Motown’s masters of soul, The

Temptations, will entertain

guests at Treads & Threads, the cre-

ative black-tie gala benefiting the

Cancer Center at KU Med. The

event will take to the track at

Kansas Speedway Friday, Sept. 12.

The Temptations’ rich blend of

voices and stylish, coordinated dance

moves made music history during

the 1960s and ’70s with songs like

“My Girl,” “I Wish It Would Rain,”

“I Can’t Get Next to You” and “Papa

Was a Rolling Stone.”

Entertainment for Treads &

Threads will also include The Bill

Pollack Orchestra, Chicago’s hottest

dance band – back by popular

demand. Twenty-one of the Kansas

City area’s best restaurants and

caterers will treat guests to fine food

and drink, and a fantastic fireworks

display will light up the night sky.

All guests will get an up-close

look at Kansas Speedway’s racetrack

and infield. Sponsors and patrons

will receive preferred parking, invi-

tations to a special pre-party, pace

car rides around the track and

Victory Lane photos. Individual

tickets cost $150 each, while patron

tickets are $500 per couple.

“Treads & Threads is open to

everyone who enjoys great enter-

tainment, great food and a great

time – all for a good cause,” said

Janice Benjamin, vice president of

development for KU Med.

Last year, Treads & Threads

raised $280,000 for the Cancer

Center.

“We appreciate the support

shown by the hospital and university

communities,” said Jeff Wright,

executive director, Cancer Services.

“Funds raised allowed us to pur-

chase a new hand-held mammotome

for breast biopsies and create a new

Patient Resource and Prevention

Center, now under construction.”

For more information about

Treads & Threads or to purchase tick-

ets, visit www.treadsandthreads.org.

Page 2 Front & Center

Page 3 What’s News

Page 4 Classifieds, etc.

The University of Kansas Medical Center

03 JULY 2003 • VOLUME 5 • NUMBER 27

Inside

Helping to plan thesecond annual

Treads & Threadsgala are honorary

chair and formercancer patient Larry

Moore, KMBC-TV,Irene Cumming,

KU Med presidentand chief executive

officer, Stacy andMark Parkinson, co-

chairs, Senator PatRoberts of Kansas,co-chair, and Jeff

Boerger, president ofKansas Speedway.

Roberts’ wife, Franki,not shown, is also a

co-chair.

Temptations to Headline Treads & Threads Gala

Spicer RetirementThe Departments of Pharmacy and Radiology honored Jay Spicer during his

retirement reception June 24. He worked on the KUMC campus for 30 years,

serving as director of Nuclear Pharmacy Services for 22 years and assistant

professor of Radiology and Pharmacy. Spicer (center) shared photos of his

new home with colleagues (from left) Debbie Jursch, Stacy Morast, RN,

Thu Janes, RN, and Shonee Hough.

Remembrance ServiceIn a service June 25 organized by

Palliative Care Services, family mem-

bers, friends and members of the

KUMC community gathered to

remember loved ones who have

died at KU Med. Linda Hall, coordi-

nator of Palliative Care, assisted in

the service, which was held in the

Spencer Chapel.

Parkinson’s BenefitA benefit grand opening for The Cheesecake Factory in Overland Park

June 27 raised $50,000 for KUMC's Parkinson's Disease Research Center.

Receiving the check at the VIP event were (from left) Richard Barohn, MD,

chairman of the Department of Neurology, Barbara Atkinson, MD, KUMC

executive dean and vice chancellor for clinical affairs, Rajesh Pahwa, MD,

associate professor, Neurology, and director of the Parkinson's Disease and

Movement Disorder Center, and Kelly Lyons, PhD, director of research at the

center and associate professor of Neurology.

Front & Center

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Street Fair Gift Leticia Zarate-Garcia (left), director of

Human Services, El Centro, Inc.,

receives a check from Teresa Brown,

KUMC director of Student Resources,

Wellness and Diversity, and advisor to

the KUMC Street Fair. This year the stu-

dent-run KUMC Street Fair raised a

record $5,000. Half of the proceeds

were given to Franklin Children’s

Center and the other half to El Centro.

