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Parkland College, a community college in Illinois, and defense contractor Riverside Research, based in New York, are in discussions with the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in an effort to continue pilot training at the UI Institute of Aviation.

The UI aviation school is slated to be closed next year. It owns 30 single-engine aircraft and employs 20 people, according to a report appearing in the central Illinois News-Gazette. The university's board of trustees voted in July, 2011 to scrap the aviation program, citing "declining interest" and potential savings of $750,000 per year. The vote came despite a lobbying effort on the part of staff, alumni, and the aviation industry.

There are not yet any firm plans for what the program would look like should the deal go through. Parkland currently has no formal aviation program, but has in the past offered ground school courses on a not-for-credit basis. Kris Young, vice president for academic services at Parkland, said the deal would be "very complicated ... it would be a sizable and different addition to what we do."

Young said the community college might offer an associates degree in science with an aviation focus, with the credits transferrable to a four-year university like UI. The community college offers other such programs, called Parkland Pathways, and Young said she would like to see one that supports aviation students.

Enrollment at the UI Aviation Institute has declined from a peak of 266 in the 2006-2007 school year to 50 this summer. The three parties intend to meet together for the first time this month to discuss their options.

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ATLANTA, June 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Today Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) President John E. Maupin Jr., D.D.S. announced his planned retirement, closing a celebrated tenure and an over 30-year accomplished career in academic medicine, healthcare administration and public health. Effective July 1, 2014, after the end of the upcoming academic year, Dr. Maupin will be succeeded by Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D., a Harvard-educated obstetrician and gynecologist, who was named as executive vice president and dean in 2011. Dr. Montgomery Rice will retain the position of dean when she becomes president next year. With this announcement, Dr. Montgomery Rice becomes the nation's first African-American woman to lead a free-standing medical school as chief executive officer. As dean, she will continue amongst the ranks of the 16 percent of women serving as dean leading academic medical institutions.

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In 2010, the MSM board of trustees approved a new leadership structure that would merge the roles of dean and president upon Dr. Maupin's retirement. This new structure is consistent with a recent trend among the nation's medical schools-- elevating the role of dean to chief executive officer while retaining chief academic officer responsibilities.

"We are appreciative for the service and superior leadership Dr. Maupin displayed during his seven-year tenure as president," said Anthony Welters, chairman of MSM's board of trustees, executive vice president of United Health Group and member of the office of the CEO. "Under Dr. Maupin's guidance, the school has made significant advances, expanding academic programs and clinical affiliations, creating innovative partnerships, modernizing facilities, and strengthening the infrastructure to better support research, patient care and teaching."

Mr. Welters went on to explain, "The board of trustees is confident that the carefully orchestrated succession plan helps to maintain business continuity, provide a seamless transition, and help to facilitate Dr. Montgomery Rice's success as the next leader."

"During her tenure as dean, Dr. Montgomery Rice demonstrated her commitment to the mission and vision of the medical school," said Art R. Collins, chairman of the board of trustees' committee on transition and founding partner of the Collins Johnson Group. "In our selection of Dr. Montgomery Rice as dean, the trustees looked at a long-term strategy. We believed the dean could ascend to leading the medical school and her current role would provide the necessary consistency to continue advancing the mission."

A native of Macon, Ga., Dr. Montgomery Rice, served in numerous leadership positions at some of the nation's most prestigious academic and health institutions. Dr. Montgomery Rice received an undergraduate degree in chemistry from Georgia Institute of Technology, a medical degree from Harvard Medical School, and completed her training in obstetrics and gynecology at Emory University Medical School and reproductive endocrinology and infertility at Hutzel Hospital in Detroit. A renowned infertility expert and nationally recognized clinical scientist, Dr. Montgomery Rice also served on numerous professional and scientific advisory panels, national industry boards and authored more than 50 medical research articles.

"I consider it an honor that our board is entrusting me with the responsibility of continuing to build on the legacy of this pre-eminent institution," said Dr. Montgomery Rice. "The vision is crystal clear. My role is to continue to further the mission while also positioning the school to remain relevant and at the forefront of an ever-changing medical education environment."

During the next year, the two leaders will continue to enhance key partnerships, advance development and philanthropic outreach, and maintain a focus on faculty and staff engagement.

