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1955
Roland Ahlbrand, MD, and Marilyn, his wife of 45 years, live in Ft. Wayne, Ind., and enjoy the Florida sun each winter. They have three children and seven grandchildren.

Ralph Pratt Jr., MD, retired in 1990 and is chairman of the Farmers Board of Milton in Milton, Ky. He enjoys traveling and spending time with his three children and eight grandchildren. His wife passed away in 1998.

Donald M. Schlegel, MD, heads for the golf course regularly now that he's retired. His wife Helen recovered from a minor stroke with minimal disability. Dr. Schlegel has five children and 11 grandchildren. His son and son-in-law are both IUSM graduates.

Edward F. Steinmetz, MD, is semi-retired, but sees patients four days each week at his Indianapolis office. Dr. Steinmetz, whose wife has passed away, has eight children.

Royce Truex, MD, is retired from pediatric practice. During his career, he worked in several refugee camps and spent time in Kenya and Tanzania. He earned a master's degree in public health from the University of California-Berkley in 1990. Dr. Truex and his wife, a nurse, live in California. They have three married children, one of whom is a pediatrician, and four grandchildren.

1960
Philip R. Akre, MD, retired from cardiology in 1999 and now serves as chairman of the board, Bank of Colorado. His wife is a semi-retired opera soprano and they have three children: a son, 25, and two daughters, 15 and 17.

Raymond S. Beights, MD, of Ft. Wayne, Ind., is retired but keeps very busy with his family. He and his wife have six
children, 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Franklin W. Budd, MD, is retired but continues to sit on Minnesota's Veterans Homes Board, St. Luke's Hospital Foundation Board and St. Paul's Episcopal Church Health Committee. He is past president of the Northland Medical Associates, an 80-member independent physicians group based in Duluth. Dr. Budd and his wife, who owns a stationery store, have three daughters and four grandchildren.

Andy Dzenitis, MD, retired after 25 years of private practice in neurosurgery. He spends winters in Longboat Key, Fla., playing tennis and golf. His wife Alice works as a cancer registrar. He has three sons: John, a chemical engineer; Paul, a prosecutor in Kentucky; and Dan, an investment banker on Wall Street. He has two grandchildren

Jack R. Inyart, MD, retired from emergency medicine but is studying information technology at Devry Institute in Phoenix. He spends winters in Fountain Hills, Ariz., and summers in Door County, Wis. He reports his wife and children are doing well.

David L. Nahrwold, MD, is retired and serves as a member of the accreditation council for graduate medical education, vice president of the American College of Surgeons and emeritus professor of surgery at Northwestern University in Chicago. His wife Carolyn also is retired. They have four children and three grandchildren.

1965
Thomas P. Dunfee, MD, retired last summer after serving as chief of nephrology and hypertension at the Henry Ford
Hospital in Detroit. He and his wife Gretchen have been married for 37 years and have three daughters.

Ted Folkerth, MD, is a cardiac surgeon at Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, Calif. His wife Jean is the cardiac surgery coordinator at the center. Dr. Folkerth has three children: Wes has a doctorate in English literature; Beth has several art
degrees; and Geof is a linguist and musician with the San Francisco Global Trade Council.

Tom Powell, MD, is involved in temporary placement as a physician in Arizona. This change comes after nearly 30 years of private family medicine practice.

Raul V. Rivet, MD, is in full-time private practice of neurologic surgery in New Mexico. He has three children, and his youngest plans to attend medical school.

1970
Jack R. Adair, MD, retired after a helpful stock market surge. Today, in Florida, he takes great stock in reading and going to baseball games. While in practice in Indianapolis, Dr. Adair founded the Indiana Psychiatric Consortium. His wife Debra
is retired and enjoys knitting; his son Jason is married and teaches junior high school.

Gerald L. Blossom, MD, practices pediatric emergency medicine in Knoxville, Tenn. His wife Carla works for a health care company, and his daughters Laurie and Lindsay are beginning their careers.

George W. Kmetz, MD, practices urology in a six-person group in Canton, Ohio. He enjoys hiking, skiing, traveling, gardening and investing. Dr. Kmetz and his wife have been happily married for 32 years. They have two sons: Brian is an options trader at the CBOE in Chicago; Eric is a screenwriter in Los Angeles.

F. Lusher, MD, practices dermatology and performs cosmetic surgery. He teaches dermatology at UCLA and does missionary work in China and Haiti. He also volunteers at a women's shelter's medical clinic, where he works with Los Angeles' free gang tattoo removal program. His wife teaches special education. Their daughter Jill is a lawyer in Nevada; son Jonathan is 11.

1980
Tony Zancanero, MD, and Debbie Zancanero, MD, are married and live in Carmel, Ind. He practices radiology at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis; she is a pediatrician at St. Vincent's Primary Care Center. She is also associated with St. Vincent's Family Medicine Residency Program. They have two children in high school. T.J. plays basketball and Angie is active in volleyball.

William L. Young, MD, is a professor of anesthesia, neurosurgery and perioperative care at the University of California-San Francisco. He is also the director of the Center for Cerebrovascular Research.

Bradley R. Wolf, MD, currently does hair restoration surgery after practicing emergency medicine for the past 10 years in Ohio. He is board certified with the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery and also board certified in emergency medicine.

David Wineinger, MD, practices general pediatrics in Minnesota, where he enjoys canoeing, kayaking, fly fishing, remote control airplanes and Jeeps. His wife Vicky is a homemaker. They have three children: Andy is a college student studying mechanical engineering, Jay is 16 and Hillary is 11.

1990
Vance Abshire, MD, is in private practice in Zionsville, Ind. He and his wife Megan, who serves as medical director
of St. Vincent Hospice, have three children.

William Applegarth, MD, became a father early last summer. He, his wife and their daughter live in the Valparaiso/La Porte, Ind., area where Dr. Applegarth is in private dermatology practice.

Ricanthony R. Ashley, MD, is a radiologist in Fort Jackson, S.C. He and his wife Patricia have four boys and a girl ranging
in age from one to nine. The children are home-schooled by Patricia, who is a teacher.

David S. Bailie, MD, works as a partner in Orthopedic Clinic Associates in Scottsdale and Tempe, Ariz. The physicians in his practice focus on sports medicine and are the team physicians for Arizona State University, the Phoenix Suns, the Phoenix Mercury, the Arizona Rattlers and the Phoenix Coyotes. Dr. Bailie and wife Amy have two children: Braden is six and Aubrie
is a toddler.

Steve Baker, MD, is a neurologist in a Columbus-based multi-specialty group called Genesis Physicians, but he
feels one of his greatest accomplishments is his role in a rock band. His wife Theresa is a clinical nurse specialist. They have
three children, Laura, Anna and Tom. Dr. Baker also has two stepchildren, Tammy and Cindy.