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Law professor will serve as NKU’s interim president Kate Murphy kmurphy@enquirer.com

The American flags on a Mount Adams hillside within view of Interstate 71 were put out March 12 and will remain there for at least a month, and possibly longer.

Flags fly for veterans suicide awareness Chris Mayhew cmayhew@communitypress.com

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grieving father’s plea to do more to prevent veteran suicides is why 660 American flags are planted on a hillside near Mount Adams. Twenty-two veterans or soldiers kill themselves every day, a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs study released in July 2016 estimated. That’s 660 people in a 30-day month. “If we lost 660 people in plane crashes every month somebody would pay attention,” Howard Berry of Sycamore Township said. Tired of lip service from politicians and lack of publicity, Berry and several others climbed a Mount Adams hillside within view of Interstate 71 March 12. They planted 660 flags, one for each veteran taking his or her own life each month. The flags will stay up for at least a month – and possibly longer up to a year. “This has to stop,” Berry said. “That’s my point. If it takes a whole hillside of flags

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Berry served in Afghanistan and was shot at during the Fort Hood, Texas shootings in 2009. Berry took his own life in Febrauary 2013 and was being treated for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

to get people to do something then so be it.” Berry’s idea of putting up 660 flags at multiple places around the U.S. was an idea borne of frustration. Berry, himself dealing with cancer, wants people to carry the argument he’s been making for better veterans care since his son committed

suicide. Back in February 2013, his son U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Berry took his own life after battling post-traumatic stress disorder. Joshua Berry was just days back from a tour in the infantry in Afghanistan in 2009 when shots were fired at him by convicted gunman Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan. Hasan killed 13 soldiers and wounded 32 at Fort Hood, Texas. Joshua Berry was shot at three times and separated his shoulder while locking down a building and telling people to take cover, said his father. Hasan was sentenced to death in August 2013 six months after Berry committed suicide. PTSD from a combination of battle stress from Afghanistan and the Fort Hood shooting was so debilitating the U.S. Army ordered Staff Sgt. Berry’s early retirement, his father said. Joshua Berry came home to Cincinnati and sought treatment through the VA Medical Center.

Northern Kentucky University named Gerard St. Amand its interim president March 15 in a unanimous vote by the Board of Regents. St. Amand came to NKU as dean of the Chase School of Law in 1999 and has been a professor in the law school since 2013. He previously served as vice president for university advancement from 2006 to 2013. “If there is one trait that defines his career path, it is dedication,” Rich Boehne, board chair, said in a message to the NKU community. Boehne said St. Amand’s experience with the university, “his familiarity with the strategies and culture that have come to define NKU, in

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SEARCH COMMITTEE The university announced that board member Norm Desmarais, chairman of TiER1 Performance Solutions, will chair the search committee and these faculty, staff and community representatives will serve as committee members: » David Bauer – Heavy Equipment/Grounds Operator, Operations and Maintenance » Martin Butler – Attorney, Strauss Troy (Chase ’77) » Garren Colvin – CEO, St. Elizabeth Healthcare (MBA ’96) » Brent Cooper – President and Owner, C-Forward Information Technology » Maureen Doyle – Chair & Associate Professor, Computer Science » Virginia Fox – Regent, Former Executive Director and CEO, Kentucky Educational Television » Rachel Green – Director, Human Relations and EEO, Human Resources » Francoise Kazimierczuk – NKU Assistant Professor, Allied Health » Wendy Lea – CEO, Cintrifuse » Monica Molestina – Undergraduate student, Organizational Leadership and Spanish » Dannie Moore – Assistant Vice President, Student Inclusiveness » David Raska – Assistant Professor, Marketing, Economics and Sports Business » Cindy Reed – Dean, College of Education and Human Services » Dennis Repenning – Regent, Attorney, Dennis Repenning PSC (Chase ’79) » Lee Scheben – Regent, Executive Vice President, Heritage Bank (Chase ’91) » David Singleton – Associate Professor, Chase College of Law » Rebecca Walker – Acting Director, College of Informatics Advising » Matthew Zacate – Associate Professor, Physics & Geology

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addition to his proven and diverse leadership skills” make him a strong candidate for the inGerald St. terim position. Amand The choice also allows “senior campus leaders to continue their demanding roles without having to take on additional duties during this transition,” Boehne said. It’s unclear how much, if any, additional salary St. Amand will earn in his new role. He will take over for Geoffrey Mearns, who served nearly five years as president at NKU, in May after the spring graduation ceremonies. Mearns announced in Jan-

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