By Jennifer Abreu jabreu@kykernel.com

Students can explore options available to them after they receive an undergraduate degree at the Graduate and Professional School Showcase from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Student Center Grand Ballroom.

The yearly fall showcase is designed to give undergraduates information about graduate and professional school, including requirements and admission processes, financial aid and graduate exams.

More than 60 representatives from UK and other regional and national colleges will be present with information on programs such as law and medical school, physical therapy, education, business and others.

The first 100 students to check in will receive a free T-shirt, and everyone attending will be entered to win door prizes.

The showcase is not limited to current UK students. Alumni, people from the community and students from neighboring schools have also attended, said Kahlil Baker, a sophomore counselor at the Center for Academic Resources and Enrichment Services.

CARES, a part of the UK Office for Institutional Diversity, is one of the sponsors of the event.

The opportunity students have to participate in the Graduate and Professional School Showcase is important to their futures, Baker said.

In addition to the factual information students will receive at the showcase, they can also acquire personal experience, said Azetta Beatty, senior assistant director at the Stuckert Career Center.

Its a great opportunity for students to network with these representatives, she said. They can ask for any additional tips, such as things that make people a good candidate for a certain program and other unique things that are better to ask a person and not simply read on a website.

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Published: 10/24/2012 - Updated: 1 week ago

BY MARK ZABORNEY BLADE STAFF WRITER

Dr. Richard D. Ruppert, the third president of the former Medical College of Ohio who oversaw a period of tremendous growth at the school in bricks and mortar, programs, and reputation died Monday in New Orleans. He was 81.

He had accompanied his wife, Dr. Elizabeth Ruppert, to the national conference of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He had an apparent heart attack as he and his wife left their hotel and could not be revived, she said. He had experienced heart problems for some time, but this was unexpected, his wife said.

Dr. Ruppert retired in 1993 after 16 years as MCO president. He was on the board of the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority board from 1989-99, during which he was chairman for four years.

Most recently, he was a leader in efforts to reform Lucas County government.

What motivated him? It was for the community, said Thomas Palmer, another leader in the ongoing effort and a partner in the law firm of Marshall & Melhorn.

Dr. Ruppert was hired to lead MCO in 1977, succeeding Dr. Marion Anderson as president. The schools first president was Dr. Glidden Brooks.

He was passionate about making progress, his wife said. It was personally not a job. It was a commitment to make this a first-class medical college.

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Oct. 30, 2012

Alumni, faculty, students salute Jack Muckstadt as he retires

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About 200 alumni, faculty, students and friends of the School of Operations Research and Information Engineering (ORIE) celebrated John A. "Jack" Muckstadt's retirement Oct. 25 with a reception, poster session and symposium in Clark Hall and a dinner on Oct. 26.

Muckstadt, the Acheson-Laibe Professor of Engineering in ORIE and a Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow, joined the faculty in 1974. Along with his research and teaching responsibilities, he was the school director for nine years; he also established and was the first director of the Cornell Manufacturing Engineering and Productivity Program.

A retired U.S. Air Force officer, Muckstadt was co-director of Cornell's Institute for Disease and Disaster Preparedness up until his retirement. In addition to his teaching and research, Muckstadt has consulted with dozens of corporations about their supply chain management and other operations.

"His shoes are too big to fill," said ORIE Professor Adrian Lewis during morning remarks. "I can see his fingerprints on everything we have accomplished here."

Muckstadt helped build ORIE's reputation by hiring the best and the brightest faculty talent for the school, Lewis said. He also helped put the school on sound financial footing. "He is very canny, very farsighted," Lewis said.

For more than three decades, Muckstadt has championed experiential learning, acting as adviser on countless student projects. "Jack has that rare talent of making ideas work," Lewis said.

Muckstadt has also been a mentor and role model for new faculty, said ORIE and computer science professor David Shmoys. "I was hired by Jack," Shmoys said. "He set the bar, the expectations of what a good faculty member should do."

