 1997 Speaker: Lela A. Lorens, PhD, core Address: "Crosscultural Communication in a Multicultural World" Graduates: 415 |
School of Medicine Conferring of degrees ceremony: Sunday, May 25, 1997 Speaker: Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., MD, director of pediatric neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, and associate professor of neurosurgery, oncology, plastic surgery, and pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Address: "Go Forth and Heal" Graduates: 140
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School of Public Health Conferring of degrees ceremony: Sunday, June 15, 1997 Speaker: Roberta Hestenes, DMin, senior pastor, Solana Beach Presbyterian Church, Solana Beach, California Address: "Joy in the Journey" Graduates: 147 |
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School of Dentistry Conferring of degrees ceremony: Sunday, May 25, 1997 Speaker: Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., MD, director of pediatric neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, and associate professor of neurosurgery, oncology, plastic surgery, and pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Address: "To Whom Much Is Given" Graduates: 101 |
School of Nursing Conferring of degrees ceremony: Sunday, June 15, 1997 Speaker: Barbara A. Frye, DrPH, Address: "What Is Your Shoe Size?" Graduates: 116 |
Graduate School Conferring of degrees ceremony: Sunday, June 15, 1997 Speaker: The Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee, United States Congresswoman
from the 18th Congressional District Address: "Strength Through Diversity" Graduates: 135 |
Mrs. Josephine Kent Coleman
Dr. Claran and Mrs. Marjorie Jesse
Mr. Wong Kerlee
Dr. Chan Shun
U. D. Register, PhD
Sir Run Run Shaw
Dr. Smith served as dean of the School of Nursing from 1969 to 1981. During her administrative tenure, an associate in science degree program--as well as several postbaccalaureate programs--were added to the curriculum. Her willingness to attempt new ideas and her vision for an expanded nursing role to meet the acute shortage of health-care personnel lent support to the establishment of the pediatric nurse associate and nurse midwife programs. She also advocated and initiated development of a more clinically competent faculty to prepare students of nursing for expanding and more technically demanding roles.
Because of her great interest in community health nursing, she was instrumental in the development of home care services for Loma Linda University Medical Center and the parish nursing program which constitutes a part of the clinical experience available in community health nursing. She was the first coordinator of the interdisciplinary service program at the SAC Health System's SAC-Norton Clinic.
The national and international recognition currently enjoyed by the School of Nursing is, in part, a reflection of Dr. Smith's outstanding contributions and leadership in the field of nursing administration and education.
* Receiving the University Distinguished Service Award during the School of Public Health ceremonies was U. D. Register, PhD, emeritus professor of nutrition.
Dr. Register earned degrees from Madison College, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Wisconsin, where he received his doctor of philosophy degree in 1950.
In 1967, he joined the newly established School of Public Health, serving
with distinction as professor and first
chair of the department of nutrition. In 1985, he was named emeritus
professor
of nutrition.
In the School of Public Health, Dr. Register resumed his studies on vitamin B12, which he had begun as part of his doctoral research, as well as studies on other issues related to vegetarian nutrition.
During his busy years of teaching, administration, research, and writing, Dr. Register also found time to share his commitment to healthful eating through presentation with audiences too numerous to count. Known affectionately as "Mr. Nutrition," he possesses a marvelous ability to explain the complexities of nutritional science to people from widely differing backgrounds. Since his retirement, he has been able to devote his time to two of his priorities -- research and his wife, Helen.
* Honored in absentia with the University Distinguished Service Award was Sir Run Run Shaw, a Hong Kong film magnate who is recognized as a worldwide philanthropist. Sir Run Run Shaw was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, in the People's Republic of China. In addition to serving as chair of three major Hong Kong corporations -- Shaw Brothers' Limited, Hong Kong; Television Broadcasts Limited; and HK-TVB Limited -- Sir Run Run Shaw is also chair of the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society, chair of the board of governors of the Hong Kong Arts Center, and president of the Hong Kong Red Cross.
It had been Sir Run Run Shaw's wish for many years to build a modern, high-technology hospital in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang province, in the People's Republic of China. Because of his deep interest and concern for the people of his native province, Sir Run Run Shaw realized this dream by providing to the Zhejiang provincial government the major funding for planning, design, construction, and equipment for the Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital in Hangzhou. The 14-story, 400-bed facility is operated as a western-style medical center, with Loma Linda University and Medical Center providing expertise and support services in all aspects of hospital operations during the next few years.
Herbert Henken, MD
Guy M. Hunt, MD
Walter H. B. Roberts, MD
* Herbert Henken, MD, earned his doctor of medicine degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 1945. He continued his medical education, completing a gynecology and obstetrics internship at Loma Linda University and a residency at White Memorial Medical Center. From 1942 until 1946 and in 1951 and 1952, Dr. Henken served in the United States military.
