Field Neurosciences Institute
Winter 2012
Field Notes
Field of Hope - Steps Ahead
Spring Gala and
50 Year Celebrations
In Memory - Jeff Coupie
Neuroscience Nursing Events
FNI News
Image shows beta amyloid plaques (in pink) from the brain of a mouse carrying human
Alzheimer’s disease genes. FNI researchers are searching for treatments that would
reduce these plaques, which are hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease pathology.
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E. Malcolm Field, M.D., D. Sc.
FNI Medical Director
Gary L. Dunbar, Ph.D.
Executive Director, FNI
‘Thanks Given’ to Our FNI Family
At the commencement of our holiday season, it is an opportune time to give thanks to our FNI family--all
of the staff, board members, volunteers, and donors—who, collectively, make FNI a wonderful place to work
and a valuable asset to our community. Although this past year has had its share of trials and tribulations, our
FNI family has held strong and has continued to make significant advances in our mission to help prevent,
care, and cure neurological disorders. Our ThinkFirst program continues to be a national model—providing
educational programs to schools around the mid-Michigan area—and providing a leadership role at the state
and national level. Our support groups for MS and spinal cord injury provide important information and a
welcomed source of help to those affected and for their families and caretakers. Our educational programs,
including our weekly Grand Rounds, continue to provide area physicians and healthcare providers with new
insights into basic research and clinical applications that can benefit patients. Our efforts to partner with
organizations, such as the Alzheimer’s Association and the Huntington Disease Society of America, has
provided renewed hope for the collective research efforts at FNI and beyond. Our efforts to help raise funds
for the Stealth System, which provides precision guidance during neurosurgery, will assist in advancing care
to those in immediate need. Finally, our research efforts have continued to push the envelope for developing
new strategies to treat brain and spinal cord dysfunction. Our strategy of genetically modifying adult stem
cells to produce extra amounts of beneficial proteins when transplanted into diseased or damaged brains has
been adopted by researchers at University of California, Davis, with the expectation that it will be clinically
tested for treating Huntington’s patients within the next four years. In addition, our work to produce induced
pluripotent stem cells that can replace lost neurons in the brains or spinal cords of those in need, continues
to progress.
Although our progress has been hampered by the unforeseen accident to one of our top researchers, Dr. Julien
Rossignol, in January, we have continued to forge ahead. Fortunately, Dr. Rossignol has fully recovered and
is back to work full-time in the FNI lab at CMU. In addition to the setback from losing the extraordinary
contributions of Dr. Rossignol, FNI is facing the same sort of budgetary cutbacks that many people and
organizations are facing in these tough economic times. Nonetheless, we are determined to focus on our
mission and continue to provide the best education, care, and research that we possibly can to help those
who need it most. Our resolve has been strengthened by the enormous support that we have again received
from our fall fundraiser this year. The outpouring of the generous contributions from our FNI family has
allowed us to make a significant donation towards purchasing the new Stealth System at the hospital and key
pieces of lab equipment—including a spectrophotometer—that will keep FNI research at the cutting edge.
Our work at FNI is a communal effort, requiring commitment from our staff, volunteers, Board members,
and community supporters. Our continued success is dependent on the generous support and contributions
of our FNI family—together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of so many who suffer from
neurological disorders—the very people who are most grateful for our collective efforts. So, as we count our
blessings this holiday season, we want to make sure that there is ‘thanks given’ to all of you—our FNI family—
who continue to demonstrate the steadfast commitment to do as much as we can for those who need it most.
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FNI Lab at CMU Collaborating with University of California, Davis
on Major Study for Treating Huntington’s Disease (HD)
On Friday, August 03, 2012, the following announcement, which included acknowledgement of the
groundbreaking work done in the FNI lab at CMU, was released to the public (and was subsequently
referenced in a special issue on stem cells in the November 18th issue of the Detroit Free Press):
California stem cell agency approves $19 million clinical trial project as Huntington’s
disease families ‘change the course of science’
Adult stem cells designed to rescue brain cells from death in Huntington’s disease patients
could enter human testing in the next three to four years, thanks to a $19 million grant to
an HD research team at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), from the California
Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM).
If successful, this first-ever stem cell clinical trial for Huntington’s could pave the way for a
possible treatment of the devastating disorder.
At a public meeting July 26, the oversight board of the $3 billion stem cell agency announced
the award to the lab of researcher Jan Nolta, Ph.D., a recognized specialist in mesenchymal
(pronounced “meh-zen-KI-mal”) stem cells (MSC), and her collaborator Vicki Wheelock,
M.D., a neurologist and the director of the Huntington’s Disease Society of America’s Center
for Excellence for Family Services and Research at UC Davis.
Dr. Nolta aims to introduce MSCs, which act as natural “paramedics” in the body, into the
brains of symptomatic HD patients to test for safety and tolerability. The trial doses will be
made from a sample of MSCs extracted from a healthy donor.
MSCs produce a so-called “fertilizer for the brain” (BDNF, brain-derived neurotrophic
factor), whose levels plummet drastically when someone has HD. Dr. Nolta and her team have
engineered MSCs to produce higher levels of BDNF in an attempt to help HD-damaged
neurons recover and avoid death, thus slowing, halting, or perhaps even reversing the course
of HD.
Dr. Nolta’s collaborator Gary Dunbar, Ph.D., of Central Michigan University, has already
demonstrated that these MSCs mostly stop symptoms in transgenic mice that have been
given the abnormal HD gene.
Research in the FNI lab at CMU demonstrated that bone-marrow-derived MSCs from mice, which were
subsequently altered genetically to produce extra amounts of a beneficial protein (called brain derived
neurotrophic factor) could significantly reduce anatomical and behavioral deficits in a transgenic mouse
model of Huntington’s disease. As part of the new collaboration, FNI researchers plan to test human
MSCs, developed in the UC Davis lab, in the same mouse model of Huntington’s disease. If successful, the
next step would be for the UC Davis group to test these in non-human primates, prior to initiating human
clinical trials, a goal they hope to accomplish within the next four years.
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Jeff Smith is President-Elect for the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience
Dr. Jeffery Smith, E. Malcolm and Lois Field Endowed Chair of Health Sciences at SVSU, was
recently elected to serve as the next President of the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience, an
international organization dedicated to promoting teaching and research in the neurosciences
at the undergraduate level. Dr. Smith has an exemplary record of mentoring undergraduate
students and has served with distinction as a counselor for this organization for past few years.
