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Austin, TX (PRWEB) January 27, 2012

Applied Rigaku Technologies, Inc. today announced a new empirical method for the elemental analysis of Mg, Al, Si, Ca and Fe in limestone. Application Note #1108 demonstrates the effectiveness of the polarized excitation and Cartesian geometry design of the Rigaku NEX GC energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometer to provide superior light element sensitivity.

Calcium-bearing minerals are widely used in agriculture, energy, and road construction. Limestone has long been used as a key material in the construction of buildings and monuments, as well as the production of glass. It is used as a raw material in the production of quicklime, cement and mortar. Limestone is also used as a scrubber stone in the desulfurization of flue gas and as a reagent in blast furnaces to extract iron from ore. Purified, limestone has many uses as a calcium supplement in foods and animal feeds, and well as a whitener in cosmetics.

For this application, each sample is prepared by grinding to a fine, dry, homogeneous powder of

A copy of this report may be requested at:

http://www.rigakuedxrf.com/edxrf/app-notes.html?id=1108_AppNote

About Rigaku

Since its inception in Japan in 1951, Rigaku has been at the forefront of analytical and industrial instrumentation technology. Rigaku and its subsidiaries form a global group focused on life sciences and general purpose analytical instrumentation. With hundreds of major innovations to its credit, Rigaku and its subsidiary companies are world leaders in the fields of small molecule and protein crystallography, X-ray spectrometry and diffraction, X-ray optics, as well as semiconductor metrology. Rigaku employs over 1,100 people globally and its products are in use in more than 70 countries ? supporting research, development, production control and quality assurance activities. Throughout the world, Rigaku continuously promotes partnerships, dialog, and innovation within the global scientific and industrial community.

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West Chester, PA (PRWEB) January 26, 2012

Westtown School is pleased to announce the appointment of Kristin Trueblood as its next Lower School Principal, effective July 1, 2012. Trueblood emerged from a competitive national search as a visionary leader whose experience and philosophy make her an excellent match for Westtown, a pre-K ? 12 college prep school founded by Quakers in 1799 and located in West Chester, PA.

In announcing Trueblood?s appointment on January 24, Westtown Head of School John Baird said, ?The Search Committee and I found Kristin?s creative vision of leadership, her love of children and deep understanding of how they learn, and her genuine enthusiasm for working with both children and adults in ways that enhance community utterly compelling. I am delighted that Kristin will be leading our Lower School next year!?

Kristin Trueblood will assume leadership of a Lower School already known as a regional leader in innovative education. As the first independent school in the Delaware Valley to adopt the Singapore Math Program, Westtown has seen standardized test scores rise as students become true mathematical thinkers. The school emphasizes reading and writing, with daily workshops modeled on the Reading and Writing Project of Teachers College, Columbia University. Daily art and physical education classes, experiential Spanish instruction and participation in the renowned Olweus anti-bullying curriculum are among other innovative program elements in Westtown?s Lower School.

Kristin Trueblood brings to Westtown a legacy of creative leadership from Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia, where she is currently interim Director of Lower School Admissions for Boys. She helped develop a Mandarin program for kindergarteners and guided a team of teachers to build a physics and engineering lab for young children, a program that includes outreach to local schools and a partnership for professional development with Tufts University?s Center for Engineering Educational Outreach.

A graduate of Kenyon College, Trueblood also holds a masters in educational leadership from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to her current position at Springside, she taught in the school’s primary grades, mentored beginning teachers and served as a science specialist.

Trueblood?s philosophy of education is closely aligned with Westtown?s beliefs, rooted in the Quaker testimonies, that there is that of God in each person and that the questions, ideas and experiences of even the smallest children are worthwhile. ?Whether I am teaching or leading or doing both, I hold an image in my head that motivates my actions,? Trueblood says. ?I want children to hurry happily to school each morning to see friends and connect with adults who believe in them because they have unfinished intellectual business.?

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West Chester, PA (PRWEB) January 26, 2012

Westtown School is pleased to announce the appointment of Kristin Trueblood as its next Lower School Principal, effective July 1, 2012. Trueblood emerged from a competitive national search as a visionary leader whose experience and philosophy make her an excellent match for Westtown, a pre-K ? 12 college prep school founded by Quakers in 1799 and located in West Chester, PA.

