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Christopherson Medical
Scholarship marks 50th year

	 The Christopherson Medical             or medical school.  After the death of    from medical school there in 1972. 
Scholarship celebrates its 50th anni-    Evelyn Christopherson in 1997, ad-        Dr. Hoherz completed his residency
versary this year. Established in 1965,  ditional memorials were added and         at Kansas University and a three year
this scholarship fund honors the work    the scholarship was renamed to honor      pulmonary fellowship in Topeka, Kan.
of Dr. Joseph Christopherson and his     both husband and wife.                    Like Joe Christopherson, Hoherz be-
wife, Evelyn, who in their own ways      	 Dr. Christopherson sponsored            came a surgeon.  Dr. Hoherz practiced
served the medical needs of Mason        and assisted an informal Future Doc-      pulmonary, vascular and general sur-
City for more than three and a half      tors club for several years in the early  gery in Topeka for 40 years retiring in
decades. In 50 years, 118 north Iowa     sixties, served as the Cerro Gordo        2009. Dr. Hoherz now spends some
students have received $197,000 in       County medical examiner, and served       of his retirement teaching residency
scholarship assistance.                  on the Mason City Board of Educa-         students at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale,
	 Family, friends and associates         tion for six years.  Evelyn Christo-      Az. where he resides with his wife,
initially endowed the Dr. J.E. Christo-  pherson, a registered nurse, served as    Debra.  “I knew from the time I was
pherson Memorial Scholarship to en-      a nurse with the Mason City public        in grade school that I wanted to be a
courage talented students from north     school system for 20 years after Joe      surgeon.” said, Hoherz, “I had to pay
Iowa to attend North Iowa Area Com-      died in 1964.                             for all of my undergrad and schooling
munity College (NIACC) to study          	 The first Christopherson Medi-          myself,” he continued,  “I was proud
pre-medicine.  In the late 1970s, the    cal Scholarship was awarded in 1966       to be the first recipient of the Christo-
Cerro Gordo County Medical So-           to a NIACC student from Mason             pherson Scholarship, every bit helped
ciety added additional funds to ex-      City.  David Hoherz graduated from        me reach my goal of becoming a sur-
pand assistance to students enrolled     NIACC in 1968 and transferred to          geon.”
in four-year undergraduate programs      the University of Iowa graduating         	 Mason City physician, Dr. Mark
                                                                                   Johnson was an early recipient of the
Clear Lake students among North                                                    Christopherson Scholarship in 1973         Mock surgery
Iowans receiving scholarships                                                      and 1974.  Today, in addition to his
                                                                                   medical practice, Johnson serves as        Dr. J.E. Christopherson, a Park Clinic physician, performs a mock appendectomy as part of a tour organized for the Mason City
                                                                                   the chairperson of the Christopherson      High School Science Club in 1963. Photo courtesy of North Iowa Area Community College.
                                                                                   Medical Scholarship Advisory Com-
	 The Christopherson Medical Scholarship Advisory Committee                        mittee. “This scholarship in memory        board member so we have a chance to           through the scholarship, I could feel    	 The Christopherson Medical
awarded $15,000 to 11 North Iowa students studying medicine.                       of Joe and Evelyn Christopherson and       become acquainted with those who              free to select a specialty that I want-  Scholarship assists medical or pre-med
	 Student recipients of the Christopherson Medical Scholarship for the             their dedication to healthcare is a fine   benefit from the scholarship.”                ed to practice rather than choosing      students at any accredited public or
2015-16 academic year include Eric Asbe, Regan Steffen, Kaitlyn Zenner             example of the legacy left by com-         	 Christopherson Medical Schol-               something that would help pay off ad-    private postsecondary educational in-
(all of Clear Lake), Michael Dunlay, Dalton Ebel, Julia Gales, Elizabeth           mitted professionals,” stated John-        arship recipient, Travis Kruger from          ditional student loans.” Kruger con-     stitution (of pre-med applicants, pref-
McCulloch (all of Mason City), Shawn Bishop, Emily Sullivan (both of               son. “It’s amazing that 50 years later     St. Ansgar graduated from medical             tinued, “Knowing that I have the sup-    erence is given to NIACC students). 
Osage), and Kelsey Millonig, Shea Jorgensen (both of St. Ansgar).                  because the Christophersons were so        school in 2014.  Kruger received the          port of my community really makes it     	 Anyone wishing to contribute to
	 The Christopherson Medical Scholarship honors Dr. Joseph and Ev-                 well regarded, medical students will       Christopherson Medical Scholarship            easier to spend time away from Iowa      the Christopherson Medical Scholar-
elyn Christopherson, who served the medical needs of Mason City for                continue to benefit due to the impact      award from the time he started pre-           to seek my medical education.”  Kru-     ship may contact the NIACC Foun-
more than 30 years. The scholarship is for medical students or pre-med             that they had on colleagues, friends       med studies at Wartburg in 2006 until         ger plans to complete a residency in     dation.
students at any accredited public or private postsecondary educational in-         and family who gave in their memory.       he graduated from medical school at           adult psychiatry including future op-    	 The NIACC Foundation man-
stitution (of pre-med applicants, preference is given to NIACC students).          This scholarship is unique in that it      the University of Michigan in 2014.           tions of consultation/liaison psychia-   ages the scholarship fund and appli-
	 The NIACC Foundation manages the scholarship fund and applica-                   originated in the north Iowa area and      Kruger begins his psychiatric resi-           try and adult outpatient psychiatry.     cation process. For more information,
tion process. For more information, contact the NIACC Foundation at                continues to be focused on north Iowa      dency at the University of Michigan           He hopes to return somewhere close       contact the NIACC Foundation at
1-888-GO NIACC, ext. 4386 or (641) 422-4386.                                       students. Each recipient also meets a      Health Systems in July.  Kruger stated,       to home (Grafton), when he finishes      1-888-GO NIACC, ext. 4386 or 641-
                                                                                                                              “By receiving the generous support            his residency.                           422-4386.

