MALACCA: The father of Winson Seow has publicly apologised for his son's mistake and acknowledged that he is not a medical doctor.

Seow Teck Chong read a statement in Mandarin at Pay Fong Middle School here and expressed regret over the matter.

Also present were the school's alumni committee members and board of directors. Winson completed his secondary school education at Pay Fong in 2005.

Teck Chong, 58, a traditional medicine practitioner, apologised to the school and the publisher of his son's autobiography To Serve With Love.

He clarified that Winson was actually a medical volunteer who served in war-torn and Third World countries.

Teck Chong revealed that his son managed to collect a total of RM147,605.70 from various sources.

They include donation drives initiated by the book publisher, entrance fees imposed on those who attended a talk by his son on his journey held at Pay Fong on March 25 and a fund handled by Winson's relatives and close friends.

Of the total figure, RM37,669.19 was from anonymous contributors deposited into Winson's and his joint HSBC account, RM46,792.00 collected through the talk and RM63,144.51 collected from relatives and friends.

Teck Chong also called on the anonymous contributors to provide banking slips for refund purposes to an appointed accounting firm, Corporate Tax Advisory Sdn Bhd, while money obtained from the talk will be converted into bursaries for needy students of Pay Fong Middle School.

He said the donations made by Winson's relatives and friends would be handled according to their wishes.

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4. Dad makes public apology at Winson's former school

MALACCA: The father of Winson Seow has publicly apologised for his son's mistake and acknowledged that he is not a medical doctor.

Seow Teck Chong read a statement in Mandarin at Pay Fong Middle School here and expressed regret over the matter.

Also present were the school's alumni committee members and board of directors. Winson completed his secondary school education at Pay Fong in 2005.

Teck Chong, 58, a traditional medicine practitioner, apologised to the school and the publisher of his son's autobiography To Serve With Love.

He clarified that Winson was actually a medical volunteer who served in war-torn and Third World countries.

Teck Chong revealed that his son managed to collect a total of RM147,605.70 from various sources.

They include donation drives initiated by the book publisher, entrance fees imposed on those who attended a talk by his son on his journey held at Pay Fong on March 25 and a fund handled by Winson's relatives and close friends.

Of the total figure, RM37,669.19 was from anonymous contributors deposited into Winson's and his joint HSBC account, RM46,792.00 collected through the talk and RM63,144.51 collected from relatives and friends.

Teck Chong also called on the anonymous contributors to provide banking slips for refund purposes to an appointed accounting firm, Corporate Tax Advisory Sdn Bhd, while money obtained from the talk will be converted into bursaries for needy students of Pay Fong Middle School.

He said the donations made by Winson's relatives and friends would be handled according to their wishes.

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5. Dad makes public apology at Winson's former school

MALACCA: The father of Winson Seow has publicly apologised for his son's mistake and acknowledged that he is not a medical doctor.

Seow Teck Chong read a statement in Mandarin at Pay Fong Middle School here and expressed regret over the matter.

Also present were the school's alumni committee members and board of directors. Winson completed his secondary school education at Pay Fong in 2005.

Teck Chong, 58, a traditional medicine practitioner, apologised to the school and the publisher of his son's autobiography To Serve With Love.

He clarified that Winson was actually a medical volunteer who served in war-torn and Third World countries.

Teck Chong revealed that his son managed to collect a total of RM147,605.70 from various sources.

They include donation drives initiated by the book publisher, entrance fees imposed on those who attended a talk by his son on his journey held at Pay Fong on March 25 and a fund handled by Winson's relatives and close friends.

Of the total figure, RM37,669.19 was from anonymous contributors deposited into Winson's and his joint HSBC account, RM46,792.00 collected through the talk and RM63,144.51 collected from relatives and friends.

Teck Chong also called on the anonymous contributors to provide banking slips for refund purposes to an appointed accounting firm, Corporate Tax Advisory Sdn Bhd, while money obtained from the talk will be converted into bursaries for needy students of Pay Fong Middle School.

