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1930's

J.L. Ehrenhaft ('38 MD, '48 R surgery) is a UI professor emeritus of surgery, having retired in 1986 after serving nearly 40 years as chairman of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.

1940's

MD Classes of 1943 and 1948 mark your calendars for Alumni Reunion Weekend June 6- June 7, 2008.

Warren R. Moore (’48 MD), of Traverse City, Mich., reports his son is a physician at the University of
Michigan and a grandson is a pre-med student.

1950's

MD Classes of 1953 and 1958 mark you calendars for Alumni Reunion Weekend June 6- June 7, 2008.

Jim K. Wise (’53 MD, ’55 R), of Fort Collins, Colo., has retired, and now he and his wife, Julie,
enjoy activities with their six children and 12 grandchildren, many of which live nearby.

William E. Erkonen (’55 BA, ’58 MD, ’71 R), of Coralville, Iowa, associate professor emeritus of
radiology, has twice given the UI Carver College of Medicine commencement address, and has been cited numerous times for outstanding teaching. The second edition of the textbook he co-authored, Radiology 101, came out in 2005.

Stanley D. Mills (’58 MD, ’66 R), of Crossnore, N.C., retired in 1998 but stays active in his church,
volunteering at the hospital, researching family genealogy and participating in the Barbershop
Harmony Society and the American Association of Woodturners. He has three children: a son in San Diego who teaches college chemistry; another son in New York, working in biomedical engineering; and a daughter in North Carolina.

1960's

MD Classes of 1963 and 1968, mark your calendars for Alumni Reunion Weekend June 6– 17, 2008.

Samuel D. Bovenmyer (’60 BA, ’63 MD, ’67 R), of Waterloo, Iowa, retired in 2001 after 31 years
practicing ophthalmology.

Larry L. Erickson (’61 BA, ’63 MD, ’69 R) is chief of the ob-gyn department at Memorial Medical
Center in Modesto, Calif., and maintains a fulltime practice. He has enjoyed traveling to Oregon
and Italy, and visiting grandchildren in San Diego.

Jerry N. Ringer (’63 MD, ’70 R), of Bloomington, Ill., retired in 2003 from practicing ophthalmology.

Ben H. Knecht (’64 MD, ’72 R), of Wenatchee, Wash., retired as medical director from Wenatchee
Valley Medical Center after 34 years of practice as a surgeon.

Anthony G. Pappas (’68 MD) practices diagnostic radiology in Salem, Ore.

Jerry Smith (’68 MD) is part of a 24-physician family practice group in Fort Collins, Colo. He was
named 2003 Colorado Family Physician of the Year.

1970's

MD Classes of 1973 and 1978, mark your calendars for Homecoming Reunion Weekend September 26-27, 2008.

Nancy Coover Andreasen (’70 MD), the Andrew H. Woods Chair of Psychiatry and professor of
psychiatry at the UI Carver College of Medicine, received the American Psychiatric Association’s
Judd Marmor Award for her contributions to research on mental disorders.

1980's

MD Classes of 1983 and 1988, mark your calendars for Homecoming Reunion Weekend September 26-27, 2008.

Laura Kragie (’83 MD, ’84 R), of Chevy Chase, Md., is vice president of clinical development and chief medical officer for Emisphere Technologies, a biopharmaceutical company in Tarrytown, N.Y.

Deanna Boesen (’85 MD, ’90 F) is director of child and adolescent psychiatry in the Medicine and
Addiction Department at Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines.

Paul Arnold (’85 R) and his wife, Priscilla, both ophthalmologists, recently joined Sneed Eye
Associates in Mountain Home, Ark. Previously he was in private practice in Springfield, Mo. He
earned the David J. McIntyre Award 2007 from the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society.

David A. Lewis (’85 R) is professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh, as well as director of the Translational Neuroscience Program and professor of translational
neuroscience. The 1,500-member Institute of Medicine selected him as a new member for his
work advancing schizophrenia treatment.

William Platz (’88 MD) has joined the River Falls (Wis.) Medical Clinic as a psychiatrist. Previously
he worked at Regions Hospital in the Twin Cities.

Tracy A. Powell (’84 BA, ’88 MD) practices emergency medicine at Buffalo (Minn.) Hospital
and lives in St. Cloud with his wife, Jeannie, and sons, Josiah, a pre-med student at St. Olaf College, and Jacob. Tracy encourages all ’88 grads to attend Homecoming Reunion Weekend in September.

1990's

MD Class of 1998, mark your calendars for Homecoming Reunion Weekend September 26-27, 2008.

Ross Bacon (’90 MD, ’93 R, ’96 F) is medical director of critical care at Mercy Medical Center-Sioux City (Iowa). Previously he was in practice with Pulmonary Associates.

Michael A. Flaum (’90 F) received a 2007 UI President’s Award for State Outreach and Public
Engagement. He is an associate professor of psychiatry and executive director of the Iowa
Consortium for Community Health Services, Training and Research.

David S. Resch (’92 R, ’92 F), associate professor of medicine and psychiatry and acting chair
of medicine at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, received the 2007 Leonard
Tow Humanism in Medicine Award from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation.

Ann Marie Machlab (’96 MD, ’00 R) is medical director at Iowa City Hospice.

Jennifer Arter (’93 BS, ’98 MD) is a pediatrician for the St. John’s Mercy Healthcare system and
sees patients at Bluefish Pediatrics Center in St. Louis. She and her husband, Hays, live in
Chesterfield, Mo.

Dana Danley (’98 MD) is a family medicine physician at Broadlawns Medical Center’s
Family Health Center in Des Moines.

Matthew Kettman (’99 MD) is a physician with Evansdale (Iowa) Family Practice. He was named
a 20 Under 40 award recipient by the Cedar Valley Business Quarterly magazine, which recognized
area residents under age 40 who are making a difference in their communities, workplaces and
the organizations they support.

2000's

Kelby Bethards (’00 MD) has been a racing cyclist “on and off” for 20 years, competing
in Category 3 and 35+ races. He is a team physician for two teams in Fort Collins, Colo.,
where he is a family practice physician.

Jennifer Groos (’01 MD) is a pediatrician at Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines.

Kenneth Staley (’04 MD) is director for biodefense policy at the White House
Homeland Security Council. He oversees implementation of the National Strategy for
Pandemic Influenza and coordinates the development of policies related to biodefense
and the medical consequences of weapons of mass destruction.

Paul Row (’04 F) joined the Eye Care Center of Napa Valley (Calif.) specializing
in refractive surgery, corneal disease and ocular surface reconstruction. He lives in
the Bay Area with his wife and family and enjoys rock climbing, skiing and cycling.
He has an interest in mission work, recently helping to build homes in Indonesia after the
earthquake and tsunami of 2004.

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