Occopodian 2003

CLEVELAND

ROCKS!!!!

Renee L. Ash Tracy M. Bacik Justin Clayton Beabes
Mercyhurst College Mercyhurst College Wash. and Jefferson College

Davenport, Iowa Parma, Ohio Somerset, PA

John Elijah Bell Brian Matthew Brausa Brian William Burkardt
Morris College Albion College Siena Heights University
Memphis, TN
Rascommon, Michigan Monroe, Michigan

Mary Sarah Cernica Heather Marie Chadwell Kimberly Chamberlain
Youngstown State Univ. Purdue University Capital University
Seymour, Indiana Circleville, Ohio
Youngstown, Ohio

Kevin Curlis Joseph Frederick Davis Neeharika Dhulipala
Mt. St. Mary's The University of Akron Louisiana College
Smithsburg, Maryland
Akron, Ohio Alexandria, Louisiana

DeKarlos M. Dial Joesph Michael DiFranco Dang Hai Do
Talladega College Case Western Reserve Univ. Saint Louis University
Bessemer, Alabama Saint Louis, Missouri
Seven Hills, Ohio

Danny Roger Fijalkowski Vanesa Doanchell Finklea Joseph J. Fonagy Jr.
Wash. and Jefferson College Tougaloo College Youngstown State Univ.
Pascagoula, MS
Neffs, Ohio Brookfield, Ohio

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Caroline Leigh-Ann Gannon Michelle R. Gerdes Jason Glover
Auburn University Loras College Mount Union College
Murfreesboro, TN Danville, Iowa
Canton, Ohio

Corey J. Griffith Roger William Hamm James Myung Kyu Han
Georgia State University Texas Lutheran University
The Ohio State University
Centerburg, Ohio Ada, Ohio Houston, Texas

Andronica Shantay Mandell Handie Christy Hart Charles John Hastings
U. of AR for Medical Sciences Union College Otterbien College
Cincinnati, Ohio Avon Lake, Ohio
Eudora, AR

Damon Joseph Louis Hays Jeff Spoede Henke Carl David Horowitz
Truman State University Texas A&M University SUNY at Stony Brook
Rockaway Beach, NY
Chesterfield, MO Hallettsville, Texas

Bilal E. Ismail Yelena Leah Kaplan Heather Kaufman-Bank
University of Michigan Juniata College Univ. of South Carolina
Cleveland, Ohio
Dearborn, Michigan Westlake, Ohio

Jennifer L. Kuba Jennifer Nicole Lisher Amanda Meszaros
Capital University Xavier University Mount Union College
Shelbyville, Indiana
Dennison, Ohio Youngstown, Ohio

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Jill Marie Migon Andrew W. Miller Scott Neville
Univ. of Wisconsin-LaCrosse Mount Union College University of Cincinnati

Med/ord, Wisconsin Strasburg, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio

Kathleen M. O'Connell Bhishma Patel Joseph Kyle Perillo
Duquesne University Ferris State University Siena College
Scarborough, Ontario
Pittsburgh, PA Geneva, New York

Rocco Anthony Petrozzi RoxAnne Platou-Toole Adam John Ringler
Otterbien College Texas A&M University Ashland University

Mingo Junction, Ohio Houston, Texas Sullivan, Ohio

Scott R. Roman Christopher S. Seuferling Vincent Allen Simone Jr.
Kent State University University of Utah St. Mary's University of MN

Kent, Ohio Long Island, New York River Forest, IL

Jennifer R. Szypczak Timothy A. Tealey Brad Webb
Indiana Univ.- Bloomington Univ. of Wisconsin- Madison University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Munster, Indiana Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Tiffany Orlando Weber Patricia Anne Whitmore Amy Rebecca Winkleman
The Ohio State University Old Dominion University University of Akron
Virginia .Beach, Virginia Strongsville, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio

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Jeffrey A. Worman Adina-Maria Anderson James Bangayan
University of Florida University of Iowa Univ. of California- Berkeley
St. Petersburg, Florida Devenport, Iowa
Brecksville, Ohio