Upon retirement, Dr. Maupin plans to continue to serve on corporate and civic boards. "Being a part of the growth and development of Morehouse School of Medicine has been a remarkable experience," said Dr. Maupin. "Much about MSM is highly distinctive, but what makes it so special is the extraordinarily dedicated faculty and staff, community-focused students, and committed trustees and alumni."

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By Kathleen J. Sullivan

Seven scholars with Stanford affiliations are among the 30 people who recently received 2013 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans.

Three of this year's Soros Fellows earned bachelor's degrees at Stanford. Two are students at the School of Medicine and two others are Stanford Law School students.

The late Paul and Daisy Soros, Hungarian immigrants and American philanthropists, established the program in 1997 and awarded the first fellowships the following year. The couple wanted to "give back" to the country that had given so much to them and their children, to address an unmet need by assisting "young New Americans at critical points in their educations" and to call attention to the extensive and diverse contributions of immigrants to the quality of life in the United States. Paul Soros died June 15.

Each fellow receives tuition and living expenses that can total as much as $90,000 over two academic years. Fellows can study in any degree-granting program in any field at any university in the United States. Fellows are selected on the basis of merit the specific criteria emphasize creativity, originality, initiative and sustained accomplishment in annual national competitions.

Following are the 2013 Soros Fellows with Stanford affiliations.

Valentin Bolotnyy

Valentin Bolotnyy, a Stanford alum, will begin his doctoral studies in economics at Harvard University in the fall. Bolotnyy, who was born to Jewish parents in Ukraine, moved to the United States with his family when he was 8. While he was a lackluster student in Ukraine, he was determined not to let his family's sacrifices go to waste. Hard work led to academic success and an internship with the late U.S. Rep. Tom Lantos, D-San Mateo (Calif.).

When his family was caught in the economic crisis of 2008, Bolotnyy's budding interest in economic analysis became his scholarly passion at Stanford. In 2011, he won the Firestone Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Research for his thesis, which explored the role of federal affordable housing goals in the growth of the subprime mortgage market. Praised as "one of the most outstanding, original and creative undergraduate honors theses in the recent history of Stanford," it led to presentations at the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Federal Reserve Board and to a forthcoming publication in Real Estate Economics.

Bolotnyy, who earned a bachelor's degree in economics in 2011 at Stanford, served as chair of Stanford in Government, a student-led public service group. After graduation, he became a research assistant at the Federal Reserve Board's Office of Financial Stability Policy and Research.

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Governor Christie came out Tuesday in support of a proposal to eliminate the board of trustees at Rutgers University, saying the schools imminent merger with the states medical university presented an opportunity to streamline its governing structure.

Christie, a Republican, endorsed a bill sponsored by Senate President Stephen Sweeney, D-Gloucester, to eliminate Rutgers board of trustees and cede its powers to the universitys board of governors. He did so as Rutgers is preparing to absorb much of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey starting Monday as part of a larger restructuring of the states higher-education system that also gave Rowan University in Glassboro UMDNJs School of Osteopathic Medicine.

Rutgers governance structure is confusing and not in compliance with what most of the rest of the country does, Christie said. I think to streamline their governance now, as were creating a new Rutgers on July 1, would be the right thing to do.

Rutgers said in a statement that Sweeneys bill violates the 1956 law that made Rutgers the state university. The law, known as the Rutgers Act, which requires both boards to sign off on any governance changes at the university.

It is clear, after reviewing the text of the legislation that it would violate the legislative contract contained in the Rutgers Act, the statement said. Clearly, any changes to the governance of the university should be the product of a deliberative and considered process that involves stakeholders from the university.

After Sweeney introduced the bill on Monday the same day the Legislature approved a state budget for the coming fiscal year that sends more money to Rutgers and Rowan Rutgers officials pledged to fight any effort to eliminate its board of trustees.

The board is largely advisory, but it does have the final say over the disposition of property and other assets that Rutgers, previously a private school, owned when it was made a state university in 1956. The board of governors does most of the decision making.

The trustee board which has 88 members according to the universitys website, including alumni and gubernatorial appointees dates to the schools founding in 1776 and was a vocal opponent of plans to merge Rutgers-Camden with Rowan when the Legislature debated the higher education restructuring last year.

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Newswise GLASSBORO - Hundreds of alumni are expected to reunite at the third Glassboro State College/Rowan University Black Alumni and Friends Reunion, July 19-21.

