Scope - Volume 04, Number 11

              _ T m s** University Special Graduation Issue
Vol. 4. No. 10 Wednesday, May 10, 1967
Annual Awards Distributed
To Six LLU Honor Students
President's Awards were given to six Loma Linda University
students last Monday in the annual presentation at the last convo
cation of the school year.
The honored students, who each represented a major school
in the University, are James J.
Couperus, SM' 67; Gordon M.
Rick, SD' 68; Donald Rigby, GS;
Arnold L. Friedman, OT' 67;
William H. Newcomb, PH; and
Madelyn L. Klingbeil, SN' 67.
The president's award, given
in recognition of superior
scholarship, participation in
student affairs, and Christian
commitment, consists of a certi
ficate of merit and a scholarship
varying from $ 300 to $ 500.
Tuition fees in the various
schools determines the scholar
ship amounts.
David B. Hinshaw, MD, dean
of the School of Medicine, in
troduced Mr. Couperus, who re
ceived a $ 500 scholarship. A
resident of California, he grad
uated from Pacific Union Col
lege with a bachelor of arts
degree.
One Canuck
Mr. Rick of New Westminis
ter, British Columbia, Canada,
attended Canadian Union Col
lege and Pacific Union College.
He was presented by Charles T.
Smith, DDS, dean of the
Mr. Rigby, currently teach
ing in the biology department
at Walla Walla College, Col
lege Place, Washington, is a
candidate for the doctor of
philosophy degree in biology.
He was presented by J. Paul
Stauffer, PhD, dean of the
Graduate School.
Ivor C. Woodward, dean of
the School of Health- Related
Professions, introduced Mr.
Friedman. Mr. Friedman took
his pre- professional study at
Los Angeles City College. The
School of Health- Related Pro
fessions consolidates the health
science programs of physical
therapy, occupational therapy,
medical record administration,
medical technology, and radio
logy.
Mervyn G. Hardinge, MD,
PhD, dean of the School of
Public Health, presented Mr.
Newcomb for the award. Mr.
Newcomb is a resident of Maine
and a graduate of Boston Uni
versity.
Maxine Atteberry, dean of
the School of Nursing, intro
duced Miss Klingbeil, who is a
resident of Glendale. She at
tended Pacific Union College
before entering the School of
Nursing.
More Than 325 Graduates
To Get Degrees, Certificate
Over 325 Loma Linda University seniors will be graduated at the 55th annual com
mencement weekend, June 2- 4. The three traditional weekend services are scheduled
for Friday evening, June 2, Saturday morning, June 3, and Sunday afternoon, June 4.
Claude A. Buss, PhD, professor of history at Stanford University, Stanford, will de
liver the commencement ad
dress. Dr. Buss had done exten
sive research in Far Eastern
affairs, including trips through
out Central Asia, Malaysia,
India, Pakistan, Hong Kong,
and Vietnam. He is the author
of " Asia and the Modern
World," " The Peoples Republic
of China," and " Southeast Asia
and the World Today." He is
currently a member of the
panel of advisers to the Bureau
of East Asia and Pacific Affairs
of the Department of State.
The commencement ceremony
Claude A. Buss Norman R. Dower
Ceremonies Mark Completion
Of Medical Center Structure
A " completion ceremony" for the new Loma Linda University
Medical Center will be held Sunday morning, June 4, marking the
finishing f the construction of the multi- million dollar structure.
Construction engineers will stay by until September to adjust minor
items. ______
The brief 9 a. m. ceremony
will begin a full day of tours of
the Medical Center. Public tours
are scheduled to begin immedi
ately following the ceremony
and will leave every ten min
utes until 3 p. m. from the main
lobby.
Groundbreaking ceremonies
for the Medical Center were
held three years ago on June 7.
Since then, over 70,000 cubic
yards of concrete have been
poured to form the massive 510-
bed, 2,050 room hospital and
medical center.
Hospital patients will be
transferred from the present
University Hospital to the newly
completed Medical Center on
July 9.
The official opening celebra
tion is scheduled for September
24.
Dental Auxiliary
Officers Elected
Mrs. Virgil V. Heinrich, of
Redlands, is the first president
of the newly formed Loma Linda
chapter of the Woman's Auxil
iary to Loma Linda University
School of Dentistry Alumni As
sociation. She was elected at a
luncheon meeting in the Viking
Room at Griswold's Restaurant,
Redlands, last May 10.
