Elizabeth DeLuca Tapped for Fellowship at Cazenovia College

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L-R: Kimberly Norton, for the Division of Humanities and Natural Sciences; Elizabeth DeLuca, for the Division of Business and Management; Professor Marge Pinet ; Robert H. Dufek, for the Div

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CAZENOVIA, NY (10/14/2011)(readMedia)-- Cazenovia College's Washburn Junior Research Fellowships and Teaching Fellowship for 2011-2012 have been announced by Dr. John Robert Greene, Paul J. Schupf Professor, History and Humanities, and advisor for the fellowship program.

Dr. Greene has directed the Washburn Junior Fellowship Program since its inception. Conceived and funded by Professor Emeritus Marge Pinet, and named for her parents, this unique fellowship allows selected students a funded opportunity for research within his or her chosen academic field. Greene announced a significant change in the program this year, thanks to the generosity of Professor Pinet. "In this, the program's eleventh year," Greene said, "there will be four research fellows, one from each academic division."

This past spring, members of the faculty, staff, and administration nominated students deserving of a fellowship and final choices were made by Dr. Greene with the help of several colleagues. Nominated students were required to submit their capstone proposals to be considered for a fellowship. The fellows will receive stipends to aid their research in any way they choose, and each will be invited to make a presentation to a significant portion of the faculty during the final week of his or her Capstone experience.

Elizabeth A. DeLuca, of Galway, N.Y., a senior majoring in equine business management, with a minor in international studies, is the Washburn Junior Research Fellow for the Division of Business and Management. She is a member of the Alpha Chi Honor Society, the Equine Ambassadors Club and the Equestrian Team. She has been on the Dean's List and recently received the Donald Roy Memorial Scholarship.

DeLuca says, "I believe the Washburn Junior Fellowship will allow me to reach a new depth in the research portion of my education, the completion of my Senior Capstone Project. I plan to examine the horse industry in New York State and develop a program that will increase the awareness and vitality of the horse industry while propagating its success to the wider economy of New York. After I earn my bachelor's degree, I plan to attend law school, and have considered delving into equine law with the possibility of exploring issues involving the horse industry in America and its interaction with the industry in other countries.

Greene says, "I think it goes without saying that we as an institution are incredibly grateful to Marge for inaugurating this innovative program. I am also pleased that over the past decade, Washburn Fellows have testified to both the rigor and the usefulness of their experience; many have told me how useful the Fellowship was in their respective Grad School programs, and at last summer's Alumni Weekend, a reunion of past Washburn Fellows paid tribute to this as well."

PHOTO: Professor Emerita Marge Pinet (center), met with The Washburn Research Fellows named in the fall of 2011, in the Cazenovia College Archives. Left to right: Kimberly Norton, for the Division of Humanities and Natural Sciences; Elizabeth DeLuca, for the Division of Business and Management; Professor Marge Pinet ; Robert H. Dufek, for the Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences; and 2011 Washburn Teaching Fellow, Jasmyne Cole. Not pictured: Carissa S. Wheeler, research fellow for the Division of Art and Design.

Cazenovia College, founded in 1824, is an independent, co-educational, baccalaureate college near Syracuse, N.Y., offering a comprehensive liberal arts education in an exceptional community environment, with academic and co-curricular programs devoted to developing leaders in their professional fields. Cazenovia, named one of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S. News & World Report, is also a national College of Distinction. For more information, visit www.cazenovia.edu.