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Recently Defended Theses
Jennifer Leigh Hulsey
"Organelle Extravaganza: A Portable Science Suitcase for High School Biology Students"
December 2008
Lindsay Oksenberg
"Neuroanatomy and Physiology of the Lower Urinary Tract with Clinical Applications"
September 29, 2008
Brenda Harrison MacArthur
"Enzyme Instigator: A Portable Suitcase Exhibit for Ninth Grade Biology"
July 9, 2008
Mentor: Lewis E. Calver, M.S.
2008 AMI Meeting in Indianapolis
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UTSW Program Alumni and Students
Front Row- Keith Kasnot, (co-creator of Ace of Hearts chopper) and "Easy Rider" Lew Calver.
Middle Row- Lindsay Oksenberg, Aimee Cammilleri, Brenda McArthur, TJ Fels, Cynthia Turner, Genevra Garrett, Joey Werkmeister, Jordan Pietz, Derek Wu, Kim Hoggatt Krumwiede and Jennifer Hulsey. Back Row- Bill Matthews, Wendy Hiller Gee, David Aten, Pam Little, Scott Weldon, Bill Andrews, Cheryl Kremer Reynon.

"The Suede Vag"
UTSW students' custom, pinewood derby car entry for the Vesalius Trust Auction

The UTSW Program showed their spirit during the Vesalius Trust Auction.
(Many thanks to TJ Fels' mom for the Indy cars)
And yes, there was an after-hours race in the hotel courtyard!
Vesalius Trust Auction
Well, we didn't win this year, but our students and alumni showed great support and the most spirit of all the programs. Instead of auctioning off t-shirts, the academic programs each made a pinewood derby race car of their own design. Our program came up with the "Flaming Uterus" designed by Lew Calver and implemented by the second year students. At the auction, the students dressed as Indy racers with Lew at the helm helping them round up donations. Adam Questell made the high donation this year and will receive a limited edition print from Lew.
We also sponsored a custom Hotwheels racing competition. The competition amongst programs directors was close between Linda Wilson- Pauwels (Toronto) and Jim Perkins (RIT). In the end Jim Perkins took home the bottle of "milk".
Thanks to all!
Ace of Hearts
Special mention should be made of the "Ace of Hearts" motorcycle custom designed by alumnus Keith Kasnot and Craig Foster. Keith and Craig gave a presentation on the design and production of their heart- themed motorcycle used for patient education with teens. They were kind enough to let people sit on their bike for photo opportunities - no riding though! Take a look at some photos one of the AMI participant's took of the "Ace of Hearts"
SALON AWARDS
Congratulations to the following alumni from our program who won awards at this year's salon

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Scott Weldon
"Left Carotid to Subclavian Artery Bypass Before Open Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Enable Safe Aortic Clamping in Patients with Left Internal Thoracic Artery Grafts"
Will Shepard Award of Excellence
Instructional Color
Inside Productions; Keith Kasnot and Craig Foster
"VIABAHN Endoprosthesis" (view animation - will be posted to site soon)
Award of Excellence
Animation: Advertising, Marketing, Promotional
Jordan Pietz
"Anatomy and Surgical Repair of Fourth Degree Perineal Lacerations" (view animation)
Award of Excellence
Student Animation

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Pam Little
"Office View x3"
Fine Art Award
2008 Biomedical Communications Graduate Student Show

Visit this year's Biomedical Communications Graduate Student Show in person at the UT Southwestern Library or online at http://www4.utsouthwestern.edu/medillus/show08/
Reception Photos

Graduate students: (left to right) Aimee Cammilleri, Lindsay Oksenberg,
Thomas "TJ" Fels, Jennifer Hulsey, Brenda Harrison-McArthur


Congratulations Vesalius Trust Scholars
Two students received Scholarship Awards from the Vesalius Trust for their Thesis Projects
Brenda Harrison-McArthur, Enzyme Instigator: A Science Suitcase for Ninth Graders
Lindsay Oksenberg, Neuroanatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Lower Urinary Tract: An Educational Animation for Medical Students, Residents and Fellows
Congratulations - "Hole in the Ground"
Calver has won the Chronicle of Higher Education's George W. Bush Presidential Library design contest.
http://chronicle.com/blogs/architecture/1921/inspired-by-ann-richards-and-molly-ivans-illustrator-
Recent Graduate Employment
Erin Frederikson has accepted a position as a medical animator at Nucleus Medical Art in Kennesaw Georgia.
Maya Chaphalkar has accepted a position as a medical illustrator at Argosy Medical Animation in Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts.
Jordan Pietz is currently working as a staff medical illustrator in the Biomedical Communications Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Marie Sena is working as a self-employed medical illustrator and is currently working on a gynecologic text book with Barbara Hoffman, MD at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Ann Matuskowitz has accepted a position as a medical illustrator at Argosy Medical Animation in Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts.
Alumni News
Phoebe Gloeckner awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
Alumna, Phoebe Gloeckner has been awarded a 2008 Guggenheim Fellowship. Gloeckner is currently an assistant professor in the School of Art and Design at the University of Michigan.
Gloeckner was awarded the fellowship for a graphic narrative about a Mexican girl murdered at the turn of this century in Ciudad Juarez, a major U.S.-Mexico border crossing adjacent to El Paso, Texas. Gloeckner developed a three-dimensional technique, teaching herself to use tools and to construct nearly everything she would normally draw
http://www.art-design.umich.edu/news/?p=1027&aud=e&menucat=ne
Alumni Website
You can now view Thesis Projects online.
Connect with old friends or see examples of what some of our alumni are doing.
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