ATSU President Jack Magruder

The Academy of Missouri Squires today welcomed four new members to its ranks. The Academy is a non-profit organization that honors Missourians for their accomplishments on the community, state or national levels and was founded by Gov. James T. Blair in 1960.

“I congratulate these newest members of the Academy of Missouri Squires for this recognition of their many achievements on behalf of their communities and their state,” Gov. Jay Nixon said. The Governor and First Lady Georganne Wheeler Nixon hosted a luncheon of the Squires at the Governor’s Mansion today to announce the newest members.

The new members of the Academy of Missouri Squires are Frankie Freeman, Peter Herschend, Dr. Jack Magruder, and Mike Shannon.

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Statistics indicate that 43 percent of Americans do not have dental insurance. In 2000, 224 United States counties had no dental providers. National Public Radio’s program Here and Now recently featured a segment on the growing concern about availability and accessibility of dental care, pointing to ATSU’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health as one of the few dental schools directly addressing this issue by teaching a community-based education model that emphasizes public health dentistry.

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The mood was festive and competitive spirit high when a record crowd of more than 500 turned out for the Arizona campus Founder’s Day celebration on November 7. Students, faculty, and staff along with friends and families enjoyed free music, games, snow cones, and cotton candy with a barbecue lunch.

The day’s featured event was a dodgeball tournament, with brackets for students and for staff. Winning the staff bracket was the ITS team Lambda Lambda Lambda, including Scott Levy, Ryan Yontanza, Philip Williams, Adam Ruiz, Kelly Richardson, and Nick Phrasavath. Student champions were the Stanky Leggers, made up of ASHS class of 2012 physical therapy students Aurora Fry, Saeed Monterrey, Fred Aboulhosn, Andrew Jarzabek, Zach Hall, and Atif Ahmed.

Children enjoyed a game area with inflatable obstacle courses and jump houses, face painting, and scavenger hunt. Fry bread, Indian tacos, and jewelry were available for sale from the National Center for American Indian Health Professions (NCAIHP). The Audiology Club sold ear molds for their annual fundraiser, and the ASDOH chapter of the American Student Dental Association sold T-shirts and sweatshirts.

In conjunction with Founder’s Day, the ASHS and ASDOH alumni boards both held meetings. ASHS also held its inaugural Student Research Symposium on November 6, featuring keynote speaker Pat McKeon, Ph.D., ATC, ’01, assistant professor in the department of rehabilitation sciences at the University of Kentucky, and closing remarks from ATSU President Jack Magruder.

Andrew Taylor Still, M.D., D.O.

The handwritten personal papers of Andrew Taylor Still, M.D., D.O., the founder of osteopathy, have remained unpublished – until now. His writings are now digitized online at http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/mdh_splash/default.asp?coll=atsu.

Earlier this year, the Still National Osteopathic Museum’s International Center for Osteopathic History and the A.T. Still Memorial Library was awarded $38,761 to transcribe the papers as part of the Missouri Digital Heritage Initiative, which assisted institutions across the state in digitizing their records and placing them online for easy access.

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ATSU Provost Craig Phelps, D.O., ’84, and ATSU Associate Provost Ted Wendel, Ph.D., welcomed faculty and staff to the annual Provost’s Address held October 28 on ATSU’s Arizona campus. Dr. Phelps highlighted some of the year’s accomplishments including, most notably, the University’s 10-year accreditation by the NCA/HLC. Reporting on the health of ATSU in Arizona and Missouri, Dr. Phelps said that “growth has been steady and stable.”

Dr. Wendel reported that a number of faculty and staff have been recruited and enrollment continues to increase. “There are also now 15 degree programs available at ATSU, and we continue to grow our curriculum,” he said.

During the presentation, Dr. Phelps acknowledged faculty achievements from SOMA, ASDOH, and ASHS, including publications and leadership in professional organizations. Two special awards were presented by ASHS Dean Randy Danielson, PhD, PA-C. Alison Snyder, Ph.D., ATC, received ASHS Scholar of the Year Award and Tamara McCloud, Ph.D., received the Educator of the Year Award.

Other highlights included ATSU’s presence and impact on other organizations in the Arizona Health and Technology Park. In the past year, HealthSouth East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital and the East Valley Family YMCA have opened on campus. “As we continue to grow, there will continue to be challenges and opportunities for us to collaborate on and make an impact in our community,” said Dr. Phelps.