‘Cat’s Meow’ Benefits WSU
Physician Assistant Studies Scholarship
It’s “The Cat’s Meow!”
Taste samplings from more than 10 Detroit area restaurants,
music and dancing, piano entertainment, and a silent and live
auction are the activities for the Sept. 20 fundraising evening
at the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
(EACPHS), Wayne State University (WSU).
Proceeds from the event
benefit the Lara Rutan Endowed Scholarship for the Physician
Assistant Studies Program at the WSU College.
“The Cat’s Meow” begins at
6 p.m. at the College, 259 Mack Ave. at John R in Detroit.
Tickets are $100 person and available by calling 313/550-4816 or
visit the LaraRutan.com website for further information on the
event.
In May 2005, Lara M. Rutan
earned a Master of Science degree in Physician Assistant
Studies. She was employed as a physician assistant at Eastside
Cardiovascular Medicine in Roseville, MI. Two days after taking
the State Boards and one month after her engagement to be
married, Lara’s life was taken tragically by a drunk driver in
September 2005.
Her parents, Judy and
Richard Rutan, and their family established a scholarship in
Lara’s name to assist PAS students. The scholarship has two
components: The first is an endowed scholarship fund to
recognize scholastic achievement and to provide financial
assistance. The second component is a non-interest bearing”
emergency load fund” to help PAS students with unplanned or
unforeseen emergency expenses, such as over-due rent, auto
repairs, and day care expenses.
The Eugene Applebaum
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, a founding college of
Wayne State University, is committed to advancing the health and
well-being of society through the preparation of highly skilled
health care practitioners, and through research to improve
health care practices and treatment from the urban to global
levels.
Wayne State University
is a world class institution of higher education offering more
than 350 academic programs through 12 schools and colleges to
more than 33,000 students in metropolitan Detroit.