Other chapter officers chosen
include Mrs. Larry V. Smith,
secretary; Mrs. Erwin A. Mc
Donald, treasurer; and Mrs.
James M. Prichard, program
chairman.
Fashion Spoof
Mrs. Bernard C. Byrd, presi
dent of the recently organized
general auxiliary to the Univer
sity's dental school alumni,
moderated an unusual fashion
Godfrey T. Anderson
SN Alumni
Homecoming
June 1 is the date for
the School of Nursing
Alumni Association Home-coming.
Reservations for
the buffet dinner are nec
essary and must be made
immediately. The cost is
$ 2.75 per plate. Keynote
speaker will be Cordelia
P. Reynolds, SN' 24 who is
now visiting many alumni
in mission stations around
the world.
— Photo by Eugene Hoofi
STUDENTS who received President's Awards^ are congratulated
by University President Godfrey T. Anderson, PhD ( left). Pictured
from left to right are William H. Newcomb, PH; Donald Rigby,
GS; Gordon M. Rick, SD' 68; Madelyn L. Klingbeil, SN' 67; and
Arnold L. Friedman, OT' 67. Not present is James J. Couperus,
SM' 67.
President's Farewell
A reception in honor of
President Godfrey T. An
derson, PhD, in recogni
tion of his thirteen years
of leadership at Loma
Linda University, will be
held on Sunday, May 28,
2- 4 p. m. in the Campus
Cafeteria. AH University
employees, students, fac
ulty members, and alumni
are cordially invited to at
tend. Come at ' any time
that may be convenient
during the two- hour peri
od.
show, " Spoofs on Fashion."
Members of the general board
of directors modeled the zany
costumes. A program of organ
music was provided by Amanda
Wozencraft.
Participants
Models were Mmes. Harry J.
Beckner, Ernest N. Chan, Glen
H. Curtis, Robert L. Kinzer,
Robert L. Lee, Melvin R. Lund,
Kenneth J. Mertz, Richard P.
Mitchell, John O. Neufeld, Don
ald L. Peters, Richard D.
Pfeiffer, and Eugene D. Voth.
LLU Medical Center
Tours Canceled
No more public tours, cur
rently scheduled on Tuesdays
and Thursdays, will be con
ducted after Thursday, May 25,
except for commencement
weekend, ...... according to
Charles C. Case, director of
University Relations.
Moving of the new equipment
into the hospital make tours
impossible, Mr. Case states.
is set for 5 p. m. Sunday, in the
Redlands Community bowl.
Program
University president Godfrey
T. Anderson, PhD, will award
bachelor's, master's, and doc
toral degrees to the 333 grad
uating seniors, and present cer
tificates to 18 students com
pleting non- degree professional
curriculums.
Norman R. Dower, secretary
of the ministerial association
of the General Conference of
Seventh- day Adventists, will
speak at the Sabbath com
mencement services in the Un
iversity Church. A former presi
dent of the Texico Conference,
Mr. Dower recruits ministers
and Bible instructors, assists in
the training and improvement
programs and courses for min
isters, and promotes evange
lism on the part of all ministers.
He will preach at the 8 a. m.
and 10: 55 a. m. church services.
The 10: 55 a. m. service is re-ser-
^ a for graduates and the
families of the graduates.
Vesper Services
Friday evening vesper ser
vices, also held in the Univer
sity Church, will be presented
by president Anderson. Dr. An
derson, who is ending his 13
years as president of Loma
Linda University on June 30,
will speak at 8 p. m. A former
president of La Sierra College
( Dr. Anderson is a trustee of
La Sierra and Pacific Union
colleges, and is listed in Who's
Who in America, Who's Who in
the West, Who's Who in Ameri
can Education, and the Direc
tory of American Scholars.
Other Events
Other weekend events include
public tours of the university
campus including the new Uni
versity Medical Center. The
tours, starting from the breeze-way
of the administration build
ing, will be conducted from 9
a. m. to 3 p. m. Sunday.
At the graduation exercises
in Redlands, Bachelor of Sci
ence degrees will be conferred
on 67 seniors majoring in nurs
ing, three in medical record ad
ministration, 24 in medical
technology, 25 in dental hygiene,
ten in occupational therapy,
and 28 in physical therapy.
Eighty- eight Doctor of Med
icine degrees will be conferred
on graduates of the School of
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