Report to the Community
2013
2014
Education
2014 Board of Regents
Thomas Drese · MA, Chair
Marilyn Snider · MSN, Vice Chair
Albert Peters · CPA, Treasurer
Sharon Diaz · PhD (hc) (ex-officio)
David Bradley · MBA, MS (ex-officio)
Mary Brown
David Frey · JD
Owen Garrick · MD
Cornelius Hopper · MD
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Our
Family
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Research
Teh-wei Hu · PhD
Gary Morrison · JD
Chuck Prosper · MBA
John Swartzberg · MD, FACP
2014 Administration
Sharon Diaz · PhD (hc)
Elaine Lemay · MHROD
PRESIDENT AND CEO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
HUMAN RESOURCES
Scot Foster · PhD, FAAN
ACADEMIC VICE PRESIDENT
AND PROVOST
Shirley Strong · MEd
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DIVERSITY
John Garten-Shuman · MA
Cynthia Ulman · MBA
VICE PRESIDENT,
ENROLLMENT AND STUDENT SERVICES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
BUSINESS AND PLANNING DEVELOPMENT
Greg Gingras · MSB, CMA, CFM
Sue Valencia · BA, CFRE
VICE PRESIDENT,
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, AND CFO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Stephanie Bangert · MLS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
COMMUNICATIONS AND
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
Diversity
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essence of SMU’s most celebrated areas of achievement.
Alvin McLean, Jr. · PhD
Please welcome: Education
Research
Diversity
Community
Technology
Globality
Community
As you thumb through this issue of
the Report to the Community, we
hope you’ll enjoy the refreshing look,
thoughtfully written articles and
inspirational features. In future
materials, you can look forward to
our introduction of companion
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MISSION
Samuel Merritt University educates students
to become highly skilled and compassionate
healthcare professionals who positively
transform the experience of care in
diverse communities.
VISION
Samuel Merritt University will become nationally recognized as a premier, multi-specialty
health sciences institution. Expert faculty
and staff will shape an inclusive learning
environment where all students experience
best teaching practices and state-of-the-art
learning approaches. The University will select
and support students who will flourish in the
rigorous academic programs, learn to practice
expertly, and pass licensure or certifications
examinations on first attempt.
VALUES
At Samuel Merritt University, we value:
>> a
learning environment where we challenge
ourselves and our students to think critically,
seek mastery, and act compassionately.
>> a
collegial environment where we are fair,
respectful, and behave with integrity.
>> a
collaborative environment where we
partner with one another and with others
in the community.
>> a
n innovative environment where we take
reasoned risks and move nimbly.
>> a
results-oriented environment where
we provide and expect exceptional
performance and service.
Did
You
Know?
Samuel Merritt University:
>> is the largest source of new registered
nurses in California, and the largest provider
of physical and occupational therapists,
physician assistants, and podiatric physicians
in the greater Bay Area.
>> e
ducates students who experience some
of the highest rates of employment (more
than ninety percent) upon graduation.
>> h
as a nationally recognized, state-of-the-art
Health Sciences Simulation Center (HSSC)
and a Motion Analysis Research
Center (MARC).
>> r etains students across all programs at a rate
of ninety-seven percent in their first year.
>> r eceives high satisfaction rates from ninety
percent of employers who hire SMU graduates.
>> h
as an institutional strategic goal and commitment to making its campuses more diverse
and inclusive of all students, faculty, and staff.
>> a
ttracts students who list reputation of
school or program as the top reason for
attending SMU.
>> p
roduces alumni across all programs who
indicate high levels of satisfaction with their
overall clinical skill competence at a rate of
ninety-two to one hundred percent.
Table
of Contents
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Note to the Community
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Passion to Diversify:
The Future Healthcare Workforce
10
The Vision:
University Sets Sail
for New Academic Future
14
Paying it Forward:
Shapiro Family Offers Scholarships
for Physical Therapy Students
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Impact in the Community:
Three Students Who Aim
to Transform
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Financial Review
26
2013 Donors
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Note to The 2013–2014 year has been one of thinking
and planning about the next decade for Samuel
Merritt University (SMU). At the heart of the
University’s mission is the education of students
who want to dedicate their lives to improving
the quality of care in our communities. To sustain and grow our capacity to provide premier
healthcare education, the University has been
examining the type of programs we might offer
going forward and the kinds of facilities students and faculty will need to enhance learning.
The University has engaged in several strategic
and creative initiatives. This issue of the Report
to the Community (RTC) describes how the
Academic Affairs division began an envisioning
project under the guidance of Provost Scot
Foster and the academic leadership. Remaining
competitive and vibrant is critical for SMU, and
these future-oriented conversations include
evaluating the resources, technology, and
physical spaces essential for student learning.
REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 201 3 – 201 4
the Community
SMU students are fortunate to be supported
by an extraordinary community of faculty
and donors. The RTC introduces the Shapiro
family (daughter Allyson Shapiro, DPT, Physical
Therapy class of 2010) who has given generously by funding a permanent endowment
for PT students. Their philosophy of paying
it forward has been a legacy of the family for
generations, creating educational opportunities to promising students. We are extremely
grateful for their gift of scholarships.
One of our many talented faculty members
is Associate Professor and Chair of the
Bachelor of Science in Nursing program,
Aara Amidi-Nouri, PhD, RN. Dr. Amidi-Nouri
has made it her passion and life’s work to
educate students for reducing healthcare
disparities, and diversifying the nursing
workforce. This issue of the RTC shares her
many achievements, advancing the University’s
commitment to quality and diversity.
We are impressed each year with the caliber of
our students. Their commitment to education
and giving back to the community inspires
us. Take a moment to read about three of our
students who embody the values of compassionate healthcare practice: Ana Mejia, Marshé
Ivy, and Cassandra Chin.
And, the year would not be complete without
celebrations! Please join the University community in welcoming Shirley Strong, MEd, BA, as
our new chief diversity officer. Her wealth of
professional experience and commitment as
social justice educator is highly valued as she
joins the SMU community.
The California School of Podiatric Medicine
(CSPM) is celebrating its Centennial in 2014—
an appropriate time to acknowledge decades
of CSPM graduates who excel in biomechanics,
podiatric surgery, and sports medicine. In June,
a gala celebration in Anaheim raised funds for
academic scholarships.
On behalf of all members of the Samuel Merritt
University community, we thank you for supporting our mission, and remain appreciative
of your belief that SMU graduates will have a
positive impact in transforming the experience
of healthcare.
Sincerely,
Sharon C. Diaz, PhD (hc)
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Thomas Drese, MA
CHAIR, BOARD OF REGENTS
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Aara
Amidi-Nouri
REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 201 3 – 201 4
Passion to Diversify: The
Future Healthcare Workforce
Depending on the day, Aara Amidi-Nouri, PhD,
RN, can wear any number of lab coats at Samuel
Merritt University (SMU).
Amidi-Nouri, who graduated from SMU’s School
of Nursing in 2001, is also an associate professor who teaches pediatrics and continues her
clinical work at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
Oakland. She is also the chair of the Bachelor of
Science in Nursing program at the University.
the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
announced the University would receive a
prestigious $200,000 grant to help pay tuition
for twenty nursing students from underrepresented groups who are making a career switch
into the profession. Through Amidi-Nouri’s
stewardship, SMU is among a handful of
nursing schools in the nation to receive grants
through RWJF’s New Careers in Nursing
Scholarship Program for six consecutive years.
Born in London, her parents moved the family
to their original home in Tehran, Iran, in the late
1970s. As the Islamic Revolution unfolded outside her front door and new laws restricted the
role of women in society, Amidi-Nouri’s family
fled to Vienna when she was ten years old. As
émigrés at a time when anti-Iranian hostilities
ran high, Amidi-Nouri found herself at the
opposite end of the social ladder in which
she was born.
Most recently, Amidi-Nouri’s work as the School
of Nursing’s director of diversity—charged
with recruiting underrepresented students and
diversifying the nursing workforce—has gained
her local and national attention.
“It’s hard to overstate how valued and important
Aara’s work is for the University,” said Audrey
Berman, dean of the School of Nursing. “Her
passion for nursing and building a stronger and
more diverse workforce is unmatched.”
In April, Amidi-Nouri was honored by the
Alameda County chapter of Girls Inc. for
serving as a “committed mentor to hundreds
of women students and her positive impact as
a strong, smart, and bold woman.” And in May,
For Amidi-Nouri, the journey to SMU administration was anything but a straight line—
and one that gave her keen insight into the
challenges facing underrepresented students.
“We struggled like we never struggled before,”
Amidi-Nouri said. “Our first table in our apartment was an upside-down cardboard box. We
borrowed the neighbor’s vacuum to clean our
house. For the first time in her life, my mother
struggled to find a job.”
With some help from relatives in the Bay Area,
Amidi-Nouri’s family moved to San Francisco
when she was a teenager. At a Catholic high
school, she became friends with a group of
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“It’s hard to overstate how valued and important Aara’s work is for the University,”
said Audrey Berman, dean of the School of Nursing. “Her passion for nursing and
building a stronger and more diverse workforce is unmatched.”
Chinese students who spoke mostly Mandarin—
one of the few languages Amidi-Nouri had not
picked up in her travels.
Yet despite the language barrier, it was the
immigrant’s experience—the outsider learning
to make do—that she connected to and where
she found solace.
“Somehow,” Amidi-Nouri said, “I felt more
comfortable talking to them than I did speaking English with kids from the US.”
It was also in high school when one of AmidiNouri’s teachers offered her a new perspective
through two books: The Autobiography of
Malcolm X by Alex Haley and Malcolm X, and
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair.
“Those two books gave me a different understanding of the US and the idea of social justice
here,” she said. “That’s when I started to think
about how important it is to have a voice and
to use it.”
At Occidental College in Los Angeles, an
economics professor overheard Amidi-Nouri
complaining about her thirty-hour work week
in food services while trying to balance her
studies. The professor asked her to join a
movement to implement new college rules
that would prohibit freshman from working
at all. The campaign succeeded.
“It made me realize if you’re connected with
the right people who share the same vision
as you, you can get a lot done,” Amidi-Nouri
said. Also at Occidental, she joined a group
of students who petitioned administrators to
open a dorm for multicultural and international
students. They won, and helped increase the
percentage of multicultural admissions into
the freshman class.
After college, Amidi-Nouri returned to San
Francisco and took a job working with pregnant teenagers at a clinic—a fateful decision
that led her to enter healthcare with an eye
toward advocacy.
“I saw the way teenage girls were treated
in hospitals and it was unconscionable,”
Amidi-Nouri said. “I didn’t know the term
health disparities but I saw it before my
eyes. All of it inspired me to become a nurse.”
