Twenty-One Outstanding Scholars Receive Awards in Genesee's Advanced Studies Program

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Outstanding Scholars who attended the ceremony at Genesee Community College on June 1. From left to right: Front row- Elizabeth Feldman, Sarah Block, Paige Radney, Christina Mortellaro, Allison Mooney, Mary Monahan. Back row- Andrew Hark, Chad Ba

BATAVIA, NY (06/07/2011)(readMedia)-- Twenty-one students from across Western New York were the finalists for Outstanding Scholar Awards in Genesee Community College's Advanced Studies program. The awardees were honored at a ceremony and reception on Wednesday, June 1, in the Stuart Steiner Theatre at Genesee's Batavia campus.

Advanced Studies is part of the College's ACE program, or Accelerated College Enrollment, and allows high school students the opportunity to earn college credit from Genesee while attending class within their high school. High school teachers approved as Genesee adjunct faculty teach all Advanced Studies courses. Some of the most enterprising young students earn enough transferable Advanced Studies credit to enter their first year of college as sophomores.

"We're pleased we could make this a special evening for our Advanced Studies students and their families," Ed Levinstein, associate dean of the ACE Program said. "The students honored are some of the best and brightest students in our local region."

The 21 finalists were selected from 163 nominations in the five subject areas of mathematics, science, social science, foreign language, and English. As in years past, a committee of academic professionals from Genesee Community College selected the following award winners, listed by subject area and high school:

ENGLISH

Chad

 Barhydt Holley High School Orleans County
Alaina Chapman Pembroke High School Genesee County
Ian Gayford Warsaw High School Wyoming County
Andrew Hark Keshequa High School Livingston County

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Casey Birch Kendall High School Orleans County
Ian Gayford Kendall High School Orleans County
Allison Mooney Geneseo High School Livingston County
Paige Radney Pavilion High School Genesee County
Stacie Zwolski Springville Griffith High School Erie County

MATHEMATICS

Jeffrey Aldinger Alden High School Erie County
Edward Almeter Attica High School Wyoming County
Michael Brill Mt. Morris High School Livingston County
Elizabeth Feldman Lyndonville High School Orleans County
Russell Marchese Notre Dame High School Genesee County

SCIENCE

Chad Barhydt Holley High School Orleans County
Garrett Meier Caledonia-Mumford High School Livingston County
Mary Monahan Warsaw High School Wyoming County
Paige Radney Pavilion High School Genesee County
Mary Wesolowski Alden High School Erie County

SOCIAL SCIENCE

Sarah Block Alden High School Erie County
Alyson Durant Barker High School Orleans County
Rebecca McGarity Lima Christian School Livingston County
Christopher Meyer Letchworth High School Wyoming County
Christina Mortellaro Batavia High School Genesee County

In addition to the students being honored for their academic achievements, 18 faculty members were honored for having ten years of service teaching in the ACE Program. Listed below are the teachers and their high schools:

Olga Babich Notre Dame High School
Marcy Boyd York High School
Karen Bugman Keshequa High School
Robin Finley Perry High School
Ken Flasza Pioneer High School
Stephen Hadley Letchworth High School
Barbara Harkness Oakfield Alabama High School
Dawnne Hughes Perry High School
Neal Jones Monroe #2 BOCES
Karen LaDuke Alexander High School
Tammy Menzie Holley High School
Eileen Minter Lima Christian High School
Robert Mullen Batavia High School
Jane Neff Pembroke High School
Rob Sells Mt Morris High School
Mike Silivestro Monroe #1 BOCES
William Stowell Perry High School
John Tomidy Byron Bergen High School

For more information about the Advanced Studies program at Genesee Community College,

call 585-345-6801 or go to www.genesee.edu/ACE.