Linton Named First Chut Intern

At the Leadership in an Aging Society Seminar on March 21, 2002, Julie M. Linton was announced as the recipient of the first Chut Internship. Frank J. Chut, Sr, Esq., and Dr. Louise Chut created the "Louise C. Chut, PhD, MPH, Endowment Fund for the Study of Aging and Human Development" in November 2001 to support an undergraduate intern with strong leadership potential each year.

Julie Linton is a Duke senior Psychology major with pre-med interests who also is pursuing a certificate in Human Development. Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa as a junior, she has compiled a notable career at Duke in both academics and service. Among other accomplishments, she is the founding president of the Duke Adopt a Grandparent Chapter, a member of the Martin Luther King Planning Committee, a Fulbright nominee and a nursing home and hospice volunteer. In recommending Julie for the Leadership in an Aging Society Program, Dr. Deborah Gold, director of the Human Development Program, characterized her as, "one of the hardest working, most creative students who has ever done research in the Human Development Program."

Julie will pursue her interests in palliative care through an internship with Lisa Gwyther at the Duke Family Support Program where she will work on curriculum development for end of life care. She also will spend time gaining exposure to clinical care through "shadowing" Duke geriatrician, Dr. Tony Galanos.

The Chuts, residents of Pittsboro, first came in contact with the Leadership Internship Program in 1999 when Dr. Louise Chut became a Senior Leader with the Program. Through her contact with students at the Leadership Seminar and through hearing presentations by interns at the 2000 Annual Meeting, Dr. Chut was "impressed" by the potential of Duke students to make a difference with respect to issues facing an aging society. After making an initial contribution, the Chuts decided to proceed with an endowment as an enduring way to support the Program.

Dr. Chut, who is retired from an academic career as an associate professor in Health Administration at Kean University in New Jersey, is a freelance journalist who is the author of a weekly column in the Carteret News-Times on "Staying Healthy" and contributor to Triangle MD News and Eastern Carolina MD News. Frank Chut is retired from a career as a food and drug law specialist with Schering-Plough Corporation where he was a vice-president.

On announcing the generous gift of the Chuts, Dr. Maddox noted that they join the Gabel Family "in choosing an investment that unites the generations in looking toward the future with promise."

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