She enrolled in an accelerated program at
the University, where she found mentors who
encouraged her to speak up, be vocal, and
get involved. “I went from beyond finding my
voice to becoming an advocate at SMU,”
Amidi-Nouri said. “My teachers and advisors
here taught us to be fierce patient advocates,
to speak up for the patients.”
Her work as director of diversity is a lot
about speaking up for incoming students
and expanding SMU beyond the campus walls.
Along with the RWJF grants, she’s brought in
nearly $1 million of aid for future nurses from
underrepresented groups, and she’s helped
bolster recruiting efforts geared toward high
school students. A more diverse healthcare
workforce, Amidi-Nouri said, will deliver better
and healthier outcomes to a more diverse
client population.
“Nursing is the largest health workforce in the
US,” Amidi-Nouri said. “We spend the most
time with the patients in terms of community health. And if we can diversify the largest
workforce in the US, then we’ve taken a huge
step in reducing health disparities. It’s a
priority for me, and that’s my passion.”
REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 2013–2014
New Chief
Diversity Officer
Announced
President Sharon Diaz is pleased to announce that Shirley Strong,
MEd, BA, has been appointed chief diversity officer of Samuel Merritt
University effective May 27, 2014.
Shirley Strong has spearheaded initiatives in the fields of education,
philanthropy, and social action for more than thirty years. She has been
the dean of students and director of diversity at the California Institute
of Integral Studies (CIIS) since 2006. An innovator and leader at CIIS,
Shirley has worked to transform the university, inspire students, staff
and faculty while demonstrating leadership in creating an inclusive,
beloved community. She uses the concept of beloved community as
a touchstone for her life and work.
Prior to working at CIIS, Shirley spent ten years with the Levi Strauss
Foundation directing social justice initiatives that were effective in
dismantling discrimination in various communities and constituencies.
She has extensive experience across a number of academic institutions
including San Francisco State University, Mills College, CSU Hayward
(now CSU East Bay), and the University of New Mexico.
Shirley is a compassionate social justice educator, and is committed to
supporting individual and social change leading to greater equity and
inclusion. She deeply respects all people, places and things, and believes in an integral consciousness based on love, justice, compassion,
responsibility, and shared power.
Please join the SMU community in welcoming Shirley Strong to the
University as executive director of diversity and chief diversity officer.
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The Vision:
University Sets
Sail for New
Academic Future
REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 201 3 – 201 4
At a meeting in early 2014, a group of leaders
from Samuel Merritt University gathered at a
retreat in Cavallo Point to discuss the University’s academic future. The key question: how
could the academic experience improve?
The University continues to rank among the
premier health sciences universities in California, with a growing regional and national
reputation. A more competitive academic world
has emerged, however, and the skill set for a
growing healthcare workforce has changed,
demanding of institutions critical thought about
the future of education and effectiveness of
learning. Even with the University’s success,
the environmental landscape in the healthcare
industry and higher education provokes leaders
to rethink business-as-usual academic programs
and set their sights on planning a new and
innovative course to stay ahead of the curve.
“I kept noticing in our discussions with faculty
and students that everyone was proud of the
great things we continued to do,” said Scot
Foster, PhD, CRNA, FAAN, provost and vice
president of academic affairs at SMU. “Yet it
was unclear if all of our individual achievements
were building in integrated ways as a whole.
What we needed was a vision—a transparent
road map that told us where we wanted to go
and how to get there. Together.”
The result of the Cavallo Point meeting is a
broad new way of thinking about academics at
SMU. The project is reevaluating everything from
which classes to teach to how best to teach
them. The goal, ultimately, is to take a deep-dive
look at how the University can improve teaching for healthcare providers by understanding
better how students learn, making instruction
methods more contemporary, and building a
more collaborative environment on campus.
The brainstorm session also inspired a literal
road map: a graphic artist illustrated the group’s
ideas and drew a ship leaving the “Old World”
to cross an ocean to reach the “New World.”
Left behind on the Old World shoreline were
outmoded teaching methods, departmental
silos, and fuzzy ideas about the University’s
academic future. In the New World, a new
growth tree sits at the center of a community
that prizes creativity, rewards innovation and
diversity, and engages students and alumni.
“There was a lot of positive energy in the
room,” said Terry Nordstrom, EdD, PT, assistant
academic vice president. “It was exciting to
see people envision our future together, to see
where we could all go if we did it as one.
People were given permission to dream big.”
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But before the metaphorical ship can set sail,
the University’s academic leadership needed
to reach out for feedback. Since January, the
leaders conducted dozens of focus groups that
included faculty, students, and alumni to ask
them to describe the ideal academic future
at SMU.
Penny Bamford, PhD, RN, assistant vice president of academic affairs, said while the data is
still getting analyzed, enthusiasm for the project
has already spilled over in day-to-day activities
on campus. Department heads, charged with
reevaluating their tried-and-true habits, have
embraced the vision as a necessary step to keep
SMU pressing ahead in healthcare education.
“We’re about innovation. We’re about
experimentation. We’re not afraid to
do things differently,” said SMU
provost, Scot Foster, PhD.
Already, Bamford said, signs of “silo busting”
are showing up across campus as department
leaders take on new responsibilities and work
more closely with colleagues.
Foster said that this year, as the vision begins
to take shape and clear goals come into focus,
faculty and students will see those manifestations come to life—and a new academic
culture of learning at SMU will emerge.
“We’re about taking risks right now,” Foster
said. “We’re about innovation. We’re about
experimentation. We’re not afraid to do things
differently. We’re about strengthening relationships and doing the hard work we need to
do to increase transparency and collaboration.
All of this is about saying, ‘OK, we are entering
a new age and moving beyond our past.’”
Podiatry
School
Celebrates
Centennial
Podiatry students at CSPM gala celebration.
For one hundred years, the California School of
Podiatric Medicine (CSPM) has managed to persevere and educate the profession’s most skilled
and brightest graduates.
The school celebrated its Centennial in June 2014.
“How we got here today is a testament to the
dedication of a group of faculty, staff, students,
and alumni,” said John Venson, DPM, dean of
CSPM. “All of whom remained loyal to the college
through its move from San Francisco to Samuel
Merritt University.”
At a gala celebration in Anaheim, funds were
raised for academic scholarships for current podiatric students at CSPM through the Podiatric
Medicine Scholarship fund.
Since its founding in 1914, the California College
of Chiropody—later the California Podiatry
College, the College of Podiatric Medicine, and
now known as the California School of Podiatric
Medicine—has witnessed thousands of its graduates advance into successful podiatric careers as
practitioners, educators, and community leaders.
Known for pioneering work in biomechanics,
podiatric surgery and sports medicine, CSPM
now enters its second century poised to lead by
innovating for the next one hundred years of educating podiatric physicians and industry leaders.
“With the ongoing support of SMU, CSPM is
looking forward to the next century of offering
innovative education and research opportunities
to attract the most highly qualified faculty and
students to pursue their degree in podiatric
medicine,” Venson said.
Today, as an integral part of Samuel Merritt
University, CSPM is attracting—through scholarships, leading edge educational innovation
and dedicated faculty and staff—the best and
brightest applicants to the profession of podiatric
medicine and surgery.
The costs of educating students for the new
healthcare environment are on the rise. Contributions significantly assist students in achieving
their goal of becoming podiatric medicine doctors. If you would like information on establishing
a named scholarship fund, please contact Carla
Ross, director of development for CSPM, at
510.869.6618 or cross@samuelmerritt.edu.
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Paying it Forward:
Shapiro Family Offers Scholarships
for Physical Therapy Students
REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 201 3 – 201 4
For the Shapiro Family, the decision to start a
scholarship fund for physical therapy students
at Samuel Merritt University was made a long,
long, time ago—sometime around 1880.
That’s when Simon Shapiro, a young immigrant
from Russia made his way to the United States
and took a job rolling cigars in a Brooklyn, New
York, tobacco shop. Shapiro saved enough
money and eventually completed dental school.
He then helped his son, Raymond Shapiro,
through dental and medical schools at New
York University. Raymond, in turn, started an
education fund that helped his son, Dr. Peter
Shapiro of Santa Rosa, through Albany Medical
College in Albany, New York.
“It has been a family tradition,” Peter Shapiro
said recently. “One generation has always
helped pay the way for the next. We’ve been
blessed to have our education supported by
others, and now we’re proud to continue that
tradition for others.”
Fast forward to 2014 and the aptly named
R. Shapiro Family Foundation will begin
funding a permanent endowment for physical
therapy students at SMU who show academic
promise and financial need.
The connection to SMU is no accident. In 2010,
Allyson Shapiro—Simon’s great-granddaughter—
graduated from the University’s doctorate of
Physical Therapy (PT) program and followed
in the family’s philanthropic footsteps.
“It’s all about giving back,” Allyson
Shapiro said. “With all the studying
and clinical time, having to worry
about debt can be an additional
burden that keeps you from
developing as a professional.”
Growing up in a multi-generational healthcare
family had its unique quirks, Allyson said. By
age ten, she knew how to prepare a sterile field
and could pronounce medical terms that would
tongue-tie a second-year med student. Neighborhood friends often turned to her father, one
of Santa Rosa’s few general surgeons, for stitch
ups and checkups.
“Wherever we went, people knew my dad,”
Allyson said. “It was good to see we were a
valued part of the community who people
counted on.”
After graduation, Allyson accepted a position
as a physical therapist at California Pacific
Medical Center (CPMC) in San Francisco
and continues to give back to SMU students
through mentoring. She teaches at the free
neuroclinic on Mondays, guiding younger PT
students through some of their first hands-on
experiences with clients.
Patricia Shapiro, Allyson’s mother, said it was at
SMU where she saw her daughter’s passion for
helping others blossom.
From left to right: Allyson Shapiro, DPT, Physical Therapy class of 2010; Patricia Shapiro; Peter Shapiro, MD; Lisa and Scott Shapiro.
“Samuel Merritt University was the perfect fit for
Allyson,” Patricia said. “She had great teachers,
great friends, and got the one-on-one support
she needed to succeed.”
Even though supporting education was passed
on generation to generation with the Shapiros,
Patricia said the R. Shapiro Foundation was
established after they watched friends in Santa
Rosa fund an entire youth center through a
family-run non-profit.
“We thought, ‘If we all pitch in, we can do this
together,’” Patricia said. “It goes to show you
don’t need to be a Rockefeller or a Vanderbilt
to give. Ordinary families can do this, too.”
Allyson’s brother and sister-in-law, Scott and
Lisa Shapiro, also play active roles in the family
non-profit, which funds scholarships at ten universities throughout the nation. Scott, a financial
manager, said starting scholarships at their
family alma maters was a great way to support
future generations of students.