Themed Reuniting the past, shaping the future, the weekend event on Rowans main campus is an opportunity to reconnect with friends and raise scholarship money for deserving students.

It will be an exciting weekend as G.S.C./Rowan University black alumni converge from all across the nation," said Melanie Burney, a 1984 G.S.C. graduate and member of the reunion organizing committee. "Many have gone on to serve their communities as judges, politicians, educators, entrepreneurs and community activists. We are excited to welcome them back to campus to reconnect and share in the Universitys incredible growth.

Added committee member Anthony R. Phillips, Class of 83: As Cooper Medical School at Rowan prepares to welcome its second class of first-year students and UMDNJ's School of Osteopathic Medicine integrates with Rowan, black alumni are excited to engage with the university community and contribute to Rowan's tremendously bright future.

The weekend is co-sponsored and organized by the Rowan University Alumni Association and alumni from several G.S.C./R.U. classes. Registration is tax-deductible and benefits the William H. Myers Scholarship Endowment and Dr. Gary Hunter Memorial Scholarship funds.

The weekend will start with a Friday night wine and cheese reception and features a roster of activities including an indoor picnic Saturday, campus tours, access to the Recreation Center swimming pool and Student Center game room, a Saturday night party in the Student Center ballroom, and a Sunday prayer breakfast led by the Rev. James Robert McFadden, a former G.S.C. student, of Resurrection Baptist Church in Philadelphia.

Advance tickets must be purchased before 5 p.m., July 1. To purchase tickets, please register online through the Rowan University Alumni office (https://alumni.rowan.edu/) or call (856) 256-5400 for more information.

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Profile Ida Stephens Owens Named First Recipient of The Graduate School Distinguished Alumni Award

Ida Stephens Owens grew up in Whiteville, North Carolina. She came to Durham to attend North Carolina College at Durham, now North Carolina Central University, where she graduated summa cum laude with a B. S. degree in Biology in 1961. In March of this same year, the Duke University Board of Trustees voted to integrate its graduate and professional schools. Dr. Owens was recruited to Duke's Graduate School in 1962 by Dr. Daniel C. Tosteson, then chair of the Department of Physiology, who later went on to become president of the American Physiological Society, serve as dean of the Harvard Medical School for 20 years, and be appointed a trustee of Duke. Dr. Tosteson was intentional in his effort to visit surrounding black colleges to identify promising students for advanced study in the sciences. It was during such a visit to North Carolina College that he was introduced to Dr. Owens by Dr. James S. Lee, then chair of Biology at North Carolina College at Durham.

Dr. Owens started her graduate study at Duke in fall 1962, after spending the previous summer doing research in Dr. Tosteson's lab. Under the mentorship of Dr. Jacob J. Blum, James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Cell Biology, Dr. Owens received her Ph.D. in physiology in 1967, becoming the first African American woman to receive a doctorate from Duke. In 1988, as part of Duke's Sesquicentennial Celebration, Dr. Owens, along with 11 other women pioneers in their fields, was recognized in the Women's Studies Portraits of Women Firsts Project: "These twelve women all set precedents at Duke in their specific areas of interests, yet they represent the history and tradition of women's contributions as a whole to the institution."

After postdoctoral training at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in drug biotransformation, Dr. Owens established a highly regarded research lab at NIH. In 1975, as a member of the Laboratory of Developmental Pharmacology in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), she initiated a research program that is now recognized nationally and internationally for its studies on the genetics of human diseases. In 1981, this research program was extended and made into a permanent Section on Drug Biotransformation, and Dr. Owens was named chief. She also was first to determine genetic defects in children with Crigler-Najjar diseases, a rare disorder affecting the metabolism of bilirubin. Currently, she serves as the head of the Section on Genetic Disorders of Drug Metabolism in the Program on Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics (NICHD). Dr. Owens received the NIH-Director's award in 1992 and is recognized throughout the world for her work on drug detoxifying enzymes.

Dr. Owens' research has been published in numerous journals, including the journal of Biological Chemistry, Pharmacogenetics, Biochemistry, and the Journal of Clinical Investigations. In 2009, she was recognized by the American Asthma Foundation as in the top 5% of cited authors for journals in pharmacology. Recognized as a distinguished leader in her field, Dr. Owens has presented her work at national and international scientific meetings. Most recently, Dr. Owens was invited to present her work at the 2013 Gordon Research Conference, established to provide an international forum for the presentation and discussion of frontier research.