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The Albertville High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame honored its second class of inductees during a luncheon Friday afternoon in the school gymnasium.

Each individual being inducted today has demonstrated a passion to service, their community and to their chosen profession, said Al Ratcliffe, chair of the AHS Distinguished Alumni selection committee. They have exhibited leadership, compassion, determination, integrity and a will to succeed.

Albertville can be proud of its sons and daughters.

This years inductees have been successful in the areas of sports, music, business and medicine.

Neeysa Biddle

Neeysa Biddle graduated from Albertville High School in 1964. During high school, she began her healthcare career through a part time job typing radiology reports after school. What followed was a 47-year career of continuous professional growth that included 25 years with Marshall Medical Centers, where she was responsible for merging the north and south systems together; nine years at Brookwood Medical Center, three of which she served as Chief Operating Officer; and leading Saint Vincents Health Systems as President of St. Vincents Birmingham and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of St. Vincents Health Systems.

Biddle earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and returned to UAB for graduate school in 1990. She earned a Master of Science and Health Administration.

She has received several professional accolades and served in nonprofit organizations across the state. She and her husband, Tommy, reside in Albertville and are active members of Hewett United Methodist Church.

Michael W. Davis

Michael Davis was an AHS student with multiple talents, but the one he most excelled in was playing violin. He was the first prizewinner of the Alabama Music Teachers National Association Competition and named the states Most Outstanding String Player while in high school.

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Contact: Michael Muin muinm@health.missouri.edu 573-884-7541 University of Missouri School of Medicine

A University of Missouri professor will receive the American Academy of Family Physicians' highest honor in education today at a ceremony in Philadelphia. The Thomas W. Johnson Award recognizes Elizabeth Garrett, MD, for her career contributions to family medicine education.

Garrett has been a leader in improving family medicine education across the country for nearly three decades. She was instrumental in developing the first national curriculum for family medicine third- year clerkships, served as a faculty member in national development programs for chief residents and medical student educators, and helped create a widely used teacher development program for community family physicians who teach medical students in their offices.

"I've been so fortunate to hold national leadership positions that have contributed to family medicine education," said Garrett, William C. Allen Professor of Family and Community Medicine. "These opportunities have led to meaningful programs that are used throughout the country." Garrett has held multiple positions with medical organizations. She has served the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine as president, co-chair of its group on medical student education, as member-at-large of its board of directors, secretary of its foundation and as representative to the Association of American Medical Colleges' Council of Academic Societies. She received the society's 2010 Recognition Award.

"Dr. Garrett is a true national leader in family medicine education," said Steve Zweig, MD, chair of family and community medicine at MU. "Through her leadership at the University of Missouri and nationwide, she has impacted thousands of young physicians during the past 30 years."

Garrett has also served as chair of the American Board of Family Medicine, a member of the board of curators of the Center for the History of Family Medicine, chair of the board of directors and past president for the Missouri Academy of Family Physicians, and president of the University of Missouri Medical Alumni Organization.

Garrett graduated from MU's School of Medicine in 1979 and completed residency training in its family and community medicine department. After three years as a faculty member at Dartmouth College Medical School in Hanover, N.H., Garrett returned to MU to enroll in its Robert Wood Johnson Academic Fellowship Program. In 1988, she earned a master's degree in public health and joined MU's faculty. Garrett currently serves as the department's director of medical student education, which includes her leadership of the family medicine clerkship and Ambulatory Clinical Experience for the medical school. In addition to her teaching and administrative duties, Garrett treats patients at MU's Green Meadows Family Medicine Clinic.

In 2005, Garrett helped establish MU School of Medicine's innovative Legacy Teachers program. The program recognizes that patients are among the best and most memorable teachers for physicians. Medical students participating in the program reflect on patients who have had a lasting impact on their ability to provide patient-centered care. Students submit an essay or artwork describing patient contributions to their lifelong development and share it with patients at an annual ceremony that attracts hundreds of supporters.