In announcing Trueblood?s appointment on January 24, Westtown Head of School John Baird said, ?The Search Committee and I found Kristin?s creative vision of leadership, her love of children and deep understanding of how they learn, and her genuine enthusiasm for working with both children and adults in ways that enhance community utterly compelling. I am delighted that Kristin will be leading our Lower School next year!?

Kristin Trueblood will assume leadership of a Lower School already known as a regional leader in innovative education. As the first independent school in the Delaware Valley to adopt the Singapore Math Program, Westtown has seen standardized test scores rise as students become true mathematical thinkers. The school emphasizes reading and writing, with daily workshops modeled on the Reading and Writing Project of Teachers College, Columbia University. Daily art and physical education classes, experiential Spanish instruction and participation in the renowned Olweus anti-bullying curriculum are among other innovative program elements in Westtown?s Lower School.

Kristin Trueblood brings to Westtown a legacy of creative leadership from Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia, where she is currently interim Director of Lower School Admissions for Boys. She helped develop a Mandarin program for kindergarteners and guided a team of teachers to build a physics and engineering lab for young children, a program that includes outreach to local schools and a partnership for professional development with Tufts University?s Center for Engineering Educational Outreach.

A graduate of Kenyon College, Trueblood also holds a masters in educational leadership from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to her current position at Springside, she taught in the school’s primary grades, mentored beginning teachers and served as a science specialist.

Trueblood?s philosophy of education is closely aligned with Westtown?s beliefs, rooted in the Quaker testimonies, that there is that of God in each person and that the questions, ideas and experiences of even the smallest children are worthwhile. ?Whether I am teaching or leading or doing both, I hold an image in my head that motivates my actions,? Trueblood says. ?I want children to hurry happily to school each morning to see friends and connect with adults who believe in them because they have unfinished intellectual business.?

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Ann Arbor, MI (PRWEB) January 25, 2012

A new mobile app developed by global public health organization NSF International is making it even easier for consumers to search and find dietary supplements and sports nutrition products that have earned NSF Certified for Sport? certification.

Download the free NSF Sport App: iPhone | Android

The NSF Certified for Sport? program was developed by NSF International to help athletes, coaches, trainers and health and fitness enthusiasts make more educated decisions when choosing nutritional supplements. NSF screens supplements for more than 165 banned substances and undeclared ingredients including stimulants, narcotics, steroids, diuretics, beta-2-agonists, masking agents and other substances, as well as unsafe levels of contaminants. The NSF Certified for Sport program also tests and certifies that product content matches label claims, and inspects the manufacturing facility in which the products are made. Annual product re-testing and facility inspections verify ongoing compliance with program requirements.

The NSF Certified for Sport? program is recognized by major sports organizations such as the NFL, MLB, and their player associations, PGA, LPGA, NCAA and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) to help ensure the sports supplements their athletes use are free of banned substances. To help educate consumers about the program, NSF is offering consumers a chance to win a prize by taking a short NSF Certified for Sport quiz on their Facebook page.

The new NSF Sport App makes this even easier by allowing users to search NSF International?s listings or browse a complete list of NSF certified products from an iPhone (and iPad) or Android phone.

?NSF International?s Certified for Sport? program is the most rigorous and complete testing and certification program available for sports nutrition and dietary supplements. This new NSF Sport mobile app now makes it even easier for consumers to search for and find NSF Certified for Sport certified supplements that are safer and free of banned substances,? said NSF Dietary Supplements Certification program General Manager Ed Wyszumiala.

The NSF Dietary Supplement and Certified for Sport? programs are part of the NSF Health Sciences Division, which offers certification, training, consulting, GMP and GLP testing, R&D and auditing for the pharmaceutical, dietary supplement and medical device industries. The Health Sciences Division includes: NSF Pharmalytica, a GLP & GMP contract laboratory; NSF-DBA, which has more than 25 years of pharmaceutical, dietary supplement, and medical devices training expertise; NSF Reference Standards and NSF Dietary Supplements. NSF International wrote the only official American National Standard for Dietary Supplements (NSF/ANSI 173) and developed its product certification program based on that standard. NSF’s Health Science Division operates globally throughout North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Editor?s Note: To schedule an interview with Ed Wyszumiala, General Manager of NSF International Dietary Supplement Certification program, contact Kelly Nichols at 734-827-6850 or knichols(at)nsf(dot)org.

