Stanford Report, April 26, 2006

Cardinal Chronicle

BY MICHAEL PEÑA

Congratulations to DENISE CURTI, an administrative associate in the Mechanical Engineering Department's design office; KELLY ROHLFS, a civil engineer in Facilities Operations; and OLIVIA TORBETT, administrative services manager at the Haas Center for Public Service. They were honored for their heroic volunteerism at the Community Treasures reception on Monday, hosted by LADORIS CORDELL, special counselor to the president for campus relations.

Spring quarter cooking demonstrations at Bolívar House continue this Friday at noon with a husband-and-wife duo serving up moqueca, a Brazilian seafood dish. ANJOLINA DE QUEIROZ, a visiting scholar at the Center for the Study of Language and Information, and RUY DE QUEIROZ, a Tinker Visiting Professor (philosophy), will bring the entrée cooked, discuss the ingredients and then pass it around for lunch. Seating is limited to 15 people, so if you'd like to attend, send an e-mail today to megorman@stanford.edu. Participants will be asked to chip in $2 to $3 to offset the cost of ingredients.

The Physics Department staff is welcoming walkers and sponsors for a fundraiser on Saturday, May 20, organized by RICK PAM, a lecturer and lab manager in the department, and his daughter, MOLLY. The 10K walk will start on the Dean's Lawn, next to the Clark Center, starting at 10 a.m. Walkers will check in at 9 a.m. and afterward enjoy lunch, entertainment and kids' games. The walk is part of Great Strides, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's largest fundraiser. As of April 25, those already signed up for the May 20 walk have raised $331 toward the $1,500 goal. For more information, call Rick Pam at 725-2365 or visit the home page for the Physics team at http://www.cff.org/Great_Strides/RickPam.

The deadline for submitting claims for health care or dependent care expenses for reimbursement with funds from a 2005 Flexible Spending Account (FSA) is this Sunday, which is OK if you're faxing in claims (to 866-392-4090). But if you're mailing them in, send them ASAP to ADP Claims Processing, P.O. Box 1853, Alpharetta, GA 30023-1853. Claims must be postmarked no later than April 30, or account holders will forfeit any balance remaining. Medical services or other expenses must have been incurred in calendar year 2005. For a claim form, go to http://benefitsu.stanford.edu/ and click on "Forms Marketplace" to select the appropriate form. Or pick one up in the lobby at 655 Serra St.