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Hollon Skinner recently was awarded the Girl Scout Gold Award by the Girls Scouts of North-Central Alabama. For her project, Skinner designed and created a prayer garden on the grounds of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Hollon Skinner where she is a member. She raised funds and coordinated labor for the construction and the installation of benches and a statue for the grounds and landscaped the area. Skinner is a senior at Mountain Brook High School, where she is a member of the National Honor Society, French Honor Society and varsity softball team and secretary of the Interact Club. Skinner is the daughter of Kathy and Jay Skinner of Mountain Brook. She is the granddaughter of Nancy Skinner of Birmingham and Hanson and Rebecca Couvillon of Huntsville.
Blake Randle Achieves Eagle Scout Rank Blake Randle, a member of Troop 538, chartered by Asbury United Methodist Church in Shelby County, recently was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout. He will be honored for his accomplishment during a Court of Honor. Randle’s Eagle Scout Project consisted of rejuvenating Frison Chapel A.M.E. Church cemetery by clearing the grounds of weeds and designing and building park benches. Randle has earned the Arrow of Light Award, attended Florida National High Adventure Sea Base and Northern Tier National High Adventure Base, and trained for Philmont Scout Ranch. He has held several leadership positions in his troop, including instructor, librarian and assistant senior patrol leader, and he received the Historic Trails Award. He has completed 26 merit badges,
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Birmingham Zoo Names New Junior Board Officers and Members The Birmingham Zoo welcomed six new members to its junior board recently and named new officers for the group. The board’s new members are Louis Anderson, Jayna Goedecke, Meg Ross, Brandon Stewart, Caroline Walker and Cory Wilson. Junior board officers for 2016-2017 are Amanda Hawkins, president; Tim Hennessy Jr., vice president; J. Chris Mason, secretary/treasurer; and Stephen Armstrong, adviser/past president. “We are excited to have six new individuals join the junior board and thankful for those who are continuing to serve their terms and those who have stepped into leadership positions,” Dr. William Foster, president and CEO of the zoo said in a press release. “We know that the junior board will do a tremendous job in fundraising towards building a new golden eagle exhibit.” The junior board has 25 members. Other members are: Rosemary Alexander, Frank Anderson, Louis Anderson, Turner Burton, Lauren
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UAB Researcher Honored for Contributions to the Contact Lens Industry Jason Nichols, O.D., Ph.D., assistant vice president for industry research development and professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, recently was recognized as one of the 30 top influencers in the contact lens industry by Contact Lens Spectrum. Contact Lens Spectrum acknowledged Nichols as an “internationally Jason Nichols recognized clinician-scientist whose career has focused on ocular discomfort in both contact lens wearers and dry eye patients,” according to a statement released by UAB. He has served on Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society workshops and as the editor-in-chief of Contact Lens Spectrum and Contact Lenses Today since 2008. He has written more than 200 articles and lectured internationally in more than 15 countries on the topic of contact lenses or dry eye disease. “I am so humbled to be honored by my peers in this way” Nichols said. “Those on this list paved the way for the success of the contact lens industry, and I am truly in debt to these individuals and their accomplishments and mentorship. It is an honor to be included among these recognized leaders.” Peers nominated Nichols for the honor specifically for his work on the biochemistry and structure of the tear film. A five-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Eye Institute is funding Nichols’ current study on tear film structure and function in meibomian gland dysfunction, one of the most frequent forms of dry eye disease. “This groundbreaking work will help individuals with dry eye disease, and the many contact lens wearers who suffer from dryness and discomfort,” Nichols said. Contact Lens Spectrum sought nominations for the top 30 influencers in the contact lens industry to celebrate its 30-year anniversary. The top 30 influencers were selected and ranked based on nominations received by readers and peers.
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Front, from left: Grant Blackwell, Daniel Carmichael, Ethan Gonzalez, Conner Hudson, Stuart Jinnette and Dudley Dickerson. Middle: Joe Hudson, Troy Carmichael, Tony Gonzalez, Beck Corley, Phillip Corley, John Corley, Edward Cobb, Drew Dickerson and Steve Jinnette. Back: Members of the ranch staff.
Troop 63 Completes High Adventure Trip A crew of Boy Scouts from Troop 63 of Canterbury United Methodist Church recently completed an eight-day Philmont Cavalcade trip in Cimarron, New Mexico. Philmont covers 214 square miles of wilderness with trails that climb from 6,500 to 12,441 feet in elevation. The scouts rode horses through the rugged mountain wilderness of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains at the Philmont Scout Ranch, much like the trappers who first explored the West. The group carried everything they needed to survive during the excursion on horses while riding for hours each day from camp to camp. During the trek, scouts endured challenges that included riding, hiking, camping in mountain lion and bear territory, making steep climbs and facing inclement weather. The final day featured a competition at an equestrian gymkhana. The following Scouts successfully completed the Cavalcade: John Corley, crew leader; Grant Blackwell, chaplain’s aide; Daniel Carmichael, wilderness pledge guia; Beck Corley; Edward Cobb; Drew Dickerson; Conner Hudson; Ethan Gonzalez; and Stuart Jinnette. The scouts were accompanied by adult advisers Dudley Dickerson, Steve Jinnette, Joe Hudson, Troy Carmichael, Tony Gonzalez and Phillip Corley. ❖ the tournament’s creation in 1988, the Leukemia Cup has expanded and is now joined by nearly 50 similar events held throughout North America. Over the years, the tournaments have collectively raised $58 million for LLS. “It all started with our little regatta. We never could have imagined it growing into what it is today,” said Fred “Bow” Smith. Smith competed with his wife, Mary Carol, and son, Fred, in the inaugural regatta. “It really makes you feel good to see how it has grown all over,” Mary Carol Smith said. “It is so gratifying to see that over $58 million has been raised since our first event, and the difference the series has made in the
lives of cancer patients.” The inaugural regatta was hosted by the Pine Harbor Yacht Club, which later was absorbed by the Birmingham Sailing Club. The club hosted its 28th tournament Sept. 17-18 at Lake Logan Martin. “With more than 1 million people in North America diagnosed with a blood cancer, The Leukemia Cup Regatta is an important fundraising event that gives participants an opportunity to do something enjoyable while making a critical difference in the lives of patients and their families,” said Regan Goldberg, executive director of the Birmingham Chapter. ❖
Birmingham Sailing Club Receives National Recognition Leukemia and Lymphoma Society National Regatta Chairman Gary Jobson recently presented a citation award to the Birmingham Sailing Club in recognition of the funds raised through the Leukemia Cup Regatta tournament. According to club officials, since
From left: Julie Moon, Regan Goldberg, Fred “Bow” Smith, Mary Carol Smith, David Reich and Kate Siqueira.