March 2-6, 2023 By David H. Creamer ’04, APC governing council chair Published in the ALUMNI JOURNAL spring 2023 The 91st Annual Postgraduate Convention (APC), in collaboration with Loma Linda University Health Homecoming, provided an enriching and inspiring experience for attendees. The plenary sessions covered topics centered around the theme of “The Future of Medicine, Review…
December 8, 1929 – March 6, 2023 Leonard Bullas PhD-FAC, professor emeritus of microbiology, faculty member for 35 years passed away March 6, 2023. He was born in Lismore, Australia, on December 8, 1929, and completed BSc and MS degrees in bacteriology at the University of Adelaide. His PhD at Montana State University was in…
July 17, 1928 – October 12, 2022 Wilton H. Bunch ’60, was born January 12, 1935, in Walla Walla, Washington, and grew up in nearby College Place. He passed away on May 16, 2021. After completing medical school, he joined the Public Health Service, providing medical care for Crow and Northern Cheyenne reservations in Montana.…
May 26, 1964 – December 31, 2022 Steven E. Hodgkin ’90, at age 58, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2022, in Loma Linda, California. Dr. Hodgkin was a highly respected and beloved dermatologist for 33 years in the Redlands and Victorville communities. He was a devoted husband to his wife, Sheila Hodgkin, loving father…
February 11, 1938 – March 6, 2022 Ronald E. Turk ’63 born February 11, 1938, in Portland, Maine, passed away March 6, 2022, in Greeneville, Tennessee, after long-term treatment for lung cancer caused by radon gas exposure. A devoted member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Dr. Turk was educated in the Adventist school system. After…
December 26, 1969 – February 13, 2023 It is with great sadness that we share that our friend, mentor, and faculty member, Dr. Laura Nist passed peacefully with family and close friends at her bedside on February 13, 2023. Dr. Nist graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 1995. After completing a residency…
February 14, 1947 – January 5, 2023 Dr. McGhee, MD, MA, EdD, was born February 14, 1947, in Portland, Oregon, to missionary parents, Jeanette (Oberg) McGhee and William Hanen McGhee. Growing up in a family of five, with older sister Caroline and younger brother John, Bill formed strong ties with his siblings, who were an…
June 24, 1934 – January 12, 2023 The beloved longtime faculty member Ben Lau passed away in Loma Linda January 12, 2023, at the age of 88. Dr. Lau was born on June 24, 1934, in Fukien, China, the youngest of ten children. He excelled in school from an early age, often tutoring his classmates.…
Andrew P. Haynal ’48 was born January 29, 1921, in Cleveland, Ohio, and died December 29, 2022, at Powell Valley Assisted Living in Gresham, Oregon, a month shy of his 102nd birthday. Dr. Haynal graduated from Broadview Academy in ’39, and Emmanuel Missionary College (now Andrews University) in 1943. His 60-year career as a physician,…
Paul Genstler ’48 was born August 1, 1922, in South Bend, Indiana, to German immigrant parents. His father died when he was 4 years old. As a child, he roamed the streets, and school wasn’t his favorite activity. After his mother attended evangelistic tent meetings and joined the Adventist Church, Dr. Genstler began attending church…