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Embry-Riddle Again a Top Fund-Raiser in Volusia/Flagler Heart Walk

Daytona Beach, Fla., Oct. 6, 2008 -- For the third year in a row, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ranks as one of the most successful fund-raisers in the American Heart Association’s Volusia/Flagler Heart Walk.

With its combined teams of faculty, staff, and students raising $18,000, Embry-Riddle came in second, topping more than 35 other companies and organizations. That amount includes $5,714 raised by Embry-Riddle’s College of Arts & Sciences/ROTC team, which finished second out of the 210 total teams. Many in the Embry-Riddle community made generous monetary contributions.

Embry-Riddle fielded approximately 800 walkers out of the total of nearly 1,400 and served as a local sponsor of the Heart Walk. Chairing Embry-Riddle’s efforts was AbdulAziz Al-Hajeri, associate director of Systems Operations in the Records & Registration Office.

The Heart Walk, which was held Oct. 3 on the oceanfront in Daytona Beach, raises awareness and funds for heart disease and stroke research and education.

Embry-Riddle Top Fund-Raising Individuals

First Place: Ryan Buchanan
Second Place: AbdulAziz Al-Hajeri
Third Place: Kathy Quinto

Embry-Riddle Top Fund-Raising Teams

First Place: College of Arts & Sciences/ROTC (Lt. Col. Brett Clark, Team Captain)
Second Place: Information Technology (Lori Kowitz, Team Captain)
Third Place: Eagles Have Heart (AbdulAziz Al-Hajeri, Team Captain)

Embry-Riddle Team Captains

Adedoyin Adewumi, AbdulAziz Al-Hajeri, Susie Bencsik, Michelle Brown, Brett Clark, Trey Cox, Lily Donkor, Darrell Flesher, Kathy Friend, Sam Granata, Samuel Green, Hilary Greenfield, Blake Guiles, Christopher Han, Michael Harris, Courtney Hurd, JoAnn Jansen, Rajiv Khatri, Lori Kowitz, Mayank Kumar, Christopher Lau, Chemroy Leigh, Bryan Lozick, Sarah Matiko, Mireya Ortiz, Kelly Patterson, Adrienne Ravizzoli, Dawna Rhoades, Brigette Riley, Danielle Sands, Amanda Semones, Sandy Sirk, Laura Tiusaba Guzman, Ingrid Weeks, and Dan Young.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, offers more than 30 degree programs in its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Engineering. The university educates more than 34,000 students annually in undergraduate and graduate programs, with accreditation pending for Embry-Riddle’s first doctoral programs, in Aviation and in Engineering Physics. Embry-Riddle educates students at residential campuses in Prescott, Ariz., and Daytona Beach, Fla., through the Worldwide Campus at more than 130 campus centers in the United States, Europe, Canada, and the Middle East, and through online learning. For more information, visit www.embryriddle.edu.