Organizations seeking to learn more about the NSF Certified for Sport program, visit nsfsport.com or contact David Trosin at dtrosin(at)nsf(dot)org or 734-827-6856.

About NSF International: NSF International is an independent organization that writes standards and certifies products for food, water and consumer goods to minimize adverse health effects and protect the environment (nsf.org). Founded in 1944, NSF is committed to protecting human health and safety worldwide. NSF is a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Food and Water Safety and Indoor Environment.

Additional NSF services include NSF Education and Training, safety audits for the food and water industries, NSF Sustainability, organic certification provided by QAI (Quality Assurance International) and management systems registrations delivered through NSF International Strategic Registrations (NSF-ISR).

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London, UK (PRWEB) January 24, 2012

Today, digital channels offer life science companies enormous untapped opportunities to reach and interwork with physicians and patients. Some marketing teams have already responded by boosting their digital activity, with growth trends indicating that some digital channels will surpass more traditional media tools.

However, a host of challenges faced by the industry like regulatory compliance, ROI, adverse events monitoring, etc. leave companies behind the curve as they try to navigate both opportunities and hidden dangers. Meanwhile, leading-edge firms forge ahead by integrating digital tools into overall brand – and corporate-level strategies.

New research study ?Pharmaceutical Digital Marketing and Social Media? worked out by Cutting Edge Information has been recently published by Market Publishers Ltd.

Report Details:

Title: Pharmaceutical Digital Marketing and Social Media

Published: December, 2011

Pages: 187

Price: US$ 7,695.00

http://marketpublishers.com/report/medicine_pharmaceuticals_biotechnology/healthcare_equipment_services/pharmaceutical_digital_marketing_n_social_media.html

The report is a must-have for those who want to:

????explore real-world marketing mixes, case studies and rankings to understand industry-wide usage and goals for digital marketing, social media and mobile technology;
????learn how leading companies manage compliance, gauge ROI and avoid outsourcing pitfalls; as well as explore how digital models help teams mitigate regulatory risks and earn internal buy-in for new initiatives.;
????benchmark structure, staffing, budget and reporting lines to develop a team equipped to face challenges both now and in the future.

Report Contents:

Executive Summary

Study Methodology

Study DeUnitions

Digital Marketing: Key Findings and Recommendations

Integrating Digital and Traditional Channels

The New Pharmaceutical Marketing Mix

Social Media and Mobile Technology in Pharma

Pharma?s In-Roads into Social Media

Mobile Technology

eMarketing Structure, Stafung and Budgets

eMarketing Organizational Structure

eMarketing StafUng Resources

Digital Marketing Budgets

Outsourcing Digital Marketing

Agency Ratings: Six Categories for Digital Success

Structural Strategies for Mitigating Digital Marketing Risk

Charts and Graphics

Executive Summary

Figure E.1: Digital and Traditional Channels as a Percentage of the Overall 2011 Marketing Media Mix

Figure E.2: Media Mix for All Companies from 2009-2011

Digital Marketing: Key Findings and Recommendations

Figure E.3: Percentage Change in Media Mix from 2009 to 2011

Figure E.4: Dedicated eMarketing Groups? Staffing (FTEs)

Figure E.5: Total eMarketing Budgets

Figure E.6: Brand-Level eMarketing Spending During Registration & Launch

Figure E.7: Percentage of Companies Engaged in At Least One Type of Social Media Activity

Figure E.8: Ratings of Challenges to Social Media Adoption

Figure E.9: Effect of Lack of FDA Guidance on Companies? DTC Social Media Strategy

Figure E.10: Overall Opinion of Contract Agency?s Ability to Carry Out Pharmaceutical Digital Marketing

Integrating Digital and Traditional Channels

Figure 1.1: Age of Dedicated eMarketing Groups

The New Pharmaceutical Marketing Mix

Figure 1.2: Media Mix for All Companies from 2009-2011

Figure 1.3: Percentage Change in Media Mix from 2009 to 2011

Figure 1.4: Media Mix for Top 10 Companies from 2009-2011

Figure 1.5: Media Mix for Top 50 Companies from 2009-2011

Figure 1.6: Media Mix for Top 100 Companies from 2009-2011

Figure 1.7: Media Mix for US Companies from 2009-2011

Figure 1.8: Media Mix for Non-US Companies from 2009-2011

Figure 1.9: Media Mix for Brand-level Groups from 2009-2011

Figure 1.10: Media Mix for Corporate-level Groups from 2009-2011

Social Media and Mobile Technology in Pharma

Pharma?s In-Roads into Social Media

Figure 2.1: Percentage of Companies Engaged in At Least One Type of Social Media Activity