He said the donations made by Winson's relatives and friends would be handled according to their wishes.

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The top item on the list is something he inherited - implementing a vast higher-education overhaul, enacted last month, that, like the clock, has many moving parts, including a new partnership between Rutgers-Camden and Rowan University.

While Rutgers University needs to better understand the financial ramifications of the restructuring, Barchi said, it will not cause a tuition increase - though that doesn't mean there won't be tuition hikes. His objective, he said, will be to keep tuition "absolutely under control."

Tuition varies by school and program, but a typical full-time in-state student in the arts and sciences at New Brunswick will pay $13,073 this year in tuition and mandatory fees.

He also pledged to address spending on sports, which has drawn controversy on campus in recent years.

Barchi, 65, formerly president of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, said he would focus on creating a strategic plan for Rutgers' future - hiring key leadership personnel, fund-raising, looking for efficiencies in the budget, and better marketing the university's image, especially outside the state.

Perhaps most important, his first year will be spent preparing to implement the state's higher-education restructuring plan, under which Rutgers is slated to absorb parts of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, including the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

The university's two governing boards have yet to formally sign off on the plan that the legislature passed and that Gov. Christie signed after months of controversy, though prominent members of the two bodies have expressed approval.

"It is a massive undertaking," Barchi said, speaking largely in support of the plan, in particular of its potential to allow Rutgers to grow in the health sciences.

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New Rutgers chief glad Camden campus staying part of school

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - The 1800s-era grandfather clock outside the president's office on Rutgers University's main campus is working again after a much-needed tune-up from the office's new occupant - Robert L. Barchi.

He's not only the new president of the 58,000-student university, but he also makes and repairs clocks, a hobby since 1970. "That's how I unwind," he said, wincing at his own pun.

But Barchi, who a week ago officially became the 20th president of New Jersey's flagship state university, won't have time to wind down soon. In a news conference and interview Tuesday, he outlined an ambitious agenda.

The top item on the list is something he inherited - implementing a vast higher-education overhaul, enacted last month, that, like the clock, has many moving parts, including a new partnership between Rutgers-Camden and Rowan University.

While Rutgers University needs to better understand the financial ramifications of the restructuring, Barchi said, it will not cause a tuition increase - though that doesn't mean there won't be tuition hikes. His objective, he said, will be to keep tuition "absolutely under control."

Tuition varies by school and program, but a typical full-time in-state student in the arts and sciences at New Brunswick will pay $13,073 this year in tuition and mandatory fees.

He also pledged to address spending on sports, which has drawn controversy on campus in recent years.

Barchi, 65, formerly president of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, said he would focus on creating a strategic plan for Rutgers' future - hiring key leadership personnel, fund-raising, looking for efficiencies in the budget, and better marketing the university's image, especially outside the state.

Perhaps most important, his first year will be spent preparing to implement the state's higher-education restructuring plan, under which Rutgers is slated to absorb parts of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, including the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

The university's two governing boards have yet to formally sign off on the plan that the legislature passed and that Gov. Christie signed after months of controversy, though prominent members of the two bodies have expressed approval.

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P.E.P. (People, Events, Places) Outstanding Sillimanians 2012 by: CECILE M. GENOVE Four distinguished alumni are this years recipients of the Outstanding Sillimanian Awards as one of the highlights of the 111th Founders Day celebration of Silliman University. In a special convocation on August 28 at the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium, the awardees were honored in fitting ceremonies attended by their relatives, former classmates, colleagues, administrators, faculty, staff, and students.

The Outstanding Sillimanians are: Dr. Maria Christina Roble Esperat in the field of nursing, research, and administration; Atty. Kathleen G. Heceta in the field of government service in telecommunications; Dr. Enrico C. Sobong in the field of medicine; and Ambassador Antonio P. Villamor in the field of diplomacy.

