Contact us

For information about the MSHS Alumni Association, please contact:

Deborah Oscarson, Alumni Relations Coordinator
Phone: (507) 538-1663
E-mail: oscarson.deborah@mayo.edu

Mayo Clinic Alumni Center/Development
Siebens Building
200 First Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905

Who we are

MSHS has more than 9,000 alumni. Many serve at Mayo Clinic locations in Jacksonville, Fla., Rochester, Minn., and Scottsdale, Ariz., and at Mayo’s many regional practices. Others provide high-quality care at local, regional and health-care facilities throughout the nation and world.  Programs include:

PRE-ALUMNI PROGRAMMING

Orientation

Mayo School of Health Sciences Alumni Association is pleased to sponsor lunch for students attending orientation as they begin their program. 

Fall and/or Spring Student Activities
These events are social activities that bring students together for fun in an informal setting. Pumpkin carving, pizza and ice cream, games and prizes are all part of the gathering. Speakers from the Healthy Living Center and Mayo’s Leisure and Lifestyles Activities Program address students to encourage participation in the extracurricular activities that Mayo Clinic offers. The Association joins with the Mayo School of Health Sciences to provide refreshments and prizes.

All-School Convocation
This annual gathering of students and faculty from all MSHS programs is an inspirational and motivating experience. The shared convocation brings together the entire school to:

• Celebrate the successes of the school, its students and faculty
• Recognize outstanding faculty in the areas of education and service
• Reaffirm the school’s mission and look to the future
• Enjoy the camaraderie and reinforce school spirit

The MSHSAA provides refreshments for those attending.

Graduation
Each MSHS program has its own graduation, as the programs vary in length. Each event is a time of great pride and joy as another group of Mayo students complete their training, accept the best wishes of faculty, family and friends, and enter their professions. Each student receives a Certificate of Membership from the Alumni Association.

OUTLINE OF ROLES WITHIN THE ASSOCIATION

Officers

• President   -- One-year term – progressive
• presides at meeting
• board member
• see that resolutions of the board are carried out
• delegated duties from the board
• President-elect  -- One-year term – progressive
• absence of president presides at meeting
• board member
• becomes president
• Vice President  -- One-year term – progressive
• absence of president or vice president presides at meeting
• board member
• becomes president-elect
• Past President   -- One-year term – progressive
• board member
• board memory
• chairs nominations committee
• Secretary-Treasurer
  • 4 year term
  • operations responsibilities
• on staff in Rochester
• active business management
• sign documents of corporation
• give notice of meetings
• conduct correspondence
• maintains records
• maintains bylaws
• maintains financial records

   

Board of Directors (meets once a year)

• 15 Directors
• 3-year terms
• 5 members rotate off annually
• Attends annual meeting
• Manages business of the corporation

 Executive Committee (meets twice a year or as needed)

• Officers
• 3 active members (1 member rotates off annually)
• 4 Ex Officio members from the Department of Education (non-voting)
• 2 MSHS student representative (non-voting)
• Management of business between annual meetings
• Creation of standing committees
• Determines membership eligibility
• Presents honorary membership
• Supervision of financial matters
• Alumni directory
• Sets date for annual meeting

Alumni Center Staff

• Alumni Center Director
• Alumni Relations Coordinator
• Provides support and direction for alumni programming
• Connections magazine coordination
• Annual budgeting
• Accounting and tax responsibilities
• Annual meeting support
• Centralized alumni communication
• Internet
• Alumni directory
• Centralized alumni database
• Responsible for strategic direction and growth of the alumni board

OFFICERS, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Lorrie Bennett, Rochester, Minnesota (NA ’91) – President

Brian V. Schreck, Liberty Lake, WA (PT ’79) – President Elect

Mark Longacre, Omaha, Nebraska (PT ’91) – Vice President

Marlea A. Judd, Rochester, Minnesota (NA ’88, CRNA ’01) – Secretary-Treasurer

Steven J. Hust, Scottsdale, Arizona (PT ’84) – Past President

Firas Abdul-Hadi, Rochester, Minnesota - Ex Officio

David C. Agerter, MD, Kasson, Minnesota – Associate Dean MSHS, Ex Officio

Lynn S. Borkenhagen, Rochester, Minnesota (NP ’98)

Robert M. Hauptman, Rochester, Minnesota (RAD ’09) (MSHS Student Representative)

Ruth L. Hess, Rochester, Minnesota (PT ’09) (MSHS Student Representative)

Bradley D. Johnson, Phoenix, Arizona (RAD ’00) – (Term expires 2009)

Nell E. Robinson, Jacksonville, Florida – Ex Officio

Jamila C. Russeau, Jacksonville, FL (PHARM ’04) – (Term expires 2010)

Cheryl A. Sibley Albold, Scottsdale, Arizona – Ex Officio

Troy Tynsky, Rochester, Minnesota – Ex Officio

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 (Terms expire 2009)

Ginny Brown, Rochester, Minnesota (CNT ’96)

Sandra L. Hanson, Rochester, Minnesota (RTS ’97)

Jack Kless, Perry, Ohio (NA ’67)

Tiffani Schilling, Colorado Springs, Colorado (PHARC ’97)

Grace W. Tivnan, Lake Forest, Illinois (DIET ’04)

(Terms expire 2010)

Patricio Aleman, Rochester, Minnesota (PA ’93)

Diane M. Davis, Chicago, Illinois (PT ’72)

Mark A. Murphy, St. Michael, Minnesota (NUMT ’84)

Rae M. Parker, Rochester, Minnesota (DMSEC ’04)

Elwood Wilkins, Fowler, Michigan (NA ’66)

(Terms expire 2011)

Amy Froemming, Neptune, Beach, Florida (SONOG ’03)

Todd A. Meyer, Rochester, Minnesota (CRNA ’05)

Jim Pringnitz, Rochester, Minnesota (RTS ’94)

Vanessa Scifres, Phoenix, Arizona (PT ’05)

Sarah A. Sydlowski, Fountain Hills, Arizona (AUDI ’07)

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Karen D. Skiba, Alumni Center Director

Debbie Oscarson, Alumni Relations Coordinator