He has been a major impetus in establishing the new neuroscience laboratory and mentoring
neuroscience students at SVSU. In addition, Dr. Smith is serving as Counselor-at-Large in
the Michigan Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience. His election as the next President of
the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience is a testament to his dedication and commitment to undergraduate
education in the neurosciences.
SVSU Professor and Student Honored
Dr. Charles Weaver, former Research Associate at FNI and current Assistant
Professor at SVSU, and his student, Robert Underly, were honored as one of five
recipients of the Support of Mentors and Students Award at this year’s banquet
on October 13th at the Society for Neuroscience in New Orleans, Louisiana.
This is a national award offered to outstanding junior faculty members at
predominately undergraduate institutions who demonstrate excellence in
research and a commitment to promoting diversity in neuroscience education.
The awardees are selected from a highly competitive pool of research proposals
submitted by applicants across the country. The applications are then scored
and reviewed by a panel of experts, and the top candidates are granted funds to help the mentor and his or her
student conduct the proposed research over the summer. Dr. Weaver’s project focused on his hypothesis that some
elements of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) could be linked to a bacterial infection from Enterococcus faecalis (a major
cause of loss of teeth). Dr. Weaver and his student detected shifts in tau protein from the cell body to degenerating
axons in cultured neurons that were exposed to the Enterococcus faecalis bacteria. They also found evidence that
the tau protein changed it shape in the cultured neurons exposed to the bacteria, mimicking what happens to tau
protein in AD, and suggesting a possible link between Enterococcus faecalis and AD or other disorders involving
disruption of the tau protein. Dr. Weaver and his students are continuing to pursue this line of research and are
collaborating with FNI Research Associate, Dr. Mee-Sook Song, to better understand the potential causes of AD,
so that effective treatments can be developed.
St. Mary’s Achieves Stroke Center Recertification
Following an on-site evaluation on September 21, 2012, and by demonstrating compliance with nationally
developed standards for stroke care, St. Mary’s of Michigan has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of
Approval™ as a Primary Stroke Center. St. Mary’s first became certified in 2006. Every two years The Joint
Commission conducts an on-site review of the program. Each year, about 795,000 people experience a new or
recurrent stroke, which is the nation’s 4th leading cause of death. On average, someone suffers a stroke every 40
seconds and someone dies of stroke every 3.1 minutes. Stroke is the leading cause of serious, long-term disability
in the United States. The capabilities of St. Mary’s of Michigan to attend to an acute stroke have continued to
advance through the years. We are able to provide interventions above and beyond the standard intravenous tPA
(tissue plasminogen activator) with a variety of treatment options that are now available in the interventional
radiology department.
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St. Mary’s is proud to have achieved this designation from the Joint Commission and are pleased to have them
recognize our commitment to providing the best possible care to patients and the community.
Fall Fundraiser Allows FNI Research to ‘Step Ahead’
The concerted efforts of FNI staff, board members, and volunteers—especially the tireless dedication of our
Chairperson and chief fundraiser, Martha Ann Joseph—has provided the tools to propel FNI research to new
heights. The acquisition of the flow cytometer, incubator microscope, and the initiation of the research fellowship
have positioned FNI to be a significant source of ground-breaking research on the efficacy of adult stem cells for
treating neurological disorders. Over the past four years, the FNI lab in Saginaw has been transformed into a
state-of-the-art research facility that is better positioned to generate new insights into the cellular and molecular
mechanisms underlying neurological dysfunction. These insights can then be translated into developing new
therapeutic strategies that can be tested at the cellular level at the FNI lab in Saginaw and in animal models of
neurological diseases in our affiliated labs at SVSU and CMU. For example, Dr. Nicholas Dey has been working
with researchers at SVSU on a project to evaluate how changes in cell culture conditions, such as the amount of
oxygen to which cultured cells are exposed can affect their hardiness. In addition, his recent work, investigating
the potential of tumor formation and immune rejection of cells grown in normal and low oxygen environments,
may provide critical information into the clinical utility of these cells for transplantation therapy.
Currently, FNI researchers will be purchasing a spectrophotometer from part of the proceeds garnered from this
year’s FNI Fall fundraiser (Field of Hope: Steps Ahead). This spectrophotometer will allow for the analysis of
cellular changes, chemical release, and protein expression in living cells, greatly enhancing the speed and scope
of research into the treatment of neurological diseases and injury. This will allow researchers to gain a deeper
understanding of the underlying mechanism of diseases, by evaluating changes in their biochemical and cellular
components, as well as monitoring the mechanisms by which potential treatments might confer their beneficial
effects. For example, the spectrophotometer can measure the release of pro-survival chemicals in cells grown
under different conditions, and this information can help identify the most effective method of growing cells to
maximize their efficacy when they are transplanted into the brain or spinal cord.
The acquisition of the spectrophotometer and other key pieces of equipment (including a gel imaging system, highspeed centrifuge, and new PCR machine) from this year’s fall fundraiser will provide the critical infrastructure
needed for the exciting new line of research being undertaken by FNI’s newest research associate, Dr. Mee-Sook
Song. This equipment will allow her to investigate the progression of neurodegenerative processes that occur
during the early phases of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) by monitoring cultured neurons obtained from both healthy
mice and those carrying genes that cause AD. Dr. Song will investigate whether co-culturing AD neurons with
healthy bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can delay the progressive degeneration of the
AD neurons. This study will address what mechanisms that are involved in the neurodegenerative processes and
will examine whether the healthy co-transplanted MSCs can produce beneficial proteins (such as brain derived
neurotrophic factor) that may prevent or delay the onset of AD pathology.
This equipment will also be available for the rich, on-going collaborations between the FNI lab in Saginaw and
affiliated labs at SVSU and CMU. The generosity of the supporters of FNI is being translated into significant
progress toward understanding the mechanisms underlying neurological dysfunction and potential ways to
effectively treat these problems. The continued support of these efforts will
hasten the development of new and more effective treatments for a variety of
neurological disorders. All of us at FNI (and especially all of those afflicted
with these devastating disorders) are deeply grateful for the generous support
of our donors.
The spectrophotometer, to be purchased with some of the proceeds
from this year’s Fall fundraiser, will add a critical piece of equipment
to the impressive arsenal used to combat the devastating problems
caused by injury or disease to the nervous system.
