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NorthwesternStateUniversity assistantprofessorofnursingDr. DonaldJohnstonhasreceived the2015DraegerLiterary Awardforhisresearchpaper “AComparisonofMetered- DoseInhaledAlbuterolVersus EndotrachealLiquidBolus AlbuterolfortheTreatmentof Bronchoconstriction.”Theaward Johnston recognizesthe“bestpaperto addressmechanicalventilationanditscurrenttechnologyas itrelatestorespiratorycare”publishedinthesciencejournal RespiratoryCare.Johnstonsaidthestudyevaluatedanew techniquefordeliveringneededmedicationtothelungsof intubated,mechanicallyventilatedpatientsandcomparedthe techniqueversusthetraditionalaerosolizeddeliverymethod.

Dr.JosephOrban,distinguishedprofessorofbiomedical sciencesatSouthernUniversityatShreveport,wasselected

tocreatecurriculumandtrainstaff onthedevelopmentofapractical trainingmoduleonpoultry productionfortheHorticultural InitiationCenterofSaintLouis Senegal,locatedinSaintLouis, Senegal,Africa.Theprojectwasa collaborationbetweenSUSLAand WinrockInternational’sVolunteer TechnicalAssistanceProgram. Orban Throughthisinitiative,experts invariousfieldsareencouragedtovolunteerindeveloping countries.Orbanwaschosenfromagroupofotherexpertsin thefieldsofscience,technologyandmathematics.Duringthe 14-dayproject,Orbanwaschargedwiththeestablishmentofa poultryproductionsyllabusandcurriculumandthecreationof apoultryfarmtobeusedtotrainandpreparestudentsinthe poultrysectoraftercompletionoftheprogram.Orbanalsoled trainingworkshopsforthenewstaffthatwillrunthepoultry program.

PierremontOfficeParkII,locatedat910Pierremont RoadatLineAvenueinShreveport,hasbeendesignateda BOMA360PerformanceBuildingbytheBuildingOwners andManagersAssociationInternational.TheBOMA360 PerformanceProgramvalidatesandrecognizescommercial propertiesthatdemonstratebestpracticesinbuilding operationsandmanagement.PierremontOfficeParkIIis onlythethirdbuildinginLouisianatoreceivethisaward.The FederalReserveBankofAtlantaNewOrleansbranchisone, whileBeairdTowerinShreveportistheother.TheBOMA 360PerformanceProgramisagroundbreakingbuilding designationprogramthatevaluatespropertiesinsixmajor areas:buildingoperationsandmanagement;lifesafety/ security/riskmanagement;trainingandeducationof buildingpersonnel;energymanagement;environmental/ sustainabilityperformance;andtenantrelationsand communityinvolvement.TheBOMA360Performance Programtakesaholisticapproachtoevaluatingabuilding’s operationsandmanagementandbenchmarksabuilding’s performanceagainstindustrystandards.Theprogramcomes

atacriticaltime,asbuildingownersandmanagersarelooking todifferentiatethemselvesinademandingmarket.Formore informationontheBOMA360Performancedesignationfor PierremontOfficeParkIIortoexploreavailableofficespace opportunities,gotowww.vintagerealty.com/poporcallDianne Eilbeck,propertymanager,at868-0874.

ValerieSterkxjoinedU.L. ColemanCompaniesasthenew officemanager.Sheisresponsible forcentralofficemanagement, includingorganizing,coordinating, andsupervisingofficeoperating procedures,employeepolicies, marketingandpublicrelations.The U.L.ColemanCompaniesprovide afullrangeofcommercialreal estateandmulti-familyresidential Sterkx servicesthroughoutShreveport-BossierCity,andthesouthern region.