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Dr. James P. Brognano, Rome, NY, was recognized as the Outstanding Dentist by Genesis Group of the Mohawk Valley and the Medical Societies.
Gail (Gawel) Kreher, Canton, GA, coauthored Today I Made a Difference: A Collection of Inspirational Stories from America’s Top Educators, which was released in May.
1954 Lucille A. Kinney, Ilion, NY, was elected recording secretary for the Historical Club of Ilion.
1957 Dr. Sandro Sticca, Vestal, NY, professor of French and Comparative Literature in the Department of Romance Languages and Literature at the State University of New York at Binghamton, was awarded an honorary doctorate in art history by the Academia Internazionale della “Citta’ di Roma” in Rome, Italy.
1961 Robert Anthony Weber, Davidsonville, MD, is a retired electrical engineer, having worked for the U.S. Government and Northrop Grumman.
1967 Arthur S. Broga, Oneida, NY, received the Canastota Alumni Association’s Educator Award at the Canastota Alumni Association banquet. Until his retirement in 2001, he was a biology teacher in the Canastota Central School District for 22 years. During the majority of his career, he was an adjunct professor at Syracuse University, teaching the Project Advanced Biology course at Canastota High School. James E. Leach, Hamilton, NY, was recognized for his 14 years of dedicated service to the Raymond Simon Institute for Public Relations at Utica College.
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Kenneth A. Kuhn, Hatboro, PA, retired from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority in Philadelphia. He is now the risk management coordinator for the County of Montgomery in Norristown, PA.
1969 Joyce M. Cristiano, Herkimer, NY, is president of the Herkimer Garden Club. Marilyn A. O’Brien, Gainesville, VA, works at ING as a financial planner. Donna G. Schwieder, Summers, AR, is a medical transcriptionist for Sten-Tel.
1970 The Honorable John M. McHugh, Washington, D.C., United States Congressman, 23rd District, was honored with the Colonel Arthur T. Marix Congressional Leadership Award. Frank J. Trimboli, Ilion, NY, is the administrator of St. Joseph Nursing Home.
1971 Vito F. Grasso, Troy, NY, is executive vice president of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians. He is also the recipient of the 2009 American Academy of Family Physicians Award of Merit.
1972 David J. Bonacci, Utica, NY, president of Bonacci Architects, was named sponsorship chairperson for the Herkimer Area Resource Center’s Enabler Golf Open.
Mary O. Cross, Clinton, NY, retired as a speech therapist for the Rome School District. David F. D’Alessandro, Boston, MA, was presented with an Ellis Island Medal of Honor by The National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations. Frank B. DuRoss, New Hartford, NY, is executive director of institutional advancement at Mohawk Valley Community College. David Mathis, Utica, NY was recognized for his years of volunteer service with the Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency. Paul A. Socha, Whitesboro, NY, was promoted to manager of applications engineering at Indium Corporation of America.
1973 Leonard E. Bryant, West Palm Beach, FL, is the coordinator of student activities at Palm Beach Community College. Dwayne D. Ricci, Mohawk, NY, was a guest speaker at the Herkimer Elks Lodge Elk of the Year awards ceremony. Reverend Robert C. Wollaber, Rome, NY, was reappointed to the parish during the Northern Central New York Conference Session. He is in his 12th year of service in the Ilion area.
1974 John A. Griffin, Sauquoit, NY, is the resident senior vice president of the Eastern Profit Center of the Utica National Insurance Group. Marguerite A. Kershaw, New Hartford, NY, is certified to become a New York state long-term care ombudsman.
Louis B. Tehan, Utica, NY, was inducted into the 2009 Healthcare Hall of Distinction by The Genesis Group of the Mohawk Valley and The Medical Societies. He was also appointed to the governor’s State Hospital Review and Planning Council. Susan C. Warwick, Whitesboro, NY, was awarded the 2009 Recognition Professionals International Best Practice Standards Best in Class Award at the 2009 Recognition Professionals International Conference in Naples, FL.
1975 Dr. Johannes J. Christian, Columbus, OH, is a minister and founder of the Adoration and Peace Baptist Church. He has a doctorate of ministry from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, OH, and has served missions in Guatemala, Belize, Peru, Honduras, Eretrea, and Zambia. Reverend Alan C. Mead, Indianapolis, IN, is an interim rector at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
1976 George A. Christian Jr., Gansevoort, NY, is a retired E7, SFC, from the U.S. Army. He is an environment recycling specialist for Ed Loya’s Auto Parts and Salvage Corp. Christopher P. Cirmo, Cortland, NY, was appointed Dean of the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He will be leading the university’s largest college, and has been asked to lead a new strategic planning initiative, coordinate a new General Education program, and expand areas of interdisciplinary teaching and research.
1977 Loretta H. Campbell, Queens, NY, is an adjunct professor of English at Touro College.
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