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Awards & Recognition

I was requested to be a keynote student speaker at the Innovative Teacher's Conference at Holiday Valley in Ellicottville, NY in July 2010 sponsored by WNY BOCES collaborative
(Cattaraugus-Allegany, Erie 1 and 2, Orleans County/Niagara County BOCES).
I was requested to speak alongside students, teachers, and distinguished professor Yong Zhao on integrating technology into the classroom; to help teachers learn how to better reach students in the classroom with emerging technology such as Smart Boards. 

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-Nominated for Sage Arts Award by Russell Sage College in 2009

-Nominated to be featured in the Congressional Art Show for the U.S. House of Reps. in 2009

-Nominated for Woman of Promise in the Creative Arts by Pitt-Bradford College in 2010

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I was the recipient of three scholarships in 2010:

-The David's Song scholarship

-The Patricia Pickut Memorial scholarship

-The Dawn Palmatier Farrell Memorial scholarship

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Thank you.

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Featured in the following galleries:

-Houghton Ortlip Gallery: May 2009-June 2009

-The Regina A. Quick Center at St. Bonaventure: May 2010-June 2010

-El Buen Amigo/LACA: Jan. 2012-Feb. 2012

 

Placed Second at Houghton's Annual Juried Student Show Exhibition at the Ortlip Gallery for the shown painting-2009

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Acrylic on hand-stretched canvas

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