Show Election chairman is a determined person y a aZY ZY s. s y r r t Scott Douglas by Ed Lile Editor Scott Douglas is js one of the rehab rehab rehab re re hab students who has not let his affliction stand in his way in reaching reaching reaching reach reach- ing his goals not only to gain an education but to be a husband and have his own home He successfully completed his assignment as chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the recent student election which resulted in not only the primary primary primary mary run-offs run but the finals with the highest number of voter registration registration registration re re- has had in recent years Douglas Dougl s moved to Salt Lake from Parsippany New Jersey in 1981 because because because be be- cause his parents were living here He attended schools in New Jersey and completed one quarter at the University of Utah before registering register register- ing at in 1982 I was looking for a smaller college with a program program program pro pro- gram that was more adaptable for forthe the handicapped Douglas said He picked because he felt it fulfilled fulfilled fulfilled ful ful- ful- ful filled what he was looking for and was close to his new home and the Company where he works in salesI sales I like sports and music My wife Teresa and I like dogs too too we we have two Labradors Douglas added He was an active skier until he fell and ran into the lift house crushing his back resulting in a paralysis paralysis' from the waist down It hasn't caused him to give up skiing skiing now now he enjoys sled skiing In June Douglas will receive his AAS degree in Business Management Management Management Manage Manage- ment then he intends to attend either the University of Utah or the Westminster College to pursue his education to higher degrees Asked how he felt about the student student student stu stu- stu- stu dent election Douglas said I felt that the response from the students was average I would like to have had a voting turnout over 1000 He said it takes full dedication of the candidates and the election committee committee committee com com- to go into every building and andall andall andall all classrooms to promote voting participation |