Alumni Information

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2009

P. Adedze, Ph.D. Advisor: Donovan and Orr

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept of Food Science & Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

A. Cachia, M.S., Advisor: Kenneth R. Wilund

First Postgraduate Position: Physician Assistant Program, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ

M. Du, Ph.D., Advisor: William G. Helferich

First Postgraduate Position: Seeking employment in the state of Washington

T. Faber, M.S., Advisor: George C. Fahey, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Dept. of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

D. Ghareeb, M.S., Advisor: Charles H. Hillman

First Postgraduate Position: Seeking employment in the state of Florida

N. Khan, M.S., Advisor: Karen M. Chapman-Novakofski

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Div. of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

R.-H. Lai, Ph.D., Advisor: Elizabeth H. Jeffery

First Postgraduate Position: Senior Scientist, Davisco Foods International, Inc., Le Sueur, MN

D. (Walker) Lasker, Ph.D., Advisor: Donald K. Layman

First Postgraduate Position: Seeking employment in the state of California

C. Sherry, Ph.D., Advisor: Gregory G. Freund

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

V. Vieira, Ph.D., Advisor: Jeffrey A. Woods

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Obesity and Metabolism Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University, Boston, MA

B. Yudell, Ph.D., Advisor: Manabu T. Nakamura

First Postgraduate Position: Seeking employment

2008

M. Araya Roldan, Ph.D., Advisor: Elizabeth H. Jeffery

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

M. Barnes, M.D./Ph.D. (Medical Scholars Program), Advisor: J. Lee Beverly

First Postgraduate Position: M.D. Candidate, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Y. Cheon, Ph.D., Advisor: Manabu T. Nakamura

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Brain Physiology and Metabolism Section, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD

K. (Reifsteck) Faust, M.S., Advisor: Kelly A. Tappenden

First Postgraduate Position: Nutrition Intern, Tate & Lyle, Decatur, IL

C. Guest, M.D./Ph.D. (Medical Scholars Program), Advisor: Gregory G. Freund

First Postgraduate Position: M.D. Candidate, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

H.-Y. Koo, Ph.D., Advisor: Manabu T. Nakamura

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

S. Kulkarni, M.S., Advisor: Adrienne L. Perlman

First Postgraduate Position: Master's Candidate, Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

B. Lindshield, Ph.D., Advisor: John W. Erdman, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Human Nutrition, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

D. Mallard, M.S., Advisor: Ellen M. Evans

T. Parker, Ph.D., Advisor: Nicki J. Engeseth

First Postgraduate Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

S. Porter, M.S., Advisor: Karen M. Chapman-Novakofski

First Postgraduate Position: Dietetic Intern, Veterans Administration San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, CA

T. Rogers, M.S., Advisor: Karen M. Chapman-Novakofski

First Postgraduate Position: Clinical Dietitian, Surgical ICU, Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ

C. Stroud, Ph.D., Advisor: Manabu T. Nakamura

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept. of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

L. Wardwell, M.S. Advisor: Jakoby, IV and Chapman-Novakofski

First Postgraduate Position: Law Student, Southern Illinois University, Carterville, IL

F. Zapata, M.S. Advisor: Elvira de Mejia and Manabu T. Nakamura

First Postgraduate Position: Visiting Research Specialist, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

2007

A. Andres, Ph.D., Advisor: Sharon M. Donovan

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Physiology, Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center, Little Rock, AR

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for the Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR

K. Canene-Adams, Ph.D., Advisor: John W. Erdman, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dept. of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

M. Cortes Ramirez, Ph.D. Advisor: Keith W. Singletary

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Colorado, Denver, CO

Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Drug Development, Dept. of Translational Research, Nevada Cancer Institute, Las Vegas, NV

S. Devkota, M.S., Advisor: Donald K. Layman

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Molecular Metabolism and Nutrition Program, University of Chicago, IL

K. Harris, Ph.D., Advisor: Elizabeth H. Jeffery

First Postgraduate Position: Scientist II, General Mills, Inc., Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition, Minneapolis, MN

J. King, M.S. Advisor: John W. Erdman, Jr. and William D. O'Brien, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Visiting Scholar, Bioacoustics Research Laboratory, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

N. Nakamura, M.S., Advisor: H. Rex Gaskins

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Dept. of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

K. Powell, M.S., Advisor: Kelly A. Tappenden

First Postgraduate Position: Clinical Dietitian, Carle Hospital, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Clinical Dietitian, Veterans Affairs Illiana Health Care System, Danville, IL

N. A. Reppert, M.S., Advisor: Mary Ann Lila

First Postgraduate Position: Family Health Nutritionist, WIC, Champaign-Urbana Public Health District, Champaign, IL

Current Position: Clinical Dietitian, Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago, IL

2006

J. Campbell, Ph.D., Advisor: John W. Erdman, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Nutrition Scientist R & D II, Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition JFB, General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN

Current Position: Senior Nutrition Scientist, Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition, General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN

N. Correa-Matos, Ph.D., Advisor: Kelly A. Tappenden and Sharon M. Donovan

First Postgraduate Position: Assistant Professor of Nutrition, Dept. of Public Health, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL

S. Evans, M.S., Advisor: Timothy A. Garrow

First Postgraduate Position: Assistant to the Director, Dietetic Internship Program, Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Visiting Research Dietitian, Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Y. Gao, M.S., Advisor: Gregory G. Freund

First Postgraduate Position: Database Administrator, Strata-Decision Technology, LLC, Champaign, IL

J. Hartke, Ph.D., Advisor: Sharon M. Donovan

First Postgraduate Position: Visiting Research Associate, Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Visiting Research Associate, Dept. of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

A. Hsu, M.S., Advisor: Keith W. Kelley

First Postgraduate Position: Clinical Research Associate, Quintiles Transnational Corp., Taipei, Taiwan

K.-I Lin, M.S., Advisor: Gregory G. Freund

First Postgraduate Position: Food Service Summer Intern, Signature Service Corp. at the Victory Junction Gang Camp, Randleman, NC

Current Position: Dietetic Intern, Dept. of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

S. Maruapula, Ph.D., Advisor: Karen M. Chapman-Novakofski

First Postgraduate Position: Lecturer, Dept. of Home Economics Education, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana

A. (Bergschneider) Newell, M.S., Advisor: Elvira de Mejia

First Postgraduate Position: Dietetic Intern, Order of St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Bradley University, Peoria, IL

K. Sprengelmeyer, M.S., Advisor: Karen M. Chapman-Novakofski

First Postgraduate Position: Dietetic Intern, Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL

Current Position: Clinical Dietitian, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, IL

X. Zhang, Ph.D., Advisor: Jan E. Novakofski

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept. of Animal Sciences, Ohio State University, Wooster, OH

2005

C. Dikeman, Ph.D., Advisor: George C. Fahey, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Nutritionist, Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha, NE

M. Gajic, M.S., Advisor: John W. Erdman, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Pharmacy Technician, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Current Position: Seeking employment in Philadelphia, PA

A. Gratson, Ph.D., Advisor: Timothy A. Garrow

First Postgraduate Position: Formulation Scientist, Fortitech, Inc., Schenectady, NY

Current Position: R&D Scientist, Nutritionals, Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, Richmond, VA

M. Guillon, M.S., Advisor: J. Lee Beverly

First Postgraduate Position: Research Associate II, Peripheral Nervous System, Roche Palo Alto LLC, Palo Alto, CA

K. Ochonicky, M.S. Advisor: Sharon M. Donovan and Mark S. Kuhlenschmidt

First Postgraduate Position: DVM Candidate, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Associate Senior Scientist, Elanco Animal Health, Eli Lilly and Company, Greenfield, IN

S. Sinclair, M.S., Advisor: Matthew A. Wallig

L. Sueiro, M.S., Advisor: Mary Ann Lila

First Postgraduate Position: Dietetic Intern, San Juan VA Medical Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Current Position: Territory Business Manager, Mead Johnson Nutritionals, Worldwide Pharmaceuticals and Clairol, Bristol-Myers Squibb Puerto Rico, Inc., San Juan, Puerto Rico