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FNI Research
CLINICAL
The FNI Clinical Research team is currently conducting trials in the areas of multiple sclerosis (MS), glioblastoma,
and sacroiliac joint pain. The following will give a small glimpse into each study that is active at this time.
Stratify 2 for monitoring Multiple Sclerosis patients
We have 65 subjects enrolled and have started the extension study that will track these patients for four more
years. The principal investigator (PI) for this study is Barbara Jahnke M.D. The purpose of the study is to
quantify the serological prevalence of JCV ( John Cunningham virus) antibody in the MS population and give
the prescribing physician and patients receiving Tysabri more accurate information of their risk for developing
PML (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy). The official title of the study is: JCV Antibody Program in
Patients with Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Receiving or Considering Treatment with Tysabri: STRATIFY-2.
We have already learned that patients who test positive to the JC virus antibodies, have been on immune
suppressants and have more than 24 infusions of Tysabri are at greater risk of developing PML.
SI Bone
INSITE: Investigation of Sacroiliac (SI) Fusion Treatment. This is a randomized study comparing non-surgical
treatments to SI joint fusion. This study is a phase IV with Dr. Lawson and Dr. Schell. We are up and running
with this study.
CDX-110 Vaccine for Glioblastoma
The CellDex-110 phase III study has been approved and FNI clinical researchers are now screening patients. In
addition, research continues for the second phase of this research study for the treatment of brain cancer, which
involves a long term follow-up.
FNI Hosts 2012 International Organization of Multiple Sclerosis Nurses Program
The conference, Complex Issues in MS: Creative Nursing Solutions, was held in Detroit on September 15th and
hosted and organized by FNI’s Research Nurse, Heather Clark. Seventy-nine nurses attended the day-long
conference and gave excellent reviews at its conclusion. Topics and speakers included:
• Wellness in MS and the Role of MS Nursing, by Heather Clark RN
• Nature of MS: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Natural History and Clinical Course, by Richard Herm RN
• Disease Management: Acute Relapses and Disease Course, by Barbara Jahnke MD
• Functional Changes, Role of Rehabilitation and the Management of Progressive MS, by Daniel Duffy D.O.
• Comprehensive Symptom Management with Case Studies, by Marc Silverman D.O.
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PRE-CLINCIAL
FNI Researchers Present Findings at National Conference
Researchers from the FNI Lab at CMU gave over 20 presentations at this year’s annual meeting of the Society for
Neuroscience in New Orleans, Louisiana this past October. The researchers presented their work on the use of adult stem
cells for treating neurological deficits in a wide variety of disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease, Huntington’s disease,
Parkinson’s disease, degenerative disc disease, and stroke. The Society for Neuroscience meeting is the largest and most
prestigious meeting of its kind, attracting over 28,000 neuroscientists from around the world. The FNI presentations were
well received and helped position our research in the forefront of international efforts to utilize adult stem cells, particularly
induced pluripotent stem cells (genetically-altered adult stem cells that contain the capacity to become any kind of cell),
for treating neurological disorders.
Back row (L-R): Robert Wyse (graduate assistant), Jessica Matyas (graduate assistant),
Dr. Julien Rossignol (principle investigator), Dr. Gary Dunbar (principle investigator),
Kyle Fink (graduate assistant), and Ryan Welchko (graduate assistant).
Front row (L-R): Dr. Jessica Mathchynski (former graduate assistant, now Assistant
Professor at Rochester College), Tiffany Reinke (undergraduate student), Tia Hall
(undergraduate student), Rebecca Culver (undergraduate student), Philip Starski
(undergraduate student), and Andrew Crane (graduate assistant).
FNI Researcher Receives State and National Honors
Tiffany Reinke, an undergraduate researcher in the FNI lab at CMU, shared highest honors
as one of the two winners in this year’s Michigan Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience
outstanding undergraduate research poster competition. This was the fourth year in a row
in which an FNI researcher won this award, and marks an astonishing record of six of the
last eight winners of this state award coming from the FNI lab at CMU. Tiffany’s work
represented a follow-up of the work initiated by Dr. Jessica Matchynski, a recent graduate
of CMU’s Ph.D. Program in Neuroscience. Tiffany worked in the FNI lab at CMU on a
project testing the efficacy of a combinatorial treatment for memory deficits in a mouse model Tiffany Reinke (right) and her
of Alzheimer’s disease. Tiffany found that treatments of Total Body Rhythm (a compound mentor, Dr. Gary Dunbar (left),
were honored by the Faculty for
consisting of tart cherry extract, Nordic fish oil, and Emu oil, made by Cerise Nutraceuticals in Undergraduate Neuroscience
Traverse City, Michigan) could reduce memory deficits in the 5xFAD transgenic mouse model at this year’s Society for
of Alzheimer’s disease. In a follow up to her behavioral work, Tiffany also showed that the Neuroscience Meeting in New
Orleans, Louisiana.
Cerise product helps to preserve critical cell functioning in this mouse model of Alzheimer’s
disease. Tiffany also received honors in a national competition, in which she won a travel award from the Faculty for
Undergraduate Neuroscience, to attend and present her research at the national meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.
FNI Researcher Wins Regional Award
Kyle Fink (pictured at right), a Ph.D. student in the FNI lab at CMU, was the recipient
of yet another award this past year. Kyle’s presentation at the Mid-West Stem Cell
Conference, held at Oakland University during the first week of October, received
second-place honors. This conference was attended by some of the world’s top stem cell
researchers, and this honor adds to Kyle’s growing collection of accolades during the
past couple of years, including receiving the prestigious international Chateaubriand
Fellowship (to spend a year in a top-ranked laboratory in France) and a travel award
last year to attend and give a platform presentation at the American Society for Neural Therapeutics and Repair conference
in Clearwater Beach, Florida. Kyle’s work has focused on comparing the efficacy of transplanted induced pluripotent stem
cells (which are adult stem cells that are genetically altered to function as if they were embryonic stem cells) to that of bonemarrow-derived adult stem cells. Kyle is expecting to complete his studies in the FNI lab at CMU this summer and defend
his dissertation for a dual Ph.D. degree, conferred by both CMU and the University of Nantes, in France.