Figure 2.2: Number of Companies Engaged in Each Type of Social Media Activity

Figure 2.3: Companies Engaged in Each Type of Social Media Activity, by Percentage

Figure 2.4: Companies Engaged in Each Type of Social Media Activity at Corporate and Brand Levels

Figure 2.5: Ratings of Positive Impact Potential of Social Media, by Activity Type

Figure 2.6: Ratings Spread of Positive Impact Potential of Social Media, by Activity Type

Figure 2.7: Ratings of Challenges to Social Media Adoption

Figure 2.8: Ratings Spread of Challenges to Social Media Adoption

Figure 2.9: How Companies Measure Social Media Initiatives

Figure 2.10: Effect of Lack of FDA Guidance on Companies? DTC Social Media Strategy

Figure 2.11: Effect of Lack of FDA Guidance on Companies? DTC Social Media Strategy (US vs Non-US)

Figure 2.12: Support for Regulatory and Non-Regulatory Options

Figure 2.13: Ratings of Marketing Potential of Online Channels

Figure 2.14: Employee Use of Social Media and Formal Policies

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Columbus, Ohio and Muscat, Oman (PRWEB) January 22, 2012

Franklin University and the Modern College of Business and Science (MCBS) are pleased to announce the start of the first Franklin MBA cohort beginning January 29.

To commemorate this historic event, Franklin University?s President David Decker, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Christopher Washington, and Godfrey Mendes, Dean of Global Programs will join MCBS officials in Oman for a ceremony to celebrate the official start of this new cohort.

With the start of this new cohort, students at MCBS will now have the opportunity to take classes in the Franklin University MBA designed to help develop them into well-rounded, adaptive, and strategic-thinking business leaders. In addition, the Franklin MBA, accredited (by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education ) is offered in many countries around the world, providing curriculum that offers a truely global perspective.

?We are excited for the start of this new MBA cohort in Oman,? said Franklin University President David Decker. ?The start of this cohort allows Franklin, an institution known for its expertise in providing access to career-relevant education, to challenge students in Oman to leverage their strengths while increasing their ability to think expansively about how the world of commerce operates.?

The comprehensive theory-to-practice curriculum emphasizes analytics, contemporary business communication skills, and social responsibility, allowing students to build a foundation of practical business strategies and adaptable management skills that are noticed and needed in the ever-changing global marketplace.

MBA classes will be held on the campus of the Modern College of Business and Science (MCBS) in Muscat, the country?s capital, largest city, and seat of government. Classes will be taught in English by a combination of Columbus-based Franklin faculty members traveling to Oman and local faculty members from MCBS and other institutions.

The Modern College of Business and Science in the Sultanate of Oman is a private college accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education. It was established in 1996 and offers Associate and Bachelor Degrees, primarily in business administration and computer science. The Franklin MBA will be the first graduate program offered by the college. For further information on MCBS visit http://www.mcbs.edu.om.

The Franklin University MBA program is offered internationally through agreements with institutions in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Further information regarding Franklin University can be found at http://www.franklin.edu.

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(PRWEB) January 19, 2012

Upsite Technologies?, Inc. ?the pioneering company in airflow management solutions? announces the retirement of Dan Gollahon, Vice President of Strategic Partners. Data center industry veteran, Dan Gollahon has decided to retire after a full career of leading business development and driving sales. Dan?s retirement is effective February 3, 2012. Over the years Dan has contributed to the success of notable technology companies to include: Lowrance Electronics (http://www.lowrance.com), SpaceCom Systems (http://www.spacecom.com), Digital Equipment Corporation (now owned by Hewlett-Packard) and Hewlett-Packard (http://www.hp.com).

Dan has been a mainstay at Upsite since it was founded in 2001 contributing to corporate sales growth and year over year financial success. ?Dan?s contributions to the early successes of Upsite Technologies, Inc. were invaluable to establishing the company?s reputation as a leader in Airflow Management for the Data Center Industry? stated Ken Brill, Founder, Uptime Institute and Upsite.

