The Outstanding Nurse Scientist Award is presented every two years to a nurse scientist whose sustained program of research has made a significant impact on knowledge development with recognizable benefit for nursing practice and healthcare. Grey is the second nurse scientist to receive the award since it was established in 2006.

Grey was honored for her research aimed at enhancing adolescents' ability to cope with diabetes. She has led the development and testing of behavioral approaches, including the use of the Internet, to assist families with this process and to lead to better physical and psychosocial outcomes.

A letter nominating Grey for the award noted, in part: "Her research has changed the standards of care in international diabetes programs and improved biobehavioral outcomes for countless young people. A pioneer in building the science of self and family management of chronic illness, Dean Grey has developed the infrastructure to support this work regionally and nationally. She has mentored many young scholars and serves as a role model for intervention research, as well as dissemination and translation. As a result of her tireless mentorship and advocacy, nurses and interdisciplinary scientists will extend this significant body of scholarship and evidence-based practice."

In talking about her research at the award ceremony, Grey emphasized the importance of passion for a topic in the ability to sustain a program of research. She noted that her work is driven by the understanding that children with diabetes and their families are required to manage a complex regimen that interferes with many aspects of their lives.

"To be honored by my colleagues for work I have enjoyed so much feels like a bonus," said Grey. "This body of work has been helped by many, many faculty colleagues, students and staff, and I share this honor with all of them."

The Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science is an organization dedicated to the mission: Better Health Through Nursing Science. It was established in 2000 as the research policy and facilitation arm for the American Academy of Nursing. The council aims to be a strong voice for nurse scientists at the national and international levels, to support the development, conduct and utilization of nursing science, to share research findings across individuals and groups in scientific and lay communities, and to facilitate life-long learning opportunities for nurse scientists.

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HSF, the nation's preeminent organization supporting Latino higher education, aims to inspire future generations of Latino college graduates by honoring Latinos who have excelled in their fields. The HSF Alumni Hall of Fame was created in 2002 to honor Hispanics who demonstrate the power of higher education and to highlight how attaining a college degree can change individual lives and society as a whole for the better. The honorees' lifetime challenges and subsequent accomplishments illustrate the possibilities unleashed through higher education and personify the mission and values of HSF.

Each year, HSF selects four outstanding HSF alumni who were aided by an HSF scholarship while in college. A fifth individual, while not a former HSF Scholar, is selected for his or her success and excellence. Awards are given in five categories (translated from Spanish): The Optimist, The Humanitarian, The Victor, The Motivator, and The Rising Star.

This year's awards and respective inductees, representing achievements in the medical, academic, corporate and public policy fields, will go to:

-- The Optimista, Joan Sotero Alvarez, High School Principal, Corpus Christi, TX. As an English teacher, Joan provides his students much more than grammar lessons. He has mentored more than 150 students who were at risk of failing or dropping out. He is teaching his students to care for and respect their community by founding King Productions, an organization that promotes community involvement. The teenagers clean fences and walls marked by graffiti, as well as learn and perform hip-hop at community events. He was awarded the CCISD Teacher of the Year award within the two years of beginning to teach. He is a teacher despite repeatedly failing to meet the Texas state testing scores as a high school student; he persevered and became the first person in his ancestral family to earn a college degree. Proving to his students that an education is possible, he invited them, along with their parents, to his graduation ceremony when he received his master's degree.

-- The Altruista, Luis Ubinas, President of the Ford Foundation, New York, NY. Luis uses his leadership skills and experience to inspire others and to guide the foundation's support for thousands of non-profits working to create opportunities and improve lives in marginalized communities around the globe. Before becoming the ninth president of the Ford Foundation in January 2008, he was a director at McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm where he worked for 18 years. To introduce and cultivate diverse talent, Luis founded McKinsey's Latino recruiting and mentoring group. He has served on the boards of Leadership Education and Development (LEAD), a national organization that provides educational opportunities to low-income African American and Latino high school students, the Bay Area United Way and the Steppingstone Foundation.