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In Memory
Jeff Coupie
August 15th, 1970 - August 5th, 2012
Jeff skydiving
Mary Kunz, Jeff Coupie & Tami Bersano at
the 2010 FNI Fall fundraiser
Jeff playing wheelchair rugby
Martha Ann Joseph, Margaret Clark and Jeff
at an E. Malcolm Field Society Gala
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Jeff was a leading advocate for adaptive sports and co-founded Michigan
Sports Unlimited (MSU) 12 years ago, with former FNI associate Brian
Sheridan. He had been involved with another organization for adaptive
golf, which he loved, but funding was running out and his love for adaptive
sports was growing. According to Brian, Jeff provided the heart and
soul for MSU. He worked tirelessly to grow the organization through
presentations, grants and talking to whomever would listen about his
passion, even without a salary. Michigan Sports Unlimited has become a
leader in adaptive sports. Since 2008, the organization organizes Thunder
in the Valley games at SVSU, a three day event of Olympic style games for
disabled athletes. In 2011, Jeff was responsible for bringing the National
Junior Disability Championships to SVSU, which hosted over 200 young
athletes from across the country.
One of Jeff ’s favorite sports was quad rugby, and he competed on the team,
Michigan Storm. This sport is for people who are quadriplegic, or those
who have an impaired mobility in all four of their limbs. Jeff was a C6
quadriplegic, receiving his injury at his high school graduation party after
diving into a pool. This left him unable to walk and with little function in
his hands and forearms.
On October 25th, the Athletes with Disabilities Network presented Jeff ’s
friends and family with the Rick Knas Lifetime Achievement Award,
celebrating Jeff ’s contributions to the success of others, given at a Hall of
Fame banquet at the Sound Board in the Motor City Casino and Hotel in
Detroit.
Jeff worked closely with several of the FNI staff, including Tami Bersano
and MSU Board members Mary Kunz and Maria Gonzalez. Mary and
Tami, also wheelchair users, would join with Jeff to meet with newlyadmitted patients in the hospital, shortly after receiving spinal cord
injuries. They would convey to the patients that there exists opportunities
for them and would try to help them with depression, that is often
associated with learning they have a spinal cord injury. Everyone is
quickly realizing how hard Jeff worked and how much he accomplished by
himself, as they are now trying to learn what will be needed to continue
the important job of running the MSU organization, especially now, to
honor Jeff, and all that he did for others in need. We all miss him coming
into the office occasionally to get mail or check up on things, always
smiling and obviously enjoying his work of making the lives of others with
disabilities better.
FNI Blessings
Martha Ann Joseph
Chair FNI Board of Directors
We are so blessed here at Field Neurosciences Institute to see passionate
commitment to our vision and mission from our Board of directors, staff members,
volunteers and contributors. It is our intent to continually strive for excellence in
clinical, medical education, injury prevention programs and research, searching for
the most effective ways to treat those suffering from all the devastating neurological
injuries, diseases and disorders.
This coming year we are focusing our efforts towards finding effective treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, the
most common dementia, which affects nearly 5.3 million Americans. This disease, which causes memory
loss and other intellectual deficits that can interfere with daily life, has become one of the most serious
health issues of our time. As we all know, it is not just the person suffering from Alzheimer’s that is affected,
but we need to include families, caregivers and others whose health, income and financial security suffer
irreversible decline. It is known that the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease significantly increases with
age. It is projected that one in eight, over 10 million baby boomers, will either die with, or from, Alzheimer’s
disease.
Together we see many challenges and also have opportunities to find answers to some of the devastating
neurological degenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease. Our FNI scientists, including Dr. Gary
Dunbar, our Executive Director, Dr. Mee-Sook Song, and others are leaders in adult stem cell research
ventures and collaborations, searching for answers to some of the challenges presented by the devastating
neurological degenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease. We now position the Institute so that
it can maximize its effectiveness in developing new services and therapies for those suffering from these
diseases.
With all of your generous partnering, we will continue to look for “miracles” - a world changed dramatically
by innovative research, resulting in more effective treatments for many of the dreaded neurological diseases,
disorders and injuries. With your generosity, we can adopt the passionate and compelling vision of Malcolm
Field, that is, to make a significant difference in the lives of so many people suffering from neurological
diseases, disorders, and injuries.
On behalf of the Institute, I thank you for your continued support. You are our lifeline!
“Life goes fast, and it can pass you by in a hurry. I have a very good
life and I choose to enjoy it to the fullest.” - Jeff Coupie
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New CNRNs
Three Registered Nurses were awarded the CNRN (Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse) Certification
this year. The CNRN Certification provides recognition for a level of excellence in nursing care for the patient
with a neurological condition. After two years of service in the Neuroscience Department, all registered
nurses are eligible to prepare and sit for this highly distinguished certification test. To date, over 60 registered
nurses have been certified.
Congratulations to our newest CNRN’s:
Eric Maher, RN- NICU
Len Ferris, RN- NPC
Vicki Gamet, RN- NPC
27th Annual Neuroscience Nursing Conference - This, That and the Other Thing
October 23rd at St. Mary’s of Michigan Masud Lecture Hall
Approximately 100 attendees earned 6.25 continuing education contact hours for attending the conference,
which was organized by St. Mary’s of Michigan Department of Neurosciences associates and management.
This year’s conference included the following speakers and topics:
E. Malcolm Field, MD, DSC, FACS, FAICS, ABNS - Welcome
Zigmond Kozicki, DHA, MSA, MA, LLP - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after
Motor Vehicle Accident
Daniel Duffy, D.O. - Walk this Waylll Emerging Stroke Research
Daryl Jensen, RN - From Donation to Transplant-An Unbroken Chain
Stephanie Staples - Life Support for Nurses
Gerald Schell, MD, ABNS - Aneurysm: Past, Present and Future of Treatment
Suhasini Gudipati, MD, FACP - Prions, Prions, Prions
ThinkFirst Receives Grant from Mt. Pleasant Area Community
Foundation’s Kellogg Youth Fund
FNI’s ThinkFirst program received a grant to provide helmets for 3rd graders in Mt. Pleasant area schools.
In addition to providing the helmets, FNI’s ThinkFirst group also delivers the Buckle Your BrainTM program.
The mission of Buckle Your BrainTM is to help prevent brain and spinal cord injuries by educating the youth
of our community about the critical functions of the brain and spinal cord, and by reinforcing helmet use and
other good safety behaviors.
The Buckle Your BrainTM Program is presented by Injury Prevention Specialists who are dedicated to making
people aware of the dire consequences that could occur when safety helmets are not worn. The program
addresses bicycle safety, proper helmet utilization, and the critical functions of the brain and spinal cord. The
60-minute educational presentation stresses the importance of wearing a safety helmet to protect the brain
and ultimately save a LIFE. After a brief anatomy lesson, participants view a bicycle safety video. This is
followed by a high energy interactive quiz which covers the rules of safe bike riding.
