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Professor Killed In Plane Crash Over Potomac River Leaves Indelible Mark On Students
A scholarship fund has been created in memory of Lindsey (Carter) Fields, a dedicated professor at Butler Community College and passionate advocate for science education who was among those killed in the midair collision over the Potomac River. Fields, a passenger on American Airlines Flight 5342, was traveling to represent the National Association of Biology Teachers when the plane crashed into a US Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Loved ones describe Fields as a “bright light” whose passion for life science was only matched by her love for family, friends, and her cherish…