Dr. Esperat, who was nominated by the Silliman University Alumni and Friends @ San Diego, graduated in 1968 with a degree in bachelor of science in nursing and finished a master of arts in nursing, major in parent-child nursing, in 1969 at Silliman University. She earned a Ph.D. in maternal-child nursing in 1990 at the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. At present, she is associate dean for clinical services/community engagement and professor in nursing at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Anita Thigpen Perry School of Nursing, Lubbock, Texas since 2000. She is married to a fellow Sillimanian, OswaldoEsperat, 1965 AB Political Science/History and 1969 bachelor of laws. She has requested deferment for the conferral of her award until she would be able to come to Dumaguete by next year.

Atty. Heceta, a homegrown Dumaguetena, was nominated by the Dumaguete alumni chapter. A graduate of associate of arts in 1958 and bachelor of laws in 1962 at Silliman University, she grew up steeped in the ideals of her parents who were both staunch supporters of the university where their children and grandchildren went for their education. She retired in 2005 as deputy commissioner of the National Telecommunications Commission, the governments regulatory agency attached to the Commission on Information and Communications Technology having supervision, regulation, and control over all telecommunications and broadcast services and facilities in the Philippines. She likewise served as director of the NTC Legal Department, becoming a Career Executive Service Officer (CESO) III.

Dr. Sobong, who graduated in 1967 at Silliman University with a degree of bachelor of science (preparatory medicine), cum laude, was nominated by the Silliman Alumni of South Florida, Inc. He earned his doctor of medicine degree from the University of the Philippines, Manila in 1972. After passing the medical licensure examination, he became clinical instructor in community medicine and worked at the Los Banos Primary Care Clinic, where he precepted and mentored medical students. He went to the US for his internship and residency in internal medicine with specialty training in medical oncology. Although he has retired from full-time medical practice last year, he is back in clinical practice in Palm Springs, California on a limited part-time basis.

Lawyer Ambassador Villamor, most recently, served as a member of the Silliman University Board of Trustees representing the alumni. Nominated by the Sillimanians in Metro Manila, Inc., he graduated with the degree of associate of arts (preparatory law) in 1953 at Silliman University and bachelor of laws in 1957 at the University of the Philippines. After having passed the bar examinations as well as the foreign service examination, he served the Philippine government for 44 years as a diplomat to many countries. After his retirement from the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1999, he was re-appointed in December 2006 as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with concurrent jurisdiction over the Republic of Yemen, which he served until September 2010.

The annual search for Outstanding Sillimanians has yielded numerous well-placed alumni who have created a niche in their respective fields, establishing a distinctive brand of work ethics forSillimanianswhose competence, character, and faith have been recognized all over the world.

A rigorous selection process is then done with nominations coming from alumni chapters worldwide, which are then validated, recommended, and endorsed to the Board of Trustees for approval. The search starts immediately after the awards ceremony.

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The Kansas University Alumni Association will honor former KU Chancellor Robert Hemenway, Sue Shields Watson, and former state Sen. David Wysong for outstanding service.

The three will be presented with the Fred Ellsworth Medallion on Sept. 14 in conjunction with the fall meeting of the KU Alumni Associations national board of directors.

Hemenway led KU from 1995 to 2009. Research expenditures increased 140 percent, and new buildings and renovations on the Lawrence, Edwards and Medical Center campuses totaled $746 million. During Hemenways tenure, KU Endowment completed a $653 million capital campaign, KU First. He also spearheaded independence for Kansas University Hospital and set in motion KUs quest to receive National Cancer Institute designation.

Watson, a 1975 KU School of Education graduate, served on the alumni associations national board of directors from 2004 to 2011, chairing the group from 2009 to 2010. She and her husband, Kurt, are co-chairs of KU Endowments Far Above: The Campaign for Kansas. As a leader of the associations Wichita chapter, Watson helped build the Jayhawk Roundup into an annual fall event that draws more than 500 KU alumni, fans and friends.

