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Silver Taps Andrew Sutter 1993 — 2016

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CRASAR develops technology to aid first responders, lower human intervention risk.

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The 50 Men Who Can Cook fundraiser featured “celebrity chefs.”

Local education fundraiser combines food, philanthropy By Ana Sevilla @AnaVSevilla

AUTOMATED RESCUE A&M lab designs robots able to assist in search and rescue ops By Alex Sein @alexandrsein

or well over a decade, the A&M Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue (CRASAR) has been using stateof-the-art robots to aid rescue workers in search and rescue operations. The lab’s robots were deployed for the first time during the World Trade Center response, and have since assisted in numerous other recovery and restoration operations including hurricane Katrina and the Fukushima nuclear reactor meltdown. Robin Murphy, head of CRASAR and computer science professor, has assisted in recovery operations for 26 disasters, and

is part of ongoing collaborations between CRASAR and the Greek and Italian coast guards. “Our job is to insert these technologies, to learn from the agencies how to best use them, do more research when we find gaps or problems,” Murphy said. The Italian Coast Guard has used these robots to help refugees from Northern Africa get to Italy safely, according to Murphy. “Some of these boats will hold 800 people, so when something goes wrong, you get significant deaths,” Murphy said. “The lifeguarding resources of the Coast Guard and the other agencies is pretty limited.” On Jan. 28, CRASAR also participated in a training exercise with Brazos Search and Rescue. According to Grant Wilde, a computer science Ph.D. student at the lab, the exercise was designed to familiarize the different organizations there with the tech-

nology as well as test new features on some of CRASAR’s robots. “EMILY, which stands for Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard, that, in combination with a sonar package, were used to see if they could possibly find any discrepancies in the water, or try to get into places where the manned boat could not,” Wilde said. According to Wilde, EMILY can carry various payloads depending on what is needed, and there are different EMILY designs on the market right now. In fact, according to Jan Dufek, another Ph.D. student, the lab has been designing a “smart” EMILY. “One of my teammates basically modified the EMILY to make it able to be autonomous,” Dufek said. “We added autopilot, GPS, telemetry radio, and that way we can control it from a computer. We can also use CRASAR ON PG. 3

For the last 10 years, College Station Independent School District has combined food, fun and philanthropy at the annual 50 Men Who Can Cook fundraiser. On Saturday, businesses, CSISD employees and patrons gathered at the Expo Center to support the CSISD Education Foundation, a non-profit public corporation that awards funds to both students and teachers. The event features “celebrity chefs,” which can be anyone from business owners, to teachers, to administrators and community leaders and media members. The chefs work at booths, usually on a team of two or three, and prepare 800 2-ounce samplers of their dish. Education Foundation executive director Teresa Benden said the event has grown exponentially since its beginning. “It started out as a small gathering, with only 300 people,” Benden said. “We’ve taken it from that to a full-blown event ... This year we have 137 ‘celebrity chefs’ in 68 booths, and over 200 volunteers to actually help work the night of the event.” Benden said the cooks aren’t professionally trained, so cooks aren’t charged an entry fee because their food is their donation. KBTX Meteorologist Max Crawford and his team created Chicken Pepper Bacon snackers with a bacon jam cream cheese sauce to pair. “We’ve been working on it all week,” Crawford said. “It’s been a little bit of a labor of love but it’s good to finally see all this [the food] get doled out...and see the satisfaction on people’s faces.” Southwood Valley Assistant Principal Heather Sherman and her husband represented school CSISD ON PG. 3

Aggie Ability Awareness Workshop kicks off Three-way partnership hopes to educate faculty on various disability services By Meredith McCown @meredithrhoads

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Multiple disability departments at Texas A&M have partnered to create a semester-long workshop series to educate faculty on issues concerning disabilities. A collaboration between the Center of Disability and Development, the Department of Disability Services and the Center for Teaching Excellence, the Aggie Ability Awareness Workshop is an effort to coordinate a universal design learning structure that anyone can benefit from, specifically people with disabilities. Through the workshop, the three departments hope to create a positive environment surrounding equality and acceptance towards specific needs of a variety of students. The workshop will be held three other times this semester, one each month. Additionally, a forthcom-

ing session for students will be available at the end of spring semester. The first open training workshop was held last Thursday in the MSC. According to Meagan Sumbera, associate director for the Center of Disability and Development, the training will encourage an understanding of how disability rights parallel civil rights, as well as basic human rights. “This is for any disability category that’s recognized under the American Disabilities Act,” Sumbera said. “Because a lot of times we are unable to see a disability, for example, ADHD, people with anxiety, dyslexia, those hidden disabilities. This is going to be helpful and beneficial, and be inclusive for all.” Sumbera said the workshop is an attainable way to respond to the need for disability awareness training. “An exciting thing that we’re doing now is we’re adding more courses, so once you’ve completed the Aggie Ability Awareness course, we’ll have a course on universal design — one specifically on accommodations, and then one specifically on person-centered ABILITY ON PG. 2

