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PLPROGINDEXPAGES A09 I 072707 14:12 I SUPERIMPPB I PIPROGINDEX DAILY 9 072907 CYAN MAGENTA BLACK LOCAL Sunday, July 29, 2007 The Progress-Index, Petersburg, Va. A9 John Tyler chemistry class gets surprise lesson on American history i I i of the 23 community colleges in Virginia. With campuses in Chester and Midlothian and off-campus classrooms throughout the area, John Tyler offers quality and economical opportunities for students who want to earn a degree or certificate, transfer to a four-year college or university, train for the workforce, or switch careers. The College also has an outreach enrollment center located in Petersburg at 218 N. Sycamore Street.

Each year, the College serves more than 10,000 students and offers 13 associate degrees, seven certificates and 29 career studies certificates. The institution also serves 14,000 non-credit students and more than 500 companies and government agencies annually through the Community College Workforce Alliance. John Tyler Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. chemistry. He said his fascination with the subject began in his freshman year of college, when his chemistry professor began talking about atoms.

Tyler says the subject so intrigued him, he decided to pursue chemistry as a degree. After graduating from the College of William and Mary, he went on to study chemical engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (now Virginia Tech), and from there, launched his career. Tyler offered students insight on how he used chemistry to solve problems with industrial water cooling systems, and he discussed how chemistry and business have evolved since he started his company in the 1960s. Tyler is the latest speaker Kaplan has invited to speak to his students about how chemistry is used in the real-world. John Tyler Community College is a two-year, public institution of higher education and is the sixth largest Local students graduate from Johnson Wales University PROVIDENCE, R.I.

(Grassroots Newswire) July 26, -Johnson Wales University, America's Career University, held May commencement ceremonies across the country. The University has campuses located in Providence, R.I., North Miami, Denver, and Charlotte, N.C. The following local students graduated: Kelly Weber, of Chester (23831), received a bachelor of science in Culinary Arts from the College of Culinary Arts at the Charlotte Campus ceremony. Jada Redman, of Ettrick (23803), received a bachelor of science in Business Administration from the College of Business at the Charlotte Campus ceremony. Jesse Stout, of Petersburg (23803), received a bachelor of science in Restaurant Management from the Hospitality College at the Providence Campus ceremony.

Nationwide, the university awarded a total of 8,957 undergraduate and graduate degrees. For more information about Johnson Wales University, visit www.jwu.edu. CHESTER AND MIDLOTHIAN He is the founder of ChemTreat, a now multi-million dollar water treatment company. And, while his stories about chemical engineering prompted several questions, it was Harrison Ruffin Tyler's lineage that first grabbed the attention of students in Roy Kaplan's chemistry class at John Tyler Community College. "When was your grandfather born?" Tyler asked the class during the July 19, 2007 visit.

"19..." one student started to reply as he tried to remember his grandfather's birthday. "Well mine was born in 1790!" exclaimed Tyler. That simple statement caught the attention of the class, who intently listened as Tyler explained he is the grandson of John Tyler, the 10th president of the United States and the man for which the College is named. After offering some background on his family history, Tyler turned his attention to School board meeting PETERSBURG The next regular meeting of the Petersburg School Board is scheduled for Aug. 8 at 7 p.m.

in the School Board Office, 255 South Boulevard East. The agenda will be posted at the PPS website, www.petersburg.kl2. va.us, a few days before the meeting. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The chemistry class at John Tyler Community College gets an unexpected history lesson from Harrison Ruffin Tyler, the grandson of the 10th president of the United States. CT ten rc a mcmoru.

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