December 7, 2012 
    

SIU Medical School Names Student Class Officers

Medical students at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield and Carbondale have been elected to leadership positions as officers, representatives and committee members for the 2012-13 school year.  

(See the list below for students from your community.)

Established in 1970, SIU School of Medicine assists the people of central and southern Illinois in meeting their health needs through education, patient care, research and community service. Its website is www.siumed.edu and its main number is 217-545-8000.      

 

SIU School of Medicine Class of 2013 Officers

● Amelia E. Frank, daughter of Dr. Stuart Frank and Dr. Amber Barnhart of Springfield, was elected chair of the senior class.
● Jeffrey A. Hassenflug, son of David Hassenflug of Edwardsville and Kathy Hassenflug of Glen Carbon, was elected vice-chair of the senior class.
● Emma R. Volkman, daughter of Phillip and Barbara Volkman of Ashland, was elected secretary of the senior class.
● Nino Cavataio, son of Vince and Cathy Cavataio of Staunton, was elected treasurer of the senior class.
● Dhara R. Patel, daughter of Ramesh and Madhu Patel of Edwardsville, was elected as senior class representative to the student general assembly.
● Stacy A. Jefferson, daughter of Andrew and Mary Jefferson of Normal, was elected as senior class representative to the student general assembly.
● Thomas D. Selby, son of David and Kathe Selby of Dundas, was elected as a member of the Organization of Student Representatives.

SIU School of Medicine Class of 2013 Committee Members

● Gretchen L. Kopec, daughter of Mike and Carla Kopec of Springfield, was elected to serve on the admissions committee.
● Brittany E. Obert, daughter of John and Michelle Obert of Quincy, was elected to the community service committee and to serve as volunteer coordinator for the class. 
● Joshua Billington, son of David Billington of Hillsboro and Ronda Billington of Bingham, was elected to serve on the educational policy committee.
● Anton “T.J.” Grasch, son of Anthony and Holly Grasch of Springfield, was elected to serve on the information management policy committee.
● John V. Horberg, son of Kurt and Deb Horberg of Cambridge, was elected to the library advisory committee.
● Lauren E. Thompson, daughter of Stephen and Barbara Thompson of Peoria, was elected to the parking committee.
● Amanda Velazquez, daughter of Rudy and Nancy Velazquez of Oak Park, was elected to serve on the student progress committee.
● Jonathan T. Balagna, son of Terry and Mary Balagna of Forsyth, was elected to the traffic appeals committee. 
● Marshall Holland, son of Todd and Nancy Holland of Mendota, was elected to the Year 4 curriculum committee. 
● Mara Horwitz, daughter of Michael and Joan Horwitz of Ottawa, was elected to the Year 3 curriculum committee. 

SIU School of Medicine Class of 2014 Officers

● Kristopher Yoon, son of Jong and Jae Yoon of Decatur, was elected chair of the junior class.
● Douglas Juvinall, son of Mike and Diana Juvinall of East Peoria, was elected vice-chair of the junior class.
● Terah Cheatham, daughter of Craig and Julie Cheatham of Polo, was elected secretary of the junior class.
● Rachel Day, daughter of Gary Day of Champaign and Alice Day of Benton, Ky., was elected treasurer of the junior class.
● Jonathan Ken, son of Charles and Ting-wei Ken of Bloomington, was elected as class representative to the student general assembly.
● Jacob Parke, son of Brian and Karina Parke of St. Joseph, was elected as class representative to the student general assembly.

SIU School of Medicine Class of 2014 Committee Members

● Katherine McKenna, daughter of Patrick and Linda McKenna of Springfield, was elected to serve on the admissions committee.
● Christopher Miedema, son of Paul and Imelda Miedema of Springfield, was elected to the community service committee and to serve as volunteer coordinator for the class.
● Lisa Boucek, daughter of Robert and Sue Boucek of Champaign, was elected to serve on the doctoring committee.
● Kevin Simon, son of Mauclair and Lydie Simon of Brooklyn, N.Y., was elected to serve on the educational policy committee.
● Kathryne Sanserino, daughter of Steve and Casey Sanserino of Ft. Wayne, Ind., was elected to serve on the information management policy committee.
● Daniel Sadowski, son of John and Victoria Sadowski of LaSalle, was elected to serve on the library advisory committee.
● Joseph Raab, son of Dan and Mary Raab of Taylorville, was elected to the parking committee.
● Jonathan Ken, son of Charles and Ting-wei Ken of Bloomington, was elected to the traffic appeals committee.
● Jacob Varney, son of Dr. Andrew and Carol Varney of Springfield, was elected to serve on the Year 4 curriculum committee.
● Kirk Thompson, son of Jay and Kristie Thompson of Harrisburg, was elected to serve on the Year 3 curriculum committee.

