#b#Longtime Scout Leader Receives Service Award#/b#
Doug Fullman of Plainsboro received the Silver Beaver Award for distinguished service from the Washington Crossing Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Registered in Scouting since he was a Cub Scout, he was a Boy Scout and an Explorer. Elected to the Order of the Arrow he is a vigil honor member. He has been an assistant scoutmaster, Webelos leader, and served on pack and troop committees throughout most of his career.
He has served as a professional scouter since college, most recently as program director of the Northeast region. Fullman has previously been honored with the Order of the Arrow Distinguished Service Award, the BSA Distinguished Service Award, and the BSA Distinguished Eagle Award. He has served on the staffs of numerous National Scout Jamborees and is currently a member of the Mercer Area District of the Boy Scouts
As a volunteer scouter since retirement as the program director for the Northeast region, he is an assistant scoutmaster, district committee and council member at large, area committeeman, chairman of the Kiefer Scholarship committee, and on the National Shooting Sports Task Force and was the past Council Scout Family FOS Chairman. He has assisted with council training and area wide camp appraiser training. As a board member of the New York-New Jersey American Camp Association he is a lead camp appraiser and trainer as well as a vice president of NJ-GAP, providing leadership in government affairs concerning camps and properties in New Jersey.
Fullman, an Army veteran, has a bachelor’s degree from Emory and Henry College. Currently he is principal of Value to Vision, a consulting firm specializing in program and property management, long range planning, and retiree consulting placements.
President of the Plainsboro Senior Citizens Club, Fullman is the AARP atate chairman for fairs and displays. A widow, he is the father of two adult children, Aimee Fullman, and Clark Fullman; and has two grandchildren.
#b#History Day#/b#
West Windsor and Plainsboro students participated in the National History Day regional competition and many will be competing in the upcoming state competition.
Community Middle School
Paper: Alexander Li, “The Race to Discover the Structure of DNA: Fortuitous and Fractious Encounters and the Role of Scientific Exchange”
Website (Individual): Bilal Sultan, “Al-Andalus (711-1492): A History of Cultural Exchange and Scientific Exploration”
Grover Middle School
Paper: Puja Vengadasalam, “Was Nellie Bly Reporting or Becoming News? Exploring the Encounter and Exchange Between the Sensationalist and the Social Reformer”
Performance (Individual): Aarthi Katakam, “A Legacy of Love: How the Mattachine Created a Radically Gay Nation” and Isabella McCloskey, “Encountering Climate Change: Exploring Man’s Impact on Our World and Our Future”
Documentary (Individual): Melinda Chen, “Soaring into the Golden Age of Flight: How the World’s Most Experienced Airline Democratized the Skies;” Anika Kapoor, “The Wizard of Menlo Park Casts a Spell Upon Our Ears: Thomas Edison’s Phonograph and the Evolution of Sound Recording;” and Saanika Kulkarni, “Exploring Financial Barriers: Charles Merrill’s Encounters and Exchanges To Democratize the Stock Market”
Exhibit (Individual): Jessie Liang, “Georges Lemaitre: Exploring the Big Bang Theory and Its Lasting Impact” and Gaurav Mohanty, “Trans-Continental Railroad”
High School North
Website (Individual): Catherine Wang, “Jacob Riis: Exposing Living Conditions Through Photography” and Margaret Ma: “Japan and the West: A Conversation in Art”
Website (Group): Niharika “Neha” Boinpally and Divya “Rachel” Pakianathan, “The Forgotten Pandemic: How Spanish Influenza Cured a Broken System” and Kriti Devasenapathy and Ashrita Raman, “Ada Lovelace: How Aristocratic Encounters shaped the Exploration of Computer Science”
Documentary (Individual): Saurav Sanjay, “From Banknotes to Dollars: The Evolution of A Counterfeiting Country” and Sharatt Seenivasan, “Coffee: The Rise of Neocolonialism”
Documentary (Group): Shreyasvi Gowda and Isha Patlola, “The Lusitania: The Boat That Changed Exploration, Encounter, and Exchange Between the U.S and Germany Forever”
Performance (Individual): Aditi Nayak, “Martha Graham: Dancing through the Boundaries of Ballet” and Meghana Srivastava, “Fryderyk Chopin: A Pioneer in the World of Piano”
Exhibit (Individual): Bhavishya Banda, “Louis Braille: Banishing Darkness with the Light of Knowledge”
High School South
Paper: Ethan Glattfelder, “Power and Reason: The International Military Tribunal, the Struggle for Global Justice, and the Nuremberg Legacy” and Virginia Jiang, “All American Indians: Exploration, Encounter, and Exchange Transforms a Game, a Nation, and an Identity”
Documentary: Individual: Allison Chen, “A Wonder Drug: The Thalidomide Tragedy and How it Sparked the Modernization of Pharmaceutical Regulation”
#b#Teen Philanthropists Celebrate#/b#
More than 650 people joined the Jewish Community Youth Foundation’s annual philanthropy fair and check presentation ceremony held February 21 at Robbinsville High School. In excess of $61,000 was distributed to 27 programs by 170 area teens representing 18 synagogues, 11 middle schools, and 21 high schools.
