SPRING 2005
Adrienne Capps ('98) Establishes Research
Fellowship to Honor Dr. Fredric Jablin
When Adrienne
D. Capps (’98) learned of the death of Dr. Fredric Jablin this past
fall, she wanted to find a way to honor his memory. Jablin, a
leading scholar in the field of organizational communications and a
beloved professor, made a lasting impression on Capps and many
others who studied research methodology and communications under his
careful tutelage. Read the complete
article.
Connect Network Benefits Nonprofit Communities, Provides Research
Opportunities for Students
The halls of Jepson are much livelier this summer
than in previous summers, thanks largely to the activity emanating
from the second-floor offices of the Connect Network. Dr. Nancy
Stutts, who has taught classes on justice and civil
society at Jepson for several years, conceived of the Connect
Network as a way to empower the nonprofit community.
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Dr. Douglas Hicks Appears on NBC's "Today
Show"
Dr. Douglas Hicks appeared
in a March 24 segment of NBC's "Today Show" that focused on the role
of religion in the workplace. Read the
complete article.
Jackie
Knupp (’06) Will Use Truman Scholarship to Attend Medical School
One thing is clear on Jackie Knupp’s Jepson
internship form: she’ll be spending the summer interning at a
genetics lab at Duke University. What is not clear—at least to the
layman—is what exactly she’ll be doing there.
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Meredith Schalick ('95) Receives 2005 Alumni Achievement Award for Her
Work with Abused and Neglected Children
Meredith Schalick ('95) vividly remembers meeting
"Tanya" (not her real name) during her Jepson
service-learning work with Richmond Court Appointed Special
Advocates (CASA), she said. Although very
close in age—Schalick was 20 and Tanya
15 at the time—their life experiences were vastly different.
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Maureen
Kiley ('03) Applies Systems Thinking to Social Justice
Issues in Appalachia
Most people would agree that Maureen "Mo" Kiley
('03) thinks about things a little differently than the average
person.
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Jennifer
Chiappetta Heffron (’94) Advocates for Mental Health
Jennifer Chiappetta Heffron (’94) traces her interest
in mental health advocacy to a Jepson class she took over a decade
ago. Students in Dr. Richard Couto’s class listened attentively as a
guest speaker described the difficulties she faced as a mental
health consumer, including her subjugation to forced treatment,
Heffron recalled.
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Kristen
Netsel Benes (’94) Puts a Smile on Her Patients’ Faces
When Kristen Netsel Benes (’95) attended dental
school at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Medical College of
Virginia, she learned not only about dentistry and orthodontics but
also about the joy of sharing her newly acquired skills with those
less fortunate.
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Public Health Physician Camille Cade Hammond
(’97) Plans to Research Infertility
The bedside alarm clock blares out a wake-up call in
the inky, predawn darkness. Camille Cade Hammond (’97) slides her
feet onto the floor and pulls herself out of bed to meet the
challenges of a new day. It is 4:15 a.m.
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Gerry Ibay
(’00) and Katie Sloan (’03) Provide the Support Necessary to Keep
Hospitals Running Smoothly
When most people think of hospitals, they conjure up
images of doctors and nurses in scrubs bending over a patient in the
operating room or rushing down hallways pushing gurneys and barking
orders. Hardly anyone thinks of all the people quietly working
behind-the-scenes in administrative jobs—people who keep the
business side of hospitals running smoothly so the doctors and
nurses can concentrate on patients. People like Edwin “Gerry” Ibay
(’00) and Katie Sloan (’03).
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Summer Jobs, Leadership Studies Prepare
Allison Kirk (’05) for Medical School
Allison Kirk (’05) has known
since high school that she wanted to pursue a medical career helping
the disabled. As a college student, she systematically planned her
summers around learning as much as she could about the medical
profession and the health-care system. Now she is ready for the next
step.
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the complete article.
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