Acro Biotech Participated in Sun

Acro Biotech Participated in Sunshine/Rider Silent Auction

December 7, 2006

Society of forensic toxicology Lisa O'Dell announced in her email message to 2006 SOFT exhibitors: "I want to thank you again and again for your generous participation in the Silent Auction at the SOFT meeting in Austin. Incredibly, we raised over $5000 which has already been distributed equally to each foundation!

Michael Rieders sent me a very personal note on behalf of his Dad's Foundation and asked me to extend his gratitude to each and everyone of you. Did any of you see Mike at the end of the Auction? He was so charged up and emotional! It brought tears to my eyes.

Please take a moment to read through the lovely article which will be one of the highlights of the introduction of the "new look" for ToxTalk, the SOFT quarterly publication. It is at the printer now and will be distributed to the SOFT membership in the next week or so.

Thank you all. Your generosity was enormous."

Read the PDF version of the upcoming ToxTalk article.

SUNSHINE / RIEDERS SILENT AUCTION

A HUGE SUCCESS

Two of the great founders and

illustrious leaders of forensic toxicology

passed away this year: Dr. Fredric Rieders

and Dr. Irving Sunshine. In honor of these

very beloved individuals, Bunnie Gallagher

of Shamrock Glass initiated a benefit,

and with the help of Lisa O’Dell and many

others, the Sunshine/Rieders Silent Auction

was held at this year’s SOFT meeting.

Our ever generous exhibitors donated a

wide variety of spectacular items which

included custom made jewelry, iPods, a car

GPS unit, DVD players, a SONY Playstation,

an Xbox 360, wine, chocolate,

SOFT merchandise, kitchen items, kid’s

toys, gift cards and many other items. The

hugely successful event was very emotional

and well received. In fact, $5110

was raised!

Fifty percent of the proceeds allocated

on behalf of Dr. Sunshine have been

placed into SOFT's Educational Research

Award (ERA) fund specifically in Dr. Sunshine’s

name. They will be used along with

existing funds for recognition of worthy

students and researchers involved in academic

training and research in areas related

to forensic toxicology. These annual

awards are used to assist awardees with

travel and expenses to attend the annual

SOFT meeting for the purpose of making

a platform presentation of their research

findings.

The other half of the proceeds

allocated on behalf of Dr. Fredric Rieders

will go to Fredric Rieders Family Renaissance

Foundation. The Foundation was

established by Dr. Rieders in 1994 as a

non-profit organization dedicated to

fostering

the love for science and art in students

young and old. The Foundation

focuses on teaching through research,

academic instruction and supporting scientific

and humanistic endeavors. The

operational facility provides an academic

milieu and an experimental laboratory

that is overseen by experts in various

fields. Extramural activities supported by

the Foundation include: grants for research

projects at local universities, funding

the publication of books, sponsoring

colloquia and monthly seminars, development

of scientific software and participation

in a program which provides high

school students with an opportunity to

work in a laboratory setting on a research

project. Michael Rieders has indicated

that he hopes to see the Silent Auction

funds utilized to fund Foundation students

at SOFT meetings. To learn more about

the important missions and goals of the

Fredric Rieders Family Renaissance

Foundation, go to www.frfoundation.org.

In addition, SOFT would like to

recognize the generous contributions to

the Silent Auction by:

Acro Biotech

Agilent Technologies

American Solutions for Business

Andwin Scientific

Axiom Diagnostics

Biochemical Diagnostics

Branan Medical Corporation

Capitol Vial

Cerilliant Corporation

ChemWare, Inc.

Common Cents System

Full Spectrum Analytics

GRACE Davison Discovery Sciences

International Diagnostic Systems

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Lisa O’Dell & Bart Stites

Microgenics Corporation

Neogen Corporation

NMS Labs

Orochem Technologies

Orasure Technologies

Ray & Kay O’Dell

Restek Corporation

Roche Diagnostics Corporation

SGE, Inc.

Shamrock Glass Company

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments

Thermo Electron

United Chemical Technologies, Inc.

UTAK Labs, Inc.

Varian, Inc.

Venture Labs, Inc.

Waters Corporation

Our deepest thanks go out to

these openhearted companies.

Page 6

Volume 30, Issue 4

Irving Sunshine, Ph.D., DABFT

Fredric Rieders, Ph.D., DABFT

These extraordinary

gentlemen will long be

remembered for their

contributions to the field of

toxicology.

　

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