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Page 16 Thursday, August 13, 2015 The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION UCC Foundation Welcomes Five New Board Members CRANFORD – The Union County Dickinson University. College Foundation recently wel- Deborah Enix-Ross, of Westfield, comed five new community leaders is the Senior Advisor, International to serve on their Board of Trustees. Dispute Resolution Group of Union County College Foundation Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP of New Executive Director Doug Rouse is York, NY. As the senior advisor, she pleased with the appointments, be- is responsible for managing lawyers lieving that…” we have five citizen in international dispute resolution, leaders who will bring fresh perspec- intellectual property and privacy/data tives to the Trustees in their service to protection. She previously served as the Foundation and Union County the Senior Legal Officer, Head, In- College.” formation and External Relations Alan Haveson, of Berkeley Section, for World Intellectual Prop- Heights, is currently retired, but spent erty Organization – Arbitration and many years as the owner and opera- Mediation Center in Geneva, Swit- tor of Eastern Bearing, the largest zerland. In this role she advised law- independent bearing and power trans- yers, companies and business asso- mission products distributor in the ciations on the use of Alternative THUMBS UP TO STEM...Westfield teachers Cathy Tsai, left, and Courtney #TRENDING...Parents of intermediate school students in Westfield can be more Farruggia, third and fourth grade teachers at Tamaques Elementary School, New Jersey/New York/Eastern Penn- Dispute Resolution to resolve intel- aware this summer of social media trends of tweens thanks to information have a better understanding of what their students will experience when partici- sylvania metropolitan area and of lectual property disputes, especially provided by the Counseling Departments of Roosevelt and Edison Intermediate pating in new STEM design challenge activities. They were among more than 25 Lee Controls, a manufacturer of pre- trademarks, patents, licensing, fran- Schools. Prior to the end of the school year, counselors at Roosevelt held a “Coffee elementary teachers from Westfield, Millburn, Summit and West Caldwell who cision linear shafting and related pre- chising, and copyrights. Ms. Enix- with Counselors” information session attended by more than 60 parents. Student joined together this summer to hone their STEM (Science, Technology, Engineer- cision linear motion bearing, and Ross has a bachelor of arts degree in Support Counselor, Christine Trottere, can be seen here responding to questions ing, and Math) teaching skills. As part of ongoing STEM professional develop- on the topic of Navigating Social Media in Middle School. Information on this component products in Piscataway, broadcast journalism from the Uni- topic and more can be found on the RIS Counseling website which includes ment, the Westfield Public School District hosted a two-day workshop based on New Jersey. Mr. Haveson also par- versity of Miami; a certificate in in- the newly announced Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). According to information from “Coffee with Counselors” sessions as well as the Counseling ticipates in many civic roles such as ternational law from the London Quarterly Newsletters. Edison Intermediate School has been providing tips to Westfield K-12 Science Supervisor, David Stoneback, these standards – recently Trustee at Temple Emanu-el in School of Economics; a Juris Doc- adopted by the State of New Jersey - are to be implemented in 2017 as part of a parents on the EIS Counseling website throughout the year, including a section revised K-5 science curriculum. Mr. Stoneback also explained that over the Westfield, NJ; President of the Power torate from the University of Miami on social media entitled “What’s Trending.” course of the school year and into next summer, more professional development Transmission Distributors Associa- School of Law in Coral Gables, FL; will take place. Enjoying their success in the “marshmallow challenge,” Ms. Tsai tion; Member of the Planning Board and a diploma in comparative law and Ms. Farruggia celebrate the creation they made with just a handful of raw in Watchung, NJ; Board Member of from Columbia University – Parker Local Residents Named materials provided to build the highest structure which would balance the weight Stonegate Townhome Association in School of Foreign and Comparative of a large marshmallow on top. Watchung, NJ; Vice-President and Law, New York, NY. She also serves Treasurer of the Monterey Towers as the Chair of the American Bar To RIT Dean's List Homeowners Association in Association’s Center for Human James Madison University Watchung, NJ; Member of Central Rights and as an officer for the Bar ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The follow- neurs, innovators and researchers. Jersey SCORE; and serves as current Issues Commission of the Interna- ing local residents made