Dr. Doug Benson -may he rest in peace

[Barbara Foster]

We have just received this message from Ash Prabala, President and CEO of DVC company:

"It is with profound regret that I inform you that Doug Benson, a dear friend and colleague, passed away early this morning at the age of 56. It is very difficult to find a silver lining in this news, but given the tough odds that he faced, at least he was spared a prolonged battle with cancer. Also, several generations of his family were close by and I know that he was greatly comforted by their proximity, and by their warmth and love.
 
Prior to his pivotal role as Chief Scientist and Director at DVC, Doug was the founder of Inovision Corporation - a highly regarded industry leader in the development of image analysis software. Before that, he was a National Cancer Institute Fellow at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Douglas obtained a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from North Carolina State University.
 
I know that there are many in the Life Sciences, Microscopy & Imaging communities who knew Doug well, either personally or through his academic, research and/or business affiliations. Please keep Doug, his wife Louise, and their family members in your thoughts. I feel a deep sense of personal loss and sorrow, but will always remember Doug as a warm, generous, funny, brilliant, caring friend and colleague. I will miss his sense of humor and the twinkle in his eyes when he would recount a joke or a personal anecdote.
 
Rest In Peace, Doug. You will be missed by all those who had the privilege of knowing you."
 
Sincerely,
 
Ash Prabala
President & CEO, DVC Company
10200 Highway 290 West, Austin, TX 78736
Ph: 512-301-9564 x306; Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [hidden email]
www.dvcco.com
 

[J.P. Shields]

The Southeastern Microscopy Society (SEMS) will have its annual meeting May 27-29 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education,  Athens, GA.

SEMS is a regional affiliate of MSA and has enjoyed active participation by life and materials scientists.

In addition to invited and  submitted papers, there will be exhibitor workshops and demonstrations of table-top SEM, multiphoton confocal, Quantomix and cryo-ultramicrotomy and other instrumentation as well as a Photoshop workshop.

 

SEMS is well known for its Ruska Student Competition, honoring Ernst and Helmut Ruska.  The Society also recognizes it’s Distinguished Scientists and Distinguished Corporate Members at the annual meeting.  We have several socials and a banquet on Thursday evening.

 

For more information the society and our meeting please visit http://www.southeasternmicroscopy.org/.

 

Thanks and we look forward to seeing you in May,

John Shields, Beth Richardson and Mary Ard

Local Arrangements Committee

University of Georgia

Athens, GA 30621

 

 

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