RCNJ

The Rensselaer Alumni Association (RAA) announced that the Rensselaer Alumni Club of New Jersey (RCNJ) will be awarded the Craig W. Angell '35 Chapter of the Year Award for 2006-2007. The chapter will be recognized at the Annual RAA Awards dinner during Reunion Weekend June 8 in Troy with a formal presentation taking place in New Jersey sometime in the fall.

This is the second consecutive year that the RCNJ has won Chapter of the Year from the RAA. This is the third overall award for the RCNJ, with the first time in 2000-2001. The RCNJ now stands in second place behind the Boston Chapter (five-time winner) for overall Chapter of the Year awards. (See the list of previous Chapter of the Year winners for more information.)

RCNJ Chapter President Sandeep Nandy '94 said, "This is truly an honor to be recognized for the second consecutive year with this award. This recognition is symbolic of the efforts of our officers and each member of the Rensselaer Club of New Jersey Leadership Committee. A special round of thanks to Vice President John Cloninger '96, Vice President Steve Nudelman '90, Treasurer Phil Lurie '74, Chairman Ken DeGhetto '50, and Leadership Committee Members Dave Aiello '89, Dave Bressen '56, Jason Consoli '01, Betty Lurie '75, Yasmine McNellis '82, Joe Pilaro '55, Henry Rosenblatt '54, Harry Rosenthal '60, Dick Shive '54, and Gordon Snyder '66 for all their hard work and efforts on behalf of the RCNJ."

"I would also like to express my appreciation to all RCNJ event attendees throughout the year, as well as those who attend our monthly Leadership Committee meetings. The RCNJ looks forward to seeing everyone at all future events."

Posted by Dave Aiello at 11:48 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Come join the RCNJ as we participate in a charity run/walk to benefit the Lymphoma Research Foundation!

On Sunday, May 6th, the 2007 New Jersey Lymphomathon will take place at the Boat Marina at Mercer County Park in West Windsor, NJ. The Lymphomathon is non-competitive 5K walk where survivors, family, friends, community and corporate teams walk in honor and in memory of those whose lives have been touched by lymphoma. All proceeds raised by participants will support the Foundation’s mission of eradicating lymphoma and serving those touched by this disease.

The event is scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with registration starting at 9:30 a.m. Please allow ample time for both parking and registration. There is no entry fee required.

If you would like to participate in this year's walk or make a donation on behalf of RCNJ, please contact team captain Jason Consoli '01 at jason_consoli@hotmail.com or click on the following link:

RCNJ 2007 Lymphomathon Headquarters

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The Times Union reported on Saturday that the RPI men's hockey team lead the ECAC Hockey League in number of members to make the All-Academic Team. According to the article:

RPI had 22 members of its roster named to the ECAC Hockey League All-Academic team, easily best of the 12 teams in the conference.... Brown was second with 20 members; Union had 12.

Seniors Kevin Broad and Oren Eizenman both made the team for the third consecutive season.

A player is eligible for the All-Academic Team if he has a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.0 or higher, or has achieved a 3.0 or higher grade-point-average for the past three semesters.

Posted by Dave Aiello at 11:13 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)