Today - Volume 01, Number 02

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Loma Linda University
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Adventist Health System / Loma Linda TODAY
Volume 1, Number 2 Incorporating Newsbreak and Observer April 27, 1988
LLU Fine Arts Festival to run April 27 to May 1
The fifteenth annual Loma
Linda University Fine Arts
Festival begins Wednesday, April
27, and will continue through
Sunday, May 1.
Speaking at the Wednesday
morning chapel service will be
Shi- Dan Hsu, professor of art at
Nanjing Institute of Technology
in the People's Republic of
China.
Professor Hsu is a traditional
and innovative Chinese artist
specializing in Chinese land
scaping, painting, and interior
design. Through his work, Pro
fessor Hsu enjoys an interna
tional reputation and the
greatest respect of his
contemporaries.
His paintings have been ex
hibited on numerous occasions
throughout China and in other
countries including Japan, Hong
Kong, France, England, and the
United States.
Currently a consultant to the
Houston Dynasty Art Center in
Texas, Professor Hsu was born in
Hangzhou in 1931. He began ex
hibiting his paintings when he
was 13 years old.
Professor Hsu is a graduate of
the Zhejiang Institute of Fine
Arts in Hangzhou. He received
a master's degree in architecture
Members of Loma Linda University's department of pathology were honored recently at a lunch'
eon hosted by the University's office for advancement. The special appreciation luncheon was
given to recognize the department of pathology's many years of teaching excellence, quality research,
and outstanding financial support the faculty have contributed to their department. Robert }.
Leonard, PhD, vice president for advancement ( second from right), presented an oak clock and
plaque to Brian Bull, MD, professor of pathology, and fellow pathologists Bo Ying Wat, MD, pro
fessor of pathology ( left); Carrol S. Small, MD, professor of pathology ( second from left); and Darryl
G. Heustis, MD, associate professor of pathology ( right), in appreciation of the continued support
of Loma Linda University Department of Pathology Corporation.
from Harbin University of In
dustry in 1953.
Other events will include the
Loma Linda University orchestra
under the direction of Jeffry
Kaatz, on Friday evening, at 7: 30
p. m. in the Campus Hill
Church. Joining the orchestra
will be the combined choirs of
the University Church and the
Campus Hill Church conducted
by Viorel Gheorghe.
Speaking for the Sabbath ser
vices at the Campus Hill
Church will be Samuel DeShay,
MD, from Washington, D. C. His
topic will be " The Christian and
the Fine Arts."
A special musical feature of
the church service will be the
Washington, D. C., Youth
Ensemble conducted by Renee
Battle- Brooks.
Attractions listed for
La Sierra campus
La Sierra's gymnastic team, the
Olympians, will perform Satur
day, May 7, at 8: 30 p. m. in the
La Sierra Alumni Pavilion.
Tickets will be available at the
door.
The Loma Linda University
Symphonic Band will perform
Saturday, May 14, at 8: 30 p. m.
in the Alumni Pavilion under
the direction of William
Chunestudy.
The Annual Concerto Pro
gram at La Sierra will be Satur
day, May 21, at 8: 30 p. m., in
Hole Memorial Auditorium.
The ensemble consists of 14
young people between the ages
of eight and 14. The ensemble
has performed before numerous
groups including the Interna-
Professor Shi- Dan Hsu
tional Music Society at the West
German embassy; the Sligo
Adventist Church Spring Music
Festival; WUSATV on " Spread
a Little Sunshine"; and other
church and civic organizations.
Conducting the group will be
Renee Battle- Brooks, a music
graduate of Columbia Union
College. Assisting the ensemble
will be Esther Wooten, concert
pianist.
In addition to their Sabbath
morning appearance, the group
will be presented in concert
again at 8 p. m., Saturday eve
ning, in Burden Hall.
Loma Linda University's an
nual spring concert will be held
on Sabbath afternoon, at 4 p. m.
in the University Church of
Seventh- day Adventists. Direct-
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Former Congresswornan
spea/ cs on
' political hardball*
The Honorable Shirley Pettis,
a former member of Congress
representing the Loma Linda-
San Bernardino area, was the
featured speaker at a dinner at
the San Bernardino Hilton
sponsored by the Loma Linda
University Women's Club and
the Association of Adventist
Women on Sunday, April 17.
Over 120 people attending the
event, including Evelyn Wilcox,
mayor of San Bernardino, and
Loma Linda's current Congress
man Jerry Lewis, heard Mrs. Pet
tis address the topic of " Political
hardball is it a woman's
game?"
The Loma Linda University
Women's Club, with approx
imately 70 members, recognizes
the importance of intellectual,
spiritual, and social fellowship.
It actively seeks to draw together
the women of both LLU cam
puses and the medical center.
One of its goals is to raise funds
for the support of worthy
students. During this year, over
$ 3,000 has been raised for this
Mrs. Pettis
project, according to Ardyce
Koobs, former mayor of the Ci
ty of Loma Linda and current
president of the Loma Linda
University Women's Club.
Penny Miller, PhD, associate
professor of nursing in the School
of Nursing, is president of the
Association of Adventist
Women, Inland Empire
Chapter. " The Association of
Adventist Women is committed
to identification, encourage
ment, recognition, and affirma
tion of achievements of Advent
ist women," says Dr. Miller.
" This year the board of the In
land Empire chapter established
the first Awards Committee,
chaired by Kathleen Zolber,
PhD, chairman of nutrition in
the School of Public Health.
This was to help us, in a tangi
ble way, meet this commitment."
The chapter presented two
awards honoring outstanding
Adventist women. The first, to
be recognized for her outstand
ing contribution to pastoral
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