Six accomplished Florida Southern College alumni will return to campus to discuss topics in the fields of chemistry and healthcare during the 10th Annual Dr. John L. Spencer Symposium, which will be held on Friday, Jan. 31, in the Annie Pfeiffer Chapel. The presentations will take place from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public.
At 11 a.m., Dr. Heidi Leftwich ’03, Assistant Professor of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, will discuss “Chemistry in Clinical Medicine.”
Sarah Moehling ’12, Senior Project Manager, West Coast, with Beckman Coulter, San Diego, will present “Chemistry in Healthcare: Beyond the Doctor’s Office” at 11:30 a.m.
At 12 p.m., Aaron Nelson ’09, North America Account Manager for Arkema-ArrMaz, will discuss “Using a Chemistry Degree to Help Feed the World.”
Following lunch, Cathy St Louis ’07, Environmental Health and Safety Specialist II at Nova Southeastern University, will present on “Chemistry and Safety: How the Two Worlds Collide” at 2 p.m.
At 2:30 p.m., Dr. Jonathan Revels ’08, Assistant Professor in Radiology at the University of New Mexico Medical School, will give his talk, “Non-Contrast MRI Image: How Good is Radiology Without Contrast?”
Dr. Jennifer Woerner ’02, Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery and Maxilofacial Surgery at Louisiana State University School of Medicine, will give the day’s final presentation, “Women in Medicine and Dentistry,” at 3 p.m.
The annual symposium is named in honor of the late Dr. Jack Spencer, a Florida Southern College professor of chemistry who is credited with making major advances in the research and development of antibiotics. The Dr. John L. Spencer Symposium draws together the FSC community and interested members of the public to highlight the application of chemistry in healthcare. The event is organized by Dr. Carmen Gauthier, Jessie Ball duPont Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics at Florida Southern College.
For more information about the symposium, please call 863-680-4316 or email [email protected].
About Florida Southern College
Founded in 1883, Florida Southern College is the oldest private college in Florida. The College maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 70+ undergraduate programs and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, nursing, and physical therapy. Florida Southern has a 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio; is an award-winning national leader in engaged learning; and boasts 30 NCAA Division II national championships. It is ranked among the top 10 Regional Universities in the South by U.S. News and World Report; and is included in The Princeton Review’s 385 Best Colleges, The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2020, and Forbes magazine’s America’s Top Colleges Guide. The College is committed to the development of the whole student through vibrant student life programs that prepare graduates to make a positive, consequential impact on society. FSC is conveniently located within an hour’s drive of both Orlando and Tampa. FSC is home to the world’s largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2012. Named the “Most Beautiful Campus in the Nation” for two consecutive years by The Princeton Review and one of the nation’s “Ten College Campuses with the Best Architecture” by Architectural Digest, Florida Southern is an internationally-recognized place of beauty and academic excellence.