Medical doctor speaking at commencement

Scott-Timperley, who was raised in Hay Springs, practices the medical sciences of oncology, which deals with tumors, and hematology, the study of blood and blood-producing organs.

The future doctor studied earth science and biology at CSC and later earned teaching credentials from institution. Following teaching stints at O'Neill St. Mary's High School, Hastings St. Cecilia High School and Hastings College, she successfully completed the physician's assistant program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. After working as a psychiatric PA at Hastings Regional Medical Center, she attained a degree in medicine from UNMC. Prior to moving to New Mexico in 2003, she practiced oncology and hematology in North Platte.

Scott-Timperley is president of the New Mexico Cancer Center Associates, a group of seven medical oncologists and hematologists. She treats malignancies and benign and malignant blood disorders. She also served as medical director for the Cancer Institute of New Mexico's board of directors. The institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing assistance to patients who can't afford certain aspects of treatment.

Commencement day at CSC will get under way with the ceremony for students earning graduate degrees at 8 a.m. in Memorial Hall. Dr. Clark Gardener, who is retiring as CSC professor of education this summer, will deliver the commencement address at that ceremony.

Since coming to CSC in 1990, Gardener has taught a majority of the courses offered by the Education Department. He also served as chairman of the college's Education Department from 1994 through 2002.

Gardener has completed much research about rural education, and became an advocate for the retention and advancement of schools in rural America. In 1995, he established the Panhandle Center for Rural and Small School Education and became its director.

In 2004, Gardener was elected to the executive committee of the National Rural Education Association and served in that capacity three years. During the association's convention in 2006, Clark was presented a plaque recognizing his "outstanding leadership and service in rural education."