In Memoriam
Caryl Moy, Ph.D., died Friday, October 29, 2010, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.
Dr. Moy married Richard H. Moy, M.D., in 1954. Caryl was instrumental in the growth and development of this medical school from the earliest days when her husband, Dr. Richard Moy was named the School's founding dean, said J. Kevin Dorsey, M.D., Ph.D., dean and provost of SIU School of Medicine.
Dr. Moy was a dynamic, enthusiastic individual, an author, mentor, leader, devoted wife and mother. Caryl stood fast by the side of her husband and helped garner community support for the medical school by bringing together new faculty and community members at their home for monthly taco buffets. She was a founder of WOMS (Women of the Medical School), a social network that helped support medical students through fund-raising and social events, including a champagne brunch for graduating students. She also taught in medical humanities and family medicine. She also maintained a successful career as a professor of social work at Sangamon State University and helped form Planned Parenthood.
She is survived by her husband, Richard; two sons, Philip (Laurie Liebhart) Moy of Two Rivers, Wis., and Eric (Jennifer Davis) Moy, of Indianapolis; and two grandchildren, Benjamin Henry and Lyndsay Lillian Moy.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Richard H. Moy Endowment for Education, SIU Foundation at the School of Medicine, Mail Code 9666, 927 N. Rutledge, Springfield, IL 62794; Westminster Presbyterian Church, 533 S. Walnut, Springfield, IL 62704; University of Illinois - Springfield, One University Plaza, Springfield, IL 62703; or the Illinois 4-H House Association, c/o Teri Travis, 2061 CR 2400 N, Thomasboro, IL, 61878.
Norma Augustine Wylie, R.N., Ph.D., professor emeritus of medical humanities, died Sunday, November 21, 2010, at the Fairview Home, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.
Wylie dedicated her entire life to making medical education more relevant. In 1978, she joined the faculty of SIU School of Medicine. She became the first nurse in a U.S. medical school to attain full professorship. She shaped hospice care in downstate Illinois as a consultant to St. John’s Hospice in Springfield. She authored two books while at SIU: The Role of the Nurse in Clinical Medical Education, and Sharing The Final Journey, with Terrill A. Mast, Ph.D., and Jay Kennerly.
In 1988, in honor of her 70th birthday, a group of friends and colleagues established a scholarship in her name, the Norma A. Wylie Palliative Care Program and Third World Study Award Endowment. Wylie renamed the award the Lynne Cleverdon Third World Study Award, in honor of her friend. The award assists medical students with expenses they incur for elective studies in a third world setting.
The scholarship encourages students to seek experiences that sensitize them to the needs of many peoples. By participating in a developing country, a student sees first hand the diverse health needs of other cultures. This scholarship assists SIU students in broadening their learning experiences so that they, in turn, will share with others. Memorials may be made to the Lynne Cleverdon Third World Study Award by contacting the SIU Foundation at 217-545-2955.
Junaia Carter, M.D., class of 2010, passed away November 9, 2010, after a battle with breast cancer. A graduate of Xaiver University in New Orleans, Carter became a medical student at SIU School of Medicine in 2005. She was diagnosed during the last semester of her final year.
Following surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, she received her doctor of medicine degree in December 2009. She began a family medicine residency in Milwaukee Wis., in March 2010. A month later, doctors discovered that Junaia’s cancer had spread to her brain and central nervous system. She resumed treatment at SIU. Two days after finishing radiation therapy, she participated in the SIU School of Medicine 2010 Commencement. In August, she returned to her residency in Milwaukee but then returned to Houston, Texas, where she grew up, to continue treatment. Dr. Carter died Tuesday, Nov. 9. Services were held in Crosby, Texas. Among her survivors are her parents, R. Ray Carter and Angela Carter; twin sister, Janell and sisters Jessica and Elizabeth. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.