S. Zaripheh, Ph.D., Advisor: John W. Erdman, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Cell Biology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH

Current Position: Director of Nutrition Research, Dairy Management, Inc., Rosemont, IL

2004

D. Albin, Ph.D., Advisor: Kelly A. Tappenden

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Molecular Biologist, Dept. of Microbial Biophysics and Residue Chemistry, USDA-ARS, Eastern Regional Research Center, Wyndmoor, PA

J. Baum, Ph.D., Advisor: Donald K. Layman

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, Dept. of Cellular & Molecular Physiology, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA

Current Position: Research Scientist, Unilever R & D Vlaardingen, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands

B. Berg, Ph.D., Advisor: Rodney W. Johnson

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Neurology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Current Position: Senior Research Scientist, Nutrition Dept., Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Collegeville, PA

A.-C. Chen, Ph.D., Advisor: Sharon M. Donovan

First Postgraduate Position: Public Health Laboratory, Dept. of Health and Human Services, Long Beach, CA

Current Position: Adjunct Instructor, Delaware Technical and Community College, Stanton, DE

A. (Bartholome) Falk, Ph.D., Advisor: Kelly A. Tappenden

First Postgraduate Position: Pre-Clinical Scientist, Novartis Medical Nutrition, Minneapolis, MN

Current Position: Medical Science Liaison, Global Medical Affairs, GI Division, Shire Pharmaceuticals, Wayne, PA

V. (Wade) Grey Owl, Ph.D. Advisor: Keith W. Singletary

First Postgraduate Position: Research Analyst, Grants and Special Projects, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD

Current Position: Researcher III, American Indian Health Research Program, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD

E. Jacobson, M.S., Advisor: Donald K. Layman

First Postgraduate Position: Arrow Communications, New York, NY.

K. Kitiphongspattana, Ph.D., Advisor: H. Rex Gaskins

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, Dept. of Medicine, University of Chicago, IL

E. L. Petr, M.S., Advisor: John W. Erdman, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Dietetic Intern, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Current Position: Dietitian, Plumgood Food, Nashville, TN

R. Stephen, M.S., Advisor: Kelly A. Tappenden

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

K. Thomas, M.S., Advisor: Sharon M. Donovan

First Postgraduate Position: Dietetic Assistant, Loyola University Renal Dialysis Unit, Chicago, IL

Current Position: Medical Student, Urban Health Program, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

2003

C. Commare, M.S., Advisor: Kelly A. Tappenden

First Postgraduate Position: Fellow, Leadership Excellence in Pediatric Nutrition Training Program, Riley Hospital, Indianapolis, IN

Current Position: Pediatric Clinical Nutrition Specialist, Abbott Nutrition R&D, Pediatric Nutrition Science & Research, Columbus, OH

C. Delgado-Reyes, Ph.D., Advisor: Timothy A. Garrow

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech and Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Current Position: Faculty Specialist, Texas Interdisciplinary Plan (College of Liberal Arts and College of Natural Sciences plan), University of Texas, Austin, TX

J. (Gorski) Drum, M.S., Advisor: Sharon M. Donovan

First Postgraduate Position: Scientist, Research and Development, Haemoscope Corp., Niles, IL

Current Position: Project Leader, Renal Division, Baxter Healthcare, McGaw Park, IL

J. (Olsen) Karduck, M.S., Advisor: Karen M. Chapman-Novakofski

First Postgraduate Position: Clinical Dietitian, Provena United Samaritans, Danville, IL

Current Position: Health Educator (Nutrition Education Coordinator/SportWell Coordinator), SportWell Center, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

J. Seyler Griffin, M.S., Advisor: Donald K. Layman

First Postgraduate Position: Dietitian, Nutrition and Weight Loss, Bally Total Fitness Corporation, Chicago, IL

Current Position: Account Supervisor, Current Lifestyle Marketing, Chicago, IL

P. Steinfelds, M.S. Advisor: Keith W. Singletary

C. Wharton, M.S., Advisor: Elizabeth H. Jeffery

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate in Curriculum and Instruction, Dept. of Exercise and Wellness, Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition, Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ

S. Zaripheh, M.S., Advisor: John W. Erdman, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 2005 alumni

2002

C. Allred, Ph.D., Advisor: William G. Helferich

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Nutrition and Food Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

C. Atkinson, M.S., Advisor: John W. Erdman, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Homemaker

L. Bauer, M.S., Advisor: George C. Fahey, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Research Specialist, Dept. of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

B. Deplancke, Ph.D., Advisor: H. Rex Gaskins

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dana Farber Cancer Research Center, Harvard University, Boston, MA

Current Position: Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, Institute of Bioengineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland

W. He, M.S., Advisor: Manabu T. Nakamura

First Postgraduate Position: Research Specialist, Dept. of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Doctoral Candidate, Dept. of Statistics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

M. F. Mateos, M.S., Advisor: Sharon M. Donovan

First Postgraduate Position: Educational Psychology, Cooperative Extension, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

S. Painter, M.S., Advisor: Timothy A. Garrow

First Postgraduate Position: Dietitian, Health Education, Crusader Central Clinic Association, Rockford, IL

Current Position: Dietitian, Division of Clinical Quality, Crusader Clinic, Rockford, IL

S. Pelletier, M.S., Advisor: Clare M. Hasler

First Postgraduate Position: Dietetic Internship, Loyola University Hospital, Chicago, IL

K. (Kles) Poi, Ph.D., Advisor: Kelly A. Tappenden

First Postgraduate Position: NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Gastroenterology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Current Position: Scientific Communications Associate, Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN

H. Shiue, M.S., Advisor: Donald K. Layman

First Postgraduate Position: Research Technician, Dept. of Pathology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Current Position: Clinical Pharmacist, University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center, Birmingham, AL

K. Swanson, Ph.D., Advisor: George C. Fahey, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

L. Tussing-Humphreys, M.S., Advisor: Karen M. Chapman-Novakofski

First Postgraduate Position: Research Specialist, NIH Childhood Obesity in the African American Population, Dept. of Human Nutrition, University of Illinois Chicago, IL

Current Position: Doctoral Candidate/Research Assistant, Dept. of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

X. Zhang, M.S., Advisor: Jan E. Novakofski

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 2006 alumni

2001

T. Boileau, Ph.D., Advisor: John W. Erdman, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dept. of Human Nutrition and Food Management, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Current Position: Senior Nutrition Scientist, Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition, General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN

M.D. Coleman-Kelly, M.S., Advisor: Kelly A. Tappenden

First Postgraduate Position: Instructor, Dietetics Program, Mansfield University, Mansfield, PA

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Family and Consumer Sciences, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

L. (Milo) Czerkies, M.S., Advisor: Kelly A. Tappenden

First Postgraduate Position: Consultant, Clinical Nutrition Division, Nestlé USA, Deerfield, IL

D. Deming, Ph.D., Advisor: John W. Erdman, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Associate Scientific Leader, DSM Nutritional Products (was: Human Nutrition Research, Roche Vitamins, Inc.), Parsippany, NJ

Current Position: Principal Scientist, Regulatory & Scientific Affairs, Global Meals and Drinks, Nestle Infant Nutrition, Florham Park, NJ

E. Friedman, M.S., Advisor: Michael R. Murphy

First Postgraduate Position: Research Scientist, Central Nervous System Team, Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Bridgewater, NJ

M. Gardner, M.S., Advisor: Sharon M. Donovan

First Postgraduate Position: M.D. Candidate, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

Current Position: Orthopedic Surgery Resident, Wichita Center for Graduate Medical Education, Wichita, KS

K. (Reardon) Gustashaw, M.S., Advisor: Kelly A. Tappenden

First Postgraduate Position: Clinical Dietitian, Nutrition and Wellness Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

K. Heintz, M.S., Advisor: John W. Erdman, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Biologist, Dept. of Neuroscience NIH/NICHD, Bethesda, MD

