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An information night was recently held in the cafeteria at G. Ray Bodley High School where parents, guardians and the future freshmen listened to high school counselors and administrators provide insight on life at GRB.

Madison Lang was the designated student at GRB who received the only $1,500 award, while $500 awards were given to Jacob Geitner, Bradley Martin, Mason Rowlee, Keegan Wallace, Addison Billion, Julia Guarrera and Caitlyn McAfee.

Professor Cynthia Clabough, chair of the SUNY Oswego art department, has earned the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service, a system-wide honor recognizing her 24 years of working toward positive change on and off campus.

Convening in a monastery on the slopes of the Knockmealdown mountains in Ireland, scholars from across the globe — including sociology chair Tim Delaney of SUNY Oswego and philosophy chair Tim Madigan of St. John Fisher — met for a unique conference on the subjects of friendship and happiness.

United Way of Greater Oswego County welcomes GJP Italian Eatery Oswego as a corporate gift sponsor for its annual golf tournament. “GJP is a strong supporter of United Way,” said United Way Resource Development Director Ali McGrath. “We’re pleased that once again GJP has chosen to support our golf tournament.”

The following local residents were recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Professor Michael Streissguth, from LeMoyne College, was the guest this week at Oswego Rotary. Streissguth, a professor in the department of Communication and Film Studies, is the author of “Johnny Cash: The Biography.”

Aaron Baxter of Oswego received the Contributions to the Center for Public Safety Initiatives award during the Senior Luncheon and Recognition Celebration put on by Rochester Institute of Technology’s Department of Criminal Justice and Center for Public Safety Initiatives.