Courage Center Announces Winners of Annual Jay and Rose Phillips Awards.Lifestyle Editors/Business Editors MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 2003 Five members of the disability community will be honored at Courage's annual gala, Celebration of Courage, on Sept. 13 Courage Center, a national rehabilitation and resource center for people with disabilities, announced today the winners of the annual Jay and Rose Phillips Awards. The Jay and Rose Phillips Awards are presented each year by Courage Center to people with physical disabilities in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota North Dakota, state in the N central United States. It is bordered by Minnesota, across the Red River of the North (E), South Dakota (S), Montana (W), and the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba (N). and South Dakota South Dakota (dəkō`tə), state in the N central United States. It is bordered by North Dakota (N), Minnesota and Iowa (E), Nebraska (S), and Wyoming and Montana (W). who have achieved outstanding success in their vocation. This year's award recipients will each receive a special plaque, a $1,500 cash award and recognition at Courage Center's annual gala/fundraiser, Celebration of Courage, later this month. This year's award recipients are: Jeffrey R. Farnam, 56, is an administrative analyst for the City of Minneapolis, where he analyzes employee injury data. He has worked as an analyst for the city for 29 years. In 1963, Farnam fell out of a tree while trimming branches and sustained a spinal cord injury Spinal Cord Injury Definition Spinal cord injury is damage to the spinal cord that causes loss of sensation and motor control. Description Approximately 10,000 new spinal cord injuries (SCIs) occur each year in the United States. . A resident of Minneapolis, Farnam is a well-respected photographer. He has shared his work through photographic exhibits at the Hennepin County Government Center The Hennepin County Government Center is the courthouse and primary county government administration building for Hennepin County in the State of Minnesota. It is located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, the county seat of Hennepin county. and Courage Center, and has participated in a host of artist residencies around the Twin Cities. He is also currently learning how to fly aircraft with the aid of hand controls. Terrell Hanson, 58, is the owner of Dinkytown Parking Facility, Minneapolis. A nationally recognized athlete, Hanson began his sports career at Courage Center in 1971 as a member of the Men's Rolling Gophers basketball team. From 1976 to 1987, he served as coach of the Women's Rolling Gophers, and was selected as head coach of the USA Women's Basketball Women's basketball is one of the few games which developed in tandem with men's. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges. team in the Pan American games Pan American (Sports) Games Quadrennial sports festival. The games, conceived in 1940 as an event for the nations of the Western Hemisphere, were first held in 1951. in 1982 and the World Paralympics in 1984. Hanson is a founding member of Courage Center's track and field team, winning several national medals during his 10 years of competition. He is also a founding member of the Minnesota Ice Quad Rugby team, inducted into the USA Quad Rugby Hall of Fame The Rugby Hall of Fame can refer to the Hall of Fames of the following sports: Rugby League
Hanson was born with polio and is a quadriplegic quadriplegic /quad·ri·ple·gic/ (-ple´jik) 1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by quadriplegia. 2. an individual with quadriplegia. . A resident of Crystal, Minn., he serves on the board of directors of Capable Partners, a Golden Valley-based organization that pairs able-bodied people and people with disabilities for fishing and hunting adventures. Eric Jensen Eric Jensen is the founder and President of Jensen Learning Corporation Inc. (formerly known as Turning Point for Education) in San Diego, California – an international professional training organization which aims to synthesize brain research information with implications , 34, is a sales consultant at Complete Mobility Systems, Roseville, Minn., where he sells wheelchair accessible vans, vans lifts, car adaptations and hand controls. As a sales consultant, Jensen is in a unique position to serve as a role model for those who are newly injured or disabled. Jensen sustained a spinal cord injury in 1988 when scaffolding that he was working on broke from underneath him. Post-injury, he remains committed to living a healthy, full lifestyle. A resident of Plymouth, Minn., Jensen participates in many community volunteer activities, including working with newly injured participants at Courage Center. Michael Juba, 49, is a senior systems analyst