“We have fond memories of the institutions
we’ve attended,” said Scott, who graduated
from Boston College. “And we want to make
those institutions accessible for those who may
not have the monetary means. We want to share
those places and experiences with others.”
The same is true for Samuel Merritt University.
“It’s a means of paying it forward,” Patricia
Shapiro said. “The more people you can
educate, the better the world will be.”
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Impact in the
Community:
Three Students
Who Aim
to Transform
REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 201 3 – 201 4
ANA MEJIA
Nurse Anesthesia Master of Science in Nursing Program · Class of 2015
“In our work it’s important to get the patients to relax,” Ana Mejia said. “If that
means talking to them in Spanish, in a soothing voice before they go into
surgery, then that’s helping their well-being. Connecting with a patient
provides them a better chance at healing.”
It was a routine pre-operation evaluation, but
Ana Mejia noticed her eighty-year-old patient
rub his chest with worry. Mejia, who was born in
Honduras, switched from speaking English with
her Latino patient to his native Spanish.
“He told me that he had had open heart surgery,”
Mejia said. “It wasn’t in any of the files I was
reading. It must have been overlooked or lost
in translation. But that’s the critical information
you need before you send a patient into the OR
(operating room).”
For Mejia, a nurse anesthetist student, bridging the diversity gap between provider and
patient is part of her mission. In March, she
was honored as the Student Registered Nurse
Anesthetist of the month as part of the Diversity in Nurse Anesthesia Mentorship Program.
Mejia was recognized for her scholarship as well
as her role as an ambassador to help promote
diversity within the field.
The need for practitioners from underrepresented groups is high, according to the
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists.
The association, which rolled out a campaign
to encourage nurses with diverse backgrounds
to pursue the career, reported just four percent
of the estimated 45,000 certified anesthetists
in the U.S. were Latino or African American.
Forty-six percent are male.
“In our work it’s important to get the patients to
relax,” Mejia said. “If that means talking to them
in Spanish, in a soothing voice before they go
into surgery, then that’s helping their well-being.
Connecting with a patient provides them a
better chance at healing.”
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MARSHÉ IVY
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program · Class of 2014
“I love being there for people in that moment,” Marshé Ivy said. “There’s no public
policy to consider, no physician, no paperwork or forms to fill out. It’s just the two of you,
one-on-one, and as a nurse, you can fill some of the emotional void for the other person.”
Marshé Ivy was making a good living as a
high-ranking manager at an auto repair company, but there was a nagging sense inside.
She wanted to do more: to help people in their
moments of need.
“They always tell you nurses are born and not
made,” Ivy said. “And after I applied to Samuel
Merritt, I asked my mom, ‘Was I born a nurse?’
And she said, ‘As a child, you would think you
were everyone’s nurse.’”
“I love being there for people in that moment,”
Ivy said. “There’s no public policy to consider, no
physician, no paperwork or forms to fill out. It’s
just the two of you one-on-one, and as a nurse,
you can fill some of the emotional void for the
other person.”
As a student, Ivy was also everyone’s mentor.
She served as a class representative, a president’s ambassador who helped recruit diverse
students, and a leader in the Scholars in Service
program, where she helped underrepresented
students maneuver through academic life
at SMU.
Ivy left business school and enrolled at Mills
College, which partners with Samuel Merritt
University for a bachelor of science in nursing
degree. The program consists of two years of
general education and basic science courses
taken at Mills, followed by two years of nursing
theory and clinical experience offered at the
Samuel Merritt University.
After she graduates in 2014, Ivy wants to continue her work with students at SMU to help
diversify the nursing workforce.
“I like being there for (fellow) students, whether
it’s helping them solve financial problems or
getting through mental blocks with their studies,”
she said. “I want them to know, if I can do it,
anyone can.”
REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 201 3 – 201 4
CASSANDRA CHIN
Entry Level Master of Science in Nursing Program · Class of 2016
“Working with people when they are at their most vulnerable is a privilege,” Cassandra
Chin said. “We’re responsible for bringing comfort to someone while they’re in our care,
and that’s what I fell in love with right away.”
At the University of California at Santa Barbara,
Cassandra Chin studied psychology and Spanish.
Yet it was after graduation while volunteering at
a public health hospital in Contra Costa County
when she felt the career-guiding ah-ha moment.
“Working with people when they are at their
most vulnerable is a privilege,” said Chin. “We’re
responsible for bringing comfort to someone
while they’re in our care, and that’s what I fell in
love with right away.”
Chin, an Entry Level Master of Science in Nursing
student at SMU’s Sacramento Regional Learning
Center, showed an early talent for her new
profession. At the pinning ceremony in April,
administrators presented her with the Sutter
Award, given to the student who “embodies
leadership, maintains a GPA above 3.5, and
embodies excellence in the nursing practice.”
“Cassandra has been an outstanding student
leader during her community health clinical
rotation while at the Faculty Student Collaborative
primary care clinic,” said Rene Clymer-Engelhart,
MS, RN, Sacramento Regional Learning Center’s
managing director.
Chin, who is also vice president of the Student
Body Association, has worked and studied
closely with her cohort. “Their success helps my
success,” she said. “We’re all in this together and
we push each other to get better every day.”
Chin has managed to dedicate herself off
campus as well, volunteering at free clinics in
Yolo County and serving as a nurse intern at
Elica Health Centers, which provides free care
to clients from underrepresented groups. She’s
also doing her preceptorship in the Neurosurgical
ICU at the University of California at Davis.
“In the end, for all of us it’s about the patients,”
Chin said. “And seeing them get healthy, and
knowing that you were an integral part in
their recovery.”
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STUDENT
SURVEY
SAYS!
The Office of the President conducted an informal
student survey to get a sense of the student experience
at SMU—both the serious side and the not-so-serious side.
Nearly 100 students responded. Here are some of the
editors’ favorites...
What CELEBRITY would
you choose to speak at
GRADUATION?
Ellen
If SMU had a MASCOT,
what would it be?
ELLEN DEGENERES
What is the longest number
of CONSECUTIVE HOURS
you’ve worn SCRUBS?
THERAPY DOG
127 HOURS
REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 201 3 – 201 4
What is the most
MEMORABLE thing
you’ve LEARNED at SMU?
What is your favorite
medical-themed TV SHOW?
“THE HOURS ARE LONG,
BUT THE FRIENDSHIPS
ARE STRONG.”
RINGS
OF SUCCESS
REVOLUTIONARY
HEALTHCARE
GREY’S ANATOMY
THE CENTER
OF CARE
What is the name of the ART
PIECE outside of the Peralta MOB
building on the Oakland Campus?
For full survey results and information on the SMU student
experience, visit www.samuelmerritt.edu/students.
UNIVERSALIS CENTRALIS
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REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 201 3 – 201 4
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A Glance at SMU
Graduates in the Workforce
89%
96%
94%
100%
100%
96%
NURSING
OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY
PHYSICIAN
ASSISTANT
PHYSICAL
THERAPY
PODIATRY*
ALL PROGRAMS
86%
80%
85%
90%
80%
84%
2008–2009
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
6-YEAR AVG.
Percent of Graduates
Employed in Specialty
SOURCE: 2013 survey of graduates
*Reflects 2014 graduate placement in a residency program.
Employers’ Preference
of SMU Graduates
SOURCE: 2013 Survey of employers of SMU graduates
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2013
Financial
Review
83%
7%
6%
3.8%
.2%
SPECIAL-PURPOSE
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
PROJECTS
(OTHER)
ENDOWED
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
MISCELLANEOUS FUNDS
(INCLUDES GIFTS-IN-KIND)
ENDOWED FUNDS
(OTHER)
$2,572,556
$215,204
$188,033
$117,096
$4,342
REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 201 3 – 201 4
OPERATING EXPENSES REVENUE Total tuition
$ 55,637,481.00
Instruction
$ 29,682,194.00
Fees
$ 1,019,469.00
Academic support
$ 7,785,456.00
Other revenue
$ 1,834,271.00
Student services
$ 4,476,063.00
Transferred for operations
—
Institutional support
$ 7,852,169.00
Endowment income
—
Auxiliary enterprises
$ 189,655.00
Released from restriction
$ 1,682,764.00
Released from restriction
$ 1,682,764.00
TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE
$ 60,173,985.00
TOTAL EXPENSES
$ 51,668,301.00
Oper Inc/(Loss) pre allocation
REVENUE DEDUCTIONS Other deductions
and scholarships
TOTAL REVENUE DEDUCTIONS
NET OPERATING REVENUE
$ 2,001,281.00
$ 2,001,281.00
$ 58,172,704.00
$ 6,504,403.00
Interest income/gains
$ 7,323,556.00
NET INCOME/(LOSS)
$ 13,827,959.00
INVESTMENT ACTIVITY IN RESTRICTED FUNDS* Investment income
$ 1,278,560.55
Realized gains/(losses)
$ 1,450,361.38
Unrealized gains/(losses)
$ 3,756,041.81
TOTAL INVESTMENT ACTIVITY
IN RESTRICTED FUNDS
$ 6,484,963.74
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Honor
Roll of
Donors*
Geraldine “Gerri”
Adams Endowed
Scholarship Fund
Dr. Fusae Abbott
Dr. Penny Bamford
Tamatha Bechtle
Affordable Care Act and
Expansion of Physical
Assistants Training
Program Grant
Department of Health and
Human Services
Tom and Gena Caya
In memory of
Geraldine “Gerri” Adams
Alter G Balance and
Mobility Grant
Andy Chamberlin
Alter G. Inc.
Dr. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
Ronda Garrett
Corine Harris
Lillian Lugo-Harvin
In memory of
Yim Chun Gong
Akira “Ike” Hirota
Earl Joseph Lemay, Sr.
Jamie S. Hirota
In memory of
Yim Chun Gong
Alter G Neuro/
Musculo Grant
Alter G. Inc.
Alumni Scholarship Fund
Audrey Coombes Aiston ’45
In memory of
Doris Dillon Spangler ’45
Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence K. Chan
Yuen Ching Chung
Mary Connolly
Lex Gemas
Mr. and Mrs. David Hong
Eric Buus Larsen
Kerri Lisi
Yoko Mori ’08
Colleen R. Murray
John Pamintuan
Jose Antonio Ramos
Jacqueline Sheridan
Monte E. Soza
Dominic Tu
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan C. Zuber
Alameda Contra Costa
Podiatric Medical
Society Scholarship
Robert M. Barnes, DPM
Memorial Scholarship
Heather Barton, Esq.