Karyn D. Ellenberger Ralph G. Esposito Michael Gruttadauria
Slippery Rock University Elmhurst College Nazareth College
Melrose Park, Illinois Penfield, New York
Butler, PA

John Harness Bettricia Ann Marie Jeffries Thomas Michael Pokabla II
Alcorn State University West Virginia University Youngstown State University
St. George, Bermuda
Fayette, MS Youngstown, Ohio

Matthew Thomas Sabol Jason Roman Wisniewski
Duquesne University Univ. of Wisconsin- Madison
Pittsburgh, PA
Racine, WI

NOT PICTURED: Larry Clay Ballinger Juan Carlos Barra
University of Toledo Univ. of Illinois
Mohammed Ahmeduddin
University of Wisconsin Marion, Ohio Schaumburg, Illinois

Madison, Wisconsin Michael D. Kotzen ·) ·,~ t ~.
University of Arizona ,. ,._,•
Richard Kaplan ,., ',S
Univ. of Rochester Deerfield, Illinois l '.:
Rochester, New York \
Terence To ii0
Brian Thomas Pekarek University of Calgary 0':'. )ij.f
Michigan State University ff~
Calgary, Alberta
Lake Forest, Illinois ' .,_,

Seniors •~~-!

Congratulations Graduates!

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Class of 2004

Three down ........ one to go!!!!!

Class of 2004 officers (from the left) Dave Williams, Jonathan Sharpe, Kris Krannitz, and
president, Graham Fraiser. Not pictured: Jared Bramlett

Class of 2004 group photo

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Left: Do these two know each other??
Below: Ericka, Roger and Rose - are you sure you want
to eat that????

Left: What a pair?
Right: Hey Kent,
what are you
grinnin' about?

CLASS OF

Above: What asurprise.....that
you would find these two
gentelman together?

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The Court Case

Whether you were in the class of 2004 or not, you couldn't help but to follow the case that in one way or another affects us all.
The yearbook staff would like to congradulate the 33 students who took a stand to fight for what is right, not just for themselves

but for all the student who come after them.

co
f1 or

.JoBN CANHn:,IA some qµestions and answers be-

PlainBe 6J}orl:tr: fore ta.lmlg the.test in.J

The' nts w~

1rJ,e1 DonJi.J

a

a.fl that
always hangs over my·nea.d,,"

Baker testified last :week.. "I

should, iDg patient9 today,

court..~
~nt,,
saysr,

do om th

school and.six others

the examin July.

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Podiatric students win damages

Uege hed e throwin t scor

gnid . een around'the they b

land scllaol for more than student
The juey rejected the defannt-
y~ •an.d that the entries ffiat
wet/supposedly too similar w tion clailn, but it found that the
yeste:rday boa.rd and the Chauncey b:r<tke
atth.e Ohio those on the test actttally bad tbe.eonttact.and engaged in
words that were;
(cine. ·ces.

nil- md

tintq e teach-of-

cbum and·$5,000 each for
ceptive--pramfoes claim. TM·~
also awarded $5,000 to th~ col-

lege.

Ste"1en Miller, the students1 at-
tom e verdiet showed
that ·eved the

winthatis

Sttt i n of otttceme

resnlt$/·•pot terms of dollars/
he said. 'The board's public

safety a:rgmnent is a sh.am."

ge D ugent ordered f'1at the Na al

atric Medical,Examiners approve the passing test
t

students whose results initially were thrown out.

d said students Mfiler, tbe stnd~n ·claim . e guide had

Ciev . school had ·access to;a tremendous/' arouna the Cleveland school
guide that contained questions Last week, a j'11"f awarded the more than two yea.rs and thatthe
A federal ju4geTUledyesterday sbnila.rto those on the test.
students nearly $170,000 in entries thAt were supposedlytoo
that Ohio Colleg~ .of Podiatric Stu.de}#$ said their names and damages after a siK..-week trial. similar to those on the test aciu-
Medicine stu. who· were ea.reers;,:were sullied because peo• The jury found the boatd and the • ally hail.only a few words ·that
candal can ·Pl<f 0£them as eh
caught ma uncey Groll. sctrred werethe'sa.me.
mtorv.se.olnl·
ptive- the bol.1'.d.
gent ordere
· gout yest~~,
Board of Po
with u.gb in- raised
about the
:estigation and a proper appeals deal

process. . of the test scores, and it wouldbe
Jurors also found that the improper to allow them to be vaJ..

