Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) September 09, 2013

Thomas L. Lyons, M.D., http://www.thomasllyons.com , of the Center for Womens Care & Reproductive Surgery in Atlanta has been awarded the 2013 University Of Georgia Graduate School Alumni Of Distinction Award. He is one of only eighteen recipients selected for the first class of honorees. Dr. Lyons received his Masters in clinical and bio psychology in August of 1971. He was inducted into the GA Sports Hall of Fame in 1986. In January 1996 Dr. Lyons won the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award, given to people who have developed significantly in there field of endeavor after top performance as NCAA athletes. Nominated by the university, he is only the second UGA recipient of this award. In 1999, the UGA Athletic Association inducted Dr. Lyons into the Circle of Honor, the highest tribute paid to ex-Bulldog athletes. He also received the Bill Hartman award in 2001 that recognizes former Georgia student-athletes who have demonstrated excellence in their profession and/or in service to others by 20 or more years of superior performance after graduation.

Raised and currently living in Atlanta, Dr. Lyons graduated from Georgia Military Academy, now Woodward, before attending UGA. While playing football and wrestling for the Bulldogs, he earned his bachelors and masters degrees in clinical bio-psychology. He received the NCAA post graduate scholarship and was a National Football Foundation Hall of Fame Scholar athlete in 1971. He played six seasons for the Denver Broncos, from 1971-1976 and simultaneously attended the University of Colorado medical school full time. He worked in Athens from 1981-1993 as an OB/GYN. During this time he was the team physician for the Lady Dogs athletic teams and received the Glada Gunnells award for service in 1991.

Dr. Lyons is considered a surgical pioneer and has received numerous awards for his breakthroughs in gynecologic surgery since 1980; he authored the LSH procedure, or Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy. He also developed the Laparoscopic Burch procedure for stress urinary incontinence. His areas of research include both alpha and beta site activities involving surgical devices and procedures, multiple activities in the area of adhesion prevention, endometriosis, tissue removal, vascular occlusion, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, managing menopausal symptomology, and female surgical sterilization.

In the last three decades, Dr. Lyons has also become known as an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis. He has dedicated his career not only to womens healthcare but to the education & training of gynecologists, particularly in the area of minimally invasive surgery. He has been a participant in numerous academic and clinical studies and authored more than 150 scholarly publications, and is the author of WHAT TO DO WHEN THE DOCTOR SAYS IT'S ENDOMETRIOSIS, Everything You Need to Know to Stop the Pain and Heal Your Fertility.

Dr. Lyons is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at University of Georgia School of Veterinary Medicine, Clinical Associate Professor at Emory University Medical School, Honorary Professor of Kulakov Insitute for Perinatology & Gynecology Moscow, Russia, Director Southeastern Institute for Endoscopic Laser Surgery, Atlanta, GA, and Director from 1997-present of AAGL/ SRS fellowship in endoscopic pelvic and reconstructive surgery.

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ATLANTA The Governors Office of Student Achievement and the Governors Honors Program Alumni Association seek the names and contact information of the more than 20,000 alumni from the 50 years of operation of the Governors Honors Program, the summer residential learning experience for the states highest achieving high school students.

Graduates of this program have been and continue to be leaders in Georgia, completing college and prestigious graduate programs, and moving into influential business, artistic, legal, medical and political positions. The Office of Student Achievement invites all alumni of the Georgia Governors Honors Program to update their contact information by visiting https://gosa.georgia.gov/webform/ghp-alumni-information.

Alumni should update their contact information as soon as possible for a chance to receive an invitation to attend a gala fundraiser and silent auction at the Governors Mansion in October in celebration of the Governors Honors Programs 50th Anniversary.

The first-ever GHP gala will be a great opportunity to reconnect with old GHP friends and make new ones among a group that brings so much pride to their nominating teachers and schools, stated Roger Harrison president of the GHP Alumni Association. Honoring alumni success at the Governors Mansion is a great way to keep in touch and hear how the program positively affected kids years after they participated in GHP.

The Georgia Governors Honors Program (GHP) is a four-week, summer residential program designed to provide intellectually gifted and artistically talented high school students challenging and enriching educational opportunities not usually available during the regular school year. Activities provide each participant with opportunities to acquire the skills, knowledge and attitudes to become independent, life-long learners. The Georgia Governors Honors Program is fully funded by the Georgia General Assembly and operates at no cost to participants. High school sophomores and juniors in public, private and home schools are eligible for nomination in one of several areas, including music, visual arts, dance, theatre, biology, chemistry, physics, social studies, mathematics, design, technology, executive management, AgScience/biotechnology, AgScience/environmental, communicative arts, French, German, Latin and Spanish. Governor Nathan Deal signed an executive order transferring the administration of the Governors Honors Program to the Governors Office of Student Achievement in August.

