[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 120 (Thursday, September 5, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1526-E1527]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING THE CARLOW COLLEGE STUDENTS OF SPIRIT

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                         HON. WILLIAM J. COYNE

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 5, 1996

  Mr. COYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor some very special 
women--the Carlow College Students of Spirit for the year 1995-96. 
Carlow College is a private Catholic college for women in Pittsburgh. 
The college has created a ``Woman of Spirit'' award to call attention 
to women in the Pittsburgh area who exemplify the college's ideals of 
competent and compassionate service in both their personal and 
professional lives. The college presents a Woman of Spirit award every 
month, and it holds a gala event each year to pay tribute to the 
previous year's recipients. This year, Carlow College began honoring a 
``Student of Spirit'' each month as well. Each Student of Spirit has an 
excellent academic record and has been actively involved in her 
community life.
  The first individual to receive the Student of Spirit award from 
Carlow College was Amy Hryckowian. Amy, a senior in early childhood 
education and a 1992 graduate of Ambridge Area High School, is an 
active participant in Carlow College's student government and in many 
service projects. An advocate for women's issues, Amy attends college 
leadership conferences in the Pittsburgh area and in Washington, DC. 
Amy has contributed her active support to Pittsburgh's Central Blood 
Bank for 3 years, organizing the annual blood drives at Carlow College, 
and she was actively involved in the 1995 United Way campaign at Carlow 
College.
  The Student of Spirit for November 1995 is a wife and a mother who 
has raised three children and provided care for two family members with 
disabling illnesses. Marian Beth Allen is a junior nursing student who 
returned to college to pursue a lifelong interest in nursing. Marian 
holds an undergraduate degree in biology and a master's degree in 
public health. She has been a teacher, a researcher, and a day care 
provider. Active in community service, Marian has facilitated 
activities for children, senior citizens, and young adult families as a 
member of her temple's Leadership Committee.
  Originally from St. Croix in the Virgin Islands, Corinne Francis was 
honored as Carlow College's Student of Spirit for the month of 
December. A junior theology major, Corinne has been involved in student 
outreach projects and campus ministry throughout her college career. 
She has influenced other students to join her volunteer efforts with 
Pittsburgh's Sojourner House and Habitat for Humanity. Corinne supports 
herself at college by working in a nursing home while maintaining her 
place on the dean's list and in the honor student program at Carlow. 
Her dream is to develop a volunteer organization to improve community 
life.
  English and writing major Margaret Horvath was selected as January's 
Student of Spirit. A 1992 graduate of West Mifflin Area High School, 
Margaret was recently inducted into the Alpha Psi chapter of Delta 
Epsilon Sigma, a national scholastic honor society. She exercised 
editorial leadership in the founding of Carlow's student news magazine 
and has been a contributor to Carlow College's literary anthology.

  Ross Township resident and graduate of Winchester Thurston School in 
Shadyside, Beth Walter was named as the February Student of Spirit by 
Carlow College. Having entered Carlow College on a half-tuition 
academic scholarship in 1993, Walter has maintained dean's list 
standing for the past 3 years. A student of piano and ballet, she has 
been a dance and piano instructor for the elementary grades at 
Winchester Thurston School. Committed to the Carlow College ideal of 
lifelong learning, Walter plans to pursue a doctorate after finishing 
college.
  The Student of Spirit for March 1996 was Patti Higgins, a graduate of 
Gladstone High School. A student of the Carlow Hill Program, Patti 
Higgins is also a clerk stenographer for the Allegheny County Health 
Department in the Division of Public Drinking Water and Waste 
Management. Believing strongly that children need a solid foundation in 
education touched with a sense of wonder to develop their minds, she 
has been active in parent groups and is a volunteer tutor and school 
librarian for elementary school children. A writing major with an avid 
interest in science, she is considering the possibility of teaching 
after graduation.
  A lifelong resident of Dormont, Kelley Beeson, was named as the 
Student of Spirit for April 1996. Kelley is a 1992 graduate of Keystone 
Oaks High School and has made the dean's list for four semesters at 
Carlow College. Kelley is senior editor of Carlow College's literary 
anthology. She has also published poetry in national anthologies of the 
writings of college students. Last fall, she was officially invited to 
join the Madwomen in the Attic, Carlow College's program for women 
writers in the Pittsburgh area.
  Amy Semancik was selected as Carlow College Student of Spirit for May 
1996. A senior business management major minoring in communications, 
Amy will assume the presidency of the Student Government Association at 
Carlow College this fall. Always a trailblazer, Amy was active in the 
creation of the Student Senate to represent student concerns about 
issues on the Carlow College campus. For 2 years, Amy was a volunteer 
at Sojourner House, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in 
Pittsburgh for women and their children. She has served as a volunteer 
for the Bishop's Annual Dinner for Catholic Charities and the Carlow 
College Alumnae Association's annual phonathon, and as an organizer for 
a number of student social events.
  The June 1996 Student of Spirit is Fabyonne Williams, a 1990 graduate 
of Westinghouse High School. An elementary education major, Fabyonne 
has been active in educational activities for teenagers and new 
parents. Fabyonne is very involved with the Pentecostal Temple Church, 
working with young members of the parish. She also served as a vice-
president of United Black Students in 1993 and served as the president 
of that organization in 1994.
  July's Student of Spirit was Andrea Molinaro. Andrea was vice 
president of the Student Athlete Association her senior year and 
attended the first National Student Athlete Association Conference in 
Chicago. Andrea was treasurer for the class of 1996 for 2 years, and 
she interned at the Rangos Research Center exploring chromosome 
inactivation. She was also active in the Forum to Advance the Awareness 
of Human Rights, and she participated in the Meager Meals program at 
Carlow College.
  Shannon R. Smith was honored as Carlow College's Student of Spirit 
for August 1996. Shannon is a biology major with a minor in chemistry. 
She has been able to maintain a 4.0 GPA while at Carlow College. 
Shannon views graduation as the beginning of new educational 
opportunities that she will share with others. She has a deep 
appreciation for the struggles and triumphs of women in the past and 
looks forward to the challenges in the future that will be beneficial 
to all women.
  DeLacey Ellis was selected as the Carlow College Student of Spirit 
for September 1996. A beneficiary of Carlow College's Elizabeth Carol 
Program, DeLacey has stated that Carlow College has been a very 
important and positive influence on her life. Fulfilling her roles as 
both a wife and a mother, DeLacey was still able to attend to her 
Carlow College course work with consistency and accomplishment. DeLacey 
salutes Carlow College for its rigorous academic programs and the 
loving and graceful community the college supports.
  Mr. Speaker, all of these women have been blessed with a number of 
precious gifts--energy, enthusiasm, intelligence, compassion,

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competence--and they have made it a point to share these gifts with 
those around them. Carlow College has chosen well in selecting them as 
its Students of Spirit for this year.

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