Boa.rd and Chaun~ breached a ic1ated..

CQp:tra.ct with • The jury
00~'• as
awarded the c

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Right:
Comon' Misty
the orthotics
seminar isn't
that fun is it??

Above: Hmm...Which one of these two had more to drink???? Above: Due working hard on his biomechanicals

Above: Yunhan....hiding Above: Will and Luke the Above: The face of a man who needs
out in the grinding room. future Doctors of a break from studying.
AMERICA!!! (I hope you
like this one Will!)

Right: John and Ron take a moment to Below: Student Dr.'s Nikki
show their pearly whites! Horn and Joe Bartal (with 2
"A's") cheesin' for the
Below: Vivian and Bettie, can we tell camera.
which one is having more fun???

Below: Student Dr.
Wherley takes time
away from a busy
day in CFAC!!

Right: Andy Jennifer Flo
and Sara Above: Does this guy ever take a break???
Above: Graham
having a little
too much fun at
CFAC!

The Class of 2004 at their Finest....



Jerod being a good sport after
midterms posing for a candid
shot.

Jeff sits quietly in "his
seat" waiting for class.

2005 Class Officers: (from left to right) Kirstyn Davis, Sunshine
Brady, President: Janice P. Clark, Damon Combs, and Dana Milbourne.

K.J., Elizabeth & Bill Rich, Chris & Jason or as they have been
affectionately named the three muske-
teers.

The class of 2005 have been busy over the 2002-2003 school year with meetings and a T-shirt Design contest. The class hosted Thanksgiving
dinner for those students who didnt' go home over the holiday. 2005 has also had numerous presentations: "A discussion of the CPME
320 draft", "What residency directors really look for", "Basic life support CPR class" and "How to prepare for the National Board Exam".

Richard Sieber, Suhail Masadeh and Patrick McEneaney Teri Wynn's got Pod Med skills! Brooke knows her microvilli!

Gene & Janus show us how to save lives at the 2005 sponsor CPR trainging

Will the mystery guest please check Collin Ball makes an excellent patient
in? Is it Dave, Damien, ....... .

(from the left) Tara, KJ, Misty, Elizabeth, Kirstyn, & Vanessa
Six lovely ladies from the 2nd year class livin it up!

Marcie Struck "delicately" takes care of Carly's foot

Martina enjoying her day at Nicole Graf
OCPM

Shaw with his positive attitude.

Marti, Patrick, and K..J.

Travecca gettin' scooled by Decarlos

See even big guys like Damon
sleep with stuffed animals.

A preview of next months cover of GQ magazine

Tara & Vanessa waiting for
another great path lecture
to start.

Johnson & Terri (below) Sunshine, models her secret
santa gift for the camera.

Suhail & Kirstyn

Quinn & Dave

Bill & Kyle didn't want to be in the year book, but here Chris Moore, Kai Lester & Jason Grove
they are anyway.

Rite of Passage - Class of 2005

Congratulation class of 2005. Today you recieved your white coat, and
are now considered student doctors. You don't know any more than
you did yesterday but your expected to know twice as much. Have
fun in clinic...

CLASS OF

The class of 2006 participated in several activities this year including:
having outside podiatrist speak to their class, The St. Patrick's Day Pub crawl
and come to the game night -- coed soccer.

2006 Class Officers: Sima Nanavaiti, President, Stephanie
Martin, Daniel Pero, Elizabeth Hewitt, Jessica Dumound

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Above: The two Oklahoma boys take time out for a
"classy" picture

Right: This picture must have
been taken after a few weeks of
midterms huh guys?

Drew and Matt getting some pearls of wisdom
from upperclassman Marti Harvey.

Above: Is there anything
you guys do besides
this?