Current Position: Manager of Nutrition Programs, PMK Associates, Inc., Alexandria, VA

A.-S. Keck, Ph.D., Advisor: Elizabeth H. Jeffery

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, USDA, Grand Forks, ND

Current Position: Director of Research Foundation Office, The Carle Foundation, Urbana, IL

A. Kurilich, Ph.D., Advisor: Barbara P. Klein

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Physiologist, USDA, Beltsville, MD

Current Position: Principal Scientist, PepsiCo, Barrington, IL

B. Meline, M.S. Advisor: Keith W. Singletary

First Postgraduate Position: Family Health Nutritionist, WIC, Champaign-Urbana Public Health District, Champaign, IL

Current Position: Director, Maternal and Child Heath Management, Champaign-Urbana Public Health District, Champaign, IL

N. Millian, Ph.D., Advisor: Timothy A. Garrow

First Postgraduate Position: M.D. Candidate, American University of the Caribbean, St. Martin, Antilles

Current Position: Resident, Family Medicine, Southern Illinois University Center for Family Medicine, Springfield, IL

C. W. Nho, Ph.D., Advisor: Elizabeth H. Jeffery

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Current Position: Senior Research Scientist, Natural Products Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) Gangneung Institute, Gangneung, Korea

C. Sather, M.S., Advisor: Donald K. Layman

First Postgraduate Position: Medical Student, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Resident, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

S. Teixeira, Ph.D., Advisor: John W. Erdman, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Hoffman-LaRoche, Basel, Switzerland

Current Position: Research Investigator II, Diabetes and Metabolism, in vivo Pharmacology, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc., Cambridge, MA

C. Yuan, Ph.D., Advisor: Toshiro Nishida

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, Diabetes Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA

2000

H.-Y. Baik, Ph.D., Advisor: Barbara P. Klein

First Postgraduate Position: Sensory Evaluation Intern, Kellogg's, Battle Creek, MI

Current Position: Sensory Scientist, Minute Maid, Orlando, FL

A. (Cole) Boogerd, M.S., Advisor: Neil F. Shay

First Postgraduate Position: Registered Dietitian, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL

Current Position: Clinical Dietitian/Diabetes Educator, Primary Care Group, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL

E. Flickinger, Ph.D., Advisor: George C. Fahey, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Senior Scientist, Upstream Research and Development, The Iams Co., Procter & Gamble Pet Care, Lewisburg, OH

C. Huntington, M.S., Advisor: J. Lee Beverly

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

Current Position: Undergraduate Coordinator, Dept. of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS

K. Kitiphongspattana, M.S., Advisor: H. Rex Gaskins

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 2004 alumni

L. Kurman, M.S., Advisor: Clare M. Hasler

First Postgraduate Position: Product Development Specialist, Solgar Vitamins and Herb Company, Madison, NJ

Current Position: Associate Manager, U.S. Exports and Global Registration, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Evansville, IN

D. (Ganessunker) Rai, Ph.D., Advisor: Sharon M. Donovan

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Senior Principal Scientist, Global Scientific Affairs, Mead Johnson Nutritionals, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Evansville, IN

C. Tovar-Palacio, Ph.D., Advisor: Neil F. Shay

First Postgraduate Position: Family leave in Mexico

1999

S. Barnes, M.D./Ph.D (Medical Scholars Program), Advisor: Keith W. Singletary

First Postgraduate Position: M.D. Candidate, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Clinical Chemistry Fellow, Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Louisville, KY

A. Boileau, Ph.D., Advisor: John W. Erdman, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Pathology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, OH

Current Position: Manager, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, Cargill, Inc., Wayzata, MN

J. Bomser, Ph.D. Advisor: Keith W. Singletary

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Environmental Chemistry & Toxicology Lab, University of California, Berkeley, CA

Current Position: Associate Professor, Dept. of Human Nutrition, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Y. Fang, M.S., Advisor: Toshiro Nishida

First Postgraduate Position: Research Specialist, Dept. of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

J. (Cline) Hitz, Ph.D., Advisor: Robert A. Easter

First Postgraduate Position: Manager of Pet Health & Nutrition, Doane Pet Care, Columbia, TN

Current Position: Senior Nutritionist, Friskies PTC, St. Joseph, MO

W.-W. Kuo, M.S., Advisor: Elizabeth H. Jeffery

First Postgraduate Position: Taiwan

J. Li, M.S. Advisor: Keith W. Singletary

First Postgraduate Position: Research Technician, Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Q. Lu, M.S., Advisor: Jeffrey A. Woods

First Postgraduate Position: M.S. Candidate, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

C. MacDonald, Ph.D. Advisor: Keith W. Singletary

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

Current Position: Laboratory Biologist, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

M. (Ezzatkhah) Mobasseri, M.S., Advisor: William D. O'Brien, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Computer Science Faculty, Dept. of Computer Science and Information Technology, Parkland College, Champaign, IL

Current Position: Department Chair, Dept. of Computer Science and Information Technology, Parkland College, Champaign, IL

E. Park, Ph.D., Advisor: Timothy A. Garrow

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Pathology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Current Position: Research Assistant Professor, Dept. of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC

Y. K. Park, Ph.D., Advisor: Sharon M. Donovan

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Animal Science, Rutgers University, NJ

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Foods and Nutrition, Kyung-Hee University, South Korea

K. Swanson, M.S. Advisor: John W. Erdman, Jr. and Neal R. Merchen

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 2002 alumni

D. Wool, M.S., Advisor: Clare M. Hasler

First Postgraduate Position: Nutrition Consultant, ISVOR DILTS Leadership Systems, Burlingame, CA

1998

J. Anthony, M.S., Advisor: Donald K. Layman

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Dept. of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA

Current Position: Director, Global Discovery, Mead Johnson Nutritionals, Evansville, IN

T. (Gautsch) Anthony, Ph.D., Advisor: Donald K. Layman

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dept. of Cellular & Molecular Physiology, College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Evansville, IN

M. Baldeon, Ph.D., Advisor: H. Rex Gaskins

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Current Position: Professor, School of Medicine and Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador

S. Block, M.S., Advisor: John W. Erdman, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Dept. of Dairy Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Current Position: Manager of Basic Research, ADM Alliance Nutrition, Inc., Decatur, IN

E. Ott, M.S., Advisor: Neil F. Shay

First Postgraduate Position: Editorial Assistant, Access Medical Group, LTD., Chicago, IL

T. Rains, Ph.D., Advisor: Neil F. Shay

First Postgraduate Position: Research Scientist, Nutrition Research, Kraft Foods, Inc., Glenview, IL

Current Position: Director, Medical Writing and Principal Scientist, Provident Clinical Research & Consulting, Inc., Glen Ellyn, IL

S. Teixeira, M.S., Advisor: John W. Erdman, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 2001 alumni

C. Tovar-Palacio, M.S., Advisor: Neil F. Shay

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 2000 alumni

J. Woodson, M.S., Advisor: Neil F. Shay

First Postgraduate Position: Research Specialist, Dept. of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, IL

1997

H.-Y. Baik, M.S., Advisor: Barbara P. Klein

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 2000 alumni

J. A. Baum, M.S., Advisor: Susan M. Potter

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN

J. Emmert, Ph.D., Advisor: David H. Baker

First Postgraduate Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Current Position: Assistant Dean for Academic Programs, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Z. Guo, Ph.D., Advisor: Toshiro Nishida

First Postgraduate Position: Residency, Dept. of Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

J. Ham, Ph.D., Advisor: Karen M. Chapman-Novakofski

First Postgraduate Position: Family Leave, New Mexico

Y. Hasan, M.S., Advisor: Ralph A. Nelson

First Postgraduate Position: Technician, Searle Laboratories, Skokie, IL

V. Houle, Ph.D., Advisor: Sharon M. Donovan

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Physiology, University of Manitoba, Canada