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October 25, 1994 — December 9, 2016

LAUREN ELIZABETH BROWN A cherished friend who never gave up By Luke Henkhaus @Luke_Henkhaus

auren Elizabeth Brown was never one to shy away from a challenge and never took no for an answer. To her cherished friends and family, she stood as the ultimate example of someone who truly lived each and every day to its fullest. Lauren’s mother Kitty McGahey said Lauren’s determination and friendly nature became evident early on, as did her love of cheerleading which would stay with her in one form or another for the rest of her life. “She taught kids in the neighborhood how to tumble and to stunt and to cheer,” McGahey said. “She lived and breathed cheerleading. Everything was cheerleading in her life. She was a competitive cheerleader. She was a strong, powerful base.” At the age of 15, Lauren was diagnosed with a rare form of pediatric cancer called Ewing’s Sarcoma, but, as her mother says, she never let that deter her from living her life the way she wanted to live it. “She would say, ‘What’s the point in fighting for your life if you don’t have a life worth fighting for?’ To me, that sums up everything,” McGahey said. McGahey said while Lauren showed tremendous talent in a variety of fields — including arts and crafts, photography, theatre and broadcasting — she had a particular knack for cooking that is fondly remembered by friends and family alike. “Cooking was a big part of our family,” McGahey said. “My father was a gourmet cook and my mother was an excellent cook and baker and everyone in our family cooks and Lauren definitely got that gene.” During her time at A&M, Lauren pursued a double major in international studies and applied mathematics and remained extremely dedicated outside of the classroom as well. “She was just constantly involved in everything, she did study abroad

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through her classes,” said Taylor Lindley, one of Lauren’s best friends. “She was working on her double major in two nearly unrelated fields just because she [could] and had the desire to.” According to Mcgahey, Lauren was dedicated to service, staying active in the freshman leadership organization FLARE, working as a math tutor as part of the Texas Success Initiative and working toward a career in the field of public service. “She was incredibly drawn to public service — one of the many reasons why A&M was a perfect fit for her — and really believed that she could apply her uncanny grasp of statistics to real world problems — as evidenced by her international studies degree — to make the world a better place,” McGahey said. McGahey said. Lauren kept the traditions of A&M close to her heart and took great pleasure in sharing them with her family. According to her best friend and former roommate Sally Johnson, her love of A&M was evident to her friends as well.

“I just felt like her time at A&M was so important to her,” Johnson said. “I think she really was the definition of a true Aggie.” According to McGahey, Lauren’s Aggie Ring was an item of incredible personal value and after working tirelessly to obtain it, and she was rarely seen without it. “That Aggie ring meant so much to her, and the only time she took it off was when it was medically necessary,” McGahey said. “She cherished that ring and she cherished every bit of symbolism on the ring and what it meant.” McGahey said even as life threw challenge after challenge her way, Lauren remained supremely dedicated to the people around her. “She never lost sight of her faith,” McGahey said. “She never lost sight of the people who were important in her life and toward the end when things were really bad. Instead of asking people to pray for her, she asked them to pray for us, her friends and her family. And that’s just who she was.”

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practices,” Sumbera said. John Hartsoe, coordinator of the Department of Disability Services, said the workshop presented ideas in which universal design can be applied in the classroom. “Our hope is that these workshops will raise consciousness about disabilities on campus and allow individuals to better work with individuals with disabilities,” Hartsoe said. “We’re hoping that faculty will take away from the workshop, techniques for universal design and strategies for creating an inclusive space for all of their students, including their students with disabilities.” Hartsoe said while accommodations may be made, the basic class coursework is no different for a student with a disability. “Students with disabilities take the same classes as every other student. The way in which they do that may be a little different, so accommodations are made to the regular classes that they take,” Hartsoe said. “Most students use things like extended testing time or reduced distraction test environments, it’s not that they take different exams or that they take different courses, it’s just that they way in which the course is presented is done a little differently.” Nate Poling, instructional consultant for the Center for Teaching Excellence,

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August 24, 1998 — December 11, 2016

