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1940s
MAX DIMICK, '44B, and wife Nadine received the gratitude
of many in the Sacramento, Calif., area with their magnificent $825,000
donation to the Arden-Dimick Library. The gift, the largest private
contribution ever made to the Sacramento Public Library system,
allowed for extensive renovation as well as the expansion of the
facility from 4,100 square feet to 11,901. The new space includes
the Paul Dimick Memorial Community Room, honoring the Dimick's son
who died in 1996 at the age of 44; a reading lounge with a view
of the newly landscaped garden; and an attractive foyer. Max Dimick,
a retired obstetrician, delivered more than 5,000 Sacramento babies
during his long career there. He and his wife call the gift a "thank-you
note" to the community where they have lived for 50 years.
MARVIN L. GERBER, '42, who retired from general surgery
in 1983, now serves on Marin County's Commission on Aging and Emergency
Medical Care Committee. He is also organist for the Masonic Lodge,
as well as a "mediocre" golfer and a "mediocre" cook, he writes.
He has a commercial flying license but sold his airplane several
years ago and "now flies at home on the computer," spending "too
much time on the Internet," he adds.
EMERSON G. HILER, '46, says, "Hello to all." He is
still working two days a week in the Public Guardian's office in
Riverside, Calif., and he continues struggling with scoliosis. "Is
this the price paid for a near-lifetime of violent golf swings and,
earlier, discus throwing?" he asks.
JOHN KIMBALL, '49, received the honor of Citizen
of the Year from the Tracy (Calif.) Chamber of Commerce. He and
other award recipients were lauded at the 2000 Winter Gala, held
in January in the newly renovated Tracy Ballroom. His many achievements
and contributions include serving as a physician for the Tracy High
School football team, medical director for the Hospice of Sutter
Tracy Community Hospital, immunization director and past president
of the Tracy Rotary Club, past board member of the McHenry House
for the Homeless and a member of the Tracy Community Memorial Foundation.
He is also involved with the First United Methodist Church and Tracy
Citizens for Responsible Planning.
Two years ago, his "adopted" hometown dedicated a
minipark to Kimball, a Los Angeles native, who settled in Tracy
in 1954. (See "Park dedicated to Alumnus" in Stanford Medicine,
Stanford MD, Summer 1998, page 35.)
CHARLES B. NEWTON, '44A, sends this informative and
interesting update: "Our surviving class members are all octogenarians
and all retired. One of the last to retire fully was Dr. John Baker,
who received the Sacramento-El Dorado Medical Society's most prestigious
award, The Golden Stethoscope, in 1997. Dr. Baker, Dr. James Martin
and Dr. Max Shaffrath all began surgical practices in Sacramento
in the 1950s after war-time military service and after completing
their residency training. Dr. Martin and Dr. Shaffrath have also
received the Golden Stethoscope award -- three members of the class
of 1944A honored by the Sacramento-El Dorado Medical Society."
1950s
JAN ALBAN, '55B, writes, "I am looking forward to
our class reunion in 2000."
RONALD R. BEREZ, '53, retired a year ago. "Would
love to find classmate Earl W. Gorby, MD, Stanford Med. class of
1953," he writes.
WILLIAM C. MCDADE, '58, who was an associate clinical
professor at UCSD, retired after 30 years of private practice of
orthopaedic surgery in San Diego. Upon his retirement, he received
the Western Orthopaedic Association's "Founding Father Award" for
his contributions to orthopaedic surgery in San Diego, particularly
in regard to crippled children. He was past president of the Rotary
Club of San Diego and he will serve as the organization's district
governor of district 5340 in Southern California for the year 2000-2001.
He has just returned from six weeks in Malawi, Africa, as a Rotary
International volunteer orthopaedic surgeon.
CHARLOTTE E. THOMPSON, '54, has two new books in
print, published in October 1999 by Oxford University Press: Raising
a Child with a Neuromuscular Disorder, A Guide for Parents, Grandparents,
Friends & Professionals, and Raising a Handicapped Child:
A Helpful Guide for Parents of the Physically Disabled.
