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Details on Malawi study tour participants

July 6, 1999

Three people remained hospitalized Tuesday, July 6 following a minibus-train crash Sunday as they wrapped up a Malawi study tour sponsored by the UW–Madison.


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Malawi bus-train crash survivors return

Vehicle crash in Malawi kills UW student, injures others


Senior Associate Dean Susan Skochelak of the UW Medical School provided the medical conditions of the five injured in the crash. All were hospitalized in Johannesburg, South Africa.

  • Craig Gjerde, faculty advisor, Madison, sustained a fractured wrist.
  • Cristel Gjerde, spouse of Craig Gjerde, sustained fractured ribs and a punctured lung. She has shown “marked improvement” since Sunday.
  • Eric Schneider, 25, of Green Lake, a first-year medical student, sustained a facial fracture, underwent surgery and is doing fine.

    Two students were discharged Tuesday:

  • Sarah Moore, 23, of Appleton, a first-year medical student, sustained internal bruising to her abdomen and lungs.
  • Jennifer Neels, 22, of Sheboygan, a first-year medical student, sustained a neck injury. She did not suffer any neurological damage.

Here are details on the other study tour participants:

Mark Flanum, 36, New Richmond, first-year medical student.
Allison Friedenberg, 24, Madison, first-year medical student.
Jason Heine, 25, Wauwatosa, first-year medical student.
Tari Hermanson, 22, Monona, first-year medical student.
Diana Hornung, 26, Madison, first-year medical student.
Alex Kendziorski, 24, Milwaukee, second-year medical student.
Dawn McNamee, 23, Troy, Ill., first-year medical student.
Meghan Walsh, 29, Oshkosh, second-year medical student.

Michele Tracy, 24, of Middleton, and Malawian bus driver Herbert Chissaka were killed in the crash.