STEM JACQUELINE BOLDUC Jacqueline E. Bolduc, an English major at Central Connecticut State University, has attained a grade point average of 3.79, and has been a recipient of the John Bosca and Phi Delta Kappa Scholarships, and is a member of the Kappa Delta Pi and Golden Key National Honor Society, and has coached boys' and girls' soccer in Torrington for several years and was honored as Coach of the Year by the Connecticut Junior Soccer Association, and has been employed as a substitute teacher since fall 1996, and is married and the mother of four children aged 5-12, and Jacqueline Bolduc has been selected by the That the Board of Trustees for the recommends Ms. Bolduc for her academic and service achievements, congratulates her the Distinguished Student Award, and extends its best wishes for a happy and successful Central Connecticut State University I Eastern Connecticut State University I Southern Connecticut State University I Western Connecticut State University
I0 STEM ERIK L. YOUMANS Erik L. Youmans, a Biology major at Central Connecticut State University, has attained a 3.74 grade point average, and is vice president of the Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society for 1996-97, president of the Pre-Health Professions Club and a member of the Golden Key National Honor Society, as has served as a staff sergeant in the Rhode Island Air National Guard and was named Airman of the Year in 1994, and served during Desert Shield/Desert Storm was awarded two Air Force achievement medals, and is concurrently pursing an Associate's degree in Aircraft Maintenance Systems Technology through the Community College of the Air Force, and volunteers as a nurse/patient liaison at New Britain General Hospital's emergency room, and has been employed by Bristol-Meyers Squibb since June 1996, and Erik L. Yomans has been selected by the That the Board of Trustees for the recommends Mr. Youmans for his academic and service achievements, congratulates him the Distinguished Student Award, and exten s its best wishes for a happy and successful P Central Connecticut State University I Eastern Connecticut State University I Southern Connecticut State University I Western Connecticut State University
dim WILLIAM A. FUENTES William A. Fuentes, an International Business major and Finance minor at Central Connecticut State University, has attained a grade point average of 3.90 and is a Dean's List student, a member of the Delta Mu Delta Honor Society since 1994, and a recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige Scholarship Award, the Excellence in Finance Award, and a Continuing Education Scholarship Grant, and has completed internships at both Pratt & Whitney and at Financial Services Plan, LLC in Rocky Hill, and has also been an active member of his community for many years serving on the Boards of Directors of both the Little League and Chamber of Commerce, and as a fundraising volunteer for CPTV and the March of Dimes, and is a native of Aquirre, Puerto Rico, the father of three children, and is currently employed at Pratt & Whitney as a Materials Specialist, and William A. Fuentes has been selected by the That the Board of Trustees for the recommends Mr. Fuentes for his academic and service achievements, congratulates him the Distinguished Student Award, and extends its best wishes for a happy and successful I Central Connecticut State University I Eastern Connecticut State University I Southern CSU System Office: 39 Woodland Street, Hartford, Connecticut State University
%I[ LEONE D'ONOFRIO Leone D'Onofrio, a Management and Organization major at Central Connecticut State University, has attained a grade point average of 3.93, and has been a member of the Delta Mu Delta National Honor Society since 1994 and the Golden Key National Honor Society since 1996, and earned an Associate's Degree in Business Administration from Tunxis Community College in 1989 graduating with highest honors, and has been employed by Pratt & Whitney since 1977, most recently as a Quality Manager, and has received several Employee Performance Awards, and is currently chairman of Pratt & Whitney's Supplier Quality Assurance Council, and the father of two sons aged 11 and 12, and a former Cub Scout Leader for the Boy Scouts of America and currently an assistant coach with a Plainville Midget Roller Hockey Team, and Leone D'Onofrio has been selected by the That the Board of Trustees for the recommends Mr. D'Onofrio for his academic and service achievements, congratulates his the Distinguished Student Awar successful Central Connecticut State University I Eastern Connecticut State University I Southern Connecticut State University I Western Connecticut State University
