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Today - December 17, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Camp Good Grief offers bereaved kids and teens a chance to heal
-- Study takes ischemic pre-conditioning to new heights
-- Nutrition students granted Nestlé Foundation research funds
-- The study of forensic bite marks
-- Public health alumna appointed to air pollution agency
-- Faculty from allied health and medicine honored as Harvard Macy Scholars
-- Medicine professor discusses AIDS with community group
-- 'Conversations with authors' continues with December program
-- School of Public Health partners with United Way
-- Loma Linda University opens Center for Dentistry and Orthodontics
-- Physical therapy students begin …

Today - November 17, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Festivities mark 20th anniversary of Proton Treatment Center
-- National association honors allied health professor and alumna
-- School of Nursing faculty member honored
-- It's better at the beach
-- Students and faculty celebrate National Allied Health Professions Week
-- Students and faculty provide medical support in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
-- Gung-ho Gang takes the Southwest by storm
-- LLUMC chaplain's commission/ordination culminates a personal spiritual journey
-- 'Loma Linda 360°' new season to air

Today - November 3, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Annual convocation chapel celebrates spiritual roots of Loma Linda University
-- Free flu shots and health screenings offered at LLUMC Family Health Fair
-- LLU Medical Center ophthalmologist named among 'Best Doctors in America'
-- Japanese exchange program enriches GIS at Loma Linda University
-- Wholeness lecture series begins with lesson in personality
-- Marine officer shares his personal story of recovery from addition
-- Doctor of nursing practice program experiences rapid growth
-- Adults needed as subjects for an avocado research study
-- School of Religion hosts roundtable discussion on young Adventists
-- Pharmacy student …

Today - October 27, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- 'Who Touched Me?' sculpture unveiled at Loma Linda University
-- Emmy award-winning Loma Linda 360° to resume in November
-- School of Dentistry meets community members during health fair
-- New weight-loss program begins at LLU Drayson Center
-- Former summer research participant Gabriel Linares wins NIH post-doctoral fellowship
-- Major shift takes place in School of Dentistry orientation programs
-- LLU Medical Center employee wins world championship boxing title
-- LLU professor conducts turtle conservation research in Honduras
-- Professor joins LLU School of Pharmacy
-- Community Kids Connection seeks mentors, volunteers, and matching funds …

Today - October 6, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Two recent LLU graduates contribute to post-quake health care in Haiti
-- Board of Trustees names new dean to lead Loma Linda University School of Public Health
-- South Korean dental educators visit LLU School of Dentistry
-- Soon-to-be centenarian remembers LLU visionary Ellen White
-- Loma Linda University School of Public Health mourns death of founding dean
-- LLU seeks children with chronic abdominal pain for study
-- Siu-Fun Wong, PharmD, joins LLU School of Pharmacy faculty
-- Michael Rettig: From Vietnam to the Silver Star
-- High tea and high fashion at Seheult Estate …

Today - September 24, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Ninth annual Stater Bros. Charities K-Froggers for Kids Radiothon raises $431,360
-- LLU School of Nursing alumnus serves as nurse leader for California prison reform
-- Nursing research conference spotlights research as a map to wholeness
-- Community supports LLU Children's Hospital, raising $29,089 through Ralphs Food 4 Less Charitable Campaign
-- Nursing professor chosen for NLN/Johnson & Johnson Faculty Leadership and Mentoring Program
-- International service learning in the LLU School of Dentistry
-- LLU psychoneuroimmunogist interviewed for program to air on KTIE 590 AM radio
-- Five-time IDP Teacher of the Year
-- Senior …

Today - August 27, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- $2.1 million NIH grant will enable pharmacy professor to study HIV/AIDS prevention
-- Loma Linda University Medical Center sweeps its categories at Pacific Southwest Emmy Awards
-- The future of parking at LLU
-- Researchers at Loma Linda University School of Medicine and George Mason University find promising biomarker source in early detection of Alzheimer's
-- BMC administrator speaks out on the stigma of mental illness
-- LLU Medical Center boasts largest hyperbaric oxygen chamber on West Coast
-- Phil-Anne Krogman leaves the door open as she says farewell to FMO
-- Loma Linda University operators …

Reaching Out To A Global Community, Loma Linda University

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In this issue . . .

2 | Out of the rubble
Loma Linda University works to strengthen Hopital Adventiste d’Haiti

6 | Afghanistan and Loma Linda University
An enduring relationship that spans nearly 50 years

10 | Journey back to health
A physician travels from Germany to Loma Linda for proton therapy

14 | Serving on the home front
Two student outreach programs impact Inland Empire communities

18 | Deferred mission appointment program
Steering young physicians and their families toward mission service

22 | A passion for service
LLU affiliate SACHS–Norton celebrates its 15-year anniversary

26 | Newscope

Today - June 25, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Loma Linda University welcomes new alumni
-- Chapel program highlights global mission efforts by School of Pharmacy
-- Stater Bros. gives $25,000 to benefit breast cancer research
-- Proton patient wins competitive section of May 21 Blue Zone Senior Triathlon
-- Medical Simulation Center celebrates grand opening on May 27
-- LLU nursing students promote helmet safety at local skatepark
-- Organizers celebrate 25 years of Children's Day at Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
-- Two community outreach programs impact the Inland Empire
-- School of Medicine 2010 Commencement Ceremony (pictorial)
-- School of Pharmacy 2010 …

Commencement Program 2010, Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

1 | Message from the President

3 | 2010 Events of Commencement

4 | The Academic Procession

6 | Significance of Academic Regalia

8 | The Good Samaritan

9 | University History Highlights

11 | Loma Linda University Song - "Healing Love"

