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Newsmakers for the week of
April 25, 2004 Students from the area were among the outstanding high school students recognized in March by SUNY College at Brockport President Paul Yu. He congratulated the 3-1-3 Program students for having achieved a college grade point average of 3.25 or higher (on a 4.0 scale equivalent to a B+ or better).
SUNY Brockport's 3-1-3 Program allows high school seniors to earn up to 30 credits toward their first year of a bachelor's degree before they become full-time students. Through the program, the students take a combination of SUNY Brockport approved high school courses and first-year classes at the college. Students earn college credit while cutting their first-year tuition costs by about 50 percent. And, they may transfer their credits to SUNY Brockport or other colleges in the SUNY system and to many private colleges as well. Oneonta State senior Kelly Stevens (Rochester, NY/Churchville-Chili) was recognized by the New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association; she was chosen one of eight females for the 2004 Scholar-Athletic Award, the first Oneonta athlete to receive the award since Paula Polce was honored in 2001. The award selection is based on the following criteria; a minimum grade point average of 3.0; academic and athletic excellence; nominees should be a source of pride to their institutions both on and off the playing arena; the nominee should be a role model for all female athletes. This is the third major award that Stevens has received during this academic year that takes into consideration academic and athletic excellence. Last fall she was selected to the College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District 1 Team in the sport of soccer and, in January, she was the first female soccer player to earn a spot on the East Region Scholar-Athlete Team for the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Stevens, who is a meteorology major, was co-captain of the women's soccer team for the second year last fall and helped lead the Red Dragons to its first national championship. Along the way to its national title, Oneonta set a single season record for wins (21) while winning its fifth straight SUNYAC title. Stevens finished her career having started 88 of 91 games and registered 14 goals and 12 assists as a midfielder. This past winter she earned All-America honors in the sport of indoor track while also taking home two SUNYAC titles. She was an All-American in the 800-meter run and the distance medley relay and was a SUNYAC champion in the 1,000-meter run and the 3,200-meter relay. Steven's academic accolades include being the Oneonta State Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year for 2002-03. She is a Presidential Scholar, was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma as a junior and has been on the SUNYAC All-Academic Team and Commissioner's list since her freshman and sophomore years. Nathaniel Harold Emmerson, a Denison University senior, was one of six presented with the President's Medal during the University's annual spring Academic Awards Convocation. The President's Medals were established in 1985 as Denison's highest and most prestigious honor, recognizing students who have demonstrated not only intellectual achievement, but also have made some other significant contribution to the community in such areas as global awareness, athletic fitness, leadership and campus discourse. Nathaniel Emmerson is the son of Debbie and Bruce Emmerson of Crestview Drive, Brockport, and a 2001 graduate of Brockport High School majoring in Latin. Emmerson is winner of a Dean's Distinguished Leadership award and also was inducted into Mortar Board and Phi Beta Kappa. A departmental fellow in the classics department, he holds a University Scholarship and a Karl Eschman Memorial Scholarship. He has volunteered with numerous organizations on campus including Bread for the World, Denison International Relief Effort, First Mentors, Habitat for Humanity, Homelessness and Hunger, River Roundup and as a participant in the freshman service project. He was treasurer and vice president of the Denison Community Association cabinet and played with the Heisey Wind Ensemble and the Denison Jazz Ensemble. Kimberly Golis, a 2003 graduate of Churchville-Chili High School, has been named to the dean's list for the winter semester at Rochester Institute of Technology. Golis, a new media major, is the daughter of James and Janell Golis of Churchville. Christina Falco, a 1998 graduate of Churchville-Chili High School, has been accepted into the School of Law at Western New England College. Christina is a 2003 magna cum laude graduate in political science from the University at Buffalo. Nicholas Falco, a 2001 graduate of Churchville-Chili High School, has been nominated for membership into the Phi Beta Kappa society. He also received dean's list honors for the fall semester at the University at Buffalo where he is a University Honors Program student majoring in chemistry. Christina and Nicholas are the children of Cathy and Gene Falco of Robbin Crescent in Ogden. Patricia Lynn Hammerl, daughter of Michael and Kathy Hammerl, Bergen, has been named to the fall 2003 dean's list at St. John Fisher College in Rochester. Hammerl, a freshman, is a history education major. To be eligible for the dean's list at St. John Fisher College, a student must have attained at least a 3.3 grade-point average for the semester. Hammerl earned a 3.92 average. She also plays volleyball for St. John Fisher and started every game as a freshman. Brian Grover was recently certified by the Real Estate Training Institute of Charlotte, North Carolina, as a CBR-certified buyer representative. Grover is a realtor associate with Prudential KARES and is now trained in the professional representation of home purchasers. A buyer representative is a cooperating agent who legally represents the real estate buyer. They generally do so under an exclusive buyer representation agreement, much like a traditional real estate broker represents the seller under an exclusive right to sell listing agreement. Buyer representation is rapidly changing the face of real estate. Propelled by knowledgeable home purchasers, legislative action, and consumer watch dog groups, home buyers representation has gained momentum in the residential market in recent years and is now available nationwide. A buyer representative limits the seller's liability, since the buyer's own agent becomes responsible to the buyer, rather than the seller's agent. In addition, a buyer representative is often a highly professional agent representing qualified and highly motivated purchasers.
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