To reinforce the importance of wearing a helmet to protect the brain, educators use a watermelon to
demonstrate to the students the risks of not wearing a helmet. The watermelon is dropped, both with and
without a helmet. The helmeted melon is not damaged while the un-helmeted melon cracks or explodes,
demonstrating the injuries they could sustain.
At the end of the presentation, each child is custom fitted with a bike helmet and read their “safety rights,”
promising to wear their helmet to protect their brain.
Included were Vowles, Pullen, Shepherd and Ganiard, Winn, Sacred Heart Academy, Renaissance Academy
and Beal City elementary schools.
Neuroscience Golf Outing
The annual golf outing was held August 25th at Apple Mountain Golf Course
in Freeland. More than 120 golfers and volunteer participated this year and
over $15,000 was raised for continuing education and certification of St. Mary’s
Neuroscience department. The keynote speaker, Dr. Daniel Duffy, presented the
most up-to-date information regarding anabolic steroids, while the attendees
enjoyed a wonderful hot breakfast.
At 9:00 am there was a shotgun start for golf. The volunteers kept the day fun with
all sorts of games at different holes. Three large screen TV’s and one iPad were
raffled off to help raise funds to further neuroscience education. There were many
other fine gifts awarded throughout the day. The mood of the day was FUN, FUN,
FUN!
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Tami Bersano with Pullen
Elementary students
Kelli Jankens with Vowles
Elementary students
Kelli Jankens with Shepherd
Elementary students
Mary Kunz custom fits a 3rd
grader with a helmet
ThinkFirst Welcomes Pam Brown
Pam Brown is the new ThinkFirst Gratiot and Isabella County teacher, replacing the
now retired Joan Klopcic and Jane Brown. Pam will receive a stipend for working in
the Isabella County schools from the Gratiot Isabella RESD and an office to do her
work. The Nichols Family, who have been incredible supporters of the ThinkFirst
program, will continue their support of the Gratiot area program. Pam has a degree
in Elementary Education from CMU, has taught as a substitute teacher in the Ithaca
Public schools for ten years, has two childrean at Hope College and lives in Ithaca
with her husband.
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2012 E. Malcolm Field Society Spring Gala
2012 Spring Gala and 50 Year Tribute
This year’s Gala was held at the Horizon’s Conference Center on May 17th and
featured Dr. Eric Gilbertson, President of Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) and
FNI Board member, and Dr. George Ross, President of Central Michigan University
(CMU) who gave their perspective of the future of their respective university and
how they plan to collaborate with FNI. They, along with Jim Van Tiflin, Martha Ann
Joseph, and Gary Dunbar, also congratulated Dr. E. Malcolm Field for his first 50 years of neurosurgery for St.
Mary’s of Michigan.
The presenters were followed by a tribute documentary that was created early in the year, featuring Dr. Field,
St. Mary’s of Michigan, Saginaw Valley Neurosurgery, and FNI.
An annual event at the Gala is the neuro nursing scholarship presentation. This
year, Dean Judy Ruland from SVSU presented the award to Cindy Chapman.
Cindy graduated in 1987 from SVSU with a BSN in nursing. She began her
nursing career at St. Mary’s in Neuro Progressive Care where she worked for five
years. After a back injury, she continued at St. Mary’s for 13 years in the PreProcedure Testing area. In 2001, she returned to work in NICU, where she has
remained. Cindy became CNRN certified in 2006, and is currently working on
her MSN as Nurse Practitioner. Upon graduation, she hopes to continue working
with the neuro population in the acute care setting. She lives in Freeland with her
husband, Steve, and children, Tyler and Bailey.
Celebrations at Alpena and Tawas
Two special celebrations were held to give patients, physicians, nurses and others a chance to congratulate Dr.
Field on his first 50 years of neurosurgery at St. Mary’s. The first event was held in Alpena, on July 21st. The
second was held on August 7th, at the Tawas Bay Beach Resort in Tawas. This wonderful event was organized
by St. Joseph Health Systems Foundation Executive Director, Shelley Buresch. At these celebrations, people
enjoyed refreshments and told stories of how Dr. Field has impacted their lives. In addition, the 50-year
tribute DVD was shown. While Dr. Field travels to several other clinic locations in Michigan, it has been
difficult to schedule aditional events at this time. However, if you would like to receive a copy of the tribute
video, please contact FNI.
Dr. Field enjoying a tribute
by a Tawas attendee
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Shelley Buresh and
Martha Ann Joseph
Dr. Field with an Alpena nurse
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E. Malcolm Field Society Members
FNI News
Saginaw Valley Humanities Series features Field Neurosciences Institute
This series, held at Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy, has provided free, enriching programs for 32 years. On
October 9th, E. Malcolm Field, M.D. and Gary L. Dunbar, Ph.D. presented an overview of the services provided
by FNI, with a focus on the use of adult stem cells to treat neurodegenerative disorders. Attendees learned what
adult stem cells are and how they can be genetically modified to increase the therapeutic potential when trasplanted
into the brains of rodent models of Huntington’s, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s diseases.
Ninth Annual James E. O’Neill Jr. Memorial Lecture
Gary Dunbar and Robert Edsel
Writer Robert Edsel was the featured speaker at this year’s lecture at Saginaw Valley
State University’s Malcolm Field Theatre for Performing Arts on October 25th. Mr.
Edsel presented “The Monument Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest
Treasure Hunt in History”, his book from 2009. Mr. Edsel established the Monuments
Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art, an organization that in 2007 became one
of 10 recipients of the National Humanities Medal. The day after his lecture, Mr. Edsel
joined FNI Board members and staff for a luncheon and discussion of his book and his
experiences learning about the stolen art and acts of art preservation during the World
War II.
Alzheimer’s Panel for General Public Planned - January 17th, 2013
Watch for information on a special grand rounds to educate the public on current research being done at FNI, CMU,
and SVSU in the field of Alzheimer’s Disease. FNI’s Research Associate Dr. Mee-Sook Song, who specializes
in this Alzheimer’s research, along with Dr. Gary Dunbar, Dr. Charles Weaver and others will present current
information and answer questions by attendees.