TYREL CORRIGAN BROWN A driven intellect who loved art, family By Megan Rodriguez @MeganLRodriguez

oved by his family and friends, Tyrel Corrigan Brown’s intelligence, talent and compassion left unforgettable impressions on the lives of all he knew. Skilled in mathematics, Tyrel was an engineering freshman, but his intellect continued far beyond his major. Tyrel had a deep appreciation for the arts — he loved to play piano, play guitar and also enjoyed painting and drawing. Most importantly, Tyrel had a passion for his faith and loved his family dearly. Tyrel’s father Roger Brown said he stayed active with sports, art and video games. “He loved playing basketball,” Roger said. “And of course he loved playing basketball on the PlayStation too. The hobby me and his mom liked the most was he played the piano very, very well. Just before his passing he was also learning to play the guitar.” Roger said since Tyrel had just joined the Aggie family he had not decided exactly what career path he wanted and was using his first years at A&M to explore his many interests. “He was not 100 percent sure [what he wanted to do], which we encouraged him that was okay and that he would figure it out hopefully after his freshman year or his sophomore year,” Roger said. “He was going through engineering at the moment and I think he was going to get into either computer programming or coding. He had an interest in gaming so he was looking into that too.” While Roger admired many parts of Tyrel’s personality, one trait in particular stood out. “Absolute favorite quality — there’s so many,” Roger said. “That he cared. He really cared. Whatever he was doing he really cared about the success of the outcome.” Tyrel brought an unparalleled happiness to his father, who said he loved every part of Tyrel’s lifetime. “He was a very sweet, kind, funny young man, or boy,” Roger said. “As

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I have been telling people, I’ve had 18 years, three months and 11 days of nothing but pure joy. I’ve never had a moment of regret or even a bad moment, it’s all been great.” Tyrel’s mother Sheri Brown said her son was kind, among many other admirable qualities. “Tyrel was a really sweet kid,” Sheri said. “He was funny and goofy and smart, really smart. He was just a good kid, he never gave us any trouble, and he was talented. He played the piano and the guitar … He loved me and his dad and our dog Coco and our rabbit Lilly. He liked to go camping with his dad and he liked playing basketball and video games.” While Roger has many memories of his son, there is one from Tyrel’s childhood that stands out to him. “My favorite memory was probably when he was three or four years old he was in his car seat and me and his mom were talking,” Roger said. “I asked a question and he actually answered it. I remember being surprised that he knew the answer so I asked, ‘Well how did you know that?’ and he said, ‘Dad I just

know some things.’” Tyrel’s mother Sheri said she will always cherish the memories she has of her son. “There are so many memories,” Sheri said. “Him coming in the door and saying, ‘I love you, Mom.’ Going to Tennessee on vacation. When we were in a cabin for a week with the nature and the bears and the mountains.” Above all else, Tyrel was a treasure to his family and Sheri said he will be deeply missed. “He was beloved by his mommy and his daddy,” Sheri said. “He was always happy and he always wanted to be good. He was a Christian and he was just the joy of our lives. He was a pure joy from the moment he was born to the moment he left.” One of the greatest lessons Sheri said she learned from Tyrel’s life was to never take the time you have with someone for granted. “Something I learned from Tyrel’s life is that life is too short and to spend every minute that you can loving that person,” Sheri said.

the autonomous waypoint navigation by putting waypoints to the map.” According to Dufek, this smart EMILY can also navigate waterways on its own, and thus return home autonomously if told to do so. Dufek also implemented a way for EMILY to be led home by a UAV, which the team also used at the training exercise. The UAV, according to Dufek, can also carry different payloads, and is used for navigating in tight spaces, like among trees.

CSISD CONTINUED their school with Pecan Delights topped with a Bourbon whipped cream. Sherman said because of the Education Foundation, she’s been able to witness a difference made first-hand. “One of the amazing things is that the College Station Education Foundation reached their millionth dollar this year to be able to hand out toward innovative teaching grants, which Southwood Valley feels so blessed to be recipients of that every year,” Sherman said. “Some grants helped out with our Head Start program, and our second grade teachers received some funds to help them penpal with other stu-

“Basically, they get as close to the shore as they could, and then I flew the UAV to kind of see this area where they cannot get with their boat,” Dufek said. While this was only a training exercise, CRASAR has deployed recently to an actual disaster, according to Wilde. With so many rescue operations involving robots now, it may seem that robots like EMILY are doing all the work, however, that is not CRASAR’s goal. “We are not trying to replace first responders,” Wilde said. “We are there to assist first responders.” dents across the district.” In addition to grants, the Education Foundation awards scholarships to qualifying students. In 2016, the Education Foundation supported over $48,250 in student scholarships, according to the foundation’s website. Psychology senior Anne Ealy attended the fundraiser this year to show gratitude for the foundation’s role in her journey to college. “I was a recipient of an Education Foundation Scholarship, so being able to come back and give back to something that blessed me as I stepped into my first year at a university is awesome. It’s something that really helped me out there,” Ealy said.

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October 9, 1991 — January 3, 2017

WILLIAM LUCAS “LUKE” DOUPHRATE III A compassionate brother with a love for service and faith By Josh McCormack @_joshmccormack

illiam Lucas “Luke” Douphrate III came to Texas A&M for reasons which mirrored his values — family, tradition and a desire to gain the skills which would help him help others, especially those in need.

Luke loved hunting, Aggie football and showing compassion, acceptance and kindness to all of those around him. He was an urban land planning major in the Department of Architecture, and he loved being a student at A&M — which was a family tradition. “First of all let me let just say that Luke was a fourth generation Aggie,” William ‘Dub’ Douphrate II, Luke’s father, said. “He loved watching Aggie football games, like we all do. He cherished it so much, because he was a fourth generation [Aggie]. Our family has always bled maroon.” Not only did Luke enjoy being a student at A&M, he loved to be outside, taking in the world around him. “Luke loved the outdoors. We loved to go hunting, deer hunting, fly fishing,” Dub said. “We went to Colorado to go fly fishing every year.” Despite all of the hobbies he personally enjoyed, what Luke loved most was giving back and helping those he could. “He was most interested in helping people

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Luke Douphrate III stands with his sister Kaitlyn (center) and brother Drew (right), all of whom are fourth-generation Aggies.

and he thought [urban planning] would be a good degree that he could get involved in,” Dub said. “He talked about possibly working in areas there’s been a disaster, like flood victims or hurricane victims to help in the emergency relief.” Along with a love for Texas A&M and wilderness, Luke had a love of learning. This love of study and learning guided his faith Kaitlyn Douphrate, Luke’s sister and Class of 2012,

said. “He loved knowledge. He was always reading. He just had so much knowledge, especially in the Bible. He was essentially a walking Bible. He knew scripture in and out.” The knowledge Luke possessed allowed him to provide counsel to members of his family, especially his sister, Kaitlyn said. “Luke was always the one I would go to for advice,” Kaitlyn said. “I would just spend

quality time with him whenever we had it. I mean we could just be doing nothing and I just loved being around him.” This desire to be like Jesus was something that Luke legitimately lived out, Andrew “Drew” Douphrate, Luke’s younger brother and Class of 2016, said. “Whenever he and I went deer hunting, I was passed out and he stayed awake to see the a big buck and woke me up [so I could shoot it] and that was a pretty cool thing,” Drew said. The life he led he hoped to share with others, showing all people what he believed to be the true ideologies of Christianity. “He was so kind and so loving to everyone,” Kaitlyn said. “He always had this vision to build a church that really embodied the real Christ.” These thoughts and actions Luke lived out were something that he was able to show and teach to his entire family, Drew said. “First off I would say that he taught me to love all people no matter what their circumstances. To be patient, and [try to achieve happiness],” Drew said. Luke truly motivated those around him to be the kind of person that strived to be better in all areas, Kaitlyn said. “To be open minded about things, I mean he would always question things,” Kaitlyn said. “He would tell me to question whatever my opinion was. To be better. That was the thing in one of the letters he wrote is to be love all people. He was so insightful. ”

October 19, 1996 — December 6, 2016

MATTHEW ALLEN HAYES A loyal friend who gave his all in every aspect of life By Angel Franco @angelmadison_

atthew Allen Hayes’ thirst for knowledge, desire to help those in need and his unconditional love for those he held closest to his heart is what will always resonate with his family. Matthew’s mother Sally Hayes described Matthew as a smart and hard-working person who always gave his best effort in every aspect in his life. Sally said Matthew’s passion for video games translated to his school work, personal relationships and overall love for life. “When he was into playing his games, he was into them; he was very focused,” Sally said. “So as he grew up, he was extremely focused. He was a straight-A student all the way from grade school to high school… Smart kid, that is the biggest thing [about him]. He learned stuff quick had a photographic memory. He loved to read.” Sally said Matthew had decided to start a personal library. His brother Michael said in four short years, Matthew had accumulated 84 books, all of which he read. At his memorial service, Matthew’s father Steve Hayes talked about the different characteristics Matthew embodied. Steve called Matthew a leader, a thinker, an animal whis-

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per, a debater, a friend, a brother, a son — but most importantly he was their “Matt Matt.” Steve recalled a memory in which Matt “the thinker” — a name affectionately given to him by his family — made an appearance. It’s a memory that still resonates with Steve today. “I remember Matt was in middle school,”

Steve said. “I can’t remember exactly what we were talking about, but in my infinite wisdom, I had mentioned to Matt, ‘Matt, nothing in life is free.’ He kind of looked at me and didn’t say anything. Well, Matt must’ve thought some more about that because the next day he came over to me and said, ‘Love is free,’ and you know what, he was right. I

couldn’t argue with that. It was typical with Matt, he always thought things through, made his own opinions and I liked that.” Sally said the Hayes brothers were inseparable. For Michael Hayes, the fact that he was older didn’t stop him from looking up to his younger sibling. Michael described Matthew as a person who was passionate, outgoing, driven and honest. “Matt was one of the most kind hearted genuine guys I’ve ever known,” Michael said. “Whether he was being positive or just telling you something you didn’t want to hear. He always told you the truth — that’s what I envied about my brother. Matt was the type of leader you wanted to follow; even though I was his big brother, he led me.” Blake Dallas, Matthew’s fraternity brother, said although he and met Matthew while they were pledging for their fraternity, it felt as if the two had known each other for their entire life. Dallas said it was a testament to the kind of person Matthew was. “I saw a lot of what I wanted to be like in Matt,” Dallas said. “He was the kind of person everyone loved being around. His unique sense of humor never failed to get a laugh. He lived by such a strong set of moral values. His undying compassion for his friends and family inspired me to be a better man. His memory will always be there to guide me. Having a friend like Matt was a blessing that word will never fully express.”

October 27, 1993 — December 11, 2016

ANDREW MICHAEL SUTTER A quiet student with a heart for adventure By Josh Hopkins @texasjoshua1

iven a shovel and sufficient time, his friends and family agree that Andrew Sutter possessed the will necessary to move mountains.

Andrew was in his first year of medical school at Texas A&M, having finished his undergraduate in biomedical engineering only last year, and was well on his way to his dream of becoming a doctor. Whether he was on the trail or in the classroom, Andrew’s “never-give-up” attitude was clear to everyone around him. Shiva Reddy, a first-year medical student and friend of Andrew, said Andrew was never at a loss for something to do. “Whenever he is working he is really really working and getting into the material,” Reddy said. “He wanted to understand things so bad, and he wanted to understand them at a deep level, but whenever that turned off he would just click into this sense of adventure and just go do things like ride around town with his friends, have adventures like explore, collect firewood.” Andrew’s father, David Sutter, said for every bit Andrew pushed himself in his academics he applied the same effort to pushing himself physically on his frequent trips with family and friends to parks in Texas and Colorado.

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Andrew Sutter standing with his two sisters Bethany (right) and Cara (left) around Christmas 2015.

David said he has never seen anyone work as hard as Andrew did. “I learned that the harder you work the better you become, and that’s what he always strived for, to become the best student and academic that he could become,” David said. “I watched him push himself beyond belief. I watched him once ride up a 12,000 foot mountain in Colorado on his mountain bike and then fly down the other side of that mountain at 40 miles an hour.”

Harrison Brewer, industrial engineering senior, said one of his favorite memories of Andrew is when they went to Pedernales Falls State Park to go hiking. “Toward the end of our trip, we found a pretty big cliff overlooking a deep section of the river, and despite my attempts to stop him he climbed to the top and jumped the 40-plus feet down to the water,” Brewer said. “It was spectacular and hilarious and a little terrifying all at the same time, and he loved every sec-

ond of it.” David said while Andrew had an adventurous spirit, it was rarely visible to those who did not know him. “He had a calm demeanor about himself; he wasn’t very boisterous,” David said. “He wasn’t the loud guy in the room; he was always a man of few words. He was very quiet, and yet everyone who really knew him knew he had a tremendous sense of humor. When he would speak up people would listen people would love his humor and his quiet way of speaking up when needed.” Bethany Sutter, management senior and Andrew’s sister, said thank you to her brother in a letter she read at his funeral. “College hasn’t been easy for me, but no matter the hour you made sure I was taken care of,” Bethany said. “Thank you for being a constant in my life, thank you for holding me accountable even when it made me mad, thank you for dropping everything to be my big brother even when it wasn’t exactly convenient and thank you for always showing up.” Brewer said he has taken Andrew’s “nevergive-up” motto to heart. “I learned that to accomplish great things in life you have to push yourself past the point where you want to quit,” Brewer said. “Your brain always gives up before your body does, and he had this unbelievable level of self-discipline that gave him the ability to accomplish anything and everything he desired.”