Memorial Scholarship
Melvin Barton,
DPM Scholarship
Tracy L. Basso,
DPM Scholarship
Blaine Labs, Inc. Scholarship
Robert L. Brennan,
DPM Memorial Scholarship
Lisa Bruener,
DPM Scholarship
CCPM/CSPM
Class Scholarship
Theodore H. Clarke,
DPM Scholarship
Marian Backus Faszholz ’50
Burkhart Brosius
Scholarship Fund
Lethgo
Veronica Pivec Scheers ’82
Gretchen B. Brosius
CSPM Alumni and
Associates Scholarship
George E. Masker, Inc.
Marjorie Snyder Way ’48
Velora Buscher Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Wes Endo, DPM
Memorial Scholarship
Carleen S. Trares
John E. Green, DPM
Memorial Scholarship
Elizabeth Mayo
Jacqueline Peter
Alejandro Rodriguez
Bakotic Pathology
Associates Fund
Chris and Carla Ross
In memory of
Yim Chun Gong
Bakotic Pathology
Associates, LLC
Blair Simmons
David Daniel Beaton ’09
Memorial Endowment
Award Fund
Markcus Thomas
Byron Weston
Brian Austin
Marc Brewer
Brian Campbell
Codingline Scholarship
Sharon C. Diaz Scholarship
California Foundation for
Excellence in Podiatric
Medicine Scholarships
Scholarships given to students
enrolled in the California School
of Podiatric Medicine at Samuel
Merritt University by the California Foundation for Excellence in
2013. Individual donor records to
these scholarship funds are held
at the California Foundation
for Excellence.
*This report reflects grants and gifts to Samuel Merritt University received between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013
Morris Haas, DPM
Memorial Scholarship
Jon Hultman, DPM/Franklin
Kase, DPM Scholarship
Earl G. Kaplan, DPM
Memorial Scholarship
Burgess S. Kelly, DPM
Memorial Scholarship
Shirley Lanham Scholarship
Lawrence Family Scholarship
REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 201 3 – 201 4
Bruce Lehnert,
DPM Scholarship
Sgarlato Med,
LLC Scholarshipo
Dr. Eric Stamps ’93
Dr. Alan Bocko ’94
Dr. Douglas M. Taylor
Dr. Rochelle L. Bomar ’95
Los Angeles County
Podiatric Medical Society
Stuart Steinberg,
DPM Scholarship
Dr. Linda M. Thornton ’86
Dr. Bruce Booth ’88
Johanna Mednick
Memorial Scholarship
Douglas M. Taylor,
DPM Scholarship
Dr. Sharon M. Wiles ’76
Dr. Steven Brandwene ’83
Dr. Hsiao-ch’un Yu ’86
Dr. Patrick K. Briggs ’98
Aaron Meltzer, DPM/Paul
Scherer, DPM Scholarship
John N. Venson,
DPM Scholarship
Dr. Michael A. Zapf ’94
Dr. Stewart Brim ’91
Richard D. Mollberg, DPM
Memorial Scholarship
John H. Weed, DPM
Memorial Scholarship
BSN Medical, Inc.
Jack Morris, DPM
Memorial Scholarship
Ruth Wood, DPM
Memorial Scholarship
Benjamin Mullens, DPM
Memorial Scholarship
Bennett Zier, MD Scholarship
California School of
Podiatric Medicine
Alumni and Associates
Operating Fund
(Student Activities
and Scholarships)
Jonah N. Mullens,
DPM Scholarship
California School
of Podiatric
Medicine Alumni
and Associates
Endowed
Scholarship Fund
A Leg Up
Dr. Robert J. Califano ’74
Dr. Michael P. Brooks ’76
Dr. Bruce M. Bulkin ’82
Dr. Thomas M. Burghardt ’93
Dr. B. Richard Burke ’97
Dr. Gene Caicco ’94
Dr. Richard R. Abe ’74
Dr. John Callahan ’97
American Academy of
Podiatric Sports Medicine
Dr. Thomas A. Carine ’76
Dr. Jeffery Angarola ’86
Dr. Bill Chambers
Dr. Mark L. Appleton ’77
Dr. Joseph E. Chambers ’78
Dr. Steven W. Bailey ’85
Dr. Elizabeth L. Chang ’87
Dr. Richard Lee Baker ’84
Dr. John A. Chisholm ’86
Dr. Lois Fleming ’89
Bakotic Pathology
Associates, LLC
Dr. Cherri Choate ’90
Dr. Robert Franger ’80
Dr. Jennifer L. Barlow
George Riess, DPM
Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Douglas T. Gillis ’86
Dr. Scott Basinger ’96
Dr. Lynn R. Johnson ’70
Dr. Tracy L. Basso ’88
Merton Root, DPM
Memorial Scholarship
Dr. Lester Jones ’75
Dr. Irina Bazarov ’13
Robert L. Rutherford, DPM
Memorial Scholarship
Dr. S. Patrick Lai ’77
Dr. Richard Bell ’80
Dr. David Morse ’74
Erica Benson
Dr. Alfred Patino ’93
Dr. Gregory Bergamo ’93
Dr. Thomas G. Penman ’77
Dr. Geoffrey Bergman ’71
Dr. Benjamin Pessah ’76
Dr. Dharmesh Bhakta ’00
Dr. Paul S. Schwartz ’79
Dr. Robert V. Bindi ’84
Dr. Alan M. Sherman ’81
Dr. Richard L. Blake ’79
Dr. Martin V. Sloan ’83
Dr. James R. Boccio ’02
Joseph Oloff
Memorial Scholarship
Orange County Podiatric
Medical Society/Santa Clara
Valley Podiatric Medical
Society Scholarship
John D. Pagliano, DPM and
John W. Pagliano DPM
Memorial Scholarship
James W. Ratcliff,
DPM Scholarship
San Diego County
Podiatric Medical
Society Scholarship
Randall J. Sarte, DPM and
Richard J. Sarte,
DPM Scholarship
Dr. Richard L. Baker ’84
Dr. Alan Bocko ’94
Dr. Patrick K. Briggs ’98
Donors $25,000 Or More Appear In Bold
Dr. Alan Catanzariti ’83
Dr. Jeffrey V. Chou ’90
Dr. Diane Chow ’88
Dr. Robert Choy ’83
David Chuang
Dr. James W. Clark ’68
Dr. Allen O. Clyde ’76
Dr. Mark Co ’09
Dr. Michael Cornelison
Dr. Patrick Crawford ’83
Dr. Benjamin D. Cullen ’10
John Davidson
Dr. Nathan Davis ’98
Members of the Universalis Centralis Circle $1,000 or More
Academic administrators Penny Bamford, PhD, RN and
Terry Nordstrom, EdD, PT.
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April 2014 medical trip to Panama.
Dr. Amir A. Dehghan ’86
Dr. James Fong ’82
Dr. Anthony R. Hoffman ’95
Dr. Richard Koenigsberg ’73
Dr. Michael DeKorte ’90
Dr. Brent Allen Frame ’89
Dr. Arlene F. Hoffman ’76
Dr. Roy O. Kroeker ’70
Dr. John Del Monte ’76
Dr. Robert R. Franger ’80
Dr. John D. Hollander ’91
Dr. Chun-Sun Lai ’76
Dr. Efren De La Rosa ’91
Dr. Leslie O. Franson ’76
Dr. Vernon Holm ’53
Dr. S. Patrick Lai ’77
Dr. Jane Denton ’81
Dr. Eric Fuller ’87
Dr. Jason Homan ’13
Dr. Thuy-Trang Lam ’94
DG Instruments, Inc.
Dr. Tobin Gallawa ’93
Dr. Scott M. Horwitz ’85
Dr. Frederick W. Lange ’85
Dr. James F. Dietz ’77
Dr. Gregg Gilles ’86
Dr. Rachel A. Hoyal ’07
Dr. Rae Lantsberger ’89
Dr. Michael Dinnel ’76
Dr. Douglas T. Gillis ’86
Eve Hui
Dr. Clark P. Larsen ’08
Dr. Bruce M. Dobbs ’73
Dr. Albert Ginsberg ’70
Dr. Ronald Hull ’86
Dr. Clint Larsen ’08
Dr. Mitchell F. Dorris ’89
Dr. John M. Giurini ’83
Dr. Dennis Hum
Dr. Stephen E. Latter ’91
Dr. Mark Drusin ’78
Dr. Bradford Glass ’73
In Care Home Health
Dr. Pamela Leavitt ’88
Dr. Frank Ducato ’57
Dr. Brooke A. Goodman ’12
Jennifer Jeng-Lin
Dr. Rebecca Smiley-Leis ’88
Dr. Amy Duckworth ’03
Dr. Gail Grandinetti ’86
Dr. Richard M. Jensen ’12
Dr. Ralph Lerman ’89
Dr. Diksha Dutt ’13
Dr. Donald R. Green ’72
Dr. Ronald D. Jensen ’84
Dr. Curtis D. Leviant ’83
Dr. Laksha Dutt ’13
Dr. Richard Green ’68
Dr. Harlien M. Johnson ’89
Dr. Leonard Levy
Dr. John E. Ebaugh ’11
Dr. Don M. Griffith ’67
Dr. Lynn Johnson ’70
Dr. Leslie G. Levy ’79
Kathleen Edmunds
Dr. James Hagan ’72
Dr. Roger A. Johnson ’66
Dr. Russell O. Lewis ’65
Dr. Charles Eiser ’84
Dr. Gordon S. Hamblin ’76
KCI, Incorporated
Dr. Timothy Liddy ’88
Dr. Thomas Elardo ’96
Dr. Douglas L. Hammitt ’60
Dr. Anthony Kakis ’80
Dr. Robin Lie ’98
Dr. Joseph Ellis ’76
Dr. Elliott Handwerker ’76
Dr. Katherine Kalthoff ’97
Dr. Sandra Loving ’99
Dr. Laurence Ellner ’89
Dr. David Hannaford ’83
Dr. Robert J. Kaplan ’76
Dr. William Lowe ’57
Dr. Norman Endo ’86
Dr. Lawrence Harkless ’75
Dr. C. Craig Karrasch ’77
Dr. Carolyn E. McAloon ’97
Dr. Sonya Erickson ’00
Dr. John Harlan ’94
Dr. Jeffrey Katz ’86
Dr. Gary S. McCarter ’80
Dr. Anthony J. Errico ’71
Dr. Andrew R. Harrison ’88
Dr. Brad A. Katzman ’81
Dr. Rick McClure ’88
Dr. Michael Esber ’90
Dr. Lyle D. Haskell ’86
Dr. Neil R. Kelley ’78
Dr. Timothy McCord ’85
Dr. Richard L. Evans ’84
Dr. Darryl Haycock ’95
Dr. Pardis Kelly ’97
Dr. James F. McDonald ’94
Dr. Jerry M. Fabrikant ’78
Healthpoint Biotherapeutics
Dr. Tuyen H. Kemp ’99
Dr. William D. McDonald ’96
Dr. Karen P. Farac ’87
Dr. Michael W. Heaslet ’76
Dr. Christy King ’09
Dr. Brian A. McDowell ’69
Dr. Arthur H. Fass ’79
Dr. Federico R. Hernandez ’65
Dr. Kevin A. Kirby ’00
Benjamin McGrath
Dr. Christopher Fenesy ’79
Dr. Donald E. Hershman ’81
KLM Laboratories, Inc.