Please come and learn about potential treatments for this terrible disease that affects so many of our loved ones. A
dinner buffet will be provided for this evening event which is planned for January 17th at St. Mary’s of Michigan’s
Masud Lecture Hall. Details will be posted on www.fni.org, FNI’s facebook page and emailed. To join the email
mailing list, please contact cheri.burk@stmarysofmichigan.org
Support Groups
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Multiple Sclerosis 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
December 11, 2012
January 8, 2013
February 12, 2013
March 12, 2013
Spinal Cord Injury Resource Group
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
contact: Heather Clark
hclark@stmarysofmichigan.org or 989-497-3023
contact: Mary Kunz
mkunz@stmarysofmichigan.org or 989-497-3075
January 15, 2013
March 19, 2013
(both held at St. Mary’s of Michigan Towne Centre conference room)
PROTECTOR
A & D Home Health Care, Inc.
Absolute Building Maintenance
Advanced Diagnostic Imaging, P.C.
Dr. Raana Akbar & Dr. Waheed Akbar
Waheed Akbar M.D. &
Raana Akbar M.D., P.C.
Amendia, Inc.
Anonymous
Antique Warehouse & Speciality Shops
Arthur Webster Jr. Endowment Fund
Avalon & Tahoe Manufacturing, Inc
Dr. & Mrs. Edgar P. Balcueva
Charles F. and Adeline L.
Barth Charitable Foundation
Bierlein Companies
Patricia F. Bierlein
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Bommarito
Arnold & Gertrude Boutell
Memorial Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Brandle
Braun Kendrick Finkbeiner P.L.C.
Mr. & Mrs. John D. Bueker
Bueker Development Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Burk
Catholic Diocese of Saginaw
Catholic Federal Credit Union
Central Michigan University,
College of Medicine
Central Michigan University,
College of Humanities &
Social & Behavioral Sciences
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Chatfield
Citizens Bank
C. K. Eddy Memorial Fund
Margaret E. Clark
Tom & Joanne Cline
Davenport University
Dr. & Mrs. Delmer J. DeHart
Delphi Corporation
Dow Corning
Dr. Daniel Duffy
Dr. Gary Leo and Deborah Sue Dunbar
Mrs. Betty Dunbar
Duro-Last Roofing
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Ewald
Dr. & Mrs. E. Malcolm Field
E. Malcolm & Lois Field Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Frank E. Field
Mr. & Mrs. Irving A. Field
FNI Physical Medicine &
Rehabilitation, P.C.
Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Fraizer, Jr.
Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary
Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Furlo
Dr. Adam E. Gamon
Garber Management Group
Garr Tool
Great Lakes Eye Institute
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene J. Hamilton
Mr. & Mrs. Louis E. Hanisko
Harvey Memorial Foundation
HealthPlus of Michigan
HealthSource Saginaw
Martha Ann Joseph
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Kelly
Mr. & Mrs. James E. Keyes
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kremin, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Lawler
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard H. LeFevre
Lighthouse Neurological
Rehabilitation Center
Ms. Barbara M. Mahar Lincoln
Mr. & Mrs. Edward A. Lunt
Dr. & Mrs. Lakshmana R. Madala
Mail Room Service Center, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Majeski
Dr. Luigi & Dr. Carlotta Maresca
Mr. & Mrs. Henry G. Marsh
Angie Maziarz
The Honorable & Mrs. Gary R.
McDonald
McDonald Historic Auto Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. McDonald.
Mr. & Mrs. John W. McGraw
Medtronic Surgical Navigation
Michigan CardioVascular Institute
Michigan Orthopedic Services, L.L.C.
Midwestern Surgical Associates
Mobile Medical Response, Inc.
Morley Companies, Inc.
Morley Foundation
Dr. Joseph R. Moskal
Mr. & Mrs. David M. Nichols
Nichols Financial Group
Kevin D. Nichols
Dr. & Mrs. Jacob C. Ninan
O’Grady & O’Neil, P.C.
Pain Consultants of Michigan
Patricia B. Peplinski-Acker Family Trust
Pfizer Inc.
PNC Bank
Rehabilitation Research Center
Riversbend Rehabilitation Inc.
James L. Rogers
Saginaw Bay Underwriters
Saginaw Community Foundation
Saginaw Radiotherapy
Saginaw Valley Neurosurgery, P.C.
Saginaw Valley State University
Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Schell
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond J. Schultz
Raymond J. and Monica E. Schultz Trust
Dr. & Mrs. Samuel H. Shaheen
Stan & Kevin Sobol
Sons of Italy Lodge 2456
Spineology, Inc.
Spence Brothers
St. Joseph Health System
St. Mary’s of Michigan
Philip J. Stahle
Harold R. Stern
Cecil & Helen Szepanski
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald J. Talbot
The F. P. Horak Company
The Manors LLC
The Rehmann Group
Timberline Emergency Physicians, P.C.
Total Spine Midwest LLC
Alice E. Turner Memorial Trust
Valley Anesthesia, P.C.
Valley Cardiology, P.C.
Mr. & Mrs. James M. VanTiflin
Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. Vitu
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Walsh
Arthur Webster Jr. Endowment Fund
Leroy & Marcia Westrick
Jason & Carol White
Wickson-Link Memorial Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. David Wiersema
Dr. Susan Schmiege & Mr. Jim Wilson Mr. & Mrs. John W. Wolf, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Wolohan
Mr. Richard V. Wolohan
Wolohan Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd J. Yeo
Melvin & Hilda Zuelke
Charitable Foundation
PATRON
Abbott Neurology Care Center
Mr. & Mrs. Nate Abney
Accuray, Inc.
Agility Health Professionals, Inc.
Dr. & Mrs. Khurshid Ahmad
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Allen
Valerie Allen
Anagnost & Hall, P.C.
Andersen Eye Associates, L.L.P.
Anthony Filippis Co.
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph N. Aquilina
Mr. & Mrs. Brent D. Atwood
Dr. & Mrs. Umeshkumar A. Badami
Dr. & Mrs. Leroy C. Barry
Jean M. Bass
Bay City Players
Dr. Ronald & Dr. Sussan Bays
B. M. Benchley
Michael & Kathy Bierlein
Richard & Ann Blazejewski
Wallace & Irene Bronner
Family Charitable Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry L. Brown
Dr. Thomas C. Burk
Business Hemlock School Partnership
Cadwell Laboratories, Inc.
Dr. & Mrs. Donald J. Cady
Mr. & Mrs. Craig J. Carmichael
W. L. Case and Company
Cass City Public Schools
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Chasnis
Children’s Neuropsychology Assoc.
