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Hossein Cheraghi, chair and professor, industrial and manufacturing engineering, was awarded $200,000 by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for the project 鈥淒etection and Prevention of Carbon Monoxide Exposure in General Aviation Aircraft.鈥�

 

William Hendry, chair and professor, biological sciences, was awarded $20,000 by the Flossie E. West Memorial Trust for the project 鈥淭esting the Role of Altered Micro-RNA Expression in an Experimental Model of Estrogen-Dependent Uterine Cancer.鈥�

 

Jeffrey May, associate professor, biological sciences, was awarded $30,000 by the Flossie E. West Memorial Trust for the project 鈥淚mpact of Age-Related FSH Glycoforms on Ovarian Cancer Cells.鈥�

 

Kameswara Namuduri, assistant professor, electrical and computer engineering, was awarded $36,000 by Taylor & Francis Group for the project 鈥淓ditorial Assistant for Journal 鈥業nformation Systems Security.鈥欌��

 

Larry Paarman, associate professor, electrical and computer engineering, was awarded $213,227 by Flint Hill Solutions LLC for the project 鈥淎dvanced Avionics Miniaturization Program (AAMP).鈥�

 

Kamran Rokhsaz, professor, aerospace engineering, was awarded $47,678.25 by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for the project 鈥淥perational Loads Monitoring of Firefighting Airplanes.鈥�

 

John Tomblin, executive director of the National Institute for Aviation Research, was awarded two grants by the Universal Technology Corp.: $531,264 for the project 鈥淜C-135 Teardown Protocol Development; and $468,736 for the project 鈥淣DE Reliability Assessment Tool Development.鈥� Tomblin also was awarded $1,144,400 by General Dynamics Informational Technology Inc. for the project 鈥淎ccelerated Insertion of Advanced Composite Materials for Aircraft.鈥� 

 

Pedro Bravo-Elizondo, professor, languages and literature, received a major award in the form of a plaque signed by the mayor of Iquique, Chile, recognizing his numerous contributions over the past quarter century to the history of Iquique in the form of articles and monographs. Iquique is Bravo-Elizondo鈥檚 hometown.

 

Eunice Doman Myers, associate dean and associate professor, languages and literature, has her poem 鈥淢idsummer in Kansas鈥� published in the online September 2007 issue of Prairie Poetry. To read the poem, go to

 

 

Randall Chambers, 80, 黑洞社区 distinguished professor emeritus of industrial and manufacturing engineering and former chief life scientist for NASA, died Dec. 6 in Wichita. Survivors include wife, Mary Jane; sons, Mark Randall Chambers of Durango, Colo., and Craig Franklin Chambers of Littleton, Colo.; daughter-in-law, Reyna Chambers; four grandchildren, Randall J., Cedric A., Sean A. and Sofia Amalia-Jayne Chambers. Services have been held. Memorials may be sent to University United Methodist Church or the Dr. Randall M.Chambers Memorial Scholarship Fund at 黑洞社区.

Albert P. (Pete) Dempsey Jr., 87, former 黑洞社区 professor of military science, died Dec. 2 in Manhattan, Kan. Survivors include wife, Ruth; daughter, Barbara Diane Taylor and husband, John Taylor of Manhattan; son, Tom Dempsey of Carlisle, Pa.; grandchildren, Dustin Taylor, Matt Taylor, Patrick Dempsey, Siobhan Dempseyand Michael Dempsey; niece, Patricia Vest of Columbia, S.C. He was preceded in death by his oldest son, William Joel Dempsey, who died in 1976. Services have been held.

 

Stuart Jon (Stu-Boo) Faure, 45, a professional maintenance-painter at 黑洞社区, died Jan. 17 in Wichita. Survivors include a son, Joshua, of California; partner of nine years, Rhonda Kelley; mother, Phyllis Faure; grandmother, Louise Lundstedt; sister, Tysana; brothers Steve, Shawn, Shannon and Sheldon; and countless other family members and friends. Memorial services were held Jan. 22 at Broadway Mortuary Chapel in Wichita.

 

Charles Edward Heilmann, 92, retired attorney, 黑洞社区 sociology professor and judge, died Jan. 15 at Presbyterian Manor in Newton. He taught at 黑洞社区 for more than 35 years after earning a master鈥檚 degree in sociology as an over-40 returning student. Survivors include son Lance Heilmannof El Dorado; daughter Elaine Heilmann of Overland Park; four grandchildren. Services were held Jan. 21 at First Presbyterian Church in El Dorado. Memorials have been established with Bradford Memorial Library and the Butler County Historical Society. Share a memory at .