Dr. Henken has been a member of the Loma Linda University Medical Center staff since 1945. He joined the faculty of the department of gynecology and obstetrics in 1953, and the faculty of the department of anatomy in 1962. From 1957 to 1959, he served as president of the medical staff, and from 1969 to 1970, as vice president of the University's Alumni Federation.
* Guy M. Hunt, MD, graduated from Loma Linda University in 1942. He interned at Los Angeles County General Hospital and completed a residency in neurology at White Memorial Medical Center in 1952. He joined the LLU department of medicine faculty in 1945. From 1974 until 1976, he served as acting chief of the department's section of neurology and as chief of the section from 1976 until 1981. He was appointed emeritus professor in 1992.
Early in his career, Dr. Hunt demonstrated his personal commitment to the department of anatomy and the basic sciences by establishing the anatomy special fund for research and for support of departmental needs. For many years, the neurology section of the department of medicine contributed a significant portion of EEG laboratory monies toward support of department of anatomy projects.
* Walter H. B. Roberts, MD, graduated from the School of Medicine in 1939, and completed the basic surgery course at White Memorial Medical Center in 1946. While practicing medicine in Canada, he was invited to join the faculty of the School of Medicine's department of anatomy. He postponed accepting the invitation until 1965, after completing a residency in applied anatomy at Edinburgh University and the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, Scotland.
From 1974 until 1981, he served as chair of the department of anatomy. In 1992, Dr. Roberts was appointed emeritus professor of anatomy.
Willis Fox, DDS
Robert L. Kinzer, DDS
* Dr. Willis Fox received his doctor
of dental surgery degree from Loma Linda University School of Dentistry
in 1959. After several years in private practice of general dentistry
in British Columbia,
he moved to Ventura, California, where he was on the dental staff of
Ventura General Hospital.
In 1975, Dr. Fox was invited to join the faculty of the School of Dentistry, where he has served with distinction in preclinical instruction in the department of restorative dentistry.
For more than 20 years, Dr. Fox has earned accolades from his students, as well as the profound appreciation of his faculty colleagues.
* Robert L. Kinzer, DDS, professor and chair, department of restorative dentistry, received his undergraduate degree from Pacific Union College, Angwin, California, and his doctor of dental surgery degree in 1958 from the LLU School of Dentistry.
His finesse in restorative dentistry was readily apparent during his student days, and upon graduation, he was recruited for part-time faculty service as a clinical instructor.
He practiced general dentistry for 11 years in Montclair and continued his part-time faculty service during this period.
In 1969, he was invited to join the faculty of the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry to utilize his creative talents in their new dental school.
He chaired the restorative dentistry department there until 1977, when he returned to Loma Linda University.
Dr. Kinzer is well-known among faculty, colleagues, and students for his creative resourcefulness, his energetic pursuit of new knowledge, and his artistic use of ceramic materials in restorative dentistry.
Richard D. Nelson, MD
Dr. Nelson is a 1980 and a 1983 graduate of respiratory therapy programs. After graduating, he was asked to join the Loma Linda University Overseas Heart Surgery Team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He remained in Riyadh for three years, serving as a senior respiratory therapist at the Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital. During this time, Dr. Nelson laid the groundwork for the first off-campus program for the School of Allied Health Professions.
He then returned to Loma Linda University as an instructor in respiratory therapy and as international education coordinator. He answered the call of Riyadh again in 1989, returning as Loma Linda University's program director and instructor for the first associate in science degree program in respiratory therapy organized outside the United States.
In 1991, Dr. Nelson returned to the classroom as a student, and in 1995 he graduated from Los Angeles University Foundation Medical School. Once again, Dr. Nelson was asked to return to Riyadh as program director for the associate in science degree program in respiratory therapy, the position he currently holds.
Dr. Peterson has been a widely respected visiting professor whose teaching assignments have extended beyond United States borders to include the countries of Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Great Britain, and Peru. In addition to his teaching and administrative duties, Dr. Peterson has contributed to his profession through a number of extracurricular activities, including membership in a National Institutes of Health advisory committee that reviewed research grant requests.
He has spent the past several years encouraging and supporting Loma Linda's relationship with Kasturba Medical College and Hospital in Manipal, India.
Wilfred A. Nation, DDS (1945-1996)
Mervyn G. Hardinge, MD, DrPH, PhD
Dr. Nation, who drowned an an accident in the South Pacific, earned degrees from La Sierra University in 1967 and from the School of Dentistry in 1975. He subsequently completed a two-year residency training program in pediatric dentistry at the University of California, Los Angeles; and became board-certified in 1988.
He became a member of the faculty of the School of Dentistry in 1977, and served as chair of the department of pediatric dentistry from 1992 until his death in 1996.
In 1994, Dr. Nation was voted Alumnus of the Year by the Black Alumni of Loma Linda and La Sierra Universities.
Dr. Nation was well known and respected as an exemplary teacher, knowledgeable practitioner, and gifted communicator. He was best known, however, for the gentleness and compassion that characterized his interactions with others, especially his young patients.