dl[ Connecticut State University System JANIS L. BELAIR community, as well as outstanding academic ach{evement, and Janis L. Belair, a History/Social Science and Elementary Education major at Eastern Connecticut State University, has attained a grade point average of 3.93, and is a former Girl Scout Leader and an active volunteer in the Willington public schools since 1984, and has chaired the Willington PTA's Teacher Appreciation Committee and served on the Superintendent's Advisory Committee and from 1993 to 1996, and worked as a paraprofessional in the Willington public school system, and prior to that time, was employed for several years as a registered electro-neurodiagnostic technologist at Hartford Hospital, and has been a member of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) since 1994, and is a member of the Willington Community Chorus, and is currently a substitute teacher in the Mansfield and Willington schools, and is the mother of two daughters aged 15 and 19, and Janis L. Belair has been selected by the That the Board of Trustees for the recommends Janis L. Belair for her academic and of the Distinguished Student Aw successful Central Connecticut State University I Eastern Connecticut State University I Southern Connecticut State ~niversit~bestern Connecticut State University
dil JEFFREY HOLT Jeffrey Holt, a Biology major and Chemistry minor at Eastern Connecticut State University, has attained a grade point average of 3.77, and recipient of the ECSU Academic Excellence Scholarship, Mariam Silcox Scholarship, and a winner of a ECSU Biology Department High Academic Achievement Award in 1995 and 1996, and is a member of the ECSU Biology Honors Program, has performed an independent research project under Dr. Mike Adams studying the role of heat shock proteins which led to presentations at the 1996 Eastern Colleges Scientific Conference in Williamsport, PA and the Northeast Algal Symposium held at the Marine Biology Laboratories in Woods Hole, MA and who worked as a summer volunteer in a bone biology laboratory at the Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, CT, and was awarded a National Science Foundation Developmental Neurobiology Fellowship at the University of Michigan in 1996 where he studied the process of retinal regeneration, and is a member of ECSU's Biology, Scuba, Tennis and Honors clubs while also working in the ECSU Biology department in a number of capacities including teaching assistanceships, tutoring, and as a student worker, and Jeffrey Holt has been selected by the Foundation to receive its Distinguished Student Award, therefore, be it That the Board of Trustees for recommends Mr. Holt for his academic and service the Distinguished Student Award, happy and successful Central Connecticut State University I Eastern Connecticut State University CSU System Office: 39 Woodland Street, Hartford, State University
ASAF CARMELI Asaf Carmeli, a Marketing major at Southern Connecticut State University, has attained a grade point average of 3.82, and is a member of the Business Administration Club, a former member of the People to People Club, and past vice-president of the Ski Club, and is a guest columnist for SCSU's newspaper, the Southern News, and has played for SCSU's championship soccer team for the past four years, serving as cocaptain during the 1996 season, and has devoted his time and talents to the community, conducting programs at the New Haven Jewish Community Center, teaching Sunday School at Mishkan Israel, participating in a Community Outreach Soccer program for area youths and working as a counselor at a number of summer camps throughout Connecticut, and is self-supporting and currently employed as a part-time student assistant to help finance his education, and Asaf Carmeli has been selected by the Foundation to receive its Distinguished Student Award, therefore, be it That the Board of Trustees for the recommends Mr. Carmeli for his academic and service achievements, congratulates him the Distinguished Student Award, and Central Connecticut State University I Eastern Connecticut State University I Southern Connecticut State ~ n i v e Western w Connecticut State University
l Connecticut State University System JODI SHYDLO Jodi Shydlo, a Psychology/Mental Health major at Southern Connecticut State University, has attained a grade point average of 3.89, and is secretary of Psy Chi, the Psychology Honors Society, and as a member of Psy Chi's board has organized and publicized sponsored events including a research colloquium for psychology undergraduates, and is an active member and past public relations officer of Zeta Delta Epsilon, SCSU's honors service society, devoting her time and efforts to the community including volunteer work at the Ronald McDonald House, and since her freshman year at SCSU, has toured both locally and nationally with Magevet, a Yale singing group, and Jodi Shydlo has been selected by the Foundation to receive its Distinguished Student Award, therefore, be it That the Board of Trustees for the recommends Ms. Shydlo for her academic and service achievements, congratulates her the Distinguished Student Award, and extends its ishes for a happy and successful i Central Connecticut State University I Eastern Connecticut State University I Southern Connecticut State University I Western Connecticut State University
