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UC PR/J Students Honored

Raymond Simon Institute Presents Scholarships, Awards

Written By Miranda McKee '11, PR Intern

Contact - cleogrande@utica.edu

Utica, NY (06/24/2010) - Outstanding public relations and journalism students were honored at the annual Raymond Simon Institute (RSI) for Public Relations awards ceremony at Utica College.

Simon, his family, RSI board members, faculty, students and their families, and many special guests attended.

The following awards were presented:
• RSI/Faculty Award - Katie Prue (New Hartford, N.Y.)
• Owen Comora/RSI Tangerine Award - Katie Gleitsmann (Utica, N.Y.), Amelia Rawlins (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
• Mildred T. Santora Memorial Scholarship - Anthony J. O’Hagan (Bronx, N.Y.)
• Eleanor and Matty Sokolow/RSI Writing Award - Maria Dischiavo (Stittville, N.Y.), Miranda McKee (Glenfield, N.Y.), Kristin Smith (Waterloo, N.Y.)
• Ed Matesky/ RSI Award - Gino Geruntino (Sherburne, N.Y.)
• Rubin R. Teitelbaum/RSI Award - Christopher Cooper (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
• Gagliardi/RSI Award - Nicole Adamczyk (Sayville, N.Y.)
• Gary and Jeanne LaBella/RSI Transition Award - John Engell (Remsen, N.Y.)
• Ben and Gene Comora/RSI Scholarship - Jeff Kassouf (New Paltz, N.Y.)
• The Flaherty/Creativity Award - Jacqueline Klotzbach (Hilton, N.Y.)
• George Jones/RSI Outstanding PR/J Student Awards - freshman: Alissa Scott (Huguenot, N.Y.), sophomore: Katie Gleitsmann (Utica, N.Y.), junior: Jeff Kassouf (New Paltz, N.Y.), seniors: Jacqueline Klotzbach (Hilton, N.Y.), Jonathan Monfiletto (Morristown, N.Y.)
• Fred and Corrine Grates/ RSI Achievement Award - Christina Soave (Hopkinton, Mass.)
• Joanne Reppel/RSI Research Award - MaryMargaret Plado-Costante (Whitesboro, N.Y.)
• RSI/Student of Promise Award - Christine Phelps (Utica, N.Y.)
• Bruce Manning/RSI Spirit Award - Jessica Mauer (Kingston, N.Y.)
• John Behrens/RSI Print Journalism Scholarship - Alexandra Caldas (Pawtucket, R.I.)
• Raymond Simon/RSI Scholarship - Devorne Hormeku (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
• Outstanding PR/J Alumna - Salina Lebris ’80 (White Plains, N.Y.)

Simon is considered to be one of the founding fathers of public relations education and is widely regarded as a teaching legend. He is the former head of the Utica College public relations degree program; the Raymond Simon Institute for Public Relations was founded in his honor in 1986. The institute was created to enhance UC’s public relations and journalism programs. Outstanding alumni and students are honored each spring at the annual PR/J awards brunch.

About Utica College – Utica College, founded in 1946, is a comprehensive private institution offering bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. The College, located in upstate central New York, approximately 90 miles west of Albany and 50 miles east of Syracuse, currently enrolls over 3,200 students in 37 undergraduate majors, 27 minors, 21 master’s and two doctoral degree programs.

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