Current Position: Senior Medical Writer, Boston Scientific Corp., Marlborough, MA

P.-J. Lee, M.S., Advisor: Edward G. Perkins

First Postgraduate Position: Product Specialist, Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd., Taiwan

Q. Liu, M.D./Ph.D. (Medical Scholars Program), Advisor: Keith W. Kelley

First Postgraduate Position: Residency in Cancer Genetics, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY

Current Position: Professor, Cancer Institute of Zhongshan University, China

E. Park, M.S., Advisor: Willard J. Visek

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 1999 alumni

X. Shi, M.S., Advisor: Sharon M. Donovan

First Postgraduate Position: Research Specialist, Dept. of Cell and Structural Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

R. Staack, Ph.D., Advisor: Elizabeth H. Jeffery

First Postgraduate Position: Assistant Director, Human Nutrition Research, National Cattlemen's Beef Assoc., Chicago, IL

Current Position: Vice President of Product Development and Research, Avatar Corp., University Park, IL

D. Sullivan, Ph.D. Advisor: Robert D. Reynolds

First Postgraduate Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Dietetics and Nutrition, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

Current Position: Chair and Associate Professor, Dept. of Dietetics and Nutrition, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

H.-Y. Teng, M.S., Advisor: Susan M. Potter

First Postgraduate Position: Research Associate, Dept. of Medicine, Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Institute of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Current Position: Staff Anesthesiologist, Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago, IL

L. Wang, M.S., Advisor: Susan M. Potter

First Postgraduate Position: Research Technician, Dept. of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Y. Wang, M.S., Advisor: Byung H. (Simon) Cho

First Postgraduate Position: Seeking employment

S. Xu, M.S., Advisor: Byung H. (Simon) Cho

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Nutritional Sciences, UIUC

1996

J. Campbell, Ph.D., Advisor: George C. Fahey, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Animal Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

Current Position: Nutritionist, American Protein Corp., Ankeny, IA

M. Dicklin, M.S., Advisor: Jack Odle

First Postgraduate Position: Chemist/Research Assistant, Polymer Technical Institute, Edmonds, WA

Current Position: Physician Assistant, Medical Associates Clinic, Aledo, IL

G. Li, M.S., Advisor: Neil F. Shay

First Postgraduate Position: M.S. Candidate, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

W. Ning, M.S., Advisor: H. Rex Gaskins

First Postgraduate Position: Research Specialist, Dept. of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

E. Paisley, Ph.D., Advisor: Willard J. Visek

First Postgraduate Position: M.D. Candidate, Southern Illinois School of Medicine, Carbondale, IL

Current Position: Clinical Instructor, Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

K. Patel, M.S., Advisor: David H. Baker

First Postgraduate Position: Homemaker, Spartanburg, SC

Current Position: Office Manager, Westside Internal Medicine, Spartanburg, SC

K. Qian, M.S., Advisor: Michael R. Murphy

First Postgraduate Position: Washington

D. (Ganessunker) Rai, M.S., Advisor: Ralph A. Nelson

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: see 2000 alumni

A. Randall-Ray, M.S., Advisor: Neil F. Shay

First Postgraduate Position: Dietetic Internship, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Current Position: Health Science Research Associate, Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI

W. Yan, M.S. Advisor: Keith W. Singletary

First Postgraduate Position: Research Specialist, Dept. of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Research Associate III, Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Emeryville, CA

X.-X. Yu, Ph.D. Advisor: James K. Drackley and Jack Odle

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

1995

T. (Gautsch) Anthony, M.S., Advisor: Donald K. Layman

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 1998 alumni

M. Baldeon, M.S., Advisor: H. Rex Gaskins

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 1998 alumni

M. Chan, M.S., Advisor: Karen M. Chapman-Novakofski

First Postgraduate Position: Dietetic Internship, New York Hospital, NY

Current Position: Dietetian, Los Altos, CA

M. (Larson) Dicklin, Ph.D., Advisor: Susan M. Potter

First Postgraduate Position: DVM Candidate, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Clinical Research Scientist/Medical Writer, Provident Clinical Research & Consulting, Inc., Glen Ellyn, IL

C. Earthman, M.S., Advisor: Karen M. Chapman-Novakofski

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN

B. Flickinger, Ph.D., Advisor: Edward G. Perkins

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Cardiovascular Research, Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX

Current Position: Senior Research Manager, Nutritional Science, Archer Daniels Midland Co., James R. Randall Research Center, Decatur, IL

S. Kandl, M.S., Advisor: Donald K. Layman

First Postgraduate Position: Dietetic Internship, San Diego Veteran's Administration Hospital, San Diego, CA

Current Position: Homemaker, Sartell, MN

M. (Monaco) Siegel, Ph.D., Advisor: Sharon M. Donovan

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Research Specialist, Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

H. (Muir) Spanbauer, M.S., Advisor: George C. Fahey, Jr.

Current Position: Realtor, Star One Realtors, Cincinnati, OH

D. Swartz-Basile, Ph.D., Advisor: Willard J. Visek

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Washington University, School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Current Position: Surgery Research Investigator, Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

A. (Reddy) Waegner, M.S., Advisor: Neil F. Shay

First Postgraduate Position: Research Scientist, Hycor, Garden Grove, CA

Current Position: Nutrition Policy Specialist, CA

M. Wu, Ph.D., Advisor: Patricia J. O'Morchoe

First Postgraduate Position: Pathologist, Dept. of Pathology, St. John's Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, MO

Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

J. Yao, M.S., Advisor: William D. O'Brien, Jr.

Current Position: Shenzhen, PR China

Y. Zuo, M.S., Advisor: George C. Fahey, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Research Technician, Loyola University, Chicago, IL

1994

S. Adams, Ph.D., Advisor: Jack Odle

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

Current Position: Research Leader, Obesity & Metabolism Research Unit, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Western Human Nutrition Research Center (WHNRC); Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA

F. Balmir, M.D./Ph.D. (Medical Scholars Program), Advisor: Susan M. Potter

First Postgraduate Position: M.D. Candidate, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Family Practice Physician, Balmir & Liautaud Mds, Jackson Heights, NY

J. Emmert, M.S., Advisor: David H. Baker

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 1997 alumni

M. Holmes-McNary, Ph.D. Advisor: Keith W. Singletary

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Nutrition, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Current Position: Associate Professor of Cancer Biology, Dept. of Biology, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC

K. Hwang, Ph.D., Advisor: John A. Milner

First Postgraduate Position: Family leave

P. Kloss, M.S., Advisor: Matthew A. Wallig

First Postgraduate Position: Research Specialist, Dept. of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

Current Position: Research Specialist, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

P. Miers, Ph.D., Advisor: Ralph A. Nelson

First Postgraduate Position: Research Consultant, PGM Research, Ridgecrest, CA

Current Position: Adjunct Instructor, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Nutrition and Clinical Dietetics Department, Finch University of Health Science, Chicago Medical School, IL

G. Paul, Ph.D., Advisor: Donald K. Layman

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Director, Global Marketing and Strategy, The Solae Company, St. Louis, MO

J. (Rokusek) Paul, M.S. Advisor: Keith W. Singletary

First Postgraduate Position: Dietetic Internship, St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL

Current Position: Homemaker, Kirkwood, MO

C. Peterson, Ph.D., Advisor: John W. Erdman, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Nutritional Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

C. Poor, M.D./Ph.D. (Medical Scholars Program), Advisor: John W. Erdman, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Resident, Dept. of Family & Community Medicine, University Hospital and Clinic, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

Current Position: Emergency Physician, Murray-Calloway County Hospital, KY

G. Sunvold, Ph.D., Advisor: George C. Fahey, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Research Nutritionist, The Iams Co., Lewisburg, OH

Current Position: Director, Clinical Research & Intellectual Properties, Procter and Gamble Pet Health & Nutrition, The Iams Co., Lewisburg, OH

J. Zhou, Ph.D., Advisor: John W. Erdman, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Surgery, Harvard Medical School and Director, Nutrition/Metabolism Laboratory, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