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. Grand Forks Central High School has selected five alumni to its inaugural class of Distinguished Alumni.

Dr. Tom Amberry, Ronald Davies, Hal Gershman, Jeffrey Holmes and Dr. Kathryn Uhrich will be formally inducted during a school assembly on September 13 at 2 p.m. The inductees will also be honored during halftime of the Grand Forks Central football game on September 13 at 7 p.m.

The distinction of Distinguished Alumni is to honor graduates of Grand Forks Central who have made a significant impact on their communities and professions, as well as provide models of success to current Grand Forks Central students.

We are excited for the opportunity to honor these accomplished alumni of Grand Forks Central, said Principal Buck Kasowski. Our school has such great tradition, and events like this help to keep our students connected to that history. The stories of these alumni show the great possibilities in life for our current students.

The inductees are the first individuals among 128 graduating classes to be honored in this way.

Portraits and biographies of the five inductees will hang in the hallways of Grand Forks Central to be joined by future inductees.

2013 Grand Forks Central Distinguished Alumni Class

Dr. Tom Amberry, 40, graduated from Long Beach City College in 1947 and received a M.D. in Podiatric Medicine from the California School of Podiatric Medicine (San Francisco) in 1951. Amberry was commissioned as a Seaman First Class in the United States Navy, served in World War II and participated in the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France. Amberry received the first podiatry clinic license in California and served on the Board of Trustees of California College of Podiatric Medicine for 20 years. Amberry is a nationally-known lecturer and author of several journal articles on podiatric surgery. Amberry is also a world champion free throw shooter and has earned several accolades. In 1993, at the age of 71, Amberry set the Guinness Book of World Record for most consecutive free throws made in a row (2,750). Amberry has taught free throw shooting technique in all 50 states, 104 countries and five continents.

Ronald Davies, 22, graduated with a B.A. from the University of North Dakota in 1927 and a J.D. from Georgetown University in 1930. Davies was commissioned First Lieutenant in the United States Army, serving in World War II. Davies was elected Grand Forks Municipal Judge from 1932-1940, had a private legal practice in Grand Forks from 1940-1942, and was a part-time Executive Director of the North Dakota Bar Association and UND law professor from 1946-1955. In 1955, Davies was appointed U.S. District Judge for the District of North Dakota. In 1957, Davies was temporarily assigned to assist Arkansas District Court in handling a backlog of cases. While in that assignment,

Davies ordered a preliminary injunction against the governor of Arkansas to desegregate Little Rock Central High School. Davies was named an Outstanding Georgetown Law School Alumnus in 1958 and he received an honorary doctorate degree from the University of North Dakota in 1961. In 1979, Davies received the University of North Dakotas highest alumni honor, The Sioux Award. Davies was the recipient of the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award in 1987. Davies died in 1996.

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The Caldwell doctor - respected by patients, peers and the public - epitomizes what the WWAMI medical program is all about.

On this Wednesday morning, about 10 people sit around a table in a small conference room in the basement of a medical clinic on the backside of West Valley Medical Center in Caldwell. They are all diabetes patients from a variety of doctors. They know each other, because they are about two-thirds of the way through a six-month class to learn more about their condition and how to fight it.

The door opens and an unassuming man in a Hawaiian shirt walks in and greets everyone. This is Dr. Sam Samuel Summers. And you might not realize at first just how important he is to his patients, his community and the state of Idaho.

Hes basically an icon, said West Valley Medical Center CEO Julie Taylor. A lot of people can achieve greatness, but not with the same level of authenticity.

This cheerful 61-year-old has lived in Caldwell most of his life. He grew up here, went to medical school at the University of Washington under the WWAMI program (a regional medical education program for students from Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho), and then he returned to Caldwell the hometown where his father once owned a stationery store.

Hes on the board of too many organizations to name here. Hes been on some of them for nearly 30 years. How can one man do all this?

Its easy. I dont say no, Summers said.

Its probably not even possible to list all the awards hes received over the years.

Heres a sample: Hes been Physician of the Year, Medical Student Mentor of the Year, Preceptor of the Year, Citizen of the Year, Outstanding Clinician, and a recent winner of the WWAMI Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching, Mentoring, Leadership and Clinical Care, and the HCA First Humanitarian Award for a body of work and activity in the community given in recognition of the caring spirit and philanthropic work.

Yet here he is in this basement working to save the lives of everyday people trying to understand their diabetes. And remember, some of them are not even his patients. Hes got more than 3,000 patients of his own, yet he spends three hours, three times a month, with his diabetes classes, including one-on-one sessions with each patient after every meeting. After five years, close to 200 patients have graduated from this class.