1960s
JOSEPH M. VAN DE WATER, '60, who is semi-retired,
continues as a professor of surgery at Mercer University School
of Medicine teaching medical students and residents and as director
of clinical research for the Department of Surgery. He earlier held
the posts of chief of surgery and director of surgical residency
at both Episcopal Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa., and the Medical
Center of Central Georgia in Macon, Ga.
1970s
ANNE BAILOWITZ, '79, is "happily practicing pediatrics/public
health" in Baltimore, Md., at Jai ("Long Life" in Hindi) Medical
Center, doing "battle with poverty and violence in equal measure
with otitis media, asthma and lead poisoning." She writes that her
boys, Lyle, 8, and Gabriel, 11, are beautiful and healthy and "full
of creativity and wonder." She would love to hear from anyone in
her class.
MICHAEL C. GRAVES, '70, is looking forward to the
reunion in 2000.
VINCENT S. PEREZ, '78, is currently a full-time physician
in the Department of Addiction Medicine at Kaiser Permanente, Fontana
Medical Center. He is board-certified in psychiatry and in addiction
medicine (ASAM).
EDWARD H. SHORTLIFFE, '76, sends this update: "After
30 years in California, I'm returning to my Eastern U.S. roots and
moving to New York. I'll be professor and chair of the Department
of Medical Informatics at the College of Physicians and Surgeons
(Columbia University). Will also have appointments in internal medicine
and computer science."
1980s
JAVIER CORRAL, '84, has been appointed to the board
of trustees at Columbia Medical Center-East in El Paso, Texas, where
he also chairs the cancer committee.
LINDA B. HERTZBERG, '80, has been president of the
medical staff at Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno, Calif., for
one year and has another year to go. "It has been a challenging
and educational experience; I have certainly learned a lot about
how to manage medical politics. I hope to share more about this
with everyone at the reunion in May," she writes.
KIT S. LAM, '84, completed residency and fellowship
training at the University of Arizona and stayed on as a faculty
member until June 1999, when he moved to UCD School of Medicine
as a professor of internal medicine and chief of the Division of
Hematology/Oncology. His research interests include the application
of combinatorial chemistry for basic research and drug discovery,
targeted therapy for lymphoma with peptides and the development
of inhibitors for protein tyrosine kinases.
GERARD G. NAHUM, '84, an assistant clinical professor
at Duke University Medical Center and the director of Medical Student
Education, has been selected for the APGO/Solvay Pharmaceuticals
Educational Scholars Development Program. He is one of 20 scholars
chosen this year. They will take part in the APGO/Solvay program,
designed to help obstetricians and gynecologists become better teachers
and leaders in the field of women's health.
APGO, the Association of Professors of Gynecology
and Obstetrics, which was established in 1962, is a non-profit association
dedicated to promoting excellence in women's health care education.
Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Marietta, Ga., is a research-based
company, active in the therapeutic areas of women's health, gastroenterology
and mental health; it is a member of the worldwide Solvay Group
of chemical and pharmaceutical companies, headquartered in Brussels,
Belgium.
1990s
CLAY ANDERSON, '91, an assistant professor of medicine
at the University of Missouri Health Sciences Center/Ellis Fischel
Cancer Center and board-certified in medical oncology, specializes
in clinical trials in advanced melanoma. His wife, Michelle, is
an adjunct professor in the School of Journalism. Their son Benjamin
just turned three.
CHIQUITA FLOWERS, '95, completed an internal residency
at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. She is now a Robert Wood Johnson
Clinical Scholar in health services at UCLA.
KATHY D. RESCHKE, '96, after finishing her residency
at Harbor-UCLA in emergency medicine, has returned to Stanford as
a chief resident. "I'm enjoying 'the farm' once again," she writes.
DAVID R. VANDERSTEEN, '90, who is a pediatric urologist
on staff at Minneapolis, St. Paul, Gillette and the Shriners Children's
hospitals, was "blessed by the birth of ... Elyse Victoria in August."
She is the family's third child.
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