Alumni Gazette

Graduates Honored

Emily Miller ’04 has received a Fulbright Scholarship to study and teach in Argentina. During her time abroad, Miller will be an English teaching assistant and plans to take classes in the sociology of education in Argentina as well as English teaching methods.

Prabhjot Singh Dhadialla ’03 has been named a 2005 recipient of the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, which are awarded annually to about 80 students from immigrant backgrounds to pursue a graduate degree in any field. Dhadialla is pursing M.D. and Ph.D. degrees through a program at Cornell.

Kenneth Guenther ’57, retired president and chief executive officer of the Independent Community Bankers Association, was recognized last winter by American Banker, a daily newspaper for the financial services industry. The paper presented Guenther with its Lifetime Achievement Award for his 25-year term as the head of the nationwide organization for small banks.

Aaron Brock ’04E (DMA) won first prize in the Allentown Symphony’s Edwin H. and Leigh W. Schadt String Competition for his performance of Joaquin Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra.

Carolyn Amick Portanova ’74W (Mas), president and chief executive of the Catholic Family Center of Rochester, received the Athena Award sponsored by the Women’s Council of the Rochester Business Alliance. The award is given annually to the local woman who best reflects the values of business achievement, community service, and support of professional women’s advancement.