C.M.W. Real Estate, Inc.
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Copoco Community Credit Union
E. Malcolm Field Society Members
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Dr. & Mrs. David J. Conrad
Consumers Energy
Elena M. Cordoba
Cox, Hodgman & Giarmarco, P.C.
Credit Services of Michigan, Inc.
DALMAC Fund
Tri County Bicycle Association
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Damuth
Laura Alice Day
Dr. Brian C. de Beaubien
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald L. Decker
The Honorable & Mrs. Joseph DeFrancesco
Deisler Funeral Home
Mr. Guy R. Demasellis
Alma Gilmore Doud
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Doyle
Marilyn A. Dust
East Central Michigan
Planning & Development Region
Eclipsys Corporation
Edgewood Village Mobile Home Park
Edwards Men’s Shop
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Egleston
Mr. Jeffrey Endean & Dr. Myrna Tumacher
Dr. & Mrs. Lamberto E. Eugenio
Mrs. Barbara Ewend
Falk Center for Molecular Therapeutics
Judith Farley
Miklos Ferber
Fifth Third Bank
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Flegenheimer
Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Flegenheimer
Dr. & Mrs. Larry E. Fleischmann
Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Fordney
Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Forster
Dr. & Mrs. Rey A. Franco
Frankenmuth Insurance
Mr. Richard J. Garber, Jr.
Gardey Financial Advisors
Gardner, Provenzano,
Schauman & Thomas, P.C.
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Goldner
Dr. Ravi Goyal & Dr. Rashmi Goyal
Gratiot Medical Center
Gray, Sowle & Iacco, P.C.
Grzesiak Rentals
Dr. & Mrs. Charles A. Guidot
Mr. & Mrs. James F. Hammis
Dr. & Mrs. Brian Hancock
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Haverbush
Heartland Home Health Care
Mr. & Mrs. James Hensler
Dr. & Mrs. Verne D. Hulce
Mary Hughes
Huron Medical Center
Aarol W. & Elaine M. Irish
Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Jaffke
Mary K. James
Kelli Jankens
Dr. & Mrs. James J. Jesko
Dr. & Mrs. Charles E. Jessup
Dr. & Mrs. Jose Mari G. Jurado
Jose Mari G. Jurado, M.D., P.C
Roger N. Kahn, M.D.
Karu Medical Associates
Dr. & Mrs. Kizhakepat P. Karunakaran
Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Katz
James & Sharon Kaylor
Dr. & Mrs. Young H. Kim
Drs. Nikolai & Lioudmila Kinachtchouk
J.E. Klobucar/J.D. Klobucher Foundation
Georgia L. Knapp
Dr. & Mrs. Charles Koenig
Dr. & Mrs. George H. Koepke
Drs. Sam & Lakshmi Kottamasu
Kramer Realty Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Dale A. Krueger
Chris Kreuger Memorial Golf Outing
Dr. Narendra R. Kumar
Lake Huron Credit Union
Lambert, Leser, Cook, Giunta
& Smith, P.C.
LandAmerica Lawyers Title
Learman Family Foundation
Dr. James Letson, Jr.
Dr. Jeffrey Levin
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Loftus
Luce, Basil & Collins, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Luth
Dr. & Mrs. William D. MacInnes
Dr. Amita A. Maganti &
Dr. Bapineedu Maganti
Dr. & Mrs. John W. Manning, III
Markey Maintenance Services, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Marquardt
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Maslovich
Mr. & Mrs. Terry E. Mast
Marlene J. Mauch
McDonald Ford
Mr. & Mrs. John McGill
Lloyd J. McIntyre
Medtronic Sofamor Danek
Merrill Lynch
Michigan Blood
Midland Center for the Arts
MidMichigan Medical Center Gladwin
Mid-Michigan Neurology
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Miller
Mrs. Lois Miller
Monitor Township Fire Department
Sylvia C. Moore
Katharyn M. Morley
Mt. Pleasant Area Communitiy
Foundation - Kellogg Youth Fund
Drs. Thomas & Evelyn Mudd
Dr. & Mrs. Charles E. Mueller
New Hope Valley Assisted Living Home
Allen E. Nickless Memorial Foundation
Jon & Jennifer Nichols
Mrs. Marilyn Nichols
Oakland Orthopedic
Dr. & Mrs. Dermot D. O’Brien
Katherine O’Brien
Mr. & Mrs. John F. O’Grady
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Ohle
Mr. & Mrs. Terence J. O’Neill
O’Neill, Wallace & Doyle, P.C.
Dana D. Panknin
Paramount Rehabilitation Services, P.C.
Matthew Pavlovich
Shirley Patzwald & Dr. Tyler Haynes
Mary W. Princing
Dr. & Mrs. Steven Pulver
Pumford Construction Inc.
Dr. & Mrs. Ramesh P. Raju
Dr. Carlos Ramet
Dr. & Mrs. K. K. Ravindran
Mr. & Mrs. Jack J. Rehmann
Nijole Rice
Philip L. Richards
Mr.& Mrs. Clement J. Richter
Hiel and Mary Rockwell, Jr.
John & Barbara Roberts
Rock Promotions
Rogers Realty
Ted Rogers
Mr. & Mrs. James E. Rozek
Dr. & Mrs. Frank Rugani
Saginaw Charter Township
Saginaw Intermediate School District
Saginaw Medical Federal Credit Union
Dr. and Mrs. Naman Salibi
Sam’s Club Foundation
Sandusky Community Schools
George & Jeanne Lound Schaller
Susan Schmiege, M. D.
Dr. Caroline G. M. Scott
Brandon Sebald
Sebewaing Chamber of Commerce
Select Specialty Hospital
Seney Enterprise
Peter & Kari Shaheen
Dr. Deborah A. Shear
Dr. & Mrs. Farhad K. Shokoohi
Dr. & Mrs. Gerald A. Sieggreen
SignTec
Ed & Suzanne Skrelunas
Special Tree Head Injury Services
In memory of Thomas L. Spence
Dr. Chander W. Srinivasan
& Dr. Bala Srinivasan
Patrick & Annette Stainsby
Martin H. Stark
Robert E. Stark & Martin H.
Stark Foundation Fund
State of Michigan
Stevens Van Lines, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Stringer
Sturtz & Sturtz, P.C.
Surgical Solutions
Kathleen M. Sutto
Swan Valley Country Club
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Swartz
Cecil & Helen Szepanski
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Tacey
G. Anthony Talbot
The Dow Chemical Company
The Harold C. & Janet A.