Wysong, a 1972 KU graduate in journalism, leads Wysong Capital Management and the Wysong Family Foundation, which provides scholarships for KU journalism students. He represented northeast Johnson County in the Kansas Senate from 2004 until he retired in 2009. Earlier in his career, he worked in advertising, founding the firm of Wysong, Quimby and Jones. He chairs the Advancement Board, an 85-member organization of business and community leaders formed in 2005 to promote the interests of KU Medical Center, KU Hospital and KU Physicians.

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Students, teachers and alumni are hopefully watching the progress of Cody Mauermann, an 18-year-old graduate of Lake Worth Christian School who was seriously injured Sunday morning when he was ejected from his SUV when it flipped on Floridas Turnpike.

About 10 students came in my office this morning before first period. They want the latest news. Everybody wants to know how they can help Cody and his family, said Jim Harwood, athletic director of the 470-student K-12 private school on High Ridge Road.

Mauermann, an avid surfer and skateboarder, was driving alone north about 8 a.m. in the far right lane when his vehicle swerved to the left. The vehicle flipped several times over three lanes and hit the guard rail between the north and south lanes. Mauermann landed on the median at milemarker 128, just north of the Martin County Line, Harwood said.

Mauermann used his cell phone to call his parents, who were waiting to meet him in Orlando. After telling them he was OK, he passed out. A passerby pulled over, saying to Roger Mauermann the words every parent fears.

Sir, your son is in bad shape, the passerby told Roger, who along with his wife Debbie own Arctic Air Conditioning and Heating in Boynton Beach. The couples oldest son Ryan graduated from the school two years ago. Another son Lane is a fifth-grader there.

Cody was flown to Lawnwood Medical Center in Fort Pierce. His spine was fractured in two places, his pelvis is shattered and he sustained severe injuries to his right hand and left leg. He has already undergone at least two major operations, and expects to be in Orlando Regional Medical Center for at least six weeks, Harwood said.

The good news is he is able to wiggle his toes after an operation to his leg, Harwood said.

Cody is not complaining. I was told he keeps saying he is worried about how his mom is handling this, said Linda Zylstra, a pre-K teachers aide at the school.

Roger and Debbie Mauermann could not be reached.

Since graduating, Cody has been volunteering to help Harwood with the schools baseball and softball teams. Mauermann has been chipping in about a dozen hours a week setting up the fields and selling concessions.

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FACS awarded

The Family and Consumer Sciences program at Bismarck High School was presented the Directors Award of Excellence at the Career and Technical Education Professional Development Conference held recently in Bismarck.

Teachers who make up the BHS FACS department are Billie Ann Caya, Bobbie Grassel, Pam Vukelic, Kaari Landblom and Janel Mosset. Dale Hoerauf is the director of CTE for Bismarck Public Schools. The BHS program was the only FACS department in the state honored with the award this year.

The BHS program was recognized for teaching nearly 50 sections of 12 different courses; for providing occupational experiences through classes such as Child Related Careers and the FACS apprenticeship program; and for increasing membership by 100 percent over the previous year in the FACS student leadership organization.

The teachers also led several round table sharing sessions during the conference and in recent years have conducted in-depth workshops for conference participants. Among the FACS classes taught at BHS are independent living, parenting, fashion, child development, contemporary foods, family living, housing and foods of the world.

Vet of the Year

The North Dakota Veterinary Medical Association presented the 2012 Veterinarian of the Year Award to Dr. Del Rae Martin of Mandan at its annual meeting held Aug. 12-14 in Minot.

This prestigious award was established in 1975 in order to recognize the time and efforts by its members, above and beyond that of normal participation in the association for the good of the association, their profession and community.

Martin, who is a native North Dakota, received her DVM from Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1985. She has been a member of the NDVMA since 1993 and is their current legislative chairperson.

She is known for her kindness and compassion, as well as her willingness to help friends and family whenever there is a need. She has volunteered her time and abilities after the flood displaced hundreds of animals last year in Minot. She has spent countless hours on legislative issues that involve the profession of veterinary medicine and has testified at the Capitol on some of the issues.

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About town - Sept. 2, 2012