"Legacy Teachers is one of my favorite programs," Garrett said. "It grew out of MU medical school's focus on teaching physicians to provide effective patient-centered care. We think every medical school in the country should adopt this program."

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Beta Theta Pi member Craig Turner, 21, passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 21. Turners body was found by his roommates in their apartment near campus.

A specific cause of death has not been released, but the Kansas City Police Department reports he died of natural causes.

His church, Cornerstone Bible Fellowship, told members he passed away in his sleep.

Turner was in his fourth year in the six-year medical program and was an excellent student, according to Medical School Dean Betty Drees.

Craig was a compassionate student, well on his way to becoming an outstanding physician, Drees said in a statement to the public. His loss will impact not only those who knew him but also patients he would have treated.

Born in Winfield, Kan., on Oct. 8, 1990, Craig was an active member of the swimming team. According to his Beta Theta Pi brothers, Turner set the Winfield High School record in freestyle swimming and competed in several state swimming meets.

While at UMKC, Turner quickly became an active member in Beta Theta Pi and the Medical School.

He served a full term as the Scholarship Chair of the Epsilon Lambda Chapter, and encouraged all members to focus on and excel in academics, Beta Theta Pi said in a statement released to fraternity alumni.

Turner is survived by his brother Heath Turner, a UMKC freshman and Beta Theta Pi member, by parents Wade and Laura and by siblings Brent and Lauren.

The Beta Theta Pi community is greatly saddened by this loss and asks everyone to keep the Turner family in their thoughts.

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October 16, 2012

By Lily Beatty

Beginning Tuesday, Penn State Career Services will offer a three-day graduate program fair at the HUB-Robeson Center in Alumni Hall.

The fair will go from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with special workshops offered on each day.

Tuesday is the law school day, Wednesday is the medical school and other health-related fields day and Thursday is a general graduate school day. Panels of admission officers will be offered from 2 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The fair gives students an opportunity to talk directly to representatives from schools about the admission process, said Chris MacGill, associate director of outreach programming and information management for Penn State Career Services. Its a great way to learn a lot quickly.

The fair is not just a way to learn information about schools beyond Penn State, she said.

Sometimes students are coming in to figure out what majors are best for them to pursue [at Penn State], what courses to take, what activities to get involved with that will impress admissions offices, MacGill said.

A common problem that graduate school applicants face, particularly for medical school, is that there are not enough seats for well-qualified candidates, said Ronald Markle, director of pre-medicine and general science majors.

The fair enables students to get their own unique questions without the filtering of brochures, Markle said. The direct one-on-one conversation is a valuable opportunity.

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San Jacinto College alumni Dr. Mark Escott says he is coming full circle as he returns to his alma mater to serve as the medical director of the North Campus Emergency Medical Technology (EMT) program.

Escott attended San Jacinto College in 1993 as an EMT student, and went on to attend Rice University, where he earned a bachelors degree in religious studies. He holds a masters in public health from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, and a MD from Flinders University. He served his Emergency Medicine Residency at Penn State University, where he served as assistant professor of emergency medicine.

Escott is an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Baylor College of Medicines Houston campus. He also serves as the medical director for Rice University EMS, the Montgomery County Hospital District, and as the associate medical director for Cypress Creek EMS. He serves on the board of directors of the EMS section of the American College of Emergency Physicians.

In his new role as the medical director at San Jacinto College North, Escott will provide valuable consulting, teaching, and evaluating services. His duties in the part-time contract position will include curriculum evaluation, quality improvement, classroom instruction, and clinical evaluation of students.

When he attended San Jacinto College in 1993, he never imagined he would some day return to serve as medical director at the College. I knew that I would be an emergency medicine physician, but had no idea that I would come full circle, he commented. But such has been the case in other areas of my career. I started as an EMT volunteer at Cypress Creek EMS, and now I am one of the medical directors. I founded the EMS service at Rice, and now I am the medical director there as well. I found all of these programs to be high quality, and I think that is what motivated me to be a part of them again.

Serving in so many capacities means Escott is a very busy man. Yet, he was willing to take on even more duties as medical director at San Jacinto College.