1993

A. Adams, M.D./Ph.D. (Medical Scholars Program), Advisor: Ralph A. Nelson

First Postgraduate Position: M.D. Candidate, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Associate Professor, Dept. of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

D. L. Alekel, Ph.D., Advisor: Rachel J. Stillman

First Postgraduate Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Nutrition and Medical Dietetics, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

Current Position: Associate Professor, Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

G. Bark, M.D./Ph.D. (Medical Scholars Program), Advisor: Richard L. Magin

First Postgraduate Position: M.D. Candidate, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Family Physician, Provena Covenant Medical Center, Champaign, IL

L. Bourquin, Ph.D., Advisor: George C. Fahey, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Current Position: Associate Professor, Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition and The National Food Safety and Toxicology Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

N. de Leeuw, M.S., Advisor: James L. Robinson

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Dept. of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Current Position: Clinical Cytogeneticist, Human Genetics, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

R. Dokko, Ph.D., Advisor: Byung H. (Simon) Cho

First Postgraduate Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea

J. Fisher, M.S., Advisor: Leann L. Birch

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

B. Fulton, M.D./Ph.D. (Medical Scholars Program), Advisor: Elizabeth H. Jeffery

First Postgraduate Position: M.D. Candidate, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Pediatric Pathologist, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI

Y. Goode, M.S. Advisor: Leann L. Birch

First Postgraduate Position: Nutrition and Health Agent, WIC Extension, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Current Position: Extension Agent/4H Youth Development Agent, Gadsden County, University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension, Quincy, FL; and President, Florida Association of Extension 4H Agents

S.-K. Jaw-Tsai, Ph.D., Advisor: Elizabeth H. Jeffery

First Postgraduate Position: Research Scientist, Drug Metabolism Dept., Central Research Division, Pfizer, Inc., Groton, CT

Current Position: Associate Director, Department of Pharmacology, Theravance, Inc., San Francisco, CA

S. Johnson, Ph.D., Advisor: Leann L. Birch

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Candidate, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Current Position: Associate Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition, University of Colorado, Denver, CO

D. Kern, M.D./M.S. (Medical Scholars Program), Advisor: Leann L. Birch

First Postgraduate Position: M.D. Candidate, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Family Practice Physician, People's Clinic, Boulder, CO

C. Lamboni, Ph.D., Advisor: Edward G. Perkins

First Postgraduate Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Nutrition/Biochemistry, University of Lome, Togo

Current Position: Vice-Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Lome, TOGO

L. Steinberg, Ph.D., Advisor: Leann L. Birch

First Postgraduate Position: Extension Specialist, Cooperative Extension, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Director, Yoga Institute, Urbana, IL

T. van Kempen, Ph.D., Advisor: Jack Odle

First Postgraduate Position: Product Development Coordinator, Agricultural Research Division, American Cyanamid Company, Princeton, NJ

Current Position: Director of Research and Innovation - Swine, Provimi Research and Innovation Centre, St. Stevens-Woluwe, Belgium; Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Animal Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

J. Winter, M.D./M.S. (Medical Scholars Program), Advisor: Leann L. Birch

First Postgraduate Position: M.D. Candidate, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Waunakee, WI

1992

J. Burns, M.S., Advisor: James L. Robinson

First Postgraduate Position: Dietetic Internship, University of Indiana Medical School, Indianapolis, IN

Current Position: Visiting Research Specialist, Institute for Health Research & Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

J. Ham, M.S., Advisor: Susan M. Potter

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 1997 alumni

W. (Markham) Hirsch, M.S., Advisor: Richard A. Boileau

First Postgraduate Position: Dietitian, County General Hospital, Milwaukee, WI

Current Position: Homemaker, Brookfield, WI

J. L. Hougen, M.S., Advisor: Richard L. Magin

First Postgraduate Position: Family leave

Current Position: Littleton, CO

H. Y. Kim, Ph.D. Advisor: Matthew A. Wallig and Mary Frances Picciano

First Postgraduate Position: Research Associate, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Yong-In University, Seoul, Korea

C. Krashoc, M.S., Advisor: Ralph A. Nelson

First Postgraduate Position: Clinical Nutritionist, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN; Instructor, University of Tennessee Graduate School Nutrition Dietetic Internship Program, Knoxville, TN

Current Position: Clinical Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator, Dept. of Nutritional Services, O'Connor Hospital, San Jose, CA

S. Scardefield, M.S. Advisor: Keith W. Singletary

First Postgraduate Position: Dietetic Internship, St. Francis Hospital, Peoria, IL

Current Position: Senior Field Clinical Trial Monitor, Pharma Development Operations, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Wayne, NJ

G. (Wibert) Wisont, Ph.D., Advisor: Donald K. Layman

First Postgraduate Position: Nutritional Sciences Scientist, Mead Johnson Research Center, Evansville, IN

Current Position: Nutrition Consultant, Wisont Research Communications, Martinez, CA

1991

A. Ching, M.S., Advisor: Toshiro Nishida

First Postgraduate Position: Assistant Scientist, Pfizer, Inc., Groton, IL

T. (Tasker) Chivari, M.S., Advisor: Susan M. Potter

First Postgraduate Position: Dietetic Internship, Rush St. Luke Presbyterian Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Current Position: Dietitian, New Rochelle, NY

T. Elliott, Ph.D., Advisor: Willard J. Visek and James A. Kaput

Current Position: Toxicologist, Laundry and Cleaning Product Human Safety Division, Procter & Gamble, West Chester, OH

A. Fly, Ph.D., Advisor: Gail L. Czarnecki-Maulden

First Postgraduate Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Applied Health Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Current Position: Associate Professor, Dept. of Applied Health Science and Associate Dean, Program Administration for School of HPER, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

L. Helyar, Ph.D., Advisor: Adria R. Sherman

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ

Current Position: Director and Teacher, Bangor Montessori School, Hampden, ME

J. (Bryant) Horner, M.S., Advisor: Leann L. Birch

First Postgraduate Position: Clinical Research Associate, Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc., Nutley, NJ

Current Position: Radiologist, Breast Imaging, Litton and Giddings Radiological Associates, Springfield, MO

M. Kuchan, Ph.D., Advisor: John A. Milner

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Current Position: Manager of Product Palatability, Product Development, Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc., Topeka, KS

G. Luo, M.S., Advisor: John A. Milner

First Postgraduate Position: Pharmacology Associate, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL

E. M.-Y. (Wu) Mitchell, M.S., Advisor: Li Li Ji

First Postgraduate Position: Seeking employment

D. Moxon, M.S., Advisor: Elizabeth H. Jeffery

First Postgraduate Position: M.D. Candidate, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

Current Position: Chief Resident, Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

M. Sika, Ph.D., Advisor: Donald K. Layman

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Vanderbilt University Medical School, Nashville, TN

A.-Y. Tu, Ph.D., Advisor: Toshiro Nishida

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Cardiovascular Research Inst., University of California, San Francisco, CA

Current Position: Research Scientist, Dept. of Bioengineering, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

A. (Trusk) Ward, M.S., Advisor: Michael R. Murphy

First Postgraduate Position: Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, IL

Current Position: Director, Nutritional Sciences, Fort Worth Zoological Park, TX

K. (Dotson) Wisont, M.S., Advisor: Mary Frances Picciano

First Postgraduate Position: Staff Writer, American Oil Chemists' Society, Champaign, IL

Current Position: Head of Medical Writing, ZymoGenetics, Inc., Seattle, WA

M. Wu, M.S., Advisor: Harold M. Swartz

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 1995 alumni

1990

M. (Funk) Archuleta, Ph.D., Advisor: David H. Baker

First Postgraduate Position: Assistant Professor, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Current Position: Head, Departments of Family and Consumer Sciences and Extension Home Economics, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM

K. Arndt, M.S., Advisor: Elizabeth H. Jeffery

First Postgraduate Position: M.D. Candidate, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN

Y. Chung, M.S., Advisor: John S. Willis

S. Ejadi, M.S., Advisor: John A. Milner

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Dept. of Pharmacology, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

Current Position: Physician, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ

K. Garleb, Ph.D., Advisor: George C. Fahey, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Clinical Research Associate, Ross Laboratories, Columbus, OH

Current Position: Director, Pediatric Nutrition R & D, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Nutrition, Inc., Columbus, OH

H.-C. Lin, Ph.D., Advisor: Willard J. Visek

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Trainee, Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Instructor in Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

M. Ma, M.S., Advisor: Bruce L. Larson

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Sunnyvale, CA

J. Novotny, M.S., Advisor: John A. Milner

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Dept. of Biophysics, UIUC

Current Position: Research Physiologist, USDA, Human Nutrition Research Center, Beltsville, MD; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD

L. Steinberg, M.S., Advisor: Leann L. Birch

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 1993 alumni

1989

O. Bernstein, M.S., Advisor: Ralph A. Nelson

First Postgraduate Position: Advanced Certificate Candidate, Department of Administration, Higher and Continuing Education, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Israel

D. King, Ph.D., Advisor: Barbara P. Klein

First Postgraduate Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Human Nutrition and Food Management, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Current Position: Associate Director, Nutrition Coordinating Center, School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

B. Kramer, M.S., Advisor: Leann L. Birch

First Postgraduate Position: Copy Editor, Richardson, TX

Current Position: Plano, TX

D. O'Connor, Ph.D., Advisor: Mary Frances Picciano

First Postgraduate Position: Assistant Professor, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Current Position: Director, Clinical Dietetics and Senior Associate Professor, Dept. of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, North York, Ontario, Canada

E. Olsowka, M.D./Ph.D. (Medical Scholars Program), Advisor: Willard J. Visek

First Postgraduate Position: Fellow in Surgical Pathology, Rush Presbyterian Hospital, Chicago, IL

Current Position: Pathologist and Director of Chemistry, Institute of Pathology, Saginaw, MI

J. (Clark) Schuelke, M.S., Advisor: John A. Milner

First Postgraduate Position: Research Nutritionist, Lipoprotein Study Unit, University of Chicago, IL

Current Position: Barrington, IL

1988

C. Brown, Ph.D., Advisor: Donald K. Layman

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, CA

Current Position: Professor, School of Library & Information Studies, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

R. Cotterel, M.D./M.S. (Medical Scholars Program), Advisor: Patricia V. Johnston

First Postgraduate Position: Intern Resident, Michigan State University Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI

Current Position: Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, University of California, and Director, Sutter Center for Integrative Health, Davis, CA

K. Fritsche, Ph.D., Advisor: Patricia V. Johnston

First Postgraduate Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO

Current Position: Professor, Dept. of Animal Sciences, Dept. of Nutritional Sciences and Dept. of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO

S.-K. Jaw-Tsai, M.S., Advisor: Elizabeth H. Jeffery

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 1993 alumni

M. (Brown) McGuire, M.S., Advisor: Mary Frances Picciano

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Current Position: Associate Professor, Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Washington State University, Pullman, WA

M. Meredith, M.D./M.S. (Medical Scholars Program), Advisor: Ralph A. Nelson

First Postgraduate Position: Resident, Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Current Position: Associate Professor of Medicine, Dept. of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Director, University of Wisconsin Clinical Diabetes Center, Madison, WI

N. (Goff) O'Connell, M.S., Advisor: Mary Frances Picciano

First Postgraduate Position: Research Assistant, Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Dept. of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

Current Position: Senior Clinical Research Associate, 3M Pharmaceuticals, St. Paul, MN

M. (Hendrix) Olken, M.D./Ph.D. (Medical Scholars Program), Advisor: Donald K. Layman

First Postgraduate Position: Intern, Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI

Current Position: Hospitalist, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo, MI

J. R. Park, Ph.D., Advisor: Byung H. (Simon) Cho

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Trainee, University of California, Davis, CA

Current Position: Professor, Department of Food and Nutrition, Sunchon National University, Korea

M. Shuran, Ph.D., Advisor: Ralph A. Nelson

First Postgraduate Position: Assistant Professor, California State University, Los Angeles, CA

Current Position: Professor, Dept. of Nutrition and Associate Vice President, Learning Resources, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL

R. Yedinak, M.S., Advisor: Donald K. Layman

Current Position: Quality Assurance Consultant, Sewell, NJ

1987

A. Adams, M.S., Advisor: Mary Frances Picciano

First Postgraduate Position: Research Assistant II, Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 1993 alumni

M. Brookfield, M.D./M.S. (Medical Scholars Program), Advisor:

First Postgraduate Position: M.D. Candidate, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: General Practice Physician, Portland, OR

K. (McCauley) Chapman-Novakofski, Ph.D., Advisor: John W. Erdman, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Clinical Instructor, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Professor, Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; Associate Editor, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

L. David, M.S., Advisor: Ralph A. Nelson

Current Position: Manager, Clinical Services, Inpatient Pharmacy, Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL; Adjunct Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois, Chicago and St. Louis College of Pharmacy, St. Louis, MO

Y.-T. Li, M.S., Advisor: Sorab P. Mistry

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Dept. of Food Chemistry, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Current Position: Director of Mass Spectometry, Cantata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA

R. Matheny, Ph.D., Advisor: Mary Frances Picciano

Current Position: Pekin, IL

N. Moriarity, Ph.D., Advisor: Fred A. Kummerow

First Postgraduate Position: Research Chemist, Eastern Regional Research Center, USDA, Wyndmoor, PA

Current Position: Associate Research Consultant, Technology (R&D), Frito-Lay, Plano, TX

M. (Fico) Santoro, Ph.D., Advisor: John A. Milner

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton Long Island, NY

Current Position: Ann Arbor, MI

F. Yen (Potin), Ph.D., Advisor: Toshiro Nishida

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY

Current Position: Director of Research (National Institute of Health and Medical Research, INSERM), Lipidomix: Functional Genomics of Lipid Metabolism Laboratory, University of Nancy - National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine (INPL), Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France

1986

A. Dixon, M.S., Advisor: Elizabeth H. Jeffery

Current Position: Staff Research Associate, University Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, CA

K. Harden, Ph.D., Advisor: James L. Robinson

First Postgraduate Position: Assistant Editor, Journal of Nutrition, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Associate Editor, Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; Assistant Editor, Journal of Nutrition

C. Hatlestad, M.S., Advisor: Donald K. Layman

First Postgraduate Position: M.D. Candidate, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

Current Position: Family Practice Physician, Columbia Valley Medical Group, Longview, WA

L. (Janas) Horswill, Ph.D., Advisor: Mary Frances Picciano

First Postgraduate Position: Clinical Research Associate, Ross Laboratories, Columbus, OH

Current Position: Self-employed Scientific Writer; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Chicago Medical School/Finch University of Health Sciences, Dept. of Nutrition and Clinical Dietetics, Chicago, IL

D. O'Connor, M.S., Advisor: Mary Frances Picciano

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 1989 alumni

L. Olson, Ph.D., Advisor: Willard J. Visek

First Postgraduate Position: Research Associate, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Reproductive Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

L. Rosch-Pieruccini, M.S., Advisor: Adria R. Sherman

First Postgraduate Position: D.O. Candidate, University of Chicago, IL

Current Position: Physician in Internal Medicine, Central DuPage Hospital, Chicago, IL

K. Singletary, Ph.D., Advisor: John A. Milner

First Postgraduate Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Foods and Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Professor, Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

A. Smith, Ph.D., Advisor: Mary Frances Picciano

First Postgraduate Position: Assistant Professor, Division of Foods and Nutrition, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Current Position: Associate Professor and Director, Didactic Program in Dietetics, Dept. of Human Nutrition, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

1985

C. Brown, M.S., Advisor: Mary Frances Picciano

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 1988 alumni

M. Deysher, M.S., Advisor: Leann L. Birch

Current Position: Chief Clinical Dietitian, Penobscot Bay Medical Center, Glen Cove, Rockland, ME

