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Posted: Friday, May 9, 2014

Volunteer and Service-Learning Center Celebration of Service Awards

The following faculty, staff, students, and community partners were recognized at the 2013–2014 Volunteer and Service-Learning Center’s Celebration of Service on May 6:

Celebration of 10-Year Partnerships

Faculty:

  • Christopher Aviles, Associate Professor, Social Work
  • Harriet Sacks, Lecturer, Elementary Education and Reading
  • Lori Till, Associate Professor, Hospitality and Tourism

Community Partners: 

  • Buffalo Public School 30: Frank A. Sedita Academy
  • Journey’s End Refugee Services
  • The National Statler Center for Careers in Hospitality Service

Outstanding Student Community Service in a Service-Learning Course

  • 14 Hours or Less Required: Corey Grant, THA 234 Introduction to Theater Design and Technology              
  • 15 Hours or More Required: Rashard Cunningham, SOC 389 Community Perspectives and Experiences

Outstanding Service-Learning Course

  • 14 Hours or Less Required: IDE 351 Interior Design IV, taught by Bhakti Sharma, Assistant Professor, Interior Design
  • 15 Hours or More Required: CRS 304 Developing Creative Problem Solving Facilitation Skills, taught by Jo Yudess, Lecturer, Center for Studies in Creativity

Outstanding Service-Learning and Academic Learning Connection

  • Margaret Coghlan, MST/SSE 632 Teaching with Historic Places

Outstanding Student Volunteer

  • Jasmine Davis

Outstanding Community Service by a Student Organization   

  • Buffalo State Chapter of the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association  

Outstanding Alternative Break Participant

  •  Dwayne Remolado

Certificate of Recognition for Community Engagement

  • Active Citizen – 400 Hours of Service: Osayomwonbor Rachel Algbedo, Raven Baxter-Christian, Tessa Bechtold, Allison Hyman, Jazslyn Leon, Richmond Wills, Akin H. Olu Wilson
     
  • Neighborhood Advocate – 200 Hours of Service: Brandon Bert Benard, Benjamin J. Bolton, Anthony D’Auria, Emily Tunstall Frack, James Hall, Jay Kaplewicz, Melissa Kopf, Magdalena Mpinga, Marcus Samerson, Rada Sinik
     
  • Community Supporter – 120 Hours of Service: Fatoumata Camara, Haslee Cameron, Bianca Cornelius, Tolulope Fashuyi, Nicole Kowalenko, Solina Krickovich, Steven Lango, Collin Schreiner, Alexa Shelansky, Christy Tolevski

Outstanding  Service-Learning Community Partner

  • Forest Lawn Cemetery       

Outstanding Faculty Commitment to Service-Learning

  • Michelle Bae, Assistant Professor, Art Education
  • Candace Masters, Assistant Professor, Art Education

Special Recognition for Community Impact

  • FAR 189 Public Art/ Mural Painting and AED 609 Studio Methods

    Students: Courtney Elmore, Marisa Faso, Chris Osmanski, Anna-Mette Hata-Anderson, Brittany Thrun

    Faculty: Candace Masters, Assistant Professor, Art Education; and Phillip Ogle, Chair and Professor, Fine Arts

Dr. Muriel A. Howard Award for Service Leadership

  • Lawrence Flood, Faculty Emeritus

Recognition of 2013 Faculty Fellows

  • Michelle S. Bae, Assistant Professor, Art Education
  • Kristin N. Cipollone, Lecturer, Sociology
  • Eve C. Everette, Assistant Director, the Anne Frank Project
  • Lori Ann Woods, Lecturer, Writing Program
Submitted by: Aurora M Schul
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