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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SAXTONS RIVER, Vt. Arthur Kelton Jr., of Vail, received Vermont Academy's Florence Sabin Distinguished Alumni Award on Sept. 28 as part of the Academy's 2012 Reunion Weekend.

The award is given in honor of Dr. Florence Sabin, Vermont Academy alumnae and one of the great medical minds of the 20th century. Sabin devoted her life to furthering scientific knowledge and improving health conditions, particularly in Colorado. She was the first woman to receive a full professorship at Johns Hopkins University, and the first woman member of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. Sabin was also elected the first woman member of the National Academy of Science and the first woman president of the American Association of Anatomists. She was a member of the Vermont Academy Class of 1889.

Kelton grew up in Peru, Vt., and attended a one-room schoolhouse for eight years. His mother, a member of the Vermont Academy class of 1924, decided that Vermont Academy was the place to provide him with academic discipline and focus. Kelton credits his education there as extremely meaningful and, established in him excellent work habits and goal objectives. He applied these life skills not only to his higher education and degrees at Dartmouth and the University of Vermont but beyond in his professional career.

In 1965, Kelton moved to Vail and is an active resident in the Vail Valley with his wife, Elaine, whom he married in 1986. His career in real estate development, syndication and sales, includes Colorado projects in Vail and Eagle County, Boulder, and at Denver International Airport. He was the managing partner of Christopher Denton Kelton and Kendall. He has developed golf courses, custom homes and various multi-family developments throughout the Vail Valley. Additionally, Kelton's career incorporates projects and investments in Idaho, Wyoming and Vermont. Included in these investments, he acted as a general partner in Boulder Beer, which is now The Rockies Brewing Company.

Always actively involved in both nonprofit and educational institutions, Kelton served as president of the Vail Valley Medical Center Foundation from 1991 to 2006. He's been a member of the board of the Vail Valley Medical Center since 2006, and serves on two boards at Dartmouth College, as well as on the boards of several other charitable organizations.

Founded in 1876, Vermont Academy is a private, independent boarding and day school in southern Vermont.

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A California architect who helped with the Pearl Harbor memorial and who has been heavily involved in charitable support for children is this years recipient of the Ames High School Alumni Associations Distinguished Alumni Award.

Dick Campbell, who graduated from AHS in 1955, was honored at a dinner on Thursday at the high school.

Alumni Association president Jack Smalling said Campbell was selected because of his career-long work with the U.S. Navy, as an architect and with his public service and charitable efforts on behalf of children at the Stanford University hospital.

Campbell, who lives in Palo Alto, Calif., with his wife Marcia, also an AHS graduate, has worked as an architect for nearly 50 years and is still on the job. Since 1984 he has been a partner with an architectural firm that has been responsible for designing and building several major buildings on the campus of Stanford University. His latest achievement was to replace the Stanford football stadium, on a 90-year-old site, with a new 51,000-seat facility in less than 10 months.

During his naval career, Campbell was project manager for the Memorial for the USS Arizona, which was sunk at Pearl Harbor in 1941 with loss of 1,177 sailors and officers.

During the last 30 years, Campbell has volunteered his time with community and church planning projects in San Francisco, Oakland and Los Altos. He also has spent 17 years working on a charity that generated as much as $300,000 annually to help pay medical costs for children whose parents could not afford treatment at the Stanford Childrens Hospital. His main assignment was to design and construct backdrops for major events. Campbell said he got his initial training in this area while a student at Iowa State University from 1955 to 1960 building Veishea floats for Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

Campbells philanthropic efforts also extend to cancer research. He and Marcia have been major supporters of the Relay for Life Cancer Walk in Palo Alto. They lost their oldest daughter in March 2007 to the disease and annually sponsor a team in her honor in the walk.

At Ames High, Campbell was class president, homeroom president and on student council for two years. He was also in football for three years, track for two and In Hi-Y for three years, where he served as president as a senior.

Smalling said Campbells nomination was supported by 14 persons, including professional architects, clients, charity organizers and five Ames High graduates.

Campbell is the 23rd AHS graduate to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award since it was established in 1990.

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MOORHEAD Concordia College presented alumni achievement awards to Dr. Thomas Berquist (1967), Ronald Gadberry (1958), Patricia Kubow (1989) and Allan Stokke (1962) during this years homecoming week.

The awards are given to alumni who exemplify the ideals of Concordia through outstanding service and leadership in their profession, community and church.

Berquist was one of the founding doctors of the Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Minn., site, where he established its first radiology program. A radiologist, he has authored 36 books and more than 200 articles in medical journals.

As an educator and coach, Gadberry was elected to the state coaching hall of fame in Minnesota and North Dakota. He coached eight individual champions in his 45 years as a high school wrestling coach.

Kubow is a professor at Bowling Green (Ohio) State University, where she teaches comparative and international education. She was awarded the Outstanding Citizen Achievement Award by the U.S. Agency for International Development. She has authored a textbook on comparative education and more than 60 articles in publications.

Known for his integrity and work ethic, Stokke has worked as a lawyer for 46 years and is a member of the U.S. Supreme Court Bar. He has acted as a temporary judge for the Supreme Court on multiple occasions and has authored two college textbooks.

