Loma Linda University Health
School of Medicine Awards 11,000th Diploma
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uring commencement ceremonies for Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Michelle Wheeler, a member of the class of 2017, received a huge surprise. Wheeler, who will remain in Loma Linda to begin an OB-GYN residency, became the school’s 11,000th graduate since its founding as the College of Medical Evangelists in 1909. The school is the only institution in the western United States to produce 11,000 physician graduates.
Larry Becker
Michelle Wheeler is announced as the 11,000th physician graduate of Loma Linda University School of Medicine during commencement.
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oma Linda University’s eighteenth Diversity Consecration Service honored the educational accomplishments of diverse and first-generation graduates from the university’s eight professional schools. Dilys Brooks, M.Div, M.A., M.S., associate chaplain for the university, reminded the graduates that they followed the footsteps of students who have come to the university for more than 100 years to prepare to continue the teaching and healing ministry of Jesus Christ.
ANSEL OLIVER
Service Honors Diversity, Student Accomplishments As she related the biblical story of Gideon, Brooks said, “You are going to a world that is combative, troubled, fragmented, diverse and may be unwelcoming. But, like God told Gideon, you have exactly what you need. There are places you can go that I can’t go. There are things you can say that I can’t say. Your history and the flesh you came into this world with, matters.”
Larry Becker
Members of the Black Health Professional Student Association share special music during the 2017 Diversity Consecration Service.
Robert E. Lemon Receives Honorary Doctorate
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uring commencement ceremonies for Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, retired General Conference treasurer Robert E. Lemon, M.Div., was awarded the honorary Doctor of Humanitarian Service degree. Throughout his career, Lemon has modeled faithful stewardship and financial leadership as a union auditor, conference and division treasurer, under-treasurer, and treasurer of the General Conference. He now serves as a consultant for more than a dozen boards, including those of Loma Linda University and Loma Linda University Medical Center.
Nancy Yuen
Robert E. Lemon, M.Div., was awarded the honorary doctorate during commencement ceremonies for the School of Dentistry. July 2017
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