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The Gray Hawk
NEWSLETTER OF
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RETIREES ASSOCIATION
Volume XXIV Issue 5 (5 pages) https://uira.org.uiowa.edu January 2021
Upcoming Programs
The Novel Coronavirus and the New Vaccines
presented by Dr. Patricia Winokur on Wednesday, January 13, 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
via Zoom
Dr. Winokur, Executive Dean of the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver
College of Medicine, is a UIHC infectious disease specialist and principal investigator
of UI's portion of the clinical trials of the COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech.
Dr. Winokur completed a residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Infectious
Diseases at the University of Iowa followed by postdoctoral training at the National
Institutes of Health. In 1993, she joined the faculty at Iowa, where she has been an
active clinician, educator, and researcher. She is a nationally known investigator in the
molecular mechanisms of antibiotic resistance, and she also runs an active clinical
research program focused on infectious diseases. In addition to her role as Executive
Dean, she also currently serves as Senior Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational
Patricia Winokur Research, as well as Professor of Internal Medicine.
Psychological Issues and COVID-19
presented by John Westefeld on Friday, January 22, 1:00 p.m.
via Zoom
This presentation will focus on some of the psychological
challenges from COVID-19 and how to manage them. A
special emphasis will be placed on managing these issues
over the winter months and during special occasions.
John Westefeld, PhD, is a Board-Certified Psychologist and
Professor Emeritus of Counseling Psychology at the
University of Iowa. His primary professional interests over
his career have been (1) suicide/suicide prevention and (2)
educating the public about mental health issues
John Westefeld
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Birds and Birding
Marci Trana, Johnson County Conservation educational specialist
Thursday, February 18, 2021, 10:00 a.m.
via Zoom
Bird-watching has soared in popularity during the pandemic as folks have
sheltered in place and spent more time outdoors. It's a fun and educational activity
and you can do it anywhere--inside, outside, in town or in the country. Join us on
February 18 as Marci Trana, the newest member of the Johnson County
Conservation Naturalists team, shares her excitement about our local birds and the
natural world around them.
Marci Trana
Marci grew up in Muscatine and Cedar counties and went on to
earn a B.S. in Zoology from the University of Wyoming and an
M.Sc. from the University of Manitoba. She writes that she has
returned to Iowa to fulfill her lifelong dream of becoming a
naturalist to help others foster a love of nature. Along the way her
adventures have included researching polar bears in Alaska, forest
fire ecology in Glacier National Park, big horn sheep in Grand
Teton National Park, beluga whales in the Arctic, ringed seal and
arctic fox in Manitoba, and spotted owls in Oregon.
Nominations for Volunteer Service Awards
Each year two UIRA members are honored for their volunteer service post-retirement. The Community
Service Award honors a UIRA member for service to the community at large; the University Award honors
a UIRA member for service to the university. Volunteer service may include a wide range of activities that
make a positive impact. The criteria for the award are:
• A nominee must be a UIRA member and must have been retired for a period of at least two (2)
years.
• The awards are based on outstanding service carried out since retirement. Activities prior to
retirement are not considered.
• Volunteer service may include a wide range of activities that make a positive impact.
• Recipients are expected to be present at the annual meeting to accept the award.
Any UIRA member may submit a nomination, including nominating themselves. Nominations should
include a one-page letter describing how the nominee has successfully contributed through their
involvement in one or more activities, and a one-page biography of the nominee which includes the
nominee's name, address, email address, and phone number. Nominations are due February 15, 2021.
Submit nominations to Awards Committee chair Billie Townsend at cheespeedy@msn.com
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Greetings from the UIRA President, 1/2021
Happy New Year!! If you are like me, you are probably looking forward to 2021 and ready to
leave 2020 behind. I hope that we can begin to get back to some semblance of ‘normal’ this
coming year. Seeing COVID vaccines rolling out as I write this is an uplifting sight. Maybe by
this time next year we will be able to connect in person, eat out safely, and return to our
churches, gyms, coffee shops, and other gathering places. I, for one, am really ready to get out
of my cocoon.
Thanks to the hard work of the program committee, we have some interesting and timely
programs coming up in the next few months. Since we are offering programs via Zoom this
year, I hope you will take advantage of them as a way to buffer the winter doldrums. Please
review the offerings noted elsewhere in this edition of the Gray Hawk.
I would also like to draw your attention to the call for nominations for our volunteer service
awards. As you know, each year we make two awards--one for service to the community at
large and one for service to the university. Think of your friends and colleagues, and consider
nominating one of them for one of these awards. Details on how to make a nomination are
found in another column in the Gray Hawk.
Finally, thanks to all who work to make UIRA special, and all who contribute their time and
talents to our committees and who attend our programs. I hope everyone has a healthy and
happy 2021.
~ Sam Cochran
Senior College
The Senior College Committee has again planned an interesting array of courses for the spring semester via
Zoom. Course descriptions will be available on Monday, January 4, at www.foriowa.org/senior-college/.
Online registration begins at 9 a.m. on Monday, January 11.
Photo Contest Reminder
Photos are due January 21, 2021. All rules can be found in the November 2020 Gray Hawk newsletter and
on the website.
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Emeritus Faculty Council Lecture
A Rough Diamond: F. Mason Sones and the Discovery of Selective Coronary
Arteriography
Allyn Mark, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine, Carver College of
Medicine
Thursday, January 21, 4 p.m.
Please join us on Zoom:
https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/93469758146?
pwd=V3JyR0gwcTV0b2ZKQ2JRRStIMVBvQT09
In the mid-20th century, three words were frequently used to describe coronary artery
thrombosis and heart attacks: unpredictable, unpreventable and untreatable.
Allyn Mark Over the next half century, innovative, iconoclastic, charismatic, and in two instances
tragic, physicians led the way to the discovery and development of coronary arteriography, coronary artery
bypass surgery, balloon coronary angioplasty, and coronary stents that transformed the diagnosis and
treatment of coronary disease.
In a new book titled Pioneers Who Transformed Coronary Disease: From Eisenhower’s Heart Attack to
Clinton’s Coronary Surgery and Stents, Allyn Mark tells the personal stories of the physicians who made
these discoveries. The lecture will focus on F. Mason Sones, who in 1958 serendipitously discovered and
developed selective coronary arteriography to visualize the coronary arteries, work considered by many to
be the most important discovery in 20th century cardiology.
UIRA Special Interest Groups
The Gray Hawk Writers have been meeting fortnightly since April 1999 and continues to meet every two
weeks via Zoom.
We read aloud what we have written, encourage one another, and offer friendly critique. In 2014 we
published an anthology, Yesterdays. Our storytelling and writing styles are quite diverse; there are many
pathways that can be followed when writing. Visit us as a guest; you may decide you would like to join the
group. Everyone has a story to tell. Email the chair of the group Doug Paul at
DougPaul@harvestpreserve.org
UIRA Program Recordings
Zoom recordings of current UIRA programs are posted on the website under Programs and Events. Most of
those from the previous calendar year are accessible at the bottom of that page, under “Archives”; just click
the 2019-2020 hotlink.The Gray Hawk, January 20201 Page 5
Welcome New UIRA Members, January 2021
Mark Atherton UIHC Engineering Services
Steven K. Berge Healthcare Information Systems
Elizabeth Butler-Heffner Wellness Services / HR
Cindy Dawson Hospital Administration - Nursing
Donald Ladd Division of Performing Arts
Wanda Malden Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity
Norma J. Panther Radiation Therapy
Viana Rockel College of Business
Catherine Till Computer Science
Brian Till Spouse
We look forward to meeting in person in 2021 as conditions permit.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2020-2021
(year term on board expires)
Sam Cochran President (2022)
samcia1232@gmail.com
David Hamilton President-elect (2023)
david-hamilton@uiowa.edu
Pat Mason-Browne Secretary (2023)
David Fitzgerald Treasurer (2023)
Emil Rinderspacher Past President (2021)
Diana Harris The Gray Hawk Editor (2021)
Phil Klein Webmaster (ex-officio)
Benny Hawkins Director (2023)
Billie Townsend Director (2023)
Charles Dayton Director (2022)
Lois Lembke Director (2022)
Richard Saunders Director (2021)
Ed Dove Director (2021)
Deb Cobb EFC representative (ex-officio)
Stephen Vlastos EFC representative (ex-officio)
The UIRA Board of Directors monthly meetings are on-line at 1 p.m., second Tuesday of the month.You can also read
