Show tl MD A State President Named 0 f l A Layton man has been named president of the executive committee of the Utah state chapter of Muscular Dystrophy Association State executive director Pat Baker notes that Curtis a business instructor in his fifth year of teaching at Utah Technical College at Salt Lake is the state organizations organization's organizations organization's organizations organization's tion's newly elected president for 1983 Involved originally in the muscular dystrophy effort through a Super Dance activity sponsored by Utah Tech's chapter of Distributive Education Clubs of America Curtis has become more and more involved in the organizations organization's pro pro- gram He has participated in the annual telethon and has been a volunteer for MD M.D. A.'s As summer youth camp held last year year- at Bottle Hollow My emphasis for the state association association association tion this year says Mr is is to make the public much more aware of what what the the association does For example the association covers covers covers cov cov- ers 40 different muscular diseases not just muscular dystrophy alone It provides free services for patients f free orthopedic edic ap appliances nc d diagnostic tic and up follow care It fund research at the University of Utah and I might add this states state's research is among the most valuable in the coun country try Pat Baker says that Mr Y Young Young- oung- oung man an is a special caring individual He e has a depth of commitment that thatis i is unusual even among the thousands d of dedicated volunteers who unselfishly unselfishly unselfishly help this association An outgoing stimulating speaker Curtis Y plans for the muscular muscular muscular mus mus- cular dystrophy association to be highlighted before medical groups groups throughout the state He hopes also that th there re will be significant radio and television interviews during the year highlighting the work of the association A graduate of Ogden high school Curtis attended both W Weber ebe State College and Utah State U University He holds a MS degree i He has been a supermarket manager manager man man- ager alter taught college classes in distributive distributive distributive dis dis- dis- dis education at Weber before coming to Utah Tech He has been advisor to the chapter of D DECA ECA and gained national recognition recognition recognition with several of the chapter members winning top honors in national contests |