Receiving the award for Dr. Nation were his wife, Beverly Nation, and son, Jared, a student at Pacific Union College.
* Receiving the University Alumnus of the Year award was Mervyn G. Hardinge, MD, DrPH, PhD, emeritus dean and professor for the School of Public Health.
Dr. Hardinge was born in Calcutta, India. After becoming a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and graduating from college in England, Dr. Hardinge immigrated to the United States and continued his education. In 1942, he received his doctor of medicine degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine.
Shortly after graduation, he joined the School of Medicine faculty as an instructor in the department of anatomy, remaining in the School for the next 23 years. Later, his broad academic interests prompted him to pursue specialty training in nutrition (a DrPH at Harvard University) and pharmacology (a PhD from Stanford University).
In 1964, the Board of Trustees voted to establish the School of Public Health. Dr. Hardinge served as first dean of the School (1967 to 1977).
After retiring from the University, he became director of the health and temperance department at the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Since embarking on a second retirement, Dr. Hardinge has pursued interests which include publishing a book on Adventist therapeutics, preparing written and visual materials to alter unhealthful lifestyles, and spending time with his children and grandchildren.
Linda C. Johnson, PhD, RN, CNAA
Linda L. Levisen, MS, RN
Vernon Putz
Joan Coggin, MD, MPH
Monica Reed, MD
She is responsible for interdepartmental communication, planning, and development of programs for the Children's Hospital.
Also under her guidance is the State of California Perinatal Outreach and Diabetes Pregnancy grant ($220,000 annual grant funding).
Dr. Johnson is a member of numerous professional organizations and has participated in many research projects which have resulted in poster presentations and publication in scholarly journals.
She also serves as academic liaison coordinator to the School of Nursing, assisting in curriculum revision and helping to facilitate communication and cooperation between nursing service and nursing education.
The inscription on Dr. Johnson's plaque reads:
"Loma Linda University School of Nursing Alumni Association honors Linda Willman Johnson, PhD, RN, administrator, educator, researcher, for commitment to excellence in nursing leadership, and dedication to the improvement of nursing care of children, with the alumna of the year award."
* Receiving the School of Nursing Alumna of the Year award was Linda Levisen, MS, RN, program manager for the perinatal and adolescent life section of the school health programs for the County of San Bernardino's department of public health.
A 1965 graduate of the School of Nursing and a 1972 graduate of the Graduate School, Ms. Levisen is a certified public health nurse. She is credentialed both in health and development and in school nurse audiometry.
Her professional experience and public health presentations have focused on teen pregnancy and parenting programs; perinatal, adolescent, and school health issues; sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); grief counseling, maternal and child health, and women's health care.
As administrator of clinics, state-funded programs, and county health department programs, Ms. Levisen has served in capacities such as regional director, program manager, clinic manager, team leader, senior/supervising public health nurse, and medical-surgical unit RN team leader.
She has been honored by the State of California for her work with SIDS, by the March of Dimes for community service, and by the National Association of Counties for work related to public-health nursing services for women, and for adolescent pregnancy and parenting.
* Presented the School of Allied Health Professions School Alumnus of the Year Award was Vernon Putz.
Pastor Putz, who is both an ordained minister and a missionary, completed a major in physical therapy in 1965. In 1993, he was invited by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists to serve as a physical therapist and associate director of the Adventist Health Center in Moscow, Russia. Additionally, he accepted the call to pastor the international church in downtown Moscow. Under his pastorate, the attendance increased to more than 300 people, and the organized church, responding to the evident fruit of his labors, ordained him to the ministry.
The road to Moscow began with his private practice of physical therapy in Wisconsin, then a three-year tour of mission service as a physical therapist at Tokyo Adventist Hospital, followed by his acceptance of the position of assistant administrator of Weimar Institute in Northern California. During the ten-year period immediately preceding his appointment to Russia, he maintained a private physical therapy practice in Turlock, California.
Currently, Pastor Putz and his wife, Jeanie, are working in Kauai, Hawaii, where he pastors two churches. They have two children, Carol Zinke and Stuart Putz.
* The School of Medicine Alumni Association named Joan Coggin, MD, MPH, special assistant for international affairs to the president of Loma Linda University, as their 1997 Alumna of the Year at the School's annual banquet held on Tuesday, March 4.
Dr. Coggin graduated from Loma Linda University in 1953, and took her residency in internal medicine at Los Angeles County General Hospital. In addition, she received training in pediatric cardiology at the Los Angeles Children's Hospital; spent a year in London in cardiology at Hammersmith Hospital; and took a two-year residency in pediatrics at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
In the early 1960s, she extended the boundaries of her service across national borders by co-founding the Loma Linda University Overseas Heart Surgery Team, which she continues to direct.
Throughout the years, Dr. Coggin has received numerous appointments, awards, honors, and international acclaim. In 1978, she became the first female president of the School of Medicine Alumni Association.
In addition, she has been received by numerous world leade
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