Dr. Burr B. Mc Keehan ’67
Dr. Tracy Ferragamo ’90
Dr. Kenneth L. Hilliard ’78
Dr. Eric J. Klostermann ’76
Dr. Starlette McLean ’91
Dr. Lois Fleming ’89
Dr. Ninveh B. Hiskail ’11
Dr. Timothy S. Kneebone ’93
Dr. Rhonda V. Fleming
Dr. John C. Hoagland ’62
Dr. James Knudson ’77
Mr. and Mrs.
Stephen MacLeod
REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 201 3 – 201 4
Dr. Lawrence MacTavish ’74
Organogenesis, Inc.
Dr. Kathryne F. Rupley ’01
Sarah Strong
Anna Maria Maglunog
Dr. D. Steven Ostendorf ’71
Dr. Hani Saeed ’00
Dr. Steven Subotnick ’69
Dr. Kenneth K.S. Mah ’80
Dr. Thomas Palmer ’87
Dr. Leonard Sanchez ’83
Dr. Ricky T. Sukita ’83
Dr. Scott N. Maling ’96
Dr. Roland A. Palmquist ’91
Dr. Claudia Sands ’87
Dr. Bryan T. Sullivan ’86
Dr. Kennon J. Martin ’75
Dr. Keith Sanneman ’83
Asad Sultan
Dr. Dale R. Mascari ’75
Paradigm Medical
Management, Inc.
Dr. Rodney E. Sanneman ’69
Dr. John F. Swaim ’99
Dr. Paul R. Mayo ’96
Dr. Alfred Patino ’93
Dr. Richard Sarte ’84
Dr. Steven Tager
Dr. Victoria Melhuish ’91
Dr. Jerry W. Patterson ’72
Dr. Robert J. Scardina ’75
Dr. John W. Tam ’77
Dr. Bruce Meyers ’78
Dr. Douglas Patton
Dr. Andrew C. Schink ’78
Dr. Ted Tanaka ’86
Dr. Ronald H. Michael ’63
Dr. Thomas G. Penman ’77
Dr. Beatrice Schmugler ’90
Dr. Nicholas J. Tanner ’82
Dr. Clark D. Miller ’70
Dr. Benjamin Pessah ’76
Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz ’85
Dr. William Tarran ’88
Dr. Mark F. Miller ’84
Dr. Kent L. Peterson ’84
Dr. Paul S. Schwartz ’79
Dr. Douglas M. Taylor
Dr. Steven Miller ’76
Pfizer, Inc.
Chad Seidenstricker
Dr. Marley Taylor
Dr. Joshua P. Mitnick ’04
Dr. Kenneth Kahle Phillips ’85
Seton Medical Center
Dr. Yuko Miyazaki
David Phuang
Tina Shahin
Thayer Intellectual
Property, Inc.
Dr. Anoosh Moadab ’82
Dr. Anthony Poggio ’84
Dr. Timothy Shea ’73
Dr. Linda M. Thornton ’86
Dr. John Morehead ’75
Jessica Potter
Zeenat Sheriff
Dr. Frazier B. Todd, Sr., ’72
Dr. David Morse ’74
Dr. Firanak Pourghasemi ’02
Dr. Alan M. Sherman ’81
Dr. Nicholas W. Todd ’08
Dr. Bita Mostaghimi ’97
Dr. Nancy Pourkaram ’96
Dr. Nina S. Todd ’77
Dr. David D. Mullens ’70
ProLab Orthotics
Shire Regenerative
Medicine, Inc.
Dr. Robert D. Murphy ’77
Dr. James Ratcliff ’91
Dr. Steven Shoemaker ’87
Dr. Paul T. Tom ’87
Dr. Samuel Nava ’92
Michael C. Reed
Dr. Timothy Siegfried ’92
Dr. Randall Tom ’90
Dr. Eric W. Nelson ’79
Dr. Paul Resignato ’83
Dr. Kash K. Siepert ’91
Dr. Gregory Tovmassian ’09
Dr. Larry M. Nelson ’91
Dr. Joseph W. Reynolds ’69
Dr. Alan M. Singer ’81
Beth Tronstein
Dr. Lloyd I. Nesbit ’02
Brittany Rice
Dr. Pamela Sisney ’83
Unetixs Vascular, Inc.
Dr. Henny Nguyen ’96
Dr. Douglas H. Richie, Jr. ’80
Dr. Martin V. Sloan ’83
Dr. Tomas C. Valdez, Jr. ’92
Dr. Marilyn J.
Waller-Niewold ’90
Dr. Donald Robinson ’68
Dr. Rebecca Smiley-Leis ’88
Dr. Paul Valenza ’86
Dr. Douglas Robinson ’87
Dr. Ronald Valmassy ’74
Dr. Ross Nishijima ’82
Dr. James Robison ’89
Smith & Nephew
Wound Management
Dr. Noel S. O’Brien ’97
Dr. Cynthia Smith ’76
Dr. Mher Vartivarian ’09
Dr. Brian F. O’Neill ’82
Root Functional
Orthotic Laboratory, Inc.
Dr. Frank Smith ’87
Dr. Kathryn E. Vaslet ’83
Dr. Christina Kwok-Olesky ’07
Dr. Jordan S. Rosenthal ’76
Dr. Beverly A. Spurs ’85
Dr. Stephen Wan ’76
Dr. Bruce A. Olson ’65
Justin S. Ross
Dr. Eric Stamps ’93
Dr. Paul D. Weiner ’92
Dr. Kenneth Runte ’90
Dr. Michael A. Stein ’81
Donors $25,000 Or More Appear In Bold
Dr. William R. Todd ’72
Dr. Neil Van Dyck ’79
Members of the Universalis Centralis Circle $1,000 or More
Alumnae gather for Alumni Reunion Luncheon in June 2014.
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Students at March 2014 Student Body Association barbecue in Oakland.
Dr. Brent R. Wendel ’96
Dr. Diane Chow ’88
Dr. Michael Wener ’68
Dr. Diana Werner ’08
Mr. and Mrs.
John A. Davidson, III
Certified Registered
Nurse Anesthetist
Discretionary Fund
Dr. Dennis L. White ’63
Dr. Michael DiGiacomo
Rommel R. Uniza ’09
Dr. Stephen C. White ’51
Elizabeth E. Dimond
Dr. Sharon M. Wiles ’76
Kathleen Edmunds
Certified Registered
Nurse Scholarship Fund
Dr. and Mrs. J.R. Acree
Lillian B. Champagne
Nursing Scholarship
Fund
Dr. G. Jason Wilks ’98
Dr. Carol Gilson
WinVivo Corporation
Dr. Elliott Handwerker ’76
Certified Registered
Nurse Anesthetist Annual Meeting Appeal Fund
Dr. Mark E. Wolpa ’75
Eghosa F. Isa
Shirley Arakal ’11
Dr. Kam Wong ’84
Dr. Esther Kwon ’11
Tammie Baker ’04
Dr. Randolph Wright ’78
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Mello
Jacob Bayani ’01
Wright Medical
Technology, Inc.
Vi Nguyen
David Daniel Beaton ’09
Dr. Hal Ornstein
Ora Bollinger ’03
Dr. Daisy Wu ’00
Parnassus Heights
Podiatric Group, Inc.
Annette Chenevey ’96
Dr. Bobby Yee ’89
Dr. Christopher Y.Y. Yee ’83
Lacey Beth Peck
Marc E. Code ’02
Dr. David Y. S. Yee ’89
Root Functional Orthotic
Laboratory, Inc.
Kevin Dolan ’10
Dr. Hsiao-ch’un Yu ’86
Samuel Merritt University
Student Body Association
Larell Fineren
Dr. Jenny Yu ’11
Elena Sanchez
Dr. Scot D. Foster
Dr. Michael A. Zapf ’84
Dr. Sky Shanks ’11
Allison A. Harrison ’08
Dr. Stephen J.F. Zuber ’69
Dr. Amy Splitter ’01
Kay Manly-Hayes ’94/’97
Dr. Eric Stamps ’93
Amy Herrick ’04
Bobbie A. Adams
Dr. Ross Taubman ’83
Joseph Janakes
Elizabeth Tronstein
Wei Yuan Jar ’10
American
Endowment Foundation
Dr. Fred D. Youngswick ’75
California School
of Podiatric Medicine
Student Medical
Mission Fund
Megan Allen
Jacqueline Aranas
Kevin Archibald
Francesca M.
Castellucci-Garza
Samuel Cates
Varun Chopra
Eric Ching ’09
Laura Dusseau ’06
Dr. John N. Venson
Benjamin Jorgensen ’10
Irma Walker-Adamé
Amy Liang
Dr. Bennett G. Zier
Raji Menon ’00/’13
Yoko Mori ’08
The California Wellness
Foundation Grant
William Paul O’Donnell
The California
Wellness Foundation
Celeste G. Villanueva
Erick Pierce ’10
Julie Wauhab Eckroat ’66
In memory of
John D. Eckroat
Jane Wadsworth Johnson ’69
In memory of
Susie Shalz Bourland ’69
Pradip and Rekha Choksi
Endowed Occupational
Therapy Scholarship
Fund
Dr. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
Sharon Clark Diaz
Endowed
Scholarship Fund
Amy Anderson
Carol Ansley
Judi Baker
Dr. Penny Bamford
Jim and Stephanie Bangert
Dr. Joan Bard
Eugenia Berdali
Kristine Blanco
Roberta Block
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Clinica Tepati
Podiatry Clinic Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Bower
Steve and Peggy Griffith
Alejandro Rodriguez
Richard A. Brown
Lillian Lugo-Harvin
Chris and Carla Ross
Mr. and Mrs.
Warren “Chip” Brown
Jamie S. Hirota
Dr. and Mrs.
Robert K. Sandberg
Dr. John N. Venson
Dr. Arlene Sargent
Dr. and Mrs. Randall Sarte ’72
Davis Street Primary
Clinic Pap Initiative Fund
Anne Seed
In honor of
Dr. Sharon C. Diaz
Jennifer A. Tramutola
Conchita Franco Serri
Jenny B.T. Tran
Loretto P. Buttimer
Mr. and Mrs.
Steven E. Hopkins
California Podiatric Medical
Association
Dr. and Mrs.
