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Cadet selected for top ROTC honor

After leading his team to a second-place finish in the 30-hour, physically draining Ranger Challenge, UIC cadet Nicolas Scarano was given the next day off to let his body recover. He didn’t take it, though.

Short on sleep and food, Scarano chose to wake up at the crack of dawn to participate in ROTC’s physical training.

“He doesn’t take the easy way out,” said Lt. Col Luke Mey-ers, who has been working with Scarano the past two years in ROTC at UIC. “He is constantly pushing himself, and that’s ex-actly what we want in future officers.”

It’s this type of commitment that has elevated Scarano to Distinguished Military Graduate, a recognition given to the na-tion’s top 20 percent of ROTC students based on academics,

physical fitness and leadership. Scarano is the first UIC student to receive the honor in three years.

“It’s a pretty big award,” Scarano said. “I’m flattered by it.”

But the cadet’s ROTC journey wouldn’t have happened without a family compromise. After graduating from Metea Valley High School, he wanted to immediately enlist in the Army. His parents, who both have master’s degrees, urged him to go to college and enroll in an ROTC pro-gram instead. That’s when UIC came into the picture.

“I chose UIC because I’ve always liked the city and I want-

Nicolas Scarano (Photo: Vibhu S. Rangavasan)

By Tim Goldrick —tgoldr2@uic.edu

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ed to go into architecture,” Sca-rano said. “I thought: ‘What better place to look for archi-

tecture than the city of Chica-go?’”

That decision has paid off for Scarano. The cadet has achieved academic and ROTC success by striking a balance.

“When you want to strive to be better and get the Distin-guished Military Graduate, you just have to push more and more,” he said. “It almost be-comes like a second major.

“It’s the waking up at five when you were up studying until two in the morning for a physics exam. The balance is one of the main struggles that some of the cadets have.”

While Scarano’s ROTC supe-riors are impressed with his peak physical fitness and class-room success, they are equally dazzled by his innate leader-ship qualities.

“He’s the real deal,” Meyers said. “He’s all about leading and taking care of students and ca-dets here, and in the future it’ll be soldiers. It’s what our nation wants in future junior leaders.”

Scarano’s leadership tech-niques are, again, centered on finding that balance.

“It’s being able to be ap-proachable while still being re-spected as a leader,” he said. “You can’t overstep your bound-aries yelling at someone, and you can’t overstep your bound-aries being friends with some-one.”

The Distinguished Military Graduate honor will be present-ed to Scarano when he gradu-ates in May.

After graduation, Scarano will serve his four-year active duty commitment.

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Rave Guardian enhances safetyBy Francisca Corona — fcoron3@uic.edu

UIC staff, students and faculty now have a private safety network that fits in their pocket and follows them anywhere on campus.

UIC Rave Guardian is a free, download-able campus safety application for smart phones that’s fully accessible to anyone with a UIC ID. It’s a companion app to the UIC ALERT system, a separate notifica-tion service launched in the spring that is used to reach students and employees quickly during campus emergencies.

Both services are products of Rave Mobile Safety, a leading creator and inno-vator of data, communication and safety software. UIC Rave Guardian is powered by Smart911, a national database used by safety personnel and emergency re-sponders.

“I think this is a real opportunity for stu-dents to be afforded an extra level of se-curity when they’re on campus,” said Michael Landek, executive associate vice chancellor for administrative services. “It’s a unique product in the personal safety industry.”

The application will also add a “major avenue for interactivity,” noted Sandeep Dath, director of technology for adminis-trative services. “We felt we needed to empower our campus community.”

The UIC Rave Guardian app has four

UIC Rave Guardian is a free campus safety app available to students and employees.

core features:• Connect with Guardians: add trust-

ed friends, family or campus police as contacts for direct communication or group messaging that goes to your app’s inbox. Guardians can track your location, get notifications if you don’t check in on the app and receive alerts.

• Set a safety timer: set a status and timer to alert your guardians if you’re alone, feel unsafe or make a trip to an unfamiliar place. Users can deactivate the timer when they’re safe, but guard-ians are notified if the timer expires. The app cannot track users or access their phone’s location unless location tracking is manually allowed.

• Make emergency calls and send text tips: call campus police and dial 911 from the app, or send tips — in a text and with photos — to the police if you witness any suspicious activity.

• Create a Smart911 Safety Profile: users include information that they want UIC Police dispatchers and first respond-ers to know in case of an emergency, such as medical conditions, disabilities, allergies or medication being taken.

Those who have a UIC email address will have total access to the service, but parents, friends and other guardians who are not directly affiliated with the univer-

sity can still download the app, be marked as guardians and receive alerts from the application.

The UIC Rave Guardian app is avail-able on iTunes and Google Play and is compatible with iOS (7.0 or later) and An-droid devices (4.0.3 and up). Members of the UIC community should sign up with their UIC email ID.

Students, staff and faculty are still strongly encouraged to sign up for UIC ALERT messages to take full advantage of the university’s safety services.

All active UIC emails are automatically enrolled in UIC ALERT, but users can subscribe to receive notifications via SMS and other wireless emails that are not UIC email addresses. To register, visit go.uic.edu/UIC_Alert

Annual re-enrollment for UIC ALERT is no longer required.

“We can’t emphasize the importance of signing up for this alert system,” Landek said.

“It takes a few minutes and it makes an important difference.”

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By Tim Goldrick —tgoldr2@uic.edu

On the hit Netflix show, “Orange is the New Black,” Diane Guerrero plays Maritza Ramos, a tough inmate who is quick with an insult. In reality, though, Guerrero is an outspoken citizen who cares deeply about immigration reform.

It’s this combination of fame and civic engagement that made the 30-year-old actress a perfect choice to headline “An Evening With” Nov. 14 at the UIC Forum.

“There’s the educational factor to it, but, then, she’s also a celebrity,” said event lead Rajas Gupta. “It’s not often that you get to be in the same room as a celebrity.”

The annual event is sponsored by the Student Activities Board and free for UIC students, faculty and staff. Doors open at 6 p.m., with Guerrero scheduled to take the stage at 7 p.m.

“The important thing is that students feel like this is our campus,” Gupta said. “She’s coming for us.”

Guerrero, who also stars as Lina on the CW’s “Jane the Virgin,” will speak about comprehensive immigration re-form. In recent years, she has advocated for the Immigrant Legal Resource Cen-ter and Mi Familia Vota, a nonpartisan organization that pro-motes Latino/ citizenship and voter reg-istration.

“She’s talking about important is-sues,” said student Cassandra Doman, who will introduce Guerrero at the event. “With all the tension that’s going on, especially in this country, I think that it’s important for people to learn com-monsense immigration.”

Guerrero will also touch on her life story, which is both inspiring and heart-

breaking. When she was 14 years old, her parents were deported back to Co-lombia because they were undocu-mented. She was able to stay in the U.S. because of birthright citizenship, but had to live at friends’ houses throughout high school.

“Sometimes people don’t take celeb-rities seriously,” Doman said. “For her, she has real-life experience that make her more than just a celebrity. She’s a real person.”

Guerrero overcame these challenges to become a success story. She illumi-nates her full, complicated life in her memoir, In the Country We Love: My Family Divided, which was released earli-er this year.

The Student Activities Board will give 25 students the chance to meet Guer-rero. More information will be posted on their Facebook and Twitter pages.

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Exhibit highlights military culture By Tim Goldrick —tgoldr2@uic.edu

The fourth annual “The Things We Carried” art exhibit runs through Fri-day at the Cisar Student Veterans Center in Student Center East.

The exhibit, which is inspired by Tim O’Brien’s acclaimed novel, The Things We Carried, features photos, artwork and objects from student vet-erans’ time in the military.

“It’s our way to give the student body insight on military culture,” said Billy Triphahn, president of UIC’s Stu-dent Veterans Association. “A lot of students at UIC maybe don’t know much about military culture. They might know what they’ve heard from a cousin, a friend or what they’ve seen on TV, but in reality it’s completely dif-ferent.

“It’s important to learn about every-body’s culture on campus, and we’re no different.”

Triphahn served from 2010–2014. For the showcase, he selected a few

photos, training manuals and chal-lenge coins, which bear his name and are unique to his unit. Seeing the UIC community engage with the collection is meaningful for student veterans, he said.

“It’s nice to see people looking through them,” Triphahn said. “When they’re reading through them and they’re interested, it makes you feel like your past mat-ters to them as much as it matters to you.”

Members of the Student Veter-ans Association will be on hand to guide tours and answer visitors’ questions throughout the week.

Actress to address immigration reform

Actress and activist Diane Guerrero (Photo: Larry D. Moore)

Great Cities celebrates 21 years By Brian Flood — bflood@uic.edu

The Great Cities Institute invites the UIC community to a celebratory 21st anniversary special event Nov. 16 that highlights the Great Cities concept and honors some of the Institute’s original founders.

In January 1993, then-UIC Chancellor James J. Stukel convened the Great Cit-ies Advisory Committee to develop and initiate his vision for a Great Cities Initia-tive at UIC.

Among the committee’s recommen-dations was the establishment of a flag-ship interdisciplinary research center. The Great Cities Institute was created in 1995 to help fulfill the vision of UIC as a

university committed to active engage-ment with various constituencies in the Chicago region.