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The military academy of roughly 4,500 students, founded in 1845, is about 30 miles east of Washington, D.C., in Annapolis, Md.

It's "Anchors Aweigh" for three high school alumni from Yuba-Sutter as their ship, or school year, has officially set sail at the U.S. Naval Academy.

The officers-in-training, also know as midshipmen, are from River Valley, Yuba City and Sutter high schools.

"Having three people from Yuba-Sutter is very cool," said sophomore midshipman Mario Kohn, 19, a 2012 Yuba City High graduate.

Incoming freshman and recent Sutter High graduate Aiden Lang, 18, agreed.

"I am really proud of the other two Yuba-Sutter midshipmen," Lang said. "We represent our area well with an outstanding caliber of character."

Former U.S. Rep. Wally Herger nominated all three midshipmen.

"It takes a lot of people to get to the Naval Academy. It's not just parents; it is teachers and coaches," said Diane Sawyer, 53, mother to academy senior and 2008 River Valley High graduate Andrew Sawyer, 21. "We can really feel wonderful about our community because we do have teachers that can teach them academically and get them in with their grades."

Sawyer, of Yuba City, who is studying systems engineering and wants to be a pilot, had an older brother graduate from the academy in 2012. His father served in the Army for 24 years.

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Kansas University has 13 schools between its Lawrence campus and the KU Medical Center, and they are led by 12 deans. One school, the School of Engineering, has a new dean this school year. Another, the School of Medicine, is set to appoint a new dean during the year.

The Journal-World asked the deans of each of KUs schools about their plans, priorities and projects for the 2013-14 year:

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John Gaunt, dean of the KU School of Architecture, came to KU to approach architecture and education in a way he had not done before. He now oversees the 1,000 students in the architecture program and teaches a free-hand drawing course, among other responsibilities.

School of Architecture, Design and Planning

Dean: John Gaunt

Appointed: 1994

Coming up: The school will be putting an emphasis on education and research that spans its three departments, especially in the area of environmental sustainability, which Gaunt said applies to architects, designers and planners alike. It will also continue to form partnerships with outside companies through its Center for Design Research, where students already are working on projects for corporations such as Bayer and Ford. And the school will help with interdisciplinary research on meeting the needs of retiring baby boomers.

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Serena Lau spent up to four hours a day for eight weeks this summer traveling between her Sunnyvale home and San Francisco to participate in a UCSF science internship program.

For this 17-year-old, whos heading off to Yale University in the fall, the long commute was worth it.

This program is really awesome, Serena said at the conclusion of the program earlier this month.

UCSFs Biomedical and Health Sciences Internship for High School Students (BHSI) aims to expose high school students to the professional world of science by matching them up with mentors through the Department of Pediatrics.

BHSI intern Mario Goins II poses for a photo with his poster presentation sum-

marizing his work this summer.

The program, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, has hosted about 165 students over the years. Its one of several educational outreach programs that UCSF offers teens during the summer to give them real-world experiences in science, medicine and health.

Serena, the only senior among this summers 15 BHSI interns, worked closely with her mentor, UCSF orthodontist Snehlata Oberoi, DDS, MDS, an associate professor of orofacial sciences. They developed and administered a survey to see if young patients with retainers would be receptive to a wireless temperature sensor and mobile app that would track and improve wearing time.

Having the chance to shadow her and do this project let me see a multifaceted life, said Serena, who conducted kid-friendly interviews for the survey and watched Oberoi treat youngsters with cleft palates and other deformities.

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Don Binnie

GRAFTON One week from Saturday, the Midview Athletic Hall of Fame will induct its class of 2013.

Its an annual event that brings out proud Midview High School alumni, but this year the graduate known by many as Mr. Midview will not be in attendance.

Don Binnie, 75, of Grafton, the man behind the moniker, died Saturday at EMH Elyria Medical Center after a brief illness. His absence will undoubtedly be felt in the room, but those who knew him best said he would not want to steal the spotlight from the deserving alumni.

Don will surely be missed. He touched so many lives, and I cant think of a person who will be in the room that does not know him, said friend and neighbor Dick Bickel, also a hall of fame member.

Bickel said Binnie will be honored in the event program with a list of his many accomplishments.

His affinity for all things Midview began as part of the first graduating class in 1956. While at Midview, he participated in athletics, band, choir and theatre. He was a charter member and officer of the Athletic Booster Club.

In 1980, he helped organize the Midview Athletic Hall of Fame and was its president for seven years.

It was actually his idea from the ground up, said Tim Alcorn, a 1981 graduate and MAHOF board member. He really wanted it to happen. He was a Midview guy through and through. He knew Lorain and Elyria had halls of fame and there were so many great athletes that also came out of Midview.

