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Golden Key Honor Society inductees
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Golden
Key National Honor Society commemorated its third year on campus with
induction ceremonies held in March. More than 200 students and five
honorary faculty/staff members, including Ann Howard, College of Liberal
Arts; Dorothy Hicks, Learning Development Center; William DuBois, College
of Imaging Arts and Sciences; Dawn Tower-DuBois, College of Imaging
Arts and Sciences; and Robert O'Connor, senior consumer fraud representative,
New York State Attorney General's Office, were cited by Golden Key
chartering officers and committee members.
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Award Winning Writers
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Winners
of RIT's annual creative writing contest were honored at an awards luncheon
on April 19. Karyn Pierce, standing third from left, won the grand prize
for her untitled poem; Mike Attebery, standing fourth from left, was
named the runner-up for his short story, "The Library"; and Eric Hauser,
standing second to right, won the persuasive writing category with his
essay naming Albert Einstein the most influential person of the millennium.
Rachel Stuhler, absent from the photograph, received honorable mention
in the fiction category. Standing with the award winners are, to the
left, Andrew Moore, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, and Albert Simone,
RIT president, and, to the right, Kathy Schumacher, chair of the Institute
Writing Committee, and Stanley McKenzie, provost and vice president of
academic affairs.
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Special Regognition
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The
Special Services program of RIT's Learning Development Center held their
annual recognition awards in April. The Bennett Scholarship, a recognition
given to students with disabilities, was just one of many awards presented.
Pictured here is Marie Giardino, far right, program director, Dower Chin,
far left, RIT webmaster and keynote speaker, and this year's Bennett
Scholars: Robert Winterkorn, Elizabeth Parker and Carmella Melnotte.
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NTID professor wins staff excellence award
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Vernon
Davis, associate professor in the National Technical Institute for the
Deaf Counseling Services Department, has been awarded the 2000 NTID Deaf
Professional Group Award of Excellence (AoE). The award is presented
annually to one hearing member of the NTID/RIT professional community
to recognize dedication, persistence, and commitment to improving the
quality of life for all deaf people.
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Davis Scholars 2000
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The
annual Davis Scholarship Awards luncheon gave special recognition to
campus leaders who significantly contribute to improving campus life.
The winning scholars are, alphabetically, Patrick Bavaro-Phelan, Kevin
Cameron, Paul Grimes, Lakeshia Haynes, Heidi Jordan, Andrea Kahn, Molly
Knorr, Benny Kurian, Michelle Kurowski, Lindsay Long, Joshua Phillips,
Renae Powell, Bryce Rampersad, Jason Schwingle, Kevin Sheldon, Alyce
Smith, Melissa Vasilev and Samuel Zimmerman. Also included in the photo
are Alfred Davis (bottom left), RIT vice president emeritus; Brunhilde
Knapp; Kathleen Thomas; Gerald Argetsinger and Karey Tompkins Pine.
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Simone, NTID win Commerce Network awards
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Two
familiar faces and places at RIT are being recognized by the Henrietta
Commerce Network, the local community's Chamber of Commerce.
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Communications award for writing
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The
Rochester chapter of the Society for Technical Communication has awarded
Marie Gethins, an RIT distance learning student who lives in Ireland,
a $200 award for distinguished technical writing.
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Phi Kappa Phi celebrates new RIT members
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RIT's
chapter of Phi Kappa Phi inducted 77 students and five faculty/staff
members during a ceremony in April. A renowned national honor society
recognizing scholars in all disciplines, Phi Kappa Phi celebrates its
29th year on RIT's campus.
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Three win RIT Athletes of the Year
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At
the Athletics Dinner and Awards Ceremony on May 7, seniors Adam Platzer,
Patrick Staerker and Ushi Patel were named the RIT Athletes of the Year
for 1999-2000.
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Remarkable Students
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Alpha
Sigma Lambda Honorary Society inducted 35 new students this year. The
students were honored at a dinner in April at President Albert Simone's
home. The honorary society annually inducts new members based on scholarship,
participation in activities and leadership in academic and co-curricular
student activities. This year's honorees are Erin McCormick, Matthew
Sommerfield, Eric Stegner and Joseph Werner, from the College of Applied
Science and Technology; Christian Blakeslee, Dionisios Favatas, Jessica
Gugino, Shaun Hunt, Arseny Lim and Donald Rider, from the College of
Business; Kevin Kelley and Jason Smith, from the College of Engineering;
Samuel Hill, Donna Korff, Joshua Hirschorn, Dori Lowenstein, Ushi Patel,
Sarah Scanlon, Elizabeth Torgerson and Amotz Zakai, from the College
of Imaging Arts and Sciences; Carly Smith and Amy Storch from the College
of Liberal Arts; and Paula Arnold, Kelly Feiner, Monica Gladziszewski,
Erin Goodhue, Marianne Lazzaro, Jennifer Louten, Katherine Marron, Laurie
McGregor, Maren Nalepa, Lisa Rothgery, Suzanne Sollecito, Nicholas Spittal
and Leslie Wickham, from the College of Science.
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Outstanding Students Honored
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The19th
annual Henry and Mary Kearse Student Honor Awards recognize students
who have written outstanding research papers in their liberal arts courses.
Lisa Barrett, mechanical engineering; Glenn Bernius, professional and
technical communication; Mark Breitenbach, computational mathematics;
Matthew Clemens, applied and mathematical statistics; Andrew Fetchko,
film and video; Annette Gantt, social work; Zane Kaylani, professional
and technical communication; Hugh McAnany, information technology; Bryce
Nordgren, physics; Donald Rider, management and information systems;
Jared Shulman, mechanical engineering; Carly Smith, criminal justice;
Megon Walker, biology. The award winners, pictured above, stand with
Andrew Moore, dean of the College of Liberal Arts.
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Outstanding International Students
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RIT's
International Student Scholarship Committee recognized two international
students who have made special contributions to campus life. The winners
of the Outstanding International Student Service Award are Genevieve
Bresett, a third-year electrical engineering technology student from
Canada, and Ashish Sanwal, a fifth-year computer engineering student
from India.
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Science awards for outstanding students
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The
John Wiley Jones Award for Outstanding Students in Science went to Justin
Bertrand, biomedical computing; James Chauvin, imaging science; Janine
Garnham, chemistry; Jennifer Louten, biotechnology, Liza Nirelli, applied
statistics; and Bryce Nordgren, physics. The awards, based on academic
achievement and service to the college, are presented to one student
in each of the College of Science departments. Marjorie Jones, daughter-in-law
of the late John Wiley Jones, participated in the awards ceremony.
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Student behavior team noted for excellence
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RIT's
Student Behavior Consultation Team recently has been selected by the
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) as an
exemplary program.
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OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATES . . .
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RIT
honored 36 students as Outstanding Undergraduate Scholars in a ceremony
and reception held April 6.
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