School of Allied Health Sciences Alumni Class Notes

Carla Carrell (Medical Technology, '94, Masters - Health Education, '98)
Is a medical technologist at Jefferson Hospital in Louisville, Ga. She married Dennis Q. Simkins June 7, 2000.

Kelly Belknap McClain (Physical Therapy, '94)
Augusta, Ga., and her husband, Dr. Matthew McClain (School of Medicine, 2000) announce the birth of their first baby, Jackson Wade, Feb. 21, 2000

Rachel L. Mandel Wilson (occupational therapy assistant, '91)
Marietta, Ga., has been named Outstanding Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant of the Year by the Georgia Occupational Therapy Association. She was honored for promoting occupational therapy practice and for her diverse clinical skills. She is a staff occupational therapy assistant at the Center for Rehabilitation Medicine at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta.

Kylie Williams Gertge (O.T., '90)
has begun a business in Colorado called Senior Wellness Consultants, Inc., The Company provides one-on-one functional fitness programs with seniors and sets up programs for long-term care communities, mostly assisted and independent living.

Debra D. (McNeal) Nye (nuclear med tech, '90)
Debra is an attorney in St. Louis, MO practicing Intellectual Property Law, specifically biotechnology patents.

Margaret L. Conrad (dental hygiene, '86)
North Augusta, SC., received the 2000-01 Volunteer of the Year Award from the Georgia Dental Hygienist Association. She and her husband, Michael P. Conrad, have five children and one grandson.

Anita M. Chambers (nuclear medicine, '83)
Is vice president of marketing for Computer Motion, a medical robotics company. She spent the first few years of her career in the clinical environment, then joined the medical device industry. Robotics techniques are used in many forms of health care, including several kinds of surgery.

Terry L. Trundle (P.T.A., '78)
Acworth, Ga., practices progressive sports medicine and physical therapy in Atlanta. He is vice president of the National Assembly of Physical Therapist Assistants of the American Physical Therapy Association.

Nancy E. (Beth) Martilik (M.R.A., '76)
Greenville, S.C., recently joined Health Information Associates as a coding consultant.