Golfing go-getter in red-hot streak

Recent alum, Tiffany Chan, defeated Spanish player Marta Sanz on the second hole of a sudden death play-off this past weekend at the Crans-sur-Sierre course in the Swiss Alps to win the 15th annual World University Championship. The Standard, Hong Kong

DSC Alumni Felipe Resck provides World Cup insights from Brazil via Skype

During a recent Skype interview with DSC Alumni Felipe Resck in Brazil, he talks about his career and the World Cup frenzy currently going on in Brazil.

Daytona State hosts alumna art exhibition, May 27-Aug. 29

Works by Margaret Schnebly Hodge; opening reception, May 23
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 7, 2014) – Daytona State College alumna Margaret Schnebly Hodge presents Breaking Free: Dark Energy, Dark Matter, an exhibition with over 30 works of art, including oil paintings and other media, shown in the North Lobby/Art Gallery at the college’s News-Journal Center, 221 N. Beach Street, Daytona Beach.

The free public exhibition features an opening reception on Friday, May 23, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Gallery hours run Monday to Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (May 27-July 24), and Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (July 28-Aug. 29).

Before age one, Hodge moved with her family to Daytona Beach and has lived in the area ever since. Graduating from Mainland High School (1971), she continued her studies at Daytona Beach Community College (now Daytona State College), followed by earning her B.A. from the College of Fine Arts, University of Florida.

Long appreciated as an abstract figurative and landscape painter using a dark, rich palette and with a philosophical preoccupation with concepts of physical and emotional restraint, many works in this exhibit show Hodge’s aesthetic expansion beyond the sense of earth-bound considerations. For more about the artist, visit www.margarethodgeart.com

Studio arts are an essential corner stone in developing well-rounded and innovative individuals for both art and non-art majors alike. Students learn the specifics of studio art mediums in a hands-on program designed to develop their creative skills while fostering a theoretical and historical understanding.

Studio arts include the disciplines of painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, airbrush and design. The fundamental building blocks of all studio art courses instill skills in: divergent thinking, problem solving, critical thinking and creativity.

For more information about exhibition times, call the News-Journal Center Box Office, (386) 226-1927, or visit DaytonaState.edu/TheArts.

Find out more about the studio arts programs at DSC’s Mike Curb College of Music, Entertainment and Art, or call (386) 506-3276.

Photo: Margaret Schnebly Hodge, Paintings: L-R, Stellar Drift, My Space, Native Passage
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Foundation holds meet and greet for donors and scholarship recipients

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. ( April 18, 2014) – Dozens of Daytona State College Foundation scholarship recipients came face to face with their benefactors during a donor appreciation luncheon held April 14 at the college’s teaching eatery and kitchen, Café 101.

With food prepared by Daytona State culinary students, the affair was a chance for the scholarship recipients to personally express their thanks for the financial help they received to attend college.
Among them was Benarah Sanford, who earned her Associate Degree in Nursing from Daytona State and is now pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, thanks to a DSC scholarship endowment established by Dr. William Schildecker and the Bert Fish Foundation.

Dr. William Schildecker, right, chats with scholarship recipient Benarah Sanford during a donor appreciation luncheon hosted this month by the Daytona State College Foundation.

As a trustee and donor, Schildecker and the Fish Foundation have donated millions to Daytona State and other organizations throughout the years in support of education and health care. They will be the honorees this year at the Daytona State College Foundation’s Sept. 18 annual gala.

Daytona State President Carol W. Eaton said the luncheon was an opportunity for donors to witness first-hand how their support of the Foundation touches lives. “We invited you to meet our scholarship recipients so that you can see for yourself, so you can actually gain an understanding from personally meeting and speaking with our students, just how great an impact your investment in their future will have,” she said.

Over the past 10 years, the DSC Foundation has awarded more than $7.5 million in scholarships, with nearly $1 million being awarded this year alone to almost 1,200 students. Scholarship awards are granted each semester. The Foundation is actively seeking to increase its donor base and scholarship resources in order to help more students defray the cost of their college education.

Schildecker and the Fish Foundation have established 11 individual scholarships through the DSC Foundation on behalf of Daytona State students pursuing degrees and certificates in a wide range of health care programs. The college’s Foundation has received nearly $3 million from them since 1984 for scholarships and program support.

For more about DSC Foundation Scholarships, visit http://donate.daytonastate.edu or call (386) 506-3195.

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Local health-care administrator earns Daytona State’s Crumley Award for science achievement

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 10, 2014) – Daytona State College alumnus George Kastroulis has been awarded the institution’s prestigious 2014 Margaret Crumley Award for Distinguished Achievement in Science.

“George Kastroulis is an exemplary example of a graduate utilizing the tools he obtained at Daytona State to touch the lives of so many people,” said Dr. Tom Swain, who chaired a committee of Daytona State science faculty who selected Kastroulis for the award.

The annual award, first presented in 2001, honors outstanding alumni who achieved an associate degree from the College of Science at Daytona State, have used their scientific knowledge to improve their community and have distinguished themselves while working in their field. Mrs. Crumley established the award to honor her son, John, and husband, Thomas.

Kastroulis, 37, earned his Associate of Science in Radiography degree from Daytona State in 1998 and began a successful career in health care that accelerated when he earned his Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management degree in 2012. He is general manager of Nurse On Call, a home health-care provider that covers four Northeast Florida counties.