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Tuition Deadline University employees who have

worked full time at KU Medical

Center for at least six months are

eligible for tuition assistance. The

deadline for applying for the fall

semester is July 25.

For information about the pro-

gram and to print an application form,

visit www2.kumc.edu/hr/training/

tuition.html. Forms are also available

in the Benefits Office, 1044 Delp, or

by calling 8-5263.

Cafeteria ChangesThe cafeteria has added several

new beverage choices. Two new

fountain machines with larger ice

capacity offer three new flavors:

Minute Maid Orange Soda, Barq’s

Red Cream Soda and Hi C Pink

Lemonade.

There’s also a new Minute

Maid juice fountain that offers 100

percent orange, apple and grape

juices. And there are two additional

cup holders and a water fountain

button on each Coke machine for

customers’ convenience.

If you have cafeteria sugges-

tions or comments, send them to

Andrew Stonestreet, director of

Dietetics and Nutrition, at

cafeteriacomments@kumc.edu.

Visiting LectureA Distinguished Visiting

Scholar Lecture will be held Friday,

July 11, noon-1 p.m., in G013

School of Nursing. It is sponsored

by the Center of Excellence in

Minority Medical Education:

Program in Disparities and Diversity

in Health and NIH-K30 Clinical

Research Curriculum Program.

“Understanding and Eliminating

Racial Disparities in Medical Care”

will be presented by John Ayanian,

MD, Department of Health Care

Policy, Harvard Medical School.

Ayanian’s research focuses on

quality of care and access to care

for patients with major medical

conditions. He is the principal

investigator of studies funded by

the Agency for Health Related

Quality (AHRQ) and the National

Cancer Institute. Ayanian is director

of the General Internal Medicine

Fellowship and also serves as

deputy editor of Medical Care.

The event is co-sponsored by

the Cancer Prevention, Control and

Population Sciences Program of the

Kansas Cancer Institute.

New Fitness DirectorJan Schmidt was named direc-

tor of the Kirmayer Fitness Center,

effective July 1.

“While fulfilling her responsi-

bilities as associate director of the

Kirmayer Fitness Center from

February 1990 until the present, Jan

has developed a reputation as a pro-

gram and fitness guru not only at

KUMC, but within the Kansas City

area,” said Dorothy Knoll, PhD,

dean of students. “I am honored

that she has agreed to continue her

professional career at KUMC.”

Schmidt earned her bachelor’s

degree in physical education from

Wichita State University and her

master’s degree in exercise physiol-

ogy and kinesiology from the

University of Kansas. She is a

member of the American College of

Sports Medicine, president of the

TriKC Triathlon Club and a volun-

teer with the American Heart

Association.

Sixth-Floor Open House

An open house showcasing

KU Med’s new sixth floor will

take place Tuesday, July 8,

from 7:30-10 a.m. All hospital

and university employees, staff

and students are invited. The

event will provide an opportu-

nity to tour the 80,000-square-

foot expansion that includes a

14-bed medical intensive care

unit and a 22-bed medical

telemetry unit. Take the eleva-

tors to the fifth floor and walk

up the northeast staircase. No

food or drinks will be allowed.

Friday, July 4• Independence Day

• KUMC Night at the Royals,

7:05 p.m., Kauffman Stadium.

Tuesday, July 8

• KU Med’s sixth-floor open house

for hospital and university

employees, 7:30-10 a.m.

• Falun Dafa, noon-1 p.m.,

Murphy Courtyard.

• Surfin’ the Net I, 9-11 a.m.,

Senior Resource Center.

Wednesday, July 9

• Blood Glucose Meter Clinic,

11 a.m.-noon, Room 1116,

Cray Diabetes Center.

Thursday, July 10

• Burn Patients Support Group,

6-7 p.m., Burnett Burn Center

waiting room.

Coming UpClassifieds, etc.