at SuperValu, Eden Prairie Eden Prairie A city of eastern Minnesota, a residential suburb of Minneapolis. Population: 57,300. , Minn. Since joining the company in 1990, he has worked as an instructor, support analyst, programmer/analyst and systems analyst. In 2000, the National Business & Disability Council named him employee of the year. Juba was involved in a car crash in 1968, and formally diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury Traumatic brain injury (TBI), traumatic injuries to the brain, also called intracranial injury, or simply head injury, occurs when a sudden trauma causes brain damage. TBI can result from a closed head injury or a penetrating head injury and is one of two subsets of acquired brain in 2000. He subsequently has been diagnosed with fibromyalgia fibromyalgia Chronic syndrome that is characterized by musculoskeletal pain, often at multiple sites. The cause is unknown. A significant number of persons with fibromyalgia also have mental disorders, especially depression. , Tourette's syndrome Tou·rette's syndrome or Tou·rette syndrome n. A severe neurological disorder characterized by multiple facial and other body tics, usually beginning in childhood or adolescence and often accompanied by grunts and compulsive utterances, as of and attention deficit disorder attention deficit (hyperactivity) disorder (ADD or ADHD) formerly hyperactivity Behavioral syndrome in children, whose major symptoms are inattention and distractibility, restlessness, inability to sit still, and difficulty concentrating on one thing for any . Juba describes his disabilities as a "moving target" and his relationship with his employer as a three-way partnership between himself, his supervisors and Courage Center, where he has received services since 1998. Juba resides in Chaska, Minn., with his wife and two children. Bruce Tjosvold, 45, is a computer programmer/analyst at Greentree Servicing, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , St. Paul St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery . He is responsible for maintaining and expanding the functionality of his company's financial accounting software. Prior to joining Greentree, Tjosvold worked as computer programmer at Deluxe Corporation, Shoreview, Minn., for 12 years. Tjosvold sustained a spinal cord injury in a diving accident in 1983. A resident of St. Paul, he is an active volunteer in the disability community, including serving a four-year term on the board of directors of St. Paul-based Metro Center for Independent Living, two of those years as chairman of the board. About Celebration of Courage The Jay and Rose Phillips Awards are presented each year at Courage Center's annual gala/fundraiser, Celebration of Courage, in September. This year's Celebration of Courage will be held on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2003, from 6 to 10 p.m. at Medtronic World Headquarters, 701 Medtronic Pkwy., Minneapolis. The Minneapolis-based, brother and sister singing group, The Steeles, will provide entertainment. Tickets for the 8th annual Celebration of Courage are $150 each, with $100 of the cost tax deductible. A limited number of complimentary tickets are available on a first-come, first served basis for members of the disability community who cannot afford the cost of the event. For more information about complimentary tickets, please call Sharon Dye, data systems coordinator, Courage Center, at 763-520-0708. About The Jay and Rose Phillips Awards Established in 1964, The Jay and Rose Phillips Awards are administered by Courage Center, with funding made possible by The Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation. The purpose of The Jay and Rose Phillips Awards is to encourage individuals with disabilities to prepare for and find employment in their chosen field and to encourage employers to recognize the advantages of hiring people with disabilities. Nominees for The Jay and Rose Phillips Awards must have a physical disability and be vocationally and financially independent (medical assistance excluded) for a minimum of three years. Self-employed individuals are eligible for the award, and employers are encouraged to nominate employees who meet nomination criteria. About Courage Center Courage Center is a national, not-for-profit rehabilitation and resource center for people with physical disabilities, brain injuries, speech or vision impairments, or hearing loss. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Courage Center offers comprehensive, life-long services to people of all ages. Courage Center's wide-ranging services are designed to empower people with disabilities to reach their full potential in every aspect of life. For more information about Courage Center, visit www.courage.org. |
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