John Krogh choked back tears as he addressed the Founder’s Day crowd on Oct. 17. Just two days to the 10th anniversary of the crash of Corporate Airlines Flight 5966, his voice wavered as he shared painful memories of the twin turboprop jet’s frightful descent into a tree row just near the Kirksville Regional Airport.
ATSU’s financial guru retires More than three decades of institutional history and financial know-how can be found in the cozy, crafty office of Monnie Harrison. Harrison’s desk is neatly stacked with paperwork and color-coded file folders.
Uhl be surprised Consummate businessman Robert Uhl is supremely skilled at watching the bottom line. In fact, it was a roundabout course of problem-solving events at his national meat processing company that eventually led him to ATSU.
From humble beginnings on a Pueblo Tribe (Laguna/Ohkay-Owingeh) reservation in New Mexico, a young, shy boy would mark his path and his passion for serving the underserved by becoming the first American Indian dentist in the nation. On Nov. 12, ATSU faculty, staff, and guests gathered on the Arizona campus to celebrate and pay tribute […]
Craig M. Phelps, DO, ’84, president of A.T. Still University (ATSU), and Ron Yee, MD, MBA, chief medical officer of the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), announced a groundbreaking, joint research partnership on Nov. 11, 2014. The innovative partnership between ATSU and NACHC will help create and advance interprofessional scholarly activity within Bureau […]
There were no shortage of smiles on Friday, Nov. 9, where more than 50 individuals with special needs received free dental care at A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH). The fourth annual Day for Special Smiles event, which is an ATSU-ASDOH community initiative, serves people with developmental, intellectual and physical disabilities. […]
For the third year, ATSU physician assistant (PA) students, alumni, and pre-PA students provided first-aid services at a local karate tournament, supporting the non-profit ASO/USA Karate program serving students and adults from across Arizona. The event was the Glendale Karate Tournament, a regional match. The tournament was a great warm-up for the Arizona Karate Championships […]
A.T. Still University (ATSU) received two Platinum (the highest honor) and five Gold Awards from MarCom Awards 2014, an international creative competition that recognizes outstanding achievement by marketing and communication professionals. Platinum Awards recognized ATSU’s diversity ad in the magazine category, and ATSU’s Envision Virtual Community Health Center page in the Microsite category. Gold awards […]
Thomas Curtin, MD, who served as chief clinical officer for the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) for seventeen years, was the guest speaker at the Hero Healer luncheon held on Oct. 31 on the Arizona campus. NACHC represents the nation’s dominate healthcare provider; the national safety-net of 1,300 community-based organizations serving 23,000,000 individuals […]
ATSU alumni, students, and friends joined ATSU-SOMA Dean Kay Kalousek; Lee Herskowitz, DO, regional director of medical education; Martin Peters, DO, ’13; and Trish Beré, university advancement, for a reception in Portland, Ore. Below is a summary of their updates. • Both the ATSU-SOMA osteopathic medical program as well as the family medicine residency in […]