Cystinosis Newsletter - Cystinosis Research Network

Page 17 The Cystinosis Research Network Fall/Winter 2006
Kelly Bryant Receives 2006 CRN Scholarship
CRN is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2006 Cystinosis Research
Network Scholarship, Ms. Kelly Bryant from La Crosse, WI.
Ms. Bryant maintained a 3.8 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) in a rigorous college
preparatory curriculum at Central High School in La Crosse.
In addition to her academic distinction, Kelly has been an active volunteer,
contributing many hours to Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center,
the Salvation Army, and as a food server for the Place of Grace.
She has been accepted at the University of Wisconsin—River Falls,
where she will be attending in the Fall of 2006, majoring in journalism.
Her professional goals are to become a journalist and work either in
the print media as a reporter or to write for a website. Congratulations,
Kelly!
Kelly Bryant
Jack Kitchens Featured on ESPN BassCenter
Jack Kitchens caught his first bass, and it is well
documented! After he caught the bass, his dad,
Travis e-mailed a photo of Jack and the Bass to
ESPN2's BassCenter. The show has a segment
called "Destination: Bass." Each week they
post someone's photo with his/her catch. Travis
e-mailed the photo on late Friday afternoon.
BassCenter liked the photo so much, they
bumped what they had scheduled to put on Saturday
and used Jack's picture instead!
John Kernan, one of the show's host, told
Jack's story like this, "Jack picked the
bait, picked the spot, and was working the trolling
motor when he caught the
bass! Congratulations to Jack for his first solo
bass."
Travis said he mentioned cystinosis in the email
to BassCenter, but they were unable to
mention it on the air. They said they may very
well contact the Kitchens' in the future to do a
story on Jack and cystinosis.
Jack is six years old and was diagnosed with
cystinosis at age 13 months. He lives in Georgia
with his Mom (Bette), Dad (Travis), and little
sister, Ava.
Jack Kitchens