Statistics indicate that 43 percent of Americans do not have dental insurance. In 2000, 224 United States counties had no dental providers. National Public Radio’s program Here and Now recently featured a segment on the growing concern about availability and accessibility of dental care, pointing to ATSU’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health as one […]
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – A.T. Still University – Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) Dean Jack Dillenberg, D.D.S., presented “The Family Centered Health Home – A Health Practice Model to Improve Total Health through an Innovative Dental Education Model” at the Missouri Coalition for Oral Health’s (MCOH) 2009 Oral Health Summit in Columbia, Mo., […]
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) graduate Plato E. Varidin, D.O., was selected as one of the American Osteopathic Association’s (AOA) Great Pioneers in Osteopathic Medicine. As part of the AOA’s Greatness Campaign, AOA members nominated D.O.s, basic scientists, and laymen who have pioneered new frontiers for the osteopathic profession. […]
<strong>Jefferson City, MO</strong> – The Academy of Missouri Squires today welcomed four new members to its ranks. The Academy is a non-profit organization that honors Missourians for their accomplishments on the community, state or national levels and was founded by Gov. James T. Blair in 1960. “I congratulate these newest members of the Academy of […]
ATSU Missouri campus employees have made $45,830 in gifts and/or pledge commitments for the 2010 Unity Campaign (Faculty/Staff and United Way combined). Commitments for the United Way totaled $12,466 – just over the $12,000 goal. If you have not yet made your gift, it’s not too late. Contact Cheri Coin, associate director of development, at 660.626.2498 or ccoin@atsu.edu for […]
[cincopa 10525394] John Thurman, OMS II, was selected to received ATSU’s Above and Beyond Humanitarian Award for his heart of compassion and service displayed during the time the tornado hit Kirksville. The Above and Beyond Award honors a person who does a deed or an act that demonstrates special caring, compassion, or support for another […]
[cincopa 10525397] Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement Randy Rogers, CFP®, received ATSU’s Above and Beyond Humanitarian Award for his heartfelt relationships with ATSU-KCOM donors. The Above and Beyond Award honors a person who does a deed or an act that demonstrates special caring, compassion, or support for another person or group. Rogers was nominated […]
[cincopa 10517621] ATSU-ASHS Audiology Chair Tabitha Parent-Buck, Au.D., was recently installed as president of the board of directors for the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) at their convention, held October 29-31, in Clearwater Beach, Fla. She also served as chair of the 2009 convention committee. “Dr. Parent-Buck’s dedication to ADA and to the profession […]
In town for Founder’s Day, athletic training alumni, faculty, and students hiked the Flat Iron trail in the Superstition Mountains east of Mesa, Ariz., on November 7 and did their best to spell out “ATSU” on the top. A – Pat McKeon, Ph.D., ATC, ’01 T – Jennifer Medina McKeon, Ph.D., ATC, CSCS, ’02, S – John […]
[cincopa 10517610] The mood was festive and competitive spirit high when a record crowd of more than 500 turned out for the Arizona campus Founder’s Day celebration on November 7. Students, faculty, and staff along with friends and families enjoyed free music, games, snow cones, and cotton candy with a barbecue lunch. The day’s featured […]