[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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