-- The Triunfador, Ralph de la Vega, President and CEO of AT&T Mobility. A native of Cuba, Ralph came to the United States by himself at the age of 10. Despite being separated from his family, living in a foreign country and not being familiar with the language or the culture, Ralph was able to earn a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Florida Atlantic University and an MBA from Northern Illinois University. He also completed the Executive Program at the University of Virginia. In 1974, Ralph began his distinguished career in telecommunications as a Management Assistant with BellSouth (then Southern Bell). He worked his way up to directing all of BellSouth's Telecommunications Network Operations for Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi. He then served as President-BellSouth Latin America, with overall responsibility for BellSouth's Central and South American operations in 11 countries. Appointed as Chief Operating Officer of Cingular Wireless in 2004, he led the company through the largest merger in the history of the wireless industry. In late 2007, he was named president and CEO of AT&T Mobility, helping revolutionize the industry with the launch of the iPhone.

-- The Inspirador, Evelyn Rodriguez, Vice President and head of Global Pharmacoepidemology, Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Mountain Lakes, NJ. Evelyn is a recognized leader and researcher in drug safety and the science of pharmacoepidemiology. She has over 34 years' experience in clinical medicine and is board certified in Pediatrics, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine. She also demonstrates leadership, organizational and management skills through studies, publications and presentations at scientific meetings, public hearings and FDA-sponsored advisory committee sessions. For 13 years, she has provided federal service as a Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Public Health Service. In 2000, Evelyn received the Arthur Flemming Award for Excellence in Science. She has reached out to Latinos, interested in the medical field, for 15 years as an active participant in the Mentorship Program for Hispanic Medical Students with the International College of Physicians and Surgeons. Evelyn has raised three children, who are currently college students despite disabilities they have encountered.

-- The Brillante, Gabriela Lena Frank, Composer and Pianist in Latin Classical Music, Berkeley, CA. Gabriela is a world-renowned pianist and composer. As one of the few Latina composers in a male dominated field, Gabriela regularly incorporates Latin American art, poetry, and folk music into western classical forms that reflect her Peruvian- Jewish-Chinese heritage. She shares her love of music with the community as a performer and teacher, traveling throughout the United States and Latin America. Born with a moderate-to-profound neurosensory hearing loss that was not detected until she was in kindergarten, Gabriela was recently recognized by the American Academy of Arts and Letters and hailed as representing "the next generation of American composers."

"We are proud to honor these inductees because they personify the mission and values of HSF," said Frank D. Alvarez, HSF President & CEO. "They are an inspiration to aspiring Latinos everywhere. Their success stories are testimony to the impact of higher education and the tremendous difference it makes in a life."

Alvarez said the inductees serve as positive role models for Latino students, which is a trademark of previous HSF Alumni Hall of Fame honorees. "Annually, the inspiring stories of HSF's inductees put a face on our work and demonstrate the power of higher education," he said.

About the Hispanic Scholarship Fund

Founded in 1975 as a not-for-profit, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) is the nation's preeminent Latino scholarship organization, providing the Latino community more college scholarships and educational outreach support than any other organization in the country. During the 2007-2008 academic year, HSF awarded nearly 4,100 scholarships exceeding $26.8 million. In its 33-year history, HSF has awarded in excess of 86,000 scholarships, worth more than $247 million, to Latinos attending nearly 2,000 colleges and universities in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. For more information about HSF, please visit: http://WWW.HSF.NET.

SOURCE Hispanic Scholarship Fund

http://WWW.HSF.NET

Un Cadeau pour Sophie, written for children aged three and older, is a poetic story that takes place in a seaside setting and depicts a sense of continuity, the importance of remembering and the happiness a gift can bring. The overall quality of the book and the perfect matching of text to photographs come together in complete harmony.

"We are honoured to recognize Gilles Vigneault and Stéphane Jorisch's Un Cadeau pour Sophie with the 2008 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award. We hope that parents and children will be delighted and entertained by this book," said Christine Marchildon, Senior Vice President Québec Region, TD Canada Trust. "We take great pride in encouraging artists to pursue their passion and in recognizing their creativity by awarding one of the top prizes for children's literature in Canada. Promoting literacy and education in Québec is a priority for TD."