12 | The Speakers

22 | The University Honorees

36 | The School Honorees

59 | The Programs

• School of Medicine, 60
• School of Pharmacy, 77
• School of Dentistry, 83
• School of Science and Technology and School of Religion, 99
• School of Nursing, 112
• School of Allied Health Professions - Physical Therapy, 121
• School of Allied Health …

Today - May 21, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- University prepares for 2010 commencement ceremonies
-- LLU public relations video ream receives three Emmy nominations
-- Silent teachers honored at the willed body program memorial service
-- Children's Hospital staffers run for the money (or was it the kids?)
-- Dubious activities cloud LLU School of Medicine event
-- School of Dentistry alumna and faculty member receives Golden Key Award
-- MBA students successfully compete in annual HCE bowl
-- Interviews for Orientation for Leadership taking place in May
-- Laughter may boost appetite, Loma Linda University researchers find
-- School of Religion hosts first …

Today - April 28, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

--Peace Corps commemorates 15-year relationship with Loma Linda University School of Public Health
-- Allied health alumni return for 14th annual homecoming
-- Apprenticeship Bridge to College program hosts high school interview night
-- LLU School of Nursing PhD graduate assesses nurses' spiritual care practice
-- School of Dentistry professor receives Kinzer Rice Award
-- Lecture to address Christians, Jews, and the Sabbath after the Holocaust
-- Michael Knecht joins medical center as project manager for mission and culture
-- Allied health/public health students attend spiritual retreat
-- It's raining in Boston . . .
-- What …

Today - April 16, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Behavior Health Institute hosts opening ceremonies
-- LLU students travel to the Amazon
-- LLU School of Pharmacy students provide blood pressure screening and medication consultation during National Patient Safety Week
-- School of Public Health alumnus provides holistic healing for torture survivors in San Diego
-- Visiting Japanese students learn about respiratory care
-- LLU students receive scholarships during the 26th BALL Scholarship Banquet
-- Pediatric Wholistic Medicine Clinic to hold open house in new location
-- Vaneta Condon: A 52-year journey dedicated to the success of students
-- Board of Trustees report
-- School …

Today - March 31, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Lifestyle and chronic diseases discussed at Healthy People 2010
-- Walter's Children's Charity Classic raises $200,000 for pediatric ophthalmology
-- Strengthening Hospital Adventiste d'Haiti
-- Pediatric RN residents celebrate with Drs. Clark and Seuss
-- Public health student speaks at One Young World Summit
-- The renewal of spiritual emphasis at Loma Linda University in the 1970s
-- LLU summer internship and management residency programs continue to shape the Adventist health care, business, and communication leaders of tomorrow
-- LLU prepares county environmental health departments
-- Children's Assessment Center combats the effects of sexual child abuse …

Today - March 17, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- 17th annual foundation gala raises $675,000 for heart care at Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
-- Loma Linda University's unexpected Palestinian connection
-- Occupational therapy students to work at East Campus
-- OT department sends students into community outreach programs
-- School of Nursing student wins a car for regularly donating blood since age 17
-- Innovative mural in library lobby depicts Jesus in multi-ethnic context
-- Laura Willes closes her accounts after 39 years
-- Loma Linda Chamber of Commerce honors prominent LLU physicians
-- LLU School of Nursing establishes faculty and staff exercise program …

Today - March 3, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Pediatric residency at SACHS-Norton clinic brings physicians face to face with the health care needs of inner city kids
-- Inland Empire boy helps Loma Linda University assist the children of Haiti
-- CHIP program coming to Loma Linda
-- Longtime LLU professor writes new book on whole person medicine
-- The China Study author to speak at Loma Linda University Church
-- Big Hearts for Little Hearts Loma Linda Guild hosts ‘Dressing Up Red’ Luncheon
-- Children’s Hospital to benefit from Food 4 Less fundraiser
-- ‘The Adventists’ documentary makes West Coast premiere in Loma …

Today - February 17, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- ‘Got Heart!’ 17th annual Foundation Gala, to celebrate 25 years of life-saving infant heart transplantation
-- Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, in Hangzhou, China, receives second Joint Commission International accreditation
-- LLU Medical Center to sponsor lifestyle conference
-- School of Public Health sends team to Haiti
-- Spiritual life leadership award spotlights department of employee spiritual care
-- LLU School of Public Health influence felt in Malaysia
-- Everybody loves a LOV story
-- A personal invitation to APC 2010
-- Awards luncheon honors those who work diligently behind the scenes to ensure employee safety …

Today - February 3, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Studies to open
-- Two additional LLU medical teams arrive in Haiti; Hopital Adventiste d’Haiti endures additional seismic activity
-- Documentary to be shown on growth of fundamentalism among young Adventists
-- Loma Linda University faculty and students prepare report for Cambodia
-- School of Medicine dean looks forward to Alumni Postgraduate Convention
-- Pharmacy students raise funds for Haiti relief efforts
-- New study to examine weight loss
-- Public health investigators and student publish in international journal
-- Academic credit to be available at Healthy People 2010
-- On …

Today - January 20, 2010, Loma Linda University

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Inside this issue:

-- LLU International Behavioral Health Trauma Team members await word from Haitian behavioral health team they trained
-- LLU responds to the crisis in Haiti
-- Church president to be honored
-- Norwegian filmmaker joins office of university relations staff
-- BALL announces banquet speaker
-- LA Times mentions LLU in articles on vegetarian diet
-- LLU graduate student researches Catalina Island rattlesnakes
-- Clinical ethics director receives award, publishes volume, and authors articles
-- Campus invited to Healthy People 2010 conference in March
-- Public health students place second in poster contest
-- Public health graduate …