At 03:48 10 October 2007, Eric Greenwell wrote:
Oliver Smithies, along with Mario Capecchi and Martin
Evans, was awarded
the *2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine* on
Monday.

Oliver Smithies flies a Grob 109B motorglider out of
Chapel Hill, North
Carolina, USA,


Probably not; Horace Williams Airport is a goner, thanks
to a lack of recognition of the worth of aviation in
that community. At one time this airport was the longest
grass strip in the US -- 4900ft. Horace Williams,
a faculty member in the early 20th century, donated
that airport to the university with the stipulation
that it remain an airport. At one time the university
operated a fleet of Cessna Mixmasters to ferry doctors
with expertise all around the state on an emergency
basis. It was a beautiful program. How they set that
and the stipulation aside is a puzzler.

Where does he really fly? Congratulations to him!


and is an SSA member. Apparently, glider pilots CAN
be a
credit to their community if they put their minds to
it!

Congratulations, Oliver!

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA
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