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Georgia graduating Summa Lum Laude with a Bs m Biology Mended EnMxy I Diversity School of Medicine graduating first in < * ass Jfxl ,1V) attended Emory for internship and rcsick-n< x training r* e» W ( e<< unpk-ting residency training stayed <>nw nh Em< >n Pn ►gram W f'< another year as Chief Resident in Internal Medicine After grad- H f uating spent 2 years in novate practice tn Alpharetta More joining < Comprehensive Internal Medicine Group in March 2004 she has | W expertise tn the treatment of high Hood pressure. diabetes high Jr " cholesterol, with added interest in the treatment of insomnia. fatkrue menopause I>r Benson is currently accepting new patients ih lk-n.son lives in Johns Creek area of Suwanee with her husband and two Anju Hhmhan. '' I l '"' rs ' '■ m-d fegßßk 1 ' I jEsITrT : u i •« ''! \ if: trier .1. t-i- di SkL OJB Bo JBR ; - * ’ I nneisitv she is a memlx-r of the BWBHHMHBHB American College of Physicians She has special itnrrest in cardiovascular 11 risk reduction and P< ()S fanfueltne / PearsnH Ml) MS ' U ’’ H graduated with honors from the IT*-* University of Florida College of Br I Medic ine She completed her residrnc \ E as •Hypertrmiofl at the Medic al College of Georgia and is I •Htah Mood Pressure J diplomatc of the American Board of | lujw Internal Medic ine Dr Pearson also |. .' * •nun imeaee holds a .Masters degree in exerc isc phys- Ik*, m X I •High ChoirMen»l i<»l<»g) . and is a member of Tlie National • Aferuv/Arthnu Osteoporosis Foundation She is a wr rwuMwi fn( . ni l M . r rjf fhc American (.ollegc- of •Kidney PtoeaM- l’hssi<tans and previoush M-rxc cl r y -t>e»rr»sk>n fc< ultx phxMcian the- Im< >r\ clinic ■ TooMn c IkaitL •‘nd Emory University • ThyroidMrerwe gnrw MMSc. t PA-C, graduated with -Qtujdtv 1 honors from Emory University School of J - * wfl Medicine Physician Assistant program She lends •DMMti Kk J great experience to patient care through assist •Annual Physical ng the physic fans Tolbert Street, a popular cut through between Kelly Mill and Castleberry roads, is simi lar to that recently completed on Tribble Gap Road. A number of sharp curves on Tolbert Street will be aligned and the completed road will allow more cars to travel on it. according to city officials. The road work coincides w ith construction of office buildings and an addition to the Cumming Fairgrounds in the area. If the weather cooperates, the road work could be com pleted in less than two months, said Blackbum. County eyes 921 -lot subdivision Smoking ban committee also to be appointed Monday night From Staff Reports The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners on Monday night is scheduled to consider a request to rezone 700 acres for development of a 921-lot subdivision in the northwest ern part of the county after delaying action on it for nine months. Commissioners last June tabled the request from Fox Creek Properties Inc. to rezone the land from agricul tural to single family residen tial for a conservation subdi vision. Since that time, the county’s development code has been modified; changes include revised residential zoning categories and pro hibiting private companies from owning new sewer plants. However, developers and COHAN from 1A her career. “1 think what I did best was teaching. You have relationships with people that you don’t have anywhere else," Cohan said. Since leaving the classroom, Cohan has not forgotten that children are the center of schools. Her passion for student achievement is evident in her work. At Thursday ’s called school board meeting, Cohan made a presentation on the governor’s SAT Cup Challenge. The com petition is designed to encour age schools to raise their Scholastic Aptitude Test scores because Georgia ranks so poor ly compared to the rest of the nation. While Cohan supports increasing SAT scores, which have gone up 20 points two years in a row in Forsyth County, she was quick to say that actual learning far out weighs the numbers. “What concerns us about the Free 8 piece gift! YOURS WITH ANY CLINIQUE PUR£HASEOF 19.50 OR MORE Your gift Includes: • Cosmetics bag • Deluxe makeup brush X • Lash Curling Mascara in black • Soft- / Pressed Powder Blusher Duo in Pink / Blush/Chestnut* Dramatically Different / Moisturizing Lotion • Deluxe-Size Star Performer Rinse-Off Foaming Cleanser • Long Last Soft Shine Lipstick in All Heart \ •New Repairwear Day SPFIS \ Intensive Cream \ Allergy tested. 