Stukel, who is also a former University of Illinois president, will give his per-spective on the historic formation of the Great Cities Institute.

Wim Wiewel, the first director of the institute and first dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, will share his thoughts about why the Great Cities concept remains important today.

The free event will be held from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the East Terrace Room, Student Center East. For more informa-tion, visit greatcities.uic.edu

“IT’S IMPORTANT TO LEARN ABOUT EVERYBODY’S CULTURE ON CAMPUS, AND WE’RE NO DIFFERENT.”

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Sharper view of eye surgeryBy Sharon Parmet — sparmet@uic.edu

Imagine needing to perform a surgery looking through the tunnel of a microscope. You need to manipulate your surgi-cal tools within the space of a pea or less, and there’s no tac-tile feedback. You also need to use both feet to control certain features of your equipment. It’s not a task that you’d want to perform on a live patient for the first time, is it?

This need to hone fine skills before treating patients under-lies the creation of the Cless Ophthalmic Surgical Training and Simulation Center housed in the Eye and Ear Infirmary. The lab lets ophthalmology resi-dents, fellows and surgeons perfect eye surgery techniques in a simulated surgical setting. The Cless lab has been in use since 2015, but was officially dedicated in June when the de-partment hosted a ribbon cut-ting ceremony.

“Surgeons need to simulta-neously use their hands, feet and eyes in a highly coordinat-ed fashion for most surgeries,” said Mark Rosenblatt, professor and head of ophthalmology and visual sciences in the College of Medicine. “Being able to practice in a dedicated eye sur-gery simulation environment means they can easily practice both routine and new surgeries

Marty Cless, son of Gerhard Cless, looks through one of the simulation microscopes as Mark Rosenblatt, professor and head of ophthalmology and visual sciences in the College of Medicine, looks on. (Photo: Diane Smutny)

so that the risk for complications is significantly re-duced when they operate on pa-tients.”

The lab in-cludes nine surgi-cal simulation stations. Each sta-tion has two surgi-cal microscopes that look down on an operating field. One is for the fel-low or resident practicing – the other allows an instructor or part-ner to observe the operation.

Trainees and surgeons can op-erate on a partially disposable plastic eye, a pig or human eye, or a highly advanced computerized plastic eye that senses the sur-geons tools inside the eye and projects a realistic simulated video image of a human eye undergoing surgery back through the microscope in real time 3-D.

Most of the stations also come with several pre-

programmed modules or a de-fined curriculum that allow sur-geons to practice specific surgeries. On the simulated eye, Rosenblatt chooses a cataract surgery module and gets to work breaking up a virtual cata-

ract and vacuuming up the de-bris. He uses the same exact machine, hooked up to the sur-gical station, that he uses in the operating room to pulverize and remove a cataract.

“It’s tremendously hard to mimic eye surgery outside the oper-ating room, but the Cless lab gets very, very close,” said Jose de la Cruz, assistant professor of oph-thalmology and visual sciences in the College of Medicine. “The lab is really an ad-vanced teaching tool, and we have built training cur-ricula around the use of the lab. But students can al-ways come to the lab on their own time to practice outside of formal classes.”

All the micro-scopes can proj-ect their field of view onto four large flat-screen monitors around the room so that others in the lab

can watch along. The video can also be transmitted outside the lab to other simulation labs, to conferences or to physi- cians in other countries. Just as the video from the lab can be shared outside UIC, the screens can also receive video feeds from other labs or oper-ating rooms so that surgeons can practice along with sur-geons in another state or coun-try. All the video feeds can also be recorded and stored for later viewing.

“All the tools used in the wet lab are exactly the same as those tools the surgeon would use in the operating room,” said de la Cruz. The surgical simulation lab also lets sur-geons get the feel for using new surgical instruments. The Cless lab has already hosted a regional course training se-nior surgeons new forms of less invasive corneal transplan-tation.

The lab, which has multiple philanthropic funders, is named after the Cless family. Gerhard Cless first came to know UIC in 1995 when he was referred for treatment for a macular hole. Since then, his foundation has supported research, patient care and education through over $1.75-million in philan-thropic giving.

The Cless Ophthalmic Surgical Training and Simulation Center in the Eye and Ear Infirmary lets ophthalmology residents, fellows and surgeons perfect eye surgery techniques in a simulated surgical setting. (Photo: Diane Smutny)

NOVEMBER2016

EMPLOYEERECOGNITIONMONTH

The Employee Recognition Award Ceremony will recognize recipients of the Award of Merit, Chancellor’s Academic Professional Excellence Award (CAPE), Janice Watkins

Award, UIC employees celebrating 25 years through 50 years of service, and the campus accolades of UI Health’s Class Act Award, Employee of the Year, and Physician of the Year.

Tuesday, November 15, 2016At the UIC Forum – 10:30 a.m.

Ceremony followed by reception.

C E L E B R A T I N G E M P L O Y E E S A TThe University acknowledges and thanks all our UIC employees whose daily efforts shape this great campus. During Employee Recognition Month, the University of Illinois at Chicago is pleased to recognize and congratulate these outstanding employees.

Employee Recognition Awards Ceremony

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Elizabeth Dooley Coordinator/Clerk of the SenateOffice of the Senate

Elbert L. Gordon Account Technician IIIDepartment of PsychologyCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Kamil Czarnowski Human Resources AssociateDepartment of Physiology & Biophysics - Anatomy & Cell Biology College of Medicine

OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF THE OFFICE OF THE PROVOST AND VICE CHANCELLOR FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF THE OFFICE OF THE PROVOST AND VICE CHANCELLOR FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

COLLEGES FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PROVOST AND VICE CHANCELLOR FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND THE OFFICE OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR HEALTH AFFAIRS

Mary Howard MalcolmAssociate Director for Training and Communications. Business Solutions and Support. Office of Business and Financial Services

Jennifer L. KazinAdministrative AideDepartment of ChemistryCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Iryna A. OliynykProgram Management Coordinator, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences School of Public Health

Tomoko C. KawanakaBusiness Administrative AssociateSchool of Theatre and MusicCollege of Architecture, Design and the Arts

Marilyn F. JurlowGrants & Contract Development SpecialistOffice of ResearchCollege of Dentistry

Amy C. SagenAssistant Director, Health Policy and Strategy

Areli Castaneda Assistant DirectorLARES

Linda K. Owens Assistant Director for Sampling and Analysis. Survey Research LaboratoryCollege of Urban Planning and Public Affairs

Brandon R. Sieglaff Assistant Director of Admissions & RecruitmentOffice of Student Affairs OperationsSchool of Public Health

Elise A. Wilson Doctoral Programs and Financial Aid Advisor Office of Student ServicesCollege of Education

Louise R. Arzu Coordinator of Fiscal ServicesAdministrationCollege of Medicine

Elsa Mayela Soto Associate Director, Women in Engineering Programs Department of Engineering Administration College of Engineering

UIC AWARD OF MERIT

2016

The UIC Award of Merit is conferred by the university. This is a university-wide honor, recognizing outstanding Academic Professionals and Civil Service employees for sustained excellence in performance and commitment to their jobs.

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UIC AWARD OF MERIT

2016

Catherine Malong Abad Assistant Chief AccountantHospital Finance

Hilario “Lalo” Lechuga Healthcare Reimbursement Analyst 1Department of Continuum of Care

Allison D. Phillips Director of Development StrategyOffice of the Vice Chancellor for Advancement

U I HEALTH

OFFICE OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

OFFICE OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

OFFICE OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS

OFFICE OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR ADVANCEMENT

OFFICE OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR RESEARCH

Jaroslaw ChylakSenior Healthcare Applications AnalystDepartment of Information Services

Catherine LovelyAssistant Director, Organizational Development Hospital Human Resources

Martha L. Gutierrez Senior DirectorOffice of Public and Government Affairs

Kristina ErlandPsychiatric Social Work Consultant Behavior Health Administration

Brett D. SmithRadiation Oncology PhysicistDepartment of Radiology Oncology

Spencer LongAssociate DirectorStudent Development Services for Student Leadership Development and Volunteer Services

Eileen A. Doherty Director, Perioperative Business OperationsDepartment of Perioperative Services

Rachel Paus Senior Marketing Manager UI Health Marketing & Strategic Communication

Bhavin M. Patel IT Technical AssociateTech Support

Joel A. Hansen Registered Respiratory Therapist IIDepartment of Respiratory Care

Inés Sahagún-BahenaProgram CoordinatorEnvironmental Health & Safety Office

Stephanie Hultz Assistant Supervisor of Medical Social ServicesDepartment of Continuum of Care

The UIC Award of Merit is conferred by the university. This is a university-wide honor, recognizing outstanding Academic Professionals and Civil Service employees for sustained excellence in performance and commitment to their jobs.

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The CHANCELLOR’S ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD (CAPE), established in 1988, recognizes the demonstrated excellence of Academic Professional staff and encourages their professional development. It indicates the institution’s high regard for the contributions of this key segment of our community. The CAPE Award is based on peer review broadly selected from the ranks of Academic Professionals. This year, there are six recipients of the CAPE Award.

