Chapter News: Occupational Therapy
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMU’s Occupational Therapy alumni had something to brag about this fall: the OT program at EMU celebrated its 70th anniversary. In celebration, Dr. Carolyn Baum of Washington University School of Medicine delivered the inaugural Lyla M. Spelbring Endowed Lectureship during the second day of the ceremony, Sept. 24.
70 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE EMU’s OT program was established in 1941. The program has since graduated thousands of competent and car- ing occupational therapists who work with people of all ages whose lives have been disrupted by physical injury or accident, a psychiatric illness or developmental disability.
THE EARLY DAYS The Occupational Therapy program at EMU was started during World War II, with a growing demand for nurses who could work to rehabilitate the disabled. The program was spurred on, in large part, by then-Medical Superintendent of Ypsilanti State Hospital, “Dr. Inch.”
FAME AND FORTUNE Today, the OT program is alive and well, with its own alumni chapter and a fairly popular Facebook page (174 mem- bers). Antje Price, one of the first 15 graduates of Michigan State Normal College’s OT program, published a booklet titled Occupational Therapy comes to MSNC, 1941-50. The booklet can be found at the OT department’s library.
—Leah Shutes For more information on this and other EMU alumni chapters, visit
emich.edu/alumni
Vince Thomas (BBA01) was recognized as the Ernst & Young 2011 Regional Entrepreneur of the Year for his excellence and success as a committed and innovative team member of Billhighway.
Luke Bonner (MLS02) is now the vice president of business development for the nonprofi t organization Ann Arbor Spark.
Matthew Pastron (BBA02, MBA04) is now a human resource generalist with the BlueCross BlueShield of S.C.
Dichondra Johnson (BS03) is an adjunct faculty member at Lansing Community College where she is now the program director for community education.
Mohamad-Ali Kolailat (BS03) owns and operates MAK Clinic in Dallas, Texas, where he practices chiropractic
medicine.
Alexander Milshteyn (BBA03) has been honored with “30 Under 30”
Matthew Wandrie (MA04) is the new superintendent of Lapeer Community Schools.
recognition from Realtor magazine and the National Association of Realtors for his work as an associate broker and realtor with Edward Surovell Realtors in Ann Arbor.
Jason Schnaidt (BS03) is the new operations manager of the Lenawee County Road Commission.
Brian Carlson (BS04) has graduated from Michigan State University with a master of arts degree in educational technology.
Craig Morton (BS04) is now the head golf professional at The Colony Golf & Country Club in Bonita Springs, Fla.
Mark Oglesby (MA04) is a teacher at Howell High School and has received a 2011 American Civic Education Teacher Award sponsored by the Center for Civic Education, the Center on Congress at Indiana University, and the National Education Association.
Legacy Scholarship: Get One!
Meet siblings Alex and Melissa Heatlie of Ypsilanti. Alex is majoring in film with a minor in fine arts, while Melissa is majoring in apparel, textiles, and merchandising with a minor in general business. She is also a member of the Student Organization for Alumni Relations (SOAR) and is presi- dent of the CEO Club. They are also part of Eastern’s legacy. Their mother, Anna-
Alex and Melissa Heatlie
Schmitt-Reichert (BBA81), and their stepfather, Don Reichert (BS09), are both EMU grads. As children of an alumna, they were eligible for—and received—an Alumni Association Scholarship. Sixteen renewable scholarships are awarded each year. So spread the word: freshmen, sophomores or transfer
students who are children or grandchildren of alumni are eligible to apply. The scholarship amount is $1,250 per academic year. A graduate-level Alumni Association Scholarship is also available to qualified individuals. For complete scholarship guidelines, requirements and an
application, visit
emich.edu/alumni. Contact the Office for Alumni Relations at 734.487.0250 or
alumni.relations@
emich.edu for more information.
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