Dr. Ryan Brandt of Lake City and Dr. Samuel Blanchard of Cadillac received scholarships from the Cadillac Area Community Foundation.
They both will receive $2,500 based on recommendations from the Ardis/Lueder Northern Lower Michigan Endowed Scholarship Fund Advisory Committee. The endowed fund provides scholarships to dental students from Wexford, Missaukee and Osceola counties to help them complete their education and return to the area to practice dentistry.
Brandt received a DDS from the University of Michigan, where he is a second-year resident in the three-year endodontics program.
Blanchard received a DDS from the University of Detroit Mercy and is a first-year resident in the 30-month pediatric dental program at U-M.
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Chris Simmon, CRNA, recently traveled with a mission to the Dominican Republic to provide free medical attention to patients in need. He is employed by Otsego Memorial Hospital in Gaylord.
The Midwest Medical Mission was divided into surgical and clinical teams. For seven days, Simmon worked with the surgical team at a hospital in San Pedro, where he used his expertise in anesthesiology to help the team perform a variety of surgeries.
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Dr. William Nowak of Traverse City recently completed training in a new minimally-invasive surgical procedure for pelvic organ prolapses.
Nowak was one of three Michigan gynecologic surgeons and one of 15 advanced surgeons nationwide invited to participate in the hands-on surgical lab. He is a board-certified gynecologic surgeon and currently is accepting new patients at his Traverse City practice. Call 938-2366.
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Jim Scherrer of Traverse City and Rebecca Moore of Ludington were among seven outstanding Michigan residents honored for their exemplary leadership and support of children with mental health challenges and their families at the annual conference of the Association for Children's Mental Health.
Scherrer received the ACMH Leadership Award. Moore received the ACMH Parent/Professional Partnership Award.
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Michigan Community Blood Centers acknowledges the following blood donors who recently reached new gallon levels.
One gallon -- Fred Auch, Henry Bailey, Melissa Clark, Vicki Clark, Sunny Cole, Michael Coyle, Andrea Ferrara, Sue Frohnapfel, Michael Ganger, Ronald Gentz, Michael Groleau, Melanie Hardy, Donald Hayes, Richard Helminiak, Craig Keene, Rachel Lantzer, Kerri Mackey, James McAndrews, Veronica Mork, Edward Petersen, Alfred Pischke, Eryn Rennie, Michael Salamino, Kathleen Shafer, William Teal, Delia Weidner, Angelina Winn, Steven Wise, and Caroline Yaste; two gallons -- Cheryl Biermaker-Morse, Patricia Borstel, Kimberly Crawford, Terry Hanson, Richard Harwood, James Huver, Connie Pleva, and Beverly VanRaalte; three gallons -- James Batsakis, Rose Deering, Elmer Guernsey, Annette Hamann, Michael Kramer, Donna Salon, Deborah Shelagowski, and Scott Trumbull; four gallons -- William Diekman, Heather Farago, Anka Harkness, Alvin Hudson, and Wendell Thomas; five gallons -- Charles Brooks; six gallons -- Ronald Rhoads; eight gallons -- Douglas Jordan and Dale Nielson; nine gallons -- Charles Priest; 10 gallons -- Matthew Kuhn and Frank Strang; 13 gallons -- Bob Danek and Mary Somsel; and 19 gallons -- Thomas Ulanski.
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