Ifat “Eve” Ali Boles Director of Research OperationsDepartment of Math, Statistics & Computer ScienceCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Antonio D. Jimenez Senior Research Specialist in Health SciencesDepartment of Community Outreach Intervention ProjectsSchool of Public Health

Mee Mee Lee-Choi Interim Senior Associate DirectorOffice of Grants and ContractsOffice of Business and Financial Services

John Fudacz Assistant DeanCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Jaime Klaus Assistant Director of Internship Programs & Employer Outreach Department of Community Health SciencesSchool of Public Health

Dale C. Lorens Associate Director, Essentials of Clinical MedicineDepartment of Medical EducationCollege of Medicine

This award recognizes exceptional Civil Service members, who have distinguished themselves by performing their duties with diligence and superior dedication. This award is organized each year by the Staff Advisory Council in memorial to Janice Watkins, an individual who exemplified the highest level of service and dedication. Janice worked as a supervisor in the Insurance Office on UIC’s east campus and served as the President of the Staff Advisory Council.

Mariola Arriola Business ManagerUIC Medical BookstoreStudent Centers Administration

Glenn F. Willoughby Building Services WorkerPhysical Plant AdministrationFacilities Management Administration

Edward Snulligan Program Assistant Community Outreach Intervention ProjectsSchool of Public Health

JANICE WATKINS AWARD

FOR DISTINGUISHED CIVIL SERVICE

CAPE AWARD

CHANCELLOR’S ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD

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The Physician of the Year award is presented to an attending physician who puts the patient first in all encounters, consistently contributes to the delivery of world class patient care, and personifies the core values of UI Health: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence.

PHYSICIAN OF THE

YEAR AWARD

Dr. Fernando Testai Assistant Professor of NeurologyDepartment of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine

2016

Each year, the Employee of the Year recipient is selected by the UI Health’s Employee Recognition Committee from the year’s Class Act Award honorees. The recipient’s identity is announced at the annual UI Health Employee Recognition luncheon, which was held on October 14, 2016.

EMPLOYEE OF THE

YEAR AWARD

Jamie Haley Medical Social ConsultantDepartment of Care Coordination

2016

The Class Act Award is given to an employee described as a role model who continuously demonstrates exceptional competence and compassion in the performance of his/her job responsibilities and is an outstanding example of the U I Health’s values.

Gail Buenaventura Healthcare Utilization Review Coordinator II Department of Rehabilitation Nursing

Debra Gilmore Licensed Practice NurseMile Square Health Center

Kate Ciancio Occupational TherapistDepartment of Occupational Therapy

Sam Choi IT Technical AssociateInformation Services

Jamie Haley Medical Social ConsultantDepartment of Care Coordination

Tom Perrone Sr. Operating Systems AnalystInformation Services

Catherine Mahoney Patient Care CoordinatorDepartment of Care Coordination

Fred Piemonte Service Enterprises ManagerPhysical Plant Administration

Josiah Sault Specialist in Physical TherapyDepartment of Physical Therapy

Julie Robichaud Specialist in Physical TherapyDepartment of Physical Therapy

Terrence StuderAdvance Practice NurseMile Square Health Center

Hilario “Lalo” LechugaHealthcare Reimbursement Analyst 1Department of Continuum of Care

Martin Stark Ambulatory Care AideNeuroScience Center

CLASS ACTAWARD

UIC SERVICE RECOGNITION

AWARD 50 YEARS John A. Jones

W. J. Minkowycz

45 YEARS Louis H. Kauffman

Richard S. Levy

Joseph E. Orthoefer

Maryellen Herlihey

Anita Horta

Michael L. Jones

Robin Ann Jones

Amy Kenter

Robert V. Kenyon

Kathleen Kilian

Subhash C. Kukreja

Kathleen Lynn

Lamendola 40 YEARS Connie Marie Larson

Stephen J. Guggenheim Stephen Michael Lasley

Donald E. Lavelle Jack W. Lenox

Cheryl Annette Murphy Robert Paul Malchow

Renata M. Szandra

35 YEARS Diane S. Antonelli

Christine M. Bartgen

Janet Simpson

Beissinger

Pamela Cowens

Melvin Fason

James S. Feinberg

Helen J. Fields

James H. Fischer

Charles John Hoch

George T. Kondos

Steven P. Kragon

Judith Ann Levy

Rupashree Majumdar

Gloria Martinez

Julia A. Marshall

Charmaine L. McGovern

Constance C. Meinwald

Ross M. Mullner

Mary T. Murdock-Cory

Susan R. Nishimura­

Sierakowski

Lisa J. Paraday

Louise Parent-Stevens

Shahnas Rahim

Darryl P. Reynolds

Dennis P. Rosenbaum

John P. Rudzinski

Kay Linn Saving

Lillie F. Shokunbi

Hugo Teruel

Elaine Thomas

Cherie Elaine Trefilek

Terry G. Unterman

John M. Casey

Emilio Chaidez

Tipawan Chaiyaperm

Fady T. Charbel

Denise R. Cheatem

Ginevra G. Ciavarella

Karen J. Colley

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Cortes-Caston

Pamela Denise

Crawford

Lisa A. Dalio

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Freeman

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Nancy M. Dinger

Edita Diorio

Valerie A. Dobiesz

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Lisa Marie Elliott Blake

Iris English

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Vicenta Estrada

Karen T. Fischer

Thomas A. Fleming

Linda S. Forst

Susan Kay Fritcher Vicky E. Morgan­

Spraggins

Richard Merton Peck

James W. Schmidt

Diane V. Washington

Robert D. Wirtshafter

Samella Wright

Irma M. Valentin Janet K. Garber

Jonathan D. Washington Andrei L. Gartel

30 YEARS Phyllis M. Adams

Marilyn Atkins

Curtis Richard Winkle

Edward R. Zawacki

Mark C. Zuckerman

25 YEARS Emma M. Acevedo

Gustavo Aldaba

Nijole R. Aluzas

Janet L. Ayers Debra M. Anderson

Penelopee D. Bankhead Srilata Bagchi

Rebecca Ballard

Wanda J. Giles

Joseph A. Gluck

Lourdes Gonzalez

Kristen E. Greif

Linda S. Grossman

Mary L. Gruneich

Creasie F. Hairston

Susan M. Hamilton

Karen C. Hayani

Irma Hernandez

Michelle Hightower Elena I. Barengolts

Rita Denise Berendt

Caryn A. Bills-Windt

Joel S. Brown

Maribel Belarmino David S. Hillman

Peter Sylvester Bennett Sidney L. Hood

Maxine D. Brown

Laura Marie Chumbley

Tapan Kumar

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Elizabeth Ann Delgado Magdalie Bontemps

Christine Dressel

William L. Galanter

Mary B. Bowman

Kathleen M. Breen

Vernita Mason Gholston Pamela D. Briggs

Marianne Calo

Hartunian

Roxanne Butler

Annie Carter

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Daniel L. Houlihan

Daniel L. Houlihan

Michel Nadim llbawi

Javier Jaime

Mark Jeffrey Janowicz

Michelle P. Jennings

Demetra John

Bradford Ray Johnson

James E. Johnson

Michael G. Kamowski

Jacqueline Ann Kelly

Susan Klecki

Marnie K. Koeppel

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Jocelyn Calapre Tobias Darcy A. Contri

Donis J. Vail

Paula Cachey Lagioia Annette L. Valenta

Jennifer Lynn Cook

Rita Corona

Piedad Martinez

Malek G. Massad

Rodolfo Mata Reyes

Raymond A. Matthes

Heather Christine

Mccallister

James P. Lash

Yew-Sing Thomas Lee

John A. Lind

Gail B. Mahady

Helena Maria Malone

Maria R. Manzano

Cheryl L. Matthews

Martin L. McDermott

Mary F. Michalski

Joseph P. Micho

Janet Lynn Morell

Kenneth Morgan

Tanya Renee Murry

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Maria L. Nehmer

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Ludwig C. Nitsche

Georgianne Nojiri

Heriberto Noyola

Mark J. Valentino

Hortencia Vega

Arlene M. Wallace

Jie Wang

Booker T. Washington

Stephanie P.

Sherri Cunningham

Patricia Daniel

Somnath Das

Gail E. Davis

Lisa S. Days-Martin

Todd D. Destigter

Juanita L. McCary

Patricia A. McDaniel

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Stephen M. McKillip

Washington Alfonso Diaz Amy T. McNeil

Abbie M. Whitaker Robert James David F. Merriman

Armelia Dickinson Didomenico Zakaria S. Messieha

Williams Henry W. Dove Rebecca Mischak

Alan J. Wilmington Xiaoping Du Ancel Montenelli

Ouri Wolfson Anna M. Dudkowska Mathis Morrison

Beata Maria Wolska Veronica Claudia Duque Maria Moultrie

Sophia R.c. Wonogas Todd E. Edwards Anderson

Annette Doreen Wright Stephen G. Engelmann Santhi S. Nannapaneni

Alicja D. Wroblewski Noemi Espinosa Karyn P. Nash

20 YEARS Maitha C. Abogado

Kimberly A. Evans Patricia J. Nordman

Caroline Garcia Edith Nutescu

Clara Uche Okorie-Awe Steven J. Ackerman

Jesus Garcia-Martinez

Cassandra Gay

Stellan Ohlsson

Kevin O'Keefe

Rachel Ann Olech

Carlos Ortega

Lillian R. Oliver

Michael J. Pacini

Merla T. Paez-Gaceta

Roberta L. Paikoff

Holzmueller

Chang Gi Park

John V. Patterson

Victoria Perez

Beena S. Peters

Dana M. Plepys

Patricia Politano

Lashaun Price

Rocio Prieto

Angelica Puente

Ann M. Puga

Elba C. Quezada

Lauretta T. Quinn

Teresa M. Recchia

Ernesto D. Reyna

Areeratana Rodchuer

Douglas E. Rorem

Beatriz Rosas

Jill F. Rothamer­

Wallenfeldt

Maria Victoria P.

