US Foods announces US Food Scholars Recipients
BRONX TIMES R 52 EPORTER, JULY 5-11, 2019 BTR
KEIANNA GREEN TIANNA RIVERA
US Foods Holding Corp. announced
the newest group of culinary arts students
chosen to receive US Foods Scholars
scholarships. A total of nine students from
the Arizona, Chicago and New York City
markets were selected to receive $20,000
each to support their continued education
in the culinary arts. The new scholars
will further develop their skills by working
alongside US Foods culinary professionals
at various industry events throughout
the year. US Foods created the US Foods
Scholars program to inspire students to
reach their full potential as they pursue an
education in the culinary arts and to contribute
a meaningful solution to the talent
shortage facing the restaurant industry.
The two recipients of the Bronx are:
Keianna Green, a fi rst-year culinary arts
and hospitality management student at
the Culinary Institute of New York at Monroe
College in New Rochelle; and Tianna
Rivera, a fi rst-year baking and pastry student
at the Culinary Institute of New York
at Monroe College in New Rochelle, New
York.
All US Foods Scholars are selected
through a formal application process.
Each applicant is evaluated based on
several criteria, including academic performance,
fi nancial need and a personal
essay.
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Lehman College has a new interim
president, following the promotion of
José Luis Cruz as executive vice chancellor
and provost for the City University
of CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos
Rodríguez has appointed Daniel Lemons
to take the helm of CUNY’s only four-year
college in the Bronx beginning July 1.
Lemons is currently Lehman’s senior
vice president for Academic Affairs, as
well as serving as interim dean of Academic
Affairs in the Offi ce of the Provost.
He has been with CUNY for 30 years,
serving as a faculty member and senior
administrator.
A faculty member—and now professor
emeritus—in the Department of Biology
at City College, Lemons specialized in
cardiovascular and comparative physiology.
During his tenure at City College he
served in a number of senior administrative
positions, including provost and senior
vice president for Academic Affairs,
dean of the Division of Interdisciplinary
Studies, and dean of the Division of Science.
Lemons was one of the original faculty
members of the City College based New
York Center for Biomedical Engineering,
which became a CUNY doctoral program
and later a new Department of Biomedical
Engineering.
From 2007-2008, he was associate
provost and dean for doctoral science
programs at the CUNY Graduate Center,
where he led a comprehensive reorganization
of CUNY’s doctoral programs in
the science, technology, engineering, and
math fi elds.
Lemons began his career at the Columbia
University College of Physicians
and Surgeons. From 1978 to 1990, he
served fi rst as a research associate and
then as an assistant professor of pharmacology
and director of research in the Department
of Rehabilitation Medicine.
While he was at City College, the National
Institutes of Health and National
Science Foundation funded Lemons’
work for over 15 years. He has also led a
number of funded projects for innovation
in undergraduate science education, and
has published and presented widely in
the fi elds of biomedical engineering and
science education. Lemons holds a U.S.
patent for hands-on biomechanics teaching
models and invented a mechanical
heart simulator now used in many graduate
and undergraduate programs in the
U.S. and abroad.
Lemons took a one-year leave of absence
from in 2012 CUNY to co-found the
Global Energy Model Institute, an NGO
that focused on developing clean, sustainable,
and replicable energy projects
in regions of extreme poverty in Haiti and
the Dominican Republic.
Lemons received his doctorate from
Columbia University, his Master of Science
from Portland State University, and
his Bachelor of Arts from Goshen College.
He lives in the village of Hastingson
Hudson, New York, where since 2015
he has been an elected trustee focusing
on environmental and sustainability issues.
For more information about Lehman
College, visit www.lehman.edu.
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Linda P. of Connecticut is Empire City
Casino by MGM Resorts’ newest millionaire,
having hit a $1,514,634.15 Wheel
of Fortune jackpot on Friday, June 21.
Linda joins the company of millionaires
Howard G. of Long Island, NY who won
$1,473,503 in October 2015; Linda H. of
Thornwood, NY who took home a “nearly
there” million-dollar jackpot of $961,411 in
November 2016; and Theresa P. of Ossining,
NY who not only holds the record for
winning the highest-ever jackpot at any
of New York State’s regulated casinos,
$2,919,162.81, but scored a second jackpot
of $1,469,368.28 just a few months after
her original big win.
Placing a $20 wager on the $10 denomination
IGT Wheel of Fortune® Triple
Stars® slot machine, Linda claimed the
life-changing jackpot. Linda enjoys playing
at Empire City Casino, frequenting the
casino since it opened in 2006. Her favorite
slot machines include Green Machine
and the exact Wheel of Fortune game on
which she hit it big.
The IGT Wheel of Fortune Triple Stars
slot machine that turned Linda into a millionaire
had just surpassed the $1.5 million
mark two days before Linda won. The
progressive jackpot was not the typical
Wide Area Progressive – this particular
jackpot could only be won on one of two
Wheel of Fortune Triple Stars games at
Empire City Casino.
Empire City boasts the sixth largest
casino fl oor in the country including
Las Vegas and Native American casinos.
