Congratulations
Congratulations!
December 1, 2007
The following Jamaica Plain individuals, businesses and organizations deserve recognition.
Dana Terres graduated cum laude from Macalester College.
Samuel Arocho graduated from St. Sebastian School in Needham.
Maya Algere, Yohana Amanuel, Julie Bui, Minta Burrowes, Bianca Cadet, Tiarra Caruso, Natasha Corbin, Ryan Hanafin, Hilarion Hernandez, Avante Lopez, Aixa Ortiz, Edward Quintanilla, Victoria Ramirez, Richard Robles, Angelica Seoane, and Frank Theodat graduated from Our Lady of Lourdes Grammer School.
Congratulations!
May 14, 2007
The following Jamaica Plain individuals, businesses and organizations deserve recognition.
Rita Kantarowski will be among this years inductees into the YWCA's Academy of Women Achievers at their 13th annual Women's Leadership Gala and Benefit Auction on Wednesday, June 13.
Jeffrey M. Nellhaus was recently promoted to acting director of the state Department of Education.
Yang Yu and Nicole M. Uhrig were named to the University of Massachusetts Amherst dean's list for the fall 2006 semster.
Dean Martin, a science teacher at the Gardener School in Allston, was presented with a Secretary's Award for Excellence in Environmental Education by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and the Environment.
Congratulations
March 29, 2007
The 2007 National Merit Scholarship Program has named Harry Alper as a Commended Student in recognition of her exceptional academic promise.
James Jones Jr. has recently won the Eastern Mass. Bridge Association Sectional tournament. He won the Swiss Teams event at the Summer Sectional.
Sandra Melo has started her freshmen year at Commonwealth School.
David Nagle, a partner at Sullivan and Worcester LLP, has been named the co-chair of the State and Local Tax Committee of the Boston Bar Association’s Tax Section.
Anisha Varma-Wilson, MD, has joined the medical staff in the department of gastroenterology at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center.
The Cooperative Artists Institute has received a matching grant of $4,600 from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Anant Pradhan received a full-tuition scholarship from the Berklee City Music Program.
The Martha Eliot community health center received $100,000 from the statewide Essential Community Provider Trust Fund.
Stop and Shop has raised $6,500 as part of the 2006 Triple Winner Game to benefit The Jimmy Fund.
Jim Poss has been named one of 47 Technology Pioneers by the World Economic Forum. Pioneers were nominated by the world’s leading venture capital and technology companies, and the final selection from 225 nominees was made by a panel of leading technology experts.
Congratulations
February 2, 2007
Reprinted from Feb. 2 issue
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Robert Pulster, a Jamaica Plain resident and the executive director of ESAC (Ensuring Stability through Action in our Community),was named the inaugural recipient of the Norma F. Mosely Housing Advocate of the Year award from the Massachusetts Mortgage Bankers Association. The MMBA announced the creation of the award in honor of Mosely, who worked at ESAC for more than 20 years and dedicated her life to the causes of fair housing and homebuyer education.
City Councilor John Tobin was appointed a trustee of the Boston Neighborhood Jobs Trust.
Jessie Auger of the Hernandez School was named 2006 Teacher of the Year by the state Department of Education.
The following students were named to the honor roll at Beaver Country Day School: Madeline Kiefer, Michael Everdell, Nathaly Figueroa, Yuri Bredbeck and Kelly Kretschmar.
Cesar Pena graduated from the JFYNetWorks’ Environmental Technology Training Program at a ceremony held at Suffolk University Law School.
Génesis Peña-Cruz graduated from Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart.
The following students were named to the dean’s list at Simmons College: Amanda McCormick, Christine Krones, Dakota Allstadt, Luciana Ambrosi-Sleight, Anna Ellingboe, Ashley Haight, Brooke Adkins and Nanette Savides.
The following students graduated from Simmons College: Susan Russell, Leah Handverger, Paul Wilkstrom, Jennifer Horton, Shana Witkin, Susan Bermon, Christine Krones, Rosalind Trent, Michele Curry, Charlotte Collins, Robin Anderson, Julie Myers, Shari Cahill, Elizabeth Icaza, Kate Gubata, Carolyn Chu, Deeth Ellis, Todd Strauss, Jennifer Mason, Michael Allen and Melissa Andrews.
Rachael Fulp, administrative director for the Center for Cardiovascular Disease in Women at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, graduated from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation’s Massachusetts Institute for Community Health Leadership.
Henry Spitzer received the Outstanding Male Athlete award and the Coach’s Award for varsity boy’s baseball at Brimmer and May School.
Christopher L. Milliken graduated from Framingham State College.
Yoshie Tsuda was named to the dean’s list at Framingham State College.
The South Street Youth Center received a $5,000 grant to create a community garden from the New England Grassroots Environment Fund.
English High School student Dagmawit Sirmollo received a $1,000 scholarship from Comcast’s Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program.
Amonita E. Harmon graduated from Stonehill College.
Congratulations!
November 7, 2006
Congratulations from the Dec. 15 issue.
The following Jamaica Plain individuals, businesses and organizations deserve recognition.