Sabacan

Brian D. Schwandt

Aravinda Prasad Sistla

Mary Ann Slattery

Jennifer Smith

Augustine J. Sohn

Brenda Sposato

Bonfiglio

Prenda J. Stephens

Aixa Alfonso

Elsa Almaguer

Richard A. Alpern

Anthony Amelia

Sonya Amezcua

John D. Anderson

Nikki J. Andrae

Luis G. Arboleda

Adolfo Arreola

James Auta

Nataria L. Bady

Robert C. Bailey

Owen Barmada

Stacie E. Geller

Sabrena Givens

Mark N. Goedert

Kevin Greaves

John D. Gregory

Alessandro Guidotti

Maria-Theresa

Christinamactal Haaf

John M. Hagedorn

Lisa C. Halliday

Joy M. Hammel

Leah Janine Hawkins

Maria P. Heathcoat

Owen Barmada Barbara Henley

Amelia M. Bartholomew Charles W. Hoehne

Hormoz BassiriRad

David Bautista

William T. Beck

Lynn A. Birch

Cynthia M. Blair

Anthony E. Blanda

Michael J. Bonarek

Carol L. Braunschweig

Kenneth Brezinsky

Nicholas Huggett

Mary Y. Jansson

Mary Jo Jasinski

Armando Juarez

Kazimiera F. Karczmarz

Joel F. Karman

Fabien P H Kenig

Lech Kiedrowski

Terry E. King

Kristina L. Bushart James J. Knoedel

Edwin Mojado Cabalfin Gary W. Kubis

Mark E. Canuel

Susan K. Carlson

Carol A. Carmody

Ena Casas

Marsha F. Cassidy

Yann Tiesun Chang

Marwan Chehade

Sue E. Clark

Kimberly B. Kull

Anthony S. Laden

Bao-Shiang Lee

An Li

Timoteo Macias

Melva R. Malone

Beth Marks

Alicia Martinez

Ana M. Ortiz-Garcia

Preminder Daisy Pacelli

Joel W. Palka

Amalia V. Pallares

Jocelyn Pamintuan

William A. Patterson

Nadine R. Peacock

Dawn Theresa Perkins

Wanda M. Perry

Gregory S. Pittsley

Gail S. Prins

Robert E. Rada

Angela Raggs

Brunilda Ramos

Barbara Ransby

Dale F. Reed

Debbie Reed

Stephen Reilly

Karin Diane Riggs

Debra L. Riseman

Helen H. Roberts

Oscar Rodriguez

Veronica Rodriguez

Martin J. Rogers

Susanne Rott

James D. Rowan

Randall W. Ruhnke

Leonel Ruiz Ruiz

Linda F. Saulsberry

Janet L. Settle

Luis Silva

Natasha D. Simmons

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Marlon Simpson Linda Banks-Woodard Bhaskar DasGupta Michael C. Hallman Timothy Jon Koh Dosha Minor Eliseo M. Rastrullo

Neil R. Smalheiser Gabriel Barragan Meco Davis Christine Danielle Harris Seeta Sajani Lakka Sanjeeva Mohanam Garth H. Rauscher

Jeffrey R. Smith Aurora D. Bella Miske Linda Deanna Juanita A. Harris Donzell Lampkins Sean A. Moltaji Magdalena Razo

Renata 0. Smith Tanya Yonit Berger- Daniel Dee Connie J. Harriss Terry N. Layton John Monaghan Gayatri Reddy

Yonous C. Smith Wolf Bianca L. Dillard Karren Denise Hart Charles W. Le Hew Julianne M. Moore Gayle Kamerer Rediger

Soudabeh Soura Donald L. Bergh Robert R. Dixon Memoona Hasnain Yosief Lebab Tyra Tione Moore Philip John Reiter

Randal T. Stone Dulal Bhaumik Ernesto Dominguez Nooshin Hatefiyoun Antonio J. Lee Dirk K. Morr Eloy A. Reyes

Kevin D. Swan Christopher R. Biehl Geri Denenberg Lori Hawn Serguei Lefevre Mon K. Moy Sheree Ann S. Reyes

Christos G. Takoudis Rita Maria Bieliauskas Deana Donzal Paulette N. Hayes Catherine Lennon Steffen Mueller Ruth Rios

Susan M. Teggatz James Boehm Randy Dorsey Claudie Hecquet Kristin D. Lenover Gnanasekar Marcelo Rodriguez

James J. Thielke Donna M. Bonds Timothy Michael Doyle Desiree N. Maria G. Leon Munirathinam Yolanda Rodriguez

James R. Thompson Pamela Bondy Ronald R. Dubreuil Henderson Ruby vega Lepe Nilda Munoz Ruben Rodriquez

Janice Thornton Alip Borthakur Ernesto Duran Maurice Deshawn Valerie D. Lewis Mark Francis Murphy Linda Pedretty Rowe

Chinnaswamy Christopher R. Boyer Mitra Dutta Henderson Melody Lewis-Engram Arwa Mahmoud Naji Randy John Rozema

Tiruppathi Beth Ann Brand Shannon F. Dwyer Andrew J. Herbert Yibing Li Sophie Naji Martin L. Rubin

Cynthia C. Tom-Klebba Mary Margaret Brennan Olena Dzhurylyuk Danelia Hernandez Maria Anabel B. Lim Harry Sallan Nanoz Ofelia Ruiz

Patty Tramble Debra Jean Brown Christine S Rosilie Hernandez- Urszula Dorata Lizak James H. Nash Laxman Saggere

Antonia T. Vargas Maurice M. Brown Easley Pecoraro Leticia Lopez Javier C. Navarro Alicia Salgado

Ruben Velano Sharon D. Brown Shiela M. Edjec Brenda Denise Hicks Maria E. Lopez Charles Arthur Nelson Martha P. Salinas

Jianfeng Wang Robert H. Bruhl Susie M. Edwards Antonio Markies Dale Lorens Sybille Nelson Larry Salzmann

Elizabeth D. Weber Susan Nathalie Rodney Ira Eiger Holmes Cynthia Marie Lozano Hans Christian Neufeld Bertha Sanchez

Arlene Wells Buchanan Erin MarieEmerson Frederica A. Hondras- Xianghong Luan Tara Thanh Nguyen Cermella M. Sanders

Daniel H. Wheeler Amelia Caban Sherry L. Emery Coombs Kathryn A. Luby Thuly Thi Nguyen Shana M. Sanders

Michelle D. White Gladys Calderon Alexander Kimberly Grace Huang Giovanni Lugli Mary Niewinski Theresa R. Sanford

O'Shawn S. White Cordelia D. Callaway Manuel Esparza La Donna Hudson Vickie L. Lund David D. Nims Catherine E. Santee

Marc Whitman Edward J. Campbell Diane A. Fagen Marie Tejero Hughes Clare Lyster Vivian E. Noble Michael Louis Santucci

Michelle Williams Evelyn Candelario Ronald Fernandez Pansy J. Hupp Peluchie Ann Santo Janice Norwood Mila A. Sapnu

Sloan R. Williams Antonio C. Cantele Jean E. Fitzpatrick Jacqueline lbardaloza Macaranas William Gregory Nulty Monazzah Akbar

Tasha M. Wilson Sharon M. Carrillo Mary Flores Lim Jennifer Estabillo Becki V. Oberjat Sarwar

Kevin W. Wren Janice Y. Carter William C. Fox Marcelo H. Iglesia Macayra-Rabino Analisa F. Ogbac Judith Virginia Sayad

Kimberly A. Zambrano Jose Jonathan Derilo Mary E. Fuller John loanno Crystal Donella Macon Serdar Ogut Belinda Wms. Sayadian

Yittayih Zelalem Catalla Rejonah Fuller Anthony lovito Janice Maeweather Irma Olivares Wolfgang J. Scherer

Li Zhang Ranganathan Anne M. Gallagher Yoshitaka Ishii Mary Howard Malcolm Gabriela Olmeda Michael L. Schmerman

Zhenwen Zhou Chand rasekaran Daniel Peter Gallichio Gonzalo Izaguirre Kristina C. Maliwat Guadalupe Anna I. Selezneva

Marcia A. Zukosky Yong Chang Keana Marie Galloway Aaron Jackson Ma Theresa Mamon Orozco Vitalyi Senyuk

Heather Ann Charles EloisaT. Gambalan Evette Jackson Saeed Manafzadeh Reyna Orozco Carina M. Serbas 15 YEARS Saima Chaudhry Silvia Gaona Ramirez Lynette A. Jackson Aurelia Manzanarez Adrian Ortiz Juan A. Serrano

Omar Abdullah Frances D. Chavez Christina Ann Garcia Lizy Jacob Ourania Nanno Michae Oswald Jill A. Sexton

Randy Adams Leticia Chavez Maria Carmen Garnica Mary Jacob Marinates Matiana M. Ovalle Stephanie B.