Cornelius L. Hopper
Dr. David Carlisle
Dr. Tei-wei Hu
Pamela Carrasco
Angelina Chau ’07
Dr. Diana
Wipperman Jennings ’75
Thaddeus Coberg
Kava Massih Architects
Lynne Costain
Shirley Manly-Lampkin
Geraldine M. Shields
In honor of
Dr. Sharon C. Diaz
Ciara Cox
Dr. Mileva Saulo-Lewis
Dr. and Mrs. Jon Sigurdson
Graciela L. Cox
Lyon Medical
Construction, Inc.
Timothy Cranford
Mildred Crear
Mr. and Mrs. Alan M. Dachs
Nandini Dasgupta
Dr. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
Barbara Smith
Dr. Richard MacIntyre
St. Mary’s
College of California
Jennifer McAdam
Dr. Eric Stamps ’93
Maureen McClain
Dr. Guy McCormack
Dr. and Mrs.
John E. Swartzberg
Pamela Minarik
Clyde B. Taylor
Dr. and Mrs.
Michael DiGiacomo
Aileen Moffitt
Sara Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Morrison
Dr. David D.-Q. Tran ’98
Thomas G. Drese
Lily Mow
In honor of
Dr. Audrey Berman
Elizabeth Sibson-Tuan
Peter Dunn
Dr. Roberta Durham
Dr. Timothy Dutra ’85
Pamela Eiselman ’96
Dr. Craig M. Elliott, II
Ethnic Health Institute
Dr. Fred Feuchter
Follett Higher
Education Group
David L. Frey
Dr. Owen Garrick
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Greene
Keith W. Tucker
Erich and Shelby Tupper
Dr. Terrence Nordstrom
Dr. Valery Uhl
Nu Xi, Chapter at Large
Cynthia M. Ulman
Liza Osoteo
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Peters
Brad Peters
Margrette Peterson
Barbara Piepho
Dr. Barbara Puder
Dr. Bruce Richardson
Dr. Richard Rocco
Donors $25,000 Or More Appear In Bold
Royce and Sue Valencia
Dr. Paulina R. Van
Dr. John D. Venson
Irma P. Walker-Adamé
Jeanette H. Wong
Susan Silva Zwahlen ’75
Dr. Rhonda Ramirez ’96
Theodore L. Deffinger,
DPM Skills Workshop
Series
Dr. Theodore L.
Deffinger ’54
Theodore L. Deffinger,
DPM Endowed
Scholarship Fund
Dr. Theodore L.
Deffinger ’54
In memory of
Dr. Fred Drew ’51
Designated
Non-Scholarship Fund
Heart Shockers Education
Ecker Family
Endowment Fund
Dr. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
Dr. and Mrs.
Roger R. Ecker
Dr. Bennett Zier
Members of the Universalis Centralis Circle $1,000 or More
Alumnae at the June 2014 Alumni Reunion Luncheon.
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Ava Pischel Elliott
Endowed
Scholarship Fund
Andrew Smith
Elizabeth Cook
Michael Tam
Employee Campaign
Scholarship Fund
Tamera Valenta ’07 and ’11
Kevin Archibald
Veronica Wallace
Dr. Penny Bamford
Kathyrn Ward
Debbie Sommer
Canyon Steinzig
Royce and Sue Valencia
Dr. John N. Venson
Tuan Mai
Vernon C. Noble and Family
Dr. Terrence Nordstrom
Pauline “Nina” Patterson ’93
Barbara Piepho
Chris and Carla Ross
Helen M. Roth
Cathie Roy
John Garten-Shuman
Barbara Horgan Thomas ’95
Pamela Whitman
Students at June 2014 Alumni Reunion Luncheon.
Kristine Blanco
Alice Butzlaff
Pamela Carrasco
David M. and
Oolah B. Evans
Physical Therapy
Scholarship Fund
Sean Crooks
Carisa Harris-Adamson
Nandini Dasgupta
Dr. Gail Widener
Dr. Scot D. Foster
Dr. Luis F. and Sharon C. Diaz
In honor of Dr. Patricia Evans
Gregory Gingras
Mary Grefal
Valerie Landau
Marie Ma
Dr. Richard MacIntyre
Elizabeth Mayo
Andrea Medakovic
Dr. Terrence Nordstrom
Liza Osoteo
Sanjay Parekh
Kevin R. Reilly
Dr. Bruce Richardson
Saeng Saephanh
Anne Scher
Tal Schrey
Blair Simmons
Jennifer Scolari
Pablo Sarmiento ’10
Erica N. Scott
Sequoia Radiation Oncology
Medical Associates, Inc.
Leah Smith
Sara Sullivan ’09
Catherine Tanner ’06
Margaret Tavare ’72
Starr Tiano
Chelsea Bangert
Jim and Stephanie Bangert
Dr. Rhonda Ramirez ’96
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne M. Hughes
In memory of Flora J. Hughes
Chris and Carla Ross
In memory of Barbara Melzer
In honor of David M. and
Oolah B. Evans 100th Birthdays
Susan Barry ’97
Nicole Christensen
Drs. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
Dr. Patricia Rae Evans
Dr. Sharon Gorman
Susan Grieve
Mary Edna Harrell
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Heydman
Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne M. Hughes
Dr. Martha Jewell
Geri Kovel
Dr. Rolando Lazaro
Eugene A. and Virginia
Falaschi Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Dr. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
Susan Penna Falaschi
In memory of
Laveda Falaschi
Minnie Reyna
Alicia Torres
Tamera E. Valenta ’07 and ’11
Suzanne Watts ’10
Erin C. Fry ’07
Doctor of Nursing
Practice Award Fund
Dr. Audrey Berman
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Byer
Family Nurse Practitioner
Scholarship Fund
Dr. Cecily Cosby
Dr. Suzanne August
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald H. Fay
Patricia C. Briskin
Mr. and Mrs. John Ford
Mary Bunzel
Mr. and Mrs. Dusty Fry
Pamela Dennis ’13
Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Gorrill
Susan Donovan
Mr. and Mrs. Rich Gorrill
Rachel Garcia
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Griffith
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Couch
Naomi Harada
Rosanne Helpel and Family
Patricia Headley
Adriane Kiefling
Heidi Herman
Mr. and Mrs. John Kuhn
Kathleen Hilton
Donna Lawler-Mashtare
Susan Light
Dr. Arlene Sargent
Linda Moore ’76
Mr. and Mrs.
James M. Schibanoff
Karen O’Rourke
REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 201 3 – 201 4
Joan Wentland
Barnett Medical Services
Helen Wheeler
Berta Alicia Berjarano
Renaissance Rialto
Incorporated
Dr. Karen A. Wolf
Dr. Audrey Berman
Brent Rohrbach
David Bunuan
Chris and Carla Ross
Fujo Podiatric Medicine
Scholarship Fund
Dr. Bronner’s Magic All-One!
Solage Calistoga
Marta Calvo ’95
The Treehouse Green Gifts
Dr. Daniel Fulmer ’76
Carrot Fever
Sasha Wang
Home Instead Senior
Care Scholarship Fund
All 4 Wine, LLC,
dba Home Instead
Senior Care
Home Care Options,
San Francisco, Inc., dba
Home Instead Senior Care
Tom and Gena Caya
Whole Foods Market
Culinary Excellence Catering
The Wine Steward
Managedcare, Inc.,
dba Home Instead
Senior Care
Drs. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
Graduate Nursing
Scholarship Fund
R. MacArthur Corporation,
dba Home Instead
Senior Care
Eddie Papa’s
Dr. Fusae Abbott
General
Scholarship Fund
Justine Fiebelkorn
Mark Abelson
Fit-Lite
Adelina Gage-Kelly
Follett Higher
Education Group
Dr. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
Philip Gardner, DPM
Student Emergency
Loan Fund
Dr. Tad Dunagan ’51
Margaret and
Richard Roisman
Michelle Walter
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Davis
Mr. And Mrs.
Richard L. Highsmith
Scholarship Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Dusty Fry
Gale and Scott Golden
Julia Gray
Ghana Medical
Mission Project Fund
Marcus Helbig
Nu Xi, Chapter at Large
Elaine Kim
Lauri Paolinetti
Karen Kline
Samuel Merritt University
Student Body Association
KLM Laboratories, Inc.
Dorfman Pacific
Company, Inc.
Marcia Husband
Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas Highsmith
Lafayette Park Hotel & Spa
Kelly Ma
Gift-in-Kind Donations
Mama’s Royal Cafe
AISCO-Geyer
Vanessa Nelson
Animal Instinct Apparel
Katherine Osborn
Pacific Coast
Brewing Company
Pave’ Fine Jewelry Design
Donors $25,000 Or More Appear In Bold
Pegge Shuman
Houser Endowed
Scholarship Fund
Dr. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
M. Diane Hansen
Anne Seed
In honor of
John Garten-Shuman
John Garten-Shuman
In memory of
Kathryne
Henderson’s mother
Earl Joseph Lemay, Sr.
Kevin Yun
Dr. and Mrs.
Frank Heydman
Gordon “Skip”
Huber, Jr. Endowed
Geriatric Nursing
Scholarship Fund
Fritz E. Hitchcock, Jr.
Jim and Stephanie Bangert
Roberta B. Richards
Dr. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
Dr. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
Tina Ou
Debra Ramos
Hitchcock Heydman
Endowed Scholarship
Fund
Dr. James Stavosky and Andrea Polites at CSPM Centennial Gala,
June 2014.
Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon “Skip” Huber
Members of the Universalis Centralis Circle $1,000 or More
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Dr. Charles
Johnson Endowed
Scholarship Fund
Michelle Le
Memorial Nursing
Scholarship Fund
Motion Analysis And
Research Center Fund
Dr. Tracy Basso ’88
Llagas Foundation
The FAPA Foundation Corp.
Susan M. Cantrell
Dr. Cherri Choate ’90
Shun Wu
Laurie Rosa
H. Paul Smith
Drs. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
Gerald Thompson
Dr. Timothy Dutra ’85
Robert Wood Johnson
Scholarship Fund
Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students with DNP program director
Michelle Hampton, PhD, RN, at May 2014 Commencement.
Sarah B. Keating
Nursing Endowed
Scholarship Fund
Leslie Crane
Dr. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
Dr. Nancy Haugen
Kindred Foundation, Inc.
Case Management
Scholarship Fund
Dr. and Mrs. Eric Hubbard
JoAnn Carpaneto Bergesen ’69
In memory of mother,
Ruth Carpaneto
Chris and Carla Ross
In memory of
Ruth Carpaneto
Nursing
Scholarship Fund
Annalisa Anderson
In memory of
Virginia Oneto Volponi ’39
Dr. William and Phyllis
Lowe Medicine Endowed
Scholarship Fund
Dr. Adam Landsman
Dr. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
Root Functional Orthotic
Laboratory, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs.