?As Upsite initiated its Strategic Partner Plans in early 2011, Dan played an important role by establishing strong commitments with our Partners and ensuring the lines of communications were built on respect and integrity. His relationship building will be missed by Upsite as well as the industry,? noted Ken Sowards, President, Upsite Technologies, Inc.

Dan built his career with a BSEE degree from Southern Illinois University and a Certificate of Management from Oral Roberts University. Dan?s talents were quickly recognized as he established himself as a successful leader in sales, marketing and executive management. Dan is also known in the industry as an outstanding recruiter and trainer of top sales talent.

Dan recalls, ?It was a leap of faith for me as I joined Upsite during their infancy stage before products hit the market. Together we created a buzz in the industry and generated acceptance within the Fortune 50 to become a recognized industry best practice. I enjoyed being a part of the team bringing industry innovations to our highly respected Partners. I consider my time with the Upsite team and Partners the highlight of my career.? When asked what?s next, Dan said, ?I have accepted an opportunity to consult in Sales Management and teach Sales Ethics. It will allow me to share my experiences and build on the philosophy that to generate the best results you have to give respect, take responsibility, and build win/win solutions for it is only in a positive growth environment that we can excel and thrive.?

About Upsite

Known as the ?pioneering company in airflow management solutions? Upsite Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2001 by Ken Brill, who in 1993, had established the Uptime Institute, a think tank dedicated to understanding, improving, educating and expanding awareness of uptime and optimal efficiencies in data centers. Upsite Technologies leveraged the experience and knowledge obtained at the Uptime Institute to create its initial energy-efficiency products and services including the first KoldLok? product, the Integral grommet. Upsite continues to successfully engineer, design and manufacture a series of precision sealing solutions from our award winning, patented LOK Family of Solutions?. Sharing the science and executing it to optimize the data center is what sets Upsite apart in the industry. Upsite Technologies’ products and services empower data center managers to leverage cost savings and /or improve key elements of data center operations. The company is partnered with proven leaders in the data center airflow management industry throughout the United States, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. For further information please visit http://www.upsite.com.

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Houston, TX (PRWEB) January 19, 2012

Practitioners and teachers have long described the numerous mental and physical benefits of yoga and meditation practice. A recent scientific study measuring the electrical activity in the brain of those practicing a specific meditative practice, taught in Isha Foundation?s Inner Engineering program, provides scientific evidence to support some of these claims. The self-realized yogi and the founder of Isha Foundation, Sadhguru Vasudev, will be visiting Houston May 4-6, 2012 to conduct this Inner Engineering yoga and meditation program, which offers a powerful possibility to balance and align one’s inner energies, leading to enhanced joy as well as improved physical and mental wellbeing.

The Inner Engineering program includes interactive discussions, guided meditations, a set of simple, gentle asanas (yoga poses) and the transmission of Shambhavi Mahamudra kriya. Shambhavi Mahamudra is a 21-minute practice that greatly accelerates spiritual transformation and can have powerful physiological benefits as well. The kriya is an ancient internal energy process that functions as a catalyst for spiritual growth. When practiced regularly, the Shambhavi Mahamudra kriya will support health and inner wellbeing the rest of one?s life.

The study* of the brain activity of meditators demonstrated dramatic changes in electrical wave patterns in the brain after just 21 minutes of Shambhavi practice. These results included marked increases in the slow frequency delta and theta wave patterns characteristic of deep relaxation, and increased activity in areas of the brain important for alertness and focus. The EEG study also found marked increases in synchronization of wave patterns in the right and left sides of the brain. Referred to as ‘whole-brain synchronization,’ this phenomenon is commonly associated with more efficient and effective mental processing capabilities, including heightened mental clarity and sharper discrimination, better learning ability, and increased creativity.

In a 2010 survey of 536 practitioners of Shambhavi, 86% reported reductions in stress and anxiety with 91% of respondents saying they felt a deeper sense of overall peace. 80% of practitioners in the study also felt they had improved mental clarity and 70% reported increased mental concentration.

Participants of Sadhguru’s Inner Engineering program not only report feeling much happier as a result, they also commonly express greatly reduced levels of stress and anxiety, increased mental-alertness, enhanced focus and self-awareness. ?I am happier with life and more accepting, I am more responsible and somehow more in tune with everything,? shared a recent participant of the Inner Engineering program. ?I’ve become a much more confident and positive person, able to think clearly and deal with complicated situations and emotionally sensitive issues,? explained another.

