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Melanie Kropp, program manager, audiology department at ATSU-ASHS, knows that discipline pays off. Kropp completed the Nathan Tempe Triathlon on September 27 at Tempe Town Lake in Tempe, Ariz. She participated in the olympic event, a 1,500-meter swim, 24.6-mile bike tour, and six-mile run.

“I am always up for challenging myself,” said Kropp. “I had a personal goal of being in a triathlon by the time I was 30.”

Participating in the triathlon took hours of training. Kropp, a single mom with three children who works full-time, got up before sunrise every morning to train. Her rigorous schedule included running three days per week, biking three days, and swimming two days.

“It was worth every moment,” said Kropp. “There was nothing like the feeling I got crossing that finish line.”

Kropp’s older children, ages 8 and 10, have followed in her footsteps, training for children’s triathlons. As for Kropp, her next goal is to participate in a full marathon. She plans to run in the January 2010 P.F. Chang’s marathon in Phoenix.

“I believe that if anything is important to you, you will find time to make it happen,” said Kropp. “It will require sacrifice, but it will be worth it.”

President Magruder and new board member Ron Winkler

The A.T. Still University (ATSU) Board of Trustees met October 17 in Kirksville, Mo., during Founder’s Day weekend for its quarterly meeting and elected its newest member, Ronald Winkler of Kirksville. Winkler is president of Winkler Communication Services, a telephone and fiber cable installation and repair company that has served northeast Missouri since 1991. Winkler will serve a three year term. The board now has 17 members.

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A.T. Still University (ATSU) gratefully acknowledges the generous donors that contributed to fund the original completion of Centennial Park located in the heart of the ATSU Kirksville campus in 1995 and for the restoration of this landmark that was rededicated October 16, 2009.

Thanks to contributions totaling more than $161,000, Centennial Park now features 1,429 inscriptions honoring the donors or their loved ones. ATSU extends special appreciation to the following individuals and contractors for their exemplary assistance with the restoration of the Centennial Park:

The late Dr. John and Marie Hayes, East Liverpool, Ohio
The Dr. Allan G. Silverton family, Flint, Michigan
Carter Memorials, Moberly, Missouri
R & S Masonry Construction, Kirksville, Missouri

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The SGA Osteopathic Pride and Service Committee and the Bio-Med Club hosted a Day of Compassion ceremony October 19 to honor the physicians, faculty, and staff who lost their lives on October 19, 2004.

Four ATSU-KCOM physician regional assistant deans and two administrative staff died when Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 crashed on arrival just outside the Kirksville Regional Airport . They, along with two nationally recognized pediatricians representing the A.P. Gold Foundation, were coming to ATSU to participate in and facilitate a day-long faculty workshop to encourage more compassionate and relationship-centered healthcare.

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The annual Max Gutensohn Golf Classic was held September 25 at the Kirksville Country Club. Presented by the Sports Medicine Club, this year’s event benefitted the Adair County YMCA. The annual charity event, in honor of Max Gutensohn, D.O., included 18 holes of golf, lunch, and an awards banquet. ATSU faculty, staff, students, and alumni participated in the event.