                                                                                        Producer of movie based on book by
                                                                                        Iowa author will film scenes in Clear Lake
                                                                                        Watch for casting call to be made in the fall

                                                                                        	 Clear Lake will be the site of scenes for an      mentioned the name of an Iowa filmmaker, Bob         Lake and the Iowa Falls area will likely show her
                                                                                        upcoming independent film.                          Sherman. Sherman had returned to his home-           running through woodlands and down streets and
                                                                                        	 Augusta, Ga. film producer Christopher            town after spending several years in the film in-    alleys.
                                                                                        Forbes plans to shoot “Wretched,” based upon a      dustry in California. As Forbes and his partner/     	 Although main characters for the film will be
                                                                                        book by Iowa Falls, Iowa writer Shawna Stewart-     actress Jezibell Anat scouted their trip to Iowa,    cast in Georgia, Forbes said extras will be needed
                                                                                        Lowther. The majority of the horror film will be    they realized Clear Lake’s close proximity and de-   during the short time they will be here.
                                                                                        shot in Augusta, however, for a change of season    cided to contact Sherman.                            	 Release of “Wretched” is set for next spring
                                                                                        and setting, a portion of the movie will be filmed  	 Last week Sherman met the couple at the            or summer, according to Forbes. He will market
                                                                                        in Iowa. Crews will be in Clear Lake for approxi-   Lake Theater, which his family owns, and gave        the film for distribution. Approximately one-
                                                                                        mately three days in October.                       them a tour of the community. They were im-          third of his 20 completed feature horror, western
                                                                                        	 Forbes said he first became interested in the     pressed by the area and decided to use it in the     and civil war movies and have been distributed
                                                                                        “Wretched” story about four years ago. A trip to    film.                                                by Lion’s Gate, Escheon, York Entertainment and
                                                                                        Iowa to meet Stewart-Lowther became necessary       	 “Wretched” tells the story of a woman held         North American Motion Pictures.
                                                                                        to finalize the project. In the course of planning  captive for a period of three years. Using her own
Bob Sherman (left), from the Lake Theatre, recently welcomed film producer Christopher  his trip, Forbes said a friend from Los Angeles     wits, she escapes and flees. Scenes filmed in Clear
Forbes (right) and Jezibell Anat to Clear Lake.-Reporter photo.

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