| Show 4 4EV The Salt Lake Tribune Wednesday June 10 1987 Ellingson Earned Degree Now Teaches School Here’s News of Utahns Serving in Military Robert R Galbraith son of Ver-li- n R and Janice Galbraith Sunset has been promoted to the rank of senior airman in the U S Air Force Mr Galbraith is an inventory management specialist at Beale Air Force Base Calif with the 9th Supply Squadron He is a 1979 graduate of Clearfield High Paralysis Didn’t Slow Down gineering Operations Squadron The captain is a 1984 graduate of Auburn University Airman Ronald E Pearce son of Barbar D Monk West Valley has graduated from the US Air Force aircraft maintenance course at Sheppard Air Force Base Texas During the course students were taught aircraft maintenance fundamentals to repair and service one-ane jet aircraft Maintenance and management documentation was also taught to assess aircraft readiness capability Mr Pearce is a 1984 graduate of Cyprus High School Airman Cory R Morgan son of Mr and Mrs Robert B Morgan Sandy has graduated from the US Air Force plumbing specialist course at Sheppard Air Force Base Texas Graduates of the course were taught to install and maintain water supply and pipe distribution systems Mr Morgan is a 1981 graduate of Brighton School Army Spec 4 Jay C Pyon son of Insun Yi Sandy has participated in “Team Spirit '87” a Republic of d KoreaUnited States Combined Forced Command sponsored exer-cis- e held in South Korea “Team Spirit ’87” is an annual series of combinedjoint field training exercises staged to increase the defensive posture of the Republic of Korea and U S combat and support forces Mr Pyon a specialist with the 305th Supply and Service Company in South Korea received an associate degree in 1985 from Utah Technical College Airman 1st Class Kimberly I) Coward daughter of Robert C and Glenice D Coward Sandy has graduated from the US Air Force course for chapel management specialist at Keesler Air Force Base Miss Graduates of the course learn how to prepare chaplain reports and assist in religious functions Ms Coward is a 1986 graduate of Brighton High School Thomas G Lewis son of Thomas E Lewis Roy has been promoted in the US Air Force to the rank of captain Mr Lewis is chief of requirements at Nellis Air Force Base Nev with the 554th Civil En High School Army Spec 4 Andrew J Archuleta son of Lloyd B and Della P Archuleta Clearfield has partici- pated in exercise “Opportune Journey” the Pacific Air Forces exercise hosted by the 326th Air Division Wheeler Air Force Base Hawaii was held throughout the Hawaiian Islands It was designed to provide close air support training for Hawaii-baseArmy and Air Force units Mr Archuleta is a 1985 graduate of Clearfield High School d Girl Scouts Honor 7 at Meeting Scout activities the past six years This year Mr Oblak became an officially registered Girl Scout Robert Tanner received an award for his service as a Senior Girl Scout leader for the past seven years Lynda Gamble received recognition for her work with the Fund Development Committee and for the high level of success she achieved in increasing visibility of the organization within the community Finally Ronnie Whitmer a West Valley Junior Girl Scout received a Lifesaving Award for her unselfish honorable actions in saving the life of her great uncle Keynote speaker was Daffy Tabor Communications Director for the Arizona cactus-pin- e Girl Scout Council Girl Scout delegates and visitors throughout Utah recently attended the 27th annual meeting of the Utah Girl Scouts Council held at Salt Lake City's Doubletree Inn The day’s activities included a business meeting and an awards presentation where seven individuals were honored for outstanding contributions to the Girl Scout movement in Utah Clare Gronwald of Ogden received the prestigious “Thanks Badge" the highest adult award in Girl Scouting for her 25 years as a troop leader and a trainer Douglas Oblak received recognition for sponsoring numerous Girl High School Classes Offeredstart Jordan School District will be holding classes during June and July for students interested in receiving a high school diploma The following classes will be held: the first night of class Classes June 16 or 18 Utahns’ Son Given Honor Christopher N Burton a captain with the 13th Engineering Battalion at Fort Ord Calif recently accepted the 1986 Itscher Award for the country's outstanding engineering compa- GED preparation accounting US history English reading and algebra and arithmetic skills Classes will be held Tuesday and Thursday evening at Butler Middle School Each class will last for two hours a night and will take nine weeks to complete Classes start at either 6 or 8 pm Registration for classes will be held at Butler Middle School 7530 S 2700 East on June 4 or 9 from pm or 7-- 9 ny- Capt Burton son of Mr and Mrs David M Burton of Salt Lake City is a graduate of Olympus High School and the University of Utah The award was presented at the 120th annual engineer dinner Fort Belvoir Va gym” It took her two years to finish her degree even though she was a senior “When you have a spinal injury you can't sit up for very long at first So 1 had to reduce my hours at school” “I got straight A s” she smiled “1 didn’t have anything else to do but study” — Jnbune Staff A U When asked about the possibility of recovering Ms Ellingson said “f For Men Photo by Tim KsWy from the waist down She is now a teacher at Rolling Meadows Elementary School vaulting accident six years ago left U of gymnast Diane Ellingson paralyzed & Women New Vacuums Best Prices in Town EUREKA 9 Diane Ell- Twenty-seven-year-o- ingson will always be at the head of the class Ms Ellingson a former University of Utah gymnast was at the height of a professional career in 1981 when a tragic accident on the vault left her paralyzed from the waist down After spending two weeks in a Florida intensive-care unit she was flown home to spend five months at University Hospital in the rehabilitation unit "I was really motivated as a gymnast" Ms Ellingson said “I was an achiever I knew I could overcome the accident whether it meant being able to walk again or having to deal with my life as it is" Since the accident she has earned a degree in elementary education and Is teaching first grade at Rolling Meadows Elementary School in West Valley Other than an occasional test Ms Ellingson is finished with her therapy Living alone now she acquired the skills to become independent while attending a self-car- e therapy session two years ago It was this type of devotion to rehabilitation that won Ms Ellingson the 1987 Ms Wheelchair Utah title Ms Ellingson will act as a spokeswoman and advocate for the disabled in Utah “My job is to raise the awareness level of people toward the disabled and to take steps toward a more barrier-free society” she said Ramps curb cuts in the road lower phones and drinking fountains are a few examples she would like to see “You see more improvements nowadays because the awareness level is going up" Ms Ellingson said Not only did Ms Ellingson help lead the Lady Utes to their first national collegiate gymnastic title in 1981 she was also a three-tim- e Going from a talented gymnast to a student in a wheelchair was a difficult transition but a combination of strong will and boredom from watching television convinced her to return to school “I wasn’t strong enough to do much more than watch TV but I could sit in class” Ms Ellingson said “I figured instead of wasting away I could finish my degree I was really fortunate to have chosen a major I could stay in” she said Returning to the university as a senior was hard for Ms Ellingson who hadn't seen many of her friends and teammates since the accident “It was so difficult going from an athlete to a paraplegic” Ms Ellingson explained "It was awful The accident was really hard on my gymnastic friends and it was hard for me to identify with them 1 still have a hard time going into the Sheila Ju 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