Victor C. Agoo Yongmei Luo Chen Laurie A. Gaskin Birgit Ursula Jaki Ruth Elizabeth Marquez Yesenia Ovando Shapiro-Berkson

Luis A. Aguayo Zhenlong Chen James R. Gavelek Lasanthi Jayathilaka Michael J. Martin Michael Anthony Todd Sherfinski

Elizabeth Aguilar Margaret Ann Richard A. Gemeinhart Christine M. Jenkot Richard J. Marusarz Pagano Drunelle Shines

Rosemary Aguilar Chervinko Avijit Ghosh Cathleen Jensen Roberta J. Mason- Fredy Paiz Deepak Shukla

Peter Alahi Sang Hyun Cho Tj Gladney Barbara Gayle Jericho Gamer Michelle L. Kimberly Juanita

Eugene Paul Alaniz Joan Chow Piotr Gmytrasiewicz Anthony Jimenez Eric D. Matchem Parchem Skinner

Elizabeth Allen Shahila Mehboob Lavandy T. Goines Heekyoung Jo Loreen Joan Maxfield Daniel Kenneth Parker Arthur L. Smith

Judy Almanza Christie Susan R. Goldman Bonnye Demetria Vera M. Maynard Ankit P. Patel Nina R. Smith

Fay Margarita Alontaga Ma Teresa S. Chua Rosa A. Gomez Johnson David S. Mayrowetz Divyesha Nilesh Patel Deloris F. Snow

Stephanie L .. Bob C. Chuang Christopher Sumeet- Bonnye Demetria Sudip Mazumder Marbella Patino Marsha Snyder

Alumbaugh Irene N. Chylak Babu Johnson James Jason McAnany Guido Frank Pauli Manuel Soto

Francisco Alvarez Jemimah Clay Gondi Jessy B. Johnson Christener F. Mccrorey Neil Ortaliz Pedrosa Amy Sporer

Jose S. Alvarez Laura M. Cochran Herlinda Gonzalez Thomas L. Johnson Robert Lee McDonald James W. Pellegrino Uma Sriram

Yolanda Alvarez Lester Coney Rosa M. Gonzalez Vicki L. Johnson Libby Thearese McGee Esteban Daniel Perez Lilia S. Sta Ana

Ruth D. Anderson Linda S. Conlee Rosalinda Gonzalez Amy Sue Jones Sandra K. McGee Laureen M. Perkins Irene D. Stasula

Steven Andes Corey Conn Kathy D. Gould Zenaida Joson Kelly A. McGill Carol Anne Petersen Cassandra K.

Cristina Mipana Angeles Eva Contreras Mark Dean Grabiner Ruth Juodikis Sherri Lyn McGinnis Alan Simon Pickard Staudacher

Elisa Porteza Araneta Mary Cooke Marcelline Grady Janet A. Juricic Gonzalez Graziano Pinna lnette Steel

Eric Nicholas Ardinger Benjamin Correa James Lee Graham Robert Kaestner Kimberly Marie Neil H. Pliskin Michael J. Stephens

Rebecca B. Arnold Maria R. Cortez Stanley D. Grice Tiffany A. Kalka McJunkins Lisa M. Powell Nicole Stephens

Jennifer Ashton Miguel Cortez Maria Monina Guloy Nicholas J. Kane David A. Mecha Lloyd Price Karol L. Stirneman

Stacy Watasha Atkins Gregory B. Crnich Cecilia Marie Gutierrez Linda Kaste Chita C. Mendoza Sha'Ron L. Pruitt Michael Stroscio

Teresa D. Austin Isabel Cruz Elena Rebeca Gutierrez Nehrin W. Khamo Patricia Menguito Elizabeth Pugh Janet Stull-Snow

Jesus M. Ayala Silvia H. Cuevas Eric H. Gutstein Abbas A. Kharal Victoria I. Mezydlo Yuriy Pylawka Desmond Florence

Jose Ayala Christina Maria Curry Eileen Hacker Tiffany Kilpatrick Walter Benn Michaels Annette H. Pyzik Sullivan

Dong H. Bae William L. Dagen John W. Hafner Corinna Kitcharoen Michael T. Miller Maria Isabel Rada Fangmin Sun

Stella Balleza Yang Dai Suk-Ryong Hahn Carrie Klima Ronald Marshall Sandra M. Rahbe Lashon Tanksley

Kimberly A. Banks Sylvia C. Daniels Michael Hallahan Melissa Beth Koehl Milnarik Srividya Ranganathan Sarah Marie Tapper

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Mary M. Tarr Francispol Cabanilla Eddington Shawn J. Heffern Susan Diane Lloyd Arlynne Padilla

Deborah Taylor 10 YEARS Sally Ann Campbell-Lee Lamar Edwards Maureen A. Hegji Jimmy Lockett Aide Pagan

Renee R. Taylor Kristin Liljedahl Tracey Carlyle Shannon Leigh Ellis Joseph G. Hermes Mildred J. Lockhart Rekha Bharat Pandya

Edyta Tellez Erlina G. Abaring Jose J. Castel Rosaline C. Elliston Rosa I. Herrera Alyson Lynn Lofthouse Maria lno Panlilio-

Christopher Temple Lo'Ay Mohammad Abu Joy Joanne Dale Gene Embers Rosa I. Herrera Raymundo Logan Villanueva

Aleykutty Thomas Salah Castellanos Corey English Kassaundra Hester Tracy V. Long Jennifer Pannaralla

J Regan Thomas Anaberta Acosta Dana Chaney Edna Erez David J. Hickey Maria A. Lopez Aritha Parker

Kelli Charisse Thomas Asma Adamji Jin-Hong Chang Daniel J. Esquilin Nanetta E. Hines Rosa M. Lopez Anna Luz Pasillas-

Marvin L. Thompson Hazel Castro Alba Ying Chen Kimberly Estrada Kevin William Hogan Anthony William Lowery Santoyo

Josephine Tobias Daniel Michael Albert Reethamma Savio Aileen C. Eviota Steven Hyun Hong Renee Lucas Vishakha Patangay

Debra Tonetti Lorena Alfaro Chollampel Mohammed Farooqui Stephanie L. Lina Luo Bhargavi K. Patel

Kurtis L Trede Tristan Allen Daisy Cintron Ana Gabriela Fernandez Hornbuckle Mary Mack Chandra Patel

Maria Trevino Erendira Alvarez Kevin R. Cisner Malgorzata Fidelis Troy Howard Rubia Erika Magallanes Keyur K. Patel

Alan Tsurutani Rene J. Amador Tawanna 0. Clark Joseph W. Fields Marisha Lynnette Aura Nieva A. Shitalben

Sam bra Biruar Tuansi Kathleen Louise Donna J. Clay Anne M. Fink Humphries Maliwanag Radheshyambhai

Darlene Tucker Anderson Paul Cobia Patricia Fisher Troy Louis Hunter Rama Mantena Patel

Shannon Eve Tully Kimberley A. Andrews Alina Carmen Cojocaru Jill Andrea David A. Ibrahim Sandra Marchan Lunnyee Patterson

Makhissa Bangoura Jonnah B. Angara Lorna K. Collinet Fitzgerald Naohiko lkegaki Valerie Martin James Patton

Turay Rosalba Angulo Josephine 0. Cordero Allen Trenton Flanagan Sandeep Jain Alejandra Martinez Andre Pavkovic

Maria Elizabeth Uy Leonard Apanasevich Isela 0. Corona Catherine M. Folloso Jacquelyn L. Jancius Monika Ann Martinez Jaymi Pendleton

Gia Marie Vander Cleopatra Aquino Barbara Ann Corpus Resondra T. Fort Brenda Joyce Jefferson Henrika McCoy Juanita Perez

Kristine D. Vankuiken Sara Alicia Arevalo Dorothy J. Crenshaw Amanda G. Franklin Jessica M. Jeys Jeremy L. McCullum Nancy Perez

Betty M. Velasco Sonia Armintia Curtis Lenard Cross LaShaneika Juan Jimenez Lionel McDaniel Laura G. Perez-De

Moses Velez Lesa G. Armstrong David Lee Crowe Elegance Franklin Andrew D. Johanns Michael William Pabon

Barbara Verdich Leticia D. Astorga Marie Michelle Cruz Jennifer Frausto Minna John McDonald Tieran Perkins

Javier Villa-Flores Nick Athans Amy M. Cunningham Nancy Elizabeth Freitag La Shaundra 0. Johnson Daniel J. McElheny Thomas Perrone

Henry H. Vo Dolores Avelar Pawel Czarnota James F. Fricke Raymond Johnson Ebony McLaughlin Allison D. Phillips