But perhaps even more noteworthy is his volunteer spirit. He has served as board chairman for the American Cancer Society, East Central Coastal Unit; board member to the Central Florida affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization; and has held several advisory board positions with cancer survivor groups in Volusia and Flagler counties. 

A few years ago, Kastroulis identified a need for cancer patients to have local access to available resources, education about medical treatment and a survivor awareness program. Working with the Daytona Cubs organization, he established Breast Cancer Survivor Night to promote awareness of the disease. 

Along with fellow radiologist Charles Burkett, they spearheaded the Daytona Breast Cancer Symposium. The event was originally created in partnership with Daytona State College, with sponsorships by the Susan G. Komen Center, the American and the Florida Breast Cancer societies and, presently, also with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Kastroulis also has formed a coalition with Bethune-Cookman University to bring accessible health care to the underserved in Volusia County through a free clinic.

Past recipients of the Crumley Award include Dr. Steven Miles, radiologist; Dr. Ralph Scorza, biologist; Dr. Ron Jenkins, biochemist; Dr. Sam Davis, radiologist; Dr. James Greene, assoc. vice president, College of Health Careers, Daytona State College; Dr. Linda Miles, chair, School of Nursing at Daytona State College; Mr. David Marsh, retired TV weatherman; Mrs. Willa Fuller, executive director of the Florida Nurses Association; Dr. David Riban Jr., pharmacist; and Dana Johnson, biologist.

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Daytona State Alumni Association seeks to grow membership

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 1, 2014) - The Daytona State College Alumni Association is looking for new members interested in reconnecting with the institution.

“Through our shared experience, the Daytona State College story can be told, benefitting future alumni, friends of Daytona State and the community at large,” said Suzette Cameron, president of the association’s Board of Directors.

The association recently kicked off its membership drive, aimed at inviting former students to join at no cost. In addition to being open to anyone who has earned a degree or certificate from the college, membership also is open to those who have taken at least one course, as well as to transfer students, non-credit and continuing education students.

By taking advantage of their free membership, alumni enjoy these benefits:
• Invitations to special “alumni and friends only” events
• Networking opportunities
• Free admission to Southeast Museum of Photography programs and a 10 percent discount on gift shop purchases
• Free use of the DSC Library
• Free use of the College Writing Center
• Free use of the DSC Career Placement Center
• Use of the Lemerand Fitness and Aquatic Centers
• Complimentary online subscription to the DSC President’s Communique
• Use of the Dental Hygiene Clinic (DeLand Campus only)
• Use of Massage Therapy (Daytona Beach Campus only)
• Use of Cosmetology services (Daytona Beach and Deltona campuses only)
• Use of Barbering services (New Smyrna Beach-Edgewater Campus only)
• Access to quality programming delivered by WDSC TV-15

*All Benefits require a valid DSC Alumni ID card which can be obtained by completing and submitting the Alumni Association Membership form at Alumni.DaytonaState.edu.

To become a member or for more information, visit the Alumni Association website or call (386) 506-4506.

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Re-energized Alumni Association seeks to grow membership and serve college

(DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.) March 4, 2014 - The Daytona State College Alumni Association celebrated its reorganization on Tuesday, March 4, by introducing its new Board of Directors to more than 60 college employees who were once DSC students.

During a continental breakfast held in the Hosseini Center, President Carol W. Eaton noted the different pathways that brought many in attendance to enroll in classes: some who started right out of high school, others who started classes after becoming employees, and still others who took advantage of Daytona State baccalaureate degree offerings.

“If you think about those three pathways, they remind me of the paths that many of our students choose,” Eaton said.  “I like to say you’ve come full circle, helping that next generation of students who are coming to class. So not only are you representing (our graduates), you’re representing all of our students whose lives you touch every day.”

She encouraged attendees to stay involved with the association and other college initiatives, and to take advantage of professional development opportunities.

Alumni Board President Suzette Cameron, a 1988 graduate of the college’s law enforcement program who is now director of campus services at the Deltona Campus, introduced fellow board members and noted their first quarterly meeting will be on Thursday, April 17, to begin planning association activities and strategies for growing membership.
Board members include:

• Vice President - Miguel Rivera (Director of Student Disabilities and Counseling Services)  
• Secretary/Treasurer - Brenda Merritt-Smith (Emergency Prep. Tech., Campus Safety)
• Social Media/PR Specialist - Alison Ryan (Marketing Office Manager)
• Technology Specialist - David Tatum (Coordinator IT Resources)
• Jennifer Kranz (Associate Director of the Writing Center)
• Debra Manning (Career Services Advisor)
• Kathleen Mathen (Financial Aid Specialist, Flagler/Palm Coast Campus)
• Joshua Poniatowski (Academic Advisor)
• Dr. Andrea Reese (Chair of Online Studies & Associate Professor, School of Mathematics)
• Lisa Severson (Financial Aid Specialist, NSB)
• Jacqui Van Kirk (Coordinator for Interactive Media)
• Membership in the Alumni Association (also known as Alumni & Friends) is open to anyone who has graduated from the college with a degree or certificate, as well as non-graduates who have taken at least one course, transfer students and non-credit and continuing education students.

For information or to become a member, visit the Alumni Association website or call (386) 506-4506.

 

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