More than 9 million visitors try their luck
annually on the casino’s 5,200+ slots and
electronic table games, hoping to join the
ranks of Linda P., Theresa, Howard and
Linda H.
More than 70 six-fi gure jackpots have
been won at Empire City to date and there
are currently 10 other six-fi gure jackpots
still available at the casino, with two
worth more than $500,000 (as of June 24,
2019). New players should be sure to sign
up for the complimentary Empire Club at
any Promotions Booth to earn perks, including
free play and food offers, while
they play.
According to the New York Gaming
Commission, there’s no shortage of wins
at Empire City. Customers took home
their share of $805-million in credits won
in the month of May 2019.
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Jeannette A. Brown, D.WRE, BCEE,
F.ASCE, F.WEF, was named a Distinguished
Member of the American Society
of Civil Engineers (ASCE). This
is the highest honor to which a civil engineer
can aspire. Brown is a professor
at Manhattan College and an authority on
biological nitrogen removal in wastewater
treatment plants and biosolids treatment
and management. She will be inducted
on Friday, October 11, at the Celebration
of Leaders Luncheon during ASCE’s 2019
Convention, in Miami, Fla.
Recognized for her mentoring, research,
leadership, services and encouragement
within the engineering profession,
Brown currently teaches graduate
and undergraduate courses at Manhattan
College and previously served as executive
director for the Stamford Water Pollution
Control Authority (SWPCA). Notably,
as part of the research team that developed
the “Stamford Baffl e” for secondary
clarifi ers to wastewater treatment. This
technology has been incorporated into the
design of clarifi ers throughout the United
States and other countries. Brown’s inplant
research showed that secondary
treatment plants could be modifi ed at little
or no capital cost to remove considerable
amounts of nitrogen. Additionally, she introduced
the concept of gasifi cation of
dried wastewater residuals and proved its
potential as an alternate solids disposal
technology.
Brown has held leadership positions
on many ASCE committees including
the Water Pollution Management Committee,
the Sludge Management Technical
Committee and the Wastewater and
Stormwater Subcommittee of the Wastewater
Infrastructure Security Standards
Committee. She served on the National
Water Policy Board and the Report Card
Advisory Council and was the fi rst female
president of the Environmental & Water
Resources Institute (EWRI), as well as
the fi rst female president of the American
Academy of Environmental Engineers
and Scientists (AAEES), and former president
of the Water Environment Federation
(WEF). She is currently a member of
the EWRI Residuals Management Committee.
Brown has received recognition for
her many contributions to the profession.
She is a Fellow of ASCE and WEF, and
has received ASCE’s State-of-the-Art
Award, the Connecticut Governor’s Environment
2000 Award for contributions to
improving the water quality of Long Island
Sound, the AAEES Cleary Award, the
Manhattan College Distinguished Career
Award, and two EWRI awards –Service to
the Institute Award and Lifetime Achievement
Award.
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Stop by the PSS City Island Center,
located at 116 City Island Avenue,
Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. Experience their exercise classes
from gentle yoga stretch, balance class,
arthritis workshop and tai chi as well as
the fi t for life and cardio fi t. They also offer
acrylic painting, gardening exchange
club, health presentations, singing group
and parties. Lunch is served from noon
to 1 p.m., suggested donation $2. The
center participants go on shopping trips
every day; i.e. Shop Rite, Dollar Tree,
Target, Kmart ,as well as theatre excursions,
boat trips, special luncheons and
more. It’s free to become a member
but you must be 60 years or above. For
more information contact Patty at (718)
885-0727 or email pattis@pssusa.org for
their monthly calendar. Upcoming Special
Events: Thursday, July 11 at 12:45 p.m.,
the History of City Island presentation.
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Do you need help getting to and from
your medical appointments? Transportation
services are available to seniors
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
in community districts 9, 10, 11 and 12.
The program provides door-to-door service
for all medical appointments. Their
drivers are courteous and professional;
and their vehicles are clean and handicap
accessible, including wheelchair lifts.
For further information, contact Mildred
Cardona, program director of the
R.A.I.N. Transportation Program, at
(718) 882-8513.
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The New York City Department of
Sanitation is reminding businesses that
it will begin enforcing its foam ban law
today, July 1, 2019, at the end of its six
month warning period.
The foam ban, which offi cially took effect
January 1, prohibits New York City
stores and food-service businesses from
offering, selling or possessing singleuse
foam food containers such as takeout
clamshells, cups, plates, bowls, coolers
and trays. Additionally, manufacturers
and stores may no longer sell or offer for
sale loose fi ll packaging, typically known
as “packing peanuts,” in the city.
Single-use foam items are not recyclable
and are instead collected as trash in
the city. The ban encourages businesses
to use one of many alternative packaging
options including compostable products,
or recyclable paper, plastic and aluminum.
Over the past six months, the Department
of Sanitation and other city agencies
have worked to educate affected
business throughout the fi ve boroughs.
Outreach activities have included:
OHMH, SBS, and DCA Enforcement
For more information, visit: nyc.gov/
foamban.
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