Left: A worth while
educational
e x p e r i e n c e .. w o u l d n ' t
your parents be proud??

CLASS OF 2006



Collin & Catherine Ball
May 25, 2002

Rose Sepahrom & Parker
Southerland, May 24, 2003

Cory Warnke & Tim
Baxter, June 4, 2005

Kris & Becca Krannitz Darby Wehrley & Monica
August 3, 2002 Kleinhenz, May 24, 2003

Manisha & Ketan Mehta
December 24, 2002

The Wedding and Engagement
pages are sponsored by....

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Kirstyn Davis & Timothy Caldwell Ronald Adelman & Vanessa Bodnar
May of 2004 December 18, 2004

Melissa & Eric
Abercrombie
December 28, 2002

Joe Bartal & Lea Kepich Sara & Paul Lang
August 30, 2003 June 30, 2001

Bettie Davis & Scott
August 2003

I L L PODIATRY SUPPLY co.
FREEWAY CIRCLE MJDDLEBURG HTS . OHIO 44130-6399

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Student Government

OCPM's two branches of government do their
best to work together as a team for the benefit of
the school.

OPMSA President - elect, Melissa Lockwood & 2005
APMSA delegate, Carly Robbins at Presidents Forum.

OPMSA Senior Board members: Dominic, Jen & Darby

OPMSA Executive Board members: Dominic Dipierro, Darby Wherley, Tara OPMSA end of the year goodbyes.
Blitz, Melissa Lockwood, Jen Somers, Marti Harvey, Cory Warnke, Crystal
Kincaid, & Jon Sharpe (left to right)

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OPMSA

Annual
Golf Tournament

Outgoing & Incoming Social Affairs Directors:
Marti Harvey & Patrick McEneaney pose for a
pseudo-prom picture after a hard day at the golf
outing.

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11th Annual Clinical
Symposium

The members of OPMSA & AAWP stop for a minute to pose with a
couple of the speakers for the symposium..

Dave Somers visits with a local DPM Linda & Dominic, make
about the way things used to be in organizing the symposium.
podiatry.
look easy

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Happy Halloween from OPMSA - COSMIC BOWLING

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American Podiatric Medical Student Association

APMSA

From left to right: (top
row): Ralph Esposito,
Melissa Lockwood, Carly
Robbins, Roxanne Toole,
Darby Wherley, (bottom
row): Joyce Patouhas,
Drew Belpedio, Nichol
Salvo

Snowed in at the APMA
meeting in NYC

2006 Delegates: Joyce Patouhas & 2004 Delegates: Roxanne Toole &
Drew Belpedio Ralph Esposito

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PPAC
Appreciation

lunch

APMSA PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEMINAR

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EDITORS NOTE ,

We the editors of the 2003 OCCOPODIAN were honored and
priveleged to have worked with all of you who gave your time and
effort to make this yearbook what it is. We would like to express our

' heartfelt thanks and wish you all much success in the future.
It has not been an easy job to put together the 2003 OCCOPODIAN.
We have had our share of problems and triumphs and through it all,
our goal was to publish the best yearbook ever. We believe that this
years OCCOPODIAN is a reflection of the OCPM community and we
hope that everyone is as pleased with this years book as we are.
It seems inevitable that with a school curriculum as vigorous as
OCPM's and the numerous outside activities that are available, that
someone will be left out. However, this was not our intention and if in
fact we have done so, we apoligize immensely.
We hope that you have enjoyed the 2003 edition of the
OCCOPODIAN and hope that in the future it brings back fond memo-
ries of your years here at OCPM.
A final note to the graduating class of 2003, CONGRATULATIONS
on your wonderful accomplishment. You should know that your
families are very proud and wishing you the best. Hold you head high
and have confidence in the contribution that you are about to bestow
on the podiatric profession. We believe that the class of 2003 will have
a GREAT impact on our profession and wish you all the best that life
has to offer. Know that with faith, dedicaton and persistance there will
always be success!! You have all left your mark here at OCPM and will
all be greatly missed in the years to come! Enjoy your yearbooks!!

Jen Somers
Cory Warnke
Co-Editors in Chief

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