William Lowe ’57
Chris and Carla Ross
In memory of
Cherri Choate’s mother
Tom C. and Rose
Lim Luey ’51
Endowed
Scholarship Fund
Dr. Randall Sarte ’72
Wenonah Bakke
Brichetto ’52
Dr. Richard J. Sarte ’84
Carolyn Arnett Broeren ’57
Dr. James Stavosky ’83
Dr. and Mrs. John Brosnan
In memory of Jean Weber
Barbara Sheng
Dr. Gail Widener
Dr. Howard and Patricia
Milliken Scholarship Fund
Movement Ability
Changes with
Balance–Based
Torso-Weighting in
Multiple Sclerosis Project
Dr. Russell O. Lewis ’65
Dr. Brian A. McDowell ’69
Dr. Douglas M. Taylor
Kindred Healthcare
Susan Kunich Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Nursing Education
Endowment Fund
Dr. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
Dr. Howard E. Milliken
In memory of
Patricia B. Milliken
Melvin A. and Betty Reed
Moffitt Scholarship Fund
Dr. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
Aileen L. Moffitt
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
National Institute of
Child Health and
Human Development
Robert N.
Nelson M.D. Endowed
Scholarship Fund
Dr. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
Dr. and Mrs. Robert N. Nelson
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Baker
Dr. Penny Bamford
Dolores Beanland ’52
In memory of
Jean Dollison Barry ’52
Jacquelyn Moran ’52
Rod Byrd
In memory of
Virginia Oneto Volponi ’39
Richard and
Margaret Campiotti
In memory of
Virginia Oneto Volponi ’39
Alicia Louie Chen ’08
Chevron Humankind Matching Gift Program
Carolyn M. Mettler Collins ’64
Dr. Theodore L.
Deffinger ’54
In memory of Dr. Blair
Vernon Anderson ’55
Deluxe Corporation
Foundation
Captain Dorothea
Jean Dunn ’53
REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 201 3 – 201 4
Nannette
James Dutchover ’59
Rene Clymer-Engelhart
R.E. Farshler
In memory of
Virginia Oneto Volponi ’39
Dr. Inga Bones Flothow ’48
Dr. Scot D. Foster
Gloria Giorgi Galeotti ’49
In memory of
Anne Elizabeth Giranis
Marian Melba Garrett ’48
In memory of
Charles Murphy
Colleen Lenahan ’96
Bernard Makowsky
In memory of
Jeri Ryan, R.N.
Jennifer N. Nguyen
Sheri Parkinson
In memory of
Judith Pope Johnson ’62
Catherine Phillips ’75
Judith Mell Phillips ’59
In memory of
Chester and Reta Mell
In memory of Dale Mell
Nu Xi,
Chapter-at-Large
Nursing
Scholarship Fund
Allison G. Russell ’11
Nu Xi, Chapter at Large
Peart Fund
Occupational Therapy
Scholarship Fund
Dr. Penny Bamford
Jim and Stephanie Bangert
Dr. Donna Breger-Stanton
Brad C. and Darla D. Tande
Isabelle Tsien ’02
Dr. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
In honor of
Pamela Carrasco
Timothy Cranford
Dr. Craig Elliott, II
Margrette Peterson
Ron Salazar
Andre Singleton
Elizabeth Ching
M. Diane Hansen
In memory of Lois Hansen
Daisy Hall Ray ’54
In memory of
Caroline Smalley
Janssen ’54
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hilton
In memory of
Virginia Oneto Volponi ’39
Chris and Carla Ross
In memory of
Pamela Mae Foglia
Dr. Scot D. Foster
Mr. and Mrs.
James W. Porter
Dr. Gordon M. Giles
Nicholas Sutton
Misayo Kay Hoover ’64
In memory of
Naomi Kor Eleccion ’64
Gloria Ishida Takarabe ’65
Joan DeProse Jacques ’60
Robert D. Janosov
In memory of
Gail E. Janosov ’54
Mr. and Mrs.
Martin E. Johnson
In memory of
Jean Dollison Barry ’52
Patricia McGee
Kenworthy ’52
In memory of
Catherine Ustick
Pamela Lane
In memory of
Virgnia Oneto Volponi ’39
Dr. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
Patricia Turk Tuller ’52
In memory of
Jean Dollison Barry ’52
Wendy McGuire Urrea ’64
In memory of
Naomi Kor Eleccion ’64
Joanne Volponi
In memory of
Virginia Oneto Volponi ’39
Dr. and Mrs. John Volponi
In memory of
Virginia Oneto Volponi ’39
Mr. and Mrs. George S. Waite
Lakeside Foundation
Dr. Kate Hayner
Anne Seed
In honor of Rosa Alvarado
Physician Assistant
Scholarship Fund
Carole O’Shea
Endowed Nursing
Scholarship Fund
Jim and Stephanie Bangert
Dr. Penny Bamford
The O’Shea Foundation
Dr. Michael DeRosa
Dr. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
Dr. Scot D. Foster
Panama Medical Mission
Project Fund
Dr. Gordon M. Giles
Robert P. Kikukawa
Marjorie Snyder Way ’48
In memory of Jim De Moss
In memory of David Palmer
Francisco Virgen-Giron
Sarah Maxwell ’06
Theresa Haack
Lauri Paolinetti
Bonnie J. Joy
Shun Wu
Lorraine F. Petti
Robert and Mary Lawrence
Blair Simmons
June Blodgett Lee ’52
In memory of Robert Bates
Mary Colburn LeMieux ’60
Donors $25,000 Or More Appear In Bold
Joselle Monarchi ’03
Lauri Paolinetti
Briseida Romero
Members of the Universalis Centralis Circle $1,000 or More
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Margrette Peterson, President Sharon Diaz and Dr. Paulina Van at SMU’s
Black History Month Celebration in February 2014.
Physical Therapy
Discretionary Fund
Kaiser Foundation
Health Plan, Inc.
Jeri Noble
Jennifer de los Santos
Nancy Aduna
Marisa DeSantis
Katherine Kalar
Uruashi Patel
Terri A. Alesci
Emily DeVere
Emily A. Karr
Patricia Pearson
Marilyn Alford
Karen Dugoni
Jade Keyes ’12
Helen Phung
Kristine Andref
Kathleen Edmunds
Sharmeen Khan
Laurel P. Quarles
Heather Leary-Arango
Christine Egan
Kelsey Kirkwold
Jennifer Renell
Mi Fung Kitty De La Rosa
Sunita Palecanda
Kathie Aylwin
Edie Elder
Linda Klaman
Kathryn Garcia-Rivera
Janet G. Babb
Sheryl Ettinger
Judy M. Kroeger
Anna Marie Rivero
Carolynne R. Barbane
Michelle Fannon
Carol Kurushima
Julie Robbins
Eileen Barr
Jessica Fielder
Kathy Kwok ’99
Gail Sakai
Sandy Barrett
Karen Felton
Betty Kwong
Karen Sandri
Kristen Belcastro
Maureen Fix
Heidi Langan
Karin Simpson-Schubert
Sabrina Belmont
Dr. Scot D. Foster
Mary Larson
Lydia Seely
Emily Bergeron
Heidi Garske
Jamie Leach
Suzie Seybold ’96
Carol Block
Linda Gaspard-Berry
Patricia Leary
Patty Shijo
Margaret Bray
Tina Greco
Brenda Lee
Janice Smith
Rebecca Brenner
Elinor Gregory
Caryn Lesko
Maureen Murphy-Stanton
Nicolee Brorsen
Lindsay Grossman ’08
Vinita Srinivas-Levet
Taryn G. Stiers
Marie Bulbulla ’05
Debra Gutierrez
Erica Libby ’11
Toki Strong ’99
Ellen Burke
Chantal Handley
Alice Louie
Sara Stutz
Elena Bunnell
Cortney Harbick
Mary Jane Lowenthal
Michelle Talajkowski
Marisa Camrye
Michelle Harui
Martha McCandless
Jenny Tang
Tamara P. Theodore
Rachel Cansino
Sarah B. Hatcher
Marianne McKeon-Wedell
Alexandra Castrinakis
Cynthia Hogan
Briana Magginetti
Diane Tom
Kimberly Chan
Carrie Inouye
Wendy Marrufo
Amy Touchet
Beth Chew
Institute for the Advancement
of Orthopedic Physical
Therapy (IAOPT)
Dori Maxon
Diana Trainque
Janice Matthews
Huong Ho-Tran
James Mendygal
Kelli Jackman ’02
Janette Tran
Peggy Shropshire-Mobbs
Melissa Jeong
Ellen Van Wert
Arwa Motiwala
Barbara Jeppson ’97
Michael Verolini
Diane Nevins
Katelyn Johnstone
Loretta Wihlborg
Julie Nidever
Ana Wu
Janet Cook
Rosalie Covello
Amy Cresswell
Charles Cutter, III ’98
Tamara DeBarssi
Irene DeCredico
Jennifer Jones
REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 201 3 – 201 4
Karissa Yee
Jennifer Bollong
Samuel Yu ’00
Mrs. Bertel Borowsky
Helena Zorndorf
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Cadenasso
Physical Therapy
Scholarship Fund
Jo Ann Carpaneto
Bergesen ’69
Dr. Scot D. Foster
Dr. Helen Christensen
Mary S. Kimball
Dr. and Mrs. Jerral S. Seibert
Janis Sheer Ballard ’96
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Clift
Jeffrey S. Kruger
Chi-Kwan Shea
Dr. Penny Bamford
Jennifer M. Clyne
Elaine M. Lemay
Dr. and Mrs. Wade Sherwood
Jim and Stephanie Bangert
Dr. James Cuthbertson
Catherine K. Lohr
Melvin and Anita Siegel
Dr. Rolando Lazaro
Lynda Dailey
Dr. Guy L. McCormack
Dr. and Mrs. Jon Sigurdson
Vera Dami
Bessanderson McNeil
Mary Spear
Dr. and Mrs. Richard A.
Deutsche
Nancy Marriner
Mary Strauss
Linda Matson
Arlene Swinderman
Drs. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
Catherine Matthews
Royce and Sue Valencia
Teresa M. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Lupe Vallejo
Marion A. Mills
Deborah Van Nest
Joe Mockus
Loretta M. Vanderveen
Scott Murray
Donna J. Nelson ’67
Dr. and Mrs.
Edward E. Waller, Jr.
Barbara H. Cadwalader
Physical Therapy Student
Research Program
EmpRes Healthcare
Management
Physiotherapy Corporation
Penny B. Remiker
Dr. and Mrs.
