Veritas, Vol. 14, No. 11, November 12, 1973

              System Tests Artificial Heart Valves
More durable and efficient artificial heart valves may be the result of work being done by Dr. Jacob Kline, director, biomedical engineering program, School of Engineering and Environmental Design.
Dr. Kline (see photo), working with graduate assistant Steve Vadas, has devised a testing system for artificial heart valves. It consists of yards of plastic tubing, beakers, and an electric pump, all designed to simulate the human cardiovascular system.
Artificial heart valves are placed in the
system and tested to try to determine the reasons for failure in some types of valves. “Eventually, we plan to test a valve type uniquely designed for an artificial heart now under development,” Dr. Kline said. He explained that such a valve will have to be constructed differently than the nylon valves now being used to replace defective valves in human hearts. Working with Dr. Kline on the design of such a valve are J. C. Hobbs, an 83-year-old retired inventor and designer of artificial heart valves, and George Light, president of Martin Plastics.
An advantage of the Kline-designed cardiovascular system is that it can test eight valves simultaneously. Used in the system is a blood analog fluid, consisting of glycerin and water, which simulates the viscosity of blood. Moveable lengths of tubing can simulate different conditions in the cardiovascular system, as well as different systolic and diastolic blood pressures. Under different conditions, transducer-operated pressure gauges measure simulated blood pressures, while fluid flow through the valves is measured with blood-flow meters.
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Volume 14, Number 11
November 12, 1973
School Health Training Given
School health administrators from 15 Latin-American countries are participating in an intensive, three-week training program here, which will have a far-reaching effect on the lives of youngsters in the countries to the south.
Alumni Honored at Homecoming
Lee Named President Of Alumni Association
Thomas E. Lee, Jr., chief judge, 11th Judicial Circuit, Dade County, has been named president of the University Alumni Association for 1974.
Other officers are George M. Corrigan, Jr., manager, Burdine’s Westland Store, president-elect; Stanley H. Arkin, vice president, Arkin Construction Company, Inc., vice president; Stanley N. Glasgow, of Ferguson, Glasgow & Schuster, architects, vice president; and Stephen H. Barnett, vice president, Inter National Bank, vice president.
Newly elected directors are: Emerson Alls worth, attorney; Dolores J. Cham-breau, nursing instructor, VA Hospital; Anthony “Buffy Dee” DeSantolo, attorney; Francis P. “Whitey” Rouviere, dentist, and Nicholas P. Valeriani, coordinator, Police-Community Relations, Miami Beach. lion “Lonnie” Mollov Kantor was appointed to fill a vacancy on the board.
Dante Fascell Is Alumnus of Distinction
Congressman Dante B. Fascell, (D-Fla) from the 15th District, received the University’s 1973 “Alumnus of Distinction” award at the annual Homecoming dinner-dance at the Kings Bay Yacht and Country Club November 3.
UM President Stanford presented the award, a college chair, to the legislator, who graduated with the University of Miami’s law school class of 1938.
Said Dr. Stanford, “Congressman Fascell is the UM alumnus who has distinguished himself in public service above all others, having represented the people of South Florida in the United States Congress for almost twenty consecutive years. We are all aware of his achievements in government service and resultant awards and of the respect that his dedication has reflected upon his alma mater.
“He has also maintained a close relationship with the University, having served as Alumni Trustee, an active member of the Alumni Association, and always as a good and helpful friend when called upon.”
Three Alumni Cited For Outstanding Service
Three men have been named recipients of Outstanding Service Awards from the UM Alumni Association.
Anthony “Buffy Dee” DeSantolo (J.D. 1954), a Miami attorney, won the award in the field of activities; Robert J. Mandel (M.D. 1963) garnered honors for fundraising; and Robert J. Haroutunian (A.B. 1971) media specialist, Gloucester Community College, Gloucester, N.J., and
chairman of the Philadelphia Alumni Club, won the award for student recruitment.
DeSantolo, was cited for “extraordinary involvement in the alumni association’s programs and independent action on its behalf which in turn generated the enthusiasm of others—a multi-faceted concern for the welfare of many aspects of the university which promotes the success of its endeavors and draws other alumni into participation.”
Dr. Mandel was cited for “superlative efforts” in the alumni association’s own grass roots fund-raising program, the annual telephone campaign.
Haroutunian was cited for his leadership as chairman of the Philadelphia Alumni Club which promoted the University of Miami to more than 2,000 students in the Greater Philadelphia area.
Club of Year Named
The Philadelphia Alumni Club of UM has been named “Club of the Year” by the Alumni Association.
The club was cited for its “well-rounded program, including activities in the area of student recruitment, communication among its members with a frequent newsletter, two club football trips for the UM-Florida and UM-Notre Dame games and other projects.”
The first Pan-American Course in School Health is co-sponsored by the University at the Madman Center for Child Development, with UM’s Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Division of Academic Affairs, and School of Continuing Studies. Other sponsors are the Inter-American Children’s Institute, Montevideo, Uruguay, and the U.S. State Department. It started October 29 and runs to November 16.
Francis McGrath, associate professor of pediatrics at the Mailman Center, serves as coordinator for the program. Said she:
“A nation’s children are among its most vital resources, and their health can have a profound effect on a country’s future. The objective of this course is to train selected physicians, health officials, educators, and other key personnel from Latin-American school systems in new methods designed to promote child health in school, at home, and in the community after school hours.”
Faculty for the course is drawn from representatives of the Inter-American Children’s Institute, the UM’s schools of medicine, nursing, and education; the Florida state department of health and rehabilitative services, and Dade County’s board of public instruction and health department.
Participants will examine and compare statistical data on children aged 5 to 15 from the various countries, and then discuss a wide range of subjects, including the inter-relationship of the school child with his environment in its medical, sociological, and educational aspects.