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IRISH JIG, ANYONE? . . .
Drumcliffe Dancers
Drumcliffe Irish School of Dance brought a touch o' Ireland to RIT by performing a free demonstration for an audience gathered in the Student Alumni Union on St. Patrick's Day.
ROCHESTER RECOGNITION . . .
DeCaro, Anderson, Whitman, Kober, Mooney, and Simone
Four members of the RIT community received Civic Awards from the Greater Rochester Metro Chamber of Commerce, presented March 25 at a ceremony honoring the nine award winners. The greatest number ever of RIT winners in one year, they are (lower right) Jim DeCaro, dean, National Technical Institute for the Deaf/Education Award; (far left) David Anderson, Black Story Telling League founder and RIT alumnus/Culture and Arts Award; (center) Christine Whitman, president, CVC, and RIT trustee/Commerce and Industry Award; and (second left) Roger Kober, past chairman and CEO of Rochester Gas and Electric Corp., RIT alumnus and trustee/Civic Medal, the most prestigious award for overall community contributions. Thomas Mooney, Chamber president (center left), and RIT President Albert Simone, Chamber board chairman (second right), took part in the ceremony and conversation.


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