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left: Dr. Carter enjoys the company of his three children: Jessica, Ehrika, and David Jr.
right: (l to r) Trustee Ron Pugliese, Commissioner of Social Services Patricia Wilson-Coker, Trustee John Mobley.
On March 23, more than 300 people gathered at the Hilton Hotel in Hartford to honor David G. Carter for his many years of leadership as the president of Eastern Connecticut State University and as the new chancellor of the Connecticut State University System.
CSU Board Chairman Lawrence McHugh praised Carter for his love of students and his integrity, noting that Carter “will lead the CSU to greatness. He is one of the best educational leaders in our great nation. I am proud to call him my friend.”
Michael Pernal, Eastern’s interim president, described Carter as a student learner and a teacher, forever connected to students and their quest for knowledge. He acknowledged Carter’s legacy on the Eastern campus, which has tripled in square footage since Carter arrived in 1988. Pernal also announced that donations from the generous audience had raised more than $101,000 in funds for the David G. Carter Endowed Scholarship Fund at Eastern.
Eastern Announces Latin American Distinguished Service Awards
Eastern recognized three outstanding Latino leaders at the annual Latin American Distinguished Service Award program on April 12.
Delia Berlin, a native of Argentina and director of the Willimantic Center of Quinnebaug Valley Community College since 1987, received the community member award.
Kelvin Rodriguez received the student award. He is president of the Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS), and vice president of Men Achieving Leadership, Excellence, and Success (MALES).
Communication Professor Jaime Gómez, chair of Eastern’s Department of Communication, was the recipient of the faculty award. Gómez is a native of Colombia, and has produced television shows and video programs on an international scale.
Celia Bacelar, a native of Brazil who immigrated to the United States in 1996, gave the keynote speech. Bacelar is editor-in-chief of the Tribuna newspaper in Danbury.
Pachis Honored at State Capitol
Dimitrios Pachis, vice president for academic affairs, was honored on April 18 at the Ninth Annual Immigrant Day ceremony held at the Connecticut Capitol. The event was sponsored by the Connecticut Immigrant Refugee Coalition and honored 21 local and statewide immigrants who have contributed to their community and/or profession.
(Pachis also was honored at a separate function on March 25 as part of Greek Independence Day festivities in Hartford.)
Dr. Pachis sits with Blanca Santana ’90,
executive director of the Spanish
Community of Wallingford, who also
received an Immigrant Day award.
Over spring break, the Eastern Connecticut State University Concert Chorale performed at the Deutschordenhaus Kirche, one of two performance sites in the Bosendorfer International Choir Festival in Germany. The festival celebrated Mozart’s 250th birthday.
Eastern’s student chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA) won the Outstanding Community Service Award at the AMA’s 28th Annual International Collegiate Conference in Orlando, FL, on March 23-25, 2006. Eastern students won this award in competition with 126 other universities.
Ann Marie Lombardo and Adam McLaughlin, seniors on Professor of Arts June Bisantz-Evans’ design team, have created new logos for Willimantic’s Third Thursday. Lombardo’s logo will be used for print materials, while McLaughlin’s art will be used for a t-shirt logo.
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