Good Press: AARC Members in the News

May 2, 2006

Take a look at all the AARC members who’ve made headlines over the past couple of weeks –

• Tim Thomas is profiled in this article in the Murfreesboro, TN, Daily News Journal. Why? He’s running for governor! (You can read more about Tim’s gubernatorial bid in a special AARC article as well.)

• Rod Albrecht notes the importance of spirometry in this article in the Kalamazoo, MI, Gazette about a health fair held recently by students at Kalamazoo Valley Community College.

• Rhonda Mathieu, who worked on an emergency team at a New Orleans hospital during Katrina, offers her views on the recent New Orleans city elections in this article in the Oxford, OH, Press.

• Judi Sturgis Ridgway is pictured in this article in the Fort Wayne, IN, Journal Gazette on a new ten-bed long-term respiratory care unit at a nursing home. The unit is the first in the community to offer a place for respiratory patients who need specialized long-term care after leaving the acute care setting.

• Lisa Trujillo is noted for her participation in a recent walk for cancer in this article in the Weber State University Signpost. Weber State is located in Ogden, UT.

• Teresa Seiler is recognized for her role as a facilitator for an upcoming American Lung Association’s “Freedom from Smoking” course in this article on EmeraldCoast.com out of  Destin, FL.

• Michaela Silver is quoted in support of a Fair Care Coalition proposal brought before the Springfield, OH, city commissioners in this article in the Springfield News Sun.

• Franklin H. Dennison is listed among fellow faculty members receiving outstanding faculty honors by the Medical College of Georgia in this article on the school’s web site.  

• David Fillman offers good information about the effects of air pollution on the respiratory system in this article in the York, PA, Daily Record.