Soroptimists Award $7500 Grant for Fire Safety Program
The Soroptimist International of Frederick County received a $7500 federal grant to expand a fire safety effort for residents over 55 begun in 1984. They have distributed 700 smoke detectors, plan cheaper alarms for the hearing impaired, and advocate a state law change to signal with light.
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Peggy Webb
Soroptimist International
Frederick County
General Assembly
United States Fire Administration
Maryland
Robert Thomas
Thomas
Ms. Webb
Ms. Crum
Helen Eaves
Ms Crum
Mr. Thomas
Lehigh MSE program aids deaf student in demanding field
Gary Behm, deaf since birth, enrolls in Lehigh University's 1985 manufacturing systems engineering master's program. IBM engineer moves with interpreter Nancy Abrett, shares notes from Keith Brown, and receives faculty adjustments to accommodate his needs while balancing a newborn at home. The program, once rated nation’s best, faces its toughest test yet as Gary copes and succeeds.
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Bethlehem
Lehigh University
Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Gary Behm
Lehigh
Gary
IBM
Manassas
U.S
Lancaster
Nancy Abrett
Keith Brown
Nancy
Mikell P. Groover
Groover
Mr. Groover
Rochester Institute of Technology
Jeanne
General Motors Corp
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