2002 Health Administration Program Newsline Archive

This page is an archive of the stories appearing in the Newsline of Auburn University's Program in Health Administration during the year 2002.

Top news stories for 2002 included:

New Alumni Association Officers
McEldowney Resigns as Program Director
Jenkins Leaves for UNCC

If you have comments, suggestions, or questions, please send us your e-mail.

November 17, 2002

New Alumni Officers

The HA Alumni Organization, meeting on Saturday November 9, has elected the following officers:

President, Jeff Kirby, Wesley Terrace, shobud4@aol.com
Vice President, Lindsey Jarrell, HealthLink, Lindsey.Jarrell@healthlinkinc.com
Secretary-Treasurer, David Meyer, Cullman Regional Medical Center, david.meyer@bhsala.com
At-Large-Board Member, Jason Carroll, Alabama Blue Cross/Blue Shield, carroll@bcbsal
At-Large-Board Member, Lee Spruiell, Lee Spruiell Consultants, elg2669@earthlink.net

These newly elected member will join incumbent At-Large Board Members Marcilla Gross of East Alabama Medical Center (marcilla_gross@eamc.org) and Becky Patterson of Alabama Blue Cross-Blue Shield (rpatterson@bcbsal.org).

Congratulations to the newly elected officers and thanks to all the incumbent and outgoing officers who worked hard during the last year for the organization.

October 31, 2002

Meeting Location Announcement

Tuesday's (Nov. 5) HHAO meeting will be in Room 0014 of the Lowder Business Building.

October 28, 2002

Spring 2003 Schedule Change

HADM 4820, Long-Term Care Administration, has been rescheduled. It will now meet once a week, Tuesdays from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The course will be taught by Ms. Tara Shaver-Jarmon.

October 27, 2002

HHAO Meeting

The HHAO will meet at 7:00 p.m. November 5 to hear representatives from UAB's MHA and graduate Health Infomatics Programs.

The exact location of the meeting will be announced on a later date.

October 24, 2002

Schedule Updates

Two HA courses will be offered Summer 2002. For further information, see the 2002-2003 schedule.

A very tentative schedule of classes for 2003-2004 is now available on the HA Website.

September 12, 2002

Fall Alumni Meeting Location

The HA Alumni Organization will meet Saturday, November 9th, 9:30 a.m. Central Time, at Wesley Terrace Retirement Community, 1365 Gatewood Drive (near Colonial Mall). Business to be discussed includes election of officers and financial matters of the Association.

Alumni wishing further information, including a map to the meeting, should check the WebCT/Alumni Forum.

August 26, 2002

Job Fair

There will be a part-time job fair Wednesday August 28, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., in Foy Student Union, sponsored by Career Development Services.

If you're interested in participating, you can register at www.auburn.edu/career. Go to the Part-Time Job Fair link.

August 22, 2002

Advising Changes

Beginning Fall 2002, HA faculty advising assignments will be as follows:

All students with last names beginning A-H should see Dr. Burns.
All students with last names beginning I-P should see Dr. McEldowney.
All students with last names beginning Q-Z should see Dr. Tennyson

For further information on HA advising, see our advising page.

July 10, 2002

Alumni Meeting Scheduled

The HA Alumni Organization will meet November 9th, 9:30 a.m. Central Time, location to be announced. New officers will be elected at this meeting, so, if you're interested in being considered for an office, please contact Alumni President Lindsey Jarrell or another alumni organization officer.

June 25, 2002

Dr. McEldowney Resigns as Program Director

Dr. Rene' McEldowney has stepped down as HA Program Director, citing recent uncertainties about continued funding by the College of Liberal Arts for HA Program certification by the Association of Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA). Shortly after her resignation, the Chair of the Department of Political Science announced that full funding for this year's AUPHA affiliation would be granted.

Dr. McEldowney has served as Director of the Health Administration Program since 1999. During her term of office, Dr. McEldowney oversaw the successful elevation of HA's AUPHA affiliation from candidate status to full status and was instrumental in the creation of such new courses as Managed Care and the Capstone Seminar. She also instituted the first use of site visits to insure quality student internships.

Long-time colleague Dr. Mark Burns commented: "Dr. McEldowney's diligence and self-sacrifice on behalf of our Program have contributed greatly to the national status of Auburn's Program in Health Administration. It is a shame that the abilities of an administrator of Dr. McEldowney's caliber should be lost to the HA Program."

May 22, 2002

Dr. Jenkins Moving to UNCC

Dr. Carol Jenkins, HA's specialist in long-term care issues, is moving to the Health Administration Program of the University of North Carolina - Charlotte and will start teaching there this fall. Dr. Jenkins will be missed by her students and colleagues, but we wish her well in her new position.

Any of Dr. Jenkins's advisees needing counseling this summer should contact Dr. Burns.

April 25, 2002

2003-2004 Schedule Available

A tentative 2003-2004 Schedule of Classes is now available.

April 24, 2002

HHAO Banquet

HHAO will have an end-of year banquet on Tuesday April 30 at 6:00, Provino's Restaurant. See Dr. Tennyson, HHAO adviser, by May 29th to make your reservation; pre-payment for your meal will also be necessary.

April 16, 2002

HHAO Meeting Time Change

The HHAO meeting/resume' workshop previously scheduled for tonight in Foy 202 has been rescheduled for 5:00 tonight, and hour earlier than was previously announced.

April 02, 2002

Alum Board Meeting Postponed

The HA Alumni Organization Board Meeting scheduled on campus for Saturday April 6 has been postponed due to scheduling difficulties.

It will take place as a phone conference call at 7:00 p.m. Central May 6. Board members have been e-mailed details of the conference call procedures.

However, any alum wishing to pose issues or express needs is welcome to e-mail any of the board members prior to the night of May 6 or post concerns to the HA Alumni News discussion group on the new Web CT/Alumni Forum.

March 23, 2002

Resume' Writing Workshop

The HHAO and the Auburn University HA Alumni Organization will sponsor a resume' writing workshop April 16, 2002 at 6:00 p.m. in Foy 202. HA Alumni Organization President Lindsey Jarrell will conduct the workshop.

For further information, contact the HHAO at AUhhao71@hotmail.com.

March 18, 2002

HA Alumni Board Meeting

The board of the HA Alumni Organization will meet on Saturday, April 6, at 9:00, location to be announced.

The meeting is open to all alumni members.

Febrary 12, 2002

HA Scholarship Announcement

Applications for the 2002-2003 Health Administration Scholarship are now being taken. Qualified applicants must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA and should not be receiving any University-based scholarships for the 2002-2003 academic year.

For further information, see the HA Scholarship Page or contact Dr. McEldowney.

Febrary 4, 2002

HHAO February Meeting

Place: Foy 202
Date: February 5, 2002
Time: 6:00p.m.

Agenda: Dr. McEldowney will introduce a new HA scholarship.
A representative of the Career Center will speak on how to get a job right out of college in the Health Care field and interviewing techniques.

For stories from other past years, see the General News Archive Page

For current news stories, see the regular HA Newsline.