According to Sadhguru, the 10,000-year-old science of yoga understands the human system not just as a physical body, but as five layers of body. These five layers are the physical body, mental body, pranic energy body, etheric body and bliss body. It is alignment of the bodies, the koshas, that allows a yoga practitioner to experience the bliss at the core of human life.

?The reason why most people in the world do not know joy is that the physical, the mental, and the ?pranic? or the energy-body, are not in alignment. The core of you is joy; over that there are four layers. If they are properly aligned, a natural expression, an overwhelming expression of joyfulness will naturally happen within a human being,” explained Sadhguru in a recent introductory talk. “People may achieve this state in so many ways. Someone is listening to music and at a certain moment he experiences joyfulness because in that moment his physical body, mind, energy, everything is focused in one direction, and suddenly, a burst of joyfulness happens within. Maybe somebody is dancing, it happens with him. Maybe somebody is looking at something beautiful, it happens to him. These are all different ways that it may happen. Now (in Inner Engineering programs) we are looking at the technology of keeping these three bodies constantly aligned so that joyfulness is not an accidental happening; joyfulness becomes a normal condition, a natural way of living for you.”

Manveer Bhatia et al. Neurophysiological and Biochemical evaluation in practitioners of Isha Yoga. World Conference- Expanding Paradigms: Science, Consciousness and Spirituality February 2006

For more information on Inner Engineering May 4-6 in Houston, contact houston(at)ishafoundation(dot)org or kathy(dot)c(at)ishafoundation(dot)org.

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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 18, 2012

ViSalus Sciences is a Health and Wellness focused direct sales company with corporate offices in Troy, Michigan and Los Angeles, California. Offering a diverse line of quality nutritional supplements, energy drinks, and weight management solutions, the ViSalus community of customers and distributors stretches from coast to coast as the company prepares for International expansion.

Among these products is the ViSalus Vi-PAK, an advanced anti-aging and energy system designed to support your daily health. ViSalus NEURO is a smart energy drink mix that gives you a gentle, healthy lift of energy that gets you through the day without the jitters. The Trim Slim Shape Program offers a 1-2-3 system for healthy weight loss and weight management to let the real you show through.

The name “ViSalus” represents the three pillars of the company’s core mission: Life, Health and Prosperity. The ViSalus community is able to create lasting life memories through reward trips and personal development opportunities. ViSalus promotes better health through its line of health and wellness products. And, finally, ViSalus seeks to improve the prosperity of others through providing direct selling opportunities, teaching entrepreneurship principles, and reinforcing the need to give back and make an impact on the people and causes we care about most.

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Sandy, UT (PRWEB) January 16, 2012

The Waterford School is pleased to announce its charter membership in the Cum Laude Society. Waterford is currently the only school in Utah to have this distinction.

Beginning with the Class of 2012, the school will select a group of students each year to be inducted into Cum Laude. These students will be recognized for their academic achievements across all disciplines.

?Waterford has a long tradition of commitment to the ideals of liberal arts education. One of those ideals, is academic excellence: true and deep achievement in a broad range of disciplines. This is a wonderful opportunity to recognize our finest scholars with a distinction that will carry weight at a national level,? said Dr. Brandon Bennett, Waterford Academic Dean.

In addition, seven Waterford faculty members were inducted into the Cum Laude Society as Charter Members. These teachers were recognized for their outstanding contributions to learning and excellence: Brandon Bennett, Ph.D., Academic Dean; Mark Bromley, Science Teacher; Kelley Heuston, History Teacher; Steve Manning, Computer Science Department Chair; Kathy Morris, Orchestra Teacher; Nancy Woller, Math Teacher; Jan Van Arsdell, History and English Teacher.

Founded in 1906, the Cum Laude Society is dedicated to honoring scholastic achievement in secondary schools. The founders of the society modeled Cum Laude after Phi Beta Kappa and in the years since its founding, Cum Laude has grown to 382 chapters, approximately two dozen of which are located in public schools and the rest in private or independent schools. Membership is predominantly in the United States, but chapters also are located in Canada, England, France, Spain, Puerto Rico and the Philippines.

The Waterford School is a private, college-preparatory school located in Sandy, Utah, for students in preschool through grade 12. For more information visit http://www.waterfordschool.org

For more information about the Cum Laude Society visit http://www.cumlaudesociety.org.

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