Pamela G. Volk John Aver Nelly Dago Dianna Frid Sherman Maurice Jones Janet McMahon Vance Pierce

Josephine Volpe Dimitri T. Azar Kevin Patrick Dagon Christopher Allen Frye Sidney Jones Colleen McOuillen Tom Joseph Plackiyil

Effrossyni Votta-Velis Nathalie Azar Verna L. Dalley Masuko Fukai Valesha Jones Sean Meagher Andrea Pointer

Jeffrey J. Walsh Virgilio Baetiong Felica Daron Tohru Fukai Maria Cristina Joson Mital Mehta Monique Pouncy

Susan Walsh Daniel P. Bailey Makhanlal Das Robin Fuller Jocelyn Sherrice Jude Supriya Mehta Ryan Michael ptak

Willie Walton Karen J. Baker Alexia Davis Genet D. Gaim Marlowe Djuric Kachlic Tara G. Mehta Oksana Valentynivna

Xuerong Wang Michele E. Bales Judith Davy Rebecca Gallardo Kristy M. Kambanis Kasten L. Metoxen Pugach

Yuehong Wang Thelma Balisalisa Agnesita De Asis Crystal C. Gallegos Julia Kaufman Violeta Milenko Violeta C. Pulido

Zaijie Wang Yvette Baquet Christopher Lenell Peter Howard Gann Nadia Kawar Violeta Milenko AnnMarie Rose

Michael Ward Cynthia R. Barin Dean Vadim Gaponenko Jennifer L. Kazin John Paul Miller Quetzalcoatl

Earnest Ray Brian J. Barrett Leslie A. Dean Erica Irene Garcia Laurie Kennard Lawrence Miller Michael Quinlan Washington Felicia Aurora Barrett Graciela Degollado Rocio Garcia Amir I. Khan Alexandra Milos Eva E. Rafols

Suzanna Weiss Jaclyn Morgan Bauer Sandra Deines Veronica Garcia Jennifer Ujin Kim Vytenis Anth Milunas Ateeq Rahman Dasheka L. Whitaker Frederick G. Behm Estrella Del Rosario Chaim Garfinkel Bridgette E. King Charlene Lizabeth Moe Yadira Ramirez Stephanie Joyce Philip M. Beltran Flor Denise D. Maria Irene Givogri Lorene J. King Juan A. Montano Alfredo M. Ramos Whitaker Gabriel Augusto Bernal Delacuesta Janet Golick William C. Kling Leticia Montano Malcolm M. Reed Lois White Sumanth V. Silvina Delgado Thomas F. Golz Jeffrey David Thelma Montesinos Kimberly Ann Reese Kevin M. Whyte Bhaskaran Shawn Deng Beatriz Gonzalez Klopfenstein Carmen Moore Amada Renteria John Wightkin T anvi S. Bhatt John Andrew DeVries Imelda Gonzalez Lorrie Koch Herminio Morelos Gerardo Reyes Charlom Easter Wilcher Shylaja Bhooshi Anke Di Juana Gonzalez Kathleen Kodak Terrell Lejon Morgan Ligaya Reyes-Estrella Farion R. Williams Liene Biron-Bomis Nick Di Cosola Kay-Eduardo James Edward David Erik Morris Kathy Erika Richardson Glenn F. Willoughby Jo Ellen Bond Rebecca Romaine Diak Gonzalez-Vilbazo Kollenbroich Katherine Sun Mosio Gabriel Riera Jeffrey J. Winter Ernesto Bongarzone ltaria A. Dillon Matthew P. Goossens Jing Kong Stephanie Lucy Rincon Joanna Wolek Lartesia Booth Luisa A. DiPietro Howard Gordon Wanda Jettka Korcz Kriegermeier Barbara J. Risman Howard L. Wolfman Maarten C. Bosland Debra J. Dixon Tara A. Gordon Oleksiy Korol Murauskas Yolanda Rivera Margot Wosko Marsha Branch Jamie Colleen Valerie Gordon Mark J. Kramer Marco Navarro Karla DelCarmen Rivera Marika Inga Wrzosek Allen Alexander Braxton Kristen Jane L. Gowans Ruth A. Kross John M. Neuner Ruiz Fazlur R. Zahurullah Shelley Brickson Donahey Roitman Christopher Grimes Renata E. Lacour Brae T. Newman Elaine Roberts Josefina Zambrano Beverly Brightwell Loray Douglas Juan I. Gutierrez Vicki Renee Lambert Dragan Nikolovski Anthony M. Robinson Jesenia Zayaz Sharon Marie Broadney Shannon M. Dowty Cynthia M. Hall Maria Paz R. Larson Larisa Nonn Ileana Ivette Rodriguez Connie Zdenek Alphonzo Brown Tom G. Driver Joelle Hallak Magdalena Laskowski Shannon Marie Norkus Shelissa Latrice Brian D. Zeid Charonne Brown Katie E. Drury Cynthia Hamilton Lisa Yun Lee Kate U. Nwanah Rodriguez Ruth Zelkha Elizabeth A. Brown Nina Dubin Jianping Han Efren E. Leon Kirsten H. Ohler Yolanda Rodriguez Elizabeth A. Zepp Joe Brown Joseph Dublin Patricia Handcox Ulana Leskiw Matthew F. Orlando Markitta Rogers Mary Ann Zervakis Rosalind Brown Bozena Dudka Eve Hardin Amanda E. Lewis Jerome Orze Mitchell Franklin Brent Roxanne E. Brown Bozena Dudka Kirkland Harmon Andrew Lewis Karen Y. Owens Roitman Huaibo Zhang Tenisha Tajuana Kathleen Marie Dunne Valerie Ann Harris Jennifer V. Lewis Anne Pach Joseph Roger Rojas Yongkang Zhang Burnett Mark Steven Dworkin Patricia E. Hasemann William David Lewis Joyce G. Pacubas-Le Robert Raymond Yin Zhong Natasha Denise Burns David Eaton Ty Elliot Hasselman Pauline J. Lipman Blanc Roman Cathy L. Zuber Adam Bursua David Thomas Danlin He Su Yuan Liu Suzanne V. Padayao Janine M. Rosenberg

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Silvia Rosman Catherine P. Vida Sachin C. Amin Megan Carney Katherine Erbe Jeaneen Courtney Jerry Krishnan

Phillip C. Ross Vladimir Vidanovic Paul Andersen Daniel A. Caron Nancy A. Eschbach Heaven Lisa A. Krueger

Thomas A. Mladen I. Vidovich Jacqueline Diane Carr-Lynn Alissa Eugeni Rona L. Heifetz Daniel J. Kunnert

Rotermund Sweet Fiechel Vivares Lynette Anderson Shakita Denise Carter Margaret Fahey-Graf Mitchel J. Hendrickson Richard D. Kurek

Ronald Omeir Roulhac Suncica Volkov Passhun J. Anderson Marcus D. Casey Brandy G. Faustino Rene Henry Betty Kurian

Jennifer Rupert Anton Wagner Ahmad A. Aref Norma K. Castillo Richard Fedrigon Alma Hernandez Joseph Albert

Barbara Russell Sherronda Walker Jose Manuel Arroyo Ramon A. Castillo Bo Fernhall Jacqueline Herrera LaBellarte

Consejo Sabidong Jing Wang Mario Arroyo Anthony Joseph Miriam Figueroa Rogelio Herrera Gregory Vincent Larnell

Janine Ann Sacco Priscilla Ming Wang Carl V. Asche Catanzaro Julie Fisher Claudia M. Hester Marie L. Larosiliere

Jennifer Gumahin Shelley Ann Washington Carmen S. Asche Antima Cerda Teresa Fitzgerald Waverlynn Hicks Albert Karl Larsen

Samson Karriem S. Watson Lashonda Tameika Ash Cynthia Mygail Champs Elizabeth Flores Janet Mary Hinkes Shauna K. Larson

Diana Sanchez Tamika L. Webb Jenny Ashley Christopher Tseunmun Wanda Enid Flores Summer Alyssa Crystal Dion Lawrence

Alex Sandoval Laura Wellwood Susana Asuncion Chan Brenikki R. Floyd Hinthorne Jing Li

Thomas J. Santoro Barry Lloyd Wenig Phimon Atsawasuwan Erica R. Chapman Casimir A. Fornal Katherine Barbara Jing Li

Jayashree Sarathy Loni L. Wenzel Neil Bahroos Maurice Chatman Pamela S. Fournier Holihen Lin Li

Eduardo 0. Jane Ann Whalen Kelly Bair lshita Chatterjee Sondra Fox Kara Holloway Vaiva Liakaite

Scaccabarrozzi Melody A. Wheeler Lori Danielle Barcliff Humberto Chavez Jennifer L. Francis LaDonna Maria Holt Yonilo C. Lim

Michael J. Schlicht Keekiwana White Baptista Hyunsook Chun Dana Franklin Craig Alan Horswill Ann Lindner

Linda Schuh Malgorzata Wieczorek- Jenna Lauren Bauer Christopher C. Cibulskis Joanna Galan Lewis Hsu Robin Lingatong

Julie Ann Schwind Tlalka Tracy Baynard Anthony V. Civito Ananya G. Enrique Huacuja Thomas A. Lipsmeyer

