Class Notes - EXTRAS

Class Notes - Extras

 
Alum keeps the dream alive in Beantown

The Rev. Carrington Moore, bachelor of Political Science and Philosophy, 2010, is working to keep the vision of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. alive in the city of Boston.

Moore, associate pastor of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Boston, was recently named director of Community Organizing for King Boston, a nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring the legacy of King and his wife, Coretta Scott King, and their time and work together in Boston. The initiative includes a memorial called “The Embrace,” expected to be unveiled in Boston Common in 2023.

Moore previously was program director with the Massachusetts Council of Churches, where he directed a leadership initiative funded by the Lilly Endowment to support pastors and faith communities across Massachusetts. He holds a master’s of Divinity from the Boston University School of Theology.

It was at BU in the early 1950s that MLK was studying for his doctorate when he met his future wife, who was studying at the New England Conservatory of Music at the time.

“Spreading the great work nurses do every day”

Evelyn Olenick, associate in Nursing, 1976, and bachelor in Nursing, 1982, senior vice president and chief nursing officer at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Ga., is the newest member of the editorial board for American Nurse Journal, the official journal for the American Nurses Association.

“This is a great opportunity to continue to spread the great work nurses do every day and advancements of the profession,” she said.

Previous positions Olenick has held include vice president of Patient Care Services, chief nurse executive at Sentara CarePlex Hospital in Hampton, Va., and vice president, chief nursing officer at Forum Health, Northside Medical Center in Youngstown.

Olenick also holds a doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Old Dominion University and a master’s in Nursing from the University of Akron. She also has ANCC Nursing Executive Advanced-Board Certification and is a member of several professional nursing organizations, including a board member for the Georgia Organization of Nurse Leaders, Albany Technical College, State Workforce Development Board and Georgia Nurses Foundation.

Mechanical Engineer grad named prestigious lecturer

Ryan M. Paul, bachelor in Mechanical Engineering, 2005, and master’s in Mechanical Engineering, 2007, is probably used to seeing the word “prestigious” near his name. That’s certainly the case with his latest honor – the American Carbon Society’s prestigious Graffin Lecturer for 2021.

The position goes to an individual who has made distinguished contributions to carbon science and engineering. Paul, who also holds a PhD from Ohio State University, is a research and development associate in the Carbon and Composites group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He previously was associate director of Research and Development and materials scientist at GrafTech International Holdings in Cleveland.

He is a prolific technical writer and speaker, with 11 publications, six invited talks and 26 public presentations, as well as co-inventor on two patent applications. He serves on the advisory board for the American Carbon Society and the Ohio Academy of Science, and was an active executive committee member for the Cleveland Chapter of ASM International, and now for the Oak Ridge Chapter. He was named a STEM Exemplar by the Believe in Ohio Program.

Grad takes winning ways to Ivy League

If you find yourself in a debate, Moataz Abdelrasoul is someone you want on your side.

Abdelrasoul, bachelor in Political Science, 2020, now a second-year student at Cornell University Law School, was recently deemed champion of the 2021 Cuccia Cup Moot Court Competition at Cornell. The victory is a continuation of Abdelrasoul’s winning ways when he was at YSU, where he led the nationally-ranked Penguin Moot Court team to a slew of titles and was a member of the national champion YSU Ethics Bowl team.

Now pursuing a law degree at the Ivy League school in Ithaca, N.Y., Abdelrasoul is an honors fellow at the Lawyering Program at Cornell, an associate of Cornell’s Supreme Court Bulletin and an associate of the Cornell Law Review.

Decorated Navy dentist retires to orthodontics practice

Rebecca Ortenzio Lee’s career since graduating from YSU in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in Combined Sciences is best summarized in two words: Teeth and Navy.

Captain Lee, Dental Corps, U.S. Navy, retired last year after 20 years of active service in the Navy, including work in the Iraq War that earned her several medals for meritorious service. She is now living with her family in Northern Virginia, where the “teeth” part of her career continues with Virginia Orthodontic Partners.

A native of New Middletown, Ohio, Lee was a cheerleader at YSU, executive secretary of Student Government, was nominated for the Homecoming Court and the recipient of the YSU Pin Award, one of YSU’s highest academic honors.

After leaving YSU, Lee earned a dental degree from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry and was trained in orthodontics at Indiana University School of Dentistry. Her last assignment was deputy chief of the Navy Dental Corps, where she oversaw operations of the Corps and its 1,100 officers. She also was member of the staff at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

She is a veteran of the Iraq War and deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom aboard the USS Duluth. She is the recipient of the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal (4), Navy Achievement Medal (2) and various unit awards.

Alum’s Raiders House Band rocks Allegiant Stadium

When the NFL’s Oakland Raiders moved to Las Vegas and was looking for a band to play at home games, it was only a matter of time that they settled on David Perrico. The 2002 YSU Dana School of Music graduate and Youngstown native is a veteran musician and bandleader who has lived and performed in Las Vegas for 17 years. His latest gig is the front man for the 19-piece Raiders House Band, playing before 65,000 fans at the Raiders’ new state-of-the art home, Allegiant Stadium. The band debuted with a splash at the home opener on Monday Night Football this past fall. Read More.