Pavilions make debut
Grand
opening ceremonies for the new Loma Linda University Coleman Pavilion
-- School of Medicine and Chan Shun Pavilion Cancer Research Center of
the Cancer Institute were held on Sunday, March 2. Attending the opening
were many of the major donors to the new facility. In addition, more than
400 School of Medicine alumni, staff members, and community residents
were in the audience.
In her welcoming remarks, Loma Linda University president B. Lyn Behrens, MBBS, said that this event was a "landmark in School of Medicine history." With the opening of the Coleman Pavilion, the School of Medicine will for the first time in its history have a pavilion specifically designated for use by its administrative offices and other departments in the School of Medicine.
Previously, many of the School of Medicine academic departments were located in various buildings on and off campus -- some as far as three miles from the Medical Center.
One of the highlights of the ceremony was the presentation of framed
certificates to each of the deans (or their family members) who served
the School of Medicine since its founding in 1909.
The certificates indicated that a special tree has been planted adjacent
to the
new building in their honor.
In presenting the deans' certificates, Dr. Behrens said, "We would
like to pause and reflect on those dedicated individuals who served
as deans of the School of Medicine. They built the faculty; they enlarged
the student body; they ensured the quality of the institution; they
enlarged the facilities and resources.
To each of them we are grateful."
A special banquet was held on Saturday night, March 1, in the new Wong Kerlee International Conference Center, honoring the donors for the building. Honorees were recognized by Dr. Behrens for their partnership with Loma Linda University.
Honored
* Dr. and Mrs. John Bowen, who expressed the reason for their gift to the new building as "...in appreciation for what Loma Linda University School of Medicine has done for us."
Dr. Bowen, from Florence, Mississippi, graduated in the School of Medicine
class of 1948. After serving his internship at the United States Naval
Hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia, Dr. Bowen completed a general radiology
residency at the Veterans Administration Hospital and the University
of Tennessee Teaching Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Elizabeth Jeanette
Rhodes and John Bowen were married in 1953 and settled in Marysville,
Tennessee, where they've lived since. The Bowens have two sons: Hamilton
Stewart and Thomas Jackson.
* Dr. and Mrs. Denver D. Coleman (see profile).
* Dr. and Mrs. Claran H. Jesse (see profile).
* Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Ricci, who have owned and operated nine successful businesses, understand the meaning of hard work and the value of careful stewardship. They were initially introduced to Loma Linda University Medical Center in the 1960s when they came here seeking health care. Since then, they've taken the University and Medical Center into their hearts.
Their commitment to using their resources to benefit humanitarian endeavors,
and their great love and high esteem for the University and Medical
Center, have recently been expressed generously and tangibly through
a gift in support of the Cancer Research Pavilion. Their simple and
characteristically understated response to the appreciation expressed
for this gift is, "We thought it was nice
to be able to help others, especially at Loma Linda."
* Mr. and Mrs. Norman J. Tieman came to know and love Loma Linda University and Medical Center through the friendship of Dr. and Mrs. Raymond B. Crawford.
The Tiemans started their married life just as the Great Depression began in 1929, which meant hard times during those early years. Mr. Tieman established himself as an independent contractor in the Detroit, Michigan, automobile industry; but at the age of 57, he decided it was time for a change of profession and location. Starting with an initial capital investment of $150,000, he became a professional investor, often making decisions that bucked the trends but turned out to be right on the mark.
At the same time, Rose and Norman moved to Southern California and became patients of Dr. Crawford. Gradually, over the next 25 years, a wonderful friendship grew between the two couples. As a result of the excellent care they received at Loma Linda, and their friendship with the Crawfords, the Tiemans left a large portion of their estate to Loma Linda University.
Since Norman was an avowed atheist, and Rose had a strong Jewish background, the Tiemans avoided discussion of religion throughout their 65 years of marriage. However, shortly before Norman died, he told the Crawfords, "Yours is a wonderful faith! I only wish I could be involved other than financially." Dr. and Mrs. Crawford are convinced that he was.
* Mr. Wong Kerlee (see profile).
Chan Shun Pavilion
Cancer Research Center of the Cancer Institute
Naming and dedication ceremonies for the Chan Shun Pavilion Cancer Research Center of the Cancer Institute were held during the School of Medicine conferring of degrees ceremony on Sunday morning, May 25. During the ceremony, Dr. Behrens presented the Loma Linda University Distinguished Humanitarian Award to Dr. Tom Chan for his father, Dr. Chan Shun (who at the time of the naming and dedication ceremony was hospitalized in Vancouver, British Columbia. Dr. Chun Shun died later the same day).
Cancer research and treatment have long been a focus at Loma Linda. Since 1990, when the first patient was seen at the Proton Treatment Center, thousands of patients have received proton therapy for a variety of cancers with amazing results. The site of the first hospital-based proton accelerator has served as a magnet for the worldwide scientific and medical communities.
The Chan Shun Pavilion Research Center of the Cancer Institute has been designed, in part, to accelerate development of a full-scale, multi-modality approach to the treatment of cancer and other diseases.
Central to the completion of both the Proton Treatment Center and the Pavilion have been government grants of $19.6 million and $10 million respectively, secured to a large degree because of the efforts of one man who is among Loma Linda's most loyal and influential supporters--the Honorable Jerry Lewis. Congressman Lewis, representative of the 40th Congressional District of California, is a long-time friend and supporter of Loma Linda University and Medical Center.
In this role, he was instrumental in securing a grant of $19.6 million to help fund construction of the Proton Treatment Center. He has also taken a leadership role in securing an additional $10 million in federal funding for the Chan Shun Pavilion.
On December 1, 1994, representatives of Loma Linda University Medical Center signed a Memorandum of Agreement to establish formal scientific collaboration with NASA, primarily focusing on research into the effects of space radiation. The signing ceremony took place at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C.
NASA scientists are able to utilize the proton beam for their experiments; in exchange, they will share their findings with Loma Linda. The LLU/NASA Radiobiology Laboratory, an outgrowth of this collaboration, will occupy a significant portion of the Chan Shun Pavilion Research Center of the Cancer Institute. In addition, the four-level Pavilion contains laboratories and offices for principal research investigators, laboratory technicians, and support staff.
School of Medicine
Coleman Pavilion
The four-level, 139,700-square-foot building contains laboratories and offices for principal research investigators, laboratory technicians, and support staff.
In addition, the new facility features faculty and student interaction areas for the School of Medicine, a professional library, faculty center, and dining areas, as well as School of Medicine administrative and faculty offices.
The facility also contains the 18,190-square-foot Wong Kerlee International Conference Center, designed to host national and international conferences, with a 7,290-square-foot auditorium and eight conference rooms with seating capacities for 20 to 70 individuals. The entire conference center can seat up to 1,000 attendees.
A major portion of the conference rooms, laboratory areas, auditoriums, and other rooms in the new facility have been named in honor of various individuals, signified by plaques bearing their names. These generous individuals have given major contributions to help fund the construction of the building.
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