B$QI DAVID BELTON TAYLOR David Belton Taylor, a Environmental Public Health major at Southern Connecticut State University, has attained a grade point average of 3.79, and while diagnosed in adulthood with dyslexia, has achieved his academic goals despite a fifth-grade reading ability, and was selected to present his Senior Project and Thesis at the 1996 Annual Meeting of the Connecticut Public Health Association, and is a member of Zeta Delta Epsilon, SCSU's honors service society, and has assisted in various fundraising efforts and solicited Red Cross blood donors with record-setting success, and has devoted much time tutoring his classmates, and has been a member of the SCSU Veterans' Association for the past four years and previously participated in the "Connecticut Round-up" for homeless veterans, and while being the primary caregiver for his three year old daughter, will graduate with departmental honors in May, and David Belton Taylor has been selected by the That the Board of Trustees for the recommends Mr. Taylor for his academic and service achievements, congratulates him the Distinguished Student Award, and Central Connecticut State University I Eastern Connecticut State University I Southern Western Connecticut State 1 Jniversity
811 SCHVONNE WILMORE 0 Schvonne Wilmore, a Geography major at Southern Connecticut State University, has attained a grade point average of 3.76, and has served on the Executive Board of several student organizations at SCSU and is currently president of both Gamma Theta Upsilon and the People to People Club, and is a member of the West Indian Academic Society, the Geography Club and treasurer of the Karate Club, and has attained membership in the National Conference of Geographical Education, and in addition to working part-time, has been an active member and Sunday School teacher at the United Methodist Church of Westville and a volunteer at the Summer 1995 Special Olympics, and Schvonne Wilmore has been selected by the That the Board of Trustees for the recommends Ms. Wilmore for her academic and service achievements, congratulates his the Distinguished Student Award, and extends its wishes for a happy and successful Central Connecticut State University I Eastern Connecticut State University I Southern Connecticut State University I Western Connecticut State University
dlpl CATHERINE A. JOHNSTON Catherine A. Johnson, a Marketing major at Western Connecticut State University, has attained a grade point average of 3.77, and has completed four career internships including one with the Shelton-based General Electric Supply Company during which she conducted a benchmarking study on merchandising techniques and was subsequently named GE's "Intern of the Year," and received a Student Leadership Award for the 1995-1996 academic year and is listed in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges for 1996, and is currently president of the WCSU Marketing Club, participating in various volunteer efforts including fundraising for the Good Friends, Good Neighbors Organization, and was one of two student representatives appointed to the Marketing Advisory Board for the Ancell School of Business, and was awarded the Marketing Department Award for scholastic excellence, and helped develop a promotional video to raise funds and community support for that school, and prior to attaining her Bachelor's degree, she secured a full time position as Account Executive for Northeast Utilities, and Catherine A. Johnston has been selected by the P P That the Board of Trustees for the recommends Ms. Johnston for her academic and service achievements, ongratulates her the Distinguished Student Award, and extends its bes ishes for a ha py and successful Central Connecticut State University I Eastern Connecticut State University CSU System Office: 39 Woodland Street, Hartford, State University
llfl JUEL BYROE REID Juel Byroe Reid, a Psychology major and Communications minor at Western Connecticut State University, has attained a grade point average of 3.98, and is treasurer of Psy Chi, the psychology honor society, and president of the Psychology Club, and has been actively involved in the Danbury Women's Center, volunteering as a hotline counselor, workshop facilitator and peer counselor, and teaching a weekly workshop on selfesteem, and has been actively involved in her community as a community organizer and intern in substance abuse prevention services for the Midwestern Connecticut Council m Alcoholism, and will compete her undergraduate course work in three years while married and the mother of a teenager, and Juel Byroe Reid has been selected by the That the Board of Trustees for the recommends Ms. Reid for her academic and service achievements, congratulates her the Distinguished Student Award, and extends its ishes for a happy and successful i Central Connecticut State University I Eastern Connecticut State University I Southern Connecticut State University I Western Connecticut State University