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Rep. Mark Udall Named Honorary Chairman of CCAMP, National Advisory Board Announced
DENVER (Aug. 9, 2004) — Rep. Mark Udall, D-Boulder, has been named honorary chairman of the National Advisory Council for the Colorado Center for Altitude Medicine and Physiology at the University of Colorado Denver. Udall will join the 12-member advisory council, which includes several climbers, medical experts and outdoor industry pioneers.
An avid climber, mountaineer and outdoor enthusiast, Udall has been a strong supporter of CCAMP since its inception in November 2002, and gave the keynote address at CCAMP's ribbon cutting ceremony in March.
"We are thrilled and honored that Rep. Udall, an active government and community leader will serve as the honorary chairman of CCAMP," said Dr. Benjamin Honigman, CCAMP director and professor and head of emergency medicine at CU-Health Sciences Center. "We will be adding new members to the council over the next six months, but we are excited about the current group, which will have an active role in shaping the future of CCAMP."
After moving to Colorado in 1972, Udall worked as a course director and educator for the Colorado Outward Bound School from 1975-1985, and served as the school's executive director from 1985-1995. Udall has climbed many of the world's most challenging peaks, including Mt. Everest.
A member of the House Resource Committee, House Science Committee, and House Agricultural Committee, Udall is passionate about environmental, energy, education and health care issues. He also serves on the Sub-committee on Environment, Technology and Standards; is co-chair of the House Renewable Energy and Efficiency Caucus; and serves as a member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. Udall is serving his third term representing Colorado's Second Congressional District.
In addition to Udall, other members of CCAMP's newly-formed National Advisory Council include: Steve Antonopoulos, head trainer for the Denver Broncos; Demetri Coupounas, owner and CEO of GoLite, an athletic equipment company; Robert Craig, founder of the Keystone Center; LeeAnn Eustis, educator; William Fales, Western slope rancher; Ken Gart, president of Specialty Sports, Inc.; Tim Holt, veterinarian; Tom Hornbein, world-renowned mountaineer and professor of anesthesiology at the University of Washington School of Medicine; Mary Kobey, mountaineer; Gale Terry, clinical psychologist; and Edward Wasson, geologist.
The Department of Surgery and the Division of Emergency Medicine at CU-Health Sciences Center created CCAMP in 2002 to bring together the many researchers in the three-campus CU system, other educational institutions and citizen's groups who are involved with altitude research. CCAMP serves to bring together basic, clinical and applied scientists to study low oxygen states and to promote the health of people living, working or traveling at high altitude.
In March, the CCAMP facility opened at Building 400 on the CU-Health Sciences Center's Fitzsimons campus. The facility features a multi-person capacity hypobaric chamber, unique to the region, which simulates high altitude environments for scientific investigations. For more information, visit www.uchsc.edu/ccamp.
The University of Colorado Denver is one of three campuses in the University of Colorado system. Located in Denver and Aurora, Colo., the center includes schools of medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and dentistry, a graduate school and a teaching hospital. For more information, visit the Web site at www.uchsc.edu.