Binnie was not just interested in the athletic endeavors of students, he served several terms on the Midview school board.

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DANVILLE, PA. >> Dr. Ashlee Smith recently joined Geisinger Medical Center at Danville, Pa. as a gynecologic oncologist, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of gynecologic cancers. She is trained in performing minimally invasive and robotic surgery.

Smith earned her medical degree in 2006 from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed an obstetrics and gynecology residency in 2010 at Geisinger where she was appointed chief resident. Smith then completed a fellowship at Magee Womens Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in June.

During her residency Smith worked as resident reporter at the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists Convention and served on the Geisinger Medical Education Committee. While in school, Smith was the recipient of numerous awards including the Ruth Wadel Cathie Award, Sigma Alpha Omicron Award and the Alumni Association Award. She has written various publications and given several presentations.

Smith is a graduate of Madison Central School and St. Lawrence University. She is the daughter of Myron and Kristin Smith of Munnsville.

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WESTWOOD

The following Westwood High School Class of 2013 graduates received college scholarships: Michael Syzykowski (Southern Methodist Universitys Founders Scholarship), Colette Terhune, (University of Arkansas Alumni Association Scholarship and Distinguished Scholar Scholarship from University of Oklahoma), Jennifer Tippets (Westwood High School Softball Scholarship), Emma Tipps (Westwood Softball Scholarship, McKissick Scholars Award from University of Southern California, Academic Heritage Scholarship from Auburn University, Presidents Gold Scholarship from Baylor University and New Arkansan Non-Resident Tuition Award from the University of Arkansas), Jessica Tom (Academic Honors Scholarship from University of Texas in Dallas and Presidential Scholar Scholarship from Tulane University), Tracy Tran (Grisham Middle School PTA Scholarship), and

Luis Valencia (Exemplary Presidents Achievement Scholarship from the University of Texas at Austin, College Board Recognition Award from Texas A&M University, College of Agriculture and Life Science Award from Texas A&M, Opportunity Award from Texas A&M, Merit Scholarship from Baylor University and El Amistad Club of Round Rock Scholarship), Sarah Valencia (Westwood Basketball Booster Club Scholarship), Rachel Van Der Berg (Deans Gold Scholarship from Baylor University and Ruter Scholar Scholarship from Southwestern University), and

Victoria Walter (Westwood Cheerleading Scholarship), Bradley Watson (football scholarship to Wake Forest University), Joshua West (University of Houston Scholarship), Abigail Westover (Balcones Country Club Womens Scholarship, Westwood Choir Booster Club Senior Scholarship and Parent Teacher Student Association Scholarship), Leo Wood (PTSA Scholarship, Texas A&M University-Galveston Academic Scholarship and Town and Country Optimist Scholarship), Russell Yang (National Merit and 3M Scholarship), James Yoon (PTSA Scholarship and Round Rock ISD Partners in Education Foundation Scholarship) and Russell Zacher (Westwood Choir Booster Club Senior Scholarship and Foundation in Excellence Scholarship from the University of Alabama) and Eric Zhang (National Merit Scholarship).

ST. DAVIDS FOUNDATION

St. Davids Foundation presented scholarships to nine graduating high school seniors, including one valedictorian, from the Round Rock area to aid in their pursuit of careers in health care.

The 2013 St. Davids Neal Kocurek Scholarship recipients, along with their major course of study and university, include: Anjalee Choudhury, biology, University of Texas at Austin (2013 Cedar Ridge High School graduate); Jamie Choe, biochemistry, Abilene Christian University (2013 McNeil High School graduate); Sheng Qing Lin (valedictorian), biomedical engineering, University of Texas at Austin (2013 McNeil High School graduate); Kevin Nguyen, biology, University of Texas at Austin (2013 McNeil High School graduate); Chelsea Clark, biology, Texas Tech University (2013 Round Rock High School graduate); Youmean Lee, chemical engineering, Texas A&M University (2013 Round Rock High School graduate); Alisha Mathews, biology, University of Texas at Dallas (2013 Round Rock High School graduate); Jasmine Seo, biomedical sciences, Texas A&M University (2013 Westwood High School graduate); and Aaron Smith, biochemistry/genetics (Texas A&M University).

The St. Davids Neal Kocurek Scholarship Fund provides each student with up to $7,500 per year for up to four years for undergraduate students, and up to four years for graduate studies and medical school at Texas colleges and universities, according to a news release from scholarship officials.

Students attending Texas community colleges will receive up to $4,000 per year. Applicants must be graduating seniors within the school districts of Travis, Hays, Williamson, Bastrop or Caldwell counties, and in pursuit of careers in health care.

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