SIU School of Medicine Class of 2015 Officers

● Bryan Kidd, son of Rick and Nancy Kidd of St. Joseph, was elected chair of the sophomore class.
● Katherine Lowry, daughter of John and Gail Lowry of Humboldt, was elected vice-chair of the sophomore class.
● Madeline Mier, daughter of Jon and Cheryl Tadsen of Pawnee, was elected secretary of the sophomore class.
● Rachel Wang, daughter of David and LiJuan Wang of Peoria, was elected treasurer of the sophomore class.
● Mykel Sepula, daughter of Cindy Sepula of Beecher, was elected class representative to the student general assembly.
● Rustin Meister, son of Ron and Diane Meister of Urbana, was elected class representative to the student general assembly.
● Emily Seals, daughter of Matt and Beth Seals of Ellery, was elected as a member of the Organization of Student Representatives.

SIU School of Medicine Class of 2015 Committee Members

● Tim Daugherty, son of Mike and Cris Daugherty of Decatur, was elected to serve on the admissions committee.
● Kathryn Filson, daughter of Bur Filson of Jacksonville and Mark and Cindy Davis-Blair of Springfield, was elected to serve on the doctoring committee.
● Andrew Mitchelson, son of Randy and Kathryn Mitchelson of Taylorville, was elected to serve on the educational policy committee.
● Brad Dyniewski, son of Stan and Nancy Dyniewski of Hebron, Indiana, was elected to serve on the information management policy committee.
● Lyndsey Heise, daughter of Michael Heise of Sheffield and Angela Hathaway of Galva, was elected to serve on the library advisory committee.
● Jared Mitchell, son of Jerry and Brenda Mitchell of Eldorado, was elected to serve on the student progress committee.
● Whitney Thorpe-Klinsky, daughter of Dr. Robert Klinsky and Dr. Charissa Thorpe of New Baden, was elected to serve as volunteer coordinator for the class.
● Frank Rahman, son of Janet Rahman of Carthage and the late Keith Rahman, was elected to serve on the Year 2 curriculum committee.
● Brittney Hanerhoff, daughter of James and Brenda Hanerhoff of East Moline, was elected to serve on the Year 1 curriculum committee.

SIU School of Medicine Class of 2016 Officers

● Chris Felchlia, son of Dan and Sandra Felchlia of Patoka, was elected chair of the freshman class.
● Michael Clanahan, son of James and Lynne Clanahan of Swansea, was elected vice-chair of the freshman class.
● Kathryn Blanquart, daughter of Bill Blanquart and Deb Blanquart, both of Belleville, was elected secretary of the freshman class.
● Ashley Norton, daughter of Richard and Cindy Norton of Brimfield, was elected treasurer of the freshman class.
● Jordan Myhre, son of Gery and Teresa Myhre of Aurora, Co., was elected class representative to the student general assembly.
● Jason West, son of Dean and Trudy West of Harrisburg, was elected class representative to the student general assembly.
● Jessica Stout, daughter of Marcy Stout of Edinburg, Michael Stout of Rochester and the late Debra Stout, was elected as a member of the Organization of Student Representatives.

SIU School of Medicine Class of 2016 Committee Members

● Travis Healey, son of Terry and Kelly Healey of Brighton, was elected to serve on the doctoring committee.
● Ashley Satorius, daughter of Jim Satorius and Marsha Satorius both of Petersburg, was elected to serve on the educational policy committee.
● Adam Cross, son of Gary and Kim Cross of Heyworth, was elected to serve on the information management policy committee.
● Gerald Miller, son of Gary and Cecilia Miller of Rantoul, was elected to serve on the year one curriculum committee.
● Brian Tillis, son of William and Kelly Tillis of Peoria, was elected to serve on the year one curriculum committee.
● April McNeill, daughter of Mamie Batts of Fayetteville, N.C. and the late Milton McNeill, was elected to serve on the student progress committee.
● Katelyn Swaggerty, daughter of Lee and Terri Swaggerty of Springfield, was elected to serve as volunteer coordinator for the class.
● James Feimster, son of Jack and Marilyn Feimster of Byron, was elected to serve as the student-to-student handbook coordinator.