Craig Phelps, D.O., ’84 This new position will fill a growing void in the university’s structure and will allow ATSU to take advantage of opportunities for expanding its role beyond two campuses. President Magruder established this position in order to extend the president’s strategic leadership in Arizona and Missouri, as well as nationwide and globally. […]

Kimberly O’Reilly, D.H.Ed., ’08 After graduating as part of SHM’s first class of D.H.Ed. students and serving two years as interim dean, Dr. O’Reilly officially assumes the role. What she brings to the position: Dr. O’Reilly became SHM’s interim dean in 2008, after having joined the university in 2005. In this position, she has moved […]

Barbara Maxwell, D.P.T., ’06 Vice dean of ATSU-ASHS since 2007, Dr. Maxwell takes over as interim dean for former dean Randy Danielsen, who left ATSU-ASHS for the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants Foundation at the end of June. What she brings to the position: Dr. Maxwell has been with the university since 2003, […]

Thomas McWilliams, D.O., FACOFP, ’76 SOMA’s founding associate dean takes over as interim dean for Dr. Wood, who will serve as the university’s new senior vice president – academic affairs. What he brings to the position: A KCOM alumnus, Dr. McWilliams was an associate professor at KCOM for eight years, serving as regional dean for […]

Douglas L. Wood, D.O., Ph.D. As the inaugural senior vice president – academic affairs, the former SOMA dean is now the university’s top academic leader. What he brings to the position: Dr. Wood, former dean of the School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona, not only has held the SOMA post since 2005 but led the […]

by Kathryn Stroppel & Heinz Woehlk At ATSU, change is constant From the university’s formation in 1996, to the addition of four schools, to a change in presidential leadership, ATSU constantly has striven to improve student learning, create a positive working environment, and communicate its mission within its own walls and to the outside world. […]

ATSU pays tribute to the following graduates Jean Kenney 1917-2010 Jean Elizabeth Hedden Kenney, of Yarmouth, Maine, died after a brief illness on April 7. A graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College, Kenney moved to Kirksville in 1963 when her husband, Richard Kenney, D.O., joined the faculty of ATSUKCOM. Kenney soon began keeping records and […]

A unique perspective For Michael Musso, OMS I and KCOM class of 2013 representative, photography is part of the family. His father is an avid photographer and “always has a camera with him to document our family outings,” Musso says. Although his interest stemmed from his dad’s hobby, Musso was attracted to photography “because it […]

1950s Maynard Amelon, D.O., ’51, was the subject of a profile in The Desert Sun newspaper in March. At 19 and a pre-med student at the University of Missouri in Columbia during World World II, Dr. Amelon was drafted into the U.S. Army military police, where he trained sharpshooters, patrolled brothels in what was then […]

William J. Swords, D.O., ’67, and his wife, Cheryl, were presented the Honored Patron lifetime giving award ($15,000-$24,999). Dr. and Mrs. Swords live in Okemos, Mich. David K. Young, D.O., ’81, right, received the Honored Patron lifetime giving award ($15,000-$24,999) from Randy Rogers, CFP®, associate vice president for institutional advancement. Dr. Young is a pulmonologist […]