L. dos Anjos, M.S., Advisor:

Current Position: Professor of Nutrition, Dept. of Public Health, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

K. (Kvedaras) Golos, M.S., Advisor: Ralph A. Nelson

Current Position: Clinical Nutritionist, Dept. of Clinical Nutrition, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI

S. Hoerr, Ph.D., Advisor: Ralph A. Nelson

First Postgraduate Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Current Position: Professor, Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

D. Quig, Ph.D., Advisor: Donald K. Layman

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Current Position: Vice President, Scientific Support, Doctor's Data, Inc., St. Charles, IL

1984

J. Daehler-Miller, M.S., Advisor: Carol P. Ries

Current Position: Health Coach/Wellness Consultant, LiveWELL Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

G. Greeder, M.D./M.S. (Medical Scholars Program)

Current Position: Physician, Internal Medicine, Portland, OR

M. Grummer, Ph.D., Advisor: John W. Erdman, Jr.

Current Position: Researcher, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

M. Keenan, Ph.D., Advisor: Fred A. Kummerow

First Postgraduate Position: Assistant Professor, Div. of Human Nutrition and Food, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

Current Position: Associate Professor, Div. of Human Nutrition and Food, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

B. Kochanowski, Ph.D., Advisor: Adria R. Sherman

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Current Position: Director, Product Safety and Regulatory Affairs, Global Personal Health Care, Procter & Gamble, Mason, OH

C. (Spriggs) Muchna, M.S., Advisor: Willard J. Visek

Current Position: Private Nutrition Consultant, Donnellson, IA

J. R. Park, M.S., Advisor: Byung H. (Simon) Cho

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 1988 alumni

J. Shoemaker, M.D./Ph.D. (Medical Scholars Program), Advisor: Willard J. Visek

First Postgraduate Position: Medical Resident, Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Associate Professor/Director, Metabolic Lab, Dept. of Biochemical and Molecular Biology, St. Louis University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO

1983

E. Basgall, Ph.D., Advisor: Fred A. Kummerow

First Postgraduate Position: Electron Microscopy Laboratory Director/Research Associate, Dept. of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Microscopy Manager, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

B. Bittman, M.S., Advisor: Donald K. Layman

First Postgraduate Position: M.D. Candidate, Rush Presbyterian Medical School, Chicago, IL

Current Position: White Plains, NY

M. Brown, Ph.D., Advisor: Patricia V. Johnston

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Current Position: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine and Dept. of Homeostasis Research, Boston Veterans Administration Medical Center, South Boston, MA

A. Dekhiel, M.S.

Current Position: East Lansing, MI

K. Harden, M.S., Advisor: James L. Robinson

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 1986 alumni

L. Magrum, Ph.D., Advisor: Patricia V. Johnston

Current Position: Assistant Research Cell Biologist, Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California - Davis, CA

K. Poirier, Ph.D., Advisor: John A. Milner

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, PA

Current Position: President, Poirier & Associates, LLC, West Chester, OH

E. Rothstein, M.S., Advisor: John A. Milner

Current Position: Supervisor, Grants Section, Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, Chicago, IL

D. Schmeisser, Ph.D.

First Postgraduate Position: Nutritionist, Carle Clinic Foundation, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Nutrition Consultant, Michigan

L. (Reich) Tauss, M.S. Advisor: Ralph A. Nelson

First Postgraduate Position: Research Dietitian, Carle Hospital, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Market Manager for Urology Products, Mentor Corporation, Santa Barbara, CA

E. Young, M.S., Advisor: John A. Milner

Current Position: Nutritionist, ALPO Petfoods, Lehigh Valley, PA

1982

B. Babka, Ph.D., Advisor: Fred A. Kummerow

First Postgraduate Position: Research Associate, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Fort Collins, CO

G. Boissonneault, Ph.D., Advisor: Patricia V. Johnston

First Postgraduate Position: Research Associate, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME

Current Position: Professor, Div. of Clinical Nutrition, Dept. of Clinical Sciences; Physician Assistant Studies and Director, Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

J. Curran-Celentano, Ph.D., Advisor: John W. Erdman, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

Current Position: Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

R. Loomis, M.S., Advisor: Patricia V. Johnston

First Postgraduate Position: M.D. Candidate, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

Current Position: Embangweui Mission Hospital, Embangweui, Malawi

L. Marshall, Ph.D., Advisor: Patricia V. Johnston

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Food Science, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Compound Development Team Leader, Early Development Work, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development, LLC, Spring House, PA

M.-Y. Pau, Ph.D., Advisor: John A. Milner

First Postgraduate Position: Research Associate, Dept. of Food Science, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Oregon Regional Primate Research Center, Beaverton, OR

D. Stastny, M.S.

First Postgraduate Position: Sales Representative, Wyeth Laboratories, Chicago, IL

Current Position: Proposal Manager, Eclipsys Corp., Roswell, GA

1981

M. Brown, M.S., Advisor: Patricia V. Johnston

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 1983 alumni

Y. Doi, Ph.D., Advisor: Toshiro Nishida

First Postgraduate Position: Research Associate, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Current Position: Director of the Educational Affairs Division, Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Kyoto Women's University, Higashiyama, Kyoto, Japan

T. Edes, M.D./M.S. (Medical Scholars Program)

Current Position: Chief of Home and Community-Based Care, Geriatrics, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D.C.

F. Kari, Ph.D., Advisor: Willard J. Visek

Current Position: Passed away in March 2007. He was a Research Toxicologist, National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC and an Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dept. of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC

B. Kochanowski, M.S., Advisor: Adria R. Sherman

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 1984 alumni

J. Shoemaker, M.D./M.S. (Medical Scholars Program), Advisor: Willard J. Visek

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 1984 alumni

M. Shuran, M.S., Advisor: Mary Frances Picciano

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 1988 alumni

1980

Y.-C. Au, M.S., Advisor: Willard J. Visek

Current Position: Miami, FL

J. Bauer, Ph.D., Advisor: Fred A. Kummerow

Current Position: Mark L. Morris Professorship in Clinical Nutrition, Dept. of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

M. Calvo, Ph.D., Advisor: Richard M. Forbes

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Food Science, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Expert Regulatory Review Scientist, Division of Toxicology and Nutritional Product Studies, Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD

L. Gerber, Ph.D., Advisor: John W. Erdman, Jr.

Current Position: Associate Professor of Nutrition and Director of Research Compliance, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

A. Hassan, Ph.D., Advisor: John A. Milner

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences, Human Nutrition Program, Dept. of Health Sciences, University of Qatar, Doha, Qatar

E. Ulman, Ph.D., Advisor: Willard J. Visek

Current Position: President, Research Diets, Inc., New Brunswick, NJ

1979

P. Anderson, Ph.D., Advisor: David H. Baker

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Director, Regulatory Innovation, Ross Products Division, Abbott Laboratories, Columbus, OH

T. Brown, M.S., Advisor: Patricia V. Johnston

Current Position: Bonaire, GA

M. Grummer, M.S., Advisor: John W. Erdman, Jr.

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 1984 alumni

P. Hill, Ph.D., Advisor: Kenneth E. Harshbarger

Current Position: Brea, CA

L. Lawson, Ph.D., Advisor: Fred A. Kummerow

Current Position: Research Director, Plant Bioactives Research Institute, UT

Y. (Ha) Lee, Ph.D. Advisor: John A. Milner

Current Position: Regulatory Scientist, Office of Plant and Dairy Foods, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, College Park, MD

D. Leszczynski, Ph.D., Advisor: Fred A. Kummerow

Current Position: Harlan E. Moore Heart Research Foundation, Champaign, IL

D. Schaefer, Ph.D., Advisor: Carl L. Davis

Current Position: Professor and Chair, Dept. of Animal Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

