North Country People
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Birthdays
@datebook city label underlined:South Colton
Birthday: Sherman Ayers celebrated his 104th birthday with local Masons on Dec. 14, when he also was honored for 74 years as a master Mason with High Falls Lodge 428, Colton.
Elected
@datebook city label underlined:Parishville
Elected: The Parishville Ladies’ Auxiliary recently elected its 2012 officers.
Chief — Patty Phillips
First assistant — Betty Beha
Second assistant — Dee Burlingame
Secretary — Jill Sullivan
Treasurer — Noreen Bouchard
Chaplain — Donna Cole
Flag bearer — Janet Farns
Conductress — Tootie Ellis
Reporter — Connie Harper
Honored
@datebook city label underlined:Watertown
Honored: Julie Dziewisz received the New York State Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages’ James A. Lydon Distinguished Service Award at its annual state conference on Oct. 28 in Melville.
Ms. Dziewisz recently retired from the NYS TESOL executive board, where she served 10 years, and as editor of “Idiom,” the 28-page quarterly publication. She retired as assistant professor in 2007 from Jefferson Community College, Watertown, and is the co-author of “Critical Reading, Critical Thinking: Focusing on Contemporary Issues,” due out from Pearson Longman in 2012.
Notable donations
@datebook city label underlined:Ogdensburg
Notable Donation: Lights on the River donated $11,600 and more than 2,600 food items to eight north country food pantries and a backpack program who serve seven communities. The annual event was held Dec. 17 through 23.
Winners
@datebook city label underlined:Canton
Winners: Winners of North Country Center for Health and Yoga’s annual fall raffle were chosen Dec. 20:
First place — Julie Spadaccini received a one hour massage certificate, gift certificates from Pear Tree, Spicy Iguana and Sunfeather Soap, Canton, membership to TAUNY, homemade bed buddy and eye pillow, granola from Not Your Average Cookie, Ogdensburg, silk table runner, coffe from St. Lawrence Valley Roasters, spice packets, goatmilk soap, and “Good Food Cooked Right” cookbook.
Second place — James Fryer received a one hour massage.
Third place — Michele Whalen received a gift certificate from Blackbird Cafe, Canton
@datebook city label underlined:Phildelphia
Winners: The Phildelphia Civic League has announced the winners of its annual Christmas decorations contest:
First place — Gordon Tuper
Second place — Ron Spicer
Third place — Connie Rudes
Honorable Mentions — Bill Burn, Terry Cooke, Gary Fikes and Craig Howard
@datebook city label underlined:Potsdam
Winners: Jessica Riley, Potsdam, won a Christmas bear and wagon of toys from a recent contest at Triple “A” Building Center, Potsdam. Jim McGuire, store manager, recently presented Ms. Riley with her prizes.
Colleges
Dean’s list
The following north country residents recently were named to the dean’s list at their colleges or universities:
Daemen College,
Amherst
To receive dean’s list honors at Daemen College for the fall semester, students must receive a grade point average of 3.3 or higher.
@datebook city label underlined:Watertown
Megan L. Hyneman
Keuka College,
Keuka Park
To receive dean’s list honors at Keuka College for the fall semester, students must receive a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
@datebook city label underlined:Carthage
Brittany Gleason, freshman, mathematics and business. Ms. Gleason is the daughter of Laurie Gleason, Carthage, and Kevin Gleason, Harrisville
@datebook city label underlined:Watertown
Shannon M. Elliott, sophomore, occupational therapy. Ms. Elliott is the daughter of Steve and Regina Elliott, Watertown.
Paul Smith’s College
To receive dean’s list honors at Paul Smith’s College for the fall semester, students must receive a grade point average of 3.3 or higher. Students with a GPA of 3.8 or higher also receive Adirondack Scholar honors.
@datebook city label underlined:Copenhagen
Keith McDonald
@datebook city label underlined:Lowville
Casey Gagne
@datebook city label underlined:Madrid
Anastasia Hull, Adirondack Scholar
@datebook city label underlined:Potsdam
Nicholas McCarthy
Eric Paul, Adirondack Scholar
Ann Ramsay
Whitney Shatraw
Casey Thompson
Michaela Toomey
SUNY Cortland
To receive dean’s list honors at SUNY Cortland for the fall semester, students must receive a grade point average of 3.3 or higher.
@datebook city label underlined:Evans Mills
Brandon Cavalet, criminology, graduate of Indian River Central School, Philadelphia
SUNY New Paltz
To receive dean’s list honors at SUNY New Paltz for the fall semester, students must receive a grade point average of 3.3 or higher.
@datebook city label underlined:Mannsville
Kylie Joyner, theater arts
Thiel College,
Greenville, Pa.
