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Redhawks Who Soar - May 2018
Roberts Wesleyan College is proud of its 18,000+ living alumni. Roberts alumni are working in the fields of healthcare, social work, business, education, non-profits and entrepreneurship – to name a few! After graduation, the soul of Roberts stays with our alumni -- read these short updates to learn more about their lives after college.
Here are this month’s Redhawks Who Soar:
Chris Maloney’11 (Physics) was awarded the inaugural SPIE Yaver Scholarship. Maloney is currently enrolled in the MBA program at Messiah College for Strategic Leadership. He will receive a $10,000 scholarship. Read the full story.
Paul Hazard’05 (Master of Education) recently received the Empire State Excellence in Teaching Award. Hazard is a sixth grade social studies teacher for the Geneseo school district.” Read the full story.
Suzanne Komenski’18 (MSMK), a media planner/buyer at Dixon Schwabl in Victor, was the 100th person to graduate from the Master of Science in strategic marketing program. This milestone occurred at graduation in May. Read the full story.
Brittany Catlin ‘13 (Studio Art) ’18 (MSMK) was promoted to Marketing Programs & Digital Design Manager for Roberts Wesleyan College.
Kim Stearns Higgins ’92 (Music Education) earned her Doctorate of Education from Northcentral University in March of 2018. Kim’s degree had a curriculum and teaching emphasis and her dissertation was entitled: A Qualitative Action Research Study of Blended Inclusion for PK12 Students with Disabilities in Rural New York State Public Schools.
Kirk’92 (English) ‘01 (MSL) and Michelle’92 (Elementary Education) ’09 (MSW) Kettinger led the 10th trip for the Ireland Missions Team to Dubin, Ireland in May’18. Students (12) worked in after-school programs, participated in evening youth outreach events, completed a backyard renovation in Ballyfermot section of Dublin and led a weekend retreat for children at a Christian retreat center called Drewstown. Not only was this trip a wonderful experience for our students but also it meets a real need with our partners in Ireland. Teams have been going from Roberts to Dublin since 2009 to do work with children, youth, and adults.
Bonny Smothermon Hoeflein ’84 (Elementary Education) recently published a book entitled: More Cake: Discovering the true substance, “cake” of joyful living without being robbed by the “frosting” of the culture. For more information, visit Amazon.
Sandra Lauer ’08 (Mod RN) was named the 2018 Distinguished Nurse Honoree by Erie County Medical Center ECMC) Corporation and ECMC Foundation. She is director, Continuum of Care, Supportive Care and Palliative Medicine at ECMC.
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