Galveston County Daily News, May 21, 2008 The Rev. Charles Wheat, chairman of the Galveston Island Community Research Advisory Committee, wrote about a reception planned Friday by his organization. He wrote: "The reception is designed to inform local citizens, key Galveston elected officials and UTMB officials of the work the committee has begun in partnership with UTMB, its department of obstetrics and gynecology and researchers on behalf of the community."