Edwina Searcy Patrice D. Wilbur Fernando Becerra Ginevra Clark Gangopad hyaya Cathleen E. Huntsman Chunyu Liu

Elba Rebecca Sertuche Elizabeth Louise Wiley Anna Katharina Maria Jacqueline M. Clark Debra Ann Geihsler George Edward Hurt Lindsey Gail Shannon

Chhaya D. Shah Kimberly L. Williams Beckmann Maureen Clark Monica L. Gerhardt Dieu-Huong Huynh Lococo

EjazShamim Melba M. Williams Michele K. Beekman Jean L. Clore Joy Getzenberg Nina Sivanawin Huynh Iesha Loggins

Ronald E. Sheaffer Pamela D. Williams Valeria Claudia Saiydah Monique Kellie Jean Gibbons Christina M. Hyland Ana B. Lopez

Tracy J. Shorter Sue Elizabeth Wilson Benavides Coleman Renee Petzel Gimbar Ronald Derrick Ike William S. Lorch

Nancy Sislow Tanashia Faye Winters Lopez Tina M. Coletta Antonio Giuliani Vladimir llievski Marsha Love

Tyrone D. Smith David H. Wise Jeffrey Charles Benson Emanuel Colon Anne Elizabeth Jason Ross lmmertreu Brienne Davis Lowry

Preston T. Snee Jennifer Lee Wollenzien Daisy Bentley Sherry Cometa Glassgow Rhondi Lauren Rysdon Yang Lu

Kyung No Son Lois Wood Runa Bhaumik Kevin Connaghan Ruben Gonzalez Inman Vanessa Ann Lucas

Bardomiano Sosa Justin M. Wooden John Bintz William 0. Cook Vanessa Gonzalez Kathy R. Irving Dick Ray Lui

Maria Y. Sosa Brandon Woodley Beth Blackwell Candice Cooper Charles Joseph Aisha Jackson Valerie Lynn

Elsa Mayela Soto Cynthia M. Wright Sarah Elizabeth Danita Cooper Goodman Matthew David Jager Narsa Reddy

Christopher Elbert David A. Wurster Blankenbaker Connie L. Cranford Debra Goodwin Allison B. James Machireddy

Stamps Xuehua Xiang Anna Blazevic Mary Colette Crang Victor Roland Gordeuk Xochitl Jaramillo Sineej Madathil

Jessica Olive Stanczak Hui Xie Frank Borgers Floyd Edward Robert Perry Gould Anna Maria Jaworska Renee M. Maeweather-

Patricia K. Steward Jie Yang Claudia C. Boucher- Crumpton Christopher A. Grafton Frozena A. Jerro Reed

Lisa Anne Stolley Melinda Gail Young Berry Jennifer Cutts James G. Graham Alisa Johnson Daniel M. Maggin

Meaghan Driscoll Stefan K. Young Katherine Boulay Kimberly Ann Czech Katie R. Grapenthien Cedric Johnson Peter A. Maher

Strotman Julia Zamora Nina E. Bracken Maria Shiery Dabu Sladjana Grbic Robert Michael Johnson Alicia Russell Maloney

Roxana Stupp Moira L. Zellner John F. Brennan Frederick C. Darnen Roberta F. Gregory Ronda B. Johnson Johanna Manous

Tennille Nicole Sumler Matthew C. Zemburski Victoria S. Bronson Angela Daniels Marika Lazo Greiff Teresa Anne Johnston Alexander Manzo

Alison May Superfine Hui Zhang Shaundra Liamesha Marina Del Rios Maja Grgurevic Angela Jones Josefina Manzo

Benjamin M. Superfine Mei Zhang Brown Daisy Delgado Marilyn Griffin Stacey Marie Juarez Lisa Ann Mariano

Sharonda Renee Yan Zhao Stephen B. Brown Julie Anne Delisa Jeffrey Lawrence Olympia Kalagidis Aristotelis Marinis

Sweezer Oiyuan Zhou Kevin M. Browne Lauren Michelle DeMaat Dolder Grizzell George Kallivretakis Monika Marko

Susana Sylvester Xiaofeng Charles Zhou Karen Bucher Nicholas Dennis Marisol Guerrero Ian K. Kang Olga I. Marrero

Gemma S. Tacbas John Zignich Dragana Bukorovic Marte L. Deppermann Constantino Gutierrez Noah Kaplan Linda Mars

Cassaundra Ashley Alicja Zoladek Michael Bradley Dustin H. Dietrich Jeanette Gutierrez Janet M. Kashuba Johnson Marseille

Tafilaw Vivian Zozobrado Buraglio Natacha Dieudonne Jovita Gutierrez Gregory Keller Kathleen Reid Martin

Annie Tan Calimlim Heber Burguete Ana Teresa Dilodilo Binni Hagstrom Megan E. Keller Maria Cordelia Martinez

Ignatius Y S Tang 5 YEARS

Charles E. Burke Eileen Ann Doherty Sadia Haider Michael Kelly Jorge A. Martinez Romo

Alfred Walter Tatum Peter Burkiewicz Ana Petrovic Doncic Sandra D. Hall Gretchen L. Kemner Kimberly Anne

Margaret Ann Taylor Khaled Abdelhady Leah Susanne Burt Jonathan Dopkeen Susan Hammerschmidt Harleena K. Kendhari Matthews

Peggy Teeters Linsu Allen Abraham Amanda Y. Butler Nathaniel Jared Naudia Shamease David Kerbow Melissa A. Mattingly

Rakhi Wadhwa Thambi Cynthia Rose Adams Amy Lou Butler Downing Hampton Marie Khan Marcus M. McAllister

Linsey Rose Thattil Maria Elena Adams Rosa M. Cabrera Nikolay K. Dudumov Sagina Hanjrah Kyung Ho Kim Francis J. McBee

Andre L. Thomas Kirby Jordana Adlam Cecilia Cadena Bertram Sherard Dugan Glenda Denise Harrell Paul Pong Jae Kim Orzulak

Frederick A. Thulin Laura Aguilar Kate Campbell Randal 0. Dull Marvin Harris Dieter Klatt Kathleen Elizabeth

Mel Tomeczko Zaneta Dunczyk Ahuja Arely Nataly Campos Karen V. Dunn Lopez Jamie Hassall David Edward Klick McCarthy

Riza Torres Ning Ai Crystal Cannon Sylwia Dyba Rita Hatfield Chad Kohorst Erin E. McCarville

Carissa J. Tyo Maira A. Alcantar Dingcai Cao Jeremy Ebersole Jacob Matthew Haus Petia A. Kostadinova Adriana S. McDonald

Roberto Alfredo Ullfig Katherine J. Aldag Maria Julia Stephen Maurice Edfors Carrie Hay Miiri Ann Kotche James McGarrigle

Rosina Unzueta Tamika A. Alexander Capomaggi Scheneka Edwards George M. Hayden Rajul Gandhi Kothari Adriana McGowan

Norifumi Urao Igor A. Altman Richard Caprio Dean F. Eitel Sarah K. Hays Joshua 0. Krasne Jeneka Tachell McGuire

Melinda Love N. Valera Jeffrey R. Alton Alberto Cardona Amir Said El Shami Dawn Heard Harish Ravikumar Cheryl Hitosis McKearin

Maria C. Velasco Frank V. Amato Melissa Ann Carlucci Aisha El-Amin AiMee M. Hearden Krishnan Martin Joseph McOuinn

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John C. Meehan Brenda Lee Nichols

Amir Mehralian John L. Nitiss

Michael Gonzalez Karin C. Nitiss

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By Sam Hostettler — samhos@uic.edu

Alzheimer’s disease, neurodegenera-tive disorders, cancer, sleep disordered breathing. The illnesses may seem dis-similar but they have one commonality: Greg Thatcher is working to find a cure for them all.

Throughout his career, Thatcher has melded his expertise in academia and science with business. His numerous patents have led to the launch of several start-up companies whose goal is to bring drug candidates to clinical trials.

Innovation does not just come from time and effort, Thatcher said, but also money.

“Venture capital financiers will tell you that ideas are 10-a-penny. In drug dis-covery, it will take $5 million to $10 mil-lion and two years to take an idea from bench to a signal that the drug has any effect in humans, and the cumulative risk of failure is over 90 percent,” said Thatcher, Hans Vahlteich Endowed Chair of Medicinal Chemistry in the College of Pharmacy.

“But for an idea to have value, we must try to move the idea beyond the academic setting to become a transla-tional technology that can potentially provide real benefit to society at large and relieve the suffering of disease, even

if the risk and effort is very high.”A prolific scientist, Thatcher’s expertise

bridges chemistry and biology, and in-cludes nitric oxide chemical biology, oxi-dative stress, protein covalent modification, and estrogen receptor modulation focusing on Alzheimer’s dis-ease and breast cancer. He has been in-volved in several start-up companies, the latest, TTC Oncology, with Debra Tonetti, associate professor of pharmacology.

The new company licenses agents for therapy of treatment-resistant breast can-cer and an alternate family of agents for breast cancer that have also been out-li-censed. He also has several Alzheimer’s disease technologies currently licensed to biotechnology companies. Both ap-proaches to treating breast cancer were pioneered by a graduate student, Rui Xiong, proving Thatcher’s mantra that smart, young trainees drive innovation.

