SummEr/FAll 2011 - Nazareth College

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Three generations Nazareth alumnae celebrate their
degrees. Left to right: Mary Wilkes List ’09, ’11G,
her mother Corinne Freer Wilkes ’45, ’61G, and
her daughter Jessica Susan List ’10, ’11G.
Mary O’Donnell Emineke ’05,
Chem., successfully defended her
dissertation, What Is a Chemical?
Fourth-Grade Children’s
Categorization of Everyday Objects
and Substances. Her oral report
was titled Learning in the
Analytical Laboratory and
Investigating Children’s Ideas about
Chemicals. In September 2010, she
began a post-doctoral position at
Iowa State University working with
the director of the ACS Exams
Institute in Ames, Iowa. She married
Bright Emineke in 2009.
Jessica Ann Best ’06, Music
Perf., is a principal artist with
Opera Tampa in Florida. She was
also recently a soloist in the
Rochester Chamber Orchestra’s
performance of Handel’s Messiah.
Cameron Adams McCurty ’06,
’10G, CSD, was selected to participate
in the Minority Student
Leadership Program at the
American-Speech-Language-
Hearing Association Convention in
Philadelphia in November 2010.
’10s
Brian Hauck ’10, Chem. and
Adol. Ed., spent the summer of
2009 teaching environmental
chemistry and forensic science
at Explo Summer Camp at Yale.
He is currently enrolled in
graduate school at Washington
State University.
Jen Morton ’10, Art Hist., is
living in Kingston, Ontario,
Canada, and is currently enrolled
in the Masters of Art Conservation
program, paintings treatment
stream, at Queen’s University.
Alexandra Parrotta ’10, Bus.
Adm., is a youth advocate with
Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection.
The program provides academic
support, part-time employment
experience, and long-term
mentoring. She also volunteers
with the Young Women’s Group.
Adam Rall ’10, Chem., is
working in the molecular biology
group at Max Planck Institute
for Chemical Ecology in Jena,
Germany.
Shannon Rene ’10, Bus. Adm.,
worked as a team leader for
Cooper Vision and then in the
financial world. She is now working
toward becoming a personal
trainer. Currently, she is in her
rookie season as a safety/wide
receiver for the Chicago Bliss of
the Lingerie Football League.
Graduate
Lynne Hallock Erdle ’82G was
awarded the 2010 Athena Award
from the Canandaigua Chamber
of Commerce and the Professional
Women of the Finger Lakes. The
Athena Award recognizes leadership,
advocacy, and collaboration
with others.
Amy Avino Bryan ’90G is a
kindergarten teacher in the Finger
Lakes. She is currently working on
her master’s degree in literacy.
Susan Ruckdeschel ’91G is
hosting writing workshops for
grade-school students at Literacy
Solutions in Beacon, N.Y. She
has also written a number of
teaching aids and handbooks for
young writers, peer coaches, and
instructors or parents.
Albert Ambroselli Jr. ’98G has
been teaching English with the
Genesee Valley Educational
Partnership at Leicester Academy
since 2000. He is also actively
involved with People Rebuilding
and Living in Dignity, which advocates
for and assists adults who
have suffered traumatic brain injuries.
In addition to this, he has
been coaching and umpiring with
the Rush-Henrietta Athletic
Association for 20 years.
John Taylor ’06G worked in
academic computing systems management
and then oversaw the
administrative local area of network
and security, hardware and
software resources, and training
and support at Finger Lakes
Community College. While there,
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