100% fragrance free. One per . please, while limited supplies IMe | I CLINIQUE |j I / 9Kft Jy p .Ir mMlicalhM 4 different J J i ajlß. “1 CLINIQUE i rinse-off Ml fl foaming cleans® OHL j | B > - > jB belk.com WHO: Forsyth County Board of Commissioners WHAT: Regular monthly meeting WHEN: 5 p.m., March 8 WHERE: Auditorium, County Administration Building private companies can con struct sewer facilities with direction from the county's Water and Sewer Department. In addition, the county government may con tract with private companies to operate sewer facilities once construction is com plete. The new community along the Etowah River off Nicholson Road is expected to contain 921 lots with a minimum lot size of 9,000 square feet. Cup is not increasing scores, but to focus on just the test scores is short gain,” Cohan told the school board. Gault said Cohan's expertise gained from years of teaching will be missed by Forsyth County’s schools. Cohan is not afraid to take on daunting proj ects and does so with zeal, Gault said. "Ellen is a wonderful thinker, and we need that. We still need that." Gault said. Cohan said the school board has been very supportive of her desire for an innovative, chal lenging curriculum in Forsyth County. The board’s job is to manage the budget to give teachers and administrators the resources with which to educate children, she said. "They’re the best board of education I have ever had the pleasure to work with." Cohan said. “It allows people like me to FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sunday, March 7.2004 Conditions placed on the rezoning request include pro hibiting development of the area until sewer service is available. Also during the meeting, commissioners are expected to appoint members to a committee that will examine whether the county should impose a ban against smok ing in public areas including restaurants. That committee will then present its findings and make a recommendation to the board at a later date. Last week, the state Senate passed legislation against smoking in public. For the regulation to become state law. it would have to pass in the same, exact form through the House of Representatives and be signed by the governor. do my work.” she said. Cohan’s work has been teaching and learning for almost four decades. At 58, she is ready to spend more time at her Forsyth home playing with her nephew. Joshua, and dog Zooey. Cohan was born in Brooklyn, N.Y.. and grew up in Miami, Fla., with her two broth ers. She graduated from the University of Georgia with a bachelor’s degree. While teach ing in Florence. S.C.. Cohan J loiiyjlouston <i 2000 LOiuluuti of South I anyth./hull fii I nivrmity of Cknlaiul, Tn. on Oecenilxr bl. 2000 I lolly wax amt mln rof l)i Ito /i to WE Tail-Snriiit-Sin ici ( lull and roluntii ml hi r linn m tlu Rm Pal filth Pal nuiitnniig pro urani and tin ( olht'i and ( am r ftadi rxlup ham. In till sunimi rof 2002, .1 lolly studiid WljL fFft A Inti motional Rm-uuss ahrnad in Paiairuay. ■South Inn mil.l lolly is tin dauf'hti rof Shki and Tina,] louxton of Ctunniing, (la. In other business during the meeting, commissioners are expected to discuss: • Authorizing public hearings for an ordinance regulating door-to-door solic itation. The ordinance, if passed, would require door-to-door salesmen to wear an identifi cation badge and obtain per mits from the county. • A change order of $129,790 to Townley Construction of Dawsonville to place water lines on Post and Kelly Mill roads. • Rejecting bids for the construction of a 100,000- gallon overflow sewage stor age tank and reviewing options to lower the cost. The three bids received for the project were more than $400,000 each. earned her master’s degree at Francis Marion College. She later finished a doctorate degree at Georgia State University. The school system is adver tising for applicants to fill Cohan's position. It will be a tough job to find a replacement to fill the associate superinten dent’s shoes. But as Cohan is fond of saying, “There’s just nothing that’s too big to take on" PAGE 3A