Mark Bosko, 330-325-6673 Carole Harwood, 330-325-6675
2008-04-23

Walter HortonROOTSTOWN, OHIO – Walter E. Horton Jr., Ph.D., vice president for research at the Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy (NEOUCOM), and Victoria Stanbridge, a professional skater and coach, won the Gold Medal in the Gold Dance Division at the 14th U.S. Adult Figure Skating Championships held April 9-12 in the historic Lake Placid Olympic Arena in Lake Placid, N.Y.

The Gold Dance Division is the highest level of dance competition. It included compulsory dances, such as the waltz, and an original dance, which Horton and Stanbridge composed and skated to a Middle Eastern theme. More than 600 adult skaters, including former world-level skaters, participated in the competition. 

Horton has been skating competitively for 20 years and has competed in all 14 of the U.S. Adult National Championships. This is his third gold medal. Stanbridge is a skating professional who teaches at IceLand USA in North Royalton.  She currently trains many skaters in both freestyle and ice dance.  Horton and Stanbridge have skated together for nine years and both are members of the Strongsville Skating Club. 

The Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy are community-based, public institutions offering both a doctor of medicine (M.D.) and a doctor of pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree. The colleges’ educational partners include teaching hospitals, community pharmacies, two boards of health and four northeast Ohio public universities. Through these and other collaborative arrangements, the colleges participate in the Consortium of Eastern Ohio Master of Public Health program and offer graduate-level coursework and research opportunities leading to master’s and doctoral degrees in biomedical sciences and biomedical engineering.

 

Caption for attached photo:  Dr. Walter Horton, of Stow, Ohio, and Victoria Stanbridge, of Strongsville, Ohio, won the Gold Medal in the Gold Dance Division of the U.S. Adult Figure Skating Competition held in Lake Placid, N.Y. April 9-12.