Sheldon S. Kabaker
Chris and Carla Ross
Nancy Karp
Maria Kiernik
Dr. and Mrs.
Roger R. Ecker
Dr. and Mrs. James F. Eggert
Picchi Memorial
Education Fund
Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon “Skip” Huber
Brooke Fancher
Dr. Richard Rocco
Dr. Mervyn A. Sahud
Dr. and Mrs.
Robert K. Sandberg
Mark Abelson
Dr. and Mrs.
Robert C. Feldman
Dr. Lawrence M. Ng
Dr. and Mrs. Carl Watanabe
Dr. and Mrs.
Eduardo Adamé
Galloway, Lucchese,
Everson and Picchi
Kurt A. Patzner
Dr. John C. Weaver, Jr.
Dr. Paul Perchonock
Paula T. Westman
Amy Anderson
John Garten-Shuman
Dr. Glen Petersen
Barbara Wiggin
Robert L. Anderson
Beverly Goggio
Ada Lou Peterson
Jennifer S. Winters
Jan Askin
Dr. Neil H. Gozan
Carla Picchi
Dr. Karen A. Wolf
Laurie Bagley
Dr. Teresa Gwin
Joanna Picchi
P. Roxann Zarchin
Mrs. Robert Balfour
Dr. John S. Hege
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Picchi
Dr. Penny Bamford
Dr. and Mrs. Irvin Herman
Linda Picchi
Dr. and Mrs. Malvin Barer
Dr. Bernard D. Herring
Podiatric Medicine
Scholarship Fund
Anna C. Barnard ’89
Dr. Joseph W. Hewitson ’89
Teresa Picchi ’96/
Joel Linzer
Judge Mario Barsotti
Meryl Himmelman
Dr. George A. Pugh
Jim and Stephanie Bangert
Dr. George W. Bauer
Dr. and Mrs.
Cornelius L. Hopper
Dr. George Queeley
Dr. Theodore Deffinger ’54
Dr. Audrey Berman
Donors $25,000 Or More Appear In Bold
Dr. Penny Bamford
Dr. Anthony S. Ravnik
Members of the Universalis Centralis Circle $1,000 or More
Student volunteers at the Get to Know Your Brain! event, March 2014.
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Dr. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
Pamela Lampson
McPherson P’70
Dr. Michael Dinnel ’76
Carol Matthews Milano P’60
Dr. Duane U. Dyer ’54
Mr. and Mrs. John Noon
In memory of
Harry Hoffman
Dr. Scot D. Foster
Dr. Vernon Holm ’53
Dr. Clark D. Miller ’70
Dr. Larry M. Nelson ’91
Andre’ Singleton
Dr. David D.-Q. Tran ’98
Representatives of the Bakotic Pathology Group at the June 2014
CSPM Centennial Gala.
Mary E. Rion P’56
Chris and Carla Ross
In memory of
June Hardy McFaul P’44
Marie Katri Stone P’36
Elizabeth Ching
Michaele Southall
Crystal Crawford
University Ventures
Funds Management, LLC
Dr. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
Celeste G. Villanueva
Kathleen Edmunds
Tarika Witherspoon
Dr. Craig M. Elliott, II
Eileen S. Yee
Jill Emerson
Susan Silva Zwahlen ’75
David L. Frey
Dr. Teresa Gwin
Dr. Blake O. Zobell ’91
Katie Joe Tom P’58
In memory of
Harry Hoffman
James W. Porter
Scholarship Fund
Alberta Smith Whalen P’51
In memory of
Sister Frances Ignacius
Elaine M. Lemay
Betty Gibson Williams P’46
In memory of
Barbara Soukup
McNeil P’46
Dr. and Mrs.
Alvin McLean, Jr.
Dr. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
Providence College
of Nursing Alumni
Scholarship Fund
Sheila McNally Bolin P’59
Charlotte Velasquez
Bradford P’60
Richard Brown
Karen Clowser Bruno P’60
Jayne Alexieff Bush P’62
Dr. Dorothy Coates
De Cayette P’54
Regents Diversity
Scholarship Fund
Mark Abelson
Michelle D. Hampton
Brian Hopper
Dr. Christina Lewis
Kevin Archibald
Dr. Penny Bamford
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Morrison
Tom and Gena Caya
In memory of
Mark K. Reynolds
Dr. Terrence Nordstrom
Andy Chamberlin
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Peters
Dr. Cecily Cosby
American Endowment
Foundation
Brad Peters
Ciara Cox
Julie Poteet
Edward “Ted” Curran
Jim and Stephanie Bangert
Dr. Gaye L. Raymond
Marcus Banks
Dr. Kathleen Roberts
Drs. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
Anna C. Barnard ’89
Alejandro Rodriguez
Dr. Craig M. Elliott, II
Farrell Barnett
Chris and Carla Ross
In memory of
Earl Joseph Lemay, Sr.
Adelina Gage-Kelly
Anita Caratti Gandolfo P’47
Dr. Audrey Berman
In memory of
Wayne Williams
Donald Rubin
Kristine Blanco
Anglyn S. Sasser
Donna Rucker Healy P’58
Maurice Borden
Joy Smith
Carla Cerutti Kemble P’60
Mr. and Mrs.
Warren “Chip” Brown
Hai-Thom Sota
Jean Cann Lapin P’45
Dr. Fusae Abbott
Amy Anderson
Juana C. Moreno
Brandy Beazley
Jovine Fifer Hankins P’53
Mark K. Reynolds
Technology and
Academic
Instruction Fund
Marie Ma
Iris Tomasino French P’48
Anita Haigh P’47
Royce and Sue Valencia
Dr. Timothy Dutra ’85
Maria Salas
Dr. Sylvia Fox
Ronda Garrett
Christina Gray
Lillian Lugo-Harvin
Jamie S. Hirota
Valerie Landau
Yurismary Llerena
REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 201 3 – 201 4
Dr. Mileva Saulo-Lewis
Lillian Lugo-Harvin
Dr. Pamela Minarik
Lily Marquez
Dr. Rhonda Ramirez ’96
Jacqueline Peter
Sherry V. Reynolds
Sally A. Pimentel
Alejandro Rodriguez
Alejandro Rodriguez
Maria Ronquillo
Saeng Saephanh
Chris and Carla Ross
In memory of
Akira “Ike” Hirota
Ronald Salazar
Maria Salas
Blair Simmons
Hai-Thom Sota
Michael Tam
Markcus Thomas
Royce and Sue Valencia
Marcus D. Walton
Dr. Karen A. Wolf
Mary E. Robinson
Endowed
Scholarship Fund
Department of Health
and Human Services
Blair Simmons
R. Shapiro Family
Foundation Endowed
Physical Therapy
Scholarship Fund
Frederick D. Van Ogle
Irma P. Walker-Adamé
Tarika Witherspoon
R. Shapiro Family
Foundation
Jeri E. Ryan
Scholarship Fund
Peter D. and Jennie Lim
Shiu Endowed Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Dr. Matilda Ignacio
Scholars in Service
Scholarship Fund
Dr. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
Kira Allen
Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Lew
In memory of Warren Mow
Dr. Aara Amidi-Nouri
Dr. Penny Bamford
M. Diane Hansen
In memory of Kathryne
Henderson’s mother
Tamatha Bechtle
Corine Harris
Dr. Fusae Abbott
Scholarships
for Disadvantaged
Students for
Physician
Assistants Grant
May Lim
In memory of
Heinrick Glaese
Rose Young Ko
Ruth Yip
Tom and Gena Caya
In memory of
Mary E. Robinson
Kathryne Henderson
Monika B. Deutsche
In memory of
Mary E. Robinson
Scholarships for
Disadvantaged Students
for Doctor of Physical
Therapy Grant
Dr. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
Tanya M. Grigg
Department of Health
and Human Services
Marilyn Snider Nursing
Scholarship Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Snider
Student Emergency
Loan Fund
Corine Harris
Dr. Fusae Abbott
Pamela Harrison
Allison Repinski Roberts ’00
Mary Hoang
Kristi Kindberg
Donors $25,000 Or More Appear In Bold
Mark A. Swift, Jr.
Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Dr. Audrey Berman
In honor of
Richard MacIntyre and
Robert Head’s marriage
Darlene DeLancey
In honor of
Dr. Audrey Berman
Theresa Cawthon
Daniel DeLancey
Russell DeLancey
Dr. Sharon C. Diaz
Mark A. Swift
Transgender
Project Fund
Dr. Patricia Brennan
Susan M. Cantrell
Margaret Rivero-Early
Pamela Eiselman ’96
Dr. Sylvia Fox
Dr. Nancy Haugen
Mindy Prestia
Janet Rowland
Sharon L. Swain ’98
Dr. William and
Doreen Wong
Podiatric Medicine
Endowed
Scholarship Fund
East Bay AIDS Center
Dr. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
Tavi M. Van Ogle ’88
Endowed Nursing
Scholarship Fund
Dr. and Mrs.
William Lowe ’57
In memory of
Dr. William Wong ’64
Dr. Luis F. and
Sharon C. Diaz
Chris and Carla Ross
In memory of
Dr. William Wong ’64
Frederick D. Van Ogle
Dr. Patricia Harvey Webb
Scholarship Fund
Dr. and Mrs. William Wong
Dr. Fusae Abbott
Karen L. Wrubel, DPM
Podiatric Medicine
Scholarship Fund
Dr. Joan Bard
Dr. Karen L. Wrubel
Dr. Audrey Berman
In memory of
Marilyn Biehl Cook
Akira “Ike” Hirota
Earl Joseph Lemay, Sr.
Otis Tuggle, Sr.
In honor of the birth of
Saylor Jeanne Krahn
Marquez Robles
Keldon Nicodemus
Yu Shears
Members of the Universalis Centralis Circle $1,000 or More
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SMU students attend a campus barbecue, March 2014.
Principles
of Community
Samuel Merritt University is committed to creating a diverse, equitable,
and inclusive learning community, workplace, and campus environment.
We demonstrate this commitment by ensuring that SMU is a community where:
>> W
e affirm the value of human diversity,
respecting our differences, while acknowledging our common humanity.
>> W
e affirm the inherent dignity and value
of every person and strive to maintain a
climate based on mutual respect, fairness,
and inclusion, calling for civility and decency
in our personal interactions, regardless of
position or status in the academy.
>> W
e respect the right of freedom of expression within our community and value the
different perspectives of others; recognizing
and appreciating these differences builds
trust and contributes to the excellence of
the university.
>> W
e challenge all forms of behavior that are
prejudicial, discriminatory, and detrimental
or contrary to the values expressed in this
document; and we take responsibility for
increasing our own understanding of these
issues through education and our interactions with one another. As a community, we are committed, individually and
collectively, to embodying and safeguarding these principles.
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