1978

S. Clinton, M.D./Ph.D. (Medical Scholars Program), Advisor: Willard J. Visek

First Postgraduate Position: M.D. Candidate, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: Professor, Div. of Hematology and Oncology, Dept. of Internal Medicine; Leader, Molecular Carcinogenesis and Chemoprevention Program, Comprehensive Cancer Center; Director, Prostate and Genitourinary Oncology, Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute; Co-Director, Center for Advanced Functional Foods Research and Entrepreneurship, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

W. Croom, Jr. , Ph.D., Advisor: Dale E. Bauman

Current Position: Professor of Nutrition and Physiology, Dept. of Poultry Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

R. Durschlag, Ph.D., Advisor: James L. Robinson

Current Position: Director of Nutrition Programs, Dept. of Health Science, Boston University, Boston, MA

J. Pocius, M.S.

Current Position: Research Associate, Cardiovascular Science, Dabakey Heart Center, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

B. Schricker, Ph.D.

Current Position: Senior Research Scientist, Mallinckrodt Veterinary Clinic, Mundelein, IL

C.-S. Shen, Ph.D., Advisor: Sorab P. Mistry

Current Position: Potomac, MD

P. Weston, Ph.D., Advisor: Patricia V. Johnston

Current Position: Retired. She was a Research Specialist, Veterinary Medicine, Dept. of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

1977

S. Naschert, M.S. Advisor: James L. Robinson

Current Position: President, Industrial Hygiene Services, Inc., Peoria, IL

U. Piran, Ph.D.

Current Position: Senior Scientist, Ciba Corning Diagnostics Corp., Walpole, MA

H. Spires, Ph.D., Advisor: J. H. Clark

Current Position: Overland Park, KS

R. Taubold, Ph.D., Advisor: Edward G. Perkins

Current Position: Xerox Corporation, Rochester, NY

1976

F. Cerklewski, Ph.D.

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Cincinnati Medical Center Kettering Laboratory

Current Position: Associate Professor, Dept. of Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, College of Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

G. Johnson, Ph.D., Advisor: Edward G. Perkins

Current Position: Principal, Johnson Nutrition Solutions, LLC, Kalamazoo, MI; Adjunct Associate Professor, Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Y. Kim, Ph.D., Advisor: Toshiro Nishida

Current Position: Professor, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Korea

K. Koehler, Ph.D., Advisor: Betty E. Haskell

Current Position: Associate Professor, Dept. of Nutrition, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

M. Navidi, Ph.D., Advisor: Fred A. Kummerow

Current Position: Director, Preclinical Research Projects, CCS Associates, Mountain View, CA

K. Shin, Ph.D., Advisor: Roma R. Bell

Current Position: Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

P. Tambe, M.S.

Current Position: Villa Park, IL

1975

J. Bauer, M.S.

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 1980 alumni

B. Cho, Ph.D., Advisor: Fred A. Kummerow

Current Position: Associate Professor of Nutrition, Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; Vice President, Harlan E. Moore Heart Research Foundation, Champaign, IL

Y.-T. Huang, Ph.D., Advisor: Fred A. Kummerow

K. Kim, M.S., Advisor: Betty E. Haskell

Current Position: Delray Beach, FL

T.-T. Leung, Ph.D.

Current Position: Pepsi/Frito-Lay, Inc., Plano, TX

K. Mathur, Ph.D.

Current Position: Passed away on January 28, 2001. He was a Professor and Advisor, Nutritional Sciences Graduate Program, South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC

B. Molitoris, M.S.

First Postgraduate Position: M.D. Candidate, Washington University School of Medicine

Current Position: Director of Nephrology and Professor of Medicine, Indiana State University Medical Center, Terre Haute, IN

F. Morris, M.S.

Current Position: Retired, Philadelphia, PA. He was an activist for environmental and nutritional concerns

B. Rastogi, M.S.

Current Position: Westford, MA

N. Vilas, Ph.D.

Current Position: Retired. She was a Clinical Assistant Professor and Nutrition Specialist, Dept. of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

1974

P. N. Achutamurthy, Ph.D.

Current Position: Department of Nutrition, South Carolina State College, Orangeburg, SC

G. Chang, Ph.D.

G. Graff, Ph.D., Advisor: Fred A. Kummerow

Current Position: Research Associate, Molecular Biochemistry, A. H. Robbins Co., Richmond, VA

S. Simons, Ph.D., Advisor: Patricia V. Johnston

Current Position: Passed away on August 25, 2002. She was a Professor at Texas A&M University, Kingsville, TX

R. Taubold, M.S., Advisor: Edward G. Perkins

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 1977 alumni

T.-L. Tsai, Ph.D.

Current Position: Consultant and Operator, Fourth Dimensional Resolution Strategies, Mountain View, CA

D. Tzeng, Ph.D.

Current Position: Consultant and Operator, Fourth Dimensional Resolution Strategies, Mountain View, CA

1973

M. Bennink, Ph.D.

Current Position: Professor, Dept. of Food Science and Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

D. Engelmann, M.S.

Current Position: Retired, Kalamazoo, MI

R. Mellenberger, Ph.D.

Current Position: Professor and Dairy Extension Specialist, Dept. of Animal Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

D. Protacio, M.S., Advisor: Harold H. Draper

Current Position: Retired. She was a Clinical Dietitian, West Covina, CA

C. Wo, Ph.D., Advisor: Harold H. Draper

Current Position: Holmdel, NJ

1972

R. Kao, Ph.D.

Current Position: Professor and Chair of Excellence, Dept. of Surgery, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN

G. Klatt, M.S.

Current Position: Owner of Klatt Properties, Chicago, IL

T. Mehta, Ph.D., Advisor: Betty E. Haskell

Current Position: Professor and Chair, Dept. of Biochemistry, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat, India

C. Poe, Ph.D.

Current Position: Nicholasville, KY

S.-Y. Yeh, Ph.D.

1971

I. Arinze, Ph.D.

Current Position: Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN

C. Blanchard, M.S., Advisor: Betty E. Haskell

Current Position: Clovis, CA

D. DeKay, Ph.D.

Current Position: Reno, NV

D. Tzeng, M.S.

First Postgraduate Position: Doctoral Candidate, Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

Current Position: See 1974 alumni

M. Yokoyama, Ph.D.

Current Position: Professor and Graduate Coordinator, Dept. of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

1970

G. Allee, Ph.D.

Current Position: Professor, Dept. of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

G. H. Anderson, Ph.D. Advisor: Harold H. Draper

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Current Position: Professor and Director, Program in Food Safety, Nutrition and Regulatory Affairs, Dept. of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

J. Bergan, Ph.D. Advisor: Harold H. Draper

First Postgraduate Position: Postdoc, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

Current Position: Retired. He was the Head, School of Science, Food and Horticulture, University of Western Sydney, Richmond, Australia

R. Landers, Ph.D. Advisor: Gilbert A. Leveille

Current Position: Retired, Westfield, NJ. He was the Director of Nutrition and Toxicology, Best Foods, Somerset, NJ

M. Madappally, Ph.D.

Current Position: Retired, Vernon Hills, IL. He was Manager, Research and Development and Test Support, Clinical Chemistry Division, Abbott Labs, Dallas, TX

L. Matula, M.S.

Current Position: Randolph, NJ

R. Reber, Ph.D.

Current Position: Associate Professor, Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

P. Reeves, Ph.D.

First Postgraduate Position: Nutritionist, Kraft Foods

Current Position: Retired. He was a Research Chemist, USDA, ARS, Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center, Grand Forks, ND

K. Ts'ao, M.S.

Y.-Y. Yeh, Ph.D.

Current Position: Professor, Dept. of Nutrition, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

1969

C.K. Chow, Ph.D. Advisor: Harold H. Draper

Current Position: Professor, Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

G. Findlay, Ph.D.

Current Position: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

M. Jacob, Ph.D.

Current Position: Professor Emerita of Nutritional Sciences, Dept. of Family and Consumer Sciences, California State University, Long Beach, CA

K. Muiruri, M.S.

E. O'Hea, Ph.D.

Current Position: Dept. of Physiology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada