 Ruth Koehler |
Former longtime Los Altos residents Keith and Ruth Koehler are recovering from serious injuries sustained in an Oct. 28 automobile accident on California Street in Mountain View.
Ruth Koehler, a former Los Altos mayor, said she is recovering from three broken ribs at the health center in the Sequoias retirement community in Portola Valley where she currently lives. Keith is still in the intensive care unit at Stanford Medical Center recovering from seven broken ribs.
The Koehlers’ car was among four hit by a vehicle traveling at “an unsafe speed,” according to Mountain View police spokesman Jim Bennett. The vehicle, making a right turn from northbound San Antonio Road to eastbound California, drove into the center median of the street, colliding with the vehicles. The driver, a 90-year-old Palo Alto resident, sustained minor injuries.
“I’m getting stronger,” Ruth Koehler said last week, saying she was “cautiously optimistic” about Keith’s recovery. “I’m surrounded by prayers and notes and flowers,” she said.
The Koehlers lived in Los Altos from 1958 until their move to the Sequoias in May 2002. Ruth Koehler served on the Los Altos City Council from 1974-78.
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation announced Nov. 14 the appointment of Edward W. (Ned) Barnholt, former chairman, president and chief executive officer of Agilent Technologies, to its board of trustees.
Susan Packard Orr, chairwoman of the foundation’s board of trustees, said, “Ned has had a long and distinguished career with Hewlett-Packard and Agilent and worked closely with my father. His experience, integrity, and dedication to the community make him a valued addition to our board.”
Barnholt, who lives in Los Altos, received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University. He joined H-P in 1966. Agilent named Barnholt president and chief executive officer in March 1999 and chairman of the board in 2002.Barnholt retired from his posts last March.
“I am honored to join the foundation’s board of trustees and become part of such a worthwhile organization,” Barnholt said.
Elliott Brown of Mountain View was one of 14 social entrepreneurs from the United States and Canada inducted into an international fellowship by Ashoka: Innovators for the Public at a special ceremony last week at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Ashoka recognized Brown for his vision in creating Springboard Forward, a new model for career development, which offers new hope to low-wage workers,
“When you look around at the face of poverty in America, most of the poor are working,” said Brown. “Over 60 percent of the people living below the poverty line have full-time jobs. They are working harder than ever but failing to get ahead. Poverty persists because low-wage workers have little or no opportunity for advancement.”
Headquartered in Arlington, Va., Ashoka elects emerging social entrepreneurs to an international fellowship of their peers, providing significant financial support and an array of pro-bono services.
For more information, visit www.ashoka.org.
