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of times, with other medica l specia lists to treat patients." THE FUTURE A s p o d i a t r y c o n t i n u e s t o e v o l v e , Dr. Boike foresees greater uniformity in the podiatric medicine curriculum a nd scope of practice. "Most of the people g raduating a re more highly tra ined to do more intricate procedures. I think there a re more tra ining oppor tunities for residents than there were in the past. That 's def initely a good thing. It ma kes ever ybody out there more qua lif ied to treat patients." The fact t hat KSUCPM is t he on ly podiatric college to be a ff iliated with a state university is a lso a plus — one that places the college in a n idea l position to offer bina r y, or dua l, deg rees. "St udents ca n work towa rd a joint degree — an MBA or a Master's in Public Hea lth — a long w ith their Doctorate in Podiatric Medicine. I t hin k t hat 's one of t he major adva nta ges of t h is institution," Dr. Boike points out. T h e u n i v e r s i t y a f f i l i a t i o n a l s o g i v e s s t u d e n t s o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o b e mor e i nvolve d i n r e s e a r c h . For e x a m p l e , r e s e a r c h e r s f r o m K e n t S t a t e Un iver s it y 's L iq u id C r y s t a l Institute a nd School of Fashion Design a nd Mercha ndising tea med up w it h KSUCPM la st yea r to create a fabric for socks that could ultimately save the feet of diabetics. Like mood rings, the fabric uses liquid cr ysta ls to cha nge color when it detects a cha nge in body temperature due to a n infection, swell- ing or poor circu lation. THE CENTENNIAL CELEBR ATION A l rea dy wel l u nder way, K SUCPM's 10 0 -yea r c elebr at ion h a s i nclude d s e ver a l e vent s — s em i n a r s , s o ci a l activ ities a nd a n induction of distin- g uished podiatrists into t he Col lege of Podiatr ic Medici ne Ha l l of Fa me S o c i e t y. I n S e p t e m b e r, it w i l l e n d w it h a week of a ct iv it ies wh ich w i l l include Continuing Medica l Education cla sses for a lumni, a n a lumni reunion (September 16–17) on the college ca m- pus a nd the ceremonia l buria l of a time capsu le to be opened during t he nex t mi lestone a nniversa r y. A s Dr. B oi ke look s for wa rd t o t he nex t 100 yea rs of podiatric medicine a nd pod iatr ic med ica l education, he looks back a nd ma r vels at how fa r the profession ha s come. " It is impor ta nt t h at we remember a nd honor t hose who have helped bui ld the profession a nd the college as we know it today," he says. "The profession has tremendously g rown a nd evolved in its scope of prac- tice through the ha rd work a nd ef for ts of those who have come before us, a nd we owe them a g reat dea l of g ratitude." For more information about the Kent State University College of Podiatr ic Medicine, visit www.kent.edu/cpm . ■ KSUCPM is one of only nine accredited podiatric colleges in the U.S. and the only one in Ohio. The college, which is located at Rockside Woods Boulevard near I-77 in Independence, Ohio, typically graduates 85–100 podiatrists a year. More than 6,780 students have graduated from KSUCPM since 1916. PHOTO © SMITHBERGER PHOTOGRAPHY, NORTH CANTON, OHIO 0 8C O V E R S T O R Y