Thatcher is also the founding director of a campus-wide center for drug discov-ery. The UICentre engages biomedical researchers in collaborative teams to translate ideas and inventions to small molecule, proprietary lead compounds for further drug research and develop-ment.

A faculty member since 2003, Thatch-

er has supervised or co-supervised more than 45 graduate trainees and has been involved in pre- and postdoctoral training and education, mentoring trainees who have proceeded to leadership positions in the pharmaceutical industry, bioven-tures and academia.

In addition to being named Innovator of the Year, Thatcher has also been named UIC Graduate Mentor of the Year and a University Scholar.

Thatcher is currently principal investi-

gator or co-investigator on nine active grants, funded by either the National In-stitutes of Health, private industry, or the Chicago Biomedical Consortium.

Jerry Bauman, dean of the College of Pharmacy, said Thatcher’s work is “truly translational.”

“It is extremely clear that Greg is an innovator, and I can think of no one more deserving of this award,” Bauman said. “We are proud to have him at UIC and in our college.”

By Christy Levy — christyb@uic.edu

For Brian Kay, the thrill of science isn’t just in finding the solution to a problem. The process of getting there is just as exciting.

“I like thinking of elegant solutions to problems,” said Kay, professor of biologi-cal sciences. “Scientists are often result- oriented, but I’m also process-oriented.”

Kay, who uses new approaches to study antibodies, has developed four technologies within four years that could revolutionize his field. For his work, Kay was named the 2015 UIC Inventor of the Year by the Office of Technology Man-agement. The award is given to a re-searcher who has made contributions to

the development of intellectual property at UIC that have the potential to make a significant impact.

“At heart, I’m a technologist,” Kay said. “I’ve always thought of myself as being an inventor and a scholar, so it was very nice to be recognized in that respect.”

Kay’s work focuses on antibodies, which are produced by the body’s im-mune system to fight bacteria and virus-es. His work aims to discover ways to replace antibodies that are made in ani-mals with new techniques that could be made in a laboratory. Traditionally, anti-bodies are made by immunizing a mouse or rabbit, then harvesting the antibodies from their blood. It often takes two or three months to generate rabbit or mouse antibodies for each pro-tein.

“That’s a very tried-and-true method,” Kay said. “It works well, but there are some problems. The antibodies are het-erogeneous and not renewable, so you are limited in what you can do.”

In 2011, Kay received a four-year,

$1 million grant from the National Insti-tutes of Health for his research. He cre-ated four inventions during the grant period that employ protein engineering and molecular biology to make antibod-ies that are better, faster and cheaper. One invention has a patent and three have patents pending.

His work could be applied to identify emerging diseases or develop therapeu-tics.

“The technology could allow for a test of the Zika virus or another emerging disease quickly, so you could have on-demand quality and generate re-agents for an emerging disease,” he said.

“The work could also be used long-term in generating therapeutics. Anti-bodies could be injected into patients to treat diseases like rheumatoid arthritis or cancer.”

Kay was recognized for his inventions during a ceremony in June in Student Center East.

“There are a lot of smart people here at UIC, so to get a little attention is hum-bling and gratifying,” he said.

Greg Thatcher // Innovator of the Year

Brian Kay // Inventor of the Year

Greg Thatcher mixes science with business. (Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin)

Brian Kay is a “process-oriented” scientist. (Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin)

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Go Cubs Go!Fans celebrate World Series win on campusBy Francisca Corona — fcoron3@uic.edu

The Inner Circle was decorat-ed in Cubbie red, white and blue Thursday to celebrate the Chicago Cubs ‘ 2016 World Se-ries victory.

“Some of our students have never celebrated a Chicago championship,” said Joy Vergara, executive director of the Center for Student Involvement, who organized the event.

The Cubs clinched the World Series Nov. 2 with a 8-7 win over the Cleveland Indians. The last time the Cubs won the title was in 1908, when the team called the West Side Grounds home. The area, where South Wolcott Avenue and Polk Street intersect, is now part of the Col-lege of Medicine.

Senior Juliana Theorell, a life-long fan who watched the game at UIC, said she experienced a rollercoaster of emotions during Game 7, which included blown leads, a rain delay and a final, excited group huddle.

“At first I felt a sense of relief,

and then about the seventh or eighth inning, tense,” she said. “I was on the edge of my seat in the ninth inning, and by the 10th inning, I was biting my fingernails, but it worked out in the end.”

The win was achieved over the span of five hours, and many fans stayed up late to soak it all in.

Ashley Veras, a sophomore in psychology, was up past 1 a.m. with her family witnessing history.

“I had to wake up at 6 a.m. the next day, and it was just torture, but my family is really big on the Cubs and the Black-hawks, so it was really import-ant to us,” she said.

Students and staff who at-tended the celebration Thurs-day served themselves nachos and hotdogs while ESPN played in the background — essentials for a base-ball-themed event. Those who showed their spirit by singing

“Take Me Out to the Ball Game” or participating in other activities won Cubs gear and memorabilia.

“This whole city is celebrat-ing,” said Sameer Mujtaba, a stu-dent in the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs. “The feeling is indescribable.”

“This celebration is great,” added Theorell. “I’m glad UIC is giving the opportunity for us to do this.”

Fans celebrate in Student Center East. (Photos: Vibhu S. Rangavasan)

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Women’s basketball breezes past North Park By Dan Yopchick — yopchick@uic.edu

UIC used a balanced attack and a prolific fourth quarter run to put away the North Park Vikings in exhibition ac-tion Friday at the UIC Pavilion, 84-51.

The balance showed itself early on as seven players scored for the Flames in the first quarter. Fifth-year senior Terri Bender led all players with five points in the opening 10 minutes.

The Flames opened things up even further in the second quarter as they doubled up the Vikings 22-11 to snag a 44-29 lead at the half.

UIC’s defensive effort also intensified as it held North Park to 11 points and a mark of 30.8 percent from the field in the second 10-minute segment.

The Flames continued to grow their overall advantage as they held the Vi-

kings to 11 points for the second con-secutive period to take a 23-point cushion into the final quarter.

UIC created some serious distance in the first five minutes of the fourth quar-ter. After the Vikings scored the quarter’s first basket, the Flames used a 10-0 run over a quick 2:15 span to balloon the lead to 35 points. Newcomer KiKi Bynes scored the final seven points of the spurt over 87 seconds.

UIC used its discernable size advan-tage to own the glass, the Flames outre-bounding North Park, 50-31. UIC’s Teodora Zagorac paced all players col-lecting 10 rebounds, including five on the offensive end.

Five players made their UIC debut Fri-day. Freshman Tyra Carlsten-Handberg

was in the starting lineup, while Bynes, Gabryelle Johnson, and Lacy Stewart and Tylah Lamp-ley contributed in a reserve role.

Melita Emanuel-Carr and Desiree Jackson led the Flames with 10 points.

UIC will begin the regular season next week when it hosts Lake Forest at the UIC Pavilion at 7 p.m. Friday. The contest is the first in a season- opening four-game home-stand to start the 2016-17 campaign.

Teodora Zagorac (Photo: Steve Woltmann)

Men’s basketball knocks out JudsonBy Dan Yopchick — yopchick@uic.edu

UIC turned up the jets on both ends of the floor in the late stages Saturday as they knocked off the Judson College Ea-gles, 95-78, in an exhibition contest. The Flames outscored the Eagles, 25-8, over the final 7:30 minutes to cruise to the victory.

Sophomore Dikembe Dixson led all players with 34 points in the victory, while newcomers Tarkus Ferguson, God-win Boahen and K.J. Santos were in dou-ble figures in the scoring column with 12, 11 and 11 points respectively.

UIC got off to a fast start. After win-ning the opening tip, Tai Odiase slammed home a pass from freshman K.J. Santos just 10 seconds into the contest.

After taking a 15-8 lead, the Flames

surrendered an 8-0 run that ended when Marcus Ottey came up with a steal and a slam at the other end to regain the lead

at 17-16.The home team ballooned its

lead back to a half-high nine points with 1:46 to play in the period fol-lowing an acrobatic layup from Dix-son.

The Eagles pulled to within two after a three-point basket with 50 seconds remaining, but Ferguson drained a triple with 34 seconds to go for a halftime score of 44-39.

Judson briefly took the lead in the second half with 17:58 left after scoring the first six points of the stanza. Dixson hit a mid-range

jumper nine seconds later to regain the edge.

Later, the Eagles regained the lead but

UIC used a 16-8 run to tie the game when Ferguson buried another three-pointer. Ferguson’s free throws gave the Flames a lead again.

The Flames closed the game on a 25-8 run over the game’s final 7:30.

Odiase blocked three shots in 22 minutes, while newcomer Clint Robinson rejected a pair.

Santos, a 6-foot-8 freshman, dished out a team-high four assists for UIC. The Flames had 13 helpers as a team.

Dixson scored a game-high 34 points in only 26 minutes of action.

UIC begins its regular season Friday with a road trip to the West Coast. The Flames meet the San Francisco Dons at 10 p.m. CST.

Dikembe Dixson (Photo: Steve Woltmann)