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Newsmakers for the week of
March 17, 2003 Stephanie M. Harney, of Dean Road in Spencerport, was awarded a master's degree of education in library science and information technology at Mansfield University in Pennsylvania. Darren J. Lipomi, son of Mars and Rosalind Lipomi, Hilton, was named to the dean's list for the first semester of the 2002-2003 academic year at Boston University. Lipomi is a 2001 graduate of Hilton High School and a second year student. Anthony Iacovangelo has been hired as a manager trainee at the 84 Lumber Company in Greece, a building materials retailer. Iacovangelo, of Rochester, graduated from Bishop Kearney High School in 1987. He is the son of Anthony and Mary Ann Iacovangelo of Rochester. Dianne Hickerson's watercolor painting entitled "Fiesta" has been accepted by the American Watercolor Society (AWS) for its 136th Annual International Exhibition in New York City. The exhibition at the Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Avenue, runs April 8 through May 4, daily except Mondays. The painting was chosen by a six-member Jury of Selection from thousands submitted from around the world. The Jury of Awards selected "Fiesta" and others in the exhibit for inclusion in the AWS 136th Annual Traveling Exhibit. The traveling exhibit will go on a circuit of museums and galleries around the United States for a year after the New York exhibit ends. This was Hickerson's first submission to the highly competitive annual exhibition. "Fiesta" is a variation of a previous watercolor she did in her usual realistic treatment of flowers, crystal, and bright sunlight in vibrant colors. "This time I tried to think outside the box," Hickerson said. "With 'Fiesta' I experimented with different colors and more abstract style." Hickerson, a Brockport resident, is a member of the Rochester Art Club, the Pittsford Art Group, a signature member of the North East Watercolor Association, and a signature member of the Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society. Thirty-one students were among the Outstanding high school students recognized last month by SUNY College at Brockport President Paul Yu. He congratulated the 3-1-3 Program students for having been named to the dean's list at SUNY Brockport for the fall 2002 semester. The students each earned a minimum college grade point average of 3.25 or higher (on a 4.0 scale, equivalent to a B+ or better).
Northeastern University announces the following Spencerport area students to the university's dean's list for the fall quarter 2002.
To achieve the dean's list distrinction, students must carry a full program of at least four courses, have a quality point average of 3.25 or greater out of a possible 4.0 and carry no single grade lower than a C during the course of their college career. Army National Guard Pvt. Shaun P. Jones has graduated from basic military training at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Missouri. Jones is the son of Terry Jones of Brockport and a 2002 graduate of Brockport High School. James J. Corbett has enlisted in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. Corbett is an air transportation journeyman assigned to the 30th Aerial Port Squadron at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York. He is the son of Burton A. Corbett Sr. of Acworth, Georgia and Mary M. Brumsted of Chili Avenue, North Chili. Corbett is a 2000 graduate of Churchville-Chili High School. Navy Seaman Recruit Elisah J. Maine, daughter of Larry J. Maine, of Churchville, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois. Maine is a 2002 graduate of Churchville-Chili High School. Sgt. David G. Colucci has graduated from USA JFK Special Warfare Qualification courses as an engineer in Special Forces. He received his Green Beret in a ceremony held at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina on March 7. He is assigned to 3rd Group stationed at Ft. Bragg where he will be attending language school for French. He graduated from Airborne School in 2000. Prior to his service in the Army, Sgt. Colucci attended Service Air Rescue school in the U.S. Navy where he was assigned to the USS Pyro during the Gulf War. Sgt. Colucci is a graduate of Spencerport High School, class of 1990 and is the son of John and Margaret Colucci of Greece. Sgt. Colucci and his wife, Angela, reside in Fayetteville, North Carolina where she is an education major at Fayetteville State University. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael D. Robison, son of Mary Ann and Douglas E. Robinson, Spencerport, was called to active duty in support of Operation Enduring Freedom while assigned to 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, home based in Tampa, Florida. Robinson is a 1999 graduate of Spencerport High School. 1Lt. Brent Rockow is serving as a contracting officer in Khandahar, Afghanistan. He supports U.S. Military forces by purchasing supplies and services. He is the son of Duane and Cherie Rockow of Hamlin and a graduate of Brockport High School and Clemson University. |