May 28, 2002 4 min read

Contest winners announced Three area students are on their way to possibly becoming internationally recognized artists after winning a poster contest sponsored by the Beallsville-Centerville-Richeyville Lions Club.

The local service club selected two students from the Bethlehem Center School District and one from the California Area School District to move on to the fourteenth annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest. Beth-Center students Ashley Glunt and Jessica Sumney won the gold and silver awards respectively. California student Natashia Clutts received the bronze award.

Their posters are now among 325,000 entered into the international competition on the theme “Lighting the Path to World Peace.” There were 180 entries in the local contest.

The BCR Lions Club Peace Poster chairman, Michael Sotak, said he was impressed by the effort exhibited by the students.

“It’s obvious that these young people have strong ideas of what peace means to them. I’m so proud that we were able to provide them with the opportunity to share their vision with all of us,” Sotak said.

Beth-Center art teachers Janet Weeks and Joseph Kuhns and California Area guidance counselor Cathy Smider assisted the students with their projects. The posters now advance to the district competition level.

“The winning posters will face stiff competition through the district round and in three more rounds of international competition if any one of our winners is to be declared the international grand prize winner,” Sotak said.

Lions Club International is sponsoring the contest to emphasize the importance of peace to young people everywhere.

“We’re cheering for our posters to advance in the competition and we hope that our children’s vision will ultimately be shared with others around the world,” Sotak said.

Ultimately, one grand prize winner will be selected from 24 international finalists. The grand prize includes a cash award of $2,500 plus an expense-paid trip to New York for the winner and two family members for the awards ceremony at Lions Day with the United Nations. The remaining 23 finalists will receive certificates and a cash award of $500.

Alumni Day scheduled

Waynesburg College graduates of all ages will have an opportunity to meet old friends and greet new ones during Alumni Day on Saturday at the main campus.

The annual event begins with registration at 9 a.m. at the Stover Campus Center.

The class of 1952 reunion luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m. at Stover Center, third floor. The all-alumni luncheon will begin at 11:45 a.m. at Stover Center, second floor.

At 2 p.m., alumni and guests are invited to take guided tours of the campus to see familiar sites and to find out what’s new. At 4:30 p.m., everyone will gather to dedicate the clock in front of Eberly Library. The clock is a gift from the centennial class of 1949, in memory of Paul R. “Prexy” Stewart, longtime president of the college, who died in 1974 and was president of the college during its centennial.

Throughout the day, the college bookstore and museum will be open, and a special exhibit of the “Kiltie Band” will be on display, in honor of the class of 1952.

The culminating event of the day will be the all-alumni reception and banquet at 5 p.m. in Benedum Dining Hall, which will include the presentation of the Distinguished Alumni Award.

According to Karen Galentine, director of development, the award is presented annually to a graduate for exemplary professional and volunteer accomplishments, as well as a history of involvement with the College.

This year’s recipient is Dr. Anna Lyjak Chorazy of the class of 1957. A graduate of Women’s Medical College in Philadelphia, Chorazy was a pediatrician at Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh and also served as director of the Children’s Institute for 25 years. Now retired, she and her husband, Dr. Chester Chorazy, live in Pittsburgh and are the parents of three grown children.

After the banquet, “An Evening of Music” will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. The program will include vocal selections by associate professor of education Frank Pazzynski and his wife, Lisa. Assistant professor of music Eddie Powers and student Julie Knupsky will sing show tunes. Cellist Caitlin McConnell also will perform, as will the Greene Academy Dulcimer Players. Galentine said the public is invited to attend this free concert.

For more information, call Ferd Dolphi at 724-852-3300.