JCYF is a teen philanthropy program and a project of Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County. The program has disbursed almost $700,000 since its inception 13 years ago.
Young philanthropists from West Windsor and Plainsboro include Elaina Englezos, Lara Lemkin, Jessica Polin, Sydney Albert, Sabrina Chevlin, Lindsay Chevlin, Philippa Chown, Leah Dworsky, Phoebe Elias, Lenni Elias, Samuel Gartenberg, Noah Goldner, Sam Merkovitz, Cole Millinger, Jack Paley, Kenneth Pepper, Jeremy Reguer, Samantha Richman, Allyson Samet, Ethan Schweitzer, Ilana Sheykhet, Emily Strober, Griffin Valentine, Jenna Valentine, Alex Vogel, Sydney Vogel, Allison Wold, Abby Wold, Jonathan Wolfe, Laura Wolfe, Brandon Agran, Daniel Armus, Ari Bailey, Sammy Berger.
Also Rebecca Bershad, Emily Calman, Benjamin Chairnoff, Mallory Friedlander, Theza Friedman, Benjamin Goldstein, Michael Greenberger, Rachel Jaclin, Louis Josephson, Isabel Josephson, Jonathan Markowitz, Katrina Meni, Leah Mozenter, Jake Naddelman, Julia Redavid, Jess Sabin, and Alex Vena.
Highlights from the evening included a Bar Mitzvah celebration honoring those that have contributed to the success of JCYF. Sabrina and Lindsay Chevlin of West Windsor delivered a D’var Torah discussing the importance of continued philanthropy.
“I have learned invaluable skills and knowledge that I will take with me to college and use the rest of my life,” says Jack Paley of West Windsor. “All the time spent debating with my peers has helped me become a more effective communicator and collaborative team member. My experience in the program has enabled me to understand who I am and the importance of giving back to those in need.”
Visit www.jfcsonline.org/jcyf, call 609-987-8100, or E-mail Celeste Albert at celestea@jfcsonline.org for information.
#b#In College#/b#
Boston University: Students from West Windsor on the dean’s list include Shannon M. MacKay and Samantha L. Woo. Plainsboro students on the dean’s list include Sharanya Chavva, Kevin W. Gu, Maya Inozemtseva, and Bethany L. Wu.
Immaculata University: Keri Ketchmark of Plainsboro is on the dean’s list. She is a member of the Class of 2016.
Ithaca College: Benjamin Brown-McMillin of West Windsor is on the dean’s list. He is majoring in exploratory in the School of Humanities and Science. Frank Anthony Demilt of West Windsor graduated from the School of Communications with a degree in television and radio.
Lafayette College: Students from West Windsor on the dean’s list include Jessica Pe, Kaitlin Perrine, and Michael Sherman.
Marist College: Bryn Gorberg of West Windsor is on the dean’s list. A member of the Class of 2017, she is majoring in fashion design.
Pratt Institute: Mallika Ramachandran of Plainsboro is on the dean’s list. Lydia Tam of Plainsboro is on the president’s list.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: West Windsor students on the dean’s honor list include Danielle Balzano and Jesse Castellana. Plainsboro students on the dean’s honor list include Diego Cuitino and Irina Matos.
#b#Real Estate Awards#/b#
Weichert Realtors announced the 2015 highest achievers from the West Windsor office. Silver awards were received by Lori Janick, Claudia M. Stepien, and Saman Zeeshan, all members of the Weichert Executive Club. Bronze awards went to Jenifer Janis and Douglas Koo, both of Weichert Executive Club; and Yoomi Moon and Stanton Sandford, both of Weichert Director’s Club.