Automotive:Bradley GT Volkswagen kit car, notcomplete, needs floor pans/interior,good 1600cc single port 4-speed, $800.913-461-6158 after 5 p.m.

1998 Honda Civic DX, automatic, 2-door, red/gray, A/C, new tires, excel-lent condition, 1 owner, $9,000 OBO.913-422-1175.

1994 Pontiac Grand Prix, dark blue, tint-ed windows, automatic, power locks andwindows, new Clarion CD player, allmaintenance updated, excellent runningcondition, $1,800 OBO. 816-699-3656.

1987 Caprice Brougham, ice blue, niceinterior and exterior, A/C, everythingworks, runs great, $2,100. 913-449-3206or 913-244-4432.

1987 Tempo GL, 5-speed, A/C, powersteering, power windows and locks, runswell, new tires, $550. 816-468-7784from 5-7 p.m.

1985 Volkswagen Golf, manual, goodcondition inside and out, runs well, newalternator, recent tune-up, good gasmileage, sunroof, $950 OBO. 913-371-0837.

1971 Volkswagen Super Beetle convert-ible, runs well, complete, great projectfor restoration, 1600cc dual port 4-speed,$2,500. 913-461-6158 after 5 p.m.

For Sale:Beautiful wedding gown, size 8, white,sleeveless, beaded, never worn, $325.913-328-1708.

3' x 7' pool table, 3/4" solid slate, greatfelt, pool balls/cues, $200; newer elec-tric stove/oven, $150; newerrefrigerator, 17 cu. ft., $200; Hotwheelcollection, 500+ cars most in originalpacks, individually priced or by lot, callfor details. 913-461-6158 after 5 p.m.

2 Kansas Speedway season tickets for2003, section 224, row 38, seats 13 and14, right of the start/finish line, behindpit row, all races included, $600 for bothseats. 816-833-2519 after 5 p.m.

Queen-size brass bed frame, $200; HealthRider, $25; crib/mattress/changing tablematched set, $300; deluxe stroller, $25;infant swing, $25; couch, $25; like-newsofa sleeper, $200; small bike, $20; smallbike with gears, $40; Burley bike attach-ment for children, $100. 913-492-5412.

Cub Cadet 3240 riding lawnmower, 40thAnniversary Edition, 22hp, 54-inchdeck, used 160 hrs., power steering,cruise control, hydrostatic transmission,21/2 years into 5-year/500-hr. warranty,$5,000. 816-930-3274.

Wanted:Female roommate to share house, 3 BR,1 BA, about 3 blocks from KUMC,$300 plus utilities. 913-530-4220.

For Rent:4 BR, 2 BA house, 4821 Westwood Rd.,KCMO, close to Plaza, $1,200/mo.negotiable. 816-931-3261.

Free to Good Home:Very cute black and white kittens. 913-362-9520.

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Irene M. Cumming Donald Hagen, MDPresident and Executive Vice ChancellorChief Executive Officer University of KansasKU Med Medical Center

Barbara Jaekel, EditorVal Renault, Senior Writer

Kevin White, Senior Graphic DesignerJan Lewis, Editorial Manager

Mary King, Communications Services Director

In The Center is a weekly employee publication pub-lished by the KU Med Communications ServicesDepartment. Send story ideas to Barbara Jaekel, Bldg.48, Room 1070, or e-mail bjaekel or call 8-1074.

Ad Policy - Send or bring your ad, 30 words or less, toBldg. 48, Room 1070, fax to 8-1063, or e-mail bjaekelby noon Thursday of the week before it is to run. Adsrun free of charge for employees, students and volun-teers. All ads must include the advertiser’s name andwork extension (or student box number) for verifica-tion. Only home phone numbers–no pager numbersor work extensions–will be published. Please includearea code. No ads for commercial services or pets forsale will be accepted. Ads will not be taken by tele-phone. Ads may be held a week if space is limited.

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“I need a get-well card for my brother-in-law that says

I told you so.”