Antonio Torres, promoter (Latino health outreach worker) for the Benton County Health Department’s HIV Integration Project was awarded the 2007 Emerging Community Leader Award at the annual conference of the Oregon Public Health Association in Corvallis on Wednesday, Oct. 5. The award is given to a person in the beginning of his or her public health career who has demonstrated leadership, innovation and creativity.

Torres was acknowledged for his excellence in implementing effective health promotion activities working with an underserved population. He was also recognized for his commitment to expanding professional knowledge and awareness of the needs and strengths of Latino communities and his skill in building strong community partnerships.

Among his other accomplishments, Antonio organized the highly successful health fair and soccer tournaments in Corvallis in 2006 and 2007. Torres recently co-authored a chapter entitled, “Rural Latino Men — Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs towards HIV Prevention,” that appeared in a special issue on men’s health of the Journal of Research on African American Men.

Phi Kappa Phi scholarship winners

Two local Oregon State University students have earned $1,500 Tunison Scholarships from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi during the 2006-07 academic year.

They are Megan Wolf of Corvallis, a senior in biology, and Karl Fairchild of Philomath, a junior in fisheries and wildlife sciences.

LBCC summer term

honor roll

The following Benton County area students at Linn-Benton Community College earned a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for 12 or more graded credits during summer term, June to August 2007. These do not include pass/no pass or incomplete credits.

Corvallis: Gerald M. Carter, Stephanie R. Cherry, Ryan J. Edwards, Chad R. Gorsky, Joanne B. Huntley, Robert M. Kong, Rory B. Loveland, Magan M. McDermott, Tamara Musafija-Jeknic, Hannah M. Perry, Kristopher S. Puderbaugh, Patrick E. Ramsing, April Robertson, Erick T. Rogers, Jeffery C. Rosser, Karen K. Roth, Duane M. Seidlitz, Corey W. Thompson, Grace Uyeda, Paul A. Walker

Monroe: Stacey N. Hardin

Philomath: Misty M. Coyle

Hutton honored for service to medicine

Ames, Iowa — Dr. Norman Hutton, Meridian, Idaho, was named the 2007 recipient of the Stange Award for Meritorious Service, the highest honor given to alumni of Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

Hutton was recognized for his professional contributions to enhance veterinary medical education. During his career, he used his computer science background and management skills to enhance veterinary education and the service components of Iowa State University and Oregon State University.

Hutton’s career in academia started at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1966. During his 10-year tenure, he was an early adopter and implementer of computer technology, leading the college and the profession in the early years of computerized records systems. As an assistant dean, Hutton was most noted for establishing a biomedical communications department to support the teaching and research programs at the College of Veterinary Medicine.

From 1977 to 1997, Hutton was an associate dean at OSU. He was instrumental in developing a new cooperative veterinary education among OSU, Washington State University and the University of Idaho. Hutton played a key role in the college’s maturation, retiring in 1997.

He was vice president of the American Veterinary Medical Association from 1997 to 1999. During his term, he was especially known for his work with the student chapters of the AVMA.