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Kristin Bruno's son, Carl Barnes, a doctoral student in philosophy at UC Santa Barbara, has won the best graduate student paper of the year award in his department. The award carries a cash prize and a requirement to present the paper at a colloquium.

Stela Fejtek (Learning Disabilities Specialist with the Center for Students with Disabilties) has been elected president of the Board of Directors of the Glendale Association for the Retarded for 2005-06. Several students from this organization have attended special speech classes which she has taught at GCC for the past 12 years.

Peter Green will record a CD of music for piano, French horn, and flute in May, under a grant from Central Michigan University.  Dr. Bruce Bonnell, a faculty member at CMU, will play the French horn; Peter will the pianist; and the flutist will be Vieri Bottazzini, from the Conservatory in Istanbul, Turkey. The CD will feature music that has never been recorded before. 

Sharon Hall co-authored an article published in Nurse Educator, March/April, 2005.  The article, "The Collaborative Track Option for BSN Education: The Best of Both Worlds,"  was co-authored by Dr. Rhea Williams from the School of Nursing at CSULA and outlines their experiences over four years with the collaborative project they shared.

Brian Landisi, the son of Diane Landisi (Administrative Assistant in the Technology Division), graduated Magna Cum Laude from Loyola Marymount University this May. While at Loyola Brian completed two majors, Spanish and English, and has subject matter competency in both areas. He will pursue a teaching credential this summer.

Diane Landisi's son-in-law, Ken Jones, is a doctoral candidate at UC Berkeley. He recently received the honor of having his first article published in the Journal for the Study of Judaism. Ken plans to complete his dissertation next year.

Lee Miller Parks' son, Daniel Miller Parks, received the silver medal in physics at the LA County Science Fair in April and is representing LA county in physics at the CA State Science Fair on May 23 and 24, 2005.  He is a junior and attends Ribet College Preparatory School.

Maria Shufeldt will receive her master's degree in counseling psychology from Pacific Oaks College in June 2005. Her thesis topic was the use of horticultural therapy with Latino immigrants.

Diane Young's son, Kent Young, has earned his bachelor's degree in history from UC Santa Barbara and will attend Michigan State University School of Law in the fall.

Do you have any milestones to share with us?

Please send information to: dkilkear@glendale.edu

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