the Dean's Founded in 1829, RIT enrolls 18,000 President of the New Jersey Technol- tional Bar Association. She is a mem- List at Rochester Institute of Technol- students in more than 200 career-ori- Announces 2015 Graduates ogy & Manufacturing Association. ber of the New York Bar and the ogy for spring semester 2014-2015. ented and professional programs, mak- Mr. Haveson holds a Bachelor of United States District Court. Degree-seeking undergraduate stu- ing it among the largest private univer- HARRISONBURG, Virg. – James Comm Sciences and Disorders. Science degree in Business Adminis- Sandra D. Rice, of Plainfield, is dents are eligible for Dean's List if sities in the U.S. Madison University announced the Matthew Woods of Westfield tration from Seton Hall University. Senior Vice President, Eastern Re- their term GPA is greater than or equal The university is internationally rec- following students who graduated graduated with a master’s degree in Patrick Scanlon, of Union, is Vice gion and National Recruitment for to 3.400; they do not have any grades ognized and ranked for academic lead- during the May 8 commencement Accounting. President Commercial Banking and the Emma L. Bowen Foundation. Her of "Incomplete", "D" or "F"; and they ership in business, computing, engi- exercises. James Madison University offers Director of Government Relations of primary responsibilities include or- have registered for, and completed, at neering, imaging science, liberal arts, Michael Blutfield of Westfield each student a future of significance ConnectOne Bank. He is a former ganizational development and plan- least 12 credit hours. sustainability, and fine and applied graduated with a bachelor’s degree in -- not an education of mere prestige, mayor and township committeeman ning. As SVP, she recruits minority The following students attained the arts. RIT also offers unparalleled sup- Biology. but an extraordinary education of for the township of Union; is a three high school and college students to honor: Amanda Berlinski of port services for deaf and hard-of- Sierra McAliney of Westfield exceptional scholarship, inventive time winner of the Union Center Na- work in multi-summer paid intern- Mountainside, Jeffrey Kaiser of hearing students. The cooperative edu- graduated with a bachelor’s degree in thinking, unparalleled attention to the tional Bank Presidential Award for ships at media companies (including Cranford, Melissa Ruppel of Cranford, cation program is one of the oldest and Communication Studies. world community, a university-wide Excellence; and was the founder/di- NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, ESPN, HBO and Thane Vollbrecht of Cranford. largest in the nation. Global partner- Eileen Milata of Cranford gradu- enthusiasm for teaching, and a com- rector of Genesis Drug and Alcohol and Warner Bros) throughout the Rochester Institute of Technology ships include campuses in Croatia, ated with a bachelor’s degree in mitment to student success. Recovery Program at the former United States. Prior to joining the is home to leading creators, entrepre- Dubai and Kosovo. Union Hospital. Mr. Scanlon has also Emma L. Bowen Foundation, Ms. served as the President of the Union Rice was the Marketing Manager for Dean's and Honors Lists Township Board of Health; as Vice ABC Daytime and was responsible Marist College Announces Chair of the Union Public Library for the marketing and promotion of Board of Governors; as Vice Chair of programs including All My Children, Announced by FDU the Township of Union Special Im- General Hospital and One Life to Spring 2015 Dean's List provement Business District; and was Live. Ms. Rice personally served two MADISON – Students at Fairleigh The following students have been the founder of the Irish American consecutive terms as National Presi- POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – The fol- a member of the Class of 2018 and is Dickinson University's Florham Cam- named to the Dean’s List: Erik Ekstrand Society of Union. Many local resi- dent of the Alliance for Women in lowing local students have been majoring in Psychology/Special Edu- pus, located in Madison have been of Scotch Plains, Lindsay Laguna of dents may know Mr. Scanlon from Media (formerly the American named to the Marist College Dean's cation. named to the Dean's and Honors Lists Scotch Plains, Brittany Ingrassia of his involvement with the Union Women in Radio & Television) lo- List for the Spring 2015 semester: Marist is an independent compre- for the Spring 2015 semester. Scotch Plains, David Marzano of Scotch County St. Patrick’s Day Parade Com- cated in Washington, DC. She is also Emma Guidi of Scotch Plains is a hensive liberal arts college with an To qualify for the Honor's List, a Plains, and Corinne Spies of Fanwood. mittee. He has served as their Trea- a former co-chair for the Annual member of the Class of 2017 and is enrollment of 4,700 full-time under- student must carry a 3.5 or better grade Devoted to the preparation of world surer since its inception. Gracie Allen Awards held in Los An- majoring in Psychology.