Top news and stories from EWORLDWIRE http://www.eworldwire.com/ http://www.eworldwire.com/logos/logo40x60.gif http://www.eworldwire.com/ 40 60 (C) Copyright 2007 EWORLDWIRE Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:15:33 -0400 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/16666 The international Sturge-Weber Foundation (SWF) has announced the appointment of Richard C. Deering of Marriottsville, Md. and Boca Raton, Fla. to the SWF Board of Directors to the position of Treasurer. Deering's firsthand experience with Sturge-Weber syndrome allows him to bring personal insight to SWF efforts in outreach to families, as well as with corporate and private fundraising and organization. [EWORLDWIRE] Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:12:35 -0500 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/16664 The Sturge-Weber Foundation (SWF) has announced the appointment of Woodrow W. "Woody" Crouch of Scarsdale, N.Y. as chairman of the SWF Board of Directors. Crouch is an engineering executive who has designed and built all types of electric generating facilities. He and his wife, Mary, have two children and two grandchildren. Crouch's relationship to the SWF stems from the loss of another grandchild to complications of Sturge-Weber syndrome as an infant. [EWORLDWIRE] Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:04:49 -0500 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/16366 The Sturge-Weber Foundation, a leader in the fight to find a cure, and to support and serve individuals with capillary vascular birthmarks, Sturge-Weber and Klippel Trenaunay Syndromes and Port Wine Stains, is pleased to announce that Dr. Jeffrey Dover has been selected as this year’s honoree for his outstanding contribution to the field of dermatology. A special dinner honoring Dr. [EWORLDWIRE] Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:59:50 -0500 http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/16070 The Sturge-Weber Foundation (SWF) will co-host a workshop with the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) on Angiogenesis in the Nervous System held at the Bethesda Hyatt Hotel in Bethesda, Md., December 11-13, 2006. An invited group of participants from medical and research institutions will focus on research in this understudied area. [EWORLDWIRE] Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:00:15 -0500