AMBASSADOR

EDITORS
Amy I. Pauley
Executive Director, FLCC Foundation
Lenore L. Friend
Director of Public Relations & Community Affairs
WRITERS
Lisa L. Scott
Resource Development and Events Specialist
Jessica Youngman
Public Relations and Events Specialist
DESIGN AND LAYOUT
Sarah R. Butler
Graphic Designer
PHOTOGRAPHER
Rikki Van Camp
The Ambassador is produced by Alumni Relations
at Finger Lakes Community College.
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do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the
editor or official College policies. Finger Lakes
Community College does not discriminate
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3325 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua, NY 14424
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A NEW YEAR, A NEW HOME FOR
VITICULTURE AND WINE TECHNOLOGY
January marks the opening of the new Finger Lakes Community College Viticulture and Wine Center,
a 9,000-square-foot facility that features a teaching winery, enology laboratory for classes, aging rooms,
wine storage, a crush pad, and classroom and office space. It is located at 100 Empire Drive, Geneva, on the
grounds of the Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology Park.
The design of each room was based on input from wine industry professionals and Cornell University representatives.
The building also adheres to the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) standards.
FLCC’s two-year associate in applied science (A.A.S.) degree program in viticulture and wine technology is the only
one of its kind in the northeastern U.S. An advisory board of vineyard and winery owners and professionals in wine
and grape research, education, and marketing assisted with the development of the program.
Building progress December 2014
MEET KELLY LA VOIE ’96
CCFL/FLCC ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT
Beginning this January, Kelly La Voie ’96 will
succeed Ethan Fogg as the CCFL/FLCC Alumni
Association President. Ethan will be honored for his
10 years of service at the Alumni Awards Celebration
in May (see page 12 to learn more).
Kelly earned an associate degree in humanities
from FLCC and continued her education at William
Smith College where she received a bachelor’s degree in economics. She has
completed graduate courses in finance at Rochester Institute of Technology.
She began working in the financial services industry in 1999. Today, she is
a financial advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.
In her role as CCFL/FLCC Alumni Association President, Kelly will also
serve on the FLCC Foundation Board of Directors. In addition, she currently
serves on the Quail Summit Board of Directors in Canandaigua and
the town of Canandaigua Zoning Board of Appeals. Kelly is president
of the Geneva Rotary Club and serves on Geneva Growth.
She lives in Canandaigua with her daughters, Kelsey and Michaela,
and their rescue dog, Chewy.
THE IMPACT
OF INVESTING
IN FLCC
Each academic year donors help support
student success. Throughout this publication,
we highlight six of the 114 students who
were recipients of scholarships at FLCC
for the 2014-15 year. Thank you for the
generous support of FLCC’s educational
mission and for making a difference in the
lives of current and future students!
View our 2014 donor
list using your smartphone
and this QR code or at
www.flcc.edu/pdf/alumni/
foundation-donor-list.pdf.
Make a gift today.
Use the enclosed envelope or go
online to www.flcc.edu/giving.
Receiving this scholarship
really meant a lot to me.
It allowed me to get a high
quality education at FLCC
for an affordable price. Also,
it helped me to gain a sense
of fiscal responsibility. I would
like to thank everyone who
made this scholarship possible.
— Marcella Del Plato
2014 Found Word Scholarship recipient
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