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Sturgis Educational and Charitable Trust Grants $288,000 to UAMS College of Medicine for State-of-the-art Technology To Enhance Bone Research

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with Roy and Christine Sturgis Educational and Charitable Trust (Dallas) Representatives and

I. Dodd Wilson, M.D., UAMS Chancellor

E. Albert Reece, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., Dean of the UAMS College of Medicine

Carl L. Nelson, M.D., Chairman, Department of Orthopaedics

UAMS Campus -- 4301 W. Markham Street, Little Rock

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A large-scale mock check will be unveiled and signed during the brief ceremony.

What
The Roy and Christine Sturgis Educational and Charitable Trust (Dallas) will present a check for $288,000 to the UAMS College of Medicine for the Department of Orthopaedics and its Center for Orthopaedic Research. The gift is earmarked for a Micro CT Scanner, a new device that enhances the value of clinical and basic research for patients with bone-related diseases.

Who
Sturgis Trust Board members participating in this ceremony include:

Janet L. Ryan, Senior Vice President, Private Bank Relationship Manager, Bank of America (Dallas) 

Daniel J. Kelly,  Senior Vice President, Trust Officer, Bank of America (Dallas)

Cindy Miller, Board Member,  Bank of America (Dallas), is the Trustee for the Sturgis Trust.

When
Thursday, May 23, at 11:30 a.m.

Where
Board of Trustees Room (M1/133) on UAMS Campus
Administration Wing, near Chancellor’s Office

NOTE:  Free parking provided in the Markham Street parking Deck.

Why
This grant from the Sturgis Trust will be used to purchase a Micro CT Scanner, a medical device that identifies bone structure in three dimensions for osteoporosis and orthopaedic patients.  This technology is the first of its kind to be installed in Arkansas and Texas.

How
The instrument enhances the value of difficult-to-obtain clinical samples and opens new dimensions for basic and clinical research in osteoporosis and other bone diseases. 

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PR Contact:    
Mike H. Mottler, Director
University Relations
                              
Phone:  501-686-6270  
Fax:      501-686-5067 
E-mail: 
mottlermikeh@uams.edu   

03/30/07