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CITY, Iowa – Briar Cliff University will feature “Death by
Alcohol: The Sam Spady Story” at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 25
in the St. Francis Center in the Stark Student Center on the
Briar Cliff campus.
Featured speaker will be Patricia Spady, who
has a personal story and a public message to share about binge
drinking. Spady’s presentation centers on the tragic death of
her daughter, Samantha, from acute alcohol poisoning at age 19
in 2004.
“Patty’s message resonates with our mission
and values at Briar Cliff, which place high expectations on our
students to be responsible members of our caring community,”
said Cal Brinkerhoff, vice president for student services.
In the wake of their daughter’s death, Patty
Spady and her husband, Rick, have traveled nationwide to raise
awareness about binge-drinking. The couple also has established
the Sam Spady Foundation at
www.samspadyfoundation.org and produced “Death by Alcohol,
the Sam Spady Story” DVDs.
Briar Cliff University is a Catholic
institution with an enrollment of more than 1,100 students from
24 states and four countries. Students are educated in the
Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and
career preparation in an environment of care and compassion. For
more information, please visit
briarcliff.edu.
