H. David Specht ’67
H. David Specht ’67 died April 29, 2022. He specialized in nuclear medicine and pathology.
H. David Specht ’67 died April 29, 2022. He specialized in nuclear medicine and pathology.
June 17, 1940 – April 23, 2022 Jay L. Neil Sr. ’71 was born on June 17, 1940, and died April 23, 2022. After one year of college, he returned to his boarding high school as dean of men. There he married his wife, Amelda, in 1961. They moved to Loma Linda University for physical…
By Donna L. Carlson ’69 Dr. Reese and his wife, Ruth, at his medical school graduation. Leroy A. Reese ’72 was named the 2022 Alumnus of the Year at the 90th Annual Postgraduate Convention Gala. It was a medical problem of his own—an evanescent heart murmur—that set 8-year-old Leroy Reese firmly on the path to…
By Jeffrey Gang, DMin, and Roger D. Woodruff ’81 The motto, “To make man whole,” has been used pervasively throughout Loma Linda University (LLU) for generations. Heard so frequently, it is easy to assume everyone knows the origin and significance of these four words. But how did this phrase become the motto of Loma Linda…
(From left) Jesse A. Dovich ’03, William H. McGhee ’72, and Tamara L. Thomas ’87 at the 2022 APC Gala. Dr. McGhee completed medical school and a psychiatry residency at Loma Linda University (LLU), then served as chief of psychiatry at Riverside General Hospital. He later returned to LLU as director of inpatient psychiatry and…
(From left) Jesse A. Dovich ’03, Elber S. Camacho ’72, and Tamara L. Thomas ’87 at the 2022 APC Gala. Following medical school, Dr. Camacho took an internship at the University of Pennsylvania before returning to Loma Linda University (LLU) for a residency in internal medicine. Then he moved to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital in New…
(From left) Jesse A. Dovich ’03, Daniel W. Young ’78-A, and Tamara L. Thomas ’87 at the 2022 APC Gala. Dr. Young stayed at Loma Linda University after medical school for a diagnostic radiology internship and residency. He then served three years at the U.S. Air Force Hospital in Ellsworth, South Dakota, leading as chief…
(From left) Jesse A. Dovich ’03, Richard E. Chinnock ’82, and Tamara L. Thomas ’87 at the 2022 APC Gala. Dr. Chinnock initially planned to avoid pediatrics and the pressure of living up to the legacy of his father, the inaugural chair of pediatrics at Loma Linda University (LLU). However, after rotations with B. Lyn…
(From left) Jesse A. Dovich ’03, Marilene Beth Wang ’86, and Tamara L. Thomas ’87 at the 2022 APC Gala. After earning her medical degree, Dr. Wang took a residency in head and neck surgery at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and subsequently joined the faculty. She continues to teach at the David…
(From left) Jesse A. Dovich ’03, Andrew S. Kennedy ’91, and Tamara L. Thomas ’87 at the 2022 APC Gala. Following medical school and internship at Loma Linda University (LLU), Dr. Kennedy completed a radiation oncology residency and fellowship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Recognition began early for him. In 1991,…