Baldauf Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Thompson
Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Tibble
Dr. & Mrs. George K. Tong
Tri Valley Landscaping Inc.
Tri-County Bicycle Association
Tri-Star Trust Bank
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Turner
Tyco Healthcare/US Surgical/Valley Lab
Venture Medical, Inc.
Verdoni Productions
Dr. Thomas J. Veverka
Wal-Mart Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Weaver
Joan Wendland
Dr. Paul T. Werner
Margaret C. White
Mr. & Mrs. William Whitehead
Wildfire Credit Union
Tom Williamson
Wolgast Corporation
Dr. Edwin Wright
Wright & Filippis, Inc.
Fleury Yelvington & Dr. Barry Solomon
Yeo Family Foundation
Pervez Yusaf, M.D.
Paul Zebrowski and Assoc.
Craig A. Zanot
Scott Zimostrad, PhD and Associates
PEER
ADP
David M. Alexander
Allergan
Roselyn Argyle
Dr. Walter C. Averill
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Barber
Dr. & Mrs. Jack L. Barry
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Basil
Dr. & Mrs. Norbert E. Baumgartner
Dr. & Mrs. Reynold J. Baumstark
Bell-Wasik, Inc.
Bio-Logic Systems Corp.
Dr. & Mrs. Glen Brookshire
Dr. & Mrs. Gregory S. Brown
Dr. & Mrs. Jack R. Brown
Dr. & Mrs. Frederick J. Cady, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Douglas G. Campbell
Central Michigan Community Hospital
Central Michigan District Health
Department
Chaklos, Jungerheld, Hahn &
Washburn, PC.
Dr. & Mrs. James L. Chapman
Dr. & Mrs. John F. Collins
Asa T. Compton
Hon. & Mrs. William A. Crane
Crooked Creek Investment Company
Patrick Curtis
Chevrolet-Oldsmobile-Cadillac
Daniel J. Dijak, Sr.
Dr. & Mrs. Nikolay Dimitrov
Lawrence T. Doyle
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Duchaine
Dr. Jerry J. Evans
Farm Bureau Insurance –
Mr. Robert W. Pike
Burt & Linda Fettig
J. Michael Fordney, P.C.
Dorothy Foulds
Thomas L. Frank
Garb-Ko, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Gardner
Mr. & Mrs. James S. Goetz
Stan Gorzinski
Dr. & Mrs. Rajiva Goyal
Mr. & Mrs. Delford Gronholz
Drs. Rao V. & Suhasini Gudipati
Guilford Pharmaceuticals
Jacob C. Hanes
Helping Hands Nursing Services
Dr. Richard Heuschele
Hicks Studio of Saginaw & Midland
Hill-Rom
Dr. Ronald Hines
Holy Trinity Booster Club
Horizons Conference Center
Huron Medical Foundation
Dr. Thomas J. Hyde
J & B Products LTD
Jim Jasienski
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Joslyn
Mr. & Mrs. William Jungerheld
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Kelly
Mr. Ernie Klee
Kohl’s
Dr. & Mrs. Samuel Kurn
Kurtz Gravel Co
Medley A. Larkin, D.O.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard C. Letherer
Michael A. Linn
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Lofiego
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Mac Kay
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Meyer
Mid-Michigan Surgical Specialists, P.C.
Midwest Prostate & Urological Institute
Mr. & Mrs. William Nason
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore L. Nelson
Mr. & Mrs. William Nichols
Lois Niethammer
Nortel
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick O’Dell
Mr. James E. O’Neill
Ms. Margaret R. O’Neill
Dr. Joseph Oesterling
Dr. Rustico B. Ortiz
Dr. & Mrs. Sunil P. Pandit
Dr. & Mrs. Che Song Park
Primary Care Practice, P.C.
Princing & Ewend
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Putnam
Putnam Putnam & Assoc.
Dr. Surendra Raythath
RS Medical
Saginaw River Development
Saginaw Valley Bone & Joint Center, P.C.
Lewis F. Sandel, M.D
Dr. Raghu Sarvepalli
Senior Home Health Care, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Serier
John M. Sheridan, D.D.S., P.C.
Shred Experts, LLC
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred D. Socha
Sovis Insurance Agency
Dr. & Mrs. Timothy E. Spencer
Spring Arbor College
Standard Electric Company
Standish Community
Hospital Medical Staff
Mr. & Mrs. George Stewart
Superior Home Healthcare
Ultra Derm Systems
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Valler
Dr. John Vincent, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. David A. Wallace
Walmart
E. Ann Walsh
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Watson
Wilcox Professional Services
Wilkes Broadcasting, LLC MI
Dr. Terri L. Williams
Yeo & Yeo, P.C., CPAs &
Business Consultants
In Memory of
Judy Bannan
Margaret E. Clark
Vernon V. Bass, MD.
Jean M. Bass
Alvin Benson
The Krohn Family
Beverly Brethauer
Antique Warehouse & Specialty Shops
Robert Dietzel
Leonard & Geraldine LeFevre
Donald J. Donahue
Margaret E. Clark
Martha Ann Joseph
Leo A. Dunbar
Betty J. Dunbar
Zeke Field
Dr. and Mrs. E. Malcolm Field
Alphone and Ernestine Holihan
James E. Rozek
Nancy Kovacs
Dorothy Spiekermann
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In Memory of (cont.)
Richard J. Kulow
Kathryn Kulow
June McIntyre
Lloyd J. McIntyre
Margaret Nichols
Martha Ann Joseph
Mark Richter
Terry, Jayne, Jill, Mary, Sue and Jeff Tithof
Donald Scharich
Betty Claus
Ted & Regina Humpert
Ken & Joyce Laatsch
Frank Morlick
Chuck Nichols
Pro Med Billing
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Redding
Jim & Jody Richter
Gary & Sharon Scharich
Lori A. Scharich
Shirley Scharich
Todd Scharich
Randy & Kellie Swartz
Calvin and Pauline Weaver
Charles Weaver
In Honor of
E. Malcolm Field, MD
Carl and Peggy Burk
Pervez Yusaf, M.D., P.C.
Mike and Barbara Slasinski
Elynor I. Kazuk
John and Marilyn Wolf ’s 50th Wedding
Anniversary
Joseph C. Bommarito
Jane A. Wright
Kathy Krohn
Martha Ann Joseph
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