'DYNO DON' SUCCUMBS

"Dyno Don" Nicholson, 78, passed away on Jan. 24, 2006. The legendary drag racer suffered from Alzheimer's Disease. Nicholson was one of the original stars in the 1960s and '70s, competing in the Funny Car, Pro Stock, Super, Comp, Stock and Street classes as well as many match races.



He was named NHRA Funny Car Driver of the Year in 1967 and was awarded the Car Craft All-Star Drag Racing Team Ollie Award in 1977. He was inducted into both the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame in Florida and the Motorsports Hall of Fame in Michigan. For our more in-depth look at his career go to www.dragracingonline.com/special/viii_1-hof2-5.html. (DRO file photo by Tim Marshall) [1-25-2006]

JEG'S FOUNDATION TO FUND CANCER RESEARCH

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The board of directors at Ohio State University's Medical Center as well as The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute have established the "Jeg Coughlin Chair in Childhood Cancer Developmental Therapeutics" after receiving a gift in perpetuity from the JEG'S Foundation. The fund will provide for a chair position for a nationally eminent scholar whose research has been applied to new medical therapies and treatments for childhood cancer. Jeg Coughlin is shown above receiving a framed research lab coat and letter from the board of directors. The Agent adds a "well done" to the entire Coughlin family for their dedication to this cause. [1-25-2006]