to our thoughtful donors who recently gave gifts or made pledges. Betty Wold Johnson of Hopewell, N.J., continues to support the Karl Christian Wold MD Medical Library Endowment, which supports Library Resources, and the Katherine Maryann Rasmussen Memorial Scholarship Endowment, which provides scholarships to physician assistant students.
Kathy Bangsund, BS OT ’72, of Lincoln, Neb., established the Katherine Bangsund Occupational Therapy Scholarship Endowment, which provides scholarships for occupational therapy students. She is an occupational therapist at Regional Medical Center in Lincoln.
Members of the MD Class of 2003 established the SMHS Class of 2003 Scholarship Endowment, which provides scholarships for medical students. Participants include Tanya Harlow, Desirae Muirhead, Chris and Sarah Paschall, and Rhonda Schafer McLean.
Duane Glasner, BS Med ’59, of Rolla, N.Dak., established the Dr. Duane D. and Roberta Glasner Medical Scholarship Endowment, which provides scholarships to medical students. Dr. Glasner has practiced as a family medicine physician at Rolla Clinic in Rolla for 25 years.
Bill Harwood of South Burlington, Vt., established the Dean Ted Harwood Memorial Scholarship Endowment in memory of his father, who served as dean of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences from 1953 to 1973. The endowment provides scholarships for medical students.
Michael Reinarts of Eagan, Minn., continues to support the SMHS Faculty Excellence Endowment, which provides awards to faculty demonstrating excellence in teaching, research, or service.
Christina Tello-Skjerseth, MD ’07, and Brent Skjerseth of Bismarck, N.Dak., established the Dr. Christina Tello-Skjerseth and Brent Skjerseth Scholarship Endowment, which provides scholarships for medical students. Dr. Tello-Skjerseth is a radiologist at Sanford Health in Bismarck.
The Robert C. Heen Scholarship Endowment has been established in memory of Robert Heen, BS Med ’44, of Portola Valley, Calif., through a generous gift from his estate. The endowment provides scholarships for medical students.
Adopt-a-Med-Student For the second consecutive year in the program’s six-year history, there were more Adopt-a-Med-Student donations than students. Thank you, donors! Fifty-nine donors provided funding for 78 stethoscopes, which were presented to first-year medical students during a luncheon on October 18. The students were excited to receive their stethoscopes and appreciated the personal connections with the donors. As one student said, “Your donation will allow me to become a better doctor, and I can’t thank you enough for that.” The full list of donors can be found at www.med.und.edu/ alumni-community-relations/adopt-a-med-student.cfm. The website also notes donors who have participated in the program all six years: Heidi Bittner, Devils Lake, N.Dak.; Thomas Hutchens, Bismarck, N.Dak.; Mark Koponen, Grand Forks, N.Dak.; Rick Paulson, Bismarck, N.Dak.; Donald Person, San Antonio, Texas; and Dean Joshua Wynne and Susan Farkas, Fargo, N.Dak. As another student said, “I will do my best to pay this gift forward in the future to my patients, future medical students, and the people of North Dakota.”
Scott and Sharon Roche, Grand Forks, N.Dak., and Dean Wynne present a stethoscope to first-year student Nicole Gourneau of Grand Forks.
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