To receive dean’s list honors at Thiel College for the fall semester, students must receive a grade point average of 3.4 or higher.
@datebook city label underlined:Watertown
Cody Bowser, sophomore, psychology
University of Scranton (Pa.)
To receive dean’s list honors at the University of Scranton for the fall semester, students must receive a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
@datebook city label underlined:Potsdam
Erin Hantz, senior, nursing
Wilmington (Ohio) College
To receive dean’s list honors at Wilmington College for the fall semester, students must receive a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
@datebook city label underlined:Canton
Patrick R. Hostetter, junior, social work. Mr. Hostetter is a 2009 graduate of Hugh C. Williams Senior High School, Canton.
Graduates
The following north country residents recently received degrees from their colleges or universities:
Cazenovia College
@datebook city label underlined:Copenhagen
Logan T. Spaulding, bachelor’s degree, management, specializing in sport management
@datebook city label underlined:Waddington
Katelyn M. Bernard, bachelor’s degree, interior design
SUNY Oneonta
@datebook city label underlined:Black River
Katie Flynn
Honored
@datebook city label underlined:Henderson, Potsdam
Honored: Karlye Eastman, Henderson, and Kelly McCarthy, Potsdam, were inducted in November into Clarkson University School of Business’s Reh Center for Entrepreneurship chapter of Sigma Nu Tau, national entrepreneurship honor society.
Ms. Eastman, a junior, and Ms. McCarthy, a senior, are majoring in innovation and entrepreneurship.
President’s list
The following north country residents recently were named to the president’s list at their colleges or universities:
Northern Virginia Community College
To receive president’s list honors at Northern Virginia Community College for the fall semester, students must receive a grade point average of 3.75 or higher.
@datebook city label underlined:Norwood
Deana Wolfe-Murray, English, 3.87 GPA. Ms. Wolfe-Murray, daughter of Bernice and Robert Murray, Norwood, is a 2010 graduate of Norwood-Norfolk Central School, Norwood.
Western New England University,
Springfield, Mass.
To receive president’s list honors at Western New England University for the fall semester, students must receive a grade point average of 3.80 or higher.
@datebook city label underlined:Lowville
Nicole A. Birchenough, sophomore, criminal justice
@datebook city label underlined:Potsdam
Honored: Alumni Charles W. Ayer Jr. and Eileen Whelley were recently voted in as members of the Potsdam College Foundation Board.
Mr. Ayer graduated in 1975 from SUNY Potsdam with a bachelor’s degree in secondary education and concentration in English literature, and in 1977 with a master’s degree in accounting from Long Island University. He has spent 35 years in corporate finance for Pratt & Whitney Division of United Technologies Corp. Mr. Ayer lives in Vernon, Conn., with his wife, Claudia Thomas Ayer. The couple has three adult children.
Ms. Whelley, graduated in 1976 from SUNY Potsdam with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and later earned a master’s degree from Bowling Green (Ohio) State University. She is an executive vice president for the Hartford Financial Services Group, Hartford, Conn. Ms. Whelley was named SUNY Potsdam’s Distinguished Alumni Speaker in April. She lives in Wilton, Conn., with her husband, Don, and their two children.
Appointed: Susan Stebbins, anthropology professor, has been named special assistant to the president for diversity. Ms. Stebbins teaches courses focusing on American Indians and gender, has served as director of U.S. and global studies at SUNY Potsdam for more than 10 years, and served as the college affirmative action officer for seven years.
Honored: “Love is Everywhere: Selected Songs of Margaret Ruthven Lang, Vol. 1,” by tenor Donald George and pianist Lucy Mauro, was named one of 2011’s Best Recordings of the Year by MusicWeb International. Mr. George, an associate professor at SUNY Potsdam, and Lucy Maura, an assistant professor at West Virginia University, Morganstown, W.Va., teamed up on the CD to feature music by Ms. Lang, the first American woman composer to have works performed by major symphony orchestras in the States. The pair’s second volume will be released in February.
President’s list
The following north country residents recently were named to the president’s list at their colleges or universities:
Herkimer County Community College
To receive president’s list honors at Herkimer County Community College for the fall semester, students must receive a grade point average of 3.8 or higher.
@datebook city label underlined:Edwards
Danielle N. Mullaney, digital filmmaking
@datebook city label underlined:Gouverneur
Cassandra L. White, business: business administration
@datebook city label underlined:Massena
Angela M. Southworth, liberal arts and sciences: social science
@datebook city label underlined:Norwood
Heather M. Adner, business: accounting
@datebook city label underlined:Tupper Lake
Emily L. Boyer, photographic technology
@datebook city label underlined:Turin
Abby E. Black, liberal arts and sciences: social science