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University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe has been inducted into the Rock Bridge High School Alumni Hall of Fame an honor he said people wouldn't have predicted when he was a student.

"I just wasn't that good," he joked during an acceptance speech this morning at the high school's homecoming assembly. "I wandered around the halls. I had a great time, but I was a better athlete."

Wolfe who took the helm of the four-campus UM System in February after a career as a software executive graduated from Rock Bridge in 1976 and was part of the first class to fully go through Columbia's second comprehensive high school.

In an email to the Tribune, Wolfe said although he didn't stand out academically at Rock Bridge, "I was fortunate enough to have teachers who believed in me, challenged me and inspired me."

Specifically, those teachers included physics instructor Alan Hatfield, math teacher Evelyn Ahlbrandt and football coach Rich Davies.

"In physics and math, I learned the analytical side of solving problems," he said. "Through athletics, I learned the value of hard work, focus and teamwork."

Wolfe, the school's quarterback who led the football team to a state championship, also was one of the first to experience the high school's block scheduling and unassigned time students still enjoy today.

"It was the wild, wild west," Wolfe recalled before praising administrators for trusting Rock Bridge students with independence.

Wolfe was among five inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame. Joining him today were Kathryn Peters, a 2002 graduate who has co-founded TurboVote, a company that makes it easier for people to vote; Courtney Schapira, a 1993 alumnae who is a dentist in the Air Force and recently helped modernize dental practices in Afghanistan; and Wallace Thoreson, a 1975 graduate who is now a medical researcher at the University of Nebraska.

Inductee Jake Adelstein, class of 1987, lives in Tokyo but provided an acceptance speech video. Adelstein was the first American citizen to work as a Japanese language reporter and covered crime in Japan that he documented in a 2009 book, "Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan." His father, Eddie Adelstein, an MU professor, accepted the award on his behalf.

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Rome, Ga. (PRWEB) October 12, 2012

As Darlington School kicks off its Alumni Weekend celebration today, the Alumni Office is pleased to announce that Nancy (Smith) Hunter (65T) and The Hon. Don Maddox (59) are the recipients of the 2012 Distinguished Alumnus Award.

It is an honor to be able to introduce this years award recipients, said Jere Drummond (57), chairman of the Board of Trustees. They are both great examples of the Darlington Motto Wisdom more than Knowledge, Service beyond Self, Honor above Everything and they exemplify it in everything they do.

Hunter, only the second woman in school history to receive this award, is a retired educator who is well-known in Rome and Floyd County for her dedication and service to the community.

This is the first time this award has been given to a classroom educator, she said. We dont make a lot of money, but we touch a lot of lives and Im proud of that. The confidence that your teachers instill in you is one of the finest gifts you will receive It will follow you right out of these gates.

Hunter grew up in Lindale, Ga., and is a graduate of Thornwood School, the all-girls school that merged with Darlington in 1973. In high school, she was very involved in student government, serving as secretary/treasurer her junior year and president her senior year. She was also a member of the yearbook staff, the Thornwood Chorus and the A Cappella Choir. As a senior, she received the DAR Citizenship Award and was named Best All Around by her classmates. She went on to attend St. Marys Junior College in Raleigh, N.C., and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1969 with a B.S. in Education.

She started her career in Cobb County, where she taught from 1970 through 1977. She then moved back to Rome, where she taught at the Pepperell schools for 30 years until her retirement in 2007. In 1988, she was recognized as Pepperell Elementary Schools Teacher of the Year.

Hunter has always been active in her community. In fact, she and her husband, David, were among the recipients of the 2012 Heart of the Community Award for servant leadership, presented by Redmond Regional Medical Center. She has worked with various organizations such as Alpha Kappa Delta Educational Sorority, Claws for Paws, Good Neighbor Ministries and the Empty Bowls Project. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Hospitality House for Women and Rome Area Council for the Arts. She was also named Junior Service Leagues Sustainer of the Year in 2008 and is active at St. Peters Episcopal Church. But Hunter says the organization that is dearest to her is Camp Sunshine, a camp for children with cancer, where she has volunteered as a counselor for 28 years.

Camp Sunshine is my heart, Hunter said. Our dear friends lost their 3-year-old son to cancer a long time ago, but something good came out of this sadness because they helped start Camp Sunshine. The first year, 40 campers attended. This past year, 30 years later, there were over 400 campers and one-third of the counselors were former campers. Down the road, youll find organizations that mean something to you and I trust that youll continue the habit of giving back [that you learned at Darlington]. Youll enjoy it the rewards are unbelievable.

And though she never actually attended Darlington, Hunter remains an active member of the school community. She is a longtime member of the J.J. Darlington Society and has supported several capital campaigns over the years. She has served two terms on the Alumni Council and was co-chairwoman of two all-Thornwood reunion celebrations. She has also been a Rome parent to two female resident students and a member of the Thornwood 50th Anniversary of the Founding Committee, the Thornwood Restoration Committee and the Thornwood Campaign Cabinet for the Second Century Campaign.

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