Ida Stephens Owens is the inaugural recipient of The Graduate School Distinguished Alumni Award. Dr. Owens is a proud alumna of Duke who over the years has remained connected to and involved in the life of our university. She has served terms on the Trinity College Board of Visitors and the Women's Studies Advisory Council, and she continues to be sought out as a speaker for alumni groups. As part of the year-long Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the First Black Students at Duke, Dr. Owens has been a regular visitor to campus-sharing her experiences and engaging students and other members of the university community.

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Kathleen Kelley Reardon,pProfessor of Management and Organization, University of Southern California Marshall School of Business and 1971 graduate of the University of Connecticut (UConn) Neag School of Education, has been awarded the 2013 UConn Alumni Association Humanitarian Award.

This award is presented to alumni who have made outstanding contributions to humanity.

Kathleen and her husband, Christopher Noblet '73, '78, have three children. As a painter, she often donates her art work to numerous nonprofits. Her first novel, "Shadow Campus," will be published in June by Blue Mustang Press.

Dr. Reardon will be honored at the Alumni Association Awards Celebration on Friday, October 11 at the UConn Storrs Campus, and the following day at the UConn Homecoming Game at Rentschler Field in East Hartford. About the University of Connecticut Alumni Association

The University of Connecticut Alumni Association strengthens lifelong bonds among all members of the UConn family by inspiring pride and providing quality programs and services that enhance the diverse university community. Founded in 1888, the UCAA is a group of former students and friends who care about UConn's future. The goals of the UCAA are to connect 225,000 alumni worldwide, support students, and strengthen UConn. Membership is open to all alumni and friends of the University.

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Teens graduating from William Tennent High School in Warminster are ready for the next step in their lives.

Tennents 58th annual commencement was held Thursday in the schools Alumni Stadium.

Before walking to the stadium to receive their diplomas, the graduates shared their thoughts about the future.

Im nervous, but its exciting at the same time, said Emily Erv, 18, of Warminster.

Another student, Andrew Croft, 18, plans to go to college and is considering a career in the technology field. My plans are not yet set in stone, he said.

Amanda Crawford, 18, of Warminster, called high school an awesome experience. It was a lot of fun. Im sad, she said. Ive cried a lot already.

Now that I look back at it, everything at this school was perfect, said Alex Eyzips, 18, of Southampton. I feel more than prepared. I dont really have any concerns. Im trying to get a medical degree and I know that there will always be plenty of jobs in the health industry.

As the high school orchestra played Pomp and Circumstance, family and friends in the stands snapped photos and waved at the graduates taking their seats.

This year, the high school recognized the 50-year reunion of the Class of 1963 and members of that graduating class were among the dignitaries in attendance.

Principal Dennis Best praised the graduating students. Graduates, this is your day, he said. Successful completion of high school represents a significant accomplishment in your lives and it deserves to be celebrated.

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Over his career, Dr. Goldberg served at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania from 1959 to 1979 and the University of Cincinnati Medical Center from 1979 to 1986. He was appointed dean of the Temple School of Medicine in 1986.

In 1989, he returned to a full-time role as a nephrologist, professor of medicine, and educator who designed a computer program on electrolytes. He received honors such as the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching and the Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award from Temple's medical alumni.

Dr. Goldberg was the youngest child of Yiddish-speaking immigrant parents, his father a tailor by night, a garment worker by day.

He grew up in the Strawberry Mansion and West Mount Airy sections.

He was influenced by the Sinclair Lewis novel Arrowsmith, which depicts the dramatic career of a brilliant doctor.

Dr. Goldberg at times would sing folk music to charm his family members, according to relatives.

In addition to his wife, Dr. Goldberg is survived by daughters Meryl Gibbons, Karen, and Dara; a son, David; and two grandchildren.

Private burial services were Thursday, June 20. Memorial donations may be made to Temple University Medical School, Department of Nephrology, 3401 N. Broad St., Fourth Floor Parkinson Pavilion, Suite 410, Philadelphia 19140.

Contact Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman at sabdur-rahman@phillynews.com, or follow on Twitter @sabdurr.

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