James Matiko ’77-A Recipient of the 2023 Raymond Herber Award

James Matiko ’77-A Recipient of the 2023 Raymond Herber Award   Raymond Herber ’57 found ways to encourage perpetual membership and continually sought to promote the Alumni Association. The Raymond Herber Loyalty Award recognizes the individual who pledged the highest upgrade in perpetual membership status in the past year. This year we recognized James Matiko […]

Gary Wernick ’73-B Recipient of the 2025 Weldon D. Schumacher Award

Gary Wernick ’73-B Recipient of the 2023 Weldon D. Schumacher Award Published in the ALUMNI JOURNAL spring 2023 The Weldon D. Schumacher Philanthropy Award was created to recognize the individual with the highest contribution to the Alumni Association in the past year. This year Gary Wernick ’73-B was recognized with this award.

Steve Herber ’86 Recipient of the 2025 Iner Sheld-Ritchie Presidential Award

Steve Herber ’86 Recipient of the 2025 Iner Sheld-Ritchie Presidential Award The Iner Sheld-Ritchie Presidential Award is granted to individuals of exemplary character and commitment to the vision and mission of the Alumni Association. Steve Herber ’86 was named the 2025 Iner Sheld-Ritchie Presidential Award recipient at the 93rd Annual Postgraduate Convention Gala. He has […]

DEPARTMENT REPORT: Preventive Medicine (2025)

DEPARTMENT REPORT: Preventive Medicine Picture above: ACLM conference 2024 (L-R): Brenda Rea ’11, Lifestyle Medicine fellowship program director; Rachel Annam, past fellow; Reuben Plasencia, current fellow; Melissa Mondala, past fellow; and Starla Lyles-McKelvy, past fellow. By Karen R. Studer ’10, MBA, MPH, Chair, Department of Preventive Medicine   Loma Linda University’s (LLU) department of preventive […]

Student Appreciation

Student Appreciation: Alumni Donations Lasting Impact Our mission statement says, in part, “We exist to serve the alumni, our future alumni (students), and the School of Medicine.” Our Student Emergency Fund is a hallmark fund, aside from scholarship funds, to assist students in need. Medical school is challenging and the rising costs add to students’ […]