Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine (CPM) has only existed in its current form for eight years. Formerly known as the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, it was acquired by Kent State University in 2012, which has afforded students and employees an array of new opportunities and resources.
While our alumni may still be warming up to the idea of being a Golden Flash, or may not recognize the CPM campus in Independence, many of them have formed lasting connections to the nineteen unique individuals that have worked for the college for two, three and even four decades.
Please join CPM in recognizing the nineteen faculty and staff members who have been with the College for twenty years or more – through the move to Independence, the merge with Kent State University, and the graduation of thousands of doctors of podiatric medicine.
41 Years: Stephanie Starks Anderson, Business Manager of the Cleveland Foot & Ankle Clinic
Hire date: February 23, 1979
40 Years: Joan Lannoch, Senior Graphic Designer
Hire date: October 1980
40 Years: Donna Perzeski, Library Director
Hire date: June 16, 1980
38 Years: Larry Osher, DPM, Professor
Hire date: July 1, 1982
36 Years: Edweana Robinson, MD, MPH, Adjunct Faculty
Hire date: July 9, 1984
31 Years: Vincent Hetherington, DPM, Senior Associate Dean
Hire date: January 1, 1989
31 Years: Kathy Siesel, DPM, Associate Professor
Hire date: July 1, 1989
30 Years: Joann Eble, Assistant Professor
Hire date: August 1, 1989
30 Years: Mary Mooney, MD, Adjunct Faculty
Hire date: November 9, 1989
27 Years: Stephanie Belovich, PhD, Associate Professor
Hire date: July 1, 1993
27 Years: Scott Spencer, DPM, Associate Professor & Interim Clinic Director, CFAC
Hire date: August 9, 1993
26 Years: Kathy Wright, Assistant Director, Financial Aid & Student Services
Hire date: June 3, 1994
25 Years: Rita DiLoreto, Business Officer
Hire date: May 1, 1995
24 Years: Jill Kawalec, PhD, Professor & Director of Research & Division Head: Pre-Clinical Sciences
Hire date: August 1, 1996
22 Years: Barbara Strong, Special Assistant
Hire date: May 4, 1998
22 Years: Tim Whittingham, Adjunct Faculty
Hire date: August 1, 1998
22 Years: Michelle Gerhard, Special Assistant
Hire date: November 3, 1998
21 Years: Lori Albert, Executive Assistant
Hire date: March 1, 1999
21 Years: Joe Johnson, Custodial Worker
Hire date: October 18, 1999