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COURAGE AWARDJames S. Krause, Ph.D., who suffered a paralyzing spinal cord injury while diving when he was 16, now is a professor and associate dean for research in the College of Health Professions, a leading national expert and researcher who specializes in health and longevity following a spinal cord injury, and the recipient of the 2011 Medtronic National Courage Award. Krause said the award has increased his resolve to continue efforts in those areas.

The award is especially meaningful to Krause, since he was a patient from 1976-79 at Minneapolis’ Courage Center’s Transitional Rehabilitation Program, known then as Courage Residence. A three-year inpatient stay at Courage Center was common in the 1970s and 1980s. Today, the average length of stay for someone with a spinal cord injury is 99 days.

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Left, Dr. Jim Krause with the Courage Award in the background.

FIRST COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS DEAN PASSES AWAYBy Jack Thomas, PT, EdD, College of Health Professions

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Benjamin F. Lawson, DDS, professor emeritus of oral and maxillofacial surgery and founding dean emeritus of the College of Health Professions (CHP), passed away Feb. 15.

Lawson was born in rural Montgomery County, Ala., in 1931. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy from Auburn University in 1953, and then trained as a pilot in the United States Air Force, serving as a first lieutenant and squadron commander with the 406th Fighter-Bomber Wing in England. Following his discharge from the Air Force, Lawson attended Emory University in

Atlanta and received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 1961. He then enrolled at Indiana University in Indianapolis, specializing in oral diagnosis and medicine. He was also given a certificate for training in periodontology by the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1968.

Before coming to MUSC, Lawson served on the faculties at Emory University and the University of Alabama at

Birmingham. During these years, he reorganized the Department of Oral Diagnosis at Emory and assisted with undergraduate teaching at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He joined the faculty at MUSC July 1, 1968, as an associate professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery, where he organized the Department

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WELCOME

After an extensive search, the College has hired a new Director of Development, Leslie Brady. Leslie came to the College from the Charleston Horticultural Society where she served as the executive director since May of 2007. Leslie is a native of Hanahan and received her Bachelor of Social Work degree at Winthrop University in 1986 and her Master of Social Work degree in 1987 from the University of South Carolina in Columbia. After a ten-year career in Social Work, Leslie transitioned into Healthcare Marketing Communications and Public Relations and eventually professional Fund Development. Leslie is also a graduate of Leadership Fairfax in Northern Virginia and received her Certificate of Fundraising Management from The Center on Philanthropy’s Fundraising School at Indiana University at Purdue. She and her husband live in Mt. Pleasant with their three cats. Welcome, Leslie!

CHP HOMECOMING 2012The MUSC College of Health Professions in conjunction with the MUSC Alumni Affairs Office hosted a wildly successfuln alumni homecoming in Charleston February 3 and 4. The weekend kicked off with a Student-Alumni Happy Hour held in the college’s atrium that attracted over 200 attendees! Alumni, faculty, students, and family alike enjoyed great company, food and music. On Saturday evening the crowd moved to the Charleston Visitors Center for an oyster roast complete with a bluegrass band, photo booth and plenty of children’s games. The weekend was a tremendous success and plans are underway for 2013!

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1. Elizabeth Brisbane and Angel Simmons (BHS ‘07)

2. Patty Houser (Cytotech ‘81) and Maggie Houser

3. Cheery group of MHA students and alumni

4. Lisa Saladin (CHP Dean), Mike Saladin (Faculty), Sarah Enzaldo, Adam Smith

5. Sheryl and Jim Cheek (MHA ‘10), Jeannie Grooms, Toni and Brian Poplin (DHA ‘10)

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of Oral Medicine and assumed both administrative and academic responsibilities for periodontology–a professional discipline that in most institutions at the time had several faculty members serving under the direction of a chairman.

Also under Lawson’s direction were all services and activities having to do with dental radiography, which again was unusual, as most dental schools were structured in such a way as to have radiography as a separate department. In a letter to Dr. James W. Colbert Jr. commending Lawson’s exemplary work at MUSC, School of Dentistry Dean John E. Buhler noted that Lawson was carrying out the responsibilities of not just one, but what were commonly three departments in typical dentistry schools.

In 1970, Lawson was promoted to full professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery, a position and rank he held until his retirement in 1990. In 1972,

however, he was given the opportunity of becoming the founding dean of the newly created College of Allied Health Sciences (presently the College of Health Professions). He relished the prospects of having a chance to build an educational body from the ground up and led the college in developing a diverse number of health professions programs. During his time as CHP dean, Lawson also served as a consultant to the S.C. Commission on Higher Education. In his capacity as a consultant, he was instrumental in laying the framework throughout South Carolina for satellite educational programs for students in various disciplines of the health sciences.

When Lawson retired as dean, he had helped CHP achieve the distinction of having the highest student enrollment of any of the colleges at MUSC, and programs such as physical therapy and occupational therapy were being noticed and recognized by national publications. The deans who came

after him have capitalized on the base that he built, encouraging growth of the various clinical and health care administrative programs, along with the completion of the CHP complex on Rutledge Avenue in 2005 and the addition of the Center for Rehabilitation Research in Neurological Conditions at the original CHP building at the corner of President and Bee streets.

Lawson was an avid walker and during his time at MUSC routinely walked to and from work each day from his home in West Ashley. Lawson was also known for his fondness for animals, especially his dog and walking companion, Henry. In his youth, he worked for the welfare of animals, and often repaired and treated broken bones of birds that were presented to him by others.

Lawson will be missed by all that knew him, and especially his wife, Joy Marsh Lawson and sons Benjamin, David, and Mark. Other relatives include a granddaughter, sisters and a stepson.

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1. MHA students Andrew Campbell, Daniel Brinton, Annie Tsui, and Cacey Black after enjoying the gourmet macaroni and cheese buffet.

2. CHP students having fun mingling with alumni, faculty and staff at the Alumni Happy Hour event.

3. Packed house in the Atrium of the College of Health Professions as attendees enjoyed music and networking.

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1. Warren Lutz (MHS ‘82), Leslie Brady (Staff), and Jacob Lutz enjoying the barbeque dinner.

2. CHP Students gathered on the steps inside the Atrium at the College of Health Professions.

3. Kevin and Lori (PT ‘95) Bartleson at the Homecoming Oyster Roast.

4. Darrell (MHA ‘06) and Kelly Jones after shucking an oyster.

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CHANGING WHAT’S POSSIBLE THROUGH GIVING