Original Canadian publications of all literary genres written in French for children up to 12 years were eligible for the award. Judging was based on the quality of work, their overall contribution to children's literature and the contribution they made to young readers. In addition to the $20,000 winning prize, the remaining finalists will share a $10,000 prize: Mélanie Watt for Chester; Badiâa Sekfali and Jean-Marie Benoît for Farouj le coq; Angèle Delaunois and Pierre Houde for Le Mur; and Danielle Simard and Geneviève Côté for La Petite rapporteuse de mots.

This year's judges for the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award included Charlotte Guérette, retired professor, Université Laval, Québec; Pascale Grenier, librarian at Espace jeunes, head of the Centre québécois en littérature pour la jeunesse - Direction des services à la clientele, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, Montréal; Manon Richer, a children's literature instructor and expert, Saint-Colomban; Céline Rufiange, a reading resource teacher and contributor to Lurelu magazine, Repentigny; and Nathalie Tremblay, a children's bookseller at Alire bookstore, Longueuil.

"Un Cadeau pour Sophie is a wonderful story, beautifully written by Gilles Vigneault and magnificently illustrated by Stéphane Jorisch, and we are delighted to see their book receive this recognition," said Charlotte Teeple, Executive Director, Canadian Children's Book Centre. "We'd like to thank TD Bank Financial Group for supporting Canadian writers and illustrators for the fourth consecutive year."

The English language portion of the 2008 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award will be presented in Toronto on November 6, 2008.

About the Canadian Children's Book Centre

The Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC) is a national, not-for-profit organization, founded in 1976 to encourage, promote and support the reading, writing and illustrating of Canadian books for young readers. The CCBC's programs, publications and resources help teachers, librarians, booksellers and parents select the very best for young readers. For more information, visit www.bookcentre.ca.

TD Community Giving: Making a Difference Together

Children's health, literacy and education, and the environment are the three main areas of focus for community giving at TD. Flagship programs within these areas include: TD Children's Hospital Fund; TD Friends of the Environment Foundation; TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup; TD Canadian Children's Book Week; TD Canada Trust Scholarships for Community Leadership; and the TD Summer Reading Club. With support from customers and employees, TD is also involved with a host of national, regional and local causes benefiting diversity, arts and culture and other community programs. In 2007, TD donated $33 million to more than 2,000 organizations across Canada.

SOURCE: TD Bank Financial Group

Matthew Cram, TD Bank Financial Group, (416) 983-1514, (647) 504-5013 (cell),
matthew.cram@td.com; Amély Tremblay, Morin Public Relations, (514) 289-8688 ext.
226, (514) 774-8522 (cell), amely@morinrp.com

Leon Botstein is hailed as a prophetic and innovative voice in American higher education and has been the President of Bard College since 1975. The author of Jefferson's Children: Education and the Promise of American Culture, he has published widely in the fields of music, education, history and culture. President Botstein is also a renowned international conductor who has served as the Music Director and Conductor of the American Symphony Orchestra since 1992. In 2003, he became the Music Director of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, the radio orchestra of Israel. Dr. Botstein has received the Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and Harvard University's Centennial Award, as well as the Cross of Honor from the Republic of Austria.

Stefano Campolonghi is an associate in the New York office of Clifford Chance with experience in corporate and securities law. Campolonghi graduated from the University of Bologna Law School, in 2000. In 2005, he graduated from the LL.M program of Columbia Law School. Receiving a degree in Trombone at the Conservatory of Piacenza in 1994, Stefano performed in various orchestras in Italy. In addition, he was appointed as a member of the managing and artistic committee of the Municipal Theatre of Piacenza. In June 2008, Campolonghi conducted the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia (Moscow) at the international conducting master class with Maestro Mark Gorenstein.

Miles Ladin is an internationally recognized photographer and artist whose work has appeared in The New York Times and W Magazine. Ladin's limited edition artist's books, Lunch Poems and That Various Field: A Salute to James Schyuler, are housed in the Library Collections of New York's MoMA and The Whitney Museum of American Art, respectively.

The Max Reger Foundation of America (www.maxreger.org) is a not-for-profit music organization, which helps musicians of all ages fulfill their dreams and goals.

Contact: David V. Cox

212.729.9382

dvc@maxreger.org

SOURCE The Max Reger Foundation of America

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