I think that its important to recognize your roots and where you come from, he remarked. I also think its also important to give back to institutions that have given me something so important. I learned some valuable lessons as an EMT student at San Jac, some that I will never forget. Now that I believe I have something to give back, it is with great pleasure that I do so.

Training and guidance he received at San Jacinto College helped Escott to solidify his career choice. The College played an important part in my chosen career path, he noted. Early in my career, I learned excellent clinical skills in evaluation and management of acutely ill patients. It was an important stage in my medical as well as EMS education.

The field of emergency medicine can be challenging, demanding, and stressful, yet Escott finds rewards that money cannot buy.

I chose this field because I like to take care of patients who are acutely ill, who need rapid medical evaluation, he said. It involves quick decision-making with little (and at times) no medical information provided by the patient. I find it rewarding because you can make a positive difference in someones life on a daily basis, sometimes actually saving lives. You never get tired of that. I love what I do.

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CORAL GABLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

A motivated team of successful alumni, community and business leaders will assume significant leadership roles on behalf of schools, colleges, libraries and athletics at the University of Miami for Momentum2: The Breakthrough Campaign for the University of Miami.

Momentum2 seeks to raise a towering $1.6 billion by the year 2016, transforming the face of a still-young institution yet again with scholarships for students who might not otherwise be able to attend college, support for a brand-new group of talented and ambitious researchers and scholars, and new facilities and cutting-edge technology to prepare tomorrows medical and scientific masterminds.

Momentum2 represents a vision for the future of this University and our community, said Leonard Abess, the chair of UMs Board of Trustees who, along with his wife, Jayne, chairs the campaign. This dedicated group of volunteers provides leadership critical to executing this vision.

The dedicated alumni and other champions of the University who are spearheading the Momentum2 campaign are serving as campaign chairs and vice chairs at each of the Universitys schools, colleges, and units.

These leaders are true partners in helping each area achieve their funding priorities, said Senior Vice President for University Advancement and External Affairs Sergio M. Gonzalez. Working with our deans, faculty, and staff, they will help us engage a wider circle of individuals who want to connect with the U and make a real difference in the life of this institution.

The campaign, which celebrated its public launch February 2012 at the BankUnited Center during an event attended by several hundred donors, trustees, and top UM administrators, is making great strides, with $993 million already raised from more than 100,000 donors.

UM continues to ride a crest of major achievements during the past years. For the fourth year in a row, the University of Miami has ranked in the top 50 in U.S. News & World Reports annual Best Colleges issue. UM comes in at No. 44 in the National Universities category, retaining its position as the No. 1-ranked school in Florida and solidifying its status as a top-tier national institution.

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The passing of St Xaviers Insti-tution (SXI) former brother director Brother Karl Wolff alias Datuk Brother Charles Levin has left many of the schools alumni in sorrow.

Among them was Star Publica-tions (M) Bhd executive director/group chief editor Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai who said the legacy of Brother Charles will remain forever.

He was a dedicated, selfless tea-cher who made Malaysia his home and taught generations of Malay-sians. There can never be another Brother Charles. He will be remembered by all of us.

Another was George Aeria, who described Wolff as a true Malay-sian as he had helped many people regardless of race or religion.

He maybe born in Germany but he had lived a true Malaysian life. Like all La Sallian brothers, his desire to teach those in Third World countries was an admirable trait, he said.

Aeria, who called Wolff a super dedicated teacher, also said teachers today should emulate his principle when it comes to teaching.

He taught me for three consecutive years from Form Two, and I can he say that he was one of the best teachers I have come across.

Businessman Albert Lai, 50, said the school students always regarded Wolff as a father figure.

His dedication to his charges was nothing short of amazing. He had a strict demeanour and we were scared of him but we came to realise later that he was a kind man and what he did was for our own good.

He never stopped serving the school, even when he started having medical problems. He